Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Mary Alice Wilson's Dark Star Comics of Yellow Springs , Ohio . This week, Bennett covers a lot of ground, revisiting the question of whether superheroes are 'silly,' looking at the ads in Marvel Adventures, and wondering about Betty becoming a NASCAR driver.

Virgin Comics announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement for Diamond Book Distributors to distribute its graphic novels.

Archaia Studios Press has announced that its Mouse Guard property, based on the comic by David Petersen, has been licensed for collectible products by Diamond Select Toys.

Sharpening the Sword is a regular column by retailer John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics, a 1300 square foot comic and game store in Williston Park , New York . This week, Riley takes on the topic du jour -- the WizKids exclusive deal.

Matthew Dykes of KAPOW! Comics in Sherwood , Arkansas has seen the news of the WizKids exclusive distribution deal with Diamond/Alliance, and asks 'what's the fuss?'

TwoMorrows Publishing will release three trade paperbacks for comics fans in May.

Lee Nordling, for the past several years the executive editor of Platinum Studios' comic line, will be heading up a new graphic novel packager, the Pack.

Jeffrey Lunsford of Spud's Emporium of Comics and Games in Ottumwa, Iowa saw the news of WizKids' exclusive distribution deal with Alliance and Diamond and shares his views.

Image announced the April release of the first issue in a series based on Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer paintings.

An article in Sunday's New York Times surveyed the current wave of classic comic strip reprints.