We talked to Joe Field, the Concord, California retailer who came up with the idea for an industry-wide promotional comic giveaway, about his reactions to the events of Free Comic Book Day last Saturday.

An ICv2 release. ICv2 is kicking off the Star Wars leg of its 'May Movie Moolah' promotion today.

ICv2 took in the 2002 Book Expo America show (BEA) at the Javits Center in New York City on Friday, May 3, where the comic publisher mood was upbeat, with booming sales to the book trade a common refrain.

Marvel Comics used its conference call with the comics press today to outline plans for three new reality-based comic series.

Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that it has been named Avatar's exclusive distributor to the book and comic trades.

Hasbro released its first quarter 2002 numbers today, and the toy and game giant narrowed its loss to $17 million, an improvement over the unexpectedly large $25 million loss in the first quarter of 2001.

Elmore Productions, the business of renowned fantasy artist Larry Elmore, has announced that it plans to launch a publishing division to publish d20 products, a calendar, and other products.

Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters, & Marvels , a direct-to-DVD (and VHS) release featuring film director/actor/comic scribe Kevin Smith talking to Lee about his amazing career, is set for release May 14.

We've now had some time to review Marvel's annual report for 2001, and it's a tale with better results than the last two disastrous years, reflecting the successes of the turnaround plan in all three of Marvel's business segments -- toys, publishing, and licensing.

Len Katz founded The Joker's Child almost 15 years ago. Located in Fairlawn, New Jersey, the store carries a wide variety of comic and movie-related merchandise.