Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
August 31, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in September 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Peroxide Designer God of Violence Returns
August 28, 2002
Cyberosia Publishing announced today that Peter Milligan and Brett Ewins' Johnny Nemo stories, which originally appeared in the trend-setting UK pop culture magazine Deadline in the late 80s/early 90s, will be collected this fall in a trade paperback that will also include the first new Nemo story in over a decade.
Exhibition and Panel
August 27, 2002
The Library of Congress will be including comics in its 9-11 exhibition, 'Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress,' which will display a selection of the materials related to 9-11 collected by the Library since the attacks.
Starting with Factory X
August 13, 2002
Toy distributor Marz Distribution announced that it was kicking off its new manufacturer fulfillment operation with its first client -- Factory X.
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).
Based on TV's #1 Drama Series
August 1, 2002
On the eve of the San Diego Comic-Con International, both Variety and USA Today reported on the upcoming new comic book based on the hit drama series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .
Links to Two of Japan???s Top Three Publishers
August 1, 2002
Shueisha Inc., the largest manga publisher in the world, has purchased an equity interest in Viz Communications, Inc.
For Book Channel
July 28, 2002
Comic and game publisher Humanoids (formerly distributed by the now bankrupt LPC) has announced that it is going to CDS for distribution to the book trade. Humanoids is the French publisher of The Nokopol Trilogy, The Metabarons , and the Incal , and recently signed an agreement licensing the West End Games game mechanics.
On the Retro Trend, CrossGen, and Book Distribution
July 28, 2002
We recently caught up with Image Publisher Jim Valentino and asked him about the issues of the day, including what challenges he perceives from CrossGen's new initiative, what limits we may see on the currently hot retro trend, and Image's plans for its book distribution in the wake of the LPC bankruptcy, among other topics.
Around Former LPC Management
July 23, 2002
The division being created by Cient Distribution Services (CDS) to distribute graphic novels to the book trade is taking shape as the deadline for LPC's client publishers to choose new distribution grows near.
