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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___smCaNuHMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Diamond Best Practices Award Winners – Spring 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___smCaNuHM) Here are the winners, announced at the Diamond Retailer breakfast this morning ahead of C2E2, and and their winning entries. Best Community Involvement Charlie's Comic Books – Tucson, AZ I've been selling comics in Tucson, Arizona for over three decades and opened[...]

Shown off at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning by Marvel, here is our first look at Steve Dillon's return to The Punisher in a new series written by Becky Cloonan.  Follow more of our C2E2 coverage right here and the Retailer Breakfast right here. [...]

Presented at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning by Diamond Comic Distributors themselves, we got a look at the current comic book retailer marketplace from the horse's mouth. So the good news is that 2015 was 6% up on 2014 Though no commentary on that 2016's sales are, so far down… However it's good news[...]

At the Diamond retailer breakfast meeting before C2E2 this morning, Atom! Freeman and Hunter Gorinson led the presentation for Valiant Entertainment to retailers. They promoted the hell out of their 4001 AD event as a great starter point for learning about the Valiant universe, and showed off some images below for the first time. They are also going to push[...]

At the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, Action Lab celebrated five years of publishing and showed off their wares. They talked about how, if retailers matched their numbers on this year's FCBD book from Action Lab that they did for 2015, then Action Lab would double their order for free… And how they will allow retailers[...]

At the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, Action Lab celebrated five years of publishing and showed off their wares Including the announcement of two new comic books for July based on the new Nickelodeon cartoon Miraculous. They pointed out the show  Is tracking around #3 in kids shows, and is in the top 10 animated series[...]

Now we have the confirmation… and the cover. Announced at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning by Marvel is the All-New/Civil War II Sampler, being sent free, in bulk, to comic stores to show off upcoming stories. Follow more of our C2E2 coverage right here and the Retailer Breakfast right here.   [...]

 Shown off by Marvel at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, the comic book publisher is indeed entering the Presidential Election of 2016, with the Prince Of Life himself, Loki.We'd seen the Tradd Moore cover, but the Langdon Foss art was new Could this be the next Loki cosplay craze to catch on? Follow[...]

Well, I mean, he's no Black Panther. But the 200,000 pre-orders of Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 by comic stores, announced at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, is still a very impressive figure. And here's an unseen look at the cover to issue 3.  Oh and they have another comic featuring the fellow on the[...]

Announced at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, Marvel are publishing a Spider-Gwen Annual in June, featuring her world's version of Captain America I wonder if they are having a Civil War II over there as well? While we get a little look at the Unbelievable Gwenpool #3…and , yes, that is MODOK on[...]

Announced at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, Marvel looks as if they are putting Mary Jane in the Civil War Spider-Man armour in Amazing Spider-Man #15 in June with this Alex Ross cover. Is this a Civil War II tie-In? Or have they already got that sorted? Either way, it's a while since Mary Jane[...]

Announced at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, Marvel have stated that the current Deadpool: Mercs For Money limited series will be reborn later this year as an ongoing comic book series. The comic book sees Deadpool recruiting a number of de'er-do-wells from across the Marvel universe as a personal army to (kinda) do[...]

Announced at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, Marvel are to publish a comic book series, three issues plus a one-shot, to accompany the release of the new Star Wars spin-off movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. And for Star Wars Day… They are selling a bunch of Star Wars first issues[...]

Shown off at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, or first look at the upcoming Deadpool graphic novel, drawn by Rob Liefeld. Let's zoom in a little… Follow more of our C2E2 coverage right here and the Retailer Breakfast right here. Shown off at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, or first[...]

Shown off at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, was cover art for the Dead No More storyline for The Amazing Spider-Man debuting in Marvel's Free Comic Book Day offering. And, yes, that looks like Spider-Man's Uncle Ben upfront and centre…. But is that Captain Stacy behind him? Looks like all sorts of folk[...]

Announced at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, Marvel Comics are bringing back the Daily Bugle newspaper for to promote the upcoming Civil War II event, just like they did with the original Civil War event way back when. And, yes, it looks as if to is going to affect everything…. Follow more of our[...]

Announced at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, the second spin-off series of Civil War II, to follow Civil War II: X-Men, will be Civil War II: Spider-Man, launching in June, and by Christos Gage and Travel Foreman with covers from Khary Randolph. And it looks like he has divided loyalties on this[...]

Presented by Marvel SVP David Gabriel, live from the Marvel presentation at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast at C2E2 That the first issue of Black Panther by Ta-Nehesi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze..  has sold over 300,000 copies to comic stores. That is… quite a lot It may be the highest ordered comic featuring a solo black lead since Spawn… Follow[...]

Is your retailer going to New York Comic Con? They may come back with more than a case of bed bugs. Retailers who attend certain Diamond Comic

Now it's time for the TV show to follow suit with the announcement of Danai Gurira as Michonne and David Morrissey as The Governor in the much-anticipated Season 3. To celebrate its success and to tease a little bit of what viewers can look forward to, Fox International held a press breakfast for international journalists to[...]

There are many reasons for retailers to attend the New York Comic Con Retailer Breakfast on the morning of the start of the show. For a start, there's breakfast. Then there are presentations from the major comic book and comic-related publishers and manufacturers The chance to ask questions, to network, to pick up tips. Oh and to big[...]