Diamond Comic Distributors acquired a new owner after tons of drama in the form of Ad Populum. As soon as Ad Populum took over in May they proceeded to work their hardest to find the absolute best way to screw over comic publishers. Seriously, from ignoring communication, not paying people, and trying to liquidate stock on consignment to pay their own bills (so, basically theft), the new Diamond is so bad it makes the old Diamond look like a gem (no pun intended). Dynamite did join Lunar just recently, but is owed a lot of money by new Diamond (the old Diamond money that people were due is understood to probably never be paid back). One publisher, Dynamite/Dynamic Forces, did some emergency motions to get some money, but that was just denied. Diamond Comic Distributors was trying to do things right/ethically enough, up until mid-May, when Ad Populum acquired them. Everything quickly went to Hell in a handbasket after that.
Consider how, if a sizeable publisher such as Dynamite/DF could be in big trouble due to the new Diamond's shenanigans, you can imagine smaller publishers could especially be at risk right now or in the near future. Diamond declared bankruptcy in January, just the start of this year. We're only halfway through 2025, and so much has developed since then. I can only imagine just how insane things are going to get before the year wraps.
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