A Shift In Strategy
July 20, 2003
At the panel celebrating Vertigo's tenth anniversary at Comic-Con International, Vertigo Editor-in-Chief Karen Berger announced that DC had signed writer Grant Morrison to a two-year exclusive contract.
Marvel Has Eight Of The Top Ten Titles
July 15, 2003
Diamond Comic Distributors' tally of comics shipped during June showed declines in nineteen of the top 25 comics. Only four comics out of the top 25 showed gains and they were all Marvels.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 15, 2003
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2003.
Image Schedules 2nd Printing, Marvel Preps 'Must Have'
July 10, 2003
A couple of high profile comic series have completely sold out their most recent offerings prompting Image to schedule a second edition of G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers #1 and Marvel to collect the sold-out issues #34 and #35 of the Ultimate X-Men into a Marvel Must Have reprint.
Dark Horse Comic Series Out In December
July 10, 2003
Dark Horse comics is preparing to publish the first issue of a new comic series created by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon.
Proposes Some New Codes
July 8, 2003
Mark Welch of Comic Cubicle in Williamsburg, Virginia saw Marvel's new ratings and has these tongue in cheek proposals for additional codes.
Look at X-Men!
July 6, 2003
Bernie 'Burn' Sterner of Hermkes Roman-Boutique (Comic and Fantasy Bookstore) in Wurzburg, Germany saw Rich (Dreamland) Biedrzycki's comments on the scale of the Harry Potter phenomenon and issued this rejoinder.
Nemo Now #1 For Year--Sinbad Flops
July 6, 2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger scored the biggest box office triumph of his career with the opening of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , which generated an estimated $44 million over the Fourth of July weekend.
Full Line Incentive Gone
July 6, 2003
Michael Tierney, with two stores in and around Little Rock, Arkansas notes a change in the Marvel terms and describes his reaction.
Against Law Calling For Hiding Covers
June 25, 2003
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has joined with the American Booksellers Foundation, and the ACLU of Arkansas to strike down Arkansas Act 858.
