Rocky Ridge Collectibles is a flea market located on the Maryland side of the Masson-Dixon Line. They announced on Facebook yesterday that they are reopening today. The act is in defiance of the stay-at-home shutdown order directed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on March 23. This was because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of …
A police officer in the Hagerstown Police Department was caught selling police property on eBay. Things like body armor, spike strips, and police scanners, just to name a few. Evidently it had been going on for five years without anyone realizing items were going missing. From the official Facebook page for the Hagerstown Police Department: …
Diamond Comic Distributors sent a letter to comic publishers announcing that it has decided not to make their scheduled payments. This is the letter: Dear Diamond Vendor: As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, our focus is on protecting employees, understanding the risks to our business, evaluating the risks to our industry and …
Maybe when this COVID-19 pandemic is over, unprofessional comic book creators will begin treating customers better. What am I talking about? Take a look at the following Twitter exchange: Newsarama tweeted a link to an article about a Summer crossover event where all of the X-Men have swords. Aspiring comic artist Nate Niles responds to …
Self-proclaimed non-journalist Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool “broke” the story that Diamond Comic Distributors is ceasing operations until further notice. It’s due to the COVID19 pandemic. That means they will no longer be distributing comic books for the foreseeable future. The thing that makes this story so significant is that Diamond is the sole distributor …
Organizers of Wondercon, one of the major comic conventions in the country, announced that this year’s event has been… postponed. This from the official Wondercon website: To protect public health and slow the rate of transmission of COVID-19, the California Department of Public Health announced a recommendation that gatherings and events of more than 250 …