Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 29, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in June 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Cutting Marvel Info Not the Answer
May 28, 2002
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey reacted to the recent discussion on ICv2 of returnable Marvels through Ingram by sending this missive on Marvel's strategies.
Summer Movie Season To Start in February?
May 27, 2002
Twentieth Century Fox has moved the debut of its Daredevil motion picture from Jan. 17 to Feb. 14, 2003. The move wasn't caused by any delays in the production of the Daredevil film -- it's Spider-Man's mega-grosses that are behind the switch.
How Ingram Works
May 26, 2002
Retailer Tim Davis of Alternate Reality in Chicago, Illinois was prompted by our article on an Ohio retailer now splitting Marvel business between Diamond and Ingram to send us this earlier letter he sent to Comics & Games Retailer on his experience with Ingram.
How Ingram Works
May 26, 2002
Retailer Tim Davis of Alternate Reality in Chicago, Illinois was prompted by our article on an Ohio retailer now splitting Marvel business between Diamond and Ingram to send us this update...
Project Back on Track
May 22, 2002
Flush with the tremendous success of its Spider-Man film, Sony Pictures is in negotiations with Dimension Films to acquire the rights to another Marvel-based property, Ghost Rider .
Marvel Holds the Line on Comic Prices, Drops $5 on Hardcovers
May 22, 2002
Marvel CEO Bill Jemas began today's press conference by swiping a line from Bush the Elder and declaring, 'Read my lips, we will not raise prices.'
First Time on Top
May 18, 2002
Spidey , who has been on the list for just 3 weeks, vaulted to the #1 position past Dragonball and even past the seasonally potent Mother's Day.
Summer Moview Shattering All Records
May 18, 2002
Star War's Episode II: Attack of the Clones has racked up $116.3 million dollars in sales in just four days of release. In addition to its record-setting $30 million Thursday bow, the film earned an estimated $86.2 million in a Friday to Sunday weekend
Lots of Cross-Promotions
May 11, 2002
On Saturday, May 4, Bookery Fantasy (Fairborn, OH) gave away thousands of free comics, introducing hundreds of new potential readers to the exciting world of illustrated adventure.
