This week's Entertainment Weekly has a six-page story written by Pekar and illustrated by long-time collaborator Gary Dumm.

In spite of the recession that is still affecting the overall U.S. economy, game sales remain strong with the exception of role-playing games.

A U.S. District Judge in Charleston denied a motion last Friday to dismiss a suit against the state's 'harmful to minors' Internet statute.

Miramax has given the greenlight to start production on a third Bionicle film.

Joe Sacco passed another milestone for comics journalism last Sunday when 'The Underground War in Gaza,' his story about Palestinian tunnels and Isreali bulldozers was published in the New York Times Magazine .

Funimation Productions has acquired the rights to Meitantei Conan ( Detective Conan ), the highest rated anime series in Japan.

Dennis Schamp, General Manager of the Comic Gallery stores in San Diego, California saw Scott Prolux' comments on WizKids allocations and sent us his tips on getting what he needs for his stores.

ABC late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live ran a taped segment Wednesday, May 7 in which co-host Patton Oswalt visited Los Angeles comic retailer Bill Liebowitz at his Melrose Avenue Golden Apple store.

Joe Field is the Concord, California retailer who originally came up with the idea for the worldwide Free Comic Book Day promotion, which was held for the second time last Saturday.

There is no doubt that X2: X-Men United will blitz the box office this weekend, it's just a matter of by what multiple it will top the sum of all the other movies in theaters during the first weekend in May.