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Our picks for the manga most likely to succeed also include a new volume of Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun and an irreverent account of the creation of Gundam.

Greet 'Dungeons & Dragons' Players at the Door with a Ranger of the North

Full-Sized Foam Fantasy Statue by WizKids

May 12, 2021

WizKids unveiled Dungeons & Dragons: Full-Sized Drizzt Foam Statue for release into retail.

Romita Jr. Headlines Talent Lineup on 'Fantastic Four' 60th Anniversary Issue

Giant-Sized 'Fantastic Four #35'

May 12, 2021

Marvel Comics announced a Fantastic Four #35 , featuring artwork by John Romita Jr.

Divide and Claim Cards in 'Splitz'

New Trick-Taking Game by Ultra PRO

May 12, 2021

Ultra PRO Entertainment will release Splitz , a new trick-taking game, into retail in 2021.

CMON Will Release 'Bug Hunt' into Trade

New Family Board Game

May 12, 2021

CMON will release Bug Hunt , a new family board game, into trade.

Pegasus Spiele Announces Two New 'Talisman RPG' Releases

' Talisman Adventures Game Master’s Kit' and 'Talisman Adventures RPG Accessory Pack'

May 12, 2021

Pegasus Spiele announced Talisman Adventures Game Master’s Kit and Talisman Adventures RPG Accessory Pack for release into retail.

International Shipping Delays Expected to Last Into 2022

Container Shortages Persisting

May 12, 2021

Factors underlying container shortages are unlikely to change in the near future.

'Guantanamo Voices' Wins Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize

For Best Graphic Novel Published in 2020

May 12, 2021

Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison has been awarded the 2021 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, for the best graphic novel published in 2020.