Marvel has announced that it will be using Penguin Random House as its new distributor to thousands of comic book stores across the nation. Marvel and Penguin Random House Publisher Services has announced an exclusive worldwide multi-year sales and distribution agreement for Marvel’s newly published and backlist comic books, trade collections, and graphic novels to Direct Market retailers. The new agreement will go into effect starting on October 1st. Direct Market retailers will be able to choose between order directly from Penguin Random House or alternatively through Diamond Comics Distributor, the previous exclusive distributor of Marvel comics to the Direct Market, as a wholesaler under terms established by Diamond in the US and the UK. Hatchette Book Group will continue to manage distribution of Marvel graphic novels and trade to the book market.