Retailing & Marketing

Sales charts are back with sell-through and comics will never be the same*

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*admittedly, they'd be different even without these charts.
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SDCC ’20: The Perseverance of the Direct Market

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Direct market retailers take a moment to share what's going on behind the counter, and how they are staying afloat during a worldwide pandemic.
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Comics and Graphic Novel Sales top $1.21B in 2019 — the biggest year ever

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Bookstore sales and comic shops sales were up, but the bookstore market was larger for the first time.

Not so fast: Diamond will still distribute DC Comics – in the UK

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The newly-announced deal will see Diamond distributing DC Comics in the UK through the end of 2020.

Inside the DC/Diamond split

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How is this going to work anyway?

EXCLUSIVE: Pierce and Klein on Valiant’s upcoming release schedule

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Valiant publisher Fred Pierce and VP, Sales & Marketing Matthew Klein provide an update on Valiant's schedule and reaction to the global pandemic.

A pair of long-time Seattle-area comic book stores are closing up shop

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Comics Dungeon and Corner Comics will close their doors permanently in mid-July.

The Coronavirus Journal: DC, Diamond, and Direct Market Destruction

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A discussion about where the industry was, where it is, and how Diamond Comics destroyed itself.
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End of an Era: The comics industry reacts to the DC Diamond split

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Reaction was mixed, but retailers are very anxious and unhappy with the move.

Diamond responds to DC ending distribution agreement

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"We, like so many others in the industry, are disappointed by their decision to end our partnership so abruptly at this time."

BREAKING: DC pulls out of Diamond, will use Lunar and UCS for periodical distribution...

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After 25 years, DC has severed ties with Diamond.
Vault Bound Initiative

Vault has a plan to help retailers and the return of comics through their...

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The publisher is doing their part to help retailers recover post COVID-19

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