DBD e-Newsletter for August 2014 *January 2015 Sales Kit*

Published: Tue, 08/19/14




August 2014
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Image Comics' Saga: Book One Coming In November
Two lovers from different sides of a galactic war try to make a place for themselves and their baby daughter while fleeing enemies from both sides in Image Comics' bestselling and award-winning series Saga. The hardcover Saga: Book One - collecting the first three trades, with bonus extras - lands in stores this November.
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It's Turtles Versus Aliens In IDW's TMNT: Utrom Empire
The stars of the #1 film and hit animated Nickelodeon series face the machinations of two villains out for ultimate power in IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Utrom Empire.
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Are You Ready For the Newest Season of Doctor Who?
The newest Doctor arrives August 23 on BBC! Make sure your fans are ready for the Time Lord’s new adventures with Doctor Who books and graphic novels from our publishers!
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Greg Pak Talks Turok: Dinosaur Hunter from Dynamite
Shunned from his tribe, a young Native American fights to survive man-eating dinosaurs in Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Vol. 1 a new on-going reboot of the classic comic character from Dynamite Entertainment. Read an interview with writer Greg Pak and download a preview here.
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Oni Pits Full Color Universe Against Scott Pilgrim
The even more epic version of Bryan Lee O'Malley's breakout hit series reaches its penultimate chapter in Oni Press' Scott Pilgrim Color HC Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim Vs. the Universe!
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Big Adventure Awaits A Little Hero In Top Shelf's Maddy Kettle
A young girl sets out across a magical landscape to find the witch who turned her parents into rats in Eric Orchard's Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimlewitch, the first in a new kid-friendly series from Top Shelf Productions. See a five page preview here.
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The Undead Return In Prime's Zombies: More Recent Dead
Prime Books offers more stories of the shambling, hungry hordes for readers to devour in the new anthology Zombies: More Recent Dead.
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Days of Wonder Offers A Passport to Adventures With Ticket To Ride
It's "All Aboard!" for fun with Days of Wonder's globe-trotting board game Ticket to Ride, where players trade and use cards to build their train line, and travel the world!
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Science Meets Savagery In Paizo's Pathfinder: Iron Gods
The brave and fantastical warriors of Paizo's Pathfinder RPG enter a new world of technological danger in Pathfinder Adventure Path: Iron Gods Part 1 - Fires of Creation, the first in an all-new setting in the RPG.
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DST Gets Cosmic With Guardians of the Galaxy MiniMates
Diamond Select Toys reaches for the stars with their Guardians of the Galaxy MiniMates, featuring the heroes of the record-breaking Marvel Studios film!
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DBD Publishers Win Big At 2014 Eisner Awards
On Friday, July 25, Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) announced the winners for the 26th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, and DBD Publishers were well-represented, with IDW Publishing taking six Eisners, four for Image Comics, three for Fantagraphics Books, and one shared for IDW, Image, and Valiant Entertainment. See inside for all the winners!
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SDCC 2014 Publisher Announcements
See all the announcements that DBD's publishers made at this year's Comic Con International (aka San Diego Comic Con) here!
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Diamond to Distribute Creative Mind Energy Publications Worldwide
Creative Mind Energy signs distribution agreement with Diamond to introduce graphic novels and comics into new markets.
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New Graphic Novels Available On Net Galley
For retailers looking to sample some upcoming books before they hit the shelves, Diamond offers a list of the newest titles now available for viewing on Net Galley, including IDW Publishing's Skylanders: The Kaos Trap, Image Comics' Lazarus Vol. 2, Top Shelf Productions' Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch, and Udon Entertainment's Les Miserables.
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Resources



DBD January 2015 Sales Kit

The DBD January 2015 Sales Kit from Diamond Book Distributors is now available. This issue features graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise scheduled to ship in January 2015.
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Ku's Notes for January 2015

DBD VP Sales and Marketing Kuo-Yu Liang offers retailers his picks for the hottest items in the DBD January 2015 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. 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: Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro are teaming up to terrify gamers!
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Come See DBD At NYCC

Diamond Book Distributors (along with Diamond Comic Distributors) will be attending the New York Comic Con, October 9-12 at the Javits Center in NYC. Retailers can visit Diamond in the Exhibitor Hall 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, Mike Sczymanski, Lance Woods, Todd Kaylor, Scott Hatfill

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