The robust sales patterns that have characterized the Spider-Man-influenced summer of 2002 continued to make their mark on ICv2's Top Ten List for July. Even more than usual, big ticket items tended to dominate the lists this month.

Reuters is reporting that Mattel Inc. has won the right to make toys based on key Warner Bros. characters including Superman , Batman , Looney Tunes , and the Justice League .

We recently covered the introduction of the online version of Magic: The Gathering . Jerry Ringi feels it's an attack on his livelihood.

The Transformers GI Season 1 DVD Boxed Set (srp $59.95) is not sold out.

Although the Spider-Man movie did not debut until May 3, its influence was already apparent in the Top 10 Cool products in several categories in April.

Decipher has announced that it will donate over $1 million in financial backing, product, and promo materials to the Star Wars CCG Player's Committee.

Chain stores across the country, including outlets of the Gamestop chain, began selling Wizards of the Coast's new Star Wars Trading Card Game: Attack of the Clones almost two weeks before the official street date of April 23rd.

Z-Man Games has developed Warchon ( pronounced 'war-kon'), the first in a series of a new type of game, the Playmark Book Game (PBG).

Gary Gygax, co-creator of the original Dungeons & Dragons RPG, is back with a fresh adventure module for the d20 system.

The Cartoon Network has announced that Transformers: Armada and The Big O 2 will be part of an expanded Toonami block in the fall of 2002.