The Comic Brief has a story about Marvel’s new publishing contracts:
“Marvel Enterprises, Inc., (NYSE:MVL) – the dominant force in the comic book market through its Marvel Comics division – has entered into major licensing agreements with four of the world’s leading publishing houses: DK Publishing, Harper Collins, Meredith Books and Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books as part of a strategy to increase the presence of its leading character franchises in various mass market book publishing formats.”