McCain Camp Links Obama Supporters to 'D&D'

Pejoratively

In a post on the McCain Website on Monday, Alexander Goldfarb wrote, “It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons and Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman’s memory of war from the comfort of mom’s basement,..."
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Jackson, del Toro to Write 'Hobbit' Flicks

Shooting Starts Late 09

Director Guillermo del Toro and executive producer Peter Jackson will script the two Hobbit films with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
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Cubicle 7 Plans ‘Doctor Who RPG’

'Torchwood RPG' Also Planned

British RPG maker Cubicle 7 released  plans for its new Doctor Who RPG at Gen Con Indy.
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Tokyopop, iaTV Pact

For Programming and Advertising

Tokyopop and iaTV have announced a broad-ranging agreement for Tokyopop programming to be aired on iaTV, and for iaTV to rep Tokyopop ad sales.
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Catalyst Enters Casual Game Biz

Two New Games Highlighted at Gen Con

Catalyst Game Labs has announced a pair of new casual games scheduled for release late this year.
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New Record for Gen Con Attendance

To Over 28,000

Gen Con attendance hit a new record at this year’s show, with over 28,000 unique attendees, up 6% from last year’s record number.
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More ‘Monsterpocalypse’ on the Way

New CMG a Hit at Gen Con

Privateer Press’s announced plans for follow-up product for its Monsterpocalypse collectible miniatures game.
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Cruise, Raimi on 'Sleeper'

At Warner Bros.

Tom Cruise is “loosely attached” with Sam Raimi to make a movie adaptation of Sleeper for Warner Brothers.
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B&N Won’t Bid for Borders

Financing, Leases

Barnes & Noble has decided not to bid for Borders Group.
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Confessions of a Comic Book Guy—This N’That

Column by Steve Bennett

This week, Steve Bennett talks about news from the retail front lines, Arabian comics, and Mr. Freedom.
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Lawsuit Threatens 'Watchmen'

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case

Federal Judge Gary Allen Feess ruled against Warner Bros. on Monday in a lawsuit brought by Fox to stop the release of Warner’s Watchmen film, due out next March. 
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'Secret Invasion' Stays Strong in July

'Watchmen,' Batman GNs Surge

Comic stores bought over 175,000 copies of the July issue of Secret Invasion, #4, only a few hundred copies down from their purchases of #3 in June.
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