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Product distributed by Diamond and slated for an on-sale date of April 1st or later will not be shipped to retailers until further notice. For the time being, however, we have been able to develop procedures with our teams at the distribution center in Olive Branch, MS to safely continue fulfillment of direct ship reorders for the retailers who are able to receive new product and need it to service their customers. It’s unlikely that orders will be filled on the same day they are placed, and these plans are subject to change if any point we no longer feel that we can safeguard our teams while fulfilling orders.
Product distributed by Diamond UK and slated for an on-sale date of March 25th or later will not be shipped to retailers until further notice. Further updates with regard to reorders and other Diamond UK-specific information will be communicated directly to their customers as information becomes available.
To Our Partners Throughout the Comics Industry,
Last week, we sent out a statement to the comics community in which we pledged our support for the Direct Market during the current health and economic crisis. We’ve been keeping a very close eye on the public discussions taking place in forums and on social media, and the sentiment from retailers is abundantly clear:
It’s time to take action.
In light of Diamond’s statement today, our immediate steps to offer relief for our retail partners are:
For the next three months, IDW will be offering 60-day no-fee returnable terms for all items on Final Order Cutoff (FOC) corresponding to the weekly on-sale dates from March 18th to June 24th.
IDW is announcing the suspension of May releases corresponding to OSD dates from May 6th to May 27th.
IDW will reduce its overall publishing line for products originally scheduled through July, with a focus on releasing our biggest projects in special editions to help drive traffic to stores through the summer.
With these measures, our hope is that we can lessen the immediate financial risk that retailers face for IDW products, and give retailers a much-needed break for their monthly budgets.
These are first steps. As the situation continues to unfold, we’re certain to initiate additional programs to help our retail partners. It’ll take insight from and coordination with shop owners, Diamond, and our publishing peers to shape a comprehensive strategy for the industry to move forward.
As a special note to our Creative Partners:
We know that you’re likewise feeling the pain of the current circumstances. Trimming our line through the summer in support of the Direct Market retailers will undoubtedly impact creative workflow for the short term. We fully appreciate the difficulty that this presents to freelancers. It’s our expectation that — in the long term — the Direct Market will bounce back as a result of these steps, and we can all continue the good work of making quality comics on the other side. Our Editorial team has been reaching out to creators and licensors with these latest updates, and we’re here to help in any way we can: answering your questions, listening to your ideas, etc.
The IDW team is committed to working with retailers and creators to get through the coming weeks and months. As I mentioned in our previous statement, we’re here to listen and help. We invite you to contact us directly (ryall@idwpublishing.com, rosalind@idwpublishing.com, dirk@idwpublishing.com) and we’ll field your questions as best as we can.
Wishing you health and security,
Chris Ryall
Rodimus Prime wrote:Just to be clear, does this include onnline orders as well? Like, can I still get new comics from Amazon and other places, or did they shut down distribution to everyone, not just comic shops?
william-james88 wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Just to be clear, does this include onnline orders as well? Like, can I still get new comics from Amazon and other places, or did they shut down distribution to everyone, not just comic shops?
They shut down total distribution. No new books in print until further notice.
figureguy wrote:I just received an email from my local CB store tonight. Tomorrow they are going to have drive up hours in the afternoon. Your subscription issues will be pulled and you can add on if you know what you want but you cannot come in the store. You call inside and either provide payment info over the phone or they will take cash and bring the books out to you. Especially with 2 Transformers books coming this week and with Diamond ceasing distribution this will be my last chance to get new issues of my regular books for some time.
Megatron Wolf wrote:you all do realize that this could kill all remaining comic shops right?
william-james88 wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:you all do realize that this could kill all remaining comic shops right?
But most remain closed anyways. Which is no different than retailers who sell clothes, toys and other non essential items in times like these as well as fine dining restaurants. these shops will have the same resources as other local businesses suffering and it's a good thing no one is getting new comics since it doesnt mean that people wanting their print copies will get them shipped from elsewhere instead, and leaving their LCS for an online shop. This is just a halt on the market and anyone not deemed essential is affected equally.
Burn wrote:Comic shop re-opens, but some customers don't return because they're happy with digital.
Don't bother arguing that.
william-james88 wrote:Burn wrote:Comic shop re-opens, but some customers don't return because they're happy with digital.
Don't bother arguing that.
Where did you read that the digital releases will still be happening? So far there is no indication that they are. We got the reverse message instead from IDW, saying they will be spacing out releases once diamond can distribute again, instead of dumping it all at once.
Once again, if there has been news that digital releases will be keeping the same release dates, please indicate to the news staff so that we can front page asap.
Burn wrote:stop trying to tell people it's fact when it's not that clear cut.
william-james88 wrote:Burn wrote:stop trying to tell people it's fact when it's not that clear cut.
Is that not what you did? You assumed facts.
william-james88 wrote:Plus I never spoke of digital in my original post. I just said that since some shops are staying open (like online stores), they won't get the edge over other shops that have to close and thus people who want print comics wont be changing their habits. None of this was about digital releases.
william-james88 wrote:This tirade of yours is unbecoming. With all that is going on right now, I am surprised you don't have anything better to do than make fun of your colleagues on the internet.
Burn wrote:william-james88 wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:you all do realize that this could kill all remaining comic shops right?
But most remain closed anyways. Which is no different than retailers who sell clothes, toys and other non essential items in times like these as well as fine dining restaurants. these shops will have the same resources as other local businesses suffering and it's a good thing no one is getting new comics since it doesnt mean that people wanting their print copies will get them shipped from elsewhere instead, and leaving their LCS for an online shop. This is just a halt on the market and anyone not deemed essential is affected equally.
No, they're not. And to say otherwise is incredibly out of touch.
A local comic book shop is in a niche market. They'll have a set amount of customers. A portion of those customers will still want their comics, so they're likely to resort to digital (be it legal or illegal). They might even like it so much that they decide this is the way they're going to go from now on.
Comic shop re-opens, but some customers don't return because they're happy with digital.
Don't bother arguing that. Many book chains have collapsed over recent years because people have shifted to reading books on their devices. Physical books are now a niche market. Comic books were even more of a niche market.
Collectors outside of the US will also be rethinking their pull list as their countries currency plumets pushing up the price of comics.
Clothing? People are going to go back to those stores because they're a physical thing, people will go back to them.
What's happening now will change how we conduct our lives, for you to sit there and say everything is fine, comic book shops will survive is incredibly out of touch. Some will, some won't, but the landscape of the comic book industry will change.
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