"Problem was, Smith's estimate of how many books needed to be printed was low. About 50% low. "We figured out how many copies we wanted for San Diego, and then guessed at how many the rest of the market would handle. Even considering that this was a $40 book, we thought we ordered really generously, and figured we'd be able to cover all orders. We ordered right around 5,000 copies, and everything started processing. A short time later, the numbers came in for orders - it was 10,000. That just blew us away. When the orders came in, we were caught completely flat footed, and then, demand at the show was completely unexpected."

"Our job is to try to get them not to screw things up. We fail, most of the time." - Greg Noveck on representing DC properties to TV and film.

"We are going pick up where Spider-Man 2 leaves off and make a short version of Spider-Man 3 that is completely loyal to the original Spider-Man series before Columbia Pictures goes into production next summer. We are then going to take our film to Marvel and show them how compelling even a limited budget film can be when that film stays true to the original story. Once they see that they can fulfill their duty to protect the sanctity of comics and make money at the same time, they will force Columbia to also stay true to the comic and save the franchise before its too late."

"They altered the history Spider-Man the comic, and in doing so they have created an entirely new and misinformed legion of comic fans who now believe Spidey shoots webs organically."

"So you want to make a Spiderman movie that's completely true to the comic? Does that mean you're going to turn Mary Jane into a drug addict? How about having J. Jonah Jameson piloting that stupid robot Spider hunter thing? Ooh, I know! Peter could grow six arms with the help of Dr. Connors to cure this illness he had in movie #2. OH WAIT! "Stop the Press!" to quote Jack. I know exactly what should be the plot for the threequel. THE CLONE SAGA!!! The ultimate Spiderman story EVER!"

"Meet the Bible Bar - one of the greatest new products ever introduced to the Christian market. This fantastic-tasting, all natural whole food bar contains the seven foods which the Lord calls good in Deuteronomy 8:8 - Wheat, Barley, Honey, Figs, Olive Oil, Grapes, and Pomegranates."

• Build a sandcastle for the sole purpose of having it kicked in my face.
• Fall from a reasonably high ledge.
• Swallow several Legos.
• Rip a dollar into three unequal pieces.
• Buy an expensive pair of pants and then spill grape juice all over the crotch.
• Fill out a Mad Libs and then eat it.
• Have a colonoscopy.
• Wake up very early and go running

"Vertigo will publish a nine issue adaptation of his novel Neverwhere, scripted by Mike Carey, with art by Glenn Fabry. The miniseries is slated to begin in November."

"In terms of the working process, while Gaiman is responsible for the source material, his interaction with Carey is quite limited. “They send me Mike's scripts as a courtesy, and I read them,” Gaiman said. “Not sure that I've had anything at all sensible to say so far. Mike's an excellent writer and I feel like my baby is in safe hands."

"Spotted at the NBM booth, and coming next year, graphic novel series based on The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew adolescent novel series. The first Hardy Boys GN, Hardy Boys: The Ocean of Osyria is written by former X-writer Scott Lobdell, and illustrated by Lea Hernandez; while Nancy Drew: The River Heights Demon is written by Stefan Petrucha and illustrated by Sho Murase."

"As of mid-afternoon Saturday, Cartoon Books had completely sold out of The Complete Bone copies they had brought with them, both the softcover and the hardcover. Exact numbers will come later, but by all estimates, it was a hell of a lot of copies at $40 and $125 for the softcover and hardcover, respectively."

"The New Yorker magazine reports in its July 26th edition that members of all four branches of the U.S. military can get face-lifts, breast enlargements, liposuction and nose jobs for free -- something the military says helps surgeons practice their skills."

"This highly-modified 1983 Pontiac Trans Am is an original screen-used hero car used during the second season of the hit TV series. Among the studio modifications done to this car by the Special Effects and Stunt Coordinator:

• A brake differential lock was used and tied into the master cylinder and actuated by a foot switch on the floor. By hitting the switch, stunt drivers such as Jack Gill could disable the front brakes, leaving only the rear brakes operational making those famous "bootleg turns" possible.
• The original 305 c.i. Crossfire V-8 engine was removed (along with emission control equipment) and replaced with a high power Chevy 350 c.i. plant. Major fabrication is evident in the engine bay to make room for extra batteries, special effects items and accessories.
• The factory gas tank was replaced by a two-gallon racing fuel cell in order to minimize the amount of fuel on-board during stunt driving, jumps and high speed passes.
• A heavy-gauge steel skid plate was welded onto the lower frame to the protect the undercarriage, transmission and lower engine from road impact during jumps.
• A special cable with "T" handle was installed in the panel beside the rear passenger seat; when pulled, KITT's trunk would seemingly open by itself."
  

"One of the reasons we singled out media in "V for Vendetta" was because it is one of the most useful tools of tyranny."

"I suppose it's too early to go into my rant on Ronald Reagan? That would be tasteless. [Laughs.] Well then, OK. You've got Ronald Reagan -- the much eulogized, recently deceased former president -- who everyone seems to have forgotten was regarded as one of the most low and treacherous individuals by those in Hollywood that he sold out to the McCarthy hearings. This is someone whose response to the AIDS epidemic was probably responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. This is someone who created Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, or at least set in motion the policies that would create these creatures. This was the architect of much of the world's present misery. Why did we elect him? Because he had been in a lot of films that some quite liked."

"I was reading this excellent book called "American Dynasty," that gives the whole lineage of the rotten bastards all the way back to Prescott Bush, who was dealing with the Third Reich up until 1942. I mean, it's not that long ago!"

"We don't have this terrible problem with the religious right that you have over there, and I truly have every sympathy for you. If there's anything that makes America a laughingstock, it's those people. America is a huge, surging, relentlessly modern country that will nevertheless send Oral Roberts millions when he tells them that if they don't, the Lord will send him home. They'll actually give credence to people who -- in any other country of the world except perhaps some of the equally addled fundamentalist Muslim countries -- would be laughed at."

Warren Ellis sez:

"The Direct Market right now really seems to me to have split into two sub-markets -- one part supporting the major superhero comics lines and media properties, and one part supporting everything else -- and I imagine that's going to hold true for some time to come.

I kinda wonder how those people are dealing with the comfortable old Elongated Man's wife being ra