Toynami's 2006 offerings include Naruto Statues , Inuyasha and Chobits action figures.

Dark Horse will produce vinyl and PVC figures based on Roald Dahl's lost classic, The Gremlins .

Genndy Tartakovsky will direct Power of the Dark Crystal , the sequel to the 1982 film, The Dark Crystal .

Days of Wonder has announced the impending release of the Cleopatra and the Society of Architects board game.

James Meeley, recently of Ron's Coin & Collectibles in Yakima, Washington, saw Ilan Strasser's comments on the output of the Big Two comic publishers. and sees innovation coming from other places.

This week Bennett talks about the beneficial use of in-store signage.

Comic store sales of the top comic titles were overwhelmingly down on a piece basis in December, with 21 of the 23 continuing series in the top 25 showing issue-over-issue sales declines.

We present the ICv2 2005 Manga Awards in two parts. In Part 1, we name our Manga Publisher, Release, and Marketing Campaign of the Year.

Commercials airing on the 4Kids Saturday morning animation block indicate that the One Piece anime series will be back on the air in 2006.

Wizards of the Coast plans two Star Wars Miniature releases for next summer: Champions of the Force and Bounty Hunters.