To Ship in Waves
April 27, 2003
Orders for ShadowRun: Duels are coming in at nearly twice the expected levels,...
The Hulk Gets A Milk Mustache
April 26, 2003
Comics and superheroes made quite a splash in the media last week and we're not even counting the articles about the new X-Men movie that opens this coming weekend.
A Second Generation Comic Book Movie?
April 10, 2003
Dreamworks has optioned a comic book-derived film. Band of Brothers writer Bruce McKenna is writing The Hands of Shang Chi.
Small Press, Self-Publishers Make Their Mark
April 9, 2003
The 2003 Eisner Award Nominations include an unprecedented number of titles from small press, alternative, and non-direct market publishers...
What Makes It Manga; How Will It Sell?
April 7, 2003
Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga , the publishing result of a competition to produce American manga works, raises a number of interesting questions beyond the immediate one for retailers of how to order it.
Including Two Based on Comic Series
March 31, 2003
The Sci Fi Channel has announced several new series and mini-series in development, including several of interest to pop culture retailers. Stargate: Atlantis is a new series spun off from the successful Stargate SG-1 series, which was just renewed.
Two Quebecor Theft Rings Broken Up
March 30, 2003
Paul Stock of Librairie Astro in Montreal, Quebec wrote this cautionary tale about helping to break up a theft ring operating out of the biggest North American printer of comics.
Free Comic Book Day Signing To Benefit
March 26, 2003
Adam Kubert, one of Marvel's top X-Men artists ( Ultimate X-Men ), will auction off his services for a three-hour comic book store signing anywhere in the U.S. on May 3, 2003.
Ex-Superman Helmer Cites 'Lack Of Lead Actor'
March 19, 2003
Doing another story about Warner Brothers' difficulties in mounting a new Superman film feels like 'piling on,' given the numerous problems that have plagued this star-crossed project.
For Possible Feature Film Or TV Series
March 18, 2003
Gale Ann Hurd, the producer of Universal's summer blockbuster The Hulk , is teaming with Emmett/Furla films to develop the Micronauts for feature film and television.
