Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey, has been following the commentary on All Star Batman and Robin #10 and says he would have destroyed any copies had he received them.

This week, Steve Bennett talks about creator owned comics.

Marvel has announced the promotion of Simon Phillips to President, Worldwide Consumer Products.

Bidders in the auction for the Reed Business Information unit have been faced with difficulties due to the credit crunch.

Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Super-Fly Comics and Games in Yellow Springs , Ohio . This week, Bennett discusses changing values in society and popular culture.

Rich Waldbiesser of Six Feet Under Games in New Holland, Pennsylvania saw John Riley’s most recent column and agrees that focusing on “good customer service and a welcoming environment” is good bet for retailers during tough economic times.

Part Three of an interview with Gonzalo Ferreyra, Viz Media Vice President of Sales and Product Marketing.

Part Two of an interview with Gonzalo Ferreyra, Viz Media Vice President of Sales and Product Marketing.

Two new announcements of online availability for anime emphasize both the growing availability of such legal content and the array of options for delivering that content.

Michael Tierney of Collector's Edition and The Comic Books Store in North Little Rock , Arkansas has been following the retailer commentary about shipping day earlier and says it takes work to grow a business and meet the order minimums to get Tuesday shipping.