N2 Toys is waiting to see if buyers at the recently concluded New York Toy Fair will order N2's second series of toys based on the cancelled Tick TV series.

The good news is that ToyBiz action figures are getting better and better thanks to new high tech imaging equipment and an increasing willingness to hire top sculptors, but the bad news is that the first wave of Spider-Man Movie Action Figures showed up in Wal-Mart (and reportedly, in Toys R Us) a month before other channels.

Superhero parody character Lethargic Lad gets its own book this summer with the planned release of the Lethargic Lad Jumbo-Sized Annual #1 in June.

Although this brief introduction cannot do justice to the work of the man who had the greatest influence on both Japanese manga and anime, it can help you begin to understand his role in the history of these art forms and why it is so important.

Diamond Select showed off a growing collection of licensed products and cool Japanese imports at its showroom at the New York Toy Fair this year.

Checker Book Publishing of Centerville, Ohio announced the May publication of its second collection of comic stories, Clive Barker's Hellraiser -- Collected Best .

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In Marvel's press conference today, Marketing Manager Bill Rosemann ran down an impressive list of Spider-Man projects scheduled for the spring in order to feed off the heat generated by the Spider-Man movie, which opens May 3.

Rhino Home Video released new information about some key DVD releases of retro cartoons that are now slated to hit retail in April.

Vertigo has announced that all of its periodicals will bear new trade dress, beginning with books shipping in May. DC VP Executive Editor-Vertigo Karen Berger explained why.