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 …
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is available on all the regular digital stores: Vudu iTunes Amazon Evidently Disney realized a lot of people were planning on staying home this weekend, soaking in vats of hand sanitizer surrounded by bundles of toilet paper. To capitalize on the current CONVID-19 “state of emergency” (at least it …
Considering how Seattle seems to be a hotbed for COVID-19, a person would have to be nuts to fly to Seattle and attend the Emerald City Comic Con.