Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by Steve Bennett of Super-Fly Comics and Games in Yellow Springs, Ohio. This week Bennett rounds up what's going on the week before Christmas, including the FCBD Gold titles, DC's Legends of Tomorrow , what Steve wants for Christmas, and the wrap-up of the MST3K Kickstarter.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 topped the box office for the fourth weekend in a row while Ron Howard’s whaling epic In the Heart of the Sea , which was widely expected to take the top spot, foundered as younger moviegoers shunned the 19th Century whaling epic.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include Ant-Man , the genial 12th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with a pricy BD (3-D BD) collection of all 7 Phase 2 MCU movies, plus the mega-popular Despicable Me spin-off Minions , the Blu-ray debut of the X-Files TV series, the third season of Brian K. Vaughan’s Under the Dome , and the 13th of Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy .

Dynamic Forces and Comic Link have partnered for an art auction to raise money for the CBLDF and animal rescue organization Saved Whiskers.

This week’s home entertainment releases include one of the best psychological thrillers in years, plus Pixels, an exercise in 1980s nostalgia starring Adam Sandler, a solid boxing film featuring a great performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, and the second half of one of the very best seasons of the Sailor Moon anime.

ComicsPRO has released the list of exclusive items available to participants of its new Local Comic Shop Day celebration.

These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2015.

Comic-Con News: At the San Diego Comic DC Collectibles revealed their 2016 lineup of action figures that includes new figures based on the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice film.

Image Comics rolled out its releases for Fall and beyond at its Image Expo event.

Warners is shuffling its comics-based films.