Gutsoon Entertainment announced a name change for Raijin's sister publication Fujin, which will henceforth be known as RGA or Raijin Game & Anime .

Dark Horse, a comic publisher known for its licensed properties, such as Star Wars , Aliens , and Kiss, has acquired the rights to create a comic series featuring Robert E. Howard's brooding Cimmerian, Conan the Barbarian .

ADV Films has confirmed that it is raising the print run for the second issue of its English language edition of Newtype magazine from 30,000 to 60,000.

IDW, whose CSI comic series debuts in January, is going for the marketing jugular with an exclusive 3-page self-contained story that will appear in the mega-circulation TV Guide magazine in January.

Game distributor ACD Distribution of Madison, Wisconsin is announcing Monday that it is opening a warehouse in Fresno, California to service the western United States.

An Official ICv2 Release . ICv2 announced the release of its first magazine, The ICv2 Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga , which is being distributed this week.

Universal has picked up the rights to the Whiteout graphic novels written by Greg Rucka, illustrated by Steve Lieber and published by Oni Press.

The Sci-Fi Channel has ordered 22 new episodes of Stargate SG-1, renewing the series for its seventh season.

Games Workshop is planning to bring back its Talisman board game, which has been out of print for almost a decade, for release in April of 2003.

An Official ICv2 Release . ICv2.com has announced that it welcomed its one millionth unique visitor during October, which was an extremely strong month over-all.

Viz has been notifying a number of its direct customers that it plans to close their accounts by the end of the year.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated November 6, Marvel announced that Chairman Stan Lee was contemplating a lawsuit against Marvel if he fails to receive 10% of the profits derived by the company from movies and TV programs using the characters that he helped to create.