At Borders
January 5, 2004
Category management, the retailing strategy brought to book retailer Borders by CEO Gregory Josefowicz, is now being applied to the graphic novel category.
Good For Investors
January 5, 2004
Phil Prasco of Towards 2112 in Channelview, Texas saw our article on former Marvel COO Bill Jemas exercising his options to buy Marvel stock and shared his opinion.
'King's' Reign Extended Into the New Year
January 4, 2004
The Return of the King dominated the box office for the third straight weekend with an estimated total of $30,750,000.
Strongest On-Going Series Debut of the Decade
January 4, 2004
Marvel has announced that orders for the Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 have driven the issue's print run past the 200,000 issue mark.
Top Publisher, Product of the Year
December 29, 2003
Our Publisher of the Year is not the biggest, but it may well be the fastest growing major publisher.
Phenomenon, Controversy, Flop of the Year
December 29, 2003
Our Phenomenon of the Year is apparent every time you open a distributor's catalog, while our 'Flop' of the Year would be a big hit for some publishers.
No Action Figures for the US
December 28, 2003
Bandai has released photographs of vehicles and a playset based on the Thunderbirds film.
'I Think This Is Balanced and Fair'
December 28, 2003
ICv2 talked with retailer Brian Hibbs about the settlement of the class action lawsuit he brought against Marvel Comics, which could end up injecting some $1.5 million into the retail community.
'Marvel Age' Updates the Classics
December 22, 2003
Marvel has announced Marvel Age , a new imprint of 'all ages' comic books targeting both new and young readers.
Due Out in July
December 22, 2003
DC Direct is preparing a series of four action figures based on Frank Miller's seminal The Dark Knight Returns saga for a July release.