Jerry Ringi of Amazing Fantasy Comics in Chesepeake, Virginia saw Marvel's new terms and wasn't happy.

It didn't take long for us to start getting comments on Marvel's new trade terms. Jason Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics and Toys sent us his thoughts.

Diamond Select's showroom at this year's New York Toy Fair was more crowded than ever. New licenses including Monty Python and the Holy Grail contributed to the growth as did the natural expansion of the Diamond's Marvel line.

ADV Films announced that it has acquired the video rights to Mutant X , the syndicated TV series produced by Tribune Entertainment, Marvel Studios, and Fireworks Entertainment.

For 2003, Toy Biz has three of the hottest movie licenses-- Hulk , X2, and LOTR: Return of the King .

Twentieth Century Fox announced today that the long-rumored Elektra spin-off from the popular Daredevil film was indeed happening.

Comic orders for Q1 of 2003 were nearly the same as they were in the same period last year (down .5%), after a 9% gain in March balanced drops earlier in the quarter.

Orders on top comic titles were a mixed bag for March, with Batman slipping a bit after climbing for four consecutive months, four Marvel Ultimate books in the top ten all climbing, and other Marvel books mostly down.

Upper Deck's burgeoning Entertainment Division has just announced another new release based on its license from Nickelodeon-- Nicktoons Trading Cards.

Twentieth Century Fox's film version of Marvel's Daredevil came in as the top-grossing film for its second weekend, taking in $19 million for a ten day total of over $70 million.