Steven Bates of Diamond Comics (and former ICv2 columnist and Bookery Fantasy manager) saw the new column by Steve Bennett and shares his feelings at seeing an interloper in his spot.

And in Part 3, we discuss the path of Korean intellectual property development and the relationship between UDON and the Korean publishers.

In Part 2, we discuss the pace of the launch, the target audience, and the nature of the Korean comics market.

In Part 1, we talk about the decision to enter the U.S. market directly, rather than continue to work through licenses.

This week, Bennett shows why it's important for retailers to keep track of the media references to the products they sell.

Anthony Furfferi of Empire Comics in Rochester, New York saw the discussion of comics with variant covers, prompted by the initial comment from Dave Autzen of Reader's World, and let us know that he would prefer a simpler approach.

Frank Mastromauro, Executive Vice President of Aspen Comics, told ICv2 about Aspen's plans to publish a hardcover collection of Michael Turner's Soulfire .

Kevin Grevioux, who wrote the original screenplay for Underworld , told ICv2 about his plans to write comics which will be published by Alias Enterprises.

In an article on the front page of the 'Arts and Leisure' section of Sunday's New York Times, Alexandra Star takes a long and loving look at Grant Morrison's Manhattan Guardian comic book.

Jada Toys is introducing its Chub City line of character toys and die-cast vehicles this month.