Marvel's unilateral decision to withdraw from the CMAA (Comics Magazine Association of America) and the Comics Code has brought forth strong statements of support for the organization from its other members.

In a conference call with the comic press today, Marvel President Bill Jemas announced that Marvel would be pulling out of the CMAA, and would no longer be submitting its books for Comics Code approval.

Marvel released its first quarter results today, and despite a loss of around $12.7 million, the news was actually pretty good for retailers that depend on a consistent product flow from one of the largest suppliers of comics and toys to pop culture stores.

Jackson 'Butch' Guice will relocate to Florida where he will begin working on a new, as-yet-unnamed Crossgen title scheduled for release in September.

Alternative Comics is publishing Titans of Finance , b ased entirely on articles that have appeared in the financial press about some of America's most infamous CEOs.

W.W. Norton, the oldest and largest independent publishing and distribution house in the country, will distribute Fantagraphics Books to the book trade starting this September.

The first issue of Blender , a spin-off from the popular Maxim magazine empire, includes rave reviews of Uncanny X-Men #394, by Joe Casey and Ian Churchill, and New X-Men #114 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.

Newsstand copies of some Marvel titles currently on sale feature different titles and issue numbers vs. the direct versions.

Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back has been moved back from its original August 10th release date to August 24th. Smith made the move after consulting with Dimension Films, which will be releasing the latest opus from the 'Bluntcave.'

In an interview with ICv2, a spokesperson for the CMAA was very surprised to hear about Marvel's talk of pulling out of the association, especially since all the publishers had agreed to a meeting on Thursday, May 11th