Diamond Comic Distributors
News
There's a new owner for what was once comics' monolithic distribution giant as Maryland court approves Diamond sale to Alliance Entertainment
After three months and a lawsuit, there's a new owner for Diamond Comic Distributors
April 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Comics' one-time biggest distributor is now at the center of new lawsuit over bankruptcy & a $85m auction, as comic publishers & others worry they won't be paid
Diamond Comic Distributors asked the court to ignore Alliance's winning bid in favor of the back-up, leading to a new lawsuit on behalf of Alliance Entertainment.
April 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Comics' one-time biggest distributor has a winning bid at bankruptcy auction, but the buyer seems more interested in games than funnybooks
Longtime comic book distributor, Diamond, looks set to be purchased by Alliance Entertainment, pending court approval
March 26, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
By the time 2025's Free Comic Book Day happens, someone else will probably own Free Comic Book Day
A timeline has been released by bankruptcy courts for the sale of Diamond Comic Distributors' assets, and it's sooner than you think
February 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
The company behind comics' former distribution monopoly continues to lose publishers (including Image Comics and Boom! Studios) even as other creditors sign on to investigate
Four publishers depart Diamond after the distributor announced it was filing bankruptcy, while the court names three creditors to form a committee to look into the company
February 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Free Comic Book Day's owners have filed for bankruptcy, but they're going ahead with 2025's event (despite losing money each year)
Diamond is the main company behind Free Comic Book Day - but what happens if it goes bankrupt? They're hoping nothing.
January 27, 2025
Chris Arrant
News
Image Comics will no longer be available through Diamond Comic Distributors starting early February, following distributor's bankruptcy announcement
Lunar Distribution, which had been selling Image titles to Diamond to distribute, is owed almost half a million dollars by Diamond.
January 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Diamond Comic Distribution files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, plunging the comic industry into an uncertain new year
Multiple parties have already expressed interest in purchasing parts of the comics and gaming distribution giant
January 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Watch the full NYCC 2024 Retailer Day full presentations from the likes of DC Comics, Image Comics, Kickstarter, and more
ReedPop partnered with ComicsPRO, Lunar Distribution, Tiny Onion and more on comics industry-centric programming a day before New York Comic Con opened to the public
August 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Detective Comics' Ram V is talking about his Batman western in this week's Enter the Popverse
Ram V comes on Enter the Popverse to talk about his Batman western arc in Detective Comics
August 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Jock is redesigning Diamond Comics' Previews catalog (or the cover, at least)
To promote his upcoming book Gone, Jock is redesigning Diamond's comic catalog cover
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Diamond Comic Distributors is cutting shipping costs by 40% to compete better with Lunar and Penguin Random House
The news was made official in a mailing to retailers Monday morning
March 07, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What is going on with comic book distribution, and why should fans care?
The past two years have overturned almost a quarter century of comics status quo, and your local retailer might end up picking up the check
September 23, 2022
Graeme McMillan
News
Diamond Comic Distributors signs four comic publishers to new exclusive Deluxe Tier deal
Titan Comics, ABLAZE Publishing, AfterShock Comics, and Frank Miller Presents are newly Deluxe at Diamond
August 23, 2022
Graeme McMillan