DBD e-Newsletter for September 2013 *February 2014 Sales Kit*

Published: Tue, 09/17/13




September 2013
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The Force is With Dark Horse's Star Wars: In the Shadow of Yavin
The original cast is back in Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars Vol. 1: In the Shadow of Yavin, revealing the Rebels' actions against the Empire between the first two films.
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IDW Keeps The TMNT Animated
The amphibious ninja action jumps from screen to page in IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Vol. 2, aimed for younger fans of the series.
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Image Deals High Stakes Sci-Fi In Lost Vegas
The creative team behind Return of the Dapper Men reunite for Lost Vegas from Image Comics, a sci-fi tale of high-stakes gambling and the biggest caper in the galaxy!
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Udon Presents The Ultimate Mega Man Collection With MM25
Udon Entertainment helps celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Blue Bomber with MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works, a collection of game art, sketches, pin-ups, and more.
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Be Ready For The New Season Of The Legend Of Korra With Dark Horse
The new season of Nickelodeon's hit animated series The Legend of Korra premiered Sept. 13, and Dark Horse Comics has art books and graphic novels to help satisfy fans of Korra and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Do Not Adjust Your Monitor: Oni Presents Diesel Sweeties Web Series In Print for the First Time
Diesel Sweeties, the long running and pioneering webcomic that was into pixel art before pixel art was cool and made fun of hipsters before you knew what that word meant, is now available in the best form possible: artisanal paper-based pixels.
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Manga Classic Cyborg 009 Re-Imagined By Archaia For A New Generation
Shotaro Ishinomori's popular manga classic is brought back by Archaia Entertainment in the original hardcover graphic novel Cyborg 009. Diamond talked about the project with writer F.J. DeSanto.
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Paizo Unveils Visions of WAR
Wayne Reynolds has garnered acclaim far and wide for the artwork he's created for games including Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, and Pathfinder. Now the publisher showcases some of his finest works in Visions of WAR: The Art of Wayne Reynolds.
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Prime Offers Literary Treats With Halloween
Prime Books offers eighteen original tales centered on the spookiest holiday in Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre.
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Satisfy Your Fans With Sci-Fi And Superheroes
Whether they're fans of sci-fi adventure or superheroic action, Diamond has collectables to satisfy your customers with these new items, the Doctor Who K-9 Medium Talking Plush - a Diamond exclusive! - and Scribblenauts Unmasked Blind Box Mini Figures Series 2.
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The Last Temptation Gets Fully Remastered By Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment set to re-release The Last Temptation, the graphic novel collaboration from Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli based on the album from Alice Cooper.
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Saga Takes The Hugo Award
Saga Volume 1 - the first volume of the NYT-bestselling and multiple Eisner Award-winning series from Image Comics - took the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story at this year's World Science Fiction Convention.
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DBD Publishers Win Big At The 2013 Harvey Awards
DBD Publishers earned top marks in 12 of the 24 categories in the 2013 Harvey Awards, announced Saturday, September 7 at the Baltimore Comic-Con, with Image Comics taking six awards, Dark Horse Comics earning three, IDW Publishing nabbing two, and Fantagraphics Books scoring one.
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DBD February 2014 Sales Kit

The DBD February 2014 Sales Kit from Diamond Book Distributors is now available. This issue features graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise scheduled to ship in February 2014.
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Ku's Notes For February 2014

DBD VP Sales and Marketing Kuo-Yu Liang offers retailers his picks for the hottest items in the DBD February 2014 Sales Kit, along with notes to help inform retailers and salespeople and offer tips in selling these items.
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Every month you'll receive an email featuring the latest DBD Sales Kit — highlighting the upcoming releases from our outstanding roster of publishers — as well as the latest updates on just announced graphics novels, DBD announcements, and other comics industry news. This month we highlight our publishers' upcoming graphic novels. If you are interested in more information, simply contact us.

Common Core Resources

With the new school year starting up, DBD has compiled the articles from DBD and our library/educator web site Diamond BookShelf that cover graphic novels in the Common Core State Standards along with the updated Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List in one place for easy access.
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MediaWatch News & Notes

All the news of comics, graphic novels, and pop-culture that the mass media is covering! This just in: AMC confirms a The Walking Dead spin-off!
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DBD At The Frankfurt Book Fair

Diamond Book Distributors will be exhibiting at the Frankfurt Book Fair October 9-13 in Hall 8.0, P58. Representatives will be available to answer any questions about our publishers and services. For more information, visit the Frankfurt Book Fair web site.

Come See DBD At NYCC

Diamond Book Distributors (along with Diamond Comic Distributors) will be attending the New York Comic Con, October 10-13 at the Javitz Center in NYC. Retailers can visit booth #2042 to speak with DBD representatives. For more information, visit the NYCC web site.


About DBD e-Newsletter:

Managing Editor:
Mark Banaszak

Contributors: Kuo-Yu Liang, Allan Greenberg, Tom Sadowski, Todd Kaylor, Scott Hatfill

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