Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff have received a nomination from the Motion Picture Academy in the category of 'Best Screenplay Adapted From Another Medium.'

DC's Dark Knight Strikes Again was the top-selling comic for the third consecutive month, according to orders placed with Diamond US from pop culture stores. The initial raw order was over 171,000 copies, which was around 10% over initial orders on #2, and nearly as high as the initial orders on #1.

An official ICv2 release. GCO, LLC President Milton Griepp announced that ICv2, the site with news and information for pop culture retailers, has reached its one-year anniversary.

Card company Rittenhouse Archives has announced that it has the license to produce trading cards based on Get Smart, the post-Bond secret agent sitcom that spawned such once ubiquitous expressions as 'Would you believe...,' and 'Sorry about that Chief.'

Bowen Designs has clarified the confusing licensing situation that has both Bowen and Diamond Select producing Marvel resin products at the same time.

Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure topped the comic charts for January 2002, with over 650,000 copies ordered from Diamond U.S. prior to any late orders or reorders.

WizKids has announced that it will release Mage Knight Unlimited Starters and Boosters in March 2002, replacing its Rebellion and Lancers lines.

Bandai Entertainment is set to release Jin-Roh , the most complex and alluring theatrical science fiction anime since Ghost in the Shell , on March 5, 2002.

Heroes -- Marvel's tribute/benefit book for September 11th charities -- sold out its first printing at the distributor level on Wednesday, October 17th, the day it was released.

WizKids has announced that two sets of accessories will be among its releases for February 2002.