Inu-Yasha Premieres August 31
August 7, 2002
The Cartoon Network has announced that the anime version of Rumiko Takahashi's Inu-Yasha will debut on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim Block at 11 pm (ET & PT) on Saturday, August 31.
All the Films at Least Two Years Away
August 4, 2002
At the 'CrossGen Comics and Hollywood' panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Michael Uslan announced six film and TV projects and promised more in the near future.
Exhibition Space Grows by 25%
August 1, 2002
The largest comic/pop culture convention in the U.S. just keeps getting bigger. This year, exhibition space for the San Diego Comic-Con International grew by 25% to 350,000 square feet.
Four of Top Ten, Six of Top 20
July 24, 2002
Comics based on retro toon and toy properties extended their lead in August comic orders from pop culture stores, with four out of the top 10 and six out of the top 20 comic titles fitting the retro mold.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 24, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in August 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Sam Raimi Will Produce Movie Based on Horror Comic
July 15, 2002
Senator International, a Hollywood studio that specializes in moderately budgeted genre pictures, has optioned 30 Days Of Night , a three-issue horror comic series written by Steve Niles and published by IDW.
Micronauts, Wonder Twins Activate for Big Screen
June 9, 2002
Last week brought news of Warner Brothers optioning the rights to the Wonder Twins , as well as the announcement that Jerry (Boom-Boom!!) Bruckheimer was bringing his explosive brand of filmmaking to a film starring the Micronauts
Del Toro To Helm Sleepless Knights
June 8, 2002
Variety reported that Dreamworks has purchased a screenplay by comic book scribe Grant Morrison.
Anime's Popularity Continues To Grow
May 31, 2002
Ratings for the May sweeps period show that the network continues to gain ground, especially during the daily Toonami block from 5-7 p.m.
And Those Orders Were P.S. (Pre-Spider-Man)
May 29, 2002
Comic and graphic novel orders (dollars) ended up 19% in the second quarter vs. 2001, continuing the accelerating trend that began in the second half of last year.
