The inaugural GenCon SoCal, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center for Dec. 11-14, attracted some 4,725 fans of gaming, fantasy, and science fiction.

Dreamwave Productions is reporting that the Duel Masters #1 comic book is sold out completely everywhere in North America.

Sara Gray of Mira Mesa Comic Gallery in San Diego, California saw Steve Bennett's comments on comic formats and had this to say.

4Kids is completing a deal with Toei Animation to bring the Magical Doremi anime series to the U.S.

Dreamwave Productions has announced that its Duel Masters #1 comic book will come polybagged with rare limited edition Duel Masters cards from the forthcoming Duel Masters CCG.

ICv2 has learned that Christian Moore and Owen Seyler are leaving Decipher and joining Upper Deck.

The prolific Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw Mark Amoroso's comments on chain competition on key comic and game products, and explains how he meets competition from big box retailers on those categories and on toys.

Craig Thompson's Blankets reached number 46 on the manga-dominated list of top-selling graphic novels compiled by Bookscan.

In spite of the recession that is still affecting the overall U.S. economy, game sales remain strong with the exception of role-playing games.

At the recently concluded GenCon in Indianapolis, North American gamers got their first look at Myths & Legends.