Marvel will launch four new comic series in December.

Marvel has previously reserved the $500 slipcase edition format for its biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, the Avengers.

We caught up with Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson recently to get his views on current issues, and discussed his perspective on the comics market "malaise," periodicals vs. graphic novels, whether tastes in genres are shifting, and Image titles that may offer more opportunities than are currently being realized.

With 31 weeks through the end of July 2019 vs. 30 weeks through the end of July 2018 (or 3% more weeks), sales were up 0.63% year-to-date.

New Asmodee studio Atomic Mass Games will release Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniatures Game Core Set in Fall 2019.

Numbers for graphic novel sales by content category this month show steady-state perennials and one big week.

John Favreau’s photo realistic remake of The Lion King roared out of the "uncanny valley" to score an enormous box office success with a $185 million domestic debut, which by itself was more than the entire box office during the same weekend last year.

Here's a preview of the Marvel 80th "Frame Variants" coming this August to a comic store near you.

Marvel Comics has revealed some key new information concerning its October releases, which include number one issues for a revived Ghost Rider, an all-star collaboration of top writers and artists on a new Amazing Spider-Man series, and a re-booted Marvel Zombies, plus a double-sized Immortal Hulk #25 and the finale of the six-issue Powers of X miniseries by Jonathan Hickman and R.B. Silva.

Comics and graphic novel sales to comic stores were up a thin 0.36% over the year-ago period in June, according to information released by Diamond Comic Distributors.