coronavirus comics Archives

Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. This article will give an update on our

Yesterday, Diamond Comic Distributors stated that a list of publishers would not have any FOC books this week. After all, with Diamond Comic Distributors

TKO Studios, the non-Diamond specialty comic book publisher has issued the following edict, for comic store patrons during the coronavirus epidemic

Comic creator and publisher Adam Wallenta has issued the following missive to comic book retailers. He writes, I was hit with the news that Diamond would

There has been a lot of... let's call it discussion over the closure of Diamond Comic Distributors to new comics product over the coronavirus pandemic.

Man, when the bosses at DC Comics see this, they are totally going to fire him. Oh wait... anyway, former DC publisher Dan DiDio has been posting up a

In Marvel' newsletter sent to comic book retailers by Diamond Comic Distrbutors, Marvel Comics have repeated what they told them last week. This was

Diamond Comic Distributors have reminded retailers that the final deadline for placing initial orders from the March Previews remains tomorrow Friday,

Archie Comics has issued a following statement to retailers, about their plans to publish their April 1st titles next week as usual, in print and in

Yesterday both DC and Marvel Comics freelancers received e-mails from their respective editors-in-chief, Bob Harras and C.B. Cebulski telling them that it

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool put forward a modest proposal on how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic's effect on the direct market of the comic book

Dave Sim, Benjamin Hobbs et al are creating a free, Coronavirus special digital-first edition of Cerebus In Hell, dubbed Crisis In Infinite Quarantine #1.

Bleeding Cool has been notified by informed sources that Diamond Comic Distributors has been making staff members redundant today. We don't know the scope

Diamond Comic Distributors is closed to new product. The big comics printers have shut their doors. And ComiXology doesn't digitally distribute print

Bleeding Cool understands that there have been many top-levels discussions in the comic book industry over what to do next, what with distributors no

While US comic book retailers were allowed to sell this week's comic books from Monday (if they could get them) ahead of a number of lockdowns on Tuesday

Dark Horse has released their plans regarding the current coronavirus pandemic to comic book retailers. With Diamond closing doors to new product and Dark

Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. We are in uncharted territory. I am still

I have been writing this article for almost twenty-four hours. Been talking to senior comic book industry figure after another. The problem is, the second

In New York, the Javits Convention Center, home to Reed POP's New York Comic Con, is now being converted to a 2,000-bed hospital complex to treat

Heavy Metal Magazine will be broadcasting live over their Instagram account this week, as the comics industry remains on coronavirus pandemic lockdown,

Leading comic book retailer Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff in Concord, California, has called on comic book publishers to

Rebellion, publishers of weekly sci-fi anthology 2000AD and monthly spin-off Judge Dredd Megazine have issued the following statement regarding their

Steve Geppi, Chairman & CEO, Geppi Family Enterprises; Founder, Diamond Comic Distributors, has issued another statement regarding the current state

LA-based comic book publisher Humanoids has issued the following update from Publisher Mark Waid to comic book retailers. He writes, After a great deal of

Gosh Comics of London has issued another update to their readers. Emphasis ours. Bleeding Cool had reported that, contradicting previous reports, the UK

Events seem to be overtaking everyone's plans. But yesterday, as Bleeding Cool was reporting on Diamond's plans to close their doors to new product,

I again thank you for your ongoing patience and support. Thank You, Steve Geppi Chairman & CEO, Geppi Family Enterprises You can follow Bleeding Cool's coronavirus comics industry coverage right here. Bleeding Cool broke the story earlier today that Diamond Comic Distributors was closing its doors for the foreseeable future, for all new product, as a result of the[...]

Given that Diamond Comic Distributors has made this Wednesday's new comics available in comics store today and tomorrow, ahead of certain US state

IDW Entertainment has just issued the following statement in regard to the Diamond Comic Distributors announcement earlier today, about stopping