Bev Kranz of Collectors Ink in Chico, California saw our article on the GAMA Board's decision not to enforce the ban on Internet discounters, the responses, most recently from GAMA President Rick Loomis and WizKids EVP Martin Stever and had a contribution on dealing with potential legal issues.

Our report on the GAMA board's decision not to enforce the membership's resolution to ban Internet discounters from the floor of Origins has generated considerable response. Now it's come full circle, as WizKids Executive Vice President Martin Stever, who introduced the resolution in the first place, weighs in expressing his frustration with the situation.

We recently reported on the GAMA board's decision not to implement a membership resolution to ban discounters from the Origins game show. Now GAMA President Rick Loomis has responded to criticism of the board decision.

Mike Webb of Alliance Games, a member of the GAMA Board of Directors, sent us this comment in reaction to the comment of Gabriel Vega of Name of the Game regarding the GAMA board's decision not to enforce a recently enacted ban on Internet discounters at the Origins game convention.

Gabriel Vega of the Name of the Game of Camarillo, California had a strong response to the announcement by GAMA president Rick Loomis that the GAMA Board of Directors had decided not to enforce the ban on Internet discounters on the Origins floor that was passed by the membership last year.

In a recent letter from President Rick Loomis to the GAMA membership, GAMA announced that it will not be enforcing its ban on Internet discounters on the exhibit floor of Origins in 2003.

Green Ronin Publishing has announced the signing of a purchase agreement with Wizards of the Coast for the Dragon Fist RPG, which was originally released as a download-only product in 2000.

Following the trend established in October, comic store orders on most top comics slipped again in November, with only five of the top twenty-five posting increases (all below #15).

Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in November 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.

Accoutrements, a Seattle-based gift manufacturer, is scoring a major success in some quarters with a five-inch Jesus Action Figure that retails for about $7.00.