From the Cult Film 'Legend'
February 7, 2006
SOTA Toys has announced the March release of a giant 21-inch Lord of Darkness Figure.
Games Segment Weak
February 6, 2006
Hasbro, the nation's number 2 toymaker, reported improved fourth quarter and full year earnings.
'I Have No Sympathy'
February 5, 2006
Scott Rudge of Astound Comics in Westlake, Ohio saw the recent coverage of Palisades ' demise and the connection to the Musicland bankruptcy, and has a suggestion for toy and game companies that are looking for the big sales chains offer--ship direct first.
But Only 8 Episodes
February 2, 2006
Volume 4 of the Speed Racer DVD series will come with a die-cast model of the Mach 5 racer.
Out of Business After 11 Years
February 1, 2006
The first casualty of the Musicland bankruptcy was not an American anime company or manga publisher, but the collector-oriented toy company, Palisades Toys.
For Statues & Busts
January 31, 2006
Diamond Select Toys has announced the acquisition of a license for busts, statues and MiniMates based on the X-Men 3 movie.
'Corpse Bride' and 'Wallace & Gromit' Also Get Nods
January 31, 2006
Hayao Miyazaki earned his second Academy Award nomination in 2006 for Howl's Moving Castle .
First Toys Out This Summer
January 31, 2006
McFarlane Toys will introduce a line of action figures based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon library.
Q4 Performance Beats Expectations
January 30, 2006
Mattel, the nation's largest toymaker, reported its fourth quarter and 2005 financial results.
Column by Steve Bennett
January 19, 2006
This week Bennett talks about the beneficial use of in-store signage.
