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Diamond’s declining revenue, Steve Geppi’s credit card bill and more from bankruptcy filings
Just a few nuggets of information from Diamond's latest bankruptcy filings
Image Comics moves to Lunar for Direct Market Distribution
In an industry shaking announcement, Image Comics has announced they are moving away from Diamond and over to Lunar Distribution for the direct market
The Indirect Market: Diamond’s Reduced Shipping is Too Little, Too Late
Diamond's reduced shipping cost is too little too late... and possibly even worrying.
Distribution shuffle: Geppi’s response, and PRH’s majority share
Steve Geppi had a sharp retort to Dark Horse's move to PRH; but by 2023 PRH will be the largest distributor to the direct market by publisher volume, marking a huge shake-up of the industry long in the making.
Diamond Comics Distributors is 40 today – UPDATED
On February 1st of 1982, President and CEO, Steve Geppi, transitioned from local retailer to comic book distributor with one warehouse and seventeen customers
IDW moves to Penguin Random House for distribution; Diamond remains as wholesaler
IDW joins DC and Marvel in leaving Diamond as their exclusive distributor to the direct market of comics shops.
Steve Geppi releases statement: “We look forward to our continued distribution of Marvel products”
Geppi has responded to Marvel moving to PRH for all its direct market distribution.
One Year Later: Comics retailers look back at the day the industry shut down
Seven comics retailers look back on the Diamond shutdown one year ago, and their evolving businesses in the Pandemic Era.
Announcing The Beat Comics Industry Person of the Year: Gene Luen Yang
Yang is the first ever two time winner.
Diamond’s Steve Geppi takes on GFE president role among other organizational changes
Geppi takes over the role formerly held by the departing Stan Heidmann.
End of an Era: The comics industry reacts to the DC Diamond split
Reaction was mixed, but retailers are very anxious and unhappy with the move.
