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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 allowed retailers to continue to order through Diamond, who ordered through Lunar and subdistributed to stores But now, this halfway house would end. Then[...]

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[...]

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, who ordered through Lunar, subdistributed to stores That halfway house will now end. Image Comics by Jack Anderson Image Comics will print anything[...]

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[...]

And it's not just Diamond, it has impacted Lunar deliveries too. Convoy of white Trucks with containers on highway, cargo transportation concept in springtime – freight service (WR7/Shutterstock) Chris Powell, Chief Sales & Service Officer of Geppi Family Enterprises, owners of Diamond Comic Distributors stated on the 13th of December, "As we head into the weekend, I[...]

I ordered comics from Diamond, Penguin, and Lunar Other stores that ordered all their Marvel comics from Diamond had a much tougher time. The average comic customer does not know the names of the distributors that supply comics to comic stores I know that for most of my comic collecting days as a customer, I did[...]

But what would I want to see changed? Comic Store  photo by Rod Lamberti Distribution Days DC Comics is currently available only to me through the vendor Lunar, so as comic store owners, we have to use them They started off great, with faster-arriving shipments and better protective packaging than we had for twenty-five years through Diamond Comics[...]

Curious about what tomorrow brings since, according to our freight carrier, we are only supposed to get Lunar (probably from last and this week) and the usual boxes of surprises from Random House Weird Our invoices are there and have not disappeared (see pic) They had/have those "Pending this week" faux invoices that usually get[...]

Scout Comics is no longer being distributed by Lunar Distribution, for now at least The most recent Lunar catalogue for comic books published from February 2025 onwards no longer has Scout Comics listed, but they were present in January 2025's listings I reached out to Scout Comics to comment without reply, but Christina Merkler of Lunar[...]

They state that Wednesday, the 16th of October for New York Comic Con week will be dubbed "Retailer Day" for comic book retailers and sponsors of the event, more than just a Preview Night, it will be a full day of programming, meet-ups, and more running from noon to 9 pm as a closed-door event[...]

Which has recently left Lunar Distribution to consolidate its orders through Diamond Comic Distributors But it seems there was some kerfuffle between the different parties at San Diego Comic-Con, but I couldn't find out what it was all about. Now, however, I can It seems that DCBS, the sister online comic book retailer from which Lunar was[...]

A record label and now a comic book publisher, they have also picked up Lipstick Cliqa, previously published by Scout Comics, and now distributed via Lunar Distributors Which is getting its second issue listed in Execution Posse's October 2024 solicits and solicitations. Execution Posse Picks Up Killtown From Scout in October 2024 Solicits KILLTOWN #1 CVR A ROB[...]

Among presenters are actor/comedian/comics writer Patton Oswalt; producer/writer Jordan Blum (Community, American Dad, M.O.D.O.K.); actress/stuntwoman Janeshia Adams-Ginyard (Black Panther, Falcon and the Winter Soldier); actor/voice actor Keone Young (Deadwood, Ultraman Rising, Avatar: The Last Airbender); actors Gigi Edgley (Farscape), Jackie Dallas (Stranger Things), and Christian Geniere (Stranger Things); voice actors Maurice LaMarche (Brain in Pinky[...]

Might someone be targeting the same category? Lunar Distributors, exclusive distributors of DC Comics, Oni, and Image, seem to have survived unscathed, however.   In 2021, Marvel Comics announced that they would no longer be distributing comic books to comic stores in North America via Diamond Comic Distributors Instead, they will be exclusively distributed by Penguin Random[...]

One winner will be announced on Thursday, July 25 in the evening at the Lunar Distribution retailer event at San Diego Comic-Con and will receive: a commemorative medallion to display with pride an Image Select Retailer Award window cling for their store's window a spotlight Q&A to be featured on Image Comics' social media platforms and Website the store's choice of a gold foil exclusive variant,[...]

