To Hobby Channel Retailers
January 30, 2005
Rich Henry, Senior Vice President of Sales at the Upper Deck Company, saw the recent comments on ICv2 on Upper Deck's release times to the various channels through which it sells the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, and sent us this open letter to hobby retailers.
Viz and ShoPro Entertainment
January 25, 2005
Viz, LLC and ShoPro Entertainment will merge this spring into a new company that will be jointly owned by manga giants Shogakukan and Shueisha with licensing powerhouse ShoPro Entertainment Japan.
'What Are You Doing?'
January 24, 2005
Paula Fuge of Gnome Games in Green Bay, Wisconsin has some comments on when Upper Deck releases products to its sales channels.
Suggestions for Greater Sales
January 24, 2005
Ron Catapano of Comics Plus in Mount Holly, New Jersey saw the news that Marvel is reprinting X-23 #1 and seized the opportunity to make a number of suggestions to both of the Big Two.
'He Was a Giant'
January 19, 2005
Dean Mullaney, founder of the long-deceased Eclipse Comics (and currently out of the comics business) saw the news of Will Eisner's death and columnist Steven Bates' comments on it and weighed in on Eisner's legacy.
Phenomenon, Flop of the Year
January 13, 2005
TV exposure is a key driver of anime sales in the U.S. and in 2004 the nature of that exposure changed profoundly...
Top Company, Product of the Year
January 12, 2005
The ICv2 Awards are an on-line continuation of a tradition that began in Internal Correspondence, the print predecessor of ICv2, over a decade ago.
Software Distributor Could Pay Up to $150 Million
January 11, 2005
Navarre Corporation has announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire FUNimation Productions Ltd.
'A Guide and Mentor'
January 10, 2005
Nick Landau, CEO of publisher Titan Books and retailer Forbidden Planet in London saw the news of Will Eisner's death and wrote in to share his experiences with Eisner as a guide and mentor.
Column by Steven Bates
January 5, 2005
This week, Bates shares his store's experience with trading cards.
