DBD e-Newsletter for June 2014 *November 2014 Sales Kit*

Published: Tue, 06/17/14




June 2014
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Avatar Press And Max Brooks Lead The Extinction Parade
World War Z author Max Brooks takes on a new undead monster as vampires fight zombies - with humanity as the prize - in The Extinction Parade Vol. 1, his new ongoing graphic novel series from Avatar Press. Diamond interviews Brooks about his new series, which was recently optioned for television by Legendary Studios.
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Brubaker And Epting Play Spy Games In Image's Velvet
The creative team behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier reunite to tell the tale of a Cold War-era superspy out to solve the mystery of her mentor's murder in Velvet Vol. 1: Before the Living End from Image Comics. See a four page preview here.
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Turtle Power Explodes In New IDW TMNT Collections
To help fans of the Michael Bay-produced TMNT film (coming August 8) find jumping-on points for their comic adventures, IDW Publishing is releasing new editions of the first volumes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Micro Series. Diamond interviewed TMNT co-writer/editor Tom Waltz and co-writer/co-creator Kevin Eastman about the much-beloved characters.
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Dynamite Invites Readers to Enter The Twilight Zone
Hugo-winning writer J. Michael Straczynski returns to a dimension of sight, sound, and mind to take readers to a place at once familiar and strange in The Twilight Zone Vol. 1 from Dynamite Entertainment. See a five page preview here.
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Panini Plunges The Doctor Into The Cruel Sea
The Ninth Doctor returns in the all-new collection Doctor Who: The Cruel Sea from Panini, featuring stories from the writers of the hit television show.
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Discover The Truth Of Great White Sharks With Zenescope
Zenescope Entertainment's all-ages imprint Silver Dragon has teamed up with the Discovery Channel to help separate fact from fiction on one of the ocean's most infamous predators with Discovery: Great White Sharks.
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Not Aliens, Monsters, Nor Audiences Can Resist Udon's Wonder Momo
Battling aliens and dodging paparazzi are all in a day's work for the heroine of Wonder Momo: Battle Idol Vol. 1, a collection of the hit webcomic from Udon Entertainment.
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Samurai Jack's Road Home Begins Anew With IDW
The first bestselling issues to chronicle the endless battle between the master samurai and the nefarious wizard Aku are collected in Samurai Jack Vol. 1!
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The Blowback of Black Science
The new Image Comics graphic novel Black Science Vol. 1: How to Fall Forever takes readers on a multidimensional adventure as a crew of rogue scientists try to find their way back to their home universe. In this interview with writer Rick Remender, Diamond learns about the new project.
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Enjoy The Best Sci-Fi Of 2014 With Prime Books
Prime Books presents the sixth edition of their Rich Horton-edited anthology of the greatest voices in genre today with The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2014.
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Paizo Uncovers Forbidden Knowledge In Pathfinder: Occult Mysteries
Paizo shines a light on the darkest mysteries of Pathfinder with the Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Mysteries.
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Save Your Cash In Style With New DST Vinyl Banks
Diamond Select Toys offer two new banks for pop culture fans: the Batman Classic TV Series Vinyl Bank and Kevin Smith's Buddy Christ Vinyl Bank.
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Dynamite Entertainment Makes Major Announcements at BEA
Dynamite Entertainment made several major announcements at this year's Book Expo America, with new works from their bestselling authors Dean Koontz, Jim Butcher, and Patricia Briggs, as well as a new project from Brandon Sanderson and new prose and comics featuring the character Shaft.
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Diamond, Trajectory Announce Global Digital Comic Distribution Deal
Trajectory™, Inc. and Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring printed comics into digital marketplaces around the world. As part of the agreement, Trajectory will produce digital comics through its facility in Beijing and distribute the digital editions through its vast network of eBook retailers, library and school distributors on six continents.
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New Graphic Novels Available On Net Galley
For retailers 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 IDW Publishing's The Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland, Image Comics' Black Science Vol. 1, Avatar Press' The Extinction Parade Vol. 1, and Oni Press' Letter 44 Vol. 1.
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Resources



DBD November 2014 Sales Kit

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

DBD VP Sales and Marketing Kuo-Yu Liang offers retailers his picks for the hottest items in the DBD November 2014 Sales Kit, along with notes to help inform retailers and salespeople and offer tips in selling these items.
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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: Game of Thrones breaks records with 9.3 million viewers tuning in for the season four finale!
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Comic-Con International

Comic-Con International - a.k.a. San Diego Comic Con, a.k.a. the largest comic and pop culture event in the country - takes place July 24-27 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. Diamond Comics will be among the many exhibitors at the show. For more information, visit the CCI web site.


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

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