Most, but not all, of the retro art books will be deluxe 'coffee table' type books that should have a strong appeal to the visually oriented customers who shop at pop culture stores. Part II of our coverage of the category.

Art books featuring classic illustrations from pulp magazines, comic strips, comic books, men's magazines, and even toy catalogs from the golden age of American pop culture 1930-1960 were prevalent at this year's Book Expo America. Part I of our coverage.

ICv2 recently submitted a number of written questions to Marvel President Jemas, and he took time to respond in his usual frank style (we guess it's not just the spoken interviews that bring out that trait).

The large number of movie/TV books available this season should provide opportunities for a wide range of pop culture stores.

Hank Ketchum, who created the popular comic strip Dennis the Menace , died last Friday at the age of 81.

A quick trip around the exhibition floor at Book Expo America demonstrates two very important facts.

Andrews & McMeel is preparing a new Calvin & Hobbes book for publication this September.

Marvel has entered into an agreement with Dimension Films, a subdivision of Miramax, to develop a film based on the relatively short-lived 1980s comic Cloak and Dagger .

This is a directory of comic distributors, with links to more extensive profile pages on each of them.

In spite of a lawsuit from Fox, Tribune Entertainment, which licensed the property from Marvel, is forging ahead with production of the syndicated Mutant X television series. The sets have been built and dressed, the casting is complete, and filming starts next Monday, June 4th in Toronto, Canada.