This week, Bennett talks more about splitting the sales of new comics and graphic novels, and about writing in comics.

ESPN's Monday night countdown, which airs at 8 p.m. ET, will feature a piece on Wolverine fan (and Philadelphia Eagles free safety) Brian Dawkins.

Gary Cross, an editorialist in the Op-Ed section of Sunday's New York Times , tied licensed toys to the recent toy recalls, suggesting that the business model teaches kids to collect.

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.

Tough comparables continue to keep the market for comics and graphic novels in the direct market growing at a more sedate 5% pace, after blistering the charts with double digit growth earlier this year.

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

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

Platinum Studios filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week for the sale of shares by some of its current shareholders, and announced its plans to go public.

Two of the largest retailers in the U.S. are using IDW Transformers comic material to promote sales of the Transfomers DVD .

Hal Kinney of The Bookie in East Hartford , Connecticut , attended the Diamond Retailer Summit over the weekend and suggests that Marvel plan to have enough retailer-only products available next time.