And Los Bros, Humanoids, and APE
March 14, 2001
The increasing importance of graphic novels in traditional bookstores can be gauged by the increasing amount of coverage that they are receiving in the trade journal Publisher's Weekly .
Film Roman to Produce
March 13, 2001
Bill Griffith's cult comic hero Zippy the Pinhead is about to make a foray into animation in a series that will appear on the cable network Showtime.
Precedent for 'Media Violence' Cases
March 13, 2001
A Louisiana State Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against Natural Born Killers studio Warner Brothers and film director Oliver Stone that had been brought by the family of a convenience store clerk who was paralyzed during a crime spree in 1995.
Increasing Backlist a Boon for Retailers
March 12, 2001
Although its ability to execute its strategy is yet to be proven, Marvel is in fact pursuing a two-pronged strategy that includes substantially increasing its output of trade paperbacks and graphic novels as well as trying to imrove sales of its periodical comics.
Comics, GN Labeled '13 and Up'
March 11, 2001
Viz has announced that starting this month their Dragon Ball comics will no longer be edited for content and will carry a '13 and Up' label.
Pulp Fiction RPG Due This Summer
March 8, 2001
White Wolf has announced that Warren Ellis, the writer of The Authority, Planetary , and Transmetropolitan for DC's Vertigo line has signed on to write for White Wolf's pulp fiction role-playing game, Adventure , which will debut this summer.
Art Asylum, Image Collaborate
March 8, 2001
Art Asylum will produce four or five action figures based on characters from the film and create a comic adaptation of the story in conjunction with Image, which will publish the graphic novel version.
Pro, Con, In Between
March 7, 2001
Marvel President Bill Jemas' defense of his no overprint policy has fed the continuing discussion over the future of the comics business.
Fast-growing Segment Targets Collectors
March 6, 2001
While the toy industry, and in particular the action figure category had a terrible year in the mass market in 2000, the segment that targets the adult collector market continued to grow.
UGO Gets $$, Stan Lee Media Co-Founder Leaves Country, More
March 25, 2001
Pop culture content sites are in the news as we write this, so we're taking the opportunity to do an update on the category.