With a four-day Memorial Day weekend estimated total of $86 million, the Jim Carrey comedy Bruce Almighty delivered a convincing blow to The Matrix Reloaded .

Critics will surely point out that the nine segments of the Animatrix are uneven in style, tone, and relevance to the Matrix mythos, but it is hard to deny that watching this 90-minute, nine-part anthology provides viewers with new insights into the Matrix films as well as plenty of sheer entertainment. More importantly, given the enormous popularity of The Matrix Reloaded the features should help expand the audience for anime.

Andy Grieco of Collector's Clubhouse in Pompano Beach, Florida is upset that two Kevin Smith Marvel titles are very late and not on the schedule.

L.A. Superior Court Judge Alexander Williams has sided with Sony and is referring the Marvel vs. Sony lawsuit to a retired judge.

Our analysis of sales to comic stores by Diamond Comic Distributors during April has dollars up nearly 5% over March and more titles up than down, with Batman sales by Diamond topping 150,000 copies.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2003.

The Matrix Reloaded earned an estimated four-day total of $135.8 million, sending it past Spider-Man's $125.9 million for the all-time best four-day cumulative box office receipts.

Wizard Entertainment announced that the Wizard Zero issue that goes on sale on July 30 will include exclusive comic stories featuring Batman and Ultimate Spider-Man.

Warner Brothers has added Wednesday screenings in over 2,000 movie theaters as the studio pulls out all the stops in its efforts to set new box office records with the R-Rated, two-hour and seventeen minute The Matrix Reloaded .

Pat Thompson of 8th Street Books & Comics in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan shared his Free Comic Book Day experiences.