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Joker Gets Wacky in New Mini Co Statue from Iron Studios
The statue does make some nice nod to the Joker's history with the iconic crowbar from the 1988 DC Comics Batman arc "A Death in the Family" The details on this statue are very well done and that naughty smile is quite creepy Joker fans might want to add this creepy collectible to their grown[...]
Hellblazer: Rise And Fall Gives Us John Constantine With Wings
Promise. (Fun fact: John Constantine was the very first thing I worked on my very first day at DC Comics with @JamesTheFourth and @mingdoyle, on what would become our series CONSTANTINE: THE HELLBLAZER with @rileyrossmo1 That was a fun book you should seek out.) As to why John Constatine has been drinking Red Bull instead of whisky, we[...]
The Evan Dorkin/Mike Allred Metal Men Pitch That Dan DiDio Said No To
Former DC Comics publisher Dan DiDio was the latest guest of Dan Shahin on his Comic Book News YouTube show They talked about a lot, including a brief mention of a certain 5G initiative Oh yes, and me as well. Shahin wanted to bring up a few projects that he believed were pitched to Dan Didio[...]
Kevin Maguire Takes Tanga From DC to Image Comics
Weird Worlds was a DC Comics series revived just before the New 52 happened Running for 6 issues, it featured Lobo and two new characters, Aaron Lopresti's Garbage Man and Kevin Maguire's Tanga As the New 52 occurred these characters switched to the New 52 title, My Greatest Adventure for another 6 issues and with Lobo[...]
Deathstroke Takes on the Red Hood in SDCC 2020 Funko Exclusive
This time it looks like we are getting a new Funko Comic Book Moment featuring two iconic DC Comics characters From the 2016 DC Comics Deathstroke comic #16 "Face Off with Red Hood" Deathstroke is here and ready to take on Red Hood in this PX Previews Exclusive This moment is limited to only 30,000[...]
Mile High Comics Launches 'DC Sucks' 50% Off Sale
Over the weekend, Chuck Rozanski of Mile High Comics launched a DCSUCKS 50% off sale, detailing his issues with the decision of DC Comics to leave Diamond Comic Distributors As you can tell, he had issues, other people opposed his issues, and now Chuck has a response to all those responses And a final plug[...]
The Joker Knows Bruce Wayne Is Batman - And Has A Plan
At the end of Batman #85, by James Tynion IV and Guillem March, we had a Joker contemplating unveiling the identity of Batman, as Superman had done, confessing to the world that he was Clark Kent. Joker Knows Bruce Is Batman But Has A Plan (Secret Files #3 Spoilers). But also realising that such a decision would be the final battle[...]
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One of the big complaints I have heard from stores regarding DC Comics' switch from Diamond Comic Distributors to UCS Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution concerns POS-incompatibility The lack of an ability to plug the DC numbers into the same system that manages numbers for retailers for all their orders from all the publishers through[...]
Rumours About Big DC Digital Publishing Initiative
It was like that at DC Comics when I heard the mention of the term '5G' Even though that was then cancelled, the greater details we got and the confirmation from the likes of Geoff Johns and Tom King all spilled out of that one mention. So, in the spirit of that, and aware that this[...]
UCS, Lunar, DC Comics and the British Isles - They Have A Plan
One of the bigger reactions to the news that DC Comics was to withdraw from Diamond Comic Distributors entirely was over how it would affect international distribution Diamond UK is estimated to represent 10-15% of the entire US direct market, but UK retailers have reported that shipping costs from Lunar or UCS are often more[...]
The Back-Order List 6/3/2020: Lots of DC with Catwoman 80th #1 Leading
However, the phrase no retailer likes to hear when they go to report those shortages, damages or reorders is: "Sorry that item is on back-order," which means there are no more copies to send out from the Diamond warehouse. The List Is More than Just DC Comics After a lull in new product being in the LCBS,[...]
DC Comics Leaves Diamond and The Earth Still Continues to Revolve
Dan Wallace of Impulse Creations Comics & Collectibles read Mile High Comics' Chuck Rozanski's notice about DC Comics leaving Diamond Comic Distributors and deciding to launch a DC Sucks 50% sale as a result Wallace has a very different take on the situation He writes; For many years, Diamond Comics Distributors has had exclusive contracts in[...]
The Daily LITG, June 7th
Here's the fifteen top stories of the day. Mile High Comics Launches 'DC Sucks' 50% Off Sale Punisher Creator Gerry Conway Looks to Reclaim Punisher Skull Logo Marvel Comics Liquidates 32 Omnibuses to Comic Book Stores The Walking Dead Has Message for Fans Bothered By Its BLM Support Magic: The Gathering Commander Rules Change Forthcoming Mondo Releasing New A Clockwork Orange[...]
Mile High Comics Launches 'DC Sucks' 50% Off Sale
In a fit of curiosity, wondering how UCS, Lunar and DC Comics were going to continuing distribution monthly copies to the UK and the rest of Europe without bankrupting everyone, I recalled that Chuck Rozanski of Mile High Comics had a German shipping hub to facilitate his international shipping, sending everything to one place where[...]
To Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle, a Baby Girl, in Catwoman 80th
That included a trip courtesy of Tom King, Mikel Janin and Jordie Bellaire to a version of her life seemingly abandoned by DC Comics (at least until the Batman/Catwoman series comes along – maybe Christmas if you're good) One that also tied in with Tom King and Lee Weeks' Batman Annual #2 story, that told[...]
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We also know now that DC Comics printed a quarter of a million of them, so copies should not be hard to come by Some stores will have reduced their orders massively but it means that copies should still be available from Diamond, UCS or Lunar And plenty of them But it seems as timely[...]
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UCS Comic Distributors is one of the two new premiere distributors of DC Comics monthly titles They were formed when DC Comics approached Midtown Comics for a solution during Diamond shutdown, and now it's become part of DC's permanent solution, dropping Diamond entirely One question is if UCS will distribute my other publishers as well[...]
Your LCS Is Worried About The Big DC Comics/Diamond News
Comic store owners were rocked today by the news that DC Comics, after 25 years being distributed by Diamond, have pulled a Baltimore Colts and are leaving Yes, starting in a couple of weeks, your local comic shop will no longer be supplied with Punchline variants by Diamond Comic Distributors While many on social media[...]
DC Officially Rebrands, Dropping Vertigo
Bleeding Cool just ran the news that DC Comics is to quit Diamond Comic Distributors, in favour of their newly created distributors UCS and Lunar This comes after twenty-five years of Diamond being the exclusive distributor of DC Comics – at least until the shutdown, DC Comics has provided retailers with a Q&A – but[...]
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Bleeding Cool is being told by, well, everyone it seems right now, that DC Comics is completely quitting being distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors in favour of the two new distributors they set up with the biggest direct market retail accounts Midtown Comics (UCS Comic Distributors) and DCBS (Lunar Distribution). The original change in distribution occurred[...]