Top Shelf Collection Lauded
June 24, 2001
Peter Kuper's Speechless was reviewed in the all-important Sunday Book Review Section of the New York Times on June 24. Elissa Lin Meyers gave Speechless a short but very positive review in the 'Books in Brief' section of the Book Review .
Diamond Select Snares Peter Cottontail
June 23, 2001
Diamond Select Toys, a sister company of Diamond Comic Distributors, announced the signing of an agreement with Golden Books to produce merchandise based on the venerable children's book Here Comes Peter Cottontail .
Isolated Instances Or Emerging Pattern
June 19, 2001
ICv2 has discovered several instances in which newsstand copies of Marvel Comics arrived before direct market copies, putting specialty retailers at a potential disadvantage. Marvel's Matt Ragone responds to inquiries from ICv2 and explains what is going on...
Non-Tin Special Edition Ships In Late Sept
June 17, 2001
Pioneer has announced that a conventionally packaged version of its Akira Special Edition DVD will ship to retailers for a September 25 release date.
Director of Marketing and Sales
June 12, 2001
CrossGen Comics announced the hiring of Chris Oarr as Director of Marketing and Sales. Coming off a brief stint at DC Comics, Oarr is upbeat about working for CrossGen.
Cites Strong Growth Over Last Year
June 9, 2001
We're publishing an e-mail from Robert Boyd of the LPC Group which in addition to giving some information on an ICv2 error last week also gives some insight into the progress Marvel is making with its trade book program .
Game Sources for Retailers
June 9, 2001
This is a directory of game distributors with links to profile pages, which provide additional information and ordering contacts.
Strength at All Order Levels
June 6, 2001
Comic orders from North American comic shops strengthened in June, with increased sales at all levels of the chart reflecting the retailer confidence associated with the kick-off of the summer selling season and a seemingly strong underlying sales trend.
Calendars, Posters, Resins Now--More to Come?
June 6, 2001
Marvel Comics has signed an 'expansive' three-year licensing agreement with Diamond Select Toys, a sister company of Diamond Comic Distributors.
Theatrical Release As Well As Video
June 5, 2001
Manga Entertainment announced today that Blood, The Last Vampire , Japan's first fully digitally animated feature film will receive a limited theatrical release at select theaters this summer.
