The New Distributor Wars of 2020 continue apace. Diamond Comic Distributors is still in shutdown until mid-May over concern for their employees, as they undergo cleaning and implementing new policies. But DC has brought on two new distributors formed by two of the bigger comic book stores to get their comic books out earlier. First DC said that all DC orders through Diamond had been removed, Diamond said that wasn't true, and then DC said it was true and that Diamond now agreed with them. But retailers could put their orders back with Diamond if they really, really wanted.
Today Diamond has underlined that and said that retailers have until Monday night to do so. Under the title 'URGENT FOC Notice – Must Complete by April 27 11:59PM EST' Diamond has stated the following – note, DC prefers to be referred to as DC rather than DC Comics these days. Diamond totally knows this.
Diamond Tells Retailers They Must Complete New DC FOC By Monday Night, Logo from Diamond.
At DC Comics' request, we have reduced the retailer order quantities of upcoming DC Comics products to zero. As we anticipate returning to the distribution of new, weekly products in mid- to late-May, we must provide DC Comics with updated order quantities.
DC Comics will be releasing these products through other sources prior to our distribution, but we will have inventory to fill your orders in our first shipment. It is crucial, however, that you submit updated orders for these products by 11:59 EST on Monday, April 27th! To assist you, we are providing custom web tools to facilitate this process.
IMPORTANT NOTE: DC Comics periodicals with an on-sale date of May 26th will be added to the FOC list on Monday, April 27th, along with a small number of DC Collectibles products. A follow-up email wil be sent Monday with this information, but we wanted to provide access to the currently adjustable items as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.
To submit your updated orders for the affected products, you may use this customized FOC page, which displays your original order quantities and allows you to submit them again or provide an updated order quantity based on your anticipated demand for the products:
Here is the full FOC list, which will be sent to stores for sale on the 20th of May.
ABSOLUTE DAYTRIPPER HC (RES) (MR)
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN BY GEORGE PEREZ HC
ANTI HERO TP
BATMAN #89 3RD PTG
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12 MICHAEL GOLDEN VAR ED
BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS HC VOL 03 GREETINGS FROM GOTHAM
BATMAN GIANT #4
BATMAN HC BOOK 12 CITY OF BANE PART ONE
BATMAN LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH HC
BATMAN SUPERMAN HC VOL 01 WHO ARE THE SECRET SIX
BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III HC
DAPHNE BYRNE #4 (OF 6) (MR)
DAPHNE BYRNE #4 (OF 6) VAR ED (MR)
DC FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL HC
DC POSTER PORTFOLIO COMPLETE YEAR OT VILLAIN POSTER VARIANTS
DC SUPER STARS #17 FACSIMILE EDITION
DCEASED UNKILLABLES #3 (OF 3)
DCEASED UNKILLABLES #3 (OF 3) CARD STOCK F MATTINA VAR ED
DCEASED UNKILLABLES #3 (OF 3) CARD STOCK HORROR TASIA MS VA
DOLLHOUSE FAMILY #6 (OF 6) (MR)
DOLLHOUSE FAMILY #6 (OF 6) JAY ANACLETO VAR ED (MR)
DREAMING #20 (MR)
EX MACHINA COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01
FAMOUS FIRST EDITION NEW FUN #1 HC (RES)
FLASH #753
FLASH #753 JUNGEUON YOON VAR ED
FLASH BY MARK WAID TP BOOK 07
FLASH GIANT #4
FREEDOM FIGHTERS RISE OF A NATION TP
