Mattel has announced a number of its new toy offerings for 2004, including a Shaman King Deluxe Battling Figure Assortment that allows kids to act out their favorite battle scenes from the Shaman King anime series.

Advanced Marketing Services, the parent company of Publisher's Group West, has admitted providing clients with inaccurate figures concerning the circulation of its magazines and catalogs during a four-year period from 1999-2003.

Our Phenomenon of the Year is apparent every time you open a distributor's catalog, while our 'Flop' of the Year would be a big hit for some publishers.

Wizards of the Coast has announced that it will launch its highly anticipated Duel Masters collectible card game (CCG) in March 2004.

Will Alan Moore's Watchmen ever make it to the big screen? There is no doubt that a large portion of comic fandom sincerely hopes that it will -- check out the accompanying faux movie poster created by a zealous Watchmen acolyte.

Topps and WizKids unveiled their first joint project -- a collectible miniatures game that the companies hope will tap into the growing interest in fantasy baseball.

DC Comics took the #1 spot for comic book sales in September by smashing the 200,000 barrier to smithereens with the final issue of the Jim Lee/Jeph Loeb Batman 'Hush' storyline, which sold an amazing 233,775 copies.

Sabertooth Games has announced a November release for its second Warhammer 40K CCG.

King Features Syndicate announced that production has started on a new Popeye 3-D CGI animated TV special, with the first airing scheduled for prime time during the holiday season.

Wizards of the Coast has launched an in-store organized play program for the board games of Avalon Hill. Called Avalon Hill Frontline , the program kicks off this month with in-store tournament kits for Risk 2210.