News from NYCC on FCBD

ICv2 is reporting that Diamond Comics Distributors and a variety of comic book publishers are considering making another Free Comic Book Day event during a calendar year.  Free Comic Book Day is held the first Saturday of every May, however discussion is being done over having a second Free Comic Book Day for Halloween.  If they can get everything worked out Diamond Comics is shotting for a 2012 start date for the second Free Comic Book Day Event.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/21246.html

Dark Horse Named Manga Pub. of the Year

Dark Horse’s site has a brief article (link below) on being named Manga Publisher of the Year by Diamond Comics Distributors Gem Awards.  This being Dark Horse’s 25th year of publishing this makes a nice feather in the hat for them.  Out of the 25 years, the site mentions they have published manga for 23 of those years, most notiably Oh My Goddess! and Blade of the Immortal.

http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/269/dark-horse-named-manga-publisher-year-diamonds-gem