'An All-Licensed Marvel Universe Might Benefit the Characters'
June 12, 2005
Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw Tony Caputo's essay on Marvel licensing out its comic publishing and feels that it might be a good thing.
Nine of Top 25 Titles
May 18, 2005
Marvel dominated the top 25 comics in March grabbing 23 spots and leaving only two for DC, but in April DC struck back securing nine of the top 25.
And Libraries
May 4, 2005
In a lengthy article in its Life section, USA Today laid out the case for comics as educational tools on Wednesday.
DC, Fantagraphics Top Publishers
May 3, 2005
This year's nominees for the 18th Annual Harvey Awards have been announced, with DC and Fantagraphics leading the way with the most nominations.
Column by Steven Bates
April 18, 2005
This week's column is part one of a two-parter on the death of comics.
In February
March 23, 2005
Sales on comics edged up modestly in February, with improvement both at the top and the bottom of the list of the bestselling titles in comic shops.
No Marvels Listed at That Price in April
March 20, 2005
Diamond has posted the April Previews Order Form on its Website and retailers have noticed that there are no Marvel comics listed at $2.25.
'Shrek 3' Not Yet in Production
March 7, 2005
How successful has the Shrek franchise been for Dreamworks? The answer can be seen in the studio's hiring of screenwriter Tim Sullivan to write the script for Shrek 4 even before Shrek 3 goes into pre-production.
In January
February 23, 2005
The top 13 best-selling comics were all Marvels in January, with the top title from any other publisher selling less than 70,000 copies.
'About Time'
January 31, 2005
Greg Roch of Comic Readers in Regina, Saskatchewan saw the news that Upper Deck is changing its shipping policy on new Yu-Gi-Oh! releases and suggests other companies follow suit.
