comic shop Archives

The Man Who Ordered 35,000 Copies of GI Joe #1
Sold a lot. Then, as now, certain comic books that the publisher had great faith in but the comic shop may not have, were made returnable to the Direct Market, to encourage retailers to find a ceiling of demand for the comic among their customers and maybe increase non-returnable orders for future issues after finding a[...]
No Tops Or Bottoms For Bob Beerbohm
One of the earliest comic book retailers and comic historian Bob Beerbohm (author of Comic Book Store Wars) set up the Californian comic book store
Diamond Comics Retailer Best Practice Awards 2021 Announced
Thanks for your consideration! #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-4 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-4 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award The 2021 Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award that grants $5,000 to a local comic shop owner to be used for improvements to their business, goes[...]
Texan Comic Store Files Lawsuit In Comic Book Form
Third Planet Sci-Fi Superstore of Houston, Texas has filed a lawsuit in the form of a comic book, against neighbouring Crowne Plaza River Oaks hotel and its owner, Pacifica Companies, alleging that guests have repeatedly launched projectiles at the comic shop, causing roof damage, which lead to destroyed inventory when the rains came Third Planet[...]
Coca-Cola Ads For Free Comic Book Day Begin
Coke will serve as the Presenting Sponsor of FCBD and will be featured on printed promotional materials and branded merchandise distributed to local comic shops in advance of the event The other sponsor will be Diamond's own Pullbox subscription service that allows comic shop customers to manage their preorders and subscriptions online in partnership with their[...]
London's Orbital Space Comics to Open Art Gallery on Thursday
The new Orbital Gallery is launching in the new look Orbital Space comic shop in London from this Thursday with artists Billy Chainsaw, Gerard Don Daniel, GirlShit, JRoldan, and Mister Wim Orbital posted; Hello everyone, Orbital is excited to announce that our art gallery will be opened for public viewing from the 1st of July! We[...]
Diamond Announces Online Retailer Summit
Diamond will also use the occasion to bring back Diamond's Retail Best Practices Awards and the Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award, which were lost to pandemic shutdown. Diamond Comics Announces Online Retailer Summit For September Access will be free to the Virtual Exhibit Hall and select limited presentations And paid – access to the free[...]
Z2 Comics Hires Devin Funches To Sell Direct To Comic & Record Stores
I couldn't be more excited to add him to the team and am confident that Z2 is well-positioned to bring new customers into comic shops and record stores with a truly unique product that crosses audiences and formats." "I couldn't be more excited to lead our sales efforts alongside my former colleague and friend Jeremy[...]
Comic Stores Get One-Per-Store Static #1 Variant As Thank You
And for comic book stores who ordered the title, Lunar Distribution delivered from DC Comics this virgin variant cover to the new first issue. Comic Shops Get One-Per-Store Static Season One #1 Thank You Variant Our friends Rodman comics of Ankeny, Iowa, got their copy and slapped it up on eBay, currently with one bid of $35[...]
UPS Delays To Comic Stores - Especially In Southern California
So check in with your local comic shop to see if – or how – they'll be affected. UPS logo   Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc is an American comic book distributor serving direct market comic book retailers in North America and worldwide They transport comic books and graphic novels from both big and small comic book publishers or[...]
Diamond Comic Distributors Launches Consumer Pullbox Service in June
A new service that allows comic shop customers a better way to manage their preorders and subscriptions with their local comic book specialty shop. The service, which is currently wrapping up beta testing, currently has more than 300 comic shops and over 17,000 consumers with more than 225,000 subscriptions to comic book titles on the system[...]