A Paid Advertisement. OTAKU USA Magazine launches today to over 15,000 outlets nationwide. The magazine covers the cutting edge of Japanese pop culture, from manga (Japanese comics) and anime (cartoons based on those comics) to the associated computer games, trading cards, costuming, model making, music and dress.

Titan will release Spider-Man: The Icon , a gigantic 320-page full color hardcover with dustjacket, in October.

Verso Publishing announced it will release Che: A Graphic Biography by Spain Rodriguez in February.

The Executive Committee of The Harvey Awards -- which awards excellence in the Comic Book industry -- has announced the list of nominees for 2007 awards consideration.

Book Expo America , the annual gathering of tribes for the book business, was a hot time in a sweltering New York City this past weekend.

Diamond Comic Distributors released its annual sales figures, reporting gross sales of over $350 million.

An ICv2 Release. ICv2 has announced the release of ICv2 Guide #43: Graphic Novels.

Warner Bros. Pictures is working on a live action adaptation of DC Comics' Teen Titans.

This week, Bennett talks about a trade paperback collection he likes.

Wizards of the Coast announced its line-up of Star Wa rs products for the rest of 2007.