Marvel Enterprises Inc. announced the appointment of Ames Kirshen as Manager of Game Development, a new position at Marvel where Kirshen will serve as 'an in-house Executive Producer and creative liaison' for Marvel's interactive licensees and game developers.

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

Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 came in at 173,441 copies sold by Diamond U.S. in December, the best-selling performance by a regular Marvel title since the final issue of Origin nearly two years ago.

Warner Brothers has announced release dates for two high profile films based on DC Comics characters, Catwoman and Constantine .

Our Publisher of the Year is not the biggest, but it may well be the fastest growing major publisher.

DC Direct is preparing a series of four action figures based on Frank Miller's seminal The Dark Knight Returns saga for a July release.

Warner Home Video has announced the February 3 release of the DVD edition of Superman: The Last Son of Krypton .

Welcome Books has announced The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross 2005 Calendar.

David Seigler of Ground Zero Comics in Tyler, Texas has seen our recent debate on the Death of the Pamphlet as a comic format and adds his thoughts.

First came anime, the first major cultural export from modern Japan, and then manga established a major beachhead in American bookstores, so what's the next big pop culture trend from Japan? The answer may surprise you.