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Was this a Rich Twitch? Last week, Bleeding Cool reported that comic book readers and retailers had been finding it difficult to order comic books from manga publisher Yen Press, and graphic novel publisher Abrams, all distributed to Diamond vua Hachette Specifically, those who order them from Diamond Comic Distributors/Diamond Book Distributors, part of Geppi[...]

Specifically, those who order them from Diamond Comic Distributors/Diamond Book Distributors, part of Geppi Family Enterprises Reaching out, Yen Press replied to concerns, saying, "At this time, our terms of distribution with Diamond Book Distributors are going through a transition As such, matters related to distribution are yet to be determined We thank you for[...]

The September edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue is out next Wednesday and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale from November and December And from publishers who are still with Diamond, that is one way or another This month, the front cover features[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors gave the opening presentation at the San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Retailer Lunch this weekend They discussed their plans as publishers, especially in light of the departures of Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and IDW in recent years One of those plans included a new approach to promoting and listing publishers' work in[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors has announced a new company called FandomWorld for San Diego Comic-Con, which it describes as "a new frontier for fans and retailers" and that will debut at their SDCC booth, before launching across the Geppi Family Enterprises brands What is it? Basically it appears to be a direct-to-consumer online sales website that will[...]

And now I get the word that the smaller boutique comics publisher Dstlry has pulled distribution from Lunar Distribution in favour of going exclusive with Diamond Comic Distributors This is the first time that any publisher in the direct market, that was being distributed by another distributor as well, or instead of, Diamond, has decided[...]

Diamond Comic Distributor's ordering site went down for comic book retailers earlier today, but it was fixed relatively quickly, in a couple of hours Diamond's Final Order Cut-Off date (FOC) is late Sundays, so it may not have had as big an impact—not like Penguin Random House, which exclusively distributes Marvel, Dark Horse, and IDW[...]

Andrew Sumner, Chief Operating Officer of Titan Comics, bounced up at the MCM London Comic Con Diamond Retailer Day last weekend with plenty to talk about to the assembled comic book store owners and workers. He talked through the new Titan Manga list, including El by the father of manga Osama Tzuka of Astro Boy for[...]

Steve Morris of Rebellion Publishing, of 2000AD and Judge Dredd fame, took to the stage this weekend at the Diamond Retailer Day event at MCM London Comic Con 2024 to talk through the publisher's upcoming plans Including a still-secret crossover between 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine in September. With the Rogue Trooper movie starring Aneurin Barnard[...]

Over the weekend, comic book retailer customers of Diamond Comic Distributors received a worrying note, regarding Marvel Comics titles going on sale a week tomorrow, the 24th of April "We have been informed that a truck accident may affect the delivery of Marvel Comics product on sale April 24 to Diamond customers At this time,[...]

The June 2024 edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue is in stores from Wednesday, the 27th of March and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning June 2024 Those who are still with Diamond, that is And a few who, weirdly aren't but[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors has announced an expanded partnership with Archie Comics as Archie moves into the Deluxe Tier of publishers This means Archie will be exclusive with Diamond but also gain greater prominence within Previews But is it a poison chalice? Archie Comics will be joining AfterShock Comics, Ablaze Publishing, Frank Miller Presents, Opus Comics,[...]

A number of which, by the end of the show, were already out of date. Terms of sale and shipping costs with Diamond Comics ComicSuite meeting with retailers to plan its future Universal regarding: CSV invoicing Out-of-print graphic novels from DC and Marvel Foil variant pricing with Marvel Image's switch to Tuesday on-sale Ongoing conversations with DC about Tuesday on-sale PRH on ordering[...]

The May 2024 edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue is in stores from Wednesday, the 31st of December and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning May 2024 Those who are still with Diamond, that is And a few who, weirdly aren't but[...]

In recent years, the former effective monopoly of the direct market from Diamond Comic Distributors was shattered by DC Comics, Lunar Distributors, Marvel Comics, Penguin Random House and everyone following suit, Lunar is known for incredibly secure shipping solutions, PRH for free shipping with Diamond caught in between.  They are still in between but are[...]

