Variants Boost Sales, Attract Interest
May 9, 2004
DC Vice President--Direct Sales Bob Wayne shared the numbers that motivate variant cover use and denied 'plotting' to win sales race.
With Jay Franco & Sons
May 6, 2004
Marvel has announced that it's consolidating its licenses in the domestics category with Jay Franco & Sons, Inc.
Life-Size Superhero Environment
May 5, 2004
True Adventures Ltd. has announced that it will produce True Heroes , a new superhero event inspired by Upper Deck's Marvel TCG , at GenCon Indy in August.
Needed To Know Earlier
May 5, 2004
Sara Grey of Mira Mesa Comic Gallery in San Diego, California saw our article on some of the upcoming marketing support for Free Comic Book Day and had this comment.
Here's How To Take Advantage
May 6, 2004
We received the note below from Andrew Lis of Marvel, who saw the Talk Back comment from Sara Grey, and wanted to make sure that we knew how Marvel's order cycle works and how it might help with the problem she described.
Licensing 'Flat' Vs. '03
May 4, 2004
Marvel released its first quarter financials for 2004 today, revealing a solid growth in net sales for the period, to $122.3 million from $87.4 million in Q1 2003.
Blade: Trinity Debut Delayed
May 4, 2004
As usual, Marvel's Man in Hollywood Avi Arad provided an overview of Marvel's many Hollywood projects.
From Marvel, Del Rey, & AOL
May 3, 2004
The outreach for this year's Free Comic Book Day, which will be held on July 3, has gained some major marketing support from Marvel, Del Rey, & AOL.
Writer David Hayter
April 29, 2004
According to the Hollywood Reporter , screenwriter David Hayter will write and direct Black Widow (Natasha Romanov) for Lions Gate.
Starting in August
April 26, 2004
MV Creations, the comic book studio best known for Masters of the Universe and Tales of the Realm, will return to Image Comics starting in August.