The cable networks available to American viewers are the prime barometers of the cultural segmentation of our times. The latest specialized skein to be announced is the Blackbelt TV network, which will bring fans martial arts action 24 hours a day.

In what Marvel COO Bill Jemas referred to as 'by far the largest and best electronic game deal in the history of Marvel,' the 'House of Ideas' has licensed Vu Games, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal to create a worldwide, multi-lingual, massively multi-player on-line game based on Marvel's universe of more than 4,700 characters.

WizKids' MechWarrior: Dark Ages debuted strong in August, with the boosters topping our Top 10 Cool Game list for the month. In other categories, higher numbers in product series that have topped our lists in the past were common,...

We recently reported that comic retailers are being asked to vote on which Marvel movie weekend they would like Free Comic Day 2003-- X-Men 2 or Hulk . FCBD founder Joe Field prefers X-Men 2 while Marvel EIC Joe Quesada prefers the Hulk . Here are their essays on why.

Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas saw our article on Marvel's attempt to gear up public relations earlier on its upcoming title The Truth to avoid sellouts and had these comments.

P. Margolin of Compleat Comics on Maui, Hawaii saw our article on Marvel's attempt to gear up public relations earlier on its upcoming title The Truth to avoid sellouts and had these comments.

News is starting to filter out from Pre-Toy Fair, which presents a first look at next season's toys. One of the new lines that is sure to be of interest to pop culture retailers is an extensive group of 'kubrick'-type figures of Marvel superheroes, which Art Asylum in preparing to market.

The subject of Marvel's press conference today was the new Captain America mini-series, The Truth , by Robert Morales and Kyle Baker.

Plans for Free Comic Book Day 2003 are underway, and the first order of business is selecting a date. To do so, the committee charged with organizing the event is taking a comic retailer poll via the Diamond Website between two major comic-based movie releases.

Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California concurred with longtime retailer James Furferri's comments to Marvel--listening to retailers could save costly mistakes.