Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2022
Diamond promotes Mike Schimmel to vice president of sales
Diamond Comic Distributors announced the promotion of Mike Schimmel to vice president of sales; he will guide and develop the company's merchandise sales efforts.
2021
Diamond announces acquisition of Collectible Grading Authority
Diamond Comic Distributors announced its acquisition of Collectible Grading Authority, operator of the Action Figure Authority, Video Game Authority, Die-Cast Authority and Collectible Doll Authority grading brands. CGA will join Diamond as part of Geppi Family Enterprises.
2021
Coca-Cola and PULLBOX sponsor Free Comic Book Day anniversary celebrations
Coca-Cola and PULLBOX joined Free Comic Book Day’s 20th-anniversary celebrations as sponsors. Coca-Cola was named Presenting Sponsor and was to appear on promotional materials and merchandise distributed to local comic shops.
2021
Diamond announces Pullbox consumer service launch
Diamond Comic Distributors announced that its Pullbox service, which lets comic shop customers manage preorders and subscriptions with local comic shops, will launch to consumers on June 7, 2021.
2021
Diamond closes New Memphis warehouse
Diamond Comic Distributors closed its New Memphis, Tennessee warehouse and distribution centre, transferring its functions to its Olive Branch, Mississippi distribution centre. The article says publishers had been told the centre was closed immediately.
2020
DC and Diamond end their distribution relationship
DC and Diamond Comic Distributors announced that they were ending their long-standing relationship. The report says retailers would obtain DC books from Penguin Random House, Lunar, or UCS going forward.
2019
Orbital Comics stops selling new comic books from Diamond
Orbital Comics decided to stop selling new comic books from Diamond Comic Distributors. Comic Toolbox was to provide new comics for Orbital's pull-list subscribers through its own Diamond account.