DBD e-Newsletter for August 2013 *January 2014 Sales Kit*

Published: Tue, 08/20/13




August 2013
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March Arrives In Bookstores
The critically acclaimed graphic novel autobiography of Civil Rights leader Rep. John Lewis, March Book One hits the bookshelves August 13 from Top Shelf Productions.
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Dark Horse Delivers Swords And Slobber With Mike Norton's Battlepug
Writer/artist Mike Norton brings a new kind of heroic adventure to comic readers with the release of the latest collection of his webcomic Battlepug Vol. 2: This Savage Bone, from Dark Horse Comics. We speak to Norton and feature a preview of the new volume.
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IDW Offers Kid-Sized Magic With My Little Pony
The adventures of the Mane Six are now available in a kid-friendly digest format in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Part 1 from IDW Publishing.
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It's the End of the World as We Know It in Image's East of West
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the Earth, and that spells the End Times - except Death has other ideas in East of West Vol. 1: The Promise from Image Comics. We spoke with series writer Jonathan Hickman about his new sci-fi western, where the spirit of death may be a dystopian America's last hope!
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Golden Age Crusaders Join Forces In Dynamite's Masks
Classic heroes The Shadow, Green Hornet, and Zorro come together to fight corruption in 1930s New York in Dynamite Entertainment's Masks Vol. 1. We spoke with Chris Roberson and Alex Ross, the talent behind the saga!
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Kung Fu Teaching: An Interview with the Creators of Dim Sum Warriors
The app featuring fighting food that also helps teach Mandarin Chinese gets the print treatment with Yumcha Studios' Dim Sum Warriors Vol. 1: Enter the Dumpling. We spoke with creators Colin Goh and Yen Yen Woo about the series, and teaching with comics.
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Prime Chronicles The Undead History In Zombies: Shambling Through The Ages
How humanity made it until now is a wonder, as Prime Books reveal in the new anthology Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages, featuring tales of the hungry dead from ancient to modern times.
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ChiZine Reveals Golden's Sorrows In New Collection
New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden presents a new collection of short stories full of fantasy and terror in Tell My Sorrows to the Stones from ChiZine Publications.
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Paizo Brings The Dragons To Pathfinder
Paizo Publishing unleashes the dragons with three new releases: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Slayer's Handbook, Pathfinder Module: The Dragon's Demand, and Pathfinder Campaign Cards: The Dragon's Demand.
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Crack Open The Good Times With DST Bottle Openers
Diamond Select's popular line of Metal Bottle Openers continues to thrive with two fiendishly fun additions: The Walking Dead: Pet Zombie Metal Bottle Opener,the Star Wars: Darth Vader Magnetic Metal Bottle Opener, and the Marvel Deadpool Bottle Opener!
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Diamond to Distribute Eureka Productions' Graphic Classics Worldwide
Diamond is pleased to announce that it will represent Eureka Productions and its Graphic Classics line of graphic novels exclusively into comic book specialty, library and bookstore channels worldwide.
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New Graphic Novels Available On Net Galley
For librarians and educators looking to sample some upcoming books before they hit the shelves, BookShelf offers a list of the newest titles now available for viewing on Net Galley, including Dark Horse Comics' Art of Legend of Korra, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Vol. 2, Image Comics' Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth Vol. 1, and Archaia Entertainment's Rubicon.
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San Diego Comic-Con Announces Winners of the 2013 Eisner Awards
On Friday, July 19, Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) announced the winners for the 25th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards,and DBD publishers took an impressive number of awards, with Dark Horse Comics and Image Comics taking four each, IDW Publishing claiming three, and Fantagraphics Books earning two Eisners.
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DBD January 2014 Sales Kit

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

DBD VP Sales and Marketing Kuo-Yu Liang offers retailers his picks for the hottest items in the DBD January 2014 Sales Kit, along with notes to help inform retailers and salespeople and offer tips in selling these items.
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Welcome to Diamond Book Distributors Monthly e-Newsletter!

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.

MediaWatch News & Notes

All the news of comics, graphic novels, and pop-culture that the mass media is covering! This just in: BBC announces the new Doctor!
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The Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List Updated

The Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List offers graphic novels from DBD publishers that will fit into a Common Core curriculum, along with resources to help educators and librarians best utilize these materials. The list has been updated with 12 new titles, including Dark Horse Comics' That Darn Yarn, Image Comics' G-Man: Cape Crisis, and IDW Publishing's Little Adventures in Oz Vol. 1.
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Contributors: Kuo-Yu Liang, Allan Greenberg, Tom Sadowski, Todd Kaylor, Scott Hatfill

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