Archie Comics Teams With Random House Publisher Services

Archie Comic Publications, Inc., a leading publisher of comic books in America, has reached an agreement with Random House Publisher Services, a division of Random House, Inc., the world's largest English-language trade-book publisher, to exclusively handle worldwide distribution of Archie graphic novels and trade paperbacks.

The agreement with Random House Publisher Services marks the first time that all Archie paperback titles will be available from one source for both domestic and international trade bookstore distribution. Distribution of the Archie paperback line through Random House will commence on September 1, 2010. The direct comic store distribution of the Archie comics, digests and graphic novels will continue through Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.