Distribution notes: IPG offers terms for comics shops; Phillbo adds Abstract
Book distributor IPG will begin offering terms specially formatted for comics shops; and Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise omnibus will be carried by Philbo Distribution
Diamond Doings: 31 separate lawsuits against publishers and the case against Sparkle Pop
Diamond is suing 31 publishers to stake claim to the ownership of their inventory; and more from Sparkle Pop
Stuart Schreck ankles Diamond for Dark Horse
Stuart Schreck, formerly of Diamond and DC Comics, has joined Dark Horse in their direct market sales department.
Lunar and DC react to early sales of bagged Batman #1 – but it’s...
DC Comics and Lunar have issued a statement cracking down on seller breaking the street date on sales of bagged variants....but is it enough?
Batman “Blind As A Bat” Blind Bags are already being sold on eBay and...
Batman #1 is still a week away from release, but retailers are already selling it online, raising many questions
Diamond fires back: “Sparkle Pop’s brazen and unauthorized actions must be stopped.”
Diamond has filed a motion asking Sparkle Pop to stop selling the contested consignment inventory, and asking for legal fees and punitive damages
Diamond’s consignment plan stayed until 9/30 but they are running out of time and...
The judge stayed Diamond's plan to sell their consignment inventory until September 30th, but this still leaves publishers and what remains of Diamond in a tough spot.
The Day in Diamond: Image settles and the Second Great Mystery
Court filings reveal confusion about the sale of Diamond's inventory - and Image Comics settles on favorable terms
Judge to decide on the Diamond Comics liquidation plan tomorrow
Arguments were heard for both sides in the plan to liquidate Diamond's consigned inventory, with a decision expected tomorrow at 2.
Diamond bankruptcy hearing continued to the 19th but crucial rulings made
The first day of the hearing to decide if Diamond can sell their consigned stock ended with some rulings that seem to favor publishers, but we're not out of the woods yet
As today’s Diamond hearing rolls out, looking back at charges that “the fix was...
As today's Diamond hearing rolls out, looking back at charges that "the fix was in," and the approval of the sale of Diamond UK
The week in Diamond: The Big Showdown arrives and the truth about Olive Branch
Both sides in the Diamond Consignment Plan have filed multiple objections and listed their witnesses - their day in court comes on Monday.
