All of DC’s hit books shipped, making for a big month overall.
Shawn Hamrick upped to VP of Operations at Diamond
Hamrick is a 25 year veteran at the company.
The Retailer’s View // Thank You, Next
The old ways of the comics industry are dying. And it is about time.
Joe Quesada and Bill Schanes are spilling the beans on comics history
Comics veterans Joe Quesada and Bill Schanes are dipping into their scrapbooks for some peeks into comcis history.
We Need To Do Better: Accessibility and BEA/BookCon
As you may have heard a very unfortunate incident happened at BookCon that I was involved with. At a panel on Diversity in Graphic Novels organized by Diamond Comics, which I was moderating, creator Tee Franklin arrived and found that there was no ramp for her to get to the speaker’s stage. She was understandably […]
January sales: DC and Doomsday Clock stay on top
DC and Marvel swapped places atop the January sales charts just released by Diamond comics. Marvel Comics was January’s top publisher in dollars with a 34.30% retailer dollar share and a 36.69% unit share. But DC led in units shipped with a 38.94% unit share and a 33.80% retailer dollar share. Doomday Clock #3 was […]
NYCC ’17 – Behind the Closed Doors of the Diamond Retailer Breakfast
Welcome to the Diamond Retailer Breakfast! Ever wonder what goes on at these regular-fans-can’t-get-into-panels? Wonder. No. More. Before heading into the presentation, I had a chance to sit down with a few retailers over eggs, bacon, sausage and much-needed coffee. “What do you think of the breakfast?” “Well, at least it didn’t arrive late […]
Diamond Comic Distributors Discontinues Its Toll-Free Number
by Brandon Schatz After closing on their main offices on Friday, Diamond Comics distributed a message to all of their customers regarding the discontinuation of it’s toll free 1-800 number. The specifics (minus Diamond’s actual phone number) are as follows: The number is being discontinued due to the many online and email recourses now available […]