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.
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.
Cool Toys from a Stylish Movie
July 18, 2001
N2 Toys has announced that they plan to release toys based on The Fifth Element, the stylish 1997 film written and directed by Luc Besson.
Marvel's Mangaverse and Kia Asamiya's DC Covers
July 10, 2001
There is no doubt that manga's influence on American comics appears to be growing. Witness two stories that appeared on Newsarama this week. Michael Doran broke the story of Marvel's plan for an eight-title Marvel ' Mangaverse ' event planned for January, 2002, while Matt Brady detailed plans at DC Comics to use manga artist Kia Asamiya (Silent Moebius, Dark Angel) for a series of Titans covers.
Bows in Winter, 2001
July 7, 2001
The first Buffy CCG release, which will be designed using episodes from the first two seasons of the award winning series, will debut late in 2001.
Another Marvel Project Gathers Steam
July 1, 2001
The British website Empire On Line is reporting that Oscar-winning actor Nicholas Cage will star as Johnny Blaze in a movie version of the Ghost Rider comic. The film will be directed by Steven Norrington, who brought Marvel's Blade to the big screen.
Jemas Cites 'Wonderful Numbers' for July
June 26, 2001
Jemas explained: 'The short answer is there is no change in policy from our no overprints policy. DC has taken a hard and fast position that they are the house of reorders, and we've sort of taken the house of ideas positioning and we're just going to see how those positions play out in the marketplace.'
Swordfish Wins B.O., Barely
June 10, 2001
Swordfish , the action thriller featuring John Travolta and an occasionally topless Halle Berry, finished number one at the box office with an estimated $18.4 million in what can only be seen as a lackluster weekend for movie attendance.
Calendars, Posters, Resins Now--More to Come?
June 6, 2001
Marvel Comics has signed an 'expansive' three-year licensing agreement with Diamond Select Toys, a sister company of Diamond Comic Distributors.
