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When Diamond was the only vendor for American comic books, I thought that was limiting comic book growth If I did not have a comic on hand and Diamond did not, I basically could not get it and still sell it at a profit My store was basically just an outreach of Diamond Comics I[...]

We have reached the end of the first week of Diamond Comic Distributors' thirteen-week Chapter 11 bankruptcy period Twelve weeks to go until we know whether or not Diamond will have a future and who with Bleeding Cool will continue analysis, details, scoops and speculation over what may be a very troublesome period for the[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors does one extraordinary thing It gives small press comic book publishers the opportunity to gain national, indeed worldwide distribution for free across the direct market And what money Diamond took was a small fraction Given processing costs on the smallest titles, they probably took a loss The qualifications were ridiculously low on[...]

The print version of Diamond Previews is a week late, in stores on the 5th of February Diamond may be dealing with Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but it has been able to publish the latest Diamond Previews catalogue, and they are working on next month's right now The front cover has Something Is Killing the Children[...]

Horror comic book publisher American Mythology, which also licenses Three Stooges and Laurel and Hardy comics, has issued the following statement to Bleeding Cool regarding Diamond Comic Distributors' current decision to enter Chapter 11 Bankruptcy They tell us—and you… "If you missed the news – Diamond Comic Distributors – the outlet that supplies comic books to retail[...]

We are now into 2025, and Diamond still seems to be having issues with shipping comics They have even announced they have declared bankruptcy On a previous week, I had on three different days checked in comics in the same week, along with doing pulls for our pull customers; two of the shipments were from[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors emails comic book stores stating "I hope this message finds you well As you may be aware, Diamond is currently facing some challenges However, the team is optimistic that we will return to normal operations shortly Given the prevalence of misinformation circulating online, I want to emphasize the importance of relying solely[...]

Massive Publishing, which incorporates WhatNot Comics, has stated that it is ending its exclusive distribution deal with Diamond Comic Distributors over its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing Last week, they posted the following, "Like many of you this morning, we learned that our distributor, Diamond Comics Distributors, have filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy In their statement[...]

For eighteen years, Allyn Gibson has written the Diamond Previews catalogue The massive tome that lists, advertises and, well, previews everything coming from Diamond Comic Distributors It has grown in size over the decades, even as Marvel, DC, Image, IDW and Dark Horse left it Somehow, it got even bigger It has been criticised over[...]

Bleeding Cool broke the news that Image Comics would no longer allow Diamond Comic Distributors to subdistribute their titles, as had become common All Image Comics titles now would have to be ordered through Lunar, which led to some last-minute grabbing of the wheel by certain retailers as they wrestled with trying to keep a[...]

As Diamond Comic Distributors declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy and comic book stores shift their Image Comics orders from Diamond to Lunar (they have no choice in the matter now), so Lunar and Image are setting new discount levels and tiers for stores and a number are really not happy about it Lunar does, however, say[...]

Last week, after Diamond Comic Distributors announced they were entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Diamond stated that they expected business to continue as normal Then Lunar Distribution told comic book stores that Diamond would no longer be distributing Image titles from Lunar at all While Image Comics was exclusive to Lunar, unlike DC Comics, they still[...]

Now Freeman is the founder of Prana: Direct Market Solutions, a consulting and services firm focused on the comics industry and its needs.  So he has a few things to say about the Diamond Comics Distributors decision to enter Chapter 11 Bankruptcy And he has provided them in bullet points for Bleeding Cool… This might lead[...]

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[...]