This week Steven Bates looks at writers from other fields tackling comics.

Described by Bob Simon 'as a man whose ship has come in,' Stan Lee told the CBS correspondent that his victory in the first round of a legal battle with Marvel left him with a sense of 'vindication -- just like every superhero story should have a bit of vindication.'

Buena Vista will release a multi-disc Fantastic Four DVD box set this summer to tie in to the theatrical release of the Fantastic Four feature on July 1st.

Greg Roch of Comic Readers in Regina, Saskatchewan saw the news that Upper Deck is changing its shipping policy on new Yu-Gi-Oh! releases and suggests other companies follow suit.

John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the comments by Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics on the number of Marvel trade paperback titles that are out of print and agrees, but also sees another problem with the Marvel trade paperback line.

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.

Stan Lee has scored a first round victory in his lawsuit against Marvel Enterprises.

Sponsoring companies and their free comics have been announced for Free Comic Book Day, the huge comic store promotional event scheduled for May 7th.

Marvel has granted licenses to four major book publishers for mass market books based on Marvel characters, with initial products slated for release in Q1 2005.

New Avengers #1 was the best-selling comic in December, topping 240,000 copies sold to comic shops by Diamond.