Marvel President Bill Jemas' defense of his no overprint policy has fed the continuing discussion over the future of the comics business.

The big news from the Orlando, Florida Megacon last weekend was the announcement from Marvel and DC that the long-awaited JLA/Avengers crossover will become a reality.

Joe Sacco, whose Safe Area Gorazde has received excellent press recently drew four new pages of his special brand of comic reportage for the issue of Time Magazine that is out today -- March 5, 2001. The pages depict Sacco's return to the Middle East for the first time since the 1990s.

Our article last week on comic orders for March ('Top Comics Below 100,000') provoked a lot of reactions -- in fact, the most reactions of any article we've published since we launched a month ago.

A first look at the ICv2 Top Ten Cool lists for January shows a return to more traditional buying patterns after the holiday season. This trend has been reinforced by a change in the Top Ten Cool format here at ICV2.

In a statement released Friday, March 2nd, Marvel President Bill Jemas has reinforced Marvel's decision not to over-print its periodical comics, c alling the past policy of 10-20% overprints, '...a desperate, shortsighted effort to squeeze every last dollar out of every last book.'

The Cartoon Network has announced that the new anime series The Big O will debut on Tuesday, April 3 at 5:30 Eastern Standard Time.

In an analysis of March orders to Diamond from comic stores, we've discovered what has long been talked about in general terms -- just how far comic sales have fallen from their once lofty heights.

The first product in the Metabarons line is a 288-page full-color, hardcover rulebook which features a cover painting by Travis Charest and interior paintings by Metabaron artist Juan Gimenez.

Contact, lines, and other information about this Illinois-based game distributor.