Itochu Invests in Uslan’s Company
It's not exactly comics, but it's probably worth noting that the company Itochu has become a 10 percent owner in Michael Uslan's comics property development business Comic Book Movies LLC, and will be the company's Japanese merchandising partner. Uslan's company was founded in 2005 and as I recall represents the works of cartoonist Shotaro Ishinomori, which I'm guessing is what drew Itochu's attention.