Now from Central Park Media comes Descendants of Darkness , a 13-episode series produced by WOWOW in 2000.

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is receiving some much needed financial support from two major auctions on e-Bay. The first auction was initiated by artist Jim Lee, who offered to pay all of his expenses for a store signing anywhere in the U.S.

CrossGen is reprising its 'money-back guarantee' offer on six key upcoming releases, three in January and three in February. Retailers don't have to process anything in the 'money back' program, since the reader, not the retailer, is required to return the unwanted book.

British RPG publisher Mongoose Publishing is preparing to release a d20 RPG that will attempt to put a new spin on the mecha genre, WarMech -- Armageddon 2089 .

Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California responded to Jerry Ringi's missive on Marvel's description policy, and Marvel's no overprint policy.

In two recent instances, Marvel products appeared first in channels other than comic stores serviced by Diamond Comic Distributors.

In a print exclusive in the ICv2 Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga, which is reaching retailers this week, ICv2 has analyzed the market size of both the anime and manga markets.

Dark Horse, a comic publisher known for its licensed properties, such as Star Wars , Aliens , and Kiss, has acquired the rights to create a comic series featuring Robert E. Howard's brooding Cimmerian, Conan the Barbarian .

IDW, whose CSI comic series debuts in January, is going for the marketing jugular with an exclusive 3-page self-contained story that will appear in the mega-circulation TV Guide magazine in January.

An Official ICv2 Release . ICv2 announced the release of its first magazine, The ICv2 Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga , which is being distributed this week.