Marvel's summer comic crossover event, House of M, got off to a brilliant start in June with the first issue selling more than 233 thousand copies.

Some direct market retailers might want to quibble with Avi Arad's recent assertion that the success of Marvel-based movies translates into more readers for Marvel comics.

Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw Tony Caputo's essay on Marvel licensing out its comic publishing and feels that it might be a good thing.

Marvel dominated the top 25 comics in March grabbing 23 spots and leaving only two for DC, but in April DC struck back securing nine of the top 25.

In a lengthy article in its Life section, USA Today laid out the case for comics as educational tools on Wednesday.

This week's column is part one of a two-parter on the death of comics.

Sales on comics edged up modestly in February, with improvement both at the top and the bottom of the list of the bestselling titles in comic shops.

How successful has the Shrek franchise been for Dreamworks? The answer can be seen in the studio's hiring of screenwriter Tim Sullivan to write the script for Shrek 4 even before Shrek 3 goes into pre-production.

Greg Roch of Comic Readers in Regina, Saskatchewan saw the news that Upper Deck is changing its shipping policy on new Yu-Gi-Oh! releases and suggests other companies follow suit.

John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the comments by Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics on the number of Marvel trade paperback titles that are out of print and agrees, but also sees another problem with the Marvel trade paperback line.