These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2016.

The sequel to a venerably manga series and the newest volume from the hottest new manga topped the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels for January, according to the list provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan.

Comics and graphic novel sales were down 5.1% vs. the year ago period in January.

After an unexpected hiatus of two weeks we resume our quick survey of home entertainment releases. This week’s offerings include a new Batman animated film, Steven Spielberg’s carefully crafted Cold War saga, Bridge of Spies , Vin Diesel’s action-packed The Last Witch Hunter , plus the final season of the post-apocalyptic TNT series Falling Skies , the grindhouse-themed second season of From Dusk Till Dawn , and the third film in the 4-part anime feature film remake of Evangelion.

Warner Bros. Animation and DC have announced the new Justice League Action cartoon series.

Here's a review of DC Comics: Secret Hero Society #1: Study Hall of Justice TP, published by Scholastic Inc.

There has been movement on several film studio projects in the past few weeks, and we round up the news here.

Warner Bros. has turned up the PR machine as the date for Batman v Superman draws closer.

DC Co-Publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee Tweeted out a big tease on Friday.

Warner Bros. has released a featurette showcasing how the three main heroes come together in Batman v Superman.