{"id":2411,"date":"2025-01-27T12:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2025-01-27T12:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:09:44","slug":"kray-z-comics-and-stories-665-diamond-comics-distributors-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/?p=2411","title":{"rendered":"Kray Z Comics and Stories 665: Diamond Comics Distributor&#8217;s Bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cory gives a history lesson on how comics distribution got to where it is today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He starts with 1957. Wait, what?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The start of the direct market in the 1970\u2019s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The black and white comics collapsed in the 1980\u2019s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comics distribution in the early 1990\u2019s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why the Twin Cities went with Capital City Distribution instead of Diamond in the 80\u2019s and early 90\u2019s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marvel buying Heroes world and the comics distribution collapse of the 90\u2019s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe talks about the weird things you had to do when ordering comics to get special discounts and rare items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Issue with Diamond over the years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the pandemic was the last nail in Diamond\u2019s coffin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the fallout going to be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this, a Retro Review, Freaking and Geeking, and much, much more!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9863\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2411-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast665.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast665.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast665.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast665.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2411-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast665.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"KrayZPodcast665.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diamond Comics Distribution has declared bankruptcy, which means they are going to reorganize under Chapter 11. 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