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

This week, Steve Bennett talks about TV tie-in comic books and comic-related TV shows.

If you want an idea of how sharp the elbows are getting in the convention space right now, consider the case of the warring Star Trek conventions.

This week, Thorne looks at recent events in the world of Magic: The Gathering .

This week, Bennett tackles the subject of the adult coloring book fad.

This week, Thorne looks at what he sees as problematic changes in the recent restructuring of Dungeons & Dragons organized play.

This week, Bennett looks at the 50th anniversary of the Batman television show.

Salkowitz looks at subscription boxes, DC, cons, and the politicization of fandom.

This week, Thorne talks about possible ramifications of the creation of Catan Studios and its joining with Asmodee NA.

There are not a lot of home entertainment releases this week, but there are some choice ones including the excellent hard science fiction epic The Martian , the underrated USA TV cyber-thriller Mr. Robot , the 90-minute Sherlock special “The Abominable Bride,” and the North American Blu-ray debut of the sci-fi anime Noein .

J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens topped the weekend box office for the fourth time in a row with $41.6 million, but the more surprising bit of news was the powerful debut of Alexander Inarritu’s The Revenant.

This week Bennett goes back to talking about comics and comic stores.