Broccoli International's Boysenberry Books imprint has acquired the rights for Cigarette Kisses , a stand-alone boys love manga by Nase Yamato.

Michael Costello of Downtown Comics in Indianapolis , Indiana , saw retailer Ilan Strasser's comments about Marvel's new digital comic subscription site, and disagrees with the 'doom/gloom scenario.'

Marvel has launched a new Website service, Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited, where it will offer access to thousands of Marvel comics in a high resolution format for a monthly subscription fee.

The New York Times Magazine examined the business model of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's Platinum Studios.

Sharpening the Sword is a regular column by retailer John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics, a 1300 square foot comic and games store in Williston Park , New York . This week, Riley talks about the trend of superheroes cast as villains in many of today's comics.

Superman Returns writers Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris have decided not to craft a screenplay for a sequel.

Fox has staked a claim on May 1st, 2009 as the opening day for X-Men Origins: Wolverine .

Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Mary Alice Wilson's Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs , Ohio . This week, Bennett talks about the joy of Golden Age Comics and war.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2007.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2007.