Tucked inside the massive monthly listings of products from comic distributors like Diamond and FM are the modest offerings of SQP, typically a group of trade paperbacks which retail for under ten dollars each.

GAMA, the Game Manufacturers Association of America, and Wizards of the Coast have settled their dispute over the Origins game convention. GAMA, the Game Manufacturers Association of America, and Wizards of the Coast have settled their dispute over the Origins game convention.

Fantasy Flight Games plans to announce the acquisition of the Lord of the Rings board game license (formerly held by Wizards of the Coast), with distribution to be handled exclusively by Alliance Game Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors.

The 'Comics' and 'Toy' categories got very competitive in May with the successful debut of Marvel's revamped X-Men titles and the release of new Simpsons and Tomb Raider toys.

Trends that we have seen during the first quarter, such as the increasing dominance of the DVD format, the overall sales importance of high ticket items, and the continuing reign of CCGs are even more apparent in the April numbers.

White Wolf Publishing has entered into an agreement to publish Fiery Dragon's line of d20 roleplaying games.

Dragonball has regained its position on top of the Lycos survey of most popular Internet searches.

Corsair Publishing, LLC is preparing to launch Campaign Magazine , which will focus on the d20 system, with original material, news, reviews, and previews.

In its first quarter report issued late last month, Hasbro reported a quarterly loss of $25 million, far worse than Wall Street estimates, and attributed the shortfall to rapidly falling sales of the Pokemon CCG.

In an open letter addressed to 'Friends of Magic' and posted on the Wizards of the Coast website, Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering , announced that he is stepping down to concentrate on personal interests.