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Diamond UK Comics Distributors have informed stores that the snowstorms in the USA have prevented new comic books shopping this week, the latest in a number of delays caused by shutdowns But they hope to be able to provide stores with everything missing the following week However, anything that they received previously to the delay,[...]

I get the feelimng that we'll be talking about BRZRKR, Keanu Reeves’ comic creator debut with co-writer Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney, quite a bit as

As we previously informed you, Boom Studios still had another trick up their sleeve to promote BRZRKR, Keanu Reeves’ comic creator debut with co-writer

And Hero Tomorrow comics publisher Ted Sikora, creator of the non-DC Punchline character, talked about distributing comic books away from Diamond Comic Distributor in favour of direct-to-customer crowdfunding It was rather fashionable at the time Everyone seemed to be doing it. But in April 2021, Hero Tomorrow comics returns to Diamond's Previews catalogue and has his[...]

The February edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue arrives in comic shops on Wednesday, the 27th of January with comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning April 2021. Covers Of Next Week's Previews The Previews front cover features Marvel Comics' Guardians of the Galaxy #13 from[...]

Josh Geppi has been named Chief Creative Officer of Geppi Family Enterprises, the company best known as the owner of Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance Games. Josh Geppi is adding this role to his role of President, Diamond International Galleries which buys and sells pop culture collectables and operates DIGAuction, an online auction house for comic[...]

We are continuing to receive trucks from Diamond with back stock and all inventory is slated to be transferred to us by mid-February. Lunar Distribution logo While DC Comics sent the more effusive missive; Happy New Year! We hope you all have managed to stay healthy during the holiday season Several months ago, DC announced that Lunar Distribution[...]

And for some stores, the delivery hasn't arrived yet. Piranha Comics of Bromley and Kingston-Upon-Thames posted a message from distributor Diamond UK, telling us. Hi there everyone if you have a few minutes please read this email from our comic distributor DIAMOND Please read and don't panic buy from the US or grey importers Hold steady and[...]

The Last 52: War Of The Multiverses, Jinny Hex Special and Tales from The Dark Multiverse: Metal at the same time as Death Metal #7 and the first of the Future State comic books. Christmas Credit: Alan Davis and Paul Neary So if you are British – or your comic book store is serviced through Diamond UK across[...]

Comic book retailers who have been ordering their DC Comics titles through UCS Comic Distributors, the distributor set up by Midtown Comics, and being

The message read; What is this? It was added to my Diamond order history this past week by the system Is there another surprise book coming up from one of the publishers? 25 0 OCT208592 SOLID BLOOD #17 3.99 99.75 12/04/20 N 25 ORD INC It looks like this books might we expected in stores on 12/16 I have[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors has informed comic book retailers that, in meetings with our freight carriers, the Operations teams at Diamond and Alliance have been cautioned about potential delays throughout the freight networks in December and early January They tell retailers that "while we are in constant communication with the carriers, please bear in mind that,[...]

Diamond chart time And a special congratulations to former Bleeding Cool columnist Alex De Campi and Erica Henderson, whose graphic novel Dracula Motherf**ker from Image Comics was the best-selling graphic novel in the Diamond direct market in October this year, beating out the collection of Marvel's summer event, Empyre Someone at DC's Black Label should[...]

The haul had been stolen from an industrial unit in Wolverhampton – where they were being stored by an online retailer which trades worldwide – and from an associated distributor's warehouse in Runcorn." We know a distributor based in Runcorn, don't we, children? Diamond UK Who last month reported a major theft, the investigation of which[...]

Next week's Diamond Previews puts a new Blade Runner comic book series from Titan Comics on the front cover, Blade Runner Origins written by K Perkins, Mellow Brown and Mike Johnson, drawn by Fernando Bagnino, and published in February 2020. The Origin Of The First Blade Runner on Next Week's Previews Cover BLADE RUNNER ORIGINS #1 CVR[...]

