We're working our way through all the news from San Diego, but we've got a bunch of bits and pieces left over that aren't going to get into print unless we group them all together here. So without further ado, here's our News and Notes from San Diego 2002...

Although three actors from Mutant X were signing at the Inkworks booth in San Diego, and we thought we were being told with a nod and a wink that Inkworks had the license (and reported it as fact for about 16 hours on Thursday), it turns out it was just a nod and a wink--don't look for Mutant X trading cards any time soon.

J.J. Abrams' Alias, the lone bright spot in ABC's 2001-2002 season, garnered eleven Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award for lead actress Jennifer Garner (who plays Elektra in the new Daredevil film).

Max Allan Collins told an audience in San Diego that he is writing a comic series for Marvel that is based on his Road To Perdition graphic novel and which will chronicle what happened during the six month period that the Michael Sullivan, father and son, were on the road hitting banks where the Capone mob has stashed money.

At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Wizkids announced that it is preparing an additional HeroClix entry, which will include characters from other comic publishers.

On the eve of the San Diego Comic-Con International, both Variety and USA Today reported on the upcoming new comic book based on the hit drama series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .

Shueisha Inc., the largest manga publisher in the world, has purchased an equity interest in Viz Communications, Inc.

Updated. We've reported as various graphic novel publishers have decided which distributor to use for the bookstore channel; now we're giving you a scorecard to keep track of how things are playing out. Here's a look at what has transpired so far with links to articles about the individual publishers.

Comic and game publisher Humanoids (formerly distributed by the now bankrupt LPC) has announced that it is going to CDS for distribution to the book trade. Humanoids is the French publisher of The Nokopol Trilogy, The Metabarons , and the Incal , and recently signed an agreement licensing the West End Games game mechanics.

We recently caught up with Image Publisher Jim Valentino and asked him about the issues of the day, including what challenges he perceives from CrossGen's new initiative, what limits we may see on the currently hot retro trend, and Image's plans for its book distribution in the wake of the LPC bankruptcy, among other topics.