Sharpening the Sword is a regular column by retailer John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics, a 1300 square foot comic and games store in Williston Park , New York . This week, Riley talks about the trend of superheroes cast as villains in many of today's comics.

Robust performances by toys tied into the Transformers and Spider-Man 3 movies helped Hasbro post a very strong third quarter.

Superman Returns writers Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris have decided not to craft a screenplay for a sequel.

Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Mary Alice Wilson's Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs , Ohio . This week, Bennett talks about the joy of Golden Age Comics and war.

In April Upper Deck will release the Marvel Ultimate Battles TCG , a new superhero card game designed especially for kids.

Gains in the combined sales of periodical comics and graphic novels slowed from 13% during the first half of 2007 to 6% in Q3.

World War Hulk remained on top for the second month in a row.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2007.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2007.

In Part , we talk about the state of the market and the reasons for the success of Civil War in bookstores as well as comic stores.