Darkish Horse Comics, an industry-leading writer of comedian books, graphic novels, and manga, and Penguin Random Home Writer Companies (PRHPS), a division of Penguin Random Home, right this moment introduced an unique worldwide multi-year settlement for the gross sales and distribution of Darkish Horse’s newly printed and backlist comedian guide periodicals, graphic novels, and manga to the Direct Market comedian retailers. The brand new settlement, which begins June 1, 2023 expands its present partnership, during which PRHPS sells and distributes Darkish Horse’s trade-book frontlist and backlist to bookstores.
By persevering with to increase its attain into the Direct Market, Penguin Random Home’s mission is to help comedian retailers in fostering for followers of all ages a life-long love of comics, graphic novels, and manga. PRH is a free-freight firm, and is dedicated to bolstering all bodily retail, the place independently owned comedian retailers and bookstores are a number of the most passionate {industry} advocates and anchors of their communities. The corporate’s latest distribution facility, a one-million square-foot achievement heart in Hampstead, Maryland, in tandem with the corporate’s achievement headquarters in close by Westminster, are the centerpieces for its comics Direct Market provide chain.
Darkish Horse Founder and CEO Mike Richardson stated, “It’s an thrilling time for the {industry}, and our transfer to Penguin Random Home for Direct Market distribution comes after our profitable partnership in bookstore distribution. Random Home will assist us increase our attain to retailers and followers across the globe.” Richardson added, “Diamond Distribution has been a key accomplice for Darkish Horse for practically thirty years. As we transfer on to this subsequent stage in our firm’s development, we need to say because of Steve Geppi, Chuck Parker, and the Diamond crew, and whereas we can be shifting our comics distribution to Penguin Random Home, you will need to word that our merchandise will nonetheless be accessible via Diamond as nicely.”
Jeff Abraham, President of Penguin Random Home Writer Companies, stated, “We’re extremely happy with our long-standing partnership with Darkish Horse, and are excited to achieve new heights with this enlargement. We’ve grown collectively in an ever-evolving retail panorama for graphic storytelling, and we see this subsequent step as additional dedication to supporting Darkish Horse, and our retail companions, nicely into the longer term.”
Direct Market retailers can select to order Darkish Horse merchandise direct from PRH, or alternatively, via Diamond, as a wholesaler, below phrases established by Diamond within the US and the UK. These retailers now have 24/7 entry to on-line ordering at https://selfservice.penguinrandomhouse.biz/ and may go to www.prhcomics.com, an internet site for comics, graphic novels, manga, and extra, designed particularly for US Direct Market comedian store retailers and customers.
