coronavirus Archives

Before the coronavirus, the comic industry had not seen real growth even with all the comic related movies making comics more mainstream. Hope springs eternal, Hawk and Catwoman by Greg LaRocque Courtesy of Rodman Comics. Now we have a chance to grow the industry in the future The more vendors to buy comics from the better[...]

Cardinal Dagon is the new comic book series launching from Behemoth Comics in July 2020, maybe. It all depends what Diamond does.

Donny Cates has been teasing a new creatir-owned comic book with Dylan Burnett. No title or publisher named but it does have a big sword.

Scott Lobdell is giving away signed comics from his comps to comic book readers around the worlld, as we are all trapped in this time.

We have the full FOC details from UCS Comic Distributors, for DC Comics from the end of this month through and when the dates are due.

Landry Walker offers up a Writer’s Commentary on A Clash Of Kings #3 from Dynamite Entertainment, published the week before the shutdown.

Jim Lee's artwork on Our Fighting Forces Giant #1 from Walmar has seen copies of the comic still published by DC sell for $25 on eBay.

WWE announced cutbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday morning, bizarrely boasting at the time of $500 million in reserves to survive the difficult economic conditions It was truly a coldhearted move by the Fed, especially when they announced stock dividends for investors the next day of over $9 million and will likely make[...]

Arsenal Comics & Games of Newbury Park in California was robbed during the shutdown. They have launched a crowdfunder to pay for the damage.

However, the plotlines will see all the characters of Ambridge dealing with the coronavirus shutdown and the impact on their lives and businesses at this time. Until then, expect a lot of weddings and funeral episodes, changes in homes and business and the big village shows, from the seventy years that The Archers has been running[...]

As promised, AMC's The Walking Dead is back with a second set of Zoom background images to help you personalize your work-at-home experience (and lower

First Kevin asked if everyone at DC Comics were just writing about the coronavirus plague in their DC Comics storylines. Jim Lee replied "Some stories coincidentally in storylines already [Bleedng Cool already mentioned the plotline of Batman #92] but most creators know not to jump on something this big… how do you do it justice without[...]

Kevin Smith has paid off the pull lists if every customer at Jay And Silent Bob's Secret Stash, inspired by Donny Cates.

Comic book retailer Brian Hibbs has called out DC Comics for their plan to start distributing comic books from the end of the month,

The comic book industry was blindsided by DC Comics' decision to distribute comic books without Diamond, through two mail order comic stores.

On the final three days of the #Creators4Comics hashtag, Bleeding Cool answers questions about the money being raised and where it is going.

Hannah Berry, the UK Comics Laureate, has launched a survey of British comic book creators of all types, with £50 prizes for participants,

Dynamite Entertainment are launching $10 and $20 mystery comic boxes, with surprises inside, and free shipping across the USA.

This will help direct customers to stores that can continue to meet their needs through this time. Please also continue to consult our Coronavirus Resources page for an ongoing list of resources available to retailers Additionally, retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/coronavirus is a single source for other Coronavirus-related information from Diamond and our publishers. Thank you for your understanding and support[...]

Viz Comic has published its latest issue, #295, during the coronavirus shitdown and has managed to tackle the subject with its usual wit.

Within two weeks of being in Florida, many of the parks and places I had been to were closed due to the coronavirus While I was there the coronavirus almost seemed a non-issue for the state The news would talk about it affecting places far away We had our Rod Deals sale on March 7th[...]

Vault Comics is launching a new comic book, Shadow Service, in July 2020 - if there is a comic book industry to reveive it, that is.

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported details on Marvel Comics' latest edict to some comic book creators to stop work on their current projects. The current

Hero Collector has a July 2020 solicitation list - the first comics publisher to release one. It's for DC collections and Marvel figurines.

Paul Cornell's "The Shadow Passes" finds Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and her companions dealing with a three-week isolation underground.

One of the brightest stars in Ring of Honor (ROH), Joe Hendry is channeling Blink-182 for a parody video and PSA on hand-washing.

Bungie has launched a new fundraiser in their community this week to support global healthcare workers during the coronavirus outbreak The company revealed that they are currently running the Guardian's Heart fundraising initiative All of the profits for this we'll be going directly to the charity Direct Relief According to the company, this particular campaign[...]

Razer revealed today that they will be donating $50 million dollars to help support businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak The company revealed plans, which you can see int eh graphic below, utilizing Razer Gold and Razer Fintech, as well as zVenrtures to sent relief to small businesses that have taken on a heavy financial[...]

However, the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down live sporting events with crowds, has changed the landscape of the business, even as WWE continues to operate with live shows in empty buildings due to special "essential" status granted by the state of Florida Vince McMahon has also joined a very special club created by President[...]

WWE has announced staff cuts and other expense reductions in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its associated economic shutdown A press release from WWE explains, "Due to COVID-19 and current government-mandated impacts on WWE and the media business generally, the Company went through an extensive evaluation of its operations over the past several weeks[...]