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Including what happened with DC Comics and the launch of new distributors UCS and Lunar, and what has been going down during the shutdown The livestream — billed as "a live and unfiltered conversation" covering "how we got here and where the comics industry is going next", and which will take live questions from a[...]

Yesterday saw very different FOC orders for DC Comics from Diamond Comic Distributors, Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors Bleeding Cool has reported on the first deliveries received by Lunar Distribution-aligned stores – and the packaging was very impressive, even if what was received wasn't entirely what was expected These comic books go on store[...]

A Canadian retailer who wishes to remain anonymous tells us, I've spoken to a few other Canadian retailers and Lunar has not gotten back to any of us When trying to log-on their site just reads "Your account is pending administrative approval Once approved, you will receive an email to complete the registration." No email has[...]

But Lunar Distribution – also known as DCBS – seem to have learnt from their own need to sell comic books in decent condition and have left nothing to chance Retailers received their comic books is as close-to-mint condition as possible, courtesy of copious and oversized bubble wrap Retailers have reported to Bleeding Cool that[...]

Then DC Comics announced that they would also be returning to distribution sooner than that, from Tuesday, April 28th, from two new distributors, UCS Comics Distributors and Lunar Distribution, who Bleeding Cool shortly identified as Midtown Comics and DCBS respectively That means comic book retailers may start to receive such comic books from this weekend[...]

In that time, DC Comics appears to have withdrawn from Diamond Comic Distributors in favour of two new distributors, UCS Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution, created by two comic stores Midtown Comics and DCBS Diamond states that they will still be distributing the DC Comics they have been holding when they went into shutdown However,[...]

DC Comics has informed Lunar Distribution, the comic book distributor formed by DCBS, that there may be some delays coming Lunar has told its distribution accounts that the Collected Editions listed below that are scheduled to arrive in stores for sale on the 5th of May may experience shipping delays in getting to the Lunar warehouse[...]

Art from DC Comics. Because next week, the first of the new DC Comics titles that should have shipped on April 1st, will be coming to participating comic book stores courtesy of new distributors UCS Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution.  Except that these are the same comic books that Diamond will be distributing in Mid May[...]

But then DCBS/Lunar Distribution hasn't had as much experience in PR, press releases and dealing with the media Nevertheless, Bleeding Cool has made contact with DCBS co-founder Christina Merkler, on behalf of Lunar the new distributor dealing with the West Coast and the South of the USA for DC Comics. She didn't respond to any of[...]

Too many comic stores will still be prohibited from being open on April 28th, the first DC release date. "Second, DC's new distributors, Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors, are in reality two of the nation's largest new comic discounters, Discount Comics and Midtown Comics No comic retailer should be involved in comic distribution due to[...]

How they are distributing comic books to stores that are still open, through their two new distributors Lunar and UCS, or rather DCBS and Midtown Comics We also noted that these included a number of titles that were supposedly being held by Diamond Comic Distributors warehouses. Did DC Comics get the comics back from Diamond? Or[...]

Then DC Comics announced that they would also be returning to distribution sooner than that, from Tuesday, April 28th, from two new distributors, UCS Comics Distributors and Lunar Distribution, who Bleeding Cool shortly identified as Midtown Comics and DCBS respectively As this Google Streetmap view of UCS' credit application location indicates. Diamond Comic Distributors told Bleeding[...]

DC will also have day-and-date They named the two distributors they had done deals with as UCS Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution But who are they? UCS and Lunar Distribution – or Midtown Comics and DCBS Art from site front pages. Bleeding Cool has made enquiries without response, but it is notable that these appeared to be[...]