Bryan Singer has signed to direct X-Men: First Class for Fox.

Preview of Battlefields #1: Happy Valley Part 1 from Dynamite Entertainment. On sale 12/23/2009.

This week, Steve Bennett gives us a potpourri of comments on recent comics news.

ICv2 recently interviewed Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson. In Part 2 of our two-part interview, we talked about the manga market, Dark Horse’s movie deals, and why Watchmen wasn’t a game-changer.

Alfonso Frank Frazetta was arrested on Wednesday and charged with stealing $20 million worth of paintings by his father.

Review of the Yen Press manga Time and Again Volume 1 JiUn Yun.

We talked to Marvel publisher Dan Buckley in our annual interview on the state of the market, Marvel’s year, and its plans for the future. In Part 2, we talk about kids comics, movies and graphic novels, and Marvel’s 2010.

Matthew Vaughn, the director of Kick-Ass, likes to create his special effects with traditional methods.

Harry Potter will undoubtedly sell the most DVDs this coming week, but buyers will have lots of choices.

Thanks largely to the success of its Blackest Night event, DC dominated the top ten once again.