Just as the 'marvelous' mutants of X2 are about to stomp the box office into submission once again, comes word that a trailer for Artisan's forthcoming film based on The Punisher will accompany screenings of Ang Lee's Hulk film

There is no doubt that X2: X-Men United will blitz the box office this weekend, it's just a matter of by what multiple it will top the sum of all the other movies in theaters during the first weekend in May.

Marvel is turbocharging Free Comic Book Day in New York City with a major promotion with the New York Post .

Michael Tierney of the Comic Book Store in Little Rock and Collector's Edition in North Little Rock, Arkansas is giving Marvel the love today for its decision to double up the frequency on key titles for the summer.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2003.

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

Twentieth Century Fox has planned the largest global opening ever for X2: X-Men United , which will flash across screens in no fewer than 93 different markets across the globe on May 2, 2003.

Comics and superheroes made quite a splash in the media last week and we're not even counting the articles about the new X-Men movie that opens this coming weekend.

James Marsden (Cyclops in the X-Men movies) told MTV last week that Preacher could start shooting as early as June.

Marvel has announced that it will be expanding its Marvel Must-Have program to include more titles reprinting consecutive issues in a storyline.