Posted in: Comics | Tagged: , , , ,

Archie Comics Joins Diamond's Final Order Cut-Off Program

Published
by
|
Comments

ArchiePredatorYou are probably au fait with the FOC acronym by now.

Final Order Cut-Off is a Diamond Comic Distributor system in which retailers can amend their orders for comic books closer to publication date, without penalty. Publishers like DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Boom and more often tailor their PR campaigns to the FOC-date of many products, including suddenly adding a variant cover to a comic to push those last minute FOC sales, or suddenly adding a new discount for higher orders.

Well, new to the line-up of publishers from next year is Archie Comics. Which, given the direct-market appeal of Afterlife With Archie, Life With Archie, Kevin Keller, the recent Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina and the upcoming Archie Vs. Predator makes a lot of sense, with retailers able to match demand for Archie comics closer to the date of sale, rather than having to make guesses three months ahead.

And on that topic of Archie Vs. Predator, I understand from chats at NYCC that there was a little censorship of a pinup with a Predator holding Jughead's head aloft on a pole… Archie requested that the artist removed Archie's spine, waving in the breeze….

Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!

Stay up-to-date and support the site by following Bleeding Cool on Google News today!

Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
twitterfacebookinstagramwebsite
Comments will load 20 seconds after page. Click here to load them now.