'Not Quite Unprecedented!'
August 20, 2008
Dave Brzeski of The House On The Borderland in Peterborough , England read Steve Bennett’s recent column and says publishing Webcomics in a hardcover edition is “not quite unprecedented.”
Wrong to Assume Gamers are 'Liberal Hippies'
August 20, 2008
John Jelley of Pyrimid Comics & Games in Sierra Vista, Arizona saw the news about a McCain spokesperson's disparaging comments about D&D players and says it’s "disturbing that Mr. Goldfarb would assume that all people who play such games would be stupid liberal hippies.”
Shooting Starts Late 09
August 19, 2008
Director Guillermo del Toro and executive producer Peter Jackson will script the two Hobbit films with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
Financing, Leases
August 19, 2008
Barnes & Noble has decided not to bid for Borders Group.
Pejoratively
August 19, 2008
The 2008 presidential campaign has now made a connection, albeit a negative one, to pop culture; a spokesperson for Senator John McCain has tied supporters of Senator Barack Obama to #1 RPG Dungeons and Dragons .
For Programming and Advertising
August 19, 2008
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.
Column by Steve Bennett
August 19, 2008
This week, Steve Bennett talks about news from the retail front lines, Arabian comics, and Mr. Freedom .
Two New Games Highlighted at Gen Con
August 18, 2008
Catalyst Game Labs has announced a pair of new casual games scheduled for release late this year.
New CMG a Hit at Gen Con
August 18, 2008
Privateer Press’s announced plans for follow-up product for its Monsterpocalypse collectible miniatures game.
At Warner Bros.
August 18, 2008
Tom Cruise is “loosely attached” with Sam Raimi to make a movie adaptation of Sleeper for Warner Brothers.
To Over 28,000
August 18, 2008
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.
'Torchwood RPG' Also Planned
August 18, 2008
British RPG maker Cubicle 7 released plans for its new Doctor Who RPG at Gen Con Indy.
