These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2005.

We spoke to retailer Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience in San Francisco on Thursday to discuss the completion of a three-and-a-half-year class action court case that he initiated in 2002.

All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder #2 was the best-selling periodical comic book in September.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2005.

The Teshkeel Media Group has signed an agreement with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. to bring Arabic-language Marvel comics to the Middle East region.

During a conference call discussing the post- House of M / Decimation event, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada made no bones about the fact that he was happy that the result of this major Marvel event would be a drastic reduction in the number of mutants in the Marvel Universe.

Gabriel Hagmann of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington saw the column by Steve Bennett and numerous Talk Back comments on it, and notes the many books that already fit the criteria that those critical of darker content are seeking.

Alex Ross' new Justice maxi-series for DC topped the charts in August with sales of over 190 thousand copies.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2005.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2005.