And then there was one… again. Reports began appearing this morning that retailers had received messages from DC Comics that it would be ending its distribution relationship with UCS Comic Distributors, a sister firm to Midtown Comics, in favor of the other new distributor DC helped launch in April, Lunar Distribution, as of product shipping … Read more
New comics sales charts are back on Comichron, after a fashion. They’re not Diamond Comic Distributors‘ charts, but they do report on retailer purchases from Diamond — as well as of retail purchases from DC‘s new distribution channel, which includes Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors. The new charts are also old at the same … Read more
As announced to the general public in a report from Hollywood Reporter, DC has cut ties with Diamond Comic Distributors and will not solicit any titles after the June 1 Final Order Cut-off. This ends not just a 23-year period in which Diamond was the only source for comics periodicals from all major publishers, but also a sales relationship with … Read more