Diamond’s
Full Line-Up for San Diego Comic-Con
A
PREVIEWS Panel, giveaways, exclusive first-looks, signings
and more set to take place at Comic Con
(BALTIMORE,
MD)- (July 8, 2014)- During Comic-Con International: San Diego
(SDCC), Diamond Comic Distributors will be at the Diamond
PREVIEWSworld booth #2401 presenting exclusive items
and showcasing products and merchandise for attendees to get a better
understanding of WHAT’S@COMICSHOPS for the Fall and Holiday season.
Diamond will also be promoting Free Comic Book Day and Halloween
ComicFest events with free giveaways, a signing with Hip-Hop legend
and new comic book creator Darryl “DMC” McDaniel from Run DMC,
and welcoming comic shop retailers to its “Retailer Zone” to talk
shop with Diamond and its outside sales team.
For
the duration of SDCC, Diamond’s PREVIEWSworld Booth
#2401 will feature comics, graphic novels, collectibles, toys and new
products from Dark Horse, DC Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Image
Comics, and Marvel Comics, as well as new toy offerings from
McFarland Toys, Medicom, Pop Culture Shock, Warpo Toys and more.
Attendees are invited to explore the booth for a better look at
WHATS@COMICSHOPS for the rest of 2014 and beyond. The booth will also
showcase Diamond’s 22 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive items which
interested fans can be directed to retailer booths on the exhibit
hall floor that will have them available for purchase.
Attendees
can stop by and receive free swag, register to win a Limited Edition
2014 Comic-Con Eastman/Laird Rockmaster® Glow-in-the-Dark TMNT
Guitar, while learning more about Free Comic Book Day and the
upcoming Halloween ComicFest 2014 in which cosplayers are invited to
take photos promoting “The Greatest Halloween Costume Contest Ever”
for Halloween ComicFest!
Hip-Hop
legend and comic book creator Darryl “DMC” McDaniel is scheduled
to appear at the Diamond PREVIEWSworld Booth on
Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th, from
4pm-6pm PST. Plus, The Benchwarmer Trading Card Models Raquel
Pomplun, Pamela Horton and Malorie Mackey are
also scheduled for signings and photos at the booth on Friday the
25th and Saturday the 26th from 10am-12pm PST. In
addition to celebrities at the booth, Paizo Publishing will demo the
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull and Shackles on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at appointed times.
For
the first time ever, Diamond is hosting its own PREVIEWSworld
Panel on Thursday, July 24th from 12:30-1:30pm PST in room
8. The panel will give a detailed look inside the pages of PREVIEWS,
information on how PREVIEWSworld.com interacts with the
catalog, followed by an activity session on how to use the PREVIEWS
catalog for pre-ordering all the items inside the catalog. The panel
will be led by PREVIEWS Editor Marty Grosser,
PREVIEWSworld.com Editor Vince Brusio and Diamond
Consumer Marketing Manager Andy Mueller. Panel attendees will get a
free copy of the August issue of PREVIEWS and have a
chance to win many other prizes.
“We’re
excited to once again attend San Diego Comic-Con as we have more
exclusive items to feature, great products at our booth that are
exclusively coming to comic shops, and our very first panel
discussion in which we hope to emphasize how great a tool PREVIEWS
is for consumers,” said Diamond’s Director of Marketing, Dan
Manser. “We can’t wait to be a part of Comic-Con International:
San Diego and to share all that Diamond has to offer for consumers
and retailers.”
Diamond
will be attending San Diego Comic-Con from July 23rd until
July 27th. For more information about Diamond’s SDCC
Exclusives and where to find them, in addition to learning more about
Diamond’s Comic-Con activities, go to www.previewsworld.com.
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DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS (DCD)—Diamond is at the nexus of comics
and pop culture. Based in Baltimore, MD, DCD is the world's largest
distributor of English-language comic books, graphic novels, and
related pop-culture merchandise, serving thousands of retailers
worldwide. For more information, visit Diamond on the web at
www.diamondcomics.com.
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