On Wednesday April 18, 2001, the Washington Post printed a lengthy article by Hank Stuever that focused on DC artist Phil Jimenez and his obsession with Wonder Woman . Stuever's essay covers the entire history of the character, who first appeared some sixty years ago just one month before Pearl Harbor.

The latest DBZ collectible card game release, The Trunks Saga , has sold out the first print run. With demand still strong, Score is going back to press.

Koch Records will release Pokemon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack on March 27, 2001. This enhanced CD will include music from the third Pokemon film as well as from the Johto Journey TV shows.

The Cartoon Network's Toonami Block, which is largely composed of imported anime titles such as Dragonball Z, Sailor Moon, Outlaw Star , and Ronin Warriors , has posted impressive gains in viewership over the past year.

While the toy industry, and in particular the action figure category had a terrible year in the mass market in 2000, the segment that targets the adult collector market continued to grow.

To keep interest and demand high, Mattel is determined to limit production on certain key items like a transparent plastic Harry Potter figure (w/invisibility cloak), and Harry's Levitating Challenge playset.

One of the most recent anime titles licensed for U.S. distribution is Tenshi Ni Naru Mon! (' I'll Become An Angel ').

A Los Angeles television station with the provocative call letters 'KCOP' sent three underage boys into famed LA comic shop Golden Apple with the express purpose of attempting to purchase adult comics.

Bakuten Shoot Beyblade is a new animated series that debuted on Japanese television on January 8 th .

Sega announced that it is likely to end production of its Dreamcast videogame console and will not produce a next generation game platform.