Diamond's Top Merchant Talks Pop Culture Merchandise
February 27, 2001
In this interview, Schanes talks about his career, the market trends in major pop culture product categories, Diamond's plans for product selections in the coming year, and what he sees as the next hot thing.
Graphic Novels in Regular and Adult Editions
February 25, 2001
Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell has been a major success in the U.S. market. Shirow has continued the series with Ghost In the Shell 2 : Man-Machine Interface , which has recently been collected and published in a hardcover edition in Japan.
Can Shojo Titles Succeed?
February 26, 2001
One of the most recent anime titles licensed for U.S. distribution is Tenshi Ni Naru Mon! (' I'll Become An Angel ').
Management Tips on Adult Products and Minor Customers
February 22, 2001
To help retailers avoid the problems that can result from selling adult material to underage consumers, ICv2 gives some nuts-and-bolts suggestions on how to avoid this kind of problem in your store.
Basic Info about RightStuf Distribution
March 31, 2001
All the info you need about Right Stuff, Inc.'s distribution operations.
Basic Info about FM International
February 23, 2001
Everything you need to know about this Wisconsin-based distributor.
Basic Info about Cold Cut Distribution
August 3, 2003
Company info and areas of emphasis for this leading distributor of backlist independent comic books.
More Images
February 22, 2001
McFarlane's second series of Anime Figures is particularly interesting because it contains three figures from Katsuhiro Otomo's classic 1988 anime, Akira, which is being remastered and will be released on video in July.
Comic Images Has the Cards
February 18, 2001
The characters in Final Fantasy , in particular the protagonist Aki, have the three-dimensional look of live action actors.
DVD and VHS Street Date July 3, 2001
February 18, 2001
Pioneer has tentatively announced July 3 as the street date for the video versions of the remastered film. Pioneer will be releasing four different Akira skus, including two ultra-cool DVD editions.