Issue 1 was published in November, but issue 2 went down the memory hole. Execution Posse Holdings is a record label and now a comic book publisher, and have picked up  Lipstick Cliqa with the first issue being republished and distributed via Lunar Distributors Written by Kayden Phoenix, creator of A La Brava, the first Latina superhero[...]

The winner was announced at the Emerald City Comic Con Lunar Distribution event attended by fellow comic store owners and workers. "This is such a huge honor," said Grant and Jasmine Mitchell, co-owners of the store "Thank you Image Comics for all you've done to help the comic shop industry Thank you to all our customers[...]

At last week's ComicsPro meeting, they gave attendees a list of issues they had been advocating for with publishers and distributors.

But only to those who order through Lunar Distribution Those who use Diamond Comic Distributors as a middle-man are out of luck. Hello Retail Partners. We've got some exciting news for you. Normally when we come to you about printing errors, it means something bad – but it turns out, sometimes printing errors can be really good news! Due[...]

It states it's to factor in all your purchases from Lunar and Penguin But they already have our Lunar account number I would want to know how is my discount at Penguin or Lunar going to be impacted negatively or positively Remember I stated that my plateau discount is 35% plus shipping for Lunar for[...]

As of yesterday afternoon, Oni has informed retailers that, due to "receiving issue" at Diamond, all copies of Dwellings #1 ordered through Lunar Distribution will be hitting stores as planned this Wednesday, but that Diamond copies of the first printing will be delayed by a week until Wednesday, August 16th Moreover, Diamond copies of the Second Printing — which was supposed to[...]

We remain dedicated to serving you with excellence and ensuring a smooth ordering and delivery experience." There has been no similar statement received from either Penguin Random House or Lunar Distribution. UPS is the largest package delivery company in the world, delivering more than 20 million packages per day in the US alone A strike would affect[...]

Now Sumerian is missing from September's Lunar Distribution catalogues, and appears twice in Diamond's Previews, as Sumerian but also Massive-Sumerian I understand that Sumrian Comcis will now be undistributed by Massive Publishing, who have an exclusive deal with Diamond that will put us under their section in the Previews catalogue and they'll handle printing and[...]

Next week's Diamond Previews catalogue, with Image Comics, now having jumped to Lunar Distribution, is looking a little thinner But on its front and back covers, Darkwing Duck has returned for a new Negaduck series from Dynamite and a Diamond Select action figures listing for a Darkwing Duck and Negaduck Deluxe Action Figure Set, all[...]

Oh, and Diamond Comic Distributors, Lunar Distribution and Penguin Random House, the three big distributors of comic books in the USA, while Diamond UK has a monopoly for American comic books in Europe.  But a strike would also directly affect publishers as well as online stores/auctions A lot of the dealers who appear to be[...]

One of the big bones of contention over Image Comics' decision to switch its exclusive direct market publisher Diamond Comic Distributors to Lunar Distribution was how this would affect British comic book stores They'd been through similar with DC Comics, DC had backtracked and allowed Diamond UK to order directly from DC Comics However, Image[...]

The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead.  You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. The ten most popular stories yesterday Brian Hibbs, Erik Larsen & Everyone On Image Comics' Switch To Lunar DC Cancels Its $1000-$2000 Knight Terrors: First Blood 1:666 Variant The[...]

It was his class lawsuit against Marvel Comics over a previous distribution kerfuffle that saw FOC instigated across the direct market, first by Diamond and now by Lunar and Penguin Random House So he had a little something to say about Image Comics' switch from Diamond to Lunar this last week  Unlike some other publishers[...]

But only from Diamond Comic Distributors it seems, it was delayed a week from Lunar Distribution, so the following comic stores only got their copies yesterday There seems to have been a bit of disparity with some non-DC Comics of late Man, I remember when this happened all the time during the eightioes Anyway, the[...]

Diamond shutting down saw them forced to break their exclusive contracts with Marvel and DC Comics, which saw those publishers set up other distribution solutions. Today, at ComicsPRO, for the first time, those four remaining major distributors will be in the same room and will be talking to retailers, Diamond, Penguin Random House, Lunar Distributors and[...]