The news that Wizards of the Coast would be cutting back on non-WotC RPGs in its chain of retail stores elicited the following response from Don Williams, Public Relations Manager for Wizards of the Coast, which is the first offical statement on the topic from the company.

Sources close to the situation are confirming that Wizards of the Coast retail stores are beginning to eliminate most non-WotC RPGs from their inventory.

We talked to Future Comics founder and CEO Bob Layton about about the founding of the company, the decisions they've made about distribution and their relationships with comic retailers, what they've got in the pipe, and the opportunities for getting their properties into the movies.

Wizard Entertainment COO Fred Pierce told us that he expects their relationship to end within days,...

Both ADV Films and Tokyopop announced major executive hires today.

Darin Batten of All Star Comics and Games in Mishawaka, Indiana saw Timothy Davis' plea for comics for kids, and Brian Hibbs' response, and expressed his desire for a Marvel kid's comic.

Gene Smith of Alien Entertainment in Villa Park, Illinois, saw our article on CrossGen going exclusive with Diamond for comic store distribution and mounted this protest.

Spider-Man has now reached $815 million in worldwide box office. Meanwhile the Spider-Man video has been selling huge numbers, but not anywhere near the numbers that were shipped to retailers.

At the kickoff of the 2002 holiday season, we talked to distributors that sell to pop culture stores in four major categories -- toys, games, anime, and comics/graphic novels.

UK RPG publisher Hogshead Publishing has announced that it is ceasing operations as of November 30, 2002.