Thursday is the new Monday (solicits release day changed)

[Digifiend]

https://www.newsarama.com/43154-diam...n-release.html

Diamond Comics Distributors is making a change to when they release their full Previews digital catalog in relation to the print date, and is asking Direct Market retailers to move the date they release their own advance solicitations online.

For many years Diamond has released its Previews data digitally on the the second-to-last Wednesday of the month, with Previews' print edition being available in print on the last Wednesday of the month. Beginning in 2019 they plan to release the digital Previews catalog on the Friday before the print catalog, two days later than usual.

In an email to publishers and vendors, Diamond's Director of Marketing Dan Manser said the change is being made to prevent preorders for other months' products from "leaking into the current selling cycle" and is requesting (but not requiring) publishers move their own individual online releases in accordance.

In other words, Diamond want readers, retailers and the press to focus on orders for one month for two more days before shifting their collective attention to the following month.

"I know each publisher and vendor likes to control their PR and marketing release info, and my hope is that you'll move your dates back with this change," Manser said. "We need all of our initiatives to be focused on selling comics and products in the currently selling cycle before moving on to hyping new releases from the next catalog in the industry news cycle."

So what does this mean for comic readers who come to Newsarama each month for the advance solicitations from DC, Marvel, and others?

DC Entertaiment, who traditionally release their solicitations the Monday prior to the full Diamond digital catalog (which would have been today), have informed Newsarama they will release their March 2019 solicitations on Thursday, December 20.

So, solicits for March are out on Thursday, not today - and it appears that change will be permanent.

[tako]

lame. needs more leeks

[MajorHoy]

lame. needs more leeks

Would that be enough leeks for you?

[Robanker]

Would that be enough leeks for you?

Never change, Major.

[CaptCleghorn]

Certainly not tragic, but kind of a bummer.

[tako]

Would that be enough leeks for you?

what flavored leeks do you like

[My Two Cents]

I have to imagine Previews reached out to all the publishers well before this press release and
D C was already set to release March 2019 solicitations on Thursday.

[Digifiend]

I wonder if the three day delay has nothing to do with Diamond's request? Turns out Nightwing's solicit needs to be updated.

[MajorHoy]

https://www.newsarama.com/43154-diam...n-release.html

So, solicits for March are out on Thursday, not today - and it appears that change will be permanent.

It seems that Marvel has already released it's March solicitations.

* https://community.cbr.com/showthread...9-Solicitation

* https://www.newsarama.com/43180-marv...citations.html

[Robanker]

It seems that Marvel has already released it's March solicitations.

* https://community.cbr.com/showthread...9-Solicitation

* https://www.newsarama.com/43180-marv...citations.html

Marvel's always gotta be first, don't they?