Avi Arad, the Head of Marvel Studios, provided industry analysts with an update on the progress of various movie projects based on Marvel comics during Marvel's Q4 conference call on Tuesday.

Diamond Select Toys has an exciting line of Marvel-based merchandise for 2004.

Marvel Enterprises announced on Thursday that Lions Gate has been granted licenses to develop, produce, and distribute films based on the Marvel Comics characters, Iron Fist , Black Widow and the Punisher .

New York City. The 101st Annual American International Toy Fair opened here on Sunday in the wake of a tough holiday season for the industry.

Marvel Enterprises has inked a deal with video game manufacturer Electronic Arts to develop a series of fighting games pitting Marvel superheroes against characters developed by Electronic Arts.

Despite the cancellation of ACTOR Presents: Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk #1 due to 'difficulties over timing and production,' Marvel has paid ACTOR in full for the book.

Marvel has hired David Maisel, at one time the Director of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning at Disney, as President and COO of Marvel Studios.

Marvel Enterprises Inc. announced the appointment of Ames Kirshen as Manager of Game Development, a new position at Marvel where Kirshen will serve as 'an in-house Executive Producer and creative liaison' for Marvel's interactive licensees and game developers.

The Return of the King dominated the box office for the third straight weekend with an estimated total of $30,750,000.

Variety is reporting that DC Comics has ended a 'seven month search for its 'man in Hollywood'' by plucking Gregory Noveck out of producer Joel Silver's TV production staff and giving him the newly minted position of Senior VP, Creative Affairs.