In the biggest expansion of comics distribution in a generation, DC Entertainment will launch a massive comics program with the nation’s largest retailer this summer, offering four exclusive series at over 3,000 participating Walmart stores.

Dave Elliott of Atomeka saw Rob Salkowitz’s column on the middlebrow comics glut, and directed our attention to his post (originally on DeviantArt), with his outline for improved publishing programs at the Big Two comic publishers.

These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2018.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2018.

Two things that haven’t been happening with much regularity came together in comic stores in May, as comics and graphic novel sales rose for a second straight month, and Marvel had a dominant month.

DC has fleshed out the creative teams and release dates for the inaugural releases under the DC Zoom and DC Ink imprints.

BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands are adding another chapter for Tommy Oliver, the original Green Ranger.

The end of the May brings loads of geek TV updates.

Mangaka Shiori Teshirogi’s (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas) series starring Batman and the Justice League is coming to America.

While there are no big names in this week’s home entertainment releases there are a lot of decent offerings including John Francis Daley’s black comedy Game Night, a sexy Jennifer Lawrence espionage film, the delightful Nick Park stop motion-animated Early Man, Todd Haynes’ unjustly neglected Wonderstruck, plus the heavily-populated DC cartoon series Justice League Action , and the popular Nickelodeon hit, The Loud House.