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But covid19 means production and distribution is now on hold, and the future of comics is up in the air. Diamond comic distributors is proud to announce the winners of the 2019 diamond gem awards. Chicago and c2e2 were the perfect venue for this years summit, said dan manser, diamonds director of marketing. Diamond comic distributors halts shipments of new comics in response to covid19 shutdowns. Baltimorebased diamond, the exclusive distributor for major comic publishers like marvel, dc comics, image and more, is the united.
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