Now from Central Park Media comes Descendants of Darkness , a 13-episode series produced by WOWOW in 2000.

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is receiving some much needed financial support from two major auctions on e-Bay. The first auction was initiated by artist Jim Lee, who offered to pay all of his expenses for a store signing anywhere in the U.S.

ADV Films is releasing the first two CDs under its 'ADV Music' banner, which this leading U.S. anime company (and publisher of Newtype USA ) has created to market and distribute soundtracks from anime films.

CrossGen is reprising its 'money-back guarantee' offer on six key upcoming releases, three in January and three in February. Retailers don't have to process anything in the 'money back' program, since the reader, not the retailer, is required to return the unwanted book.

Tokyopop announced the February release of the anime series Reign: The Conqueror , which puts a twenty-first century, science fiction spin on the life of Alexander the Great.

British RPG publisher Mongoose Publishing is preparing to release a d20 RPG that will attempt to put a new spin on the mecha genre, WarMech -- Armageddon 2089 .

Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California responded to Jerry Ringi's missive on Marvel's description policy, and Marvel's no overprint policy.

Mike Webb of Alliance Games, a member of the GAMA Board of Directors, sent us this comment in reaction to the comment of Gabriel Vega of Name of the Game regarding the GAMA board's decision not to enforce a recently enacted ban on Internet discounters at the Origins game convention.

WizKids has released sales figures on its DC HeroClix: Hypertime game, which was released September 18.

Tokyopop announced that it has acquired the U.S. rights to the Digimon manga and plans to begin releasing trade paperbacks in March of 2003...

Mark Farace of All American Collectibles took exception to the content of Spider-Girl #53, and connected it to the ad that recently appeared on the back covers of some Marvel comics.

Gabriel Vega of the Name of the Game of Camarillo, California had a strong response to the announcement by GAMA president Rick Loomis that the GAMA Board of Directors had decided not to enforce the ban on Internet discounters on the Origins floor that was passed by the membership last year.