Although the Spider-Man movie did not debut until May 3, its influence was already apparent in the Top 10 Cool products in several categories in April.

Star War's Episode II: Attack of the Clones has racked up $116.3 million dollars in sales in just four days of release. In addition to its record-setting $30 million Thursday bow, the film earned an estimated $86.2 million in a Friday to Sunday weekend

Mark Welch of Comic Cubicle and Rick Newman of Pet Shop Comics & Collectibles share thoughts on how FCBD went for their stores.

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

C orbit Wilkins, president of Captain Comics, Inc., Boise, Meridian, and Idaho Falls, ID, said, ' On Saturday, our stores sold over double our normal sales.'

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.

ICv2 took in the 2002 Book Expo America show (BEA) at the Javits Center in New York City on Friday, May 3, where the comic publisher mood was upbeat, with booming sales to the book trade a common refrain.

Comic and graphic novel orders (dollars) surged again for May 2002, continuing the torrid growth that began in the fourth quarter of 2001.

In-store gaming events have become a critical part of marketing games in recent years. W e looked for retailers that run a lot of events in their stores to gain the benefit of their experience.

Darin Erickson runs Amazing Comics & Cards, a 4000-square foot pop culture store in a Target-anchored shopping center in Long Beach, California.