Diamond Comics Distributors

Diamond Comic Distributors has released its list of the top 500 selling graphic novels of 2012. There are a few surprises, but there is certainly one constant: The Walking Dead. The collections of writer Robert Kirkman's ongoing zombie series grabbed seven of the top 10 spots, and 13 of the top 20...

Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, so in the spirit of cosplay and trick-or-treating, Diamond Comic Distributors and the Comic Shop Locator Service have teamed with a variety of publishers for Halloween ComicFest 2012, an event that bolsters the usual "New Comic Day" with special free comics and an online costume contest...

Diamond Comics Distributors confirmed Monday that DC Comics' Justice League #1 by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee & Scott Williams sold out of its massive initial print run as well as a second and is presently in a third printing. More than 200,000 copies have been sold (not including digital sales), making Justice League #1 the best-selling comic book of 2011 so far. T...

Gaming: Sega has released new images of Captain America: Super Soldier relating to GameStop's preorder exclusive content for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions: Ultimates 1942 Captain America costume, the "Ballroom Blitz" Challenge Mode Map, early in-game access to Cap's "Weaponize" ability...

In a move that Publisher's Weekly is calling "inevitable," Borders Group has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The news is unsurprising given the bookseller's ongoing trouble with paying publishers, distributors and other vendors in a timely manner...

Monolithic U.S. comics distributor Diamond announced on Wednesday plans to enable traditional brick-and-mortar comic book retailers to sell exclusive digital comics. Developed with digital retailer iVerse and called Diamond Digital, the initiative plans to sell via comic shops day-and-date digital comics that will be exclusive for 30 days...

Beleaguered bookstore chain Borders can throw another nail on the pile of what might be sealing its coffin very soon. Diamond Book Distributors, the leading distributor of comic books and graphic novels, has elected to not ship any new or back catalogue products to Borders as a consequence of the chain's late payments...

After months of rumblings about Diamond Comics Distributors potentially changing either the shipping schedule of comic books or new comic book day itself, Diamond has announced that it will now offer retailers the option of receiving their new comics on Tuesday each week, for sale on Wednesday...

Marvel Comics announced this morning that they would be switching distribution of their books from Diamond Book Distribution to Hachette Book Group. To be clear, this affects the way that Marvel distributes books -- the kinds with thick spines and way more than 22 pages -- into the bookstore market, while distribution to the direct market (comic shops) will remain with Diamond Comics Distributors