We recently caught up with Viz Senior Vice President Liza Coppola to discuss the current state of the manga and anime markets, and what's coming from Viz. In Part 3, we talk about the anime market, including the relatively nascent shojo market, the sales channels for anime, Viz's live action program, and the comparison between the Japanese and American markets.

In Part 2, we talk about Viz's manga anthologies, the plans for Naruto in 2008, the 'next Naruto,' and Viz's fiction program.

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

Russ Toney of C & C Comics in St. Albans, West Virginia sent us this great story of a true class act -- Wildstorm's Jim Lee.

Starting this Sunday Daniel Clowes' new comic strip, Mr. Wonderful , starts its run in The New York Times Magazine .

Fox Home Entertainment is providing three DVD versions of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

The announcement of a new Marvel crossover event, Secret Invasion , has piqued both consumer and retailer interest.

The prize-winning animated feature based on Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis will open on Christmas Day.

The editors of Secret Identities: The Asian Superhero Anthology have appealed for submissions from artists and writers.

Marvel's Civil War #1 was named 'Best Single Issue or Story' at the 20th Annual Harvey Awards.