500,000 TPB Buyers Key to Mass Success
December 1, 2001
DC EVP Paul Levitz said that no 'newsstand' distribution of DKSA is planned, meaning that distributors like Hudson and Anderson News will not be distributing the book.
Bowen Continues
December 1, 2001
Diamond Select is soliciting orders for its first Marvel 3-d product to ship in February -- the Ultimate Storm Bust based on Ultimate X-Men .
Finishing Off a Super Q4
November 28, 2001
Initial comic and graphic novel orders to Diamond from North American pop culture stores were up 7% (in dollars) over December 2000, capping off a strong year-over-year trend for the fourth quarter.
Dark Knight Strikes Again
November 28, 2001
For the first time in recent memory, initial U.S. orders on a comic title by pop culture stores have topped $1 million retail.
Moves from Sphinx
November 26, 2001
Avalanche Press has announced that Liz Fulda is joining the company to head its marketing efforts, especially those outside the traditional hobby game industry.
In Print Status Still Spotty
November 25, 2001
According to Marvel's most recent quarterly financials, Marvel's publishing inventory reached $1.2 million at cost as of September 30. This is over four times its inventory at the end of 2000.
Free Listings for Retailers
November 28, 2001
GAMA has launched an online game store locator service, which provides a way for consumers to locate stores carrying games based on store name, city, state, or zip code.
How To Capitalize on the Format's Growth
November 24, 2001
The question for pop culture retailers is how to profit from what is a quintessential mass market transition from VHS to DVD.
Cheaper
November 20, 2001
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings -- A Strategy Battle Game , is a trade paperback published by Games Workshop U.K. and distributed to the book trade by Simon & Schuster.
Marvel Shipping Woes a Cause?
November 19, 2001
Marvel and DC comic shipments were neck and neck in October, according to Diamond Comic Distributors final report of market share numbers for the month, despite a gap of around 8% in advance order market shares.
