Image Comics, which has made a strong showing in recent years with such creator-owned titles as The Walking Dead and Saga, was named the Publisher of the Year in the Diamond Gem Awards, sponsored by Diamond Comics Distributors. BOOM! Studios took the Publisher of the Year award for publishers with a market share of less than 4%. The awards were chosen by a vote of comics … [Read more...] about Retailers Name Image Comics Publisher of the Year
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Digital Comics Retailing: Could This Be Done Better?
Comics retailer Brian Hibbs, owner of Comix Experience in San Francisco, was one of the first retailers to adopt Diamond Digital's digital storefront, and he reports that after three quarters, his total take is $22. What's wrong with this picture? Hibbs is well known in the comics community, and he was linking straight to his digital comics store from reviews on the Savage … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Retailing: Could This Be Done Better?
Free Comic Book Day 101
Free Comic Book Day is exactly what the name says: A day when you can get a free comic book. Every year since 2002, Diamond Comics Distributors has been teaming up with comics shops and publishers to give away free comics on the first Saturday in May; this year, Free Comic Book Day falls on May 4. You won't be able to just walk in and grab any comic, though—the free comics … [Read more...] about Free Comic Book Day 101