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Robert Gorin is the Diamond Chief Restructuring Officer, in charge of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process This comes as part of his role as Managing Director of Getzler Henrich, the middle market corporate turnaround and restructuring consultants hired by Diamond and the bankruptcy courts Their biography says they are "a highly accomplished leader with an outstanding[...]

In the last five years, Diamond Comic Distributors has gone from being America's only comic book distributor to bankruptcy, and has now been bought out of bankruptcy I remember being surprised, back in November, that we did not receive our weekly Diamond invoice by email, which I would use to update my store's website with[...]

This is the full and final FOC or Final Order Cut-Off list for Diamond Comic Distributors this week, the last chance for retailers to up their orders on certain titles or, indeed, decrease them In very recent times, there would be hundreds and hundreds of titles This week? There are five. Screencap The five titles are Howl[...]

Well, as it stands, there are currently five major bodies representing the most comic book publishers: Diamond, Penguin Random House, Lunar, Lunar Via Massive Indies, and Philbo Distribution Universal Distribution is on its way If I have missed any, let me know, and I'll do an edit. Distributor logos 10 Ton Press – Diamond 1984 Publishing – Diamond 3D[...]

In a series of statements introduced into the Alliance Entertainment/AENT and Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop lawsuits over the Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, much has come down to AENT hiring a number of people from Diamond Comic Distribution Especially Mike Schimmel, former Vice President of Sales at Diamond, who has been there for twenty-one years,[...]

Zenescope may be listed in the new digital-only Diamond Previews, but they have pulled out entirely from the distributor and have made themselves the first publisher whose work is available through the new Philbo Distribution And in summary, that includes their anniversary Grimm Fairy Tales #100, the comic book that started it all for the[...]

First, the last big holdout at Diamond, Dynamite is to be distributed by Lunar Distribution Second, Diamond has cancelled the print version of their Previews catalogue Third, the people behind Comixology are creating a Comixology killer and have signed up Marvel and DC And now the news, being broken by Bleeding Cool at this hour,[...]

In a letter to retailers and publishers, Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the cancellation of the print catalogue, which has been a mainstay of the direct market for over thirty years But it will still be available as a now-free digital version through the PDF publisher Joomag which already hoists the Marvel Digital Previews every[...]

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Diamond Comic Distributors, coupled with the post-bankruptcy behaviour of its new owners, Ad Populum, has led comic book publishers still loyal to Diamond to find distribution elsewhere With Zenescope pulling out entirely, it left Dynamite Entertainment as the only large comic book publisher still exclusive to Diamond As of right[...]

UPDATE: NOPE! After being down for several hours, within ten minutes of Bleeding Cool posting this article, Previewsworld and DiamondComics roared back to life Looks like someone, somewhere pressed a button… the original article continues Today is New Comics Day, Wednesday for normal folk, and a day that would see the Previewsworld website humming, as[...]

Mike Schimmel is the former Vice President of Sales at Diamond Comic Distributors, at Diamond for 21 years, and at Capital City Distribution for over three years before that Mike is now Senior Vice President of Sales at Alliance Entertainment (AENT) as of a few weeks ago Bleeding Cool is continuing to cover the latest[...]

Bleeding Cool has already reported on Alliance Entertainment (AENT)'s legally filed response to Diamond Comic Distributors's new owner, Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop It concerns their lawsuit that claims AENT broke NDA agreements with Diamond as part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction, as well as subsequently breaking agreements by poaching Diamond staff But there's more[...]

Once upon a time, Diamond Comic Distributors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and held an auction to divide its assets Alliance Entertainment (AENT) won that auction, with Universal Distribution and Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop coming second as joint bidders The courts (eventually) declared AENT the winner, but they suddenly pulled out, citing that they had been[...]

Joe Brusha is the owner and president of Zenescope Entertainment, one of the biggest comic book publishers, which is still exclusively with Diamond Comic Distributors, alongside Dynamite Entertainment But not for long He told Bleeding Cool the following; Zenescope for August 2025 "I read your recent article, "Diamond Owner Ad Populum Still Ghosting Comic Book Publishers," and[...]

This comes after Boom Studios editorial was told at a meeting in January that "no more cuts would be made this year." This is, of course, all in the wake of the Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and other pressures hitting the comic book industry right now, and Boom Studios is not alone in having[...]

