DBD e-Newsletter for December 2013 *May 2014 Sales Kit*

Published: Tue, 12/17/13




December 2013
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Happy Holidays From DBD
To all of the publishers and retailers who have helped make 2013 such a successful year, Diamond Book Distributors would like to wish a happy holiday season and continued sales in 2014. We appreciate your support through the holidays and year-round, and we look forward to continuing to offer the best in graphic novels, prose, games, and more. Thank you again and we wish you the best that the season, and the year ahead, have to offer.
Dark Horse Takes Readers To The House Of Gold & Bones
Slipknot/Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor brings his latest vision to life in House of Gold & Bones - a tie-in to the latest Stone Sour album - from Dark Horse Comics.
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IDW Collects All The Doctors In One Saga
IDW Publishing collects its entire multi-Doctor saga in Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time - the Complete Series, celebrating 50 years with all 11 incarnations of the Doctor.
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Sheltered Doesn't Mean Safe in New Image Thriller
Survivalists preparing for the end of the world may face it at the hands of one of their own in Sheltered Vol. 1 from Image Comics!
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Mark Waid's Green Hornet: No Ph.D. Required
Mark Waid has done it all when it comes to superheroes, and then some. But he's no longer limiting himself to capes and cowls. As he shows with his latest work for Dynamite Entertainment, the new book Mark Waid's Green Hornet shows he has more to talk about than just capes and spandex.
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Two Fisted Tales From Oni's Top Gunslingers
Western-themed comics are not common reading fare today, yet The Sixth Gun from Oni Press has done remarkably well, and a new spin-off is testament to its popularity. We asked the creators of the new series, Sons of the Gun, to weigh in on how things were going with the book.
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Darkness Waits In ChiZine's Wild Fell
Jameson Browning thought he'd left his suffering behind - but the forces in the house he just bought have other ideas in Michael Rowe's modern ghost story Wild Fell, a novel Clive Barker called "supernatural fiction of the highest order," from ChiZine Publications.
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Paizo Deals The Danger With The Hook Mountain Massacre Deck
Players will find the fight of their lives in ogre country with the Hook Mountain Massacre Adventure Deck, the new expansion of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game from Paizo Publishing.
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Diamond Select Offers New Big Bads For Your Home

Diamond Select Toys offers two new items for pop culture aficionados - the Godzilla Figural Bank and Boba Fett Bottle Opener.



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Red Giant Entertainment Signs Multi-Channel, International Distribution Deal with Diamond
Diamond is pleased to announce that it has formally agreed to carry Red Giant Entertainment Inc's full line of comic books throughout their comic book specialty market network.
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New Graphic Novels Available On Net Galley
For retailers looking to sample some upcoming books before they hit the shelves, DBD offers a list of the newest titles now available for viewing on Net Galley, including Dark Horse Comics' EVE: Source, IDW Publishing's Locke & Key Vol. 6, Image Comics' Ghosted Vol. 1, and Archaia Entertainment's Will o' the Wisp.
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Resources



DBD May 2014 Sales Kit

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

DBD VP Sales and Marketing Kuo-Yu Liang offers retailers his picks for the hottest items in the DBD May 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.

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: Joseph Gordon-Levitt to co-produce Warner Bros.' adaptation of The Sandman!
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ALA Midwinter Meeting

The American Library Association's Annual Midwinter Meeting takes place January 24-28, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA. Among the many events taking place will be the announcement of the 2013 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Diamond Book Distributors will be exhibiting at booth #424 in the Exhibit Hall. For more information, visit the ALA Midwinter web site


About DBD e-Newsletter

Managing Editor:
Mark Banaszak

Contributors: Kuo-Yu Liang, Allan Greenberg, Jennifer Clary, Lance Woods, Todd Kaylor, Scott Hatfill

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