Four of Top Ten, Six of Top 20
July 24, 2002
Comics based on retro toon and toy properties extended their lead in August comic orders from pop culture stores, with four out of the top 10 and six out of the top 20 comic titles fitting the retro mold.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 24, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in August 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Sam Raimi Will Produce Movie Based on Horror Comic
July 15, 2002
Senator International, a Hollywood studio that specializes in moderately budgeted genre pictures, has optioned 30 Days Of Night , a three-issue horror comic series written by Steve Niles and published by IDW.
Wolfgang Petersen Will Direct
July 8, 2002
Variety reported today that Warner Bros. Pictures has tapped Wolfgang Petersen ( Das Boot , Air Force One ) to direct Batman vs. Superman , which Warners envisions as the studio's tentpole picture for the summer of 2004.
Takes Effect Next January
July 8, 2002
Reuters is reporting that Mattel Inc. has won the right to make toys based on key Warner Bros. characters including Superman , Batman , Looney Tunes , and the Justice League .
Micronauts, Wonder Twins Activate for Big Screen
June 9, 2002
Last week brought news of Warner Brothers optioning the rights to the Wonder Twins , as well as the announcement that Jerry (Boom-Boom!!) Bruckheimer was bringing his explosive brand of filmmaking to a film starring the Micronauts
Del Toro To Helm Sleepless Knights
June 8, 2002
Variety reported that Dreamworks has purchased a screenplay by comic book scribe Grant Morrison.
Anime's Popularity Continues To Grow
May 31, 2002
Ratings for the May sweeps period show that the network continues to gain ground, especially during the daily Toonami block from 5-7 p.m.
And Those Orders Were P.S. (Pre-Spider-Man)
May 29, 2002
Comic and graphic novel orders (dollars) ended up 19% in the second quarter vs. 2001, continuing the accelerating trend that began in the second half of last year.
But Threes the Charm
May 29, 2002
Initial piece orders from comic stores on the top comic titles were weaker in June, with orders dropping on seventeen of the top 25 titles.
