Auction On eBay To Benefit CBLDF
October 23, 2002
Jim Lee is participating in an auction for retailers beginning on November 5 on eBay with all proceeds going to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The auction offers a benefit signing by Lee, who will fly himself to the winning comic book store at his own expense.
In September Top 10 Cool Lists
October 21, 2002
Evergreen properties were atop all five product categories of our Top 10 Cool lists for September. Batman was #1 in both comics and toys,...
Keanu Reeves To Star
October 12, 2002
According to the Hollywood Reporter the film based on the DC-Vertigo comic book Hellblazer is back on track. Keanu Reeves will play John Constantine, the film's eponymous hero, who was described in Hollywood pitch meetings as 'Dirty Harry in the world of the occult.'
Lee's Batman Tops Piece Sales
October 4, 2002
Orders on the top comic titles almost uniformly dropped in October compared to September orders, with only one of the top 25 titles, Daredevil , eking out a gain.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
October 2, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in October 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Including Associated Articles
November 17, 2008
ICv2's popular monthly Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novel lists have now been archived for your convenience.
Scheduled for January 2003
September 17, 2002
DC Comics has announced the publication of Superman: The 10-Cent Adventure on January 1, 2003. The Superman 10-Cent comic will be an all-new 32-page full color comic (with 22 pages of story and art) that will introduce the new Superman creators.
Rush Hour Helmer Gets the Call
September 17, 2002
The Sci-Fi Wire has confirmed that Brett Ratner, the director of the hugely popular Rush Hour films, has signed on to direct J.J. Abrams' highly touted script for the first film in a Superman trilogy.
Noir-Influenced Anime Strong in U.S.
September 9, 2002
Since Bandai Entertainment released the original Big O anime series on DVD (all four volumes are still available), it comes as no surprise that Bandai will also be packaging the second Big O series for the American video market.
Behind-the-Scenes Turmoil
September 6, 2002
In spite of the obvious success that comic book-based films have had in Hollywood over the past year, and despite the fact that fellow AOL/Time Warner company DC Comics has an enormous roster of characters, Warner Brothers has been unable to pull the trigger and squeeze off another round in the battle of cinematic superheroes.
