This week, Steve Bennett talks about news from the retail front lines, Arabian comics, and Mr. Freedom .

In Part Three, Levitz talks about the status of DC’s relationship with Flex, the Zuda Webcomic site, film plans and Hollywood ’s current interest in comics and superheroes.

The dollar total for comics purchased by comic stores dropped again in July, by 3%, the sixth consecutive month of year over year declines.

Comic stores bought over 175,000 copies of the July issue of Secret Invasion, #4, only a few hundred copies down from their purchases of #3 in June.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2008.

Sony is doing everything it can to get its adaptation of Flash Gordon to the big screen as quickly as possible.

Avi Arad is teaming with Warner Bros. and Capcom to create a big screen adaptation of Capcom’s Lost Planet .

This week, Steve Bennett talks about ideas for attracting readers to comic books.

Although Naruto remains the strongest property on the Bookscan Top 20 Graphic Novels for May, with both of the top two spots, Viz’s Vampire Knight also had three volumes in the top 20.

The first ever Graphic Novel Breakfast at Book Expo America was a resounding, sold-out success.