To Coordinate Titles
March 28, 2001
Paul Jenkins, writer of Spider-Man, Hulk, Inhumans, Sentry , and Witchblade has taken a position at Top Cow as lead story editor. His primary responsibility will be working with all the Top Cow writers in an editorial capacity to ensure a uniform strategic direction in storylines.
The Big O and Invader Zim
March 29, 2001
Two very different cartoon series are debuting on U.S. cable networks in the next few days, but both series could be important to specialty retailers. First up is the American-created Invader ZIM.
Major Euro GN Ships to U.S. in July
March 27, 2001
The major work in one of Europe's most popular comic series will finally be available in English in July-- Brusel, the acknowledged masterwork in the Cities of the Fantastic series.
Due in June
March 27, 2001
Dark Horse Comics has announced the acquisition of the license to publish the graphic novel adaptation of the Disney Studio's major animation project for this summer-- Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Three Events Scheduled for Fall, 2001
March 26, 2001
Diamond Comic Distributors is joining forces with its sister company-- Alliance Game Distributors--to host three regional 'Retailer Summits' in the fall of this year.
Free Love, Libel Charges, and Collectibility Gone Mad!
March 25, 2001
Sometimes the pop culture products industry gets pretty wild and woolly, and last week was such a time, with three stories in different venues providing some diversion from our regularly scheduled programming.
Seek To Reduce Unfilled Advance Orders
March 25, 2001
Since the implementation of Marvel's 'no overprint' policy, some retailers that were shorted on initial shipments were not able to get replacement copies.
Series Delayed until Next Season
April 2, 2001
The Fox Network has postponed the live action series based on The Tick comic and cartoon until the start of the fall TV season. The series is currently in production and all thirteen episodes for the first season will be completed by the May 2 deadline for the Writer's Guild (WGA) strike.
Follow-up to DBZ
March 24, 2001
Score will follow up Dragonball Z , its strong initial entry into the Collectible Card Games arena with a CCG based on another very hot property, the popular Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV series.
Software Developers Poaching Comic Talent
March 21, 2001
Warren Ellis who writes Transmetropolitan and Planetary for DC is working with video game developer Interplay to create a new action/adventure game, Hostile Waters : Antaeus Rising .
