Marvel reported a net income of $36.3 million for the third quarter compared with just $13.2 million in Q3, 2006.

Marvel's ad for its Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born hardcover, due out this week, appeared in the New York Times Book Review on Sunday, on page 13.

Fantagraphics will publish a career retrospective on Steve Ditko, the co-creator of the multi-billion dollar Spider-Man franchise, in June.

This week, Bennett talks about some similarities between comic sales in the U.S. and Japan .

Sharpening the Sword is a regular column by retailer John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics, a 1300 square foot comic and games store in Williston Park , New York . This week, Riley talks about the trend of superheroes cast as villains in many of today's comics.

Marvel has confirmed to ICv2 that the 'Brand New Day' event will start in January of 2008 rather than in December.

Robust performances by toys tied into the Transformers and Spider-Man 3 movies helped Hasbro post a very strong third quarter.

Superman Returns writers Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris have decided not to craft a screenplay for a sequel.

Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Mary Alice Wilson's Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs , Ohio . This week, Bennett talks about the joy of Golden Age Comics and war.

In April Upper Deck will release the Marvel Ultimate Battles TCG , a new superhero card game designed especially for kids.