Fabrice Sapolsky of publisher FairSquare Graphics posted to social media yesterday, saying, "The #DiamondComics farce continues As of today, they're discontinuing their No Cost Returns service Which is what we publishers used to get our books from their warehouse when we needed them for conventions or signings So now, we have 7500 copies of our graphic[...]

In a recent filing in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Diamond Comic Distributors has objected to a motion by comic book publisher Dynamite Entertainment, which sought to define certain moneys owed by Diamond, to wit $509,114.21, as an administrative claim And thus more easily and quickly payable and granted priority over other claims in the[...]

On the 17th of May, Bleeding Cool continued to report on Diamond Comic Distributors' layoffs. For example, Steve Leaf, former Assistant Manager at Diamond Comics, posted, "After 30+ years at Diamond Comic Distributors, I am seeking a new role and would appreciate your support If you hear of any opportunities or just want to catch up, please send[...]

Bleeding Cool has received reports from several comic book retailers that Diamond Comic Distributors is to cease Cash-On-Delivery arrangements with comic book stores. Diamond Comics Logo As it stands, there are basically three ways for comic book stores to order comics and merch through Diamond Comic Distributors Pay in advance, cash on delivery, or net terms of[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool reported we had heard from a number of comic publishers, many of whom are seriously out of pocket over the Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy, that they are also waiting on the now-overdue first payments from Ad Populum Under the name Sparkle Pop, the IP owner and merch distributor Ad Populum bought Diamond Comic[...]

Ad Populum, under their subsidiary company Sparkle Pop, the new owners of Diamond Comic Distributors, have launched a lawsuit against Alliance Entertainment or AENT The suit alleges that AENT stole trade secrets from Diamond and poached employees during Diamond's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case This comes after AENT made a winning, if challenged and court-confirmed, bid[...]

This may actually be the final Diamond Previews catalogue, certainly in the size that it still is Penguin Random House has pulled out all the publishers who used Diamond for third party subdistribution But the new Diamond Previews still kept them in, it was printed before the departure was announced But you can tell something[...]

Diamond cancelling orders 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 for a further eighteen years before that,[...]

We both have long-standing relationships with Diamond Comics In the wake of Diamond's Chapter 11 filing, we had hoped their reorganization would stabilize the market Instead, the opposite has occurred New ownership has failed to offer any payment timeline for books already delivered At the same time, publishers are asked to solicit more titles despite[...]

Bleeding Cool has heard from a number of comic publishers, many of whom are seriously out of pocket over the Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy, that they are also waiting on the now-overdue first payments from Ad Populum Under the name Sparkle Pop, the IP owner and merch distributor Ad Populum bought Diamond Comic[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors has issued a statement to comic book retailers It follows Penguin Random House stating that they were cancelling all Diamond third-party subdistribution from their exclusive comic book publishers Diamond has confirmed the news, but also how wide-ranging it is and how many publishers were PRH exclusive and now no longer available at[...]

Earlier this year, in the wake of Diamond Comic Distribution entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Lunarf Distribution unable to suddenly deal with the influx of new publishers looking for an alternative, Massive Publishing, which already had a deal with Lunar, came up with a plan Operating as a subdistributing publisher, to get other publishers into[...]

This seemed to be borne out by the fact that Universal Distribution bought Diamond's Alliance Gaming Distribution arm and, per court documents, is working on acquiring Diamond UK, but left Diamond's U.S comics business to be acquired by Ad Populum.  At the time, that seemed to settle the matter. Until very recently, when suddenly, I started[...]

We looked at where some employees at Diamond Comic Distributors had found new jobs recently, but just hit the motherlode With seven senior Diamond Comics staffers now at Alliance Entertainment or AENT. Matthew Demory, who had been at Diamond Comic Distributors for thirteen years, moving from Comics Brand Manager to Print team Assistant Manager, has just[...]

Intending to sit alongside Diamond, Lunar and Penguin Random House, Phil tells Bleeding Cool that "we will be sending our digital catalog out monthly starting July 1st, 2025, to all retailers, whether brick and mortar or web-based retailers." Named publishers and creators include Zendescope, Antarctic Press, Crusade Fine Arts, Counter Point Comics,  Get Your Medz,[...]