Jan 27 2025 123 mins 1
Diamond Comics Distribution has declared bankruptcy, which means they are going to reorganize under Chapter 11. This is a HUGE change in the industry, so Joe and Cory!! Have to talk about it. In doing so, they discuss:
* Cory gives a history lesson on how comics distribution got to where it is today.
* He starts with 1957. Wait, what?
* The start of the direct market in the 1970’s.
* The black and white comics collapsed in the 1980’s.
* Comics distribution in the early 1990’s
* Why the Twin Cities went with Capital City Distribution instead of Diamond in the 80’s and early 90’s.
* Marvel buying Heroes world and the comics distribution collapse of the 90’s.
* Joe talks about the weird things you had to do when ordering comics to get special discounts and rare items.
* Issue with Diamond over the years.
* How the pandemic was the last nail in Diamond’s coffin
* What is the fallout going to be
All of this, a Retro Review, Freaking and Geeking, and much, much more!
