I wondered how long it would take Marvel to leave Diamond. It does seem Diamonds days are numbered.
This caught my eye in Marvel's announcement.
Penguin Random House is a free-freight company, allowing retailers to simplify their business models while alleviating the volatility and complexity of reducing freight costs and planning.
And unlike Lunar, they operate in the UK, so this distribution deal can be international. DC had to stick with Diamond in the UK.
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Wow. I can't believe Marvel would do businesses with Penguin, especially with their history towards women https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0VJIYsCxb8
"The Marvel EIC Chair has a certain curse that goes along with it: it tends to drive people insane, and ultimately, out of the business altogether. It is the notorious last stop for many staffers, as once you've sat in The Big Chair, your pariah status is usually locked in." Christopher Priest
I just realised, that means this year will be Marvel's last Free Comic Book Day.
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It would be unofficial. Send the books out for release on the same day, but without an FCBD logo on the cover. They wouldn't be included in the 12 gold books/50 silver books list. They won't officially be part of the event any more.
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Quote: Wow. I can't believe Marvel would do businesses with Penguin, especially with their history towards women
That's odd... you look at PRH's uppermanagement. It's 85% women.
From Publication to Distribution...It's actually a very diverse and open place.
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I wonder if they will have a section of their website dedicated to comics similar to what Diamond has. I like their set up because you can also go back into their archives to see prior years offerings, etc.
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Monthly Pull List: Birds of Prey, Daredevil, Geiger, Green Arrow, Justice Ducks, Justice Society of America, Negaduck, Nightwing, Phantom Road, Shazam!, Space Ghost, Suicide Squad: Dream Team, Thundercats, Titans
All I will say is...I called this happening years ago.
The biggest problem with American comics is the distribution. It's not politics, it's not comics are bad or all that nonsense, the distribution model as it is isn't working very well.
Something needed to be done to shake things up.
Slowly but surely shaking up comics distribution. Which is good, as said above, it’s needed to happen for awhile.
Diamond's totally f--ked right?
I mean DC going out was bad enough but the smaller of the Big Two was survivable. Now the Biggest One has left. .