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As I previously reported, today saw the auction for the assets of Diamond Comic Distribution as part of their Chapter 11 Bankruptcy procedures take place at 320 Park Avenue, New York City.  I couldn't be there, I'm in London and right now, Brits travelling to the USA are not exactly in the best position to[...]

Previously, Bleeding Cool scooped the news that Alien Books, publisher of Valiant Entertainment books, was going to have to cut back plans for publishing their Valiant Beyond launch in the wake of the Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and threatened tariffs As well as having difficulty getting distribution outside of Diamond, too small[...]

I get word from the Diamond Comic Distributor auction currently taking place in New York City that we may not get a resolution today That today's proceedings are now likely to stretch into tomorrow It is perhaps unsurprising, given the complex issues involved More as we hear it, of course The auction of Diamond Comic[...]

The auction of Diamond Comic Distributors, in the light of its declaration of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will be held at the offices of Raymond James & Associates, 320 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York in one hour's time Right here. 320 Park Avenue, New York, Google streetview The details of the auction were posted publicly in the[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors has gotten a bit more cash from JP Morgan Chase for their Chapter 11 bankruptcy operations, and that, it seems, includes publishing a Previews catalogue for next week, even if the contents are a little more on the thinner side right now With Dynamite, who have stuck with Diamond through thick and[...]

Cheney has lodged a strong opposition to two motions presented by Diamond Comic Distributors and its debtors in their ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.  Filed today, he contests Diamond and the Debtors' proposals to implement key employment incentive and retention programmes as well as Diamond's request to seal sensitive information related to these plans The[...]

The new partnership is in addition to Titan's existing relationship with Diamond Comic Distributors, who have been going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy of late Titan also owned Diamond UK back in the day Titan Comics' products will go live with Lunar on the 21st of March for product shipping in June 2025. "We are thrilled to[...]

Yesterday Bleeding Cool posted the hot rumour, heard in previous weeks, that Todd McFarlane is an interested purchaser of Diamond Comic Distributors, currently going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings With today as the final day for parties to register their interest and bids on certain aspects of Diamond's operations I posted the report on Bleeding[...]

Tomorrow, the deadline for registering bids for auction for the assets of Diamond Comic Distributors are up for auction, is up "19th of March, 5 pm ET, the deadline by which all qualifying bids (except a credit bid by the Lender) must be actually received by the Debtors and their advisors." Then the auction will[...]

So why is he such a spawny get right now? Because last year, before the Diamond Comic Distributors chapter 11 bankruptcy news, Tripwire signed a distribution deal with Lunar Distribution, even though it cost them more than continuing with just Diamond, as Diamond UK was cheaper to send copies to from the UK where it was[...]

We previously cited Dynamite/Dynamic owner Nick Barrucci saying that the amount was much higher than was stated, closer to a quarter of a million dollars, though in the filing they just say that the amount has "fluctuated since the petition was filed." They also state that Diamond should also include all the attorneys' fees accrued[...]

The secured financial package courtesy of JP Morgan Chase Bank, allowing Diamond Comic Distributors to keep trading while in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, has also allowed Diamond to a) pay staff, b) pay publishers for new stock, and c) hire some new help Such as Katz A Bosch for 401(k) Auditing Services Well, sure, they[...]

The Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy auction is almost upon us Monday, the 24th of March,  two weeks to the day As well as everything from Free Comic Book Day, Diamond UK, Alliance Games and Gentle Giant up for grabs, there are also the contents of the warehouses Forty years equals a lot of stock; there[...]

And Campiti has his own personal take on the situation rather than a de facto legal opinion. Diamond logo   David Campiti writes on social media, "In my opinion, a lot of Diamond Comic Distributors' recent books should be considered STOLEN MERCHANDISE Whatever the laws say about bankruptcy, if they KNEW they were going to file for bankruptcy[...]

