Diamond Book Distributors, Papercutz Announce UK Distribution Partnership

Diamond Comic Distributors is pleased to announce a new distribution agreement with the best-selling kid's graphic novel publisher, Papercutz, that allows Diamond to distribute Papercutz titles into United Kingdom markets, including book stores, mass-market merchandisers, libraries and other outlets.

Diamond and Papercutz have had a longstanding relationship in the comic book specialty market of distributing Papercutz's award-winning graphic novels to comic book shops. Papercutz publishes graphic novels from some of the industry's top talent including David Gallaher & Steve Ellis' The Only  Living Boy, Susan Schade and Jon Buller's Anne of Green Bagels, Jessica Abel's upcoming graphic novel Trish Trash, Dennis the Menace, as well as series based on popular licensed properties like Geronimo Stilton, Nickelodeon, the Smurfs and Barbie.

"We are pleased that Papercutz has entrusted us with expanding their UK business," said DBD's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Kuo-Yu Liang. "We look forward to working with them to increase their exposure into UK markets where we know their titles will be extremely successful."

"The UK has become an increasingly important market for us," explained Papercutz Publisher Terry Nantier. "We've been very impressed with how Diamond has built their business in that territory and the strong relationships they've formed with local retail partners. We're looking forward to working with their sales team to ensure that UK graphic novel fans are exposed to the wide variety of titles we have to offer and can easily find any Papercutz title they're looking for in their local shops."