Diamond Comic Distributors

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Diamond Comic Distributors
The logo of Diamond Comic Distributors.
Type Private
Founded 1982
Headquarters Timonium, Maryland, USA
Key people Stephen A. Geppi, CEO

Cindy Fournier, VP Operations
Roger Fletcher, VP Sales and Marketing
Kuo-Yu Liang, VP Sales and Marketing books
Mike Schimmel, Sales Director

Barry Lyga, Director Marketing Communications
Industry comics
Products comic distribution
Revenue $500 million
Employees 540
Website Diamond Comics.com

Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. (often called Diamond Comics, DCD, or casually Diamond) is the largest comic book distributor serving North America. They transport comic books from both big and small comic book makers, or suppliers, to the retailers. Diamond dominates the direct market in the United States, and has special arrangements with most major U.S. comics publishers, including Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics. Diamond is also the parent company of Diamond Select Toys, Diamond International Galleries, Geppi's Memorabilia Roadshow, Hake's Americana & Collectibles, Morphy's Auctions, Alliance Game Distributors, Baltimore Magazine, Diamond Book Distributors, E. Gerber Products, Gemstone Publishing, and Geppi's Entertainment Museum. Diamond publishes Previews and Previews Adult, monthly catalogs showcasing upcoming comic books and related items throughout the industry. These publications are available to both comic merchants and consumers.

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Diamond has what it calls an "open-door policy" to new suppliers. This means that anyone who makes a comic book can send samples of it to Diamond for review. If the comic book has sufficient sales potential, Diamond might distribute the comic book to retail stores for the comic book creator.

In the Summer of 1997, the U.S. Department of Justice launched an antitrust investigation into the comics industry and the alleged monopoly of Diamond Comics. The investigation was closed in November 2000, with no further action deemed necessary[1] on the basis that, although Diamond enjoyed a monopoly in the North American comic book direct market distribution, they did not enjoy a monopoly on book distribution (books including non-comic books), and therefore had competitors.

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