Mike Hoffman has been self-publishing his Eerie-alike horror anthology Eyrie for several years now as Mike Hoffman International, but this year, it was solicited in Diamond Previews for the first time for publication in April. Well, that is not to be, instead it has been pulled and has joined the new listings from Lunar Distribution through Massive Indies, joining[...]

Not that they are mentioning this now… and the comic is still listed by Diamond Comic Distributors. But it has encouraged Massive Select, the collectibles arm of Massive Publishing, to releasing a special variant featuring the art of Walking Dead co-creator Tony Moore as a homage to the original 1977 debut issue of Heavy Metal Magazine. "A[...]

The most recent Diamond Comic Previews landed in comic book stores last week But is this the last Previews catalogue to be published by Diamond Comics? There must be so much pressure on it right now  The massive tome that lists, advertises, and, well, previews every comic book and more comes from Diamond Comic Distributors[...]

The comic book industry has been in ructions since the announcement that Diamond Comic Distributors had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings Comic book publishers are closing down, firing people, seeking crowdfunding, moving distributors, panicking because they can't move distributors and setting up their own new distributors or sub-distributors[...]

Bleeding Cool has a copy of the official documents sent to debtors of Diamond Comic Distributors in the wake of their declaration of Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the beginning of the year You can follow Bleeding Cool's in-depth coverage of that story here It lists the assets being auctioned as Diamond Comic Distributors, Diamond Book Distributors, Alliance[...]

The year before Diamond Comic Distributors announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy As Dan Crary, Director of Marketing & Communications at Oni, said at last week's ComicsPRO looking at industry moves, "Atom Freeman went from Bad Idea to Worst Idea, I mean Prana! You know I love you!" No news as to whether or not Freeman had[...]

Marc Visnick, COO & Publisher of TokyoPop, told me, "We cancelled the print version since Diamond couldn't commit to paying us We do plan on releasing the digital version for free shortly after FCBD." This is in the wake of Free Comic Book Day owner Diamond Comic Distributors' declaration of Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the[...]

Bleeding Cool got the word that the following four titles from Mad Cave Studios and its two imprints, Maverick and Papercutz, have been cancelled from Free Comic Book Day, out of the six comic books it was offering. This comes after Fantagraphics also pulled its Lost Marvels Free Comic Book Day title in the wake of Free[...]

Free Comic Book Day is still happening on the 3rd of May this year, apparently, even in the wake of Free Comic Book Day owner Diamond Comic Distributors' declaration of Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the beginning of the year You can follow Bleeding Cool's in-depth coverage of the story here As well as the free[...]

Diamond Comics making financial demands of comic book stores was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before – as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip[...]

If you need to request a replacement for a damaged item, you must contact them before that 4th of June deadline. Marvel Insider screencap This comes after Dark Horse Digital closes its digital comic book service and in the wake of the bankruptcy of Diamond Comic Distributors It's a bit of a heady time to be selling[...]

As part of Diamond Comic Distributors' filings for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as well as all the money they owe people, they also list $22 million in debts from people who owe them, a million dollars of which is labelled as from doubtful or uncollectible accounts And they also list $11 million in debts over 90[...]

I've been continuing to dive into the Diamond Comic Distributors filings for Chapter 11 bankruptcy And have come out of the pool, shaken, stirred, and plenty of numbers and statistics stuffed in every orifice While we knew there was $31 million in debts to the top thirty accounts, the total unsecured claims are north of[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and its currently being chopped up and sold off What will survive of it, we have yet to see. Some of their assets are conceptual ones As well as listing the nuts and bolts of the organisation, such as the likes of Free Comic Book Day and[...]

Featuring stories by Howard Chaykin, Neal Adams, Tom Sutton, Roy Thomas, and Barry Windsor-Smith, from the pages of Marvel classics like Tower of Shadows and Marvel Premiere! Preview Material Rating: Teen However, it appears that this is no longer the case, and Fantagraphics has told Diamond Comic Distributors that they are pulling out of Free Comic[...]

Keenspot sneak into Lunar Distribution as Execution Posse Holdings for May 2025 solicits wirh Mark Spears' Monsters #5