Todd Phillips' The Joker set a new October weekend box office record with an estimated $93.5 million debut, but it still wasn't enough to insure a year-over-year win as the total box office was down 18.2% from the same weekend last year when Venom debuted with $80.2 million.

Archie Comics, the longtime purveyor of comics for young readers, is moving into graphic novels in a big way with two different strategies for two different age groups: Licensed graphic novels for middle-grade readers and an in-house imprint for YA titles.

Magnetic Press is back on its own, sort of: It will break its ties with Lion Forge to become a full-service publisher. However, it will remain part of the holding company Polarity.

Dark Horse Comics will launch a new series, Stranger Things: Into the Fire, on January 8.

DC Comics will launch a new Black Label limited series by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amada Conner.

Archie Comics announced a new series featuring an old character: Archie & Katy Keene, with character designs and variant covers.

IDW Publishing announced a series of hires in sales, marketing and operations, including several employees returning to the company.

Geppi Family Enterprises CRO Chris Powell will appear at the ICv2 Insider Talks in a session focusing on the Future of Comic Retail.

This week, Steve Bennett confesses that Snoopy reminded him that it was 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, and he then explores the famous beagle's relationship with NASA.

Archie Comics revealed Archie Meets The B-52s for a February 2020 release.