Previously, Diamond Comic Distributors announced that it was postponing its 2024 Diamond Retailer Summit, planned to coincide with Megacon in Florida next month, as part of a two-year deal with Fan Expo, to avoid a conflict with the ComicsPro Annual Meeting, which is also planned for February. ComicsPRO Now Diamond has decided to entirely cancel the previously[...]

The February 2024 edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue is in stores from Wednesday, the 31st of December and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning April 2024 Those who are still with Diamond, that is And a few who, weirdly aren't but[...]

and has now been promoted to executive editor at Random House Graphic. Henry Varona posted, "Life update! I am happy to announce that I have joined the sales team at Diamond Comics Distributors I can't imagine my life without comic book stores, so getting to work directly with retailers is a dream come true Thank you[...]

The January 2024 edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue is in stores from Wednesday, the 27th of December and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning March 2024 Those who are still with Diamond, that is And a few who, weirdly aren't but[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors lost a number of its exclusive "Premier" published in recent years, with DC and Image going to Lunar, and Marvel, IDW and Dark Horse going to Penguin Random House When that began to happen, and as the likes of Scout, Oni Press and AWA were distributed by both Diamond and Lunar, Diamond[...]

Diamond Previews catalogue is out next week, with Dynamite Entertainment's Thundercats #1 from Declan Shalvey and Drew Moss on the front cover by David Nakayama and the Diamond Select Toys' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello PVC Diorama on the back With Jim Lee's cover of 1991's X-Men #1 comes to life with four PREVIEWS Exclusive POP! Comic Cover figures from[...]

But it is generally sold direct to the customer, or direct to interested bookstores. But now, About Comics is returning to the Direct Market distribution system courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors, for the first time in over a decade Turns out that when a distributor loses a chunk of Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse and IDW,[...]

Diamond Previews catalogue is out next week, with Dynamite Entertainment's Lilo & Stitch #1 from Greg Pak and Giulia Giacomino on the front cover and the Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select: Archangel Action Figure on the back. With Hiya Toys' Exclusive Exquisite Miniature Series figures of Nero, Spock, and Spock Prime from the 2009 Star Trek[...]

And Diamond Comic Distributors is fast out of the gates with a new direct debit option for comic book stores from a company called AutoPay They promised this last year and earlier this year stated that testing had been successful and that this will now be available to American customers Diamond UK has, of course,[...]

Next week's Diamond Previews has Michael Dialynas' Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 on its front cover, a fable of a mountain spirit who feasts on industrial pollution and the world she discovers when she finds nourishment in nature With Diamond Select Toys' The Walking Dead Gallery: Michonne PVC Diorama on the back[...]

A few weeks ago during Diamond's Retailer Summit at San Diego Comic Con, Oni Press Publisher & President Hunter Gorinson informed attending comic shop owners that due to a dramatic 127% increase in FOC orders that overwhelmed print capacity, copies of two covers of the first issue for Jay Stephens' Harvey Comics-inspired, mature readers horror series Dwellings would be facing 10% allocations. In[...]

Previously exclusive to Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics will join Viz Media, Boom Studios, and many other graphic novel publishers on the Simon & Schuster distribution client list Image Comics will continue its relationship with Diamond Book Distributors to serve the UK and International Book Market. Direct Market distribution from Image Comics to comic book stores[...]

At the Diamond Retailer Lunch yesterday, Diamond Comic Distributors announced the following changes to their current model The one that has seen Marvel, DC, Image, IDW and Dark Horse seek other distribution arrangements with Lunar and Penguin Random House With UPS strikes about to hit, Diamond was keen to a) emphasise that they had negotiated[...]

Next week's rapidly shrinking edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue arrives in comic shops and digitally on July 26th and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning October 2023. On the front cover, writer-artist Jock takes readers into the future as a teenager tries[...]

Coming out of the Diamond Comics Retailer Lunch, Hunter Gorinson President & Publisher of Oni Press has had to tell comic book retailers that they may not be getting all the copies of Dwellings #1 launching soon And it's all because they ordered too many They have put a second printing and now a third[...]