Legendary comic book editor Jim Shooter has written a new story for the upcoming hardcover, Harbringer: The Beginning.

WotC is providing Target with an exclusive 17-piece non-randomized Battle of Hoth Scenario Pack (MSRP $59.99).

For the quarter ending March 31st, FUNimation demonstrated an impressive sales gain of 47.8% over the previous year.

A Paid Advertisement. OTAKU USA Magazine launches today to over 15,000 outlets nationwide. The magazine covers the cutting edge of Japanese pop culture, from manga (Japanese comics) and anime (cartoons based on those comics) to the associated computer games, trading cards, costuming, model making, music and dress.

In Part 2, below, of this two part interview, we talk about the impact on the manga and anime markets.

In Part 1 of this two part interview, we talk about the rationale for the surge and how it will be implemented.

TableStar Games will release two new games in its HeroCard family this year.

Tales for the Crypt , the new series from Papercutz is starting off with a bang with a 25,000 copy print run for its first issue.

Titan will release Spider-Man: The Icon , a gigantic 320-page full color hardcover with dustjacket, in October.

Boom Studios has signed with Perseus for book channel distribution, and has begun shipping a wave of new releases.

Yen Press announced it will begin publishing graphic novels for World of Quest , the basis for the new Kids WB series.

The Topps Company and a group of dissident shareholders have been issuing dueling statements to shareholders in the bitter fight over management and sale of the company.