Beckett Publications, Beckett.com, and Beckett Grading Services have been sold to Apprise Media, LLC and renamed Beckett Media LP.

This week, Bates looks at the key ordering tool for direct market comic retailers and asks for a different way of accessing the information.

David Loftus of AK Comics in Beloit, Wisconsin saw the comment from Paula Fuge of Gnome Games and shares his comments on Upper Deck release dates, and on the number of Yu-Gi-Oh! releases.

Bill Eckman of Classic Cards & Comics in Castle Rock, Colorado saw the recent comments on Upper Deck release dates in the various sales channels and felt the need to add his comments.

Dark Horse Comics plans to publish hardcover books collecting Mike Baron and Steve Rude's Nexus comics.

Bob Cosner of Bob's Baseball Cards in Des Moines, Iowa saw a recent interview with an Upper Deck spokesperson and was 'amazed' at the answers in the context of current Upper Deck release patterns to its sales channels.

Paula Fuge of Gnome Games in Green Bay, Wisconsin has some comments on when Upper Deck releases products to its sales channels.

Ron Catapano of Comics Plus in Mount Holly, New Jersey saw the news that Marvel is reprinting X-23 #1 and seized the opportunity to make a number of suggestions to both of the Big Two.

Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics in Whippany, New Jersey is feeling the pain from Marvel's out-of-stocks on trade paperbacks.

Image Comics has announced that Mike Baron and Mike Norton are collaborating on a new horror miniseries titled The Night Club.