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and Marvel Brands as part of Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy, a story Bleeding Cool has been covering in depth Notably, Marvel only subdistributed to Diamond Comic Distributors and Diamond UK, leaving Penguin Random House with the nine million dollar bill Disney Consumer Products, however, is owned $1,712,447. They obviously have enough of an interest to be[...]

According to documents filed over the past few days, as part of bankruptcy proceedings, Diamond Comic Distributors has sought approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for interim and final orders allowing them to obtain financing and use their available cash during the bankruptcy proceedings They are requesting permission to secure financing and use their[...]

Ben Dunn who co-founded Antarctic Press in 1984 with Mark Ripley, has talked about the impact of the Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy announcement, which has been covered in depth on Bleeding Cool, with more to come There has been a lot of concern about smaller publishers such as Antarctic, given Penguin Random House works with[...]

Vault Comics is distributed to the direct market of comic book stores via Diamond and Lunar But in the wake of Diamond Comic Distributors announcing bankruptcy, Vault Comics has announced the launch of direct-to-retailer distribution of all new Vault titles to operate alongside its existing distribution channels Vault's direct-to-retailer distribution platform will launch on the[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported that as a result of Diamond Comic Distributors announcing they were entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Lunar Distribution, who have the exclusive distribution rights to Image Comics titles, told comic book stores that Diamond will no longer be subdistributing Image titles from Lunar to comic stores Image Comics would print anything that was[...]

When Diamond Comic Distributors announced they were entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, they stated that they expected business to continue as normal Lunar Distribution has told comic book stores that Diamond will no longer be distributing Image titles While Image was exclusive to Lunar, unlike DC Comics, they allowed retailers to continue to order through Diamond,[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Diamond Comic Distributors had declared bankruptcy, as well as details on Diamond UK and Alliance Games Distribution being sold to Canadian company Universal Distribution Taking readings from across the industry, I stated that "from conversations I have had, we will be talking high eight figures at this point." And that[...]

Steve Geppi founded Diamond Comic Distributors in February 1982 with one warehouse, seventeen customers and many competing distributors Across forty years, it beat all the competition and became the dominant monopoly in the comic book direct market – though not according to the courts But after it closed down temporarily during the pandemic, publishers were[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Diamond Comic Distributors had declared bankruptcy We also stated that an agreement was in place for the purchase of sister companies Diamond UK and Alliance Games Distribution, also owned by parent company Steve Geppi Enterprises, by Canadian company Universal Distribution Diamond UK was originally Titan Distribution, part[...]

Chuck Parker, President of Diamond Comic Distributors, has written to comic book stores and publishers with the news that Diamond Comic Distributors has declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy And that Diamond UK, as well as sister company and games distributor Alliance Games Distribution, have a commitment to be bought by Canadian comics distributor Universal Distribution This[...]

Recently, Diamond Comic Distributors closed all but one of their distribution centres, Olive Branch, in Mississippi Yesterday, they informed retailers that they had temporarily closed Olive Branch "due to inclement weather." This is not great news for anyone, with no other centre to pick up the slack This comes at a bad time for Diamond,[...]

Bleeding Cool has been covering plenty of comic book retailer and distributor disruption in recent weeks, after Diamond closed their Plattsburgh distributor early. And it's not just Diamond, it has impacted Lunar deliveries too In continued transparency, Chris Powell, Chief Sales & Service Officer of Diamond's owner Geppi Family Enterprises has written again to retailers today. "I hope you've entered the new year[...]

Bleeding Cool has been covering plenty of comic book retailer and distributor disruption in recent weeks, after Diamond closed their Plattsburgh distributor early, and we heard tales of comics arriving by publisher that had to be sent back to the publisher rather than be diverted to their now-only distribution centre in Olive Branch But Christmas[...]

Not a good "wow", a "wow" how bad could it get for comic stores at the end of 2024? How crazy could the end of 2024 be? When I first read an email from Diamond stating they were closing a warehouse and there could be disruptions, I took it to mean a few hiccups, such[...]

