Marvel Month-to-month sales: January 2007 — CORRECTED
by PAUL O'BRIEN
CIVIL WAR continued to loom over Marvel's output in January, in more ways than one. Not only did the publisher continue to produce CIVIL WAR tie-ins, but thanks to the delays...
Marvel profits drop in 4Q
ICv2 has a succinct write-up on Marvel's 4Q financials. Publishing was up, but not enough to offset big losses in licensing revenue.
Driven by strong sales for Civil War and increased penetration of...
Meanwhile back at the Civil War…
CIVIL WAR wrapped up this week, and of course we haven't had time to go find a copy, online or in a store, but we haven't had time to read ANY issues of CIVIL...
News briefs: Marvel’s rent, Bratz evil, etc.
§ Will Marvel have to move office again? According to this piece in the New York Observer, their office building has just been purchased by a new buyer who could be well advised to...
GHOST RIDER rides to #1!
Flame on! Blazing past a review-free opening, GHOST RIDER raced to the #1 spot at the box office:
Sony's Marvel comic adaptation "Ghost Rider" revved an estimated $44.5 million over the first three days of...
CRIMINAL covers
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' ICON series CRIMINAL continues to sport some of the tastiest covers on the racks. Top, the Trade. Below issue #6. Click for larger versions.
Toy Fair’s third day showcases superheroes
We were feeling a little better so we hit up the Diamond Select booth over at what's left of the Toy District. We could only snap a few pics because we didn't have time...
At Marvel, Spider-man’s junk takes center stage
We found the above image post at TinTin Pantoja's LJ and it seems to sum up the general reaction to Graeme McMillan's discovery that it was Spider-man's radioactive semen that killed Mary Jane in...
Studio Briefing: Watchman, Reynolds, Gerard Butler’s thighs
§ At the 300 junket, Zack Snyder (above, in white shirt) gives a WATCHMEN update.
I set the movie in 1985 and I have the luxury of being far enough away from 1985 so that...
Toy Fair ’07 Day 1
It is the start of another Toy Fair, the venerable institution in which toy companies trot out their wares for buyers and media. Only this time no one is quite sure where to...
Ghost Rider’s daring escape from the critics!
The NY Post reports that movie critics are non-plussed at not getting a chance to screen GHOST RIDER:
Sony is dodging opening-day print reviews for "Ghost Rider,'' which opens a week from Friday. Critics are...
