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Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. (often called Diamond Comics, DCD, or casually Diamond) is an American comic book distributor serving retailers in North America and worldwide. It transports comic books and graphic novels, as well as other popular culture products such as toys, games, and apparel, from comic book publishers or suppliers to ...
Geppi founded Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest comic direct distribution service in 1982, and has served as the company's head to the present. Diamond Distribution became the successor to direct market pioneer Phil Seuling's distribution dream when Geppi took over New Media/Irjax's warehouses in 1982.
DC Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and several smaller publishers made exclusive deals with Diamond Comic Distributors. [25] Most other distributors, including Capital City Distribution , Diamond's main competitor at the time, either went out of business or were acquired by Diamond. [ 26 ]
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By late 1994, Heroes World was North America's third largest comics distributor [2] (behind Diamond Comics Distributors and Capital City Distribution). On December 28, 1994, [3] Heroes World was bought by Marvel Comics [4] to act as the company's exclusive distributor, [2] [5] thus reducing other distributors' market share by more than a third. [6]
Gemstone Publishing is an American company that publishes comic book price guides. The company was formed by Diamond Comic Distributors President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Geppi in 1994 when he bought Overstreet. [2] Gemstone published licensed Disney comic books from June 2003 until November 2008.
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In A Complete History of American Comic Books, Shirrel Rhoades cites Steve Geppi (the publisher of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide and founder of Diamond Comic Distributors, the direct market distribution monopoly between 1997 and 2020) who, taking into account comic strips, divides the history of comics in ages: [11] Victorian (Victorian Age, from 1828 to 1882), of platinum (Platinum ...