In Part One of this two-part interview, Leford talks about the current status at ADV; ADV’s changing strategy; some new anime announcements; his assessment of the anime market in North America, and the changing licensing environment.

Sales of hobby games in the U.S. and Canada topped $1.5 billion for the first time in 2017, reaching $1.55 billion, according to a new estimate compiled by ICv2 and reported in Internal Correspondence #94.

This week, King responds to some recent suggestions to retailers from Wizards of the Coast.

We based the ranking on the impact on the economics of the business.

King looks at his top selling non-collectible games of the year, and discusses concerns about the current state of hobby game distribution from a retailers perspective.

In Part 1 of this interview with Upper Deck's Cory Jones, we discussed the 'fragile' TCG market, the role of community in supporting the market, and the steps Upper Deck is taking to support that community.

Controversial Star Trek Into Darkness BD plus Castle , Homeland , and The Big Bang Theory .

Plus upcoming releases for the rest of 2013.

This week, King reveals how his buying and stocking of CCGs has changed because of a big change in sales of Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering.

This week Bennett reviews weekly comics, including two of the biggest from other countries.