Diamond Comic Distributors was sold to Universal Distribution and Ad Populum. They split it up and seem to be breaking it down for parts. A lot of divisions were closed and one wonders how much longer, "Diamond," as we know it will be distributing any comics. Dynamite is probably the biggest publisher that didn't jump ship when everything went horribly wrong with Diamond, and they're displeased due to being owed at least half a million dollars. A fantastic smaller publisher known as Fairsquare Graphics had thoughts shared on Comicsbeat where it was discussed how Diamond was the best option for smaller publishers, even if it wasn't a great option...and then it all fell apart in 2025, quite quickly. As the head of Fairsquare, Fabrice Sapolsky, noted, "...after a whole roller-coaster soap opera style five months, Diamond has been sold in pieces to AdPopulum and Universal. The latter did not take over the books and comic book division. And the former bought it to, as it seems, fold it, and just keep the warehouse. What a waste." A waste, indeed, if Diamond truly will cease to exist in any functional form before the year's end.
Hopefully, a distributor who wants to work with smaller publishers does arise as PRH and Lunar tend to prefer, "Bigger dogs," so-to-speak. Diamond, to its past credit, would work with anyone who put up the relatively modest amount of funds needed to get their book sent to any stores that ordered it. That time has passed, however, and we live in an era where Kickstarter, direct-to-customer sales, print-to-order, and so forth may be the order of the day for your small and micro publishers. We shall see.
