We recently published an Open Letter to Retailers from Marvel COO Bill Jemas related to Marvel's no overprint policy generally, and its decision to print an upcoming Marvel Must Have on spec specifically. Jim Brocius of Cosmic Comics in Las Vegas, Nevada sent us this comment.

P. Margolin of Compleat Comics on Maui, Hawaii, was prompted by Marvell COO Bill Jemas' recent open letter to retailers and Marvel's handling of its next Must Haves to send us this comment.

The licensing arrangement for t-shirts between Graphitti Designs and Marvel Comics appears to be on the rocks. Other licensing agreements between Graphitti and Marvel involving hardcover books etc. are not affected, but any Graphitti Designs Marvel t-shirt that was not shipped by October 1 should be considered canceled.

Jim Lee is participating in an auction for retailers beginning on November 5 on eBay with all proceeds going to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The auction offers a benefit signing by Lee, who will fly himself to the winning comic book store at his own expense.

The Hollywood Reporter has disclosed that UPN is developing a one-hour television series based on the character Night Thrasher from the Marvel New Warriors comic book. The Night Thrasher was a tech-savvy African American martial artist...

Beginning at sunset on Halloween and ending with the sunrise on New Year's Day 2003, White Wolf is slashing 140 backlist items to the devilishly low price of $6.66. The books are from a wide range of White Wolf's gaming galaxies including, Vampire: The Masquerade; Vampire: The Dark Ages; Werewolf: The Apocalypse;

Beginning January 12th, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block will be expanding from two nights a week to five.

Marvel COO Bill Jemas released this statement on the reasons for Marvel's no-overprint policy and a change Marvel is making to it.

Tokyopop announced that it has acquired the rights to six manga series that it plans to release in the U.S. in 2003.

The Spider-Man DVD is due November 1, and retailers across the country are planning for how they can tie into what could be the biggest DVD release of all time.

In a break with past Marvel policy, Marvel COO Bill Jemas has announced that Marvel will be printing a Marvel Must Have edition containing the first issue of its upcoming Captain America miniseries, Truth: Red, White and Black , on spec.

Both Bandai and Tokyopop, producers of the Love Hina DVDs and manga trade paperbacks, respectively, have reported great sales on their Love Hina products.