Retail Site Founder Takes Over
July 17, 2002
Wizards of the Coast announced today that the company has reached an agreement to outsource its online retail business to Sean Vanderasson, owner and manager of SVGames L.L.C.
To New Company with Familiar Faces
July 10, 2002
Confirming long-standing rumors, Wizards of the Coast has announced that it has reached an agreement with new company Paizo Publishing, LLC for Paizo to publish Dragon and Dungeon Adventures magazines.
Profiting on 80???s Pop Culture
June 26, 2002
Thanks to trends in its collectibles business, the folks at the Bookery Fantasy shop anticipated the current retro trend by at least 18 months, and is currently capitalizing on it with a variety of special displays.
Josh Hayes Named New Sales Manager
June 25, 2002
Diamond Comic Distributors announced today the formation of a new division, Diamond Book Distributors, the goal of which will be to make a wide selection of graphic novels, anime, gaming, collectible toys, and other pop-culture merchandise available to the mainstream retail book market.
Retro Toon Triumphs
June 15, 2002
Warner Brothers' live action version of the Scooby Doo animated series earned an estimated $56.4 million at the box office in its debut weekend.
Plus Retro, Spider-Man
June 12, 2002
For the first time in May, collectible miniatures games dominated our Top 10 Cool game products, powered by the performance of the superhero-themed Marvel HeroClix CMG.
Cutting Marvel Info Not the Answer
May 28, 2002
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey reacted to the recent discussion on ICv2 of returnable Marvels through Ingram by sending this missive on Marvel's strategies.
Spider-Man at $334 Million
May 26, 2002
Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones dominated the Memorial Day weekend box office by raking in an estimated $62 million dollars over the four-day holiday,...
A Huge Success!
May 26, 2002
Raymond G. Iniquez, Jr., of Rays Mini Video & Comics, shares his thoughts on how FCBD went for his store.
But Street Date Is Memorial Day
May 21, 2002
We'd been hearing about confusion over the release schedule for the Judgment expansion for Magic: The Gathering , which is starting to arrive now, so we checked with Wizards of the Coast.