The retailer sales numbers that ICv2 has collected for June continue to display the trends that we have seen over the past six months.

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.

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.

Trends that we have seen during the first quarter, such as the increasing dominance of the DVD format, the overall sales importance of high ticket items, and the continuing reign of CCGs are even more apparent in the April numbers.

The Fox Kids Network is adding eight new series for next year including animated versions of the WB television series Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and the Dreamworks outer space comedy Evolution

Fantagraphics Books has announced that the Ghost World film, based on the Daniel Clowes graphic novel, will be released in June, somewhat later than previously announced.

Marvel's dismal fourth quarter performance capped off a very bad year, which saw the company's net sales decline from $319 million to $231 million.

Check out the new Black Costume variant covers, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Spider-Man's iconic black costume, on sale in May.

Learn about Ultimate Black Panther #5, Ultimate Spider-Man #6, Ultimate X-Men #4, and Ultimates #1, all on sale this June.

The Valiant Hero Universe Origins collection offers an ideal entry point for new readers. 12 volumes of regular comic book format, at a cover price of $24.99, paint the picture of the world of Valiant Entertainment characters.