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 continues his discussion about pricing.

John Nee has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Business Development at DC Comics.

Jay Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics of Edmonton, Alberta read comments by retailer Joe Krolik and says tracking orders works.

Richard Newman of Pet Shop Comics and Collectibles in Lousville , Kentucky saw WizKids' response to broken street dates on ActionClix and says that early release crowds hobby retailers out of the market.

Fred Schultz of Cyberzone Toys & Sports in Moreno Valley, California read John Riley's column about minimum pricing and agrees that manufacturers should set minimum prices.

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 minimum pricing and Internet retailers.

Gary Cross, an editorialist in the Op-Ed section of Sunday's New York Times , tied licensed toys to the recent toy recalls, suggesting that the business model teaches kids to collect.

ICv2 continues its series of interviews with comic publishers with a talk with Marvel publisher Dan Buckley (who asked VP Sales David Gabriel) to join in. In Part 2 we talk about more of the newer distribution channels for Marvel books, and Marvel's publishing plans to tie into its 2008 movies.

In Part , we talk about the state of the market and the reasons for the success of Civil War in bookstores as well as comic stores.

In Part 3, we talk about Wizards' policies on Internet sales, and how it enforces them.