Yellow Brick Road Leads To 7th Heaven
August 19, 2001
Variety reports that David Hayter, the screenwriter who wrote the first X-Men movie and is about to hand in a script for the sequel, is writing a pilot for a new television series based on the 45 novels in L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz series.
Enters Long Pipeline of Marvel Flicks
August 13, 2001
Variety is reporting that in ongoing negotiations, the union representing Canadian actors has offered a no-strike agreement to 20th Century Fox so the studio can begin shooting its Daredevil film in Montreal as early as November.
Demonstrates Shojo's Potential
August 13, 2001
Robert Boyd of LPC, the company that sells Tokyopop titles to bookstores, told ICv2 that Sailor Moon sells better than any of the other graphic novels his company reps by a factor of 'at least' 1.5.
Both Sides Claim Victory in Mutant X Decision
August 11, 2001
Both Tribune Entertainment and 20th Century Fox claimed victory in Fox's lawsuit against Tribune and Marvel over the Mutant X syndicated TV series.
Toys Bow in Q4
August 7, 2001
N2 Toys, the innovative toy company that created the Matrix figures and many other toys aimed at collectors '), is set to release action figures and statues based on the Shi comic series created by Bill Tucci.
Producing In-house
August 7, 2001
Marvel is planning to move back into the lucrative CCG arena on its own. The aptly named Marvel Recharge CCG is set to debut in November.
8% Drop vs. July
July 31, 2001
Comic orders from specialty stores were generally down for August, with an 8% dollar drop from July.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Guides and External Title Data
July 31, 2001
Estimated quantities for the top 300 comics ordered by pop culture stores for shipping in August, 2001.
DVD Rules!
July 24, 2001
The retailer sales numbers that ICv2 has collected for June continue to display the trends that we have seen over the past six months.
Who Else?
July 22, 2001
Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada announced that Spider-Man creator Stan Lee will write the comic book adaptation of the Spider-Man movie, which is currently in production and scheduled to be released on May 2, 2002.
