Two of this year's most important films for pop culture retailers open two weeks apart in May. The two films have marketing strategies that are diametrically opposed, but which just might work out for the best in each case.

A couple of weeks ago, we published a story on Marvel's new hardcover program for 2002. Here's a continuation of a dialogue between Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games and Tricia Hovorka of TalesofWonder.com.

A couple of weeks ago, we published a story on Marvel's new hardcover program for 2002. This comment is from a bookseller, Torsten Adair of Barnes and Noble Lincoln Triangle, in New York City.

Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure topped the comic charts for January 2002, with over 650,000 copies ordered from Diamond U.S. prior to any late orders or reorders.

Here are ICv2's Top Five Comic Stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Comics bottom? The first three quarters of 2001 were rough in the comics industry. Orders on comics hit new lows

ICv2 is pleased to present our top five Movie/TV Merchandise stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Retro cartoons drive sales.

New products dominated the Top 10 Cool lists this month, as strong new releases timed for the holidays pushed aside older ones.

Marvel has announced that New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will write the foreword for A Moment of Silence.

Blue Line Pro, the company that manufactures blue line pages for comic artists and also publishes Sketch, a 'how-to' magazine for comic artists, is set to publish Comics Continuum , a 64-page quarterly magazine based on the comic news website maintained by veteran comics journalist Rob Allstetter.

Fox announced today that the sequel to the hugely popular first X-Men film will be released on May 2, 2003, not in the winter of 2002 as had been rumored.