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.
Josh Hayes Named New Sales Manager
June 25, 2002
Diamond Comic Distributors announced today the formation of a new division, Diamond Book Distributors, the goal of which will be to make a wide selection of graphic novels, anime, gaming, collectible toys, and other pop-culture merchandise available to the mainstream retail book market.
Mage Knight: Stolen Destiny Bows in October
June 25, 2002
WizKids, the folks who invented the Collectible Miniatures Game (CMG), have collaborated with Idea & Design Works (IDW) to create a five-issue comic mini-series based on the Mage Knight universe.
Promoting Spider-Man/Black Cat
June 23, 2002
Kevin Smith's appearance on the Tonight Show , originally scheduled for June 24, has been moved up one day to Tuesday, June 25.
Reprints of Marvel???s Gen 2 Comics
June 22, 2002
Titan Books, the English publisher that secured the rights to publish the Transformers comics produced by Marvel in the 1980s, has just announced the release of Dark Designs , the first Titan collection featuring the original Marvel Generation 2 Transformers series.
New Marvel Intern Program
June 25, 2002
Don Bunning of Hobby Horse in Decatur, Illinois has been prompted by recent Marvel policies to propose a new internship program for Marvel execs.
Second in the Marvel Select Figure Line
June 19, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. The action figure experts at Diamond Select Toys and Toy Biz are back with their second collaborative project based on the House of Ideas' most popular tenants -- the Marvel Select: Punisher Action Figure!
Return of the Alternate Foil Cover
June 18, 2002
Marvel has released information on its three-way competition between Marvel COO Bill Jemas, writer Peter David, and Marvel EIC Joe Quesada, now named 'U-Decide.'
Only Hurts on Limited Series, Specials, etc.
June 18, 2002
Tim Marks of Friendly Frank's first raised the issue of Marvel's new policy on (not) distributing info on upcoming titles. Gabriel Hagmann, the owner of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington feels that the damage will be localized, but substantial.
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.
