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PRH issued an apology, and we saw signs with replacement copy deliveries that there would be an improvement But those improvements do not seem to have reached the regular deliveries yet, for some at least DM Smitty let Bleeding Cool share his local comic book shop's Marvel Comics delivery this week Warning, it gets ugly[...]

Tyne Hunter, Associate Director of Comic Sales [at PRH – Rich] appreciated the pictures and would forward to their secret Research and Operations Team I asked again once double-boxing is implemented this would eventually include the HCs and TPBs She said Yes I also told her to send me updates in the form of pictures[...]

I reached out to PRH but they could not understand why it was so damaged.  I told them that the boxes were too weak and the packing material was non-existent so there was no protection for the books Also they had packed things like the V for Vendetta book and mask in the bottom of[...]

Which isn't saying much, given that Diamond doesn't make the boxes big enough to pad with bubble wrap or styrofoam, but still, it's pretty hard to do *worse* than Diamond and PRH succeeded at that failure." Gary Slaughter told us "As a retailer, this is the worst thing that's ever happened I'm on with Penguin House[...]

Neither were the reports from a number of comic book stores who had actually received their Marvel titles from PRH for the first time. Retailer Ryan Higgins of Comics Conspiracy tweeted "Oh no The PRH packing of Marvel Comics is bad Really bad Like, really really bad… Just normal boxes the same size as the comics,[...]

It has been quite a couple of years for Diamond Comic Distributors. The pandemic shutdown, albeit only for a few weeks while Diamond instigated safer

Bleeding Cool previously reported that Marvel Comics had told retailers signed up to Penguin Random House for distribution that they would be getting

Retailers can order additional bundles for $10 from PRH however. Marvel To Give Away Free Avengers #750 Sketchbooks To Comic Shops AVENGERS 750 SKETCHBOOK [BUNDLES OF 25] UPC: 75960628479502811 FOC: Oct 4, 2021 Retailers will receive free copies of this item, and can order additional bundles for $10.00 on .Biz while supplies last. Go behind the scenes of AVENGERS #50 (LGY #750) to[...]

The new agreement complements and expands their current partnership, in which PRHPS sells and distributes IDW's trade-book frontlist and backlist to bookstores. IDW Goes Exclusive With Penguin Random House, Diamond Responds By expanding its reach into the Direct Market, Penguin Random House states that its mission is to support comic shops in fostering a life-long love of[...]

Stores that order Marvel through PRH still have a Monday FOC This is so Diamond can get their orders in to PRH by the Monday deadline." Marvel logo The change is a direct result of Marvel moving exclusive direct market distribution to Penguin Random House, even though Diamond will be sub distributing Marvel titles, and Lunar would[...]

Marvel Comics cancelled all orders made by comic shops through Diamond on all the collections listed here coming out in October or later. Instead, they

However, Diamond had a get-out clause, those stores that still wished to order through Diamond rather than go direct to Penguin Random House, could do so. Credit: Marvel However, Bleeding Cool was told that Diamond's new terms would be the same 50% discount that PRH offers, or less, combined with reduced shipping charges for all titles[...]

Retailers, shows, subscription boxes, or creator studios will not be allowed to order them through the wholesale distributor, Diamond. Bleeding Cool has been looking at the  Diamond/Penguin Random House/Marvel Comics deal with interest to see what would lead different retailers to choose PRH or Diamond for their Marvel Comics titles. PRH offers a flat 50% discount rate[...]

We wondered what the new Diamond/Penguin Random House/Marvel Comics deal would be, to entice comic book stores to stick with Diamond Comic Distributors for their Marvel titles rather than switch to PRH We expected a deal where Penguin would have a worse discount for bigger retailers but free shipping And Diamond would have a better[...]

Marvel Comics and Penguin Random House (PRH) have told comic book stores that they are extending the deadline to apply for comic book stores for an account with Penguin Random House until Friday, the 21st of May Otherwise, they will start missing out on Marvel titles shipping in October – or before They state; As a[...]

Because Penguin Random House (PRH), recently appointed the exclusive direct comic book distribution company for Marvel Comics, has its sights set on more than the USA More than Canada and the UK as well It appears to be taking the direct market truly global. Which is why, as part of PRH's ramping up of their International[...]

We also had 52 questions asked and answered by Penguin Random House to potential comic book retailers. The headlines seemed to be free shipping, a standard 50% discount level for retailers, a specific warehouse for comic book distribution (half an hour away from Diamond Comic Distributors' own big warehouse) and assigned sales reps for all comic book stores. And we[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported that Diamond Comic Distributors has been calling round comic book stores, asking if they were switching to Penguin

Bleeding Cool has received repeated reports from comic book stores over the last couple of weeks, that Diamond Comic Distributors is, one by one, calling

Although retailers could still order through Diamond, as a wholesale customer of PRH. Though, as Bleeding Cool emphasised, "You can order Marvel through Diamond and through PRH But PRH won't charge you freight." But there's more We also had 52 questions asked and answered by Penguin Random House to potential comic book retailers The headlines seemed[...]