GOTHAM HIGH TP
GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE DELUXE EDITION HC
GREEN LANTERN BY GEOFF JOHNS TP BOOK 03
GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3
GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3 (OF 12) SCOTT WILLIAMS VAR ED
HARLEY QUINN #72
HARLEY QUINN #72 FRANK CHO VAR ED
HARLEY QUINN & POISON IVY HC
HAWKMAN #23
HAWKMAN #23 GERARDO ZAFFINO VAR ED
HELLBLAZER BY GARTH ENNIS OMNIBUS HC (MR)
HOUSE OF WHISPERS #20 (MR)
JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #4 (OF 9) (MR)
JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #4 (OF 9) MIKE MAYHEW VAR ED (M
JUSTICE LEAGUE #44
JUSTICE LEAGUE #44 NICOLA SCOTT VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK TP VOL 03 THE WITCHING WAR
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #20
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #20 SKAN VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA A CELEBRATION OF 60 YEARS HC
LOIS LANE #10 (OF 12)
LOIS LANE #10 (OF 12) TULA LOTAY VAR ED
LOST CARNIVAL A DICK GRAYSON GRAPHIC NOVEL TP
METAL MEN #6 (OF 12)
METAL MEN #6 (OF 12) GEORGE PEREZ VAR ED
MY VIDEO GAME ATE MY HOMEWORK TP
NEW GODS BY GERRY CONWAY HC
NIGHTWING #70 2ND PTG
NIGHTWING TP VOL 01 THE GRAY SON LEGACY
OMEGA MEN BY TOM KING DLX ED HC
PLUNGE #3 (OF 6) (MR)
PLUNGE #3 (OF 6) GARY FRANK VAR ED (MR)
POWERS THE BEST EVER HC (RES) (MR)
RED HOOD OUTLAW #45
RED HOOD OUTLAW #45 PHILIP TAN VAR ED
ROBIN THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC
SHAZAM THE WORLDS MIGHTIEST MORTAL HC VOL 02
STARGIRL BY GEOFF JOHNS TP (RES)
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS HC VOL 03 LEVIATHAN HUNT
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS TP VOL 02 LEVIATHAN RISING
SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN TP
SUPERMAN THE GOLDEN AGE TP VOL 05
SUPERMAN UP IN THE SKY HC
SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #10 (OF 12)
SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #10 (OF 12) BEN OLIVER VAR ED
SWAMP THING BY NANCY A COLLINS OMNIBUS HC (MR)
TALES OF THE BATMAN STEVE ENGLEHART HC
TEEN TITANS GO BOX SET VOL 02
TEEN TITANS TP VOL 03 SEEK AND DESTROY
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP BOOK 03 (MR)
WEIRD WESTERN TALES JONAH HEX HC VOL 01 (RES)
WONDER WOMAN #755
WONDER WOMAN #755 IAN MACDONALD VAR ED
WONDER WOMAN & JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK WITCHING HOUR TP
WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 02 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
WORLDS FINEST GUARDIANS OF THE EARTH HC
YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3 (OF 4) 3RD PTG
YOUNG JUSTICE TP VOL 01 GEMWORLD
And these are the titles that have had their orders set to zero.
ACTION COMICS #1022
ACTION COMICS #1022 L PARRILLO VAR ED
AQUAMAN #59
AQUAMAN #59 TYLER KIRKHAM VAR ED
BASKETFUL OF HEADS #7 (OF 7) (MR)
BASKETFUL OF HEADS #7 (OF 7) GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ VAR ED (MR)
BATGIRL #46
BATGIRL #46 INHYUK LEE VAR ED
BATMAN #89 3RD PTG
BATMAN #92
BATMAN #92 1 25 PUNCHLINE JIMENEZ CARD STOCK VAR ED
BATMAN #92 CARD STOCK ARTGERM VAR ED
BATMAN #93
BATMAN #93 1:25 THE DESIGNER VAR ED
BATMAN #93 CARD STOCK FRANCESCO MATTINA VAR ED
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12 MICHAEL GOLDEN VAR ED
BATMAN BEYOND #43
BATMAN BEYOND #43 FRANCIS MANAPUL VAR ED
BATMAN GIANT #4
BATMAN SUPERMAN #9
BATMAN SUPERMAN #9 MIKE MAYHEW VAR ED
BOOKS OF MAGIC #19 (MR)
CATWOMAN #22
CATWOMAN #22 CARD STOCK J T TEDESCO VAR ED
