Paves The Way For Full Exploitation Of The Property
September 29, 2003
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. has announced the settlement of a lawsuit brought by former Marvel Comics creator Joe Simon, who sued Marvel in 1999 in order to regain possession of the Captain America character, which he and Jack Kirby created.
'I Have To Be Smarter'
September 4, 2003
The prolific Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw Mark Amoroso's comments on chain competition on key comic and game products, and explains how he meets competition from big box retailers on those categories and on toys.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 15, 2003
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2003.
Image Schedules 2nd Printing, Marvel Preps 'Must Have'
July 10, 2003
A couple of high profile comic series have completely sold out their most recent offerings prompting Image to schedule a second edition of G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers #1 and Marvel to collect the sold-out issues #34 and #35 of the Ultimate X-Men into a Marvel Must Have reprint.
Look at X-Men!
July 6, 2003
Bernie 'Burn' Sterner of Hermkes Roman-Boutique (Comic and Fantasy Bookstore) in Wurzburg, Germany saw Rich (Dreamland) Biedrzycki's comments on the scale of the Harry Potter phenomenon and issued this rejoinder.
'Amazing'
June 24, 2003
Michael Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas saw our coverage of the Fantastic Four writer change and thinks Joe Quesada's praise is headed in the wrong direction.
Top 10 Cool Reports for December 2003
February 8, 2003
Our final 2002 Top Ten Cool survey of the sell-through of pop culture products in December serves as a fitting capstone, since the major trends that we have been noticing are evident in abundance.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
January 24, 2003
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in February 2003 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Reacts Quickly To Criticism
January 15, 2003
Marvel Comics has announced that starting on February 5, all the Ultimate titles will be upgraded to a new thicker paper stock.
Feels Like 'A Ten Page Pamphlet'
January 13, 2003
Rick Ralsten of The Time Capsule in Chester, Virginia saw Gail Burt's comment on the new cover stock used on the Marvel Ultimate line and strongly agreed.
