These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2017.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2017.

This week’s home entertainment releases include the first film in Universal’s Dark Universe , the only superhero film of the summer that wasn’t a big hit, plus new seasons of geek favorites The Big Bang Theory, Empire, Orphan Black , and Doctor Who .

Others include a new Henson Storyteller series, Hotel Transylvania news, highlights of kids titles shipping in November, the first Hanazuki graphic novel, and more.

This was the first Labor Day weekend in 25 years that didn’t include the debut of a new film in more than 1,000 theaters, and while that lack of competition led to minimal week-to-week drops for the holdovers, it also produced the lowest grossing Labor Day frame since 2000.

Here's a preview of Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1 , published by Marvel Comics.

Hurricane Harvey shut down theaters in much of South Texas, and the much ballyhooed fight between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and MMA fighter Conor McGregor helped lower Saturday attendance as Hollywood limped to the end of a disappointing summer season with the top 12 films earning the lowest amount registered since the weeks following the 9/11 attack.

This week, columnist Kendall Swafford looks at Marvel's comic publishing from the point of view of Disney, its corporate parent.

In Marvel’s ongoing marketing push for Marvel Legacy , the publisher has revealed more covers and creative teams.

More artists have been added to the lineup for Marvel Legacy #1.