In Part Three we talk about the upcoming Marvel-Del Rey projects, Del Rey's publishing plans for books about manga, and the definition and categorization of manga.

Richard and Jennie Newman of Pet Shop Comics & Collectibles of Louisville, Kentucky saw the news about a McCain spokesperson's disparaging comments about D&D players and say “big stickin’ deal!”

Dave Brzeski of The House On The Borderland in Peterborough , England read Steve Bennett’s recent column and says publishing Webcomics in a hardcover edition is “not quite unprecedented.”

John Jelley of Pyrimid Comics & Games in Sierra Vista, Arizona saw the news about a McCain spokesperson's disparaging comments about D&D players and says it’s "disturbing that Mr. Goldfarb would assume that all people who play such games would be stupid liberal hippies.”

This week, Steve Bennett talks about news from the retail front lines, Arabian comics, and Mr. Freedom .

In Part Three, Levitz talks about the status of DC’s relationship with Flex, the Zuda Webcomic site, film plans and Hollywood ’s current interest in comics and superheroes.

In Part 2, Levitz talks about economic effects on the distribution channels, DC’s relationship with mass, its approach to event titles and its MMORG under development.

In Part One, Levitz talks about the current state of the market and its prospects, and the potential for Watchmen to bring new consumers to comics and graphic novels.

The dollar total for comics purchased by comic stores dropped again in July, by 3%, the sixth consecutive month of year over year declines.

Comic stores bought over 175,000 copies of the July issue of Secret Invasion, #4, only a few hundred copies down from their purchases of #3 in June.