Sales Charts: Champions lead Marvel back to the top in October
Diamond has just released the sales rankings for October, and Boom's Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #1 was the best selling periodcal,...
Sales Charts: DC leads Marvel for the third month in a row in September
September sales figures released by Diamond Comics distributors show DC holding on to its lead in both dollars and units, down a bit from August...
Diamond upgrades to ship “massive amounts of new product” and unveils fourth pick module
Sometimes the wonkiest things are the most important.
Diamond sent out news of its upgrades to the Olive Branch warehouse, with photos. And if you...
The state of the industry UPDATED AND CORRECTED
Those who think comics need to ditch the direct market right this minute had better not read the latest news about Barnes and Noble....
IDW moves to Penguin Random House for book distribution
Well now, this is interesting. IDW has moved its book distribution to Penguin Random House effective April 2017. ICv2 has all the enthusiastic quotes from executives at both companies, including a sad quote from Steve Geppi who owns Diamond Book Distribution, which formerly repped IDW to the book trade. DBD will continues to sell IDW products to the mass market in the UK. But this really makes PRHPS, which also distributes DC, a powerhouse player in the GN field.
WonderCon’16: Friday Morning Preview and visit from Mayor Eric Garcetti
By Nicholas Eskey
During the tail end of last year’s Wonder Con, it was announced that the convention which had spent the last three years...
Diamond Retailer Summit returns to Baltimore 8/31-9/2
Diamond's annual Retailer Summit will once again be held in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic Con this year. The summit takes place AUgust31/September 2...
Diamond announces 12 Gold Sponsor Comics for Free Comic Book Day 2016
Diamond has just released the 12 Gold sponsor comics for next year's Free Comic Book Day—and it's who you would expect with one addition:...
Diamond rejects 2000AD Free Comic Book Day offering because it’s too big
It's not too soon to think about Free Comic Book Day 2016, which is just what publishers and Diamond are going. The annual comics...
July 2015 Sales: Marvel on top again as periodical sales slip a bit
You know, maybe the narrative about Dark Horse losing the Star Wars license to Marvel wasn't DH's loss but Marvel's gain: sales of Star Wars...
The Loot Crate Effect Reaches “Cartoonish Levels” on Comics Sales
Note: The distribution numbers used below are estimates, not hard sales numbers. They're accurate to the trends, but take the exact unit measurements with...
Exclusive: Titan’s Doctor Who Comics Day poster art from series artist Neil Edwards
The folks at Titan are really teasing their upcoming three four Doctor crossover story line from Hugo-nominated Who writer Paul Cornell, slated for release on August 12 ahead of their second annual Doctor Who Comics Day on August 15. On Monday, Diamond revealed the poster art to advertise the upcoming Doctor Who Comics Day event to their retailers. Drawn by series artist Neil Edwards (Justice League United), you'll be seeing the art in local comic shops in the near future, but allow us to leak that to you now, Whovians
