Diamond Announces their 2019 Gem Award Winners
While the industry was burning, Diamond Comic Distributors announced the winners of the 2019 Gem Awards. The awards recognize and honors sales success.
DC earned four awards, while Marvel, Image, and BOOM! received three each. IDW and Dark Horse each took home an award. Also recognized were VIZ Media and Funko.
Check out below for the complete list of honorees.
2019 Diamond Gem Award Suppliers of the Year
2019 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Over 3% – Marvel Comics
2019 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Under 3% – BOOM! Studios
2019 Backlist Publisher of the Year – Image Comics
2019 Manga Publisherof the Year – VIZ Media
2019 Game Manufacturer of the Year – WizKids/NECA
2019 Toy Manufacturer of the Year – Funko
2019 Diamond Gem Award Products of the Year
2019 Comic Book of the Year – $3.99 or Under – Once & Future #1 – BOOM! STUDIOS
2019 Comic Book of the Year – Over $3.99 – Spawn #300 – IMAGE COMICS
2019 Licensed Comic of the Year – Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1 – BOOM! STUDIOS
2019 Magazine of the Year – Heavy Metal – HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE
2019 Original GN of the Year – Teen Titans: Raven – DC COMICS
2019 Reprint TP or HC of the Year – Dark Nights Metal TP – DC COMICS
2019 Licensed TP or HC of the Year – Stranger Things, Vol. 1: The Other Side – DARK HORSE COMICS
2019 Manga TP of the Year – Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection HC – VIZ MEDIA LLC
2019 Anthology of the Year – Marvel Comics #1000 – MARVEL COMICS
2019 Indie GN of the Year – They Called Us Enemy TP – IDW – TOP SHELF
2019 Trade Book of the Year – Silver Surfer Black Treasury Edition TP – MARVEL COMICS
2019 Game Product of the Year – Dungeons & Dragons Stranger Things Edition Starter Edition – HASBRO
2019 Toy Product of the Year – DC Prime Batman Action Figure – DC COMICS
2019 Toy Line of the Year – FUNKO POP
2019 Collectible Statue of the Year – Batman Black & White Batgirl by Bruce Timm Statue – DC COMICS
2019 Best Free Comic Book Day Book – FCBD 2019 Spawn #1 – IMAGE COMICS
2019 Best All Ages Series – Dog Man – GRAPHIX
2019 Best All Ages Original/Reprint GN – Miles Morales: Spider-Man TP – MARVEL COMICS
2019 Best New Comic Book Series – Once & Future – BOOM! STUDIOS
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the winners of the 2017 Diamond Gem Awards, selected by comic book specialty retailers and celebrated within the comic book industry as a key annual award honoring sales success.
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the winners of the 2016 Diamond Gem Awards, selected by comic book specialty retailers and celebrated within the comic book industry as an important award honoring sales success.