At Merrill Lynch's Media and Entertainment Conference, Marvel executives explained the company's movie financing deal.

Marvel announced that it has added its Iron Man and Hulk films to the movies that can be financed under its $525 million film financing facility

Scott Moore of Galaxy Comics in Saginaw, MI, saw Steve Bennett's columns about late comics and Joe Field's comments on speculators, and adds his own observations.

This week, Bennett talks about the big comics of the week, and the run-up to Free Comic Book Day this weekend.

Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the ABC series, Lost , will write a new Ultimate series, Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk .

At Wizard World Chicago, Marvel launched a powerful counterattack against archrival DC Comics by announcing a number of exclusive signings.

Marvel has expanded its licensing relationships with Unilever Ice Cream and Brach's Confections, and signed a new deal with BrandSource.

Marvel's Peter Cuneo announced that the publisher had reached a distribution agreement with the 7-Eleven convenience store chain that would more than double the number of current outlets for Marvel comics.

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.

Marvel has released its book schedule for the first five months of 2005, and it includes 92 titles in hardcover and paper combined.