Batman Top Title, Marvel 19 of Top 25
August 11, 2003
Comic sales in July stayed true to form, with Batman topping the list, Marvel taking the most slots (19 out of the top 25), and roughly the same number of titles up as down in the top 25.
Alonso and Marts Get Promotions
July 30, 2003
Marvel today announced that it was extending the contract of Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada.
A Retailers' Poll Will Decide The Date
July 23, 2003
Marvel Comics has released a statement declaring: 'Marvel fully intends to participate in a 2004 Free Comic Book Day.'
But Pirates Doesn't Walk The Plank
July 20, 2003
The R-Rated Bad Boys II , featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, bludgeoned its way to the top of the box office with a stellar $46.7 million dollar opening weekend.
Marvel Has Eight Of The Top Ten Titles
July 15, 2003
Diamond Comic Distributors' tally of comics shipped during June showed declines in nineteen of the top 25 comics. Only four comics out of the top 25 showed gains and they were all Marvels.
Batman Over 150,000
May 19, 2003
Our analysis of sales to comic stores by Diamond Comic Distributors during April has dollars up nearly 5% over March and more titles up than down, with Batman sales by Diamond topping 150,000 copies.
Out in Media Play Before Comic Stores
May 19, 2003
Adrian Battaglia of Comics Etc. in Rochester, New York saw our article on early release of the Hulk Encyclopedia in bookstores and reports a similar situation with the Marvel RPG.
As the Heavy
May 13, 2003
John Travolta has signed to play the lead villain in The Punisher , due for release in the summer of 2004.
Golden Apple Comics on Jimmy Kimmel Live
May 7, 2003
ABC late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live ran a taped segment Wednesday, May 7 in which co-host Patton Oswalt visited Los Angeles comic retailer Bill Liebowitz at his Melrose Avenue Golden Apple store.
And The Hulk Gets His In June
April 30, 2003
Comic book heroes are getting their share of TV Guide covers these days. Next week cover features Smallville and then on June 20 comes the Hulk.