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1940S ADAM HUGHE
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1950S TRAVIS CHA
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1960S J SCOTT CA
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1970S FRANK CHO
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1980S STANLEY LA
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1990S GABRIELLE
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 2000S JIM LEE VA
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 2010S JEEHYUNG L
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 BLANK VAR ED
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIVERSARY PAPER MASKS (BND OF 25) (Net)
DAPHNE BYRNE #4 (OF 6) (MR)
DC SUPER STARS #17 FACSIMILE EDITION
DAPHNE BYRNE #4 (OF 6) VAR ED (MR)
DCEASED UNKILLABLES #3 (OF 3)
DCEASED UNKILLABLES #3 (OF 3) CARD STOCK F MATTINA VAR ED
DCEASED UNKILLABLES #3 (OF 3) CARD STOCK HORROR TASIA MS VA
DETECTIVE COMICS #1022
DETECTIVE COMICS #1022 CARD STOCK LEE BERMEJO VAR ED
DOLLHOUSE FAMILY #6 (OF 6) (MR)
DOLLHOUSE FAMILY #6 (OF 6) JAY ANACLETO VAR ED (MR)
DREAMING #20 (MR)
EVENT LEVIATHAN CHECKMATE #1 (OF 6)
EVENT LEVIATHAN CHECKMATE #1 (OF 6) VAR ED
FCBD 2020 BATMAN OVERDRIVE ONCE UPON A CRIME FLIPBOOK (Net)
FCBD 2020 GENERATION ZERO GODS AMONG US (Net)
FLASH #753
FLASH #753 JUNGEUON YOON VAR ED
FLASH #754
FLASH #754 CARD STOCK RAFAEL GRAMPA VAR ED
FLASH GIANT #4
GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3
GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3 (OF 12) SCOTT WILLIAMS VAR ED
HARLEY QUINN #72
HARLEY QUINN #72 FRANK CHO VAR ED
HAWKMAN #23
HAWKMAN #23 GERARDO ZAFFINO VAR ED
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE #6 (OF 6)
HOUSE OF WHISPERS #20 (MR)
JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER #6 (MR)
JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #4 (OF 9) (MR)
JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #4 (OF 9) MIKE MAYHEW VAR ED (M
JUSTICE LEAGUE #44
JUSTICE LEAGUE #44 NICOLA SCOTT VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE #45
JUSTICE LEAGUE #45 DAN MORA VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22 CLAYTON CRAIN VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #20
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #20 SKAN VAR ED
LOIS LANE #10 (OF 12)
LOIS LANE #10 (OF 12) TULA LOTAY VAR ED
LOW LOW WOODS #5 (OF 6) (MR)
LOW LOW WOODS #5 (OF 6) JENNY FRISON VAR ED (MR)
LUCIFER #19 (MR)
MAD MAGAZINE #13
METAL MEN #6 (OF 12)
METAL MEN #6 (OF 12) GEORGE PEREZ VAR ED
NIGHTWING #70 2ND PTG
NIGHTWING #71
NIGHTWING #71 ALAN QUAH VAR ED
OMEGA MEN BY TOM KING DLX ED HC
PLUNGE #3 (OF 6) (MR)
PLUNGE #3 (OF 6) GARY FRANK VAR ED (MR)
QUESTION THE DEATHS OF VIC SAGE #3 (OF 4)
QUESTION THE DEATHS OF VIC SAGE #3 (OF 4) H CHAYKIN VAR ED
RED HOOD OUTLAW #45
RED HOOD OUTLAW #45 PHILIP TAN VAR ED
ROBIN THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC
RWBY #7 (OF 7)
RWBY #7 (OF 7) CARD STOCK DERRICK CHEW VAR ED
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #104
SHAZAM #12 (RES)
SHAZAM #12 KEN LASHLEY VAR ED (RES)
STRANGE ADVENTURES #2 (OF 12)
STRANGE ADVENTURES #2 (OF 12) EVAN SHANER VAR ED
SUICIDE SQUAD #5
SUICIDE SQUAD #5 JEREMY ROBERTS VAR ED
SUPERMAN #22
SUPERMAN #22 BRYAN HITCH VAR ED
SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #10 (OF 12)
SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #10 (OF 12) BEN OLIVER VAR ED
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