Variety is reporting that in ongoing negotiations, the union representing Canadian actors has offered a no-strike agreement to 20th Century Fox so the studio can begin shooting its Daredevil film in Montreal as early as November.

Robert Boyd of LPC, the company that sells Tokyopop titles to bookstores, told ICv2 that Sailor Moon sells better than any of the other graphic novels his company reps by a factor of 'at least' 1.5.

Both Tribune Entertainment and 20th Century Fox claimed victory in Fox's lawsuit against Tribune and Marvel over the Mutant X syndicated TV series.

Marvel is planning to move back into the lucrative CCG arena on its own. The aptly named Marvel Recharge CCG is set to debut in November.

Comic orders from specialty stores were generally down for August, with an 8% dollar drop from July.

Diamond Select has released more information about its license with Marvel comics. In addition to the already announced calendars, posters, and lithographs, Diamond Select will also create statues, busts, bookends, and snowglobes.

DC Direct has a huge slate of products on tap for 2002, which will make it unlikely that any challenge to DC's dominance in this increasingly important product area will succeed.

Diamond Select has signed an agreement to create statues, die-cast cars, and action figures based on the anime properties controlled in the U.S by Central Park Media.

ICv2 drilled down on the comic release date issue with DC VP Sales and Marketing Bob Wayne and Executive Vice President Paul Levitz.

The retailer sales numbers that ICv2 has collected for June continue to display the trends that we have seen over the past six months.