Column by Steven Bates
October 26, 2004
Bates' topic this week is making money on the biggest characters there are.
Wins Bidding War With Henry Holt
October 26, 2004
Hyperion Books, the American publishing arm of the Disney entertainment empire, has won a bidding war with Henry Holt and will publish manga created by Misako Takashima.
From Forbes
October 24, 2004
Forbes has released its list of the top ten fictional characters (based on 2003 dollar revenues), and two anime properties and two Marvel properties are included in the list.
Yu-Gi-Oh! and Versus System
October 24, 2004
Upper Deck plans a robust schedule of releases for its two top-selling CCGs in early 2005.
Multi-Year Licensing Agreement
October 19, 2004
Marvel has signed a multi-year licensing deal with construction toy manufacturer Mega Bloks, Inc., which will enable the Montreal-based toy company to create a comprehensive line of toy products featuring Marvel superheroes.
Allen Lipson Retires
October 18, 2004
Issac Perlmutter, Marvel's Vice Chairman and largest stockholder, has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2005.
Identity Crisis Bucks Trend
October 17, 2004
Sales on the top comic titles slid across the board in September, in a normal seasonal decline in sales compared to August.
Sales Estimates for September Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
October 17, 2004
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2004.
'Kenshin' Now in 2nd on BookScan
October 13, 2004
Tokyopop's Fruits Basket Vol. #5 remained at number one on the BookScan list of graphic novels sold in bookstores for the week ending October 10.
As Director of Marketing
October 12, 2004
Marvel announced that it has hired John Dokes as Director of Marketing for the company's publishing division.
