These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2007.

In the first five months of 2007 Upper Deck is planning four major releases for its Vs. system.

Steve Saffel, an independent editor, packager and intellectual property developer from Forest Hills, NY, saw recent coverage about direct-to-DVD animated features and suggests that retailers also check out several Batman , Superman , and Justice League animated DVDs:

Christopher Nolan will direct The Dark Knight , a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader.

Ron Catapano of Ron's Comic World in Mount Holly, New Jersey has some ideas for DC.

DC Direct is introducing a new product line, blind box-packaged m icro trading figures .

Allen Swords, an English lecturer at Clemson University, in Clemson, South Carolina, saw some of the comments on comics content in recent weeks and responded.

Ron Catapano of Comics Plus in Mount Holly, New Jersey saw the news that Marvel is reprinting X-23 #1 and seized the opportunity to make a number of suggestions to both of the Big Two.

The Cartoon Network has set the U.S. television debut of the D.I.C.E. anime series for Saturday, January 22nd.

Writer Bob Andelman, whose biography of Will Eisner, A Spirited Life , will be published by Dark Horse's M Press imprint in July) sent out the word of Eisner's death and shared these events and anecdotes from Eisner's life.