Phantom Menace II Trailer vs. New Shrek Ending
October 29, 2001
A battle is shaping up this weekend between a movie in theatrical release and one in DVD and VHS release.
Jemas Hopes Wednesday Will Remain New Comic Day
October 23, 2001
When asked by ICv2 about Diamond's proposed change of the comic delivery date from Wednesday to Thursday, Marvel President Bill Jemas replied forthrightly, 'We don't like it.'
New Disks Store 10X as Much Content
October 23, 2001
Video Business reports that Japanese electronics giant Matsushita has introduced a DVD disk that can store more than 50GB (gigabytes) of information per side.
1947-2001
October 17, 2001
Mark Bergman, age 54, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, at his home in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife Ronee and his canine companions, Hershey and Willie Nelson, at his side.
Just as Zombies Ships
October 16, 2001
As of Friday, October 12th, U.S. Playing Cards laid off four of the five remaining employees in its Journeyman division.
Splits Consumer and Trade Access
October 15, 2001
Apparently responding to concerns that its industry discussion boards allowed public access, GAMA has taken steps to resolve this issue by requiring users to identify a business with which they are associated.
From the Las Vegas Retailer Summit
October 13, 2001
Here are a few of the tidbits from presentations of major comic publishers at the Diamond/Alliance Retailer Summit held in Las Vegas last week.
Las Vegas Image Report
October 13, 2001
Wizard's Stewart Morales gave his Tony Robbins impression at the Diamond/Alliance Retailer Summit in Las Vegas, roaming the crowd with his headset mike touting upcoming and current Image releases.
Las Vegas Summit Draws Well, Despite Travel Fears
October 9, 2001
We just returned from Las Vegas, where we attended the Diamond/Alliance Retailer Summit over the last two days.
DC's Executive VP Talks about the Comic Business
October 2, 2001
In Part III of this far-ranging interview, the person in charge of DC's business operation talks about its option to buy Diamond, the public dialogue with Marvel, circulation estimates, media tie-ins, the prospect for radical change at DC, and DC's growing toy and statue business.
