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'Battle Beast' Orders 'Nearly 400,000'
With Pre-Release Sellout
May 9, 2025

Battle Beast #1 has orders for "nearly 400,000 copies worldwide," and has sold out at the distributor level prior to release.

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Sponsored: 'CookieRun: Braverse TCG' - From Sweet Characters to Strategic Card Game
A New Innovation in IP Expansion
May 7, 2025
Mobile game characters transform into a strategic card game racing toward the American market.
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Wizard vs. Wizard in 'Hedge Mage'
New Tile-Placement Game from Floodgate
May 9, 2025
Floodgate Games will release Hedge Mage, a new tile-placement game in which wizards battle wizards, this summer.
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New 'D&D' Book Focuses on Artificer Class
'Eberron: Forge of the Artificer'
May 9, 2025
Wizards of the Coast will release Eberron: Forge of the Artificer, a new Dungeons & Dragons book with the Artificer class revised for D&D 2024.
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heo Group Unveils 2025 Exclusive 'Ultimate Guard' Deck Boxes
Three New '100+ Sidewinders'
May 8, 2025
heo Group unveiled new 2025 Exclusive Ultimate Guard: 100+ Sidewinders, premium deck boxes.
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Mimi Pond on the Mitford Sisters, Elise Gravel on Growing Up in the 90s, New Works by Tom Gauld and Lee Lai, More Yokai
In Drawn & Quarterly's Fall 2025 Catalog
May 8, 2025
Drawn & Quarterly lines up work by new and seasoned cartoonists for their Fall 2025 Catalog.
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Goodman Games Unveils 'DCC Day 2025 Kit'
Now on Preorder
May 8, 2025
Goodman Games unveiled their DCC Day 2025 Kit.
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'Magic: The Gathering - Commander Series #8' Playmats Head to Retail
Next Wave Features New Array of Fan-Voted Commanders
May 8, 2025
Ultra PRO will release Magic: The Gathering Commander Series - Series #8 Playmats into retail.
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Diamond Bankruptcy Fees Mount
Over $1.9 Million in Fees for March
May 8, 2025
Professional fees in the Diamond bankruptcy case continue to mount, with over $1.9 million in fees billed for March.
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Preview: Mighty Marvel Bicentennial Calendar '250th Homage' Variant Covers
From Marvel Comics
May 8, 2025
Starting this July and continuing through July 2026, Marvel Comics kicks off the lead up to America's 250th Birthday celebration with a monthly variant program that pays homage to the iconic Mighty Marvel Bicentennial Calendar.
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Former President of IDW Entertainment Gets 18 Months
For Fraud
May 8, 2025
Ozer pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud.
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Build a Cellar with 'Wine Cellar'
From 25th Century Games
May 8, 2025
25th Century Games will release Wine Cellar, a new game in which rival sommeliers compete to build the best cellars for their clients.
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Top 20 Graphic Novels - April 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
May 7, 2025
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American graphic novels (and manga) around the world.
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