Frequent contributor Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics in Whippany, New Jersey, disagreed with retailer Mark Faraces' comments on Yu-Gi-Oh .

Beckett Publications announced that the Beckett Yu-Gi-Oh Collector magazine, which is currently a 'flip-book' with the Beckett Pokemon Collector , will henceforth proceed on its own as the Yu-Gi-Oh Collector .

Fantasy Flight Games of Roseville, Minnesota announced that it has acquired the rights to create board games based on the hugely popular Dragon Ball Z animated series.

Mark Farace of All American Collectibles in St. Louis was prompted by recent comments on Yu-Gi-Oh to let us know that he's focused on the opportunity and thinks complaints about availability are off base.

Ralph Finck of The Batter's Box in Truro, Nova Scotia, sent us a copy of his letter to Upper Deck on the unavailability of Yu-Gi-Oh to his store.

Chris Pollichemi of Altered States Game and Hobby in Syracuse, New York has a different slant on the Yu-Gi-Oh shortage in hobby stores. He feels Upper Deck is making the right moves, but doesn't think much of the game, or some of its purchasers.

Stan Tychinski of Collectible Dreams in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania took an extra sarcasm pill before composing this missive. He's upset about the Yu-Gi-Oh shortage for the hobby, among other things.

Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California chimed in to offer Fred Swayne of Infinity Entertainment some advice on making money on the Yu-Gi-Oh craze.

Diamond Comic Distributors announced today the formation of a new division, Diamond Book Distributors, the goal of which will be to make a wide selection of graphic novels, anime, gaming, collectible toys, and other pop-culture merchandise available to the mainstream retail book market.

Yu-Gi-Oh's television ratings remain strong and the WB network has ordered an additional 39 episodes of the popular series from packager 4Kids Entertainment.