Despite some recovery by DC, comics and graphic novel sales to comic stores were down 9.05% vs. the year-ago period in May.

This week, Bennett talks about product knowledge and looks ahead to key Free Comic Book Day comics.

This week’s home entertainment releases include The Revenant , which snared 3 top Oscars, the hyper-kinetic martial arts film IP Man 3 , the final season of the Stephen King-based supernatural fantasy drama Haven , the second season of Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley satire, and the Emmy Award winning (for “Outstanding Comedy Series”) fourth season of Veep .

Scholastic Books has announced two new children’s graphic novel titles for Fall 2016.

Yen Press has announced several new English print licenses for manga and art books.

The Onxy Path will release Pugmire , a new creator-owned fantasy RPG set in a world that has literally gone to the dogs.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2015.

This week, Thorne talks about possible ramifications of the creation of Catan Studios and its joining with Asmodee NA.

This week Bennett looks at the reaction to the MST3K Kickstarter.

The dog days of summer have yet to give way to the rich fall home entertainment harvest, but there are some offerings of interest including a kid-friendly, animated Batman Unlimited feature, plus the first wave of releases from major TV shows like the fantasy series Once Upon a Time and Atlantis , plus The Blacklist , and a trio of NCIS offerings, as well as a new consolidated edition of the compelling Future Diary anime series.