The National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. (NECA) has purchased the majority of the assets of WizKids, Inc. from The Topps Company, Inc., including the award-winning Clix family of games, which includes HeroClix, ActionClix, HorrorClix and SportsClix, NECA has announced.

The company said it will also acquire the WizKids brand, the Pocketmodel Game family of games, including the Pirates of the CrimsonCoast, Pirates of the Spanish Main and Pirates of the CursedSeas games, and the Mage Knight line of games.

“The assets of WizKids that were purchased by NECA have been transferred to a wholly owned NECA subsidiary operating out of its offices in Hillside, New Jersey, which will operate under the WizKids name,” NECA said in a release.

Until production was suspended, HeroClix had been the leading collectible game in the comic genre since its 2002 debut, utilizing characters from Marvel Comics and DC Comics, which are expected to continue.

 “WizKids has created the best games within the collectible miniature and constructible genres and NECA is proud to help continue this great legacy,” Joel Weinshanker, President and CEO of NECA, said in the release. “The HeroClix engine is the envy of the industry and many companies have attempted to emulate it without success. We’re thrilled to deliver HeroClix to the gamers.”

The company has hired Lax Chandra, who ran the WizKids subsidiary for The Topps Company, to be the President of NECA’s newly formed subsidiary. It reported that former WizKids employees Chas Delong, Wade Sugiyama and Mike Elliott have also been brought on to help with the transition. Further announcements are pending.