This is the list of companies scheduled to exhibit at the San Diego Expo, a trade show for the comic industry coming July 22-23 in San Diego, California.

McFarlane Toys has reached an agreement with both the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association to create collectible figures licensed by both.

Diamond Select Toys, a sister company of Diamond Comic Distributors, announced the signing of an agreement with Golden Books to produce merchandise based on the venerable children's book Here Comes Peter Cottontail .

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within , which will debut on July 11, is a ground-breaking work of hyper-realistic computer animation that because of its unique style is sure to be one of the most talked-about films of the summer (though not necessarily one of the highest-grossing).

The 'Comics' and 'Toy' categories got very competitive in May with the successful debut of Marvel's revamped X-Men titles and the release of new Simpsons and Tomb Raider toys.

Paramount's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider buried the competition with a strong $48.2 million opening weekend.

On September 25 Fox Video will release an elaborate box set of DVDs containing the first season of The Simpsons animated TV series. The three-disc boxed set will have a SRP of only $39.95.

The movie is boffo and the mass market is rocking, but an unscientific survey of some twenty retailers from coast to coast indicates that sales of Shrek toys and trading cards are only 'OK' in pop culture stores.

Moore Creations and Top Cow have joined forces once again to create a statue of Top Cow's sexy vampire-slaying heroine, Magdalena.

McFarlane Toys has inked agreements with both the NFL and Players Inc., which represents the NFL Players Association, to create a line of collectible football figures that will appear with authentic-looking game apparel, complete with grass and mud stains and official team logos.