In Pop Culture Stores
November 25, 2002
At the kickoff of the 2002 holiday season, we talked to distributors that sell to pop culture stores in four major categories -- toys, games, anime, and comics/graphic novels.
'I Agree 100%'
November 24, 2002
Tom Trettel of The Comic Book Shop in Wilmington, Deleware saw Tiimothy Davis' plea for comics for kids, and chimed in with his agreement.
Thanks to Timothy Davis
November 24, 2002
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics in Whippany, New Jersey noted Timothy Davis' plea for comics for young children and had this to say.
Where Are All the Kids At?
November 23, 2002
Tim Davis of Alternate Reality in Chicago, Illinois sent us this well-thought-out and impassioned plea for publishers to produce comics that can be sold to young children.
Why the Heat on Marvel?
November 23, 2002
Noah Broessel of Pop Culture Paradise in Tempe, Arizona has obviously been viewing comments on Marvel from retailers that oppose its no overprint policy and had this to say.
Milton Griepp: Right On!!! (Sort Of)
November 23, 2002
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey saw the comment by ICv2 founder Milton Griepp on comic collectability and had this to say.
Backlist Orders Shipping Now
November 20, 2002
ICv2 has learned that Marvel and Graphitti Designs have settled the dispute that had brought a halt to all shipments of Marvel t-shirts from Graphitti in September.
Why Does It Have To Be One Way?
November 20, 2002
World According to Griepp was a monthly column written by ICv2 founder Milton Griepp in Internal Correspondence, ICv2's print predecessor. This is the first such column written for ICv2.
Second Printing Sells Out
November 19, 2002
The second printing of Batman #608, which was about 30% of the size of the first printing, has sold out at the distributor level less than a week after it hit stores.
From $2.25 to $269.95
November 18, 2002
Retailers reporting their top dollar products to ICv2 based on October sales listed products with retail prices varying by over a factor of 100, showing that it's not necessarily a high price (or a low one) that produces big dollar volume.
