This week, Bennett takes a look at what the Big Two area doing with some iconic characters, and examines blasphemy in comics.

This week, Bennett takes a look at Marvel's digital comic initiative and returns to the nature of superheroism.

Takehiko Inoue,one of the most popular manga-ka in Japan , made a rare U.S. appearance in New York City.

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

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.

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.

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.

Universal Pictures has greenlit Land of the Lost .