Big Questions Surface as One-Time Monopoly Distributor Falters – Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
Diamond filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday. Who knows what that means? Chapter 11 means re-organization, not disappearance, but it is not the sign of a healthy, growing company, or industry. Disruption may be good for survivors, but if it’s bad, you don’t survive. In a nutshell, Bob orders Marvels from Panzguin, DC’s and a few others from Lunar, and all other comics, and somewhere from some to all of all the other variaty of new products that you see from Diamond. They have had troubles in December after closing one warehouse, and now we have an inkling why that happened.
All that said, it’s a fairly normal week, so look at the list, and I have miles to go.
Speaking of surviving, only 6 short days until Day One .
Thanks to League Of Comic Geeks for this week’s images, which are in some unusual, non-alphabetical order, and 6 across. Use the list, and MAYBE the pictures will be useful. Again, I do not have time to sort the images into publisher groups.
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DC Comics
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Marvel Comics
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Other Comics
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DC Books
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