They started off great, with faster-arriving shipments and better protective packaging than we had for twenty-five years through Diamond Comics Distributors Now, Diamond still has its delivery date, which is the Tuesday before New Comic Wednesdays Penguin, used by Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse, arrived for us last Friday Lunar… is completely random[...]

The January edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalog arrives digitally today and at your local comic shop on December 25th, features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning March 2025 Boom Studios takes the front cover with Mouse Guard: Dawn of the Black Axe[...]

In the last few weeks, Bleeding Cool has covered issues that comic book retailers have been suffering from Diamond Comic Distributors delays caused by the downsizing and closure of their Plattsburgh distribution centre, along with a sizeable number of layoffs to match And a number of retailers have taken to Bleeding Cool's articles to add[...]

Two weeks ago, Bleeding Cool reported on delays from Diamond Comic Distributors as a result of closing the Plattsburgh distribution centre on the New York/Canada border Yesterday, Bleeding Cool writer and comic store employee Jeremy Konrad shared how he was losing sleep at night as a retailer as a result of Diamond Comic Distributor delays[...]

It is not yet confirmed that Diamond will still be able to distribute PRH titles as a third party [UPDATE: It is now] But it might give retailers more of a reason to switch their PRH ordering to Diamond However, there are other issues regarding that which we are reporting today The letter goes as[...]

In my opinion and experience, Diamond Comics is one of the worst companies to deal with on the retailer's side of things in any industry I've been involved in That's right, everyone, this is going to be another one of THOSE articles! I manage a comic store in Ohio (if you know, you know), and[...]

We are not sure which stores will be getting Diamond Previews next week Some may a lot won't, it may be worth checking your comic store to see how they are affected But the December edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue is meant to arrive in comic shops and digitally on November 27th[...]

Last month, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Diamond Comic Distributors was closing its Plattsburgh warehouse Dubbed a "Strategic Consolidation of Warehousing Operations", Diamond Comic Distributors has told comic book publishers today that "as part of our ongoing evaluation of operations, we have made the strategic decision to consolidate warehousing to improve overall efficiency As[...]

Was this a Rich Twitch? Last week, Bleeding Cool reported that comic book readers and retailers had been finding it difficult to order comic books from manga publisher Yen Press, and graphic novel publisher Abrams, all distributed to Diamond vua Hachette Specifically, those who order them from Diamond Comic Distributors/Diamond Book Distributors, part of Geppi[...]

Specifically, those who order them from Diamond Comic Distributors/Diamond Book Distributors, part of Geppi Family Enterprises Reaching out, Yen Press replied to concerns, saying, "At this time, our terms of distribution with Diamond Book Distributors are going through a transition As such, matters related to distribution are yet to be determined We thank you for[...]

Dubbed a "Strategic Consolidation of Warehousing Operations", Diamond Comic Distributors has told comic book publishers today that "as part of our ongoing evaluation of operations, we have made the strategic decision to consolidate warehousing to improve overall efficiency As a result, we are not renewing our lease at the Plattsburgh, NY, Distribution Center and will[...]

The September edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue is out next Wednesday and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale from November and December And from publishers who are still with Diamond, that is one way or another This month, the front cover features[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors gave the opening presentation at the San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Retailer Lunch this weekend They discussed their plans as publishers, especially in light of the departures of Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and IDW in recent years One of those plans included a new approach to promoting and listing publishers' work in[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors has announced a new company called FandomWorld for San Diego Comic-Con, which it describes as "a new frontier for fans and retailers" and that will debut at their SDCC booth, before launching across the Geppi Family Enterprises brands What is it? Basically it appears to be a direct-to-consumer online sales website that will[...]

And now I get the word that the smaller boutique comics publisher Dstlry has pulled distribution from Lunar Distribution in favour of going exclusive with Diamond Comic Distributors This is the first time that any publisher in the direct market, that was being distributed by another distributor as well, or instead of, Diamond, has decided[...]

Diamond Comic Distributor's ordering site went down for comic book retailers earlier today, but it was fixed relatively quickly, in a couple of hours Diamond's Final Order Cut-Off date (FOC) is late Sundays, so it may not have had as big an impact—not like Penguin Random House, which exclusively distributes Marvel, Dark Horse, and IDW[...]