The Free Comic Book Day committee has kicked off its national public relations campaign for this year's event, coming up on Saturday, May 3, on X2 premiere weekend.

Adam Kubert, one of Marvel's top X-Men artists ( Ultimate X-Men ), will auction off his services for a three-hour comic book store signing anywhere in the U.S. on May 3, 2003.

Finally there is some good news to report on the DC Comics film front. David Goyer has been tapped to write the screenplay for the new Batman film,

Marvel announced the return of the Epic imprint, this time as a line of creator-packaged books which will range from new takes on Marvel characters, to books licensed from other media, to books featuring creator-owned work.

Titan Magazines has made available the cover images for its three X2 Souvenir Magazines , due for release in April.

MVCreations and CrossGeneration Comics have announced that MVCreations titles, including Masters of the Universe, will be published by CrossGen.

Darin R. Batten of All Star Comics and Games in Mishawaka, Indiana was at the recently completed GAMA Trade Show and here are his impressions.

Fast Forward Entertainment of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, has acquired a license to produce collectible card and roleplaying games based on CrossGen's comic properties, with the first releases scheduled for August.

Doing another story about Warner Brothers' difficulties in mounting a new Superman film feels like 'piling on,' given the numerous problems that have plagued this star-crossed project.

Josh Olson ( Three Gun Blues, On The Border ) will write the screenplay for A History of Violence , based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke.