On the heels of a successful Free Comic Book Summer, Halloween ComicFest 2020 will shift this year to focus exclusively on PREVIEWS Exclusive merchandise and collectibles -- two of which have already sold out!

Free Comic Book Day has been rescheduled and reworked to take place from July 15 through September 9, making it a Free Comic Book Summer!

Steve Geppi is reassuming the role of President, Geppi Family Enterprises (GFE), in addition to his position as Chairman & CEO.

The auction will run July 4-18 on DIGauction.com; all proceeds from the auction will go directly to charities that support comic and game retailers.

Diamond Comic Distributors has signed a distribution agreement with Artists, Writers & Artisans to exclusively distribute their products to comic book specialty markets worldwide. Diamond will also distribute to the North American book market under the banner of Diamond Book Distributors.

Diamond Comic Distributors has signed a distribution agreement with ABLAZE to exclusively distribute their products to comic book specialty markets worldwide, and to the North American book market under the banner of Diamond Book Distributors.

As the impact and spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, Diamond Comic Distributors has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Retailer Summit scheduled to take place April 14-16, originally planned to be held in conjunction with MegaCon in Orlando.

Funko headlines the Free Comic Book Day 2020 Exclusive Collectibles with Marvel Mystery Boxes; Diamond Select Toys and Mondo Tees are also offering FCBD Exclusives!

Prolific Artist Jeffrey Brown Explores the Past, Present, and Future of Comics in his FCBD 2020 Commemorative T-Shirt Design!

The Free Comic Book Day Committee has selected the eleven Gold Sponsor comic book titles for the comic book industry's most anticipated annual event: Free Comic Book Day!

Hiya Toys and Diamond Comic Distributors have once again partnered to bring fans a set of PREVIEWS Exclusive collectibles based on the action movie favorites, Predator and Robocop!

Diamond is introducing a redesigned shipping box with the goal to drastically reduce the amount of shipper-related damages through a stronger structural integrity of the box. The new box will be integrated into weekly shipments beginning December 18.

Diamond is excited to announce that its 2020 Retailer Summit for comic book specialty retailers will take place Tuesday, April 14 through Thursday, April 16 in Orlando, FL ahead of MegaCon Orlando!

Comic and pop-culture fans are encouraged to visit their local comic shop on Saturday, October 26th for free comics and to participate in fun-filled Halloween activities!

Diamond's kidscomics.com website has been updated with a new mobile-friendly design that features new kids releases, previews of upcoming books, and more. Set your kid comics loving customers to the new kidscomics.com and weekly new releases at kidscomics.com/newreleases!

Steve Geppi, Chairman and CEO of Geppi Family Enterprises, the newly formed parent company of Diamond Comic Distributors, announces key appointments to the company's leadership team, and outlines his vision for the pop-culture companies it represents.

Weta Workshop collectibles based on Borderlands 3 and The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance now available to order! Check inside to learn more about Weta's new lines coming to comic book shops!

Diamond has added a new Final Orders Due - FOC Page to its PREVIEWSworld.com consumer website that showcases weekly Final Order Cut-off (FOC) items and other final orders due merchandise to comic shop customers. Retailers are encouraged to share and promote the page to their FOC-savvy customers, as well utilize the accompanying customer order form to promote the weekly items on deadline.

Clover Press inks exclusive distribution deal with Diamond for comic book specialty market and North American book market.

Retailers planning Premier publisher sponsored midnight release parties should note that Diamond will now allow all product carrying an in-store date of that week's event to go on sale at midnight. The change goes into effect starting with this week's Absolute Carnage #1 midnight release.

Check out this year's hair-raising design for the Halloween ComicFest 2019 Commemorative T-Shirt, from Eisner-Award Winning Creator Kelley Jones!

The King of Monsters will be reigning over Halloween ComicFest 2019! Check out this year's exclusive Godzilla 1954 and MechaGodzilla Vinimate Figures from Diamond Select Toys!

Announcing the full list of comics for Halloween ComicFest 2019, with a lineup featuring 28 outstanding titles for fans of all ages! See all the HCF 2019 Full Size and Mini Comics now!

ComicWow!, a marketing sector of Diamond Comic Distributors (DCD), is rebranding themselves as Sapphire Studios.

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Hundreds of retailers, suppliers, and Diamond personnel have come together in Chicago, IL to discuss the future of the comics industry at the 2018 Diamond Retailer Summit!

Stan Heidmann Joins as President, Advisory Board to be Formed

There are 19 extremely limited PREVIEWS Exclusives available for this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego held July 17-21. Click to see them all now!

Over 5 million comic books to be given away for free as retailers welcome new and old comic fans into their shops for Free Comic Book Day!

Shawn Hamrick promoted to Vice President of Operations as John Wurzer steps down to enjoy retirement.

Diamond has been award the ComicBooks For Kids! President's Award, which recognizes an organization that is neither a retailer nor publisher and has had the largest impact on supporting the children across the U.S. with comic books

Diamond has upgraded and relaunched its comicshoplocator.com website with a new mobile-friendly design and a focus on comic shops as a fan-friendly place to visit.

Diamond Select Toys finalizes the purchase of select Gentle Giant assets, including rights to manufacturing and distribution of many of the company's key lines.

Bedside Press, publisher of acclaimed graphic novels such as A Bunch of Jews and Other Stuff and Gothic Tales of Haunted Love, has named Diamond Comic Distributors as the exclusive worldwide distributor in the book market and comic book specialty market.

DC Entertainment's The Batman Who Laughs #1 was December's best-selling comic book. Image Comics' Paper Girls Volume 5 was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher overall.

Diamond Comic Distributors is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Diamond Gem Awards. Retailers voted -- now find out which suppliers and products have been honored!

Marvel Comics was the Top Comic Book Publisher for 2018. Marvel also had the bestselling Graphic Novel of the year with The Infinity Gauntlet. DC had the bestselling comic book for 2018 with Action Comics #1000, and was the #2 top selling publisher for 2018.

Prolific artist Derek Charm brings a Star Wars-inspired touch to his T-shirt design to promote FCBD 2019.

Marvel Comics had both the best-selling comic book and graphic novel for November; Uncanny X-Men #1 was the month's top comic book and Venom Volume 1: Rex the month's top graphic novel. Marvel Comics was also the month's top publisher overall.

DC Entertainment's Batman #56 was October's best-selling comic book and Batman: White Knight was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Overall, Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher.

Coming to comic shops in January 2019 is a PREVIEWS Exclusive Batman Who Laughs Funko Pop!

Exclusive John Constantine POP! from Funko and Symbiote Spider-Man Statue from Diamond Select Toys Lead Free Comic Book Day 2019 Merchandise Selection!

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 9 from Image Comics was September's best-selling graphic novel and one of the five Image titles among the top ten.

Charles Soule and Steve McNiven's Return of Wolverine #1 from Marvel Comics was September's best-selling comic book.

Marvel Comics' Return of Wolverine #1 was September's best-selling comic book. Image Comics' Saga Volume 9 was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher overall.

The Fall 2018 Best Practices Awards were presented at the New York Comic Con Retailer Appreciation Breakfast! Read on for the complete list of winners!

Arriving in comic shops September 26th, October's issue of PREVIEWS, the comic industry's indispensable resource, showcases products scheduled to go on sale beginning December 2018.

Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four #1 was August's best-selling comic book. Dark Horse Comics' The Legend of Korra Book 3 was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher overall.

Diamond Comic Distributors is excited to announce that its 2019 Retailer Summit for comic book specialty retailers will take place May 18-20 in Las Vegas, NV!

Diamond and Premier Publishers are scheduled to deliver a limited slate of 20 new titles for the Christmas holiday week to your local comic shop!

Diamond Comic Distributors has added a robust item search engine to its PREVIEWSworld.com consumer website, designed to help users better locate comic books, graphic novels, collectibles and other specialty merchandise.

DC Entertainment's Batman #50 was July's best-selling comic book and Batman Volume 6: Bride or Burglar was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher overall.

Named after Diamond’s late Outside Sales Manager, the award grants $5,000 to a local comic shop owner to be used for improvements to their business.

Arriving in comic shops June 27th, July's issue of PREVIEWS, the comic industry's indispensable resource, showcases products scheduled to go on sale beginning September 2018.

Diamond and Premier publishers are encouraging comic retailers to “pop up a spinner rack” in other “complementary businesses” in their area by offering incentive variants and free goods to retailers who purchase a spinner rack for placement in other businesses.

Star-Lord and Deadpool are taking over Halloween ComicFest 2018! Check out this year's exclusive Funko POP and Mini Egg Attack figures!

Check out this year's spooktacular Halloween ComicFest commemorative t-shirt from Eisner Award-winning creator Eric Powell!

Announcing the full list of comics for Halloween ComicFest 2018, with a lineup featuring 34 outstanding titles for fans! See all the HCF 2018 Full Size and Mini Comics now!

Free Comic Book Day 2018 was an amazing day with an estimated 1.5 million people visiting comic shops worldwide! Retailers reported well-attended events and increased sales for the big day.

There are 17 extremely limited PREVIEWS Exclusives available for this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego held July 19-22. Click to see them all now!

Beginning with its May issue, PREVIEWS will be available digitally at www.previewsworld.com/digital and from the new PREVIEWS Publications app available for download from Apple’s iTunes and Google’s Play stores.

Over 5 million comics to be given away for free as retailers welcome new and old comic fans into their shops for Free Comic Book Day!

Arriving in comic shops April 25th, May's issue of PREVIEWS, the comic industry's indispensable resource showcases products scheduled to go on sale beginning July 2018.

Starburns Industries, the company that brought you Rick and Morty, Harmonquest, and the Oscar-nominated Anomalisa media properties, has named Diamond Comic Distributors as the exclusive worldwide distributor in the comic book specialty market, book market, and hobby games market for its new publishing division, SBI Press.

Scheduled for release in July, Diamond’s PULLBOX application will be free to retailers through May 2019, see inside for additional details and pricing.

DC Entertainment's Dark Nights: Metal #6 was March's best-selling comic book. Image Comics' The Walking Dead Volume 29: Lines We Cross was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher overall.

Hundreds of retailers, suppliers, and Diamond personnel have come together in Chicago, IL to discuss the future of the comics industry at the 2018 Diamond Retailer Summit!

Arriving in comic shops March 28th, April's issue of PREVIEWS, the comic industry's indispensable resource showcases products scheduled to go on sale beginning June 2018.

To ease the burden of large invoices for Free Comic Book Day titles, Diamond has announced that it will bill participating U.S. and Canadian retailers before and after the event.

Diamond will give one winner and a friend roundtrip airfare, five-night hotel stay, and four-day passes to Comic-Con International in San Diego, the biggest comics and pop culture convention in the world! Retailers and consumers can enter by April 30!

The Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse scour the cosmos, seeking the unlikely heroes who threaten their power in DC Entertainment's Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, a Dark Nights: Metal tie-in from a Scott Snyder, Grant Morrison, and an all-star line-up of creators that was February 2018's best-selling comic book.

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 8 from Image Comics was February's best-selling graphic novel.

DC Entertainment's Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1 was February's best-selling comic book. Image Comics' Saga Volume 8 was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher overall.

Named after Dave Hawksworth, Diamond’s late Outside Sales Manager, the award grants $5,000 to a local comic shop owner to be used for improvements to their business.

Diamond Comic Distributors announced today that both Dynamite Entertainment and BOOM! Studios have been promoted to Premier Publisher vendors, with both signing new publisher agreements, respectively.

New cloud-based software application will allow comic shop customers to track their subscriptions and place their monthly preorders with their local comic shop retailer.

The April PREVIEWS sees new comic, manga sections and the May catalog features launch of Digital Version of PREVIEWS, new separate DC Publication!

Batman teams with Rorschach to solve one mystery while the Comedian confronts Ozymandias and Lex Luthor in Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock #3 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book of January.

The adventures of Korra from Nickelodeon's acclaimed animated series The Legend of Korra continue in Dark Horse Comics' The Legend of Korra Volume 2: Turf Wars Part 2 by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh, the best-selling graphic novel of January.

DC Entertainment's Doomsday Clock #3 was January's best-selling comic book. Dark Horse Comics' The Legend of Korra Volume 2: Turf Wars Part 2 was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher by dollars invoiced, and DC Entertainment was the month's top publisher by units shipped.

Valiant is proud to announce the X-O Manowar #50 All-Star Jam Cover – the biggest-ever jam cover in comics history, featuring 50 major comics talents in celebration of 50 earthshaking issues for Valiant's flagship series!

Diamond Founder, President & CEO Steve Geppi will will draw upon four decades of personal experience to provide keynote remarks during the 2018 Retailer Summit on “The Past, Present and Future of the Comics Industry” during the closing breakfast on Friday, April 6.

Arriving in comic shops January 31st, February's issue of PREVIEWS, the comic industry's indispensable resource, showcases products scheduled to go on sale beginning April 2018.

Diamond Book Distributors has been named the exclusive worldwide distributor for Seven Seas Entertainment’s all-new imprint Ghost Ship.

Diamond Comic Distributors is excited to announce that the Netflix original series Stranger Things 2 will partner with Halloween ComicFest 2017 bringing participants in-store activations, branded merchandise and more.

Arriving in comic shops October 25th, November's issue of PREVIEWS, the comic industry's indispensable resource, showcases products scheduled to go on sale beginning January 2018.

Marvel Comics' Marvel Legacy #1 was September's best-selling comic book. Image Comics' The Walking Dead Volume 28 was the month's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher overall.

Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of English-language comic books, graphic novels, and related pop-culture merchandise, announced Friday that Josh Hayes has been promoted to lead its book market division, Diamond Book Distributors (DBD), as Executive Vice President.

Arriving in comic shops September 27th, October's issue of PREVIEWS, the comic industry's indispensable resource, showcases products scheduled to go on sale beginning December 2017.

The 12 Halloween ComicFest 2017 All Ages Mini-Comics are available to pre-order now at your local comic shop! Use our order form to make it easy!