One of the three segments on Sixty Minutes II on Wednesday was titled 'The Superheroes,' and dealt with the current resurgence in the comics business. The movies were the largest area of focus, with Spider-Man the anchor property.

Marvel reported a vastly improved second quarter this year, with a net profit of $4.2 million (after preferred dividend) vs. a loss of $11.4 million in the year ago period, with the release of the Spider-Man movie getting lots of direct and indirect credit.

Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones dominated the Memorial Day weekend box office by raking in an estimated $62 million dollars over the four-day holiday,...

The comic book industry is reaping some immediate rewards from the stunning success of the Spider-Man movie.

Free Comic Book Day, the first-ever industry-wide promotion for comics, was held May 3, 2002. Mimi Cruz of Night Flight, Gail Burt of Metropolis Downey and Bob Brynildson of Source Comics and Games share their thoughts on how FCBD went for their respective stores.

The Spider-Man movie racked up an amazing $72 million in its second weekend at the box office, bringing its cumulative total to a colossal $223.6 million in a mere ten days of release.

On Saturday, May 4, Bookery Fantasy (Fairborn, OH) gave away thousands of free comics, introducing hundreds of new potential readers to the exciting world of illustrated adventure.

Third prize in the Movie Moolah Display Contest goes to Wade's Video & Comic Madness, located in Levittown, Pennsylvania.

Joey Boyack, owner of Comic Kings, Virginia Beach,VA: Our day turned out pretty good today, as we saw a lot of new faces that came in looking for the free comics.

The marketing for the Spider-Man movie is ramping up to the release in just over a week and expectations are high.