Column by Steve Bennett
January 19, 2006
This week Bennett talks about the beneficial use of in-store signage.
Infinite Crisis Still #1
January 15, 2006
Comic store sales of the top comic titles were overwhelmingly down on a piece basis in December, with 21 of the 23 continuing series in the top 25 showing issue-over-issue sales declines.
Top Publisher, Release & Marketing Campaign
January 2, 2006
We present the ICv2 2005 Manga Awards in two parts. In Part 1, we name our Manga Publisher, Release, and Marketing Campaign of the Year.
Full-Page Coverage in 'Book Review'
December 26, 2005
The NY Times Book Review includes a glowing full-page review of Harvey Pekar's The Quitter .
Including an Oversize Pack
December 22, 2005
Wizards of the Coast plans two Star Wars Miniature releases for next summer: Champions of the Force and Bounty Hunters.
Babylon 5, Conan, Starship Troopers
December 13, 2005
Mongoose Publishing has announced an ambitious slate of RPG publications for April 2006.
On Christmas Eve
December 12, 2005
Mew Mew Power will return to the 4Kids Entertainment Saturday morning animation block on Christmas Eve, December 24th.
Cut or Uncut Anime, Fan Downloads, DVD Pricing
December 7, 2005
In Part 4, we talk about American manga- and anime-influenced productions, and the bookstore, mass merchant, and comic store channels for manga.
1.5-Inch Figures WIth Game Component
December 6, 2005
In January Bandai America is launching a new line of 1.5-inch T een Titans Comic Game Heroes, which come with a game component .
Naruto Starts in Hobby Only
December 1, 2005
Bandai has announced its plans for 18 game releases for its six game systems in 2006, a major increase in production.
