On July 4th Weekend Next Year
September 16, 2004
A battle royale is shaping up for the July 4th weekend next year, with both Marvel's Fantastic Four and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds fighting for essentially the same audience over the extended holiday weekend.
'Time for Restoration, Not Renovation'
September 16, 2004
Rembert Parker of Reader Copies in Anderson, Indiana saw Steven Bates' column on 'Extreme Makeovers' and sees an application of the concept to comics.
Toy Biz CEO Alan Fine
September 15, 2004
Marvel Enterprises has announced that Alan Fine, President and CEO of Marvel's Toy Biz division, will take the additional role of President and CEO of Marvel's Publishing division.
For a 2006 Release
September 14, 2004
The IMDB Website is reporting that production will begin on the film version of Marvel's Ghost Rider comic in January.
Website Up Now--Announcement Coming
September 13, 2004
Don't look now but former Marvel honcho Bill Jemas appears to be planning a return to publishing.
In Liquidation
September 12, 2004
According to a notice received by GCO, LLC, the parent of ICv2.com, CrossGen has received a single offer of $500,000 for 'substantially all' of its assets after attempting to sell the company both before and after its bankruptcy filing to approximately 40 companies and individuals.
501 Comics on 10 CD-Roms
September 8, 2004
Topics Entertainment is preparing to release The Amazing Spider-Man Fortieth Anniversary Collection .
Out in Q4
September 1, 2004
Genio Cards will ship its new Marvel release, Spider-Man Wild Kingdom in the fourth quarter of 2004.
Two DC Comics Projects Involved
August 31, 2004
David Goyer has signed a one-year, first-look writing, producing, and directing deal with Warner Bros.
Starting October 1
August 30, 2004
Confirming a story that ICv2 broke three weeks ago on August 10th, Marvel Comics announced today that Diamond Book Distributors will become the exclusive distributor of Marvel books and graphic novels to the book trade.
