Although three actors from Mutant X were signing at the Inkworks booth in San Diego, and we thought we were being told with a nod and a wink that Inkworks had the license (and reported it as fact for about 16 hours on Thursday), it turns out it was just a nod and a wink--don't look for Mutant X trading cards any time soon.

Sony will release a special 2-disc DVD edition of the $400 million Spider-Man blockbuster on Friday, November 1.

Variety reported today that Warner Bros. Pictures has tapped Wolfgang Petersen ( Das Boot , Air Force One ) to direct Batman vs. Superman , which Warners envisions as the studio's tentpole picture for the summer of 2004.

Dark Horse Comics announced its comic series based on the rock band Kiss at last year's San Diego Comicon without a lot of fanfare. After all, Image's Kiss: The Psycho Circus comic had sort of just faded away and expectations for Dark Horse's book were not very high. Well a year later, Gene Simmons, the tongue-wielding bassist and driving force behind Kiss licensing, will be back at San Diego, and he will be touting Dark Horse's number one comic for July.

Inkworks has acquired the rights to produce a set of trading cards based on The Osbournes .

Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in July 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.

Variety reported that Dreamworks has purchased a screenplay by comic book scribe Grant Morrison.

Although Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada mentioned that he was 'perturbed that the The Brotherhood #1 was so under-ordered by retailers,' Jemas thanked retailers for taking a chance and investing in a new and different kind of comic.

Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas would like a collection of the first three issues of Origin to make it easier to sell the later issues, which he still has in stock...

Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in June 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.