Next fall John Wiley & Sons will publish a lighthearted but rigorous look at the scientific underpinnings of superhero and science fiction comic books.

Initial comic and graphic novel orders to Diamond US from pop culture stores were up sharply again this month, with a 19% increase over February 2001, and a 10% increase over the stronger numbers in 2000.

The Cartoon Network has announced that it will be airing an animated special, The Eltingville Club , on March 3 in its Adult Swim block.

ADV Films has selected the Korean-based production team of SunMin Image Pictures Co. to produce a feature length film that will depict the origin and powers of Lady Death , one of Chaos Comics' most popular characters.

The December Top Ten Cool lists, which reflect how products actually sold through in pop culture stores, had big products selling big...

Lord of Rings: Fellowship of the Ring finished number one at the U.S. domestic box office for the third week in a row, earning some $23 million and pushing its cumulative total past $200 million in just 19 days.

Comic and graphic novel orders to Diamond U.S. (dollars) were up 18% for January 2002 vs. January 2001.

Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in January 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond U.S..

Wizardworld.com, the Internet offshoot of the Wizard magazine publishing empire has been sold to 800America.com.

According to Marvel's most recent quarterly financials, Marvel's publishing inventory reached $1.2 million at cost as of September 30. This is over four times its inventory at the end of 2000.