In Part 2 of our two part interview, we continued our discussion with DC Vice President -- Direct Sales Bob Wayne on DC's sell-outs, weekly order cut-offs, and including reorders in retailer discounts.

Diamond Comic Distributors' tally of comics shipped during June showed declines in nineteen of the top 25 comics. Only four comics out of the top 25 showed gains and they were all Marvels.

Mike Milewski from M&M Comic Service has been following the comments on Marvel Previews and feels that some premier publishers are taking advantage of their Previews deals.

The power of the #1 issue was on display in the list of the Top 300 comics shipped in May.

Our analysis of sales to comic stores by Diamond Comic Distributors during April has dollars up nearly 5% over March and more titles up than down, with Batman sales by Diamond topping 150,000 copies.

Amazon.com has begun taking preorders for three Marvel RPG products due for release beginning in June.

Barnes & Noble Books, the publishing arm of the largest book retail chain in the U.S., is publishing paperback editions of five volumes of the Marvel Masterworks series in April.

Initial piece orders from comic stores on the top comic titles in July were buoyed by the addition of two first issues that both sold well over 100,000 copies, Transformers Armada #1 and Battle of the Planets #1, at the number one and number three positions respectively.

Tim Marks of Friendly Frank's first raised the issue of Marvel's new policy on (not) distributing info on upcoming titles. Gabriel Hagmann, the owner of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington feels that the damage will be localized, but substantial.

Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey reacted to the recent discussion on ICv2 of returnable Marvels through Ingram by sending this missive on Marvel's strategies.