Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell: Innocence debuted last weekend in Japan along with two other anime feature films.

Dynamic Forces has released the full color image of the company's last commissioned piece of Marvel art from Alex Ross.

A Paid Advertisement. In stores in April, the Exalted Players Guide is a new core release for White Wolf's hit game of epic fantasy and high action. And in May, Exalted's new line of mass-market paperbacks novels kicks off with Carl Bowen's Exalted: A Day Dark As Night .

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.

Our Phenomenon of the Year is a new force driving anime sales, while the biggest deal of 2003 in anime may have been the one that wasn't done.

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.