Expectations are high for Free Comic Book Day, the comic industry promotional event happening on May 4, the day after the Spider-Man movie opens.

Cable network The SCI FI Channel is joining in the nationwide Free Comic Book Day event, which is set for May 4, 2002.

Superhero parody character Lethargic Lad gets its own book this summer with the planned release of the Lethargic Lad Jumbo-Sized Annual #1 in June.

Next fall John Wiley & Sons will publish a lighthearted but rigorous look at the scientific underpinnings of superhero and science fiction comic books.

This week Variety announced that Will McG, the director of Charlie's Angels , had been signed to direct the next film in the Superman franchise.

The Cartoon Network has announced that it will be airing an animated special, The Eltingville Club , on March 3 in its Adult Swim block.

Our article on the orders on Batman: 10 Cent Adventure brought response from a retailer who thought the numbers were still way too low. This comment is from Dave Luebke of Dave's Comics in Richmond, Virginia, who takes an opposing view.

The WB Network has announced the renewal of Smallville for the 2002-2003 television season almost two months earlier than such decisions were made public in the past.

DC Comics announced today that its merchandising arm, DC Direct, will be producing a line of action figures inspired by the WB television series Smallville .

Dan DeCarlo, who worked at Archie Comics for over 40 years before he was fired as a result of a dispute over the ownership of the rights to Josie & the Pussycats, died at the age of 82.