Three films, each of which made over $100 million in the domestic market, are due on Tuesday led by the final film in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.

In Part 1, we talk about the state of the market, the changing gender mix and the new aesthetic in American comics, and ask how Dark Horse is changing post- Star Wars .

In Part 2, we talk about Dark Horse’s company-owned characters, its creator-owned projects, hosting ComicsPro, and some special projects around a famed anime director.

An innate fear of Leprechauns and a loathing of green beer have caused Hollywood studio heads to refrain from releasing much of interest on March 17th save for Chris Rock’s Top Five , a contemporary version of Annie, the latest collection of the Cartoon Network’s satire Squidbillies, the excellent AMC Revolutionary War spy series TURN , and one of the final collections of the 366-episode Bleach anime TV series.

With what the store website describes as “the largest manga selection in New England,” we thought that Comicopia would have some things to teach us.

We continue our talk with Dark Horse CEO, Manga Editor Carl Horn, and Director of Licensing--Asia Michael Gombos.

Bushiroad has announced three June releases for its Cardfight!! Vanguard G TCG: the first Legend Deck: The Dark- Ren Suzugamori , the Fateful Star Messiah Trial Deck, and Fighters Collection 2015.

Yen Press has announced four new manga licenses plus a light novel series.

Dark Horse Comics will release an oversized art book tribute to manga-ka and anime director Satoshi Kon in August.

Bushiroad will release the new Love Live! DX booster expansion for its Weiss Schwarz TCG in June.