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...what's good for Marvel is more or less good for the industry. Marvel has long held the largest market share of comics, and comic sales have been sluggish for the last 10 years. Many comic book retailers now rely on ancillary products to stay in business and have invested heavily in the merchandise surrounding the X-Men movie. If they can't sell their X-Men stuff they may have to cut their losses by buying fewer comics all around...
...Marvel Entertainment Group, publisher of the original X-Men comic series, and coproducer of the movie, has only just recently come out of bankruptcy and still carries a large amount of debt. How much the company depends on the success of the movie to carry it along is unclear...
...proud member of the anti-cell phone crowd, I almost felt guilty asking Motorola to let me test its newest model, the Digital V phone, coming out this week. Sure, it was a marvel of miniaturization and techno-chic, weighing in at just 3 oz. And I was intrigued by the notion of browsing the Web and sending e-mail on something smaller than a Twinkie. But I've always thought carrying a cell phone everywhere you went was silly--just another must-have gadget designed to keep boredom at bay. Factor in the $400 list price from Sprint...
Mira remains in New York City and is currently searching for an apartment with a friend. She started a summer position with Marvel last week and could not be reached for comment...
According to one co-worker, Mira's hard work and energy caught the eye of Marvel Comics executives, where she interned during college. "She's extraordinary," says Lisa Vahradian. "You can tell when someone's special...