A Shift In Strategy
July 20, 2003
At the panel celebrating Vertigo's tenth anniversary at Comic-Con International, Vertigo Editor-in-Chief Karen Berger announced that DC had signed writer Grant Morrison to a two-year exclusive contract.
Mignola, Bendis, Willingham, Medina, Leialoha Double Winners
July 20, 2003
DC Comics and Fantagraphics dominated this year's Eisner Awards.
An Inside Look At How The Comic Business Works
July 17, 2003
At the San Diego International Comic-Con Top Cow debuted its Countdown to Wednesday DVD , a behind-the-scenes look at how contemporary comic books are actually produced.
A Report From Comic-Con International 2003
July 16, 2003
At its current rate of growth Comic-Con International could actually outgrow San Diego's gargantuan Convention Center in a few years. Wednesday's Preview Night revealed a much-enlarged show, which has expanded to include two more exhibit halls this year than last.
Marvel Has Eight Of The Top Ten Titles
July 15, 2003
Diamond Comic Distributors' tally of comics shipped during June showed declines in nineteen of the top 25 comics. Only four comics out of the top 25 showed gains and they were all Marvels.
But DVD Sales & Rentals Are Up 61%
July 13, 2003
In spite of a strong set of May releases including X2 , The Matrix Reloaded , and Finding Nemo , Hollywood's box office revenues were down some 4.6% during the first half of 2003.
Will Not Appear In Superhero Satire
July 10, 2003
Marvel Comics has decided to remove Princess Diana and all references to the Royal Family from the five-part X-Statix series.
Will Star In First Cartoon Series
July 10, 2003
Stan Lee has signed a joint venture agreement with leading children's entertainment company DIC Entertainment.
Image Schedules 2nd Printing, Marvel Preps 'Must Have'
July 10, 2003
A couple of high profile comic series have completely sold out their most recent offerings prompting Image to schedule a second edition of G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers #1 and Marvel to collect the sold-out issues #34 and #35 of the Ultimate X-Men into a Marvel Must Have reprint.
Maybe It's a Good Thing
July 10, 2003
Rembert Parker of Reader Copies of North Anderson, Indiana has his own view on Marvel Previews . He thinks it might be a positive.
