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Direct Market distributor Diamond Comic Distributors is conducting a coronavirus impact survey, on comic book retailers still reading their e-mails In case it missed your retailer, here's what Diamond are saying – and asking of comic book stores this weekend. We continue working with our publishing partners on programs to support the retailers in this difficult[...]

We're all shut in and watching more television to distract ourselves from the coronavirus pandemic Of course our pop fiction was going to accidentally coincide with real life These shows were film weeks, if not up to a month ago, before these real events occurred The writers keep their ears to the ground, or the[...]

COVID-19, more commonly known to many as the Coronavirus, is taking its toll on many companies providing non-essential business (including the entertainment of those cooped up inside and self-isolating) The tabletop and card game industry is being especially wracked right now, with not only local game stores, but distributors and even gaming companies themselves all[...]

Just because it's been a few months since we last visited HBO and Damon Lindelof's pseudo-sequel/"remix" of Dave Gibbons/ He-Who-Doesn't-Want-To-Be-Named's classic comic book series Watchmen doesn't mean the cast has stopped thinking about us. In this time of social distancing and self-quarantining caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jean[...]

Games Done Quick had a pair of announcements today as they are holding a new benefit event as well as postponing one due to the coronavirus outbreak The organization has announced they will be hosting a special speedrunning marathon coming up called Corona Relief Done Quick (CRDQ) The event will go to support the efforts[...]

TKO Studios, the non-Diamond specialty comic book publisher has issued the following edict, for comic store patrons during the coronavirus epidemic shutdowns. Comic Book Shops are the lifeblood of our industry, and Coronavirus is threatening their existence. Over the last week, we've seen empty comic book shops, mandatory shut-downs, and shop owners worried they will not be[...]

Oh wait… anyway, former DC publisher Dan DiDio has been posting up a storm on social media about bagging up his comics collection in his Californian home during the coronavirus pandemic But what happens when you run out of bags, long boxes and backing boards? Do they still count as essential supplies? He posts; A clandestine[...]

Especially if DC Comics matches it… You can keep up with Bleeding Cool's coverage of the effect of the coronavirus epidemic on the comics industry with this link. In Marvel' newsletter sent to comic book retailers by Diamond Comic Distrbutors, Marvel Comics have repeated what they told them last week This was before Diamond Comic Distributors[...]

With Diamond shut down and no comics shipping to local comic stores, even ones that are still open, next week, the world is waiting to see what's going to

Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, a number of late-night programs (like The Daily Dhow with Trevor Noah) are making their way back onto the air via social media and long-distance, multi-site filming and production That's exactly the approach talk show host Conan O'Brien and Team Coco are taking when Conan returns to[...]

Reassuring them that they should keep creating comics, they would keep getting paid and basically not to worry what other people are saying, but to keep their heads down, during the coronavirus pandemic, unlike some publishers. But unlike most other comics publishers, Marvel and DC have not talked about reducing their planned publication schedule, or making[...]

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 industry in a world where printers have closed, distributors have closed and shopfronts have closed – and this could be the way of things for the next three months. We proposed[...]

The ESL has announced further changes to some of its upcoming esports events in light of the continuing coronavirus spread around the world We now know that DreamHack Dallas and Jönköping have both been rescheduled to August 2020 for the time being, while the second half of 2020 is currently still on schedule[...]

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. (To be read in your BEST internal Rod Serling Monologue') Submitted for your amusement, one Benjamin Hobbs, artist for Cerebus In Hell?, locked in his home by a global pandemic of Biblical[...]

With everything going on with the coronavirus pandemic – from social distancing to self-quarantining – any chance at a quality "mental escape" is a welcome one (though we couldn't complain if the season dropped early). AMC One person not impacted by the whole "staying away from others" move is  Comer's Villanelle – consider her the kind of[...]

Bleeding Cool had reported that Diamond had closed doors to new product as a result of concern regarding the coronavirus pandemic and that many workers were working from home, but Diamond was still distributing backorders and existing stock to retailers that are still open And while the UK government is paying employees 80% of their[...]

…But not for coronavirus itself, no matter what Donald Trump may tell you. As the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent comics industry shutdown has comic book readers on edge, wondering when they'll get their next fix of weekly superhero chapbooks, a hero has emerged with a seemingly endless supply of clickbait article fodder to save the day[...]

DC Comics is offering relief to children stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic… and perhaps more importantly, to parents stuck inside with them DC has launched DC Kids Camp, an online program of activities, videos, and comics for kids to enjoy online while parents do their best to work from home amidst the constant[...]

Internet porn giant Pornhub is offering "assistance" to first responders battling the coronavirus pandemic afflicting the state by giving away free access to their Porhub Premium service worldwide for the next 30 days In addition to providing workers battling the sickness with "relief" after a hard day, the move also encourages people to "stay inside"[...]

As the world struggles to come to grips with the coronavirus pandemic, we all have to do our part to help out the people most affected Of course, we're talking about comics "journalists," whose ability to crank out clickbait articles has been severely hampered by a lack of comic conventions to spur industry gossip How[...]

It doesn't sound too foolish, does it? Anyway, Bleeding Cool will keep reporting on what is actually happening with the coronavirus impact on the comics industry, as it comes to us. Diamond Comic Distributors is closed to new product The big comics printers have shut their doors And ComiXology doesn't digitally distribute print comics before their[...]

ACE Universe, the top-of-the-muffin comic convention company begun by Wizard World founders Stephen and Gareb Shamus, has filed paperwork suing Growtix, the company who provided the ticketing services and event management software to process ticket sales, for not refunding tickets after their March ACE Universe Boston show was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic Guests[...]

Dark Horse has released their plans regarding the current coronavirus pandemic to comic book retailers With Diamond closing doors to new product and Dark Horse's printer in Canada also closing its doors, in an address titled 'Committed to Helping Support Your Business', Dark Horse Comics CEO Mike Richardson states, We hope you and your loved ones[...]

Please let us know if you need help and want to discuss a plan, both in relation to the immediate amount payable and in relation to the balance that will become due at the end of April. Once again we would like to take this opportunity to reiterate our best wishes to you all and assure[...]

Universal Studios Orlando has issued an update concerning the operations of Universal Orlando Resort, including their theme parks and Universal CityWalk, as a result of the Coronavirus crisis The theme parks including Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, and Volcano Bay will remain closed through April 19 according to the current statement The Universal Studios[...]

The coronavirus is spreading and killing people Sadly, there will be more people who will get this virus and die. People are understandably concerned Taking precautions is wise. With things changing so rapidly we are still adjusting to the latest news and the next day something new happens Such as Monday's comic related news Steve Geppi, Chairman[...]

But everyone is agreeing that this current coronavirus pandemic, and the reaction to it, will change the American comic book industry for good. I understand that there is industry bailout funds being put together, which will seek to help retailers, creators, publishers and distributors under stress There could be a little more co-ordination about everyone's efforts[...]

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 coronavirus patients Governor Cuomo toured the 1.8 million square foot Manhattan complex yesterday as the Federal Emergency Management Agency was at work to turn it into four, 250-bed temporary[...]

We can all laugh when that day comes on how we got there. My best wishes to a bright Future You can follow Bleeding Cool's coverage of the coronavirus pandemic right here. Jesse James Criscione of Jesse James Comics in Glendale, Arizona, has been talking about the current state of the comics industry He writes, Today was the day[...]

Games Workshop is finally succumbing to the pressures put upon them by various governments across the globe to temporarily shut its doors.