Big films mean big comics sale: Marvel, Dark Horse rack up sales with a host of Spidey and Star Wars tie-ins and related titles. (Comics).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)

It doesn't take a genius to know that Spider-Man and Star Wars graphic novels are hot in bookstores and libraries right now-they're two of the biggest movies of the summer, and young customers want to read the comics about their favorite characters. What does take some work is figuring out which of the dozens of Star Wars and Spider-Man graphic novels and trade paperbacks in print are likely to be the best jumping-on points for new readers.

Dark Horse Comics is the publisher for all the Star Wars comics material currently in print, and its flagship item right now is Henry Gilroy and Jan Duursema's adaptation of Attack of the Clones, which is likely to be one of the best-selling graphic novels of this year. Dark Horse also offers trade paperback adaptations of the four earlier movies in the series, the first three of which are slightly revised from the versions …