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NEWS! NAME CHANGE & STOCK SPLIT!

TheComicStore.com To Undergo Name Change

Company Also Announces Forward Stock Split

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2001--(OTC Pink Sheets: CMIX - news) TheComicStore.com is pleased to announce that as a result of several recent and pending developments, the company will be executing a forward stock split. The forward split allows TheComicStore.com more flexibility with upcoming acquisitions and business developments. In addition, the company will be undergoing a corporate name change to better reflect the diverse changes in the business.

``We've been contemplating a name change for a while, thus giving TheComicStore.com the ability to better reflect the ongoing changes within the Company, as well as the exciting business opportunities that are still to come. This is an exciting time for TheComicStore.com and its shareholders,'' stated CEO Ross Rojek.

Other Recent Developments

As part of TheComicStore.com's ``Millennium Plan,'' the company has begun negotiating with several online and off-line retailers to acquire the online portion of their businesses.
``With the continued strength of our stock price, and upcoming funding, it is time to expand our own retail sales through acquiring new sites,'' commented Ross Rojek.
Several of the businesses have brick and mortar stores as well as an online presence. TheComicStore.com will only keep the online portion of the business, and spin off the retail storefronts.


TheComicStore.com

TheComicStore.com is the Internet spin-off of Comics & Comix, the fourth largest comic book chain in the United States. Founded in 1972, Comics & Comix has been at the forefront of the comic and collectible industry for almost three decades. Through its BTP Distribution Division, TheComicStore.com also does sales and fulfillment for other on-and off-line retailers including Tower Books & Records, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. The growth of e-fulfillment is expected to continue as more e-commerce companies outsource to third party suppliers. BTP is currently distributing to more than 10 web companies, and several hundred brick and mortar customers.

TheComicStore.com: http://www.thecomicstore.com .

To learn more about The ComicStore.com or to be included on the shareholder communication email list, please contact Marc Jablon at Big Apple Consulting USA, Inc. 1-800-546-7950, or contact www.askbigapple.com.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a ``safe harbor'' for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements related to the future anticipated direction of the high-technology industry, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, future funding sources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of TheComicStore.com, Inc. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to development and expansion activities, dependence on existing management, financing activities, and domestic and global economic conditions.

Contact:
Big Apple Consulting USA, Inc.
Marc Jablon, 800/546-7950
www.askbigapple.com