The Trigun Kubrick figures include: Vash the Stampede, Nicholas D. Wolfwook, and Monev the Gale. These figures are exclusive to Diamond, and will be incl uded in the August issue of Diamond's Previews catalog.

Reuters News Service is reporting that AOL Time Warner will shutter all its Warner Bros. Studio Stores by the end of October. AOL Time Warner announced in January that the newly merged entertainment juggernaut was seeking a buyer for the retail stores, but reportedly gave up the search for a buyer in February.

The first Buffy CCG release, which will be designed using episodes from the first two seasons of the award winning series, will debut late in 2001.

This is a directory of anime distributors with links to profile pages, which provide additional information and ordering contacts.

Company profile for Intergalactic Trading Company, a distributor specializing in science fiction TV/movie related merchandise.

ICv2's informal and unscientific survey of retailers from coast to coast indicates that Tomb Raider merchandise is moving very well in about 70% of the stores we questioned.

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).