20th Century Fox and Walden Media has picked up the rights to Bil Keane's classic comic strip THE FAMILY CIRCUS, reports Deadline.com.

Writer-producer Donald Todd is bringing a live-action adaptation of the comic strip ZITS to TV, reports Deadline.com.

At New York Comic-Con, MTV Geek, a new genre site focusing on comic books, games, animation, toys, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and technology content, announced content deals with Bill Plympton and Stan Lee.

Comic-Con International: San Diego, the largest comics convention of its kind in the world, today announced it will be staying in San Diego for the foreseeable future.

ICv2 has announced the ICv2 Comics & Digital Conference at New York Comic Con, a half-day event where industry executives and thought leaders will discuss the impact of the rapidly growing digital channel on the comics and graphic novel medium.

Saban Brands has purchased lifestyle company Paul Frank Industries, reports VARIETY.

The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Joshua Ellingson on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program.

Neil Gaiman has won another battle in his royalties dispute with Todd McFarlane over SPAWN characters he created for a 1992 book, reports VARIETY.

Designer Kelly Denato has filed suit against Animation Collective alleging that she has not been paid royalties owed her on the character designs for the series ELLEN'S ACRES, reports THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

Harvey Pekar, the creator of indie comic AMERICAN SPLENDOR, died at the age of 70, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.