In this column, Riley talks about the 2005 trends that are shaping his business.

Ilan Strasser from Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey looks at the upcoming releases from the Big Two comic publishers and current comic sales and doesn't like what he sees.

Pow! Entertainment has now acquired the exclusive rights in perpetuity to Stan Lee's name, likeness, signature slogans (Excelsior!) and brand (Stan Lee Presents).

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2005.

The estimated cost of the new Superman epic, Superman Returns , has ballooned to $250 million.

Marvel has announced three major 2006 projects with prose fiction authors -- two based on Marvel properties, and one exploring new storylines from Stephen King's Dark Tower universe.

JAKKS Pacific, Inc.has signed a Master licensing agreement with Marvel Enterprises, Inc. to develop products based on Marvel characters for categories including dog accessories, cat accessories, pet food, and pet tents.

Ron Perlman, Marg Helgenberger of CSI , and James Marsden will voice the major roles in the first feature-length animated Conan film, Conan: Red Nails .

During a conference call discussing the post- House of M / Decimation event, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada made no bones about the fact that he was happy that the result of this major Marvel event would be a drastic reduction in the number of mutants in the Marvel Universe.

Marvel Entertainment has announced that it will begin adding a gold color treatment to the cover borders of key Ultimate books.