Whether Jay and Bob Strike Back ends up at number one or number ten, it still represents one of the better opportunities of the summer for pop culture retailers.

Dark Horse Comics will publish four Kiss -related comic titles beginning in the spring of 2002.

WizKids, the creators of Mage Knight , the pioneering 'collectible miniatures game,' announced an agreement with Marvel that will result in the creation of a Marvel CMG that will bow in the summer of 2002.

Marvel improved its cash position by $3.4 million in the second quarter of 2001, ending at mid-year with around $18 million in cash, up from under $15 million at the end of first quarter.

Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment has released details on the DVD release of the groundbreaking animated feature, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within , which will go on sale on October 23rd.

Diamond has released some general mid-year category information, and while the shifts between categories are substantial year-over-year, the over-all business is stable with some positive underlying trends despite a tough economic environment in the 'real world.'

D-Boy, Inc., in association with Studio Tron and Fanboy, Inc. plans to release a series of collectible pewter statues based on the gorgeous female leads in Kia Asamiya's Silent Mobius manga.

Robert Boyd of LPC, the company that sells Tokyopop titles to bookstores, told ICv2 that Sailor Moon sells better than any of the other graphic novels his company reps by a factor of 'at least' 1.5.

In an unprecedented move, the Cartoon Network is offering six different Samurai Jack action figures through its online store.

Both Tribune Entertainment and 20th Century Fox claimed victory in Fox's lawsuit against Tribune and Marvel over the Mutant X syndicated TV series.