Ultra Pro International has signed a license to produce board games, card games, and gaming accessories tied to Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Three special days devoted to particular classes of independent retailers take place this month, in attempts to draw attention away from online retailers and chains.

NPD Group, which tracks POS data from major retailers, is expecting a robust holiday season for its toys supercategory this year.

DC Comics properties are driving results for multiple Time Warner divisions, according to comments in the conference call tied to Q3 earnings.

This week’s home entertainment releases include one of this summer’s best-reviewed blockbusters, as well as the season’s most successful R-rated comedy, a new Batman animated feature that revives the 1960s Batman ethos (and cast) as well as a misleadingly titled ( Anthropoid ), but very engrossing World War II thriller.

The holiday season is shaping up to be another battle royale in the toy and games category, with mass chains racking up huge numbers of exclusives, and one chain that used to be a huge toy retailer hitting problems from which it will be difficult to recover.

We talk about one of the biggest ways IDW has expanded beyond its base in comics.

We talk about games, coloring books, IDW Limited, and possible new categories.

The first Marvel comic miniseries inspired by Disney’s Tsum Tsum toy line is set for collection.

Jay Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics & Toys comments on the recent article regarding DC's sales in September.