Marvel Comics has announced a 'fully painted illustrated prose project' that teams writer Greg Rucka with artist Yoshitaka Amano.

San Diego, California. The San Diego Comic-Con International and Expo wrapped up here today as exhausted exhibitors packed up their wares when the Expo ended at 5 p.m.

Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada announced that Spider-Man creator Stan Lee will write the comic book adaptation of the Spider-Man movie, which is currently in production and scheduled to be released on May 2, 2002.

One of the more interesting trends to surface at this year's San Diego Comic Convention is DC Comics' newfound emphasis on original graphic novels. The publisher reportedly has an unprecedented twenty or more such projects under way at present.

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WizKids, manufacturers of the category-defining collectible miniatures game Mage Knight announced an agreement to create a CMG featuring the characters from DC Comics.

N2, the innovative company that created the highly successful toys based on The Matrix , has released photos and information on its new series of action figures based on The Tick television series, which will air this fall on the Fox Network.

Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly is about to embark on a major project to reprint one of the classic American comic strips, Frank King's Gasoline Alley . King's comic strip began in 1921 in the Chicago Tribune , where it gleefully chronicled the lives of ordinary 'Joes,' who were originally drawn together by their interest in cars.

DC Direct, the increasingly important unit responsible for the production of all sorts of merchandise based on DC Comics characters, is creating a series of PVCs based on the cast of the new Smallville television series.

Dark Horse Comics announced the acquisition of the license to publish a one-shot comic book adaptation of the Disney/Pixar computer animated film Monsters, Inc.