DC Cuts Ties with Diamond

[Noodle]

Before anyone gets too excited, just remember Marvel tried to do it's own thing once before and it didn't work.

Not to say I want this to not work for DC. I'd love more than anything for this to work. Just don't think this is some giant end to Diamond's stranglehold until we see how this actually plays out.

[SuperX]

So anyone want to go through all the positives and negatives of this big move?

[Vampire Savior]

Well, if Diamond was having cash flow problems before, the company won't last without DC.

[Jokerz79]

I worked in a comic shop for years and know a few comic shop owners and everyone hated Diamond so

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[fin5]

So what does this mean

[Anthony W]

What is in the water at DC?! They are straight up about to take the matrix of leadership from Marvel lol. Next thing you know they will get rid of Bendis on Superman.

[Vampire Savior]

What is in the water at DC?! They are straight up about to take the matrix of leadership from Marvel lol. Next thing you know they will get rid of Bendis on Superman.

I can actually see that happening, since it was likely DiDio who put Bendis there and DiDio is gone. Furthermore, aside from Naomi, Bendis' tenure at DC is kind of tanking, both critically and commercially. It's at least safe to say he's not living up to expectations.

[WebSlingWonder]

I can actually see that happening, since it was likely DiDio who put Bendis there and DiDio is gone. Furthermore, aside from Naomi, Bendis' tenure at DC is kind of tanking, both critically and commercially. It's at least safe to say he's not living up to expectations.

How so? Are his sales not strong?

[WebSlingWonder]

Looks like retailers are split about this...

[DrNewGod]

So what does this mean

It probably means that we will wildly speculate at each other for a period of time until we see how DC's deal with these new distributors is structured, and how well it works.

[LordMikel]

So what does this mean

For the average customer, truly nothing. New comic day might get shifted a bit. DC comics and other comics would arrive through different means.

[LordMikel]

Except Marvel. They bought out Heroes World, only to go bankrupt a couple of years later and go in with Diamond. That's what finished Capital off.

Oh yes, I forgot about them.

[Vampire Savior]

How so? Are his sales not strong?

Not particularly. I think Young Justice is in the toilet and his Superman isn't really doing any better than it was before him whe Tomasi and Jurgens were doing it. I don't know how Legion is doing, but if I had to take a wild guess, I would say not great.

[Dthirds3]

So what does this mean

Well first all the stors who dont want to do extra work to get DC's comics are going to loose customers(hopefully that jack ass who said people who by tpb or digital aren't real fans is among them), diamonds monopoly ends, mid town comics goes up in value, comics now come out Tuesday and Wednesday, and dimond is forced to update its business modle allowing comics to appear in more places bring us closer to manga lever of ease of access, and finally we the consumer wins.......or it's like marvels hero comics in the 80 and they break the industry

[Dylan Davison]

The comic shop I go to seems pretty worried that this will have a huge impact on them. I hope it doesn't.