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Diamond's Steve Geppi to Talk About the Future of the Comics Industry Next Week

Published Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:00:08 -0500

Diamond Comic Distributor founder, President, CEO, and sole owner Steve Geppi will give the Keynote Speech during Diamond's 2018 Retailer Summit, on April 6th at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago, before C2E2.

Geppi's address will focus on "The Past, Present and Future of the Comics Industry" and take place at the closing breakfast.

"I'm looking forward to delivering this year's Summit keynote address," Geppi said. "I want people to be excited about our industry, with so many things ahead of us. Even more, I'm looking forward to talking with our customers and vendors about how we can improve the comic book industry and continue moving forward."

Geppi started with a single comic book shop in Baltimore in the 1970s, moving into the distribution business when he established Diamond in 1982. Since then, Diamond has become the largest distributor of English-language comic books, servicing thousands of retailers worldwide.

Of late, declining sales, year on year from 2016 to 2017 — and in the months of 2018 so far — have caused much concern, especially with reducing comic book store numbers.

A lot may hang on exactly what Geppi will say — especially the 'future' bit.

Attending retailers will also receive plenty of reasons to do so, including the following limited items.

Dark Horse Comics

Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1 variant cover