Marvel Sees Possible Lawsuit
November 6, 2002
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated November 6, Marvel announced that Chairman Stan Lee was contemplating a lawsuit against Marvel if he fails to receive 10% of the profits derived by the company from movies and TV programs using the characters that he helped to create.
A Lost Customer
November 6, 2002
The prolific Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas responded again to Bill Jemas' Open Letter to Retailers and Marvel's quick scheduling of a Must Have for The Truth with this anecdote illustrating the impact of sell-outs on key books.
Key Books Returnable
November 6, 2002
Emmanuel Simms of Emmanuel's Comic Shop in North Sydney, Nova Scotia responded to Bill Jemas' Open Letter to Retailers and Marvel's quick scheduling of a Must Have for The Truth with this alternate suggestion for a way to satisfy demand on key books.
Not Enough To Replace Shortages
November 6, 2002
Shawn Hamilton of the Great Escape in Nashville, Tennessee responded to Bill Jemas' Open Letter to Retailers and Marvel's quick scheduling of a Must Have for The Truth with this comment on another aspect of Marvel's No Overprint policy (difficulty in replacing shortages), and a happy ending.
$200 Million Opening Weekend
November 5, 2002
The Spider-Man video has broken all records for opening weekends in theaters or in stores by generating over $200 million in its release weekend.
Graphic Novels Up, Still Growth vs. 2000
November 4, 2002
Total comic and graphic novel orders from comic stores for November were down about 3% vs. last year, continuing the trend from last month.
Masters of the Universe, Daredevil Target Premiere Strong
November 4, 2002
Following the trend established in October, comic store orders on most top comics slipped again in November, with only five of the top twenty-five posting increases (all below #15).
On a Creator That Went the Extra Mile
November 4, 2002
Stan Tychinski of Collectible Dreams in Selinsgrove, Pa. has been watching the recent dialogue on in our Talk Back section on Marvel and wanted to send us a positive story about the lengths to which a creator went to make a difference in his store.
Raising the Level of Animosity
November 3, 2002
Retailer Ron Catapano of Comics Plus in Mount Holly, New Jersey saw Bill Jemas' comments on oveprinting in conjunction with Marvel's plan to tweak its no overprint policy, and sent us this comment.
Shipping in January
November 2, 2002
The Topps Company is preparing to ship its Daredevil Movie Trading Cards to retailers in January, a full month before the film opens on Valentine's Day.
