WizKids and Riot Media Inc. are joining forces to create RIOT: The Collectible Card Game.

In his first column, Riley talks about his strategy for targeting the game customers that are most valuable to his store's profitability, using a strategy first implemented on a large scale by mass merchant Best Buy.

Sales of comics dipped 3% in September but graphic novels were up 14% from 2004.

All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder #2 was the best-selling periodical comic book in September.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2005.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2005.

The Teshkeel Media Group has signed an agreement with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. to bring Arabic-language Marvel comics to the Middle East region.

Asterix and Obelix have taken a determined political slant in Asterix and the Falling Sky.

Bob Cosner of Bob's Baseball Cards, Comics & Games in Des Moines, Iowa saw the comments by Pat Fuge of Gnome Games and the ICv2 interview with Cory Jones of Upper Deck and agrees with Fuge that the sale of tournament packs at Wal-Mart is not what Jones said Upper Deck would do.

Ron Perlman, Marg Helgenberger of CSI , and James Marsden will voice the major roles in the first feature-length animated Conan film, Conan: Red Nails .