SDCC ’19: Diamond Exclusives Are Totally Bodacious!

05/17/2019 3:30 pm by Taimur Dar Leave a Comment

The mother of all Con Exclusives arrives in July!

Shawn Hamrick upped to VP of Operations at Diamond

04/23/2019 11:45 am by Heidi MacDonald Leave a Comment

Hamrick is a 25 year veteran at the company.

Geppi Museum to close, 3000 items donated to the Library of Congress

05/30/2018 11:30 am by Heidi MacDonald

It’s not quite the library of Alexandria, but Geppi’s Entertainment Museum in Baltimorewas is closing after 12 years. It a handsome edifice of pop culture that displayed the pristine personal collection of Diamond founder Steve Geppi in a dark wood-paneled, climate controlled environment. More than 3000 of the items from the museum will be donated to […]

Watch Diamond Founder Steve Geppi’s keynote speech

04/10/2018 10:45 am by Heidi MacDonald

Diamond has posted Steve Geppi’s keynote speech from the 2018 Retailer Summit.

Diamond: Comics sales continued to sag in February

03/09/2018 1:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Diamond just released its February sales charts, and the year-to-year comparisons were awful – although perhaps not to be taken seriously, see below. But even from January, sales dipped about 6% for combined graphic novel and periodical sales. Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1 was the #1 periodical, while Saga Vol. 8 held up its […]

Diamond announces $5000 Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award

02/26/2018 11:15 am by Heidi MacDonald

Diamond Comics’ Outside Sales Manages Dave Hawksworth died earlier this year , and the comics is honoring his memory with an annual Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award. The award will award $5000 for business improvements to the lucky winner. the winner will be selected by a panel of Diamond and industry professionals and the […]

Diamond Retailer Summit returns to C2E2 and Chicago in 2018

05/04/2017 11:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

C2E2 is back on the industry radar after a successful Diamond retailer summit, and the event will return to CHicago in 2018.

You’ll gasp when you see the film that left comics retailers speechless

04/26/2017 11:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

At last week’s Diamond Retailer Summit, nothing got a bigger reaction than this video explaining how Diamond has upgraded their Olive Branch packing facility. When this film was shown during breakfast, the room fell silent. The phrase “rapt with attention” is overused, but this ode to put orders, pick stations, conveyor belts and resolute yet […]

Diamond Summit kicks off; Marvel holds “no press” presentation

04/20/2017 11:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Greeting from the Windy City. The Diamond Retailer Summit has returned to Chicago for the first time since 2013, and the event kicked off last night with a PACKED reception. Everyone was commenting on the enthusiasm and turnout among retailers. There have been open bars at retailer events before so even that didn’t count. Was it […]

HAPPY: Diamond May Release End-of-Year Charts for 2016!

02/15/2017 11:30 am by Heidi MacDonald

CORRECTION: Diamond MAy still release the charts! The misunderstanding was all Miller’s but the status of the charts is still unknown. His calculations stand for now however. Miller has updated all his year-end charts using provisional information: As such, Comichron’s provisional rankings and market shares, which we’ve based on the previous twelve months’ estimates, now […]