'We Take Our Retailer Relationships Very Seriously'
October 15, 2002
Marvel COO Bill Jemas took the occasion of a question by Pulse reporter Heidi MacDonald to chastise her for a comment she made in a recent column in the weekly Comics Buyers Guide .
'Different' TPB Editions and 5 Million Free Comics
October 15, 2002
In today's Marvel press conference, Marvel President Bill Jemas told the press that the publisher was fine-tuning its books for mega-merchant Wal-Mart.
Marvel Announces 'Quarter Comics'
October 9, 2002
Today Marvel Comics announced that it planned to publish several 'quarter comics' during 2003. The first title chosen for this treatment is one of the publisher's best, Daredevil ,
Improved Profit Picture
October 8, 2002
Marvel Enterprises has offered to exchange all of its outstanding convertible preferred shares, which require 8% annual dividend payments, for common shares at a 1.39/1 ratio.
Compared to 2001, but Near-flat vs. 2000
October 5, 2002
Total comic and graphic novel order dollars dropped 11% in October compared to the year-ago period, reflecting a strong October last year. Orders were down less than 1% vs. October 2000.
Gaiman vs. McFarlane Ends
October 3, 2002
After a short recess, Gaiman decided to keep his copyright interest in characters he created for Todd McFarlane's Spawn comic--Medieval Spawn, and Cagliostro--rather than seeking breach of contract damages from McFarlane.
Classic Moment Becomes Classy Art
October 2, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. Diamond Select has teamed with the inmates of the Art Asylum to bring fans 'The Death of Captain Marvel,' the first in a new 1/6th scale line of hyper-detailed, high-quality statues, in scale with previous Marvel full-sized statues.
Gaiman and McFarlane Take the Stand
September 30, 2002
Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane battled in court today, in a dispute that McFarlane's attorney called in his opening statement a case about 'two realities, Neil's reality and Todd's reality.'
The Truth in USA Weekend Edition
September 29, 2002
USA Today , the country's largest circulation daily newspaper, published a story on Marvel's new Captain America series, The Truth , on the front page of its Life section in last weekend's edition.
Make Sure Hobby Has Product When They Need It
September 29, 2002
Mark Amoroso of Blackthorn Gamecenter in Dickson, Tennessee saw our article on Toys R Us adding Wizkids' Marvel HeroClix to its mix nationwide and sent us his opinions on it.
