Penguin Random House Archives

It would be very chaotic to be forced to move within thirty days, and we are a much smaller operation. When The Rot Began To Set In With Diamond Thankfully, we had an account with Penguin Random House from when Penguin started distributing Marvel's comics This meant we were getting Marvel, though not all of it, due[...]

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[...]

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 all through Diamond and its new owner, Ad Populum They state,[...]

Today is the last day that any comic book store can sign up for the Penguin Random House Direct Market Partnership Programme Which means comic book stores get a 2% discount on almost every publisher carried by PRH, including monthly comics from Marvel, IDW, Dark Horse, Boom, Dstlry, TokyoPop and the rest And for the[...]

In a statement, Diamond Comic Distributors/Ad Populum confirmed to Bleeding Cool today that "Diamond Comic Distributors today confirmed that Penguin Random House will end its distribution arrangement with Diamond, effective June 25, 2025." And a Diamond spokesperson issued the following statement: "It's disappointing that after years of collaboration, Penguin Random House has abruptly cut off[...]

In recent years, DC Comics and Image Comics went exclusive with Lunar Distribution, and Marvel, Dark Horse and IDW went exclusive with Penguin Random House for distribution to the direct market of comic book stores However, aside from DC, they all allowed former direct market monopoly Diamond Comic Distributors to sub-distribute from Lunar and PRH[...]

When I scooped the news that Penguin Random House was buying Boom Studios back in July 2024, I was told – and reported – that this included Penguin Random House taking over distribution of Boom Studios as well Well, after the news was announced officially, internally and externally, Boom Studios stated that the switch would happen in July[...]

Dstlry has announced that they have a new distribution deal with Penguin Random House Publisher Services, alongside Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW and Boom Previously, they may have seemed like too small a publisher to fit into PRH's comic book distribution system, which has turned away larger publishers than Dstlry for the comic book store direct[...]

Today, IDW Publishing has announced a co-publishing deal which will put Valiant and Alien Books straight into the Penguin Random House distribution. IDW To Co-Publish Valiant Entertainment & Alien Books "We are thrilled to be partnering with IDW Publishing to distribute our comics, graphic novels, and manga to the direct market and book stores," said Matias Timarchi,[...]

Penguin Random House has partnered with Critical Role again to release a brand new book this Fall, as they revealed Critical Role: Smiley Day. This book is basically a parody of all the self-help and motivational speaker books you see out on the market; only this one is told from the perspective of Fresh Cut Grass,[...]

With Penguin Random House and Lunar Distribution stepping up to distribute certain titles in certain formats And as a result, Diamond Comic Distributors have found themselves lacking certain titles. Retailers have been told that those who ordered the bundles versions of certain titles will now only get a percentage of what they ordered Champion from Clarkson[...]

Penguin Random House, 2/1 Diamond owes them more than anyone else, nine million dollars, even if they are trying to get the publishers of the comics in question to pony up They have also had some struggles with the specialisation for comic book distribution and may value the expertise And honestly? Buying Diamond would just be[...]

Still ridiculous though. First, regarding the Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy, I didn't hear anything about the threat of Penguin Random House leaving IDW on the hook for the IDW-related debt that PRH was owed by Diamond However, they did say that while bankruptcy had a significant impact, it was not an existential one More[...]

Eli Schwab, comic book publisher of Cosmic Lion Productions, has written an open letter to Lunar Distributors and Penguin Random House with his PR guy Chris Thompson All over the recent changes to the comic book marketplace as a result of the declaration of bankruptcy from Diamond Comic Distributors, but also Lunar and PRH's disinclination[...]

When Bleeding Cool scooped the news that Penguin Random House was buying Boom Studios back in July, Bleeding Cool was told – and reported – that this included Penguin Random House taking over distribution of Boom Studios as well Well, after the news was announced officially, internally and externally, Boom Studios stated that the switch would happen in July[...]

When Bleeding Cool scooped the news that Penguin Random House was buying Boom Studios back in July, Bleeding Cool was told – and reported – that this included Penguin Random House taking over distribution of Boom Studios as well Well, after the news was announced officially, internally and externally, we received pushback that a distribution[...]

Critical Role has partnered with Penguin Random House to release one of the weirdest references from the series, as we're getting a Tusk Love novel For those who are unaware of the reference, back in Campaign Two, the team went to a book shop where Jester Lavorre (played by Laura Bailey) went looking for romance[...]

I broke the news that Penguin Random House was buying Boom Studios last week, that this would be accompanied by redundancies, and that all previous owners including Disney, had been bought out as part of the deal But I clarified that Boom wouldn't be jumping from Diamond to PRH for distribution… at least not yet. It[...]

I scooped the news about Penguin Random House buying Boom Studios earlier today on Bleeding Cool Now it has gone fully official with the following press release It stated that titles would continue to be distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors… but it doesn't specify whether that will be a third-party distribution like PRH exclusive publishers[...]

Earlier today, I reported the news that Boom Studios was having an all-hands meeting today and that there was gossip that this may include a buyout, possibly from Penguin Random House, a buyer it has been repeatedly suggested was interested in purchasing the publisher. Since then, I have received confirmation from those close to the situation[...]

There have been rumours that Boom Studios is being sold to Penguin Random House of late But there have always been rumours about such It was something that Dark Horse's Mike Richardson told me when there were rumours about Dark Horse being sold, that companies always take such meetings, and companies are always looking to[...]

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 They had to send out a missive to comic book retailers and everything, delaying FOC to the following day as a result of… problems. "Attention,[...]

Penguin Random House has a new Dungeons & Dragons release on the way for players to utilize as they revealed the Mimic Treasure Chest Notebook Set As you can see here, this has been designed to be a special case looking like the classic D&D monster, but inside it is better than an attacking box[...]

Manga and OEL publisher TokyoPop has announced that it has joined Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, and Dark Horse Comics as being exclusively distributed in the direct comics market of comic book stores by Penguin Random House Publishing Services. A multi-year sales and distribution agreement that will begin on the 1st of January 2025, it will cover[...]

Marvel Comics titles are exclusively distributed to comic shops via Penguin Random House Though Diamond Comic Distributors work as a middle-man for some, still, and still exclusively distribute Marvel to the UK with Diamond UK Those who use Diamond usually pay more, but gain a little simplicity and maybe a few economies of scale along[...]

While the series made superstars of its young cast, Schneiderhan found herself learning and growing under their wing before helping to expand one of their newest and most popular characters in rocker and gamer Eddie Munson, played by Joseph Quinn in the series. Cr: Penguin Random House Introduced in season four, Eddie was head of the Hellfire[...]

Critical Role: Bells Hells–What Doesn't Break has been announced by Random House Worlds, set for release in late July 2024.

And I follow Dad out of the van and through the trees along the side of the road. Cr: Penguin Random House For more, including notes from Quinn, you can check out the remainder of the excerpt here Published by Penguin Random House, Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus is now available. There's no question that television has[...]

Three years ago, Bleeding Cool reported that Penguin Random House had bought fellow book publisher Simon & Schuster from ViacomCBS for $2.175 billion The exclusive distributor of Marvel Comics, Dark Horse, and IDW buying up the exclusive distributor of Boom Studios, Oni Press and Rebellion to US bookstores And they would have gotten away with[...]

Readers now can learn more about his backstory story in Caitlin Schneiderhan's upcoming prequel novel Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus from Penguin Random House It will have to do since we won't know anything about season five of Stranger Things for some time as Hollywood and SAG-AFTRA are burning the midnight oil to get season[...]