New Grading Guide Gets Distributor Codes

Categories: News|Published On: April 23, 2026|Views: 5|

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The Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics – Seventh Edition will be distributed to the comic book specialty market by Lunar, Universal, and Diamond UK and to the book trade by SCB Distributors. It’s scheduled to go on sale in comic shops on July 1, 2026.

The book opens with lively, comic-style introductory material, and features the material fans, collectors, dealers, and comics historians have come to trust over decades:

  • The 10-point grading system
  • Exhaustive descriptions of Primary and Split Grades
  • More than 200 full-color image examples
  • Profiles of third-party grading companies
  • And detailed information on
    • Storage
    • Preservation
    • Restoration
    • The Evolution of Grading
    • Much more

For retailers, here are the item codes:

Lunar
Hardcover: 0526GE0891
Soft Cover: 0526GE0892

Diamond UK
Hardcover: APR261314
Soft Cover: APR261315

Universal
Hardcover: 978-1603606677
Soft Cover: 978-1603606684

SCB Distributors (Book Market)
Hardcover: 978-1603606677
Soft Cover: 978-1603606684

New Grading Guide Gets Distributor Codes

Categories: News|Published On: April 23, 2026|Views: 5|

Share:

The Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics – Seventh Edition will be distributed to the comic book specialty market by Lunar, Universal, and Diamond UK and to the book trade by SCB Distributors. It’s scheduled to go on sale in comic shops on July 1, 2026.

The book opens with lively, comic-style introductory material, and features the material fans, collectors, dealers, and comics historians have come to trust over decades:

  • The 10-point grading system
  • Exhaustive descriptions of Primary and Split Grades
  • More than 200 full-color image examples
  • Profiles of third-party grading companies
  • And detailed information on
    • Storage
    • Preservation
    • Restoration
    • The Evolution of Grading
    • Much more

For retailers, here are the item codes:

Lunar
Hardcover: 0526GE0891
Soft Cover: 0526GE0892

Diamond UK
Hardcover: APR261314
Soft Cover: APR261315

Universal
Hardcover: 978-1603606677
Soft Cover: 978-1603606684

SCB Distributors (Book Market)
Hardcover: 978-1603606677
Soft Cover: 978-1603606684