Diamond Comic Book Distributors has maintained two different comic book bags and board brands of products as a result of previous acquisitions but as the product line of each has become almost identical, they are going to cancel the Comic Defense System branding in favour of the ubiquitous ComiCare brand. Diamond Combines Two Brands, Comic Defense[...]

Lockdown 2, electric boogaloo… Diamond UK made the following announcement to comic book retailers yesterday, confirming that they will still be distributing comic books, even as English comic book stores go to lockdown from Thursday for a month – at least Diamond stated; Following on from the announcements over the weekend I can confirm that the[...]

Vault has now issued the following statement to comic book retailers, making all their comic books returnable, right now – even yesterday's Giga #1, if you so wished. Vault Comics is pleased to announce line-wide single issue returnability for all Diamond retailers, as part of the Vault Bound Retailer Support Initiative Now, under Vault Bound, all[...]

UCS is one of two distributors set up with DC Comics from two of DC's biggest comic book retailer accounts, to replace Diamond Comic Distributors, with whom DC had fallen out within the shadow of the shutdown Set up by Midtown Comics, it was recently revealed that this relationship was coming to an end at[...]

Black Mask Studios has been missing from Diamond Comic Distributors for some time But in 2021 it is back, with a movie in development for its leading superhero series Black And Black AF is the lead title for January, getting a collection of their latest series, Devil's Dye from Vita Ayala and Liana Kangas –[...]

Bleeding Cool broke the news that UCS Comic Distributors would no longer be distributing DC Comics to comic book stores from January 2021 and that as a

We and other comic retailers are petitioning DC to resume distribution through Diamond Comics Distribution Lunar has actually done an excellent job thus far, but our industry will be better served with two distributors for retailers to choose from Competition breeds better service Our DC comics arrived pretty late this week (we just got them[...]

We begin with the top ten comic books sold to comic book stores through Diamond Comic Distributors in September 2020 The top 500 lists follow after the marketshare… no DC Comics of course, as DC left Diamond, but it does allow Image Comics to get a couple into the top ten And Spawn would have[...]

In the summer, as shutdowns affected Diamond Comic Distributors and many comic book stores, DC Comics chose to set up two new comic book distributors from their two biggest retail accounts, DCBD and Midtown Comics, both with an existing and extensive mail-order operation Lunar Distribution and UCS Comics Distributors, respectively, distributed DC Comics when Diamond[...]

When Diamond UK returned to distributing comic books – and took back the UK/European distribution deal for DC Comics to comic book stores – it had a lot to catch up on Months worth of comics that had been stuck in warehouses were gradually distributed around comic book stores outside of North America There have[...]

Last week, Diamond UK told retailers that they had been subject to a break-in at their Warrington warehouse, which was delaying comic book distribution that week We've now had an update over some of what was stolen, items that will be hard to source anywhere else right now, in case anyone comes across them. List Of[...]

When DC Comics chose to no longer be distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors, in favour of two US comic book shops-turned-distributors, it caused real problems for the UK market, serviced by Diamond UK The UK makes up between ten and fifteen per cent of DC's direct market sales Shipping charges multiplied, leading UK retailers to[...]

Yesterday, Diamond UK could not be contacted by retailers over something they referred to only as an "incident" We've now learned that this incident was a serious break-in at the comic book distribution company's warehouses in Warrington/Runcorn in Greater Manchester. Diamond UK sent the following message to comic book retailers last night. Firstly thank you all for[...]

British comic store owners have had difficulty getting responses from Diamond UK this morning, but have now received the following mysterious message "SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Retailer, There has been an incident at the Diamond UK warehouse & offices over the weekend For the time being calls & emails cannot be answered Updates will follow ASAP[...]

It looks like Image Comics has managed to successfully capitalize DC Comics' decision to quit Diamond Comic Distributors and jockey ahead into the number two Diamond position alongside Marvel Marvel's is still king with a record Diamond marketshare, but Image remains ahead of everyone else But might future months see them build on that marketshare? Image[...]