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Entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and owing the comic book distribution company Diamond over $1.6 million is likely to be the reason for this And Diamond is unlikely to want to throw good money after bad. But what Hastings also didn't get last week was their exclusive retailer variant covers to Batman #1 from DC Comics and[...]

The July Diamond Previews for Comics shipping in August has the DC Rebirth title Suicide Squad on the front cover from Rob Williams, Jim Lee, and Philip Tan, with a new story arc from Saga by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples on the back… Gems of the month include Briggs Land from Brian Wood and Mack Chater;[...]

They really should. But Diamond Comic Distributors have a new set of categories for their Best Practice Awards. Best Window Display Best New Comics Section Best Interior Signage Best Toys Section Best Staff Motivational Program Does your comic store stand a chance? Prizes and prestige to be won… You've got to be in it to win it[...]

Dark Horse Comics' 30th anniversary is on the cover of next week's Previews for June-shipping titles - also the cover by Duncan Fegredo for that month's

Presented at the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning by Diamond Comic Distributors themselves, we got a look at the current comic book retailer marketplace from the horse's mouth. So the good news is that 2015 was 6% up on 2014 Though no commentary on that 2016's sales are, so far down… However it's good news[...]

Diamond Select Toys showed off their new figures at Toy Fair 2016 in a video for the Instore Convention Kick-Off, including the iZombie statues, X-Files, Aliens and Teenage Mutant Turtles Minimates, Gotham and Ghostbusters figures, Batman '66 busts, and Nightmare Before Christmas cloth characters…. Take a look… [...]

These are Diamond's nominees for the Spring Retail Best Practices Award for comic book retailers, to be voted on by retailers… is your local store represented? Best Community Involvement Freaks & Geeks – Denton, TX Secret Identity Comics – Austin, TX Absolute Comics – Plaza Sigapura, Singapore Chemshaw 13 DonutZ & Comics – Crown Point, IN Mythical Mountain – Jacksonville, FL The[...]

This sign was posted to the front door of Rodman Comics in Ankeny, Indiana.

Last week, Bleeding Cool reported on the traffic accident that saw one truck hit a stationary Diamond Comic Distributors truck as it was delivering this week's comics to distribution centres and stores. I have been told around a hundred stores will be affected. These are titles that stores affected won't be receiving, including the new Top 100[...]

Many years ago, Marvel Comics left Diamond Previews for their own mini-Previews catalogue, distributed alongside the main monthly catalogue. In June, Bleeding Cool has reported that DC Comics will take a month's break for their own mini-Previews for the launch of DC Comics Rebirth. And in May… Image Comics will still be in Previews – but will[...]

It was reported on the news as a matter of curiosity, with copies of Deadpool trade paperbacks littering the freeway. But the traffic accident that Bleeding Cool reporyed earlier today saw a Diamond Comic Distributors truck torn open, with comic boxes falling and ripping out into traffic. We updated the article with a letter from Diamond, reproduced[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors closed their home office early on Friday, as the blizzard hit the East Coast The only major comic book distributor remains closed today, dealing with the effects of the snowstorm and current thaw flood. We're not sure what of this week's comics have made it out, But one way of another – be[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors gives out Best Practice Awards to retailers, voted on by their peers, throughout the year under a variety of changing categories. Well, this is what they'll be recognising through 2016….   Spring – Winners announced at C2E2 on March 18 – Nominations open February 1! – Spring Categories Best Community Involvement Best Exterior Signage Best Halloween ComicFest Best Back Issues Section Best[...]

From Diamond Comic Distributors, as sold through the direct market to North American comic stores (and Loot Crate) in 2015….   We mentioned there were four Star Wars titles in the top ten comics sold in 2015 in the direct market Well there are eight in the top twenty… and six Secret Wars Marvel totally dominate, with[...]

These are the winners of the Diamond Comic Distributors Gem Awards as voted on by comic book retailers Winners are in bold, with the nominees below… Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Over 4% Image Comics Dark Horse Comics DC Comics IDW Publishing Marvel Comics 2015 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Under 4% BOOM! Studios Archie Comics Avatar Press Dynamite Entertainment Oni Press Titan Comics Valiant Entertainment VIZ Media 2015[...]

These are the nominees selected by Diamond Comic Distributors for retailers to vote on for the Gem Awards… yes Bleeding Cool Magazine is mentioned, and yes it won't win again, not up against The Avengers. Note how few books are priced at $2.99 these days, to qualify for that category… Comic Book Publisher of the Year –[...]

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

https://twitter.com/TomBrevoort/status/677260632878485505 Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

Putting a comic in a monthly mystery subscription Loot Crate now adds 500,000 to its print run, and selling it to Loot Crate through Diamond severely distorts the direct market charts It's why Bravest Warriors and Orphan Black both got top spots in 2015 and really, really annoyed a number of other publishers who lost[...]

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 was a monster of a hit. But it couldn't turn the tide too much from a Marvel on the rise - who put out three issues of

Revamping Batgirl, Grayson, Catwoman while introducing Gotham Academy and Gotham At Midnight, he is the king of "Batgirling" at DC Comics, radically changing a comic to reflect a younger audience's tastes with an eye on Tumblr as much as Diamond's sales charts, while running as much interference on DC's corporate concerns over the Bat With[...]

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

Welcome to the Fourth Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List for the next Bleeding Cool Magazine, being serialized right now on the Bleeding Cool website. It's

Which means the regular Hallowe'en Comic Fest day of cosplay and free comics is actually on Hallowe'en itself. And the best cosplay in the country can win both customers and the store they shop at big prizes. All customers have to do is pose in costume with one of the 21 of this year's free comics, get[...]