Retailer Tim Davis of Alternate Reality in Chicago, Illinois was prompted by our article on an Ohio retailer now splitting Marvel business between Diamond and Ingram to send us this update...

Marvel CEO Bill Jemas began today's press conference by swiping a line from Bush the Elder and declaring, 'Read my lips, we will not raise prices.'

Marvel COO Bill Jemas' latest remarks made Don Bunning of Hobby Horse Comics want to talk about the Marvel policy that raises the most ire among retailers.

Recently, reports of early Marvels in other channels have been surfacing again, and we also heard from a long-time Ohio comic retailer that now plans to order a portion of her Marvels from Ingram.

This week we spoke to two retailers with medium size stores that also use events to build sales: Chris Petitto of New World Manga and Robert Nicaise of Dr. Bob's Game Shop.

Our article on the piece by Marvel COO Bill Jemas in an upcoming Marvel book brought this reaction from co-owner Jerry Ringi of Amazing Fantasy in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Subway Restaurants, in conjunction with the Cartoon Network and DC Comics, is launching a Justice League promotion this week.

A comment on the very late DKSA #3 and what DC is doing about it came in from Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California.

We continue to get more comments on Free Comic Book Day. This one, from Jay Bardyla, owner of Happy Harbor Comics & Toys in Jasper, Alberta, was prompted by some of the negative stories on FCBD.

Our article on Marvel COO Bill Jemas' latest brought this response from Robert Youngblood of the Age of Excalibur in Jonesboro, Georgia.