John Gavin of York Comics and Cards in Parma, Ohio was prompted by another retailer's comments on con sales by publishers to send this message of agreement, and to note a different aspect of the issue.

Rich Biedrzycki of Dreamland Comics in Schaumburg, Illinois felt that Top Cow's sales of Battle of the Planets #1 before he received it were 'a slap in the face.'

Bandai Entertainment announced the acquisition of North American broadcast and video rights to Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex , an anime TV series that functions as a sequel to and extension of the original (1995) anime.

In comics, Spidey still holds three of the Top 10 Cool Comics in June, with the Kevin Smith-penned Spider-Man/Black Cat #1 in the top slot.

Wizard Entertainment announced that attendance at the recently completed (July 5-7) Wizard World: Chicago was over 40,000. The total for 2002 represents a slight but significant increase over 2001,...

A group of retailers representing 52 stores have issued this joint statement expressing dis-satisfaction with Games Workshop policies toward independent retailers.

This week's New Yorker (dated July 22) contains Art Spiegelman's three-page essay about Greg Sadowski's biography of artist Bernard Krigstein (B. Krigstein , from Fantagraphics at $49.95).

Checker Book Publishing Group of Dayton, Ohio has appointed Midpoint Trade Books as its distributor to the U.S. book trade effective immediately.

Senator International, a Hollywood studio that specializes in moderately budgeted genre pictures, has optioned 30 Days Of Night , a three-issue horror comic series written by Steve Niles and published by IDW.

Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio brings his experience with the parties involved to the Bill Rosemann/Matt Ragone situation.