During yesterday's conference call concerning Marvel's Q4 2004 performance, Marvel Enterprises vice chair Peter Cuneo indicated that a settlement in the legal battle with Stan Lee, the company's chairman emeritus, might be close.

How successful has the Shrek franchise been for Dreamworks? The answer can be seen in the studio's hiring of screenwriter Tim Sullivan to write the script for Shrek 4 even before Shrek 3 goes into pre-production.

Steve Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw the news that Marvel comics will soon be available in 7-11 stores and offers his thoughts on the increased availability of Marvels.

Hollywood writer/director Zak Penn has told Sci-Fi Wire that he has been engaged to write the screenplay for the third X-Men film.

Columbia Pictures is ready to finance Tonight, He Comes , a dark superhero tale written by Vincent Ngo, as a vehicle for Will Smith.

The Spider-Man 2 movie will be a free premium with the first million units of the PlayStation Portable, which is shipping on March 24th.

This week Steven Bates looks at writers from other fields tackling comics.

Buena Vista will release a multi-disc Fantastic Four DVD box set this summer to tie in to the theatrical release of the Fantastic Four feature on July 1st.

Greg Roch of Comic Readers in Regina, Saskatchewan saw the news that Upper Deck is changing its shipping policy on new Yu-Gi-Oh! releases and suggests other companies follow suit.

John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the comments by Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics on the number of Marvel trade paperback titles that are out of print and agrees, but also sees another problem with the Marvel trade paperback line.