Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in January 2003 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.

Dark Horse Comics is launching a new action/adventure line of comic books in the summer of 2003. Edited by Dave Land, the first wave of Rocket Comics will consist of six titles,...

DC Comics has announced the first of three new Road To Perdition graphic novels written by Max Allan Collins.

Free Comic Book Day is back on May 3 and it is going to be bigger and better than ever--just one day after the debut of X-Men 2, several thousand comic stores will give away millions of comic books.

Jason Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics and Toys in Jasper, Edmonton, and Calgary, Alberta saw the announcement on the revamped Rawhide Kid and retailer Steven Bates comments and let us know that he thinks the revamp is a good idea.

Rembert Parker of Reader Copies in North Anderson, Indiana saw the recent announcement that Gemstone would be publishing Disney comics and felt that the proposed price was too high for a kids comic.

Ken Warkentin of Comic Addicts in Winnipeg, Manitoba saw the recent announcement that Gemstone would be publishing Disney comics and liked the idea, but not the price.

Darin Batten of All-Star Comics and Games in Mishawaka, Indiana recently sent us a comment supporting more comics for kids, including Disney Comics. Then he saw the announcement that Gemstone had signed an agreement to bring back Disney comics, and sent in his approval.

Ford Lytle Gilmore announced the formation of new company Illuminati Entertainment as a management and production company specializing in selling creator-owned comic and videogame properties for film and TV development.

We talked to Future Comics founder and CEO Bob Layton about about the founding of the company, the decisions they've made about distribution and their relationships with comic retailers, what they've got in the pipe, and the opportunities for getting their properties into the movies.