John Jelley of Pyrimid Comics & Games in Sierra Vista, Arizona saw our story on Topps shutting down WizKids, and had these comments on the economy and its impact on sales in comics and game stores.

We recently caught up with Wizards of the Coast CEO Greg Leeds to get his thoughts on the state of the market and the implications of the WizKids shutdown, where he expects to find growth for Magic and D&D , and how licensed and new properties fit into the company’s strategy.

We look at the questions, reactions, and future in the wake of the announcement of WizKids' shutdown.

Wizards of the Coast will end support for its Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures skirmish game in the coming months.

R.A. Salvatore’s The Pirate King , the second book in his Transitions Trilogy, set in the Forgotten Realms , debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list.

A Japanese woman who killed the avatar of her MapleStory husband after he divorced her in the online game has been arrested on computer hacking charges.

“We are changing our approach to our minis product line,” Wizards of the Coast Senior Brand Manager for D&D Scott Rouse said.

Hasbro announced earnings of 89¢ per share, with contributions in the quarter from CCGs, board games, Iron Man, Star Wars, and Transformers.

A draft of the new Wizards of the Coast Game System License (GSL) and System Resource Document (SRD) “is done” but there is still work to be done before it's finalized.

Noah Broessel of Pop Culture Paradise in Tempe , Arizona has been having delivery problems and wonders why new comics and graphic novels can't be delivered one day before the on-sale dates.