10-Panel Strip in Business Section
September 21, 2004
Top comic scribe Brian Michael Bendis was featured in Tuesday's New York Times in a 10-panel comic strip in which he explains his business relationship with the giant comic book publisher Marvel Comics.
Over 500 Retailers at '04 Event
September 20, 2004
In the wake of a successful Retailer Summit in Baltimore , Diamond is evaluating its options for 2005.
According to NPD
September 19, 2004
The total action figure and accessories market is $1.2 billion, with around 20% of that market made up of buyers 18 and up.
But Number of Titles Growing Faster
September 16, 2004
ICv2 reports in its new ICv2 Retailers Guide to Graphic Novels #3 that the graphic novel market continues to grow, but not as fast as the number of new graphic novel releases.
Toy Biz CEO Alan Fine
September 15, 2004
Marvel Enterprises has announced that Alan Fine, President and CEO of Marvel's Toy Biz division, will take the additional role of President and CEO of Marvel's Publishing division.
Retailer, Distributor, Publisher
September 14, 2004
Steve Geppi, founder and President of Diamond Comic Distributors, has accepted a seat on the Board of Directors of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Website Up Now--Announcement Coming
September 13, 2004
Don't look now but former Marvel honcho Bill Jemas appears to be planning a return to publishing.
Another Round of Visibility for Property
September 12, 2004
Mirimax will release Hero, starring Jet Li , on DVD in the U.S. on November 30th.
'Loved What I Read'
September 9, 2004
Charlie Platt of AnimeMountain in Bend, Oregon saw that we've got a new regular columnist who's a retailer himself and sends in his review.
To a New Column by Steven Bates
September 7, 2004
This is the first of a weekly series of opinion columns by Steven Bates, the manager of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio.
