Direct market
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Direct market
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The direct market is the dominant distribution and retail network for American comic books. The concept of the direct market was created in the 1970s by Phil Seuling. The network currently consists of: three major comic distributors:
Lunar Distribution;
Penguin Random House Publisher Services, which since 1 October 2021 distributes Marvel Comics, since 1 June 2022 distributes IDW Publishing, and since 1 June 2023 distributes Dark Horse Comics; and
Diamond Comic Distributors, which distributes mo
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Dominant distribution and retail network for American comic books
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_market
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2023-11-25T13:50:27Z
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