This chart of the ICv2 "Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises" reflects sales in all trade channels for Spring 2019.

San Diego Comic-Con News: IDW Publishing has announced another licensed comic book series, a monthly comic based on the 2064: Read Only Memories cyberpunk science fiction adventure game that prioritizes characterization and narrative.

Marvel Comics has revealed some key new information concerning its October releases, which include number one issues for a revived Ghost Rider, an all-star collaboration of top writers and artists on a new Amazing Spider-Man series, and a re-booted Marvel Zombies, plus a double-sized Immortal Hulk #25 and the finale of the six-issue Powers of X miniseries by Jonathan Hickman and R.B. Silva.

The mobile unit housed eight state-of-the-art gaming consoles in a setting right out of the latest Hollywood techno-action thriller.

The 64-page trade paperback features comic pages by various Marvel artists with the word balloons and captions left blank.

This week, Steve Bennett looks at views of the future in comics, and introduces us to hopepunk.

Last week it was suggested here that the debut of Pixar's Toy Story 4 would be something of a defining moment in diagnosing the virulence of the case of "sequelitis" that is affecting the 2019 box office, but the Pixar film's $118 million opening, though well below expectations, didn't really prove to be definitive.

WizKids will expand its Deep Cuts line of unpainted miniatures into X-Men characters from HeroClix this November.

This week, Steve Bennett looks at Marvel EIC CB Cebulski's comments to a Swedish interviewer, thoughts on a movie or TV show based on Ms. Marvel, with a side trip to look at The Phantom.

Dead Reckoning will collect the series that's sold over a million copies worldwide.