Sales to comic stores by Diamond Comic Distributors in North America were up a whopping 31.62% over the same month a year ago in August.

Clint Eastwood’s Sully , a recreation of the “miracle on the Hudson” starring Tom Hanks as airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, easily topped the weekend box office with a $35.5 million debut, the best bow ever for the weekend after Labor Day, which traditionally marks the appearance of the first “adult dramas” with Oscar pretentions.

Fede Alvarez’s horror thriller Don’t Breathe topped the box office for the second weekend in a row--only the second time that a horror film has accomplished that feat since 2014.

DC Comics will launch the Justice League vs. Suicide Squad miniseries this winter.

Titles related to Suicide Squad and politics made up 40% of the Top 20 Adult Fiction Graphic Novel chart.

New comics publisher Vault Comics has announced the first titles it will launch, and news on development deals for several titles.

Fede Alvarez’ horror thriller Don’t Breathe topped the weekend box office with an estimated $26.1 million, earning roughly 2.6 times as much as it cost to make on its first weekend of domestic release.

GameStop Corp., which operates over 7500 stores in 14 countries, wants to be the “global leader” in retailing collectibles merchandise.

This week, Steve Bennett discusses how modern movie fandom has become a full-time investment.

As the late summer doldrums ebb, home entertainment releases are ratcheting up, especially in the TV category with this week’s complement of five comic book-based TV series including the initial seasons of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow , Lucifer , and Ash vs. the Evil Dead , plus on the theatrical side, one of the best films of 2016 so far, Shane ( Iron Man 3 ) Black’s highly enjoyable The Nice Guys.