How will the coronavirus affect comics?

[Journey]

Need. New. Comics.

Tomorrow doesn't look good. Empyre please.

Same bruh I was promised Hulking content this month I am furious.

[Storm17]

Same bruh I was promised Hulking content this month I am furious.

If I dont get my Hulkling content soon, this pandemic is an attack on the entire LGBTQ community!

[Journey]

This is shit I woke up no new shit, and to top it off the IRS done finally ran me my fucking money and I can't spend that shit on something I want! Damn!!

[PhoenixThanos]

I miss my new comic content, I need Empyre, I want new Avengers and new X-Men issues arghhhhh Hulk says "stupid virus, Hulk smash"

[Rich Johnston]

They just furloughed their staff! Absolutely no chance that we resume normal business next month now!

It was never going to be normal business. But Mid May is still the plan as far as I am aware.

[Rich Johnston]

That info from Bleeding Cool keeps changing. Watch the regular news and when you hear the Governors are letting stuff open back up, then I suspect we'll hear news of printers opening, and Diamond, if it survives, opening. Then we'll get our comics shortly after.

Unless, of course, the publishers find a way to bypass Diamond, and send out comics.




No, it isn't. And it isn't going to happen. The LCBS that make it through aren't going to have the funds to handle a huge dump of a month of comics in one week. Not to mention, with so many people out of work or worried about finances, there aren't going to be as many customers.

Expect a massive change in scheduling.

[charliehustle415]

Expect a massive change in scheduling.

Rich, love your work; do you think there will be a accelerated release schedule to compensate for lost time?

[fin5]

yea i heard may 17 is when we get comics.Rich Johnston can you tell us if its true or not

[skyvolt2000]

Rich, love your work; do you think there will be a accelerated release schedule to compensate for lost time?

That would be suicide.

Some books just need to go on to be a OGN because there will be too many books out and with EVERYTHING trying to restart up some thing will get the shaft.

I have one Marvel book via a mail subscription. I'll toss Falcon & WS away. I am going to be working on support the indy books that really need support.

[Snoop Dogg]

wait stop F&WS is great

[Cville]

wait stop F&WS is great

That's what I was going to say. lol. We're only two issues in, but its really good.

That book needs support so it can last longer than 12 issues.

[charliehustle415]

That would be suicide.

Some books just need to go on to be a OGN because there will be too many books out and with EVERYTHING trying to restart up some thing will get the shaft.

I have one Marvel book via a mail subscription. I'll toss Falcon & WS away. I am going to be working on support the indy books that really need support.

I would love to see OGNs but I don't know if Marvel would do that; because there's more money to be made on floppies

[Digifiend]

X books and Deadpool pencils down.
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marv...-work-for-now/

[Drops Of Venus]

X books and Deadpool pencils down.
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marv...-work-for-now/

We're probably gonna know exactly which titles are on hold once we start getting solicitations again. I imagine there will be updated solicits for the previously released April, May and June ones.

[Digifiend]

At the very least, I expect the next solicits to have titles missing, due to double shipped stuff in the last three months' solicits no longer being double shipped. They also said some of the event books might be delayed.