Previews is the monthly catalog, retailing at $3.95, that
comic shops use to order from
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. Considering that
Diamond is the only comic
distributor left(which can be conversed somewhere else), this is THE catalog for comic stores to use.
Previews displays products that will arrive approximatly two months after the catalog is released. It gives short descriptions of each item and other small facts, such as
page count and
color or
black and white.
The catalog has ten different tabs:
- Premier - A special section for the major comic publishers such as: Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics.
- Comics - A listing of comics
- Magazines - A listing of magazines
- Books - A listing of books
- Int'l - A listing of international goods that Diamond might or might not be able to get.
- Trading - A listing of trading cards
- Games - A listing of board, card, and role-playing games
- Videos - A listing of videos, such as: anime, movies, etc.
- Apparel - A listing of caps, pins, t-shirts, etc.
- Merch - A listing of merchandise, such as: stickers, toys, figures, etc.
You can see parts of Previews at Diamond's page at
http://www.diamondcomics.com.