March 2018 Sales Kit

The March 2018 Sales Kit from Diamond Book Distributors is now available. This issue features graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise scheduled to ship in March 2018 and beyond.

Titles featured in this issue include Invader Zim Volume 5 from Oni Press, The Divided States of Hysteria from Image Comics, Wrath of the Eternal Warrior Deluxe Edition from Valiant Entertainment 
and more!

To see previous Sales Kits and current catalogs, check out the DBD Sales Catalogs and Kits page.

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	Ignatz Awards Announces 2017 Nominees The Ignatz Award recognizes exceptional work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an art form and as a means of personal expression. The 2017 nominees have been announced including Johnny Wander: Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us from Oni Press. Check out the full list here!  >>
	J.C. Vaughn Talks About The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Diamond interviews Gemstone's VP of Publishing J.C. Vaughn to talk about The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 47 which features a Jim Steranko Batman cover. >>
	Celebrate Banned Book Week 2017 with Comics Since 1982, every September the American Library Association spotlights the challenges to the public's access to information with the Banned Books Week celebration with this year's event taking place September 24-30. Check out our list of top banned graphic novels to include in your Banned Books Week event. >>
	Dynamite Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Conde Nast Partner for Shadow/Batman Batman and The Shadow, two of comics' most iconic characters, will again join forces to save the world as Dynamite Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Conde Nast partner for a brand new, six-issue crossover event that will unite history's most well-known vigilantes as they confront the World's Greatest Evil! >>
	Brian K. Vaughan Talks Image's Saga, Paper Girls on NPR Brian K. Vaughan will join NPR on August 21 to promote his blockbuster Image Comic series Saga and Paper Girls. >>
	The Horror Of Pumpkinhead Descends On Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment has signed a licensing deal with MGM to bring Pumpkinhead, the legendary vengeance demon, to comics and graphic novels. >>
	Oni Press Expands Into Game Market Comics publishing house Oni Press (Scott Pilgrim, Rick & Morty, Invader Zim) has announced their launch of Oni Games, an imprint dedicated to adapting the company's creator-owned titles into tabletop board games with game industry veteran Steve Ellis attached. >>
	Dynamite Signs License For Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce that Elvira, Mistress of the Dark - the beloved horror icon brought to (after)life by actress Cassandra Peterson - will join their line of licensed pop culture properties courtesy of a new licensing agreement. >>
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	Diamond at San Diego Comic-Con Couldn't make it to SDCC this year? Check out our roundup of all the news and announcements made from DBD publishers at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2017! >>
	Diamond Announces Distribution Deal with Chapterhouse Comics Diamond Comic Distributors has been named the exclusive worldwide distributor for comic book publisher Chapterhouse Comics. The agreement includes distribution rights to comic book specialty stores as well as the book market through Diamond Book Distributors. >>
	DBD Offers Free Freight for Independent Bookstores Diamond Book Distributors is making it easier than ever for bookstores to stock graphic novels for with a free freight offer to contiguous U.S stores! >>
	DBD's 2017 Trade Show Schedule Diamond Book Distributors will take the show on the road again in 2017, attending several trade shows throughout the year including ALA's Mid-Winter Conference, Book Expo, and more! >>