'Graphite' Captain Victory
November 18, 2003
TwoMorrows Publishing and The Jack Kirby Collector are publishing Jack Kirby's pencil Captain Victory artwork.
Projecting $100 Million More in Sales
November 18, 2003
Marvel has raised its guidance for 2004, and is now predicting $415-$435 million in sales, around $100 million more than it was predicting a few weeks ago.
For Head of Tokyo Licensing Office
November 17, 2003
Marvel has named Bill Rahn, who spent the past two years as President of Universal Pictures Video Japan, as Managing Director of International Licensing for Japan and Asia.
Pamphlets Will Last a Long Time
November 16, 2003
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California saw Steve Bennett's comments on comic formats and John Robinson's response and agrees with Robinson.
Bruno Maglione Appointed President of Marvel International
November 16, 2003
Marvel has hired Bruno Maglione away from Universal Studios and made him President of Marvel International.
JLA/Avengers Leads the Pack
January 26, 2004
Sales of comic books sagged in October according to our analysis of rankings supplied by Diamond Comic Distributors.
'Long Live the Pamphlet'
November 13, 2003
John Robinson of Graham Crackers Comics saw the comment from Steve Bennett of Dark Star Books on the death of the pamphlet format for comics, and strongly disagrees.
Sales Estimates for October Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
January 26, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2003.
'The Pamphlet Is Dead'
November 12, 2003
Steve Bennett of Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs, Ohio saw the report that Shonen Jump has sold as many as 540,000 copies an issue and sent us this extensive comment on the future of comic formats.
To Develop Kid and Family IP
November 12, 2003
Two seasoned executives with President of Marvel on their resumes have formed a new company, The Hatchery, to develop kid- and family-oriented intellectual property for media and consumer products.
