Tim Davis, owner of Alternate Reality in Chicago, Illinois, said of FCBD in his store, 'I saw 3 to 4 times the number of bodies that I normally see on a Saturday.'

Anthony Furfferi from Empire Comics, Rochester, NY: 'My take is the promotion should have been tied into the release of the Spider-Man movie. Let's face it, that's what the hype really was about.'

Joey Boyack, owner of Comic Kings, Virginia Beach,VA: Our day turned out pretty good today, as we saw a lot of new faces that came in looking for the free comics.

Well-known San Francisco comic retailer Brian Hibbs (Comix Experience) has initiated a class action lawsuit against Marvel, asking for $8 million in compensation for damages and $10 million in punitive damages.

An ICv2 release. ICv2 is kicking off the Star Wars leg of its 'May Movie Moolah' promotion today.

ICv2 took in the 2002 Book Expo America show (BEA) at the Javits Center in New York City on Friday, May 3, where the comic publisher mood was upbeat, with booming sales to the book trade a common refrain.

Spider-Man set a new record for the biggest box office opening in history with an estimated $114 million gross over the three day weekend.

Fox News is reporting that Quentin Tarantino is set to produce a film version of Larry Hama's Mort the Dead Teenager . Unlike Spider-Man , the X-Men , or The Hulk , Mort is no superhero--just a teenager who loses his head (literally) in a train wreck.

Diamond Comic Distributors announced today that 'effective immediately' it will be working with bookstores and book wholesalers to place ComicsOne products.

Marvel Comics used its conference call with the comics press today to outline plans for three new reality-based comic series.