Some retailers opposed Marvel's handling of its Walmart program, and others were in favor. The comments below are from retailers opposing the program

Retailer Russ Toney of C&C Comics in St. Albans, West Virginia had some comments on Marvel's Ultimate reprints for Walmart...

ICv2 has learned this week that Marvel has reprinted Ultimate X-Men #1 and Ultimate Spider-man #1 for Walmart -- the nation's largest retailer.

Movie rights to Just a Pilgrim , the Black Bull comic by Garth Ennis, have been acquired by Catch 23 Entertainment. The first comic series debuted in March 2001, and has now been collected into a trade paperback.

Marvel and DC are pulling out all the stops for December in a contest to see which publisher will gain the most customers from an expected wave of new consumers surging into comic stores that month.

DC is joining September 11 , the previously announced comic benefit project organized by Dark Horse and Chaos.

Titan Books has announced that it has the North American rights to reprint Transformers comics through 2002 in addition to its U.K. rights.

The amazing Marvel public relations blitz continues to reach audiences not currently buying comics, and to direct interested consumers to pop culture stores.

We continue to get comments from retailers on Marvel's reprint and overprint policies. This one is from Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics, Cards, and Collectibles in Downey, California. ' While I basically like the no over print policy, what I would like to see is a RE-print.'

In a move destined to arouse controversy, Marvel is bypassing Diamond and selling an 'error' edition of Elektra #3 directly to a handful of retailers across the country.