January 2020 Sales Kit

The January 2020 Sales Kit from Diamond Book Distributors is now available. This issue features graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise scheduled to ship in January 2020 and beyond.

Titles featured in this issue include November from Image Comics, Sera and the Royal Stars from Vault Comics, Orphan Age Volume 1  from AfterShock Comics, Street Fighter V Volume 2 from Udon Entertainment, and more!

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	Amazon Studios to Deliver Image’s Paper Girls Deadline exclusively reports that Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang’s bestselling Image Comics series has received a series commitment, and will be adapted by Toy Story 4 co-writer Stephany Folsom. >>
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	James Bond: Live and Let Die Graphic Novel Adaptation Coming From Dynamite Available September 2019. Ian Fleming's second James Bond novel is being adapted to the graphic novel format this fall from Dynamite! >>
	Kelly Sue DeConnick Talks Image’s Bitch Planet, Pretty Deadly to NBC’s Today DeConnick's interview hit as Pretty Deadly returns with a new story arc and generates further buzz surrounding the series' TPs, both of which are available for reorder now. >>
	Matt Fraction Teams With Elsa Charretier on Graphic Novel Series, November Available November 2019. The lives of three women intersect in a dark criminal underground in the new graphic novel series from Image Comics, November! >>
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	DBD's 2019 Trade Show Schedule Diamond Book Distributors will take the show on the road again in 2019, attending several trade shows throughout the year including ALA's Mid-Winter Conference, Book Expo, and more! >>
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	Important Update Concerning Diamond Payment Options If you currently mail payments to Diamond via post, overnight courier, Wire Transfer or ACH, please note our updated mailing addresses. >>