It's Hip To Be Square
September 18, 2002
News is starting to filter out from Pre-Toy Fair, which presents a first look at next season's toys. One of the new lines that is sure to be of interest to pop culture retailers is an extensive group of 'kubrick'-type figures of Marvel superheroes, which Art Asylum in preparing to market.
Plus Punisher Origin, but No Answers on Returns
September 17, 2002
The subject of Marvel's press conference today was the new Captain America mini-series, The Truth , by Robert Morales and Kyle Baker.
Retailers Voting for Movie Tie-in
September 16, 2002
Plans for Free Comic Book Day 2003 are underway, and the first order of business is selecting a date. To do so, the committee charged with organizing the event is taking a comic retailer poll via the Diamond Website between two major comic-based movie releases.
Response to Furferri of Empire
September 16, 2002
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California concurred with longtime retailer James Furferri's comments to Marvel--listening to retailers could save costly mistakes.
Cuneo Succeeded by Lipson
September 16, 2002
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. has announced that Peter Cuneo, President and CEO of the company since July 1999, will retire at the end of this year and be replaced as CEO by Allen Lipson, who has been Marvel's EVP Business and Legal Affairs since November 1999.
Tokyopop Stakes Bookstore Claim for 2001
September 14, 2002
With sales of graphic novels in mainstream bookstores on the rise, and book distributors vying to sign comic publishers, one of the first questions to arise is -- which graphic novel publisher is number one in bookstores?
'Hurrah'
September 14, 2002
Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith Arkansas was prompted by Marvel's recent decision to take returns on over 100 late books and Brian Hibbs' comments on the action in the context of his class action suit against Marvel to send us this succinct comment.
'Stand Up for What's Right'
September 14, 2002
Jerry Ringi of Amazing Fantasy Comics in Chesapeake, Virginia was prompted by Marvel's recent decision to take returns on over 100 late books and Brian Hibbs' comments on the action in the context of his class action suit against Marvel to send us these comments not only on that issue but on others.
Last Big Shoe To Drop
September 9, 2002
Image Comics, including Top Cow and Todd McFarlane Productions, has signed with Diamond Book Distributors for distribution to the book, warehouse club, and mass merchant channels.
It's Not Enough
September 8, 2002
Brian Hibbs was prompted by Marvel's recent decision to accept returns on over 100 issues from the past to issue this statement on the topic. '..[T]his is a major step in the right direction.... Nonetheless, the action by Marvel hardly 'solves' the issues between retailers and Marvel.'
