Cards, Comics, Toys Announced
August 5, 2002
J.J. Abrams' Alias, the lone bright spot in ABC's 2001-2002 season, garnered eleven Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award for lead actress Jennifer Garner (who plays Elektra in the new Daredevil film).
Exhibition Space Grows by 25%
August 1, 2002
The largest comic/pop culture convention in the U.S. just keeps getting bigger. This year, exhibition space for the San Diego Comic-Con International grew by 25% to 350,000 square feet.
Store Traffic is Great for Other Books
June 30, 2002
Jim Brown of Midwest Comics and Collectibles feels that the store traffic generated by hot Marvels is great, but he redirects it to other products.
Six Titles Over 100,000
June 25, 2002
Initial piece orders from comic stores on the top comic titles in July were buoyed by the addition of two first issues that both sold well over 100,000 copies, Transformers Armada #1 and Battle of the Planets #1, at the number one and number three positions respectively.
It's a Good Thing
June 18, 2002
A frequent contributor to these pages, Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey was stimulated to write by retailer Paul Bene's comments in favor of limited returnability on new comics. Strasser takes a broader look at industry cooperation.
Customers Driven Away by Past Sins
June 17, 2002
We've recently had an exchange between Robert Scott of Comickaze in San Diego, California and Marvel editor Stuart Moore. The exchange was prompted by Scott's comments that Daredevil sales had been hurt by late issues, and Moore responded that the book wasn't late on his watch. Here Scott clarifies.
We Were So On Time
June 15, 2002
Marvel Knights Editor Stuart Moore disputes the accuracy of Robert (Comickaze) Scott's comments on Daredevil in this comment we received looking for an apology.
Next Media Blitzes Revealed
June 5, 2002
Although Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada mentioned that he was 'perturbed that the The Brotherhood #1 was so under-ordered by retailers,' Jemas thanked retailers for taking a chance and investing in a new and different kind of comic.
Summer Movie Season To Start in February?
May 27, 2002
Twentieth Century Fox has moved the debut of its Daredevil motion picture from Jan. 17 to Feb. 14, 2003. The move wasn't caused by any delays in the production of the Daredevil film -- it's Spider-Man's mega-grosses that are behind the switch.
Great, What's Next?
May 6, 2002
Tim Davis, owner of Alternate Reality in Chicago, Illinois, said of FCBD in his store, 'I saw 3 to 4 times the number of bodies that I normally see on a Saturday.'
