The Sci-Fi Channel has ordered 22 new episodes of Stargate SG-1, renewing the series for its seventh season.

An Official ICv2 Release . ICv2.com has announced that it welcomed its one millionth unique visitor during October, which was an extremely strong month over-all.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated November 6, Marvel announced that Chairman Stan Lee was contemplating a lawsuit against Marvel if he fails to receive 10% of the profits derived by the company from movies and TV programs using the characters that he helped to create.

The prolific Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas responded again to Bill Jemas' Open Letter to Retailers and Marvel's quick scheduling of a Must Have for The Truth with this anecdote illustrating the impact of sell-outs on key books.

Shawn Hamilton of the Great Escape in Nashville, Tennessee responded to Bill Jemas' Open Letter to Retailers and Marvel's quick scheduling of a Must Have for The Truth with this comment on another aspect of Marvel's No Overprint policy (difficulty in replacing shortages), and a happy ending.

Total comic and graphic novel orders from comic stores for November were down about 3% vs. last year, continuing the trend from last month.

Following the trend established in October, comic store orders on most top comics slipped again in November, with only five of the top twenty-five posting increases (all below #15).

Stan Tychinski of Collectible Dreams in Selinsgrove, Pa. has been watching the recent dialogue on in our Talk Back section on Marvel and wanted to send us a positive story about the lengths to which a creator went to make a difference in his store.

Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in November 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.

Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in November 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.