Periodicals Drive Growth
January 17, 2006
Sales of periodical comics climbed 6% in October when compared with sales for October 2004.
Leads DC Surge in October
November 14, 2005
DC Comics' Infinite Crisis #1 dominated sales of periodical comics during October as the total retail value of sales of the book through Diamond Comic Distributors reached nearly a million dollars.
Eight More Years
November 13, 2005
Marvel has extended Activision's license to produce Spider-Man and X-Men videogames to 2017.
For Spike
November 10, 2005
The cast is now set for the Blade series, based on the Marvel property, for Spike TV.
Publishing on Track; Toys and Licensing Down
November 9, 2005
Marvel released its third quarter results on Wednesday, along with guidance for 2006, and both were disappointments.
Meltzer, Lee, New York Comic-Con GoHs
November 7, 2005
Novelist Brad Meltzer has signed an exclusive agreement with America's oldest comic book publisher.
From Scratch
November 3, 2005
The film rights to Iron Man have reverted from New Line back to Marvel.
Column by Steve Bennett
November 3, 2005
This week Bennett talks about the opportunities represented by the most popular comics in the world.
Under Arad
November 2, 2005
Michael Helfant has joined Marvel Studios as President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Avi Arad, Chairman and CEO.
Of Prose Fiction
October 30, 2005
Marvel has announced three major 2006 projects with prose fiction authors -- two based on Marvel properties, and one exploring new storylines from Stephen King's Dark Tower universe.