WizKids EVP Martin Stever told ICv2 that additional orders for HeroClix are still rolling in at a ferocious rate.

Amid the swirling mountain of hype being generated for the highly anticipated debut of the Spider-Man film next week, it came as no surprise that the webslinger dominated nearly every discussion at today's Marvel press conference.

The Punisher has received a green light from Artisan as the second film in its fifteen-property deal with Marvel.

The window for Spider-Man promotions is turning out to be a big one, with planned events continuing through Memorial Day weekend.

Our Top 10 Cool lists, which rank the best-selling products in pop culture stores, are dominated by franchise properties (with a few surprises) in our rankings for March 2002.

Non-sports trading cards can be a successful product category, so we sought out a couple of retailers that we were told do an especially good job of merchandising and promoting entertainment cards to find out their secrets.

Two creative groups will be leaving Image and making new publishing arrangements, beginning with July releases.

Marvel has announced that director/actor/comics scribe Kevin Smith will be appearing on NBC's 'The Tonight Show' on June 24th to promote the release that week of his upcoming Marvel mini-series, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do .

We've now had some time to review Marvel's annual report for 2001, and it's a tale with better results than the last two disastrous years, reflecting the successes of the turnaround plan in all three of Marvel's business segments -- toys, publishing, and licensing.

This is a listing of all the great stuff for the store that wins Third Place in our May Movie Display Contest. The total value is over $600, and it could all be yours.