GameStop Corp., which operates over 7500 stores in 14 countries, wants to be the “global leader” in retailing collectibles merchandise.

As the late summer doldrums ebb, home entertainment releases are ratcheting up, especially in the TV category with this week’s complement of five comic book-based TV series including the initial seasons of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow , Lucifer , and Ash vs. the Evil Dead , plus on the theatrical side, one of the best films of 2016 so far, Shane ( Iron Man 3 ) Black’s highly enjoyable The Nice Guys.

Dynamite Entertainment is jumping its output of book format products from a recent four or five a month to 13 in October.

We talked to IDW Media Holdings CEO Ted Adams at San Diego Comic-Con recently to get his view of the market and talk about IDW’s latest initiatives and plans. In Part 1 of our two-part interview, we talk about comics, including the Direct Market, variants, the book channel, mass, and digital.

This week, Bennett discusses Tsum Tsum, Justice League Action and food manga.

Universal’s Jurassic World toy license will change hands next July from Hasbro to Mattel.

This week, Thorne explains what matters in game packaging.

Daniel Chon pleaded guilty to embezzlement as the company began a debt exchange with its bondholders to extend repayment on debt coming due in the next two years.

Several well-known hobby games were included in the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association's 2016 Best Toys for Kids award winners.

Here's a review of Marvel Comics Into Film: Essays on Adaptations Since the 1940s TP , published by McFarland.