A few weeks back we wrote about the filing of a lawsuit by Neil Gaiman (and Marvels and Miracles, LLC) against Todd McFarlane, his companies, and Image Comics regarding a dispute over Miracleman.

Humanoids Publishing is offering retailers a chance to stock 2 copies each of five selected graphic novel titles on a returnable basis during this summer's prime selling season.

Charles Brownstein, who has been the principal reporter for Comicon.com's Splash page for the past year, has been named the new Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

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Chris Bleistein, Executive Director of The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, has resigned after serving in that position for the past 13 months.

Jenette Kahn will be leaving her position as President of DC Comics and Mad Magazine by the end of the year, Barry M. Meyer, CEO of DC parent Warner Brothers, announced today.

No comic publisher has ever assembled a more formidable phalanx of films based on its characters than Marvel Comics, which has no fewer than five major motion pictures set for theatrical release during the next 18 months.

Initial comic and graphic novel orders to Diamond US from pop culture stores were up sharply again this month, with a 19% increase over February 2001, and a 10% increase over the stronger numbers in 2000.

DC's Dark Knight Strikes Again was the top-selling comic for the third consecutive month, according to orders placed with Diamond US from pop culture stores. The initial raw order was over 171,000 copies, which was around 10% over initial orders on #2, and nearly as high as the initial orders on #1.

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