These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2016.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2016.

Here's a preview of Shaft: Imitation of Life #2, published by Dynamite Entertainment.

After an abysmal showing in January, DC shipped the third issue of Dark Knight III: The Master Race in February, pulling its market share back up to 26%.

At New York Toy Fair, Bluefin Distribution showed and discussed its expanding line of Japanese toys and collectibles.

A nod to its roots in the comics arm of Martin Goodman’s publishing empire beginning in the late 1930s,

Fox’s R-rated, fourth wall-breaking, superhero spoof/saga Deadpool easily took the box office crown for the third weekend in row, earning an estimated $31.5 million to bring its domestic total to $285.6 million, sending the $140 million sword and sandal epic Gods of Egypt scurrying back to its giant stone tomb.

The X-Men spin-off Deadpool easily took the box office crown for the second week in a row with an estimated $55 million as the Ryan Reynolds-starring movie brought its ten-day domestic total to a superb $235.4 million, vanquishing newcomers from both sides of the religious spectrum ( Risen and The Witch ).

Here's a preview of the new Iron Man title from Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev.

This week’s entertainment offerings have a decided biographical slant, starting with the gangster film Black Mass , which features an extraordinary performance by Johnny Depp, the underrated biopic Steve Jobs, which is driven by Michael Fassbender’s portrayal of the Apple founder, and Trumbo in which Bryan Cranston plays the blacklisted screenwriter, but there are other delights too including the latest season of Lena Dunham’s Girls , the most faithful adaptation ever of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein , plus the complete live-action Sabrina the Teenage Witch .