“From day one, Diamond has proudly delivered the best possible service to our customers.” – Diamond Founder, President & CEO Steve Geppi

Where were you in '82? If you were a comic book specialty retailer or vendor, you may have been welcoming a new partner named Diamond into your business. Take a look back at some of the events that shaped the company and the industry.

DC Comics' Justice League #1 was 2011's best-selling comic book to the comics specialty market, and Image Comics' The Walking Dead Volume 1 was the year's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the year's leading publisher in both retail dollar and unit market shares.

The relaunch of the DC Universe and the dawn of the "New 52" began with August's Justice League #1 from writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee, giving DC Comics the best-selling comic book in 2011 to comics specialty retailers.

Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye from Image Comics, which served as the basis for the first season of AMC's hit zombie series, was the best-selling graphic novels to comics retailers in 2012.

DC Direct's Batman: Arkham Asylum Series 1 Action Figures, based on the best-selling video game published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, were the best-selling Toys to comics specialty retailers in 2011.

DC Comics' Justice League #4 was December's top-selling comic book, and Image Comics' The Walking Dead Volume 15 the month's top graphic novel. Overall, Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher.

The dread lord Darkseid revealed himself to Earth's heroes in Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #4 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book to comics retailers in the month of December.

Batman experiences past, present, and future as writer/artist Lee Bermejo riffs on Charles Dickens' classic ghost story A Christmas Carol for the Christmas-themed original hardcover graphic novel from DC Comics, Batman: Noel, which was November's top-selling graphic novel.

DC Comics had January's top-selling comic book in Justice League #5 and top-selling graphic novel in Batman: Through the Looking Glass. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher in Retail Dollars, while DC Comics was the month's top publisher in Units sold.

Darkseid scattered Earth's heroes, forcing Green Lantern to take the lead to save the world in Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #5 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book sold to specialty retailers in January.

Batman tumbles into the hallucinogenic nightmare of Wonderland thanks to his first encounter with the Mad Hatter in Batman: Through the Looking Glass, an original hardcover graphic novel by Bruce Jones and Sam Kieth from DC Comics, which was the best-selling graphic novel to comics retailers in January.