Warner Bros. Animation is producing a new Batman series, which will air on the top-rated Saturday morning Kids' WB next fall.

DC Direct is preparing a series of four action figures based on Frank Miller's seminal The Dark Knight Returns saga for a July release.

The US Playing Card Company has started issuing cease and desist orders to manufacturers of the Iraq's Most Wanted playing cards.

DC Direct is moving beyond just comic book fans by with offerings that feature Justice League Animated and Super Friends versions of the DC heroes that should have a strong appeal to animation aficionados.

Diamond Comic Distributors has announced agreements with publishers SQP Inc., Toyspress, and Graphic-sha that will allow Diamond to represent them to the bookstore, library, warehouse club, mass merchandiser, and specialty retail markets.

The networks are releasing their fall schedules and the WB, which scored a major hit with Smallville last season, is bringing that series back for a second season and adding another comic-based series from the Smallville producing team.

We had so many great entries for our May Movie Moolah Display Contest that we decided to do profiles of the three displays that were closest to breaking into the top three.

Len Katz founded The Joker's Child almost 15 years ago. Located in Fairlawn, New Jersey, the store carries a wide variety of comic and movie-related merchandise.

The first DVD featuring Batman: The Animated Series will bow in April 2002, and the collection will include the first five episodes of the series.

Jerry Robinson is participating in a unique international collaboration with Ken-ichi Oishi (Hotel ) and Shojin Tanaka to create a science fiction manga.