Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics in Whippany, New Jersey, saw our article on the number of graphic novel titles growing faster than sales and the comment by Joe Krolik of Comics America, and adds his thoughts.

A part-time employee at The Game Keep in Hermitage, Tennessee has admitted molesting a 12-year-old boy that he met at the store while conducting gaming events.

Joe Krolik of Comics American in Winnipeg, Manitoba saw our article on graphic novel sales growing more slowly than the number of titles and feels that this is an early sign of a coming collapse.

Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics in Omaha, Nebraska saw the results of the Free Comic Book Day election and explains his concerns about the results.

Diamond's sales of comics and graphic novels to North American comic stores were up 10% in August vs. August 2003.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2004.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2004.

Rembert Parker of Reader Copies in Anderson, Indiana saw Steven Bates' column on 'Extreme Makeovers' and sees an application of the concept to comics.

According to an announcement on Mike Grell's Website, IDW is bringing Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance back in a new mini-series that is currently scheduled for a March 2005 debut.

Viz LLC has announced that starting with Volume #7 in October, new volumes of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin will be released on a monthly basis.