Eight years of Diamond reorder reports on Comichron came to an end last week with @keenspot.bsky.social's MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #6 leading reorders and BOOK OF NOSFERATU #1 from Ablaze as the top advance reordered comic book. Reorders: bit.ly/Sep25Comics

BOOK OF NOSFERATU #1 from Ablaze was the top advance-reordered series launch last week from Diamond. The publisher took multiple spots on the chart last week. Reorders: bit.ly/Aug25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Sep25Comics

The TRAVELING TO MARS hardcover from Ablaze was Diamond's top advance-reordered title last week. Reorders: bit.ly/Aug25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Sep25Comics

MARK SPEARS' MONSTERS issues lead most of Diamond's reorder charts these days. Top reordered hardcover last week was JON SABLE from @comicmix.bsky.social, with SPAWN OF VENUS from @fantagraphics.bsky.social the top advance hardcover. Reorders: bit.ly/Aug25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Sep25Comics

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #319 from Kenzer was last week's top reordered publication at Diamond; @battlequestcomics.bsky.social's TRIDENT OF AURELIA: CORAZON #4 was the top advance-reordered comic book. Reorders: bit.ly/Jul25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Aug25Comics

Don and Maggie Thompson's editorial in the wake of Jim Shooter's 1987 departure from Marvel provides a good analysis both of the accomplishments and the controversies from his tenure. With Maggie's blessing, I've posted it here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1E7J...

Diamond continues to release reorder charts, and they've been a journey through the changes at the firm. Its top reordered comic book from last week was ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #18 (which is among Diamond’s last Marvel releases). Reorders: bit.ly/Jun25Comics

Diamond's charts these days are usually led by Mark Spears's MONSTERS for Keenspot or @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social's Vampirella; last week's advance reorders combined both, via a cover crossover. Reorders: bit.ly/Jun25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Jul25Comics

While Diamond's reorder chart last week had other publishers' books (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #17 led), its advance-reorder chart was almost entirely @dynamitecomics.bsky.social titles given the distributor's cutoff by Random House. Reorders: bit.ly/May25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Jun25Comics

In the last set of reorder charts released by Diamond before its purchase by Ad Populum, SPACE GHOST ANNUAL #1 from Diamond led its weekly advance reorders. Reorders: bit.ly/May25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Jun25Comics

Diamond's advance reorder charts are now dominated by its last major exclusive publisher; VAMPIRELLA #2 variants took 19 of 25 places on the chart. DEATH OF THE SILVER SURFER #1 was the top series debut. Reorders: bit.ly/Apr25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/May25Comics

FANTASTIC FOUR: FULL CIRCLE again led Diamond's reorder chart last week, while ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN INCURSION #1 was the top advance-reordered series launch. SILVERHAWKS #4 led advance reorders overall. Reorders: bit.ly/Apr25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/May25Comics

Last week FANTASTIC FOUR: FULL CIRCLE led Diamond's reorder chart, while @keenspot.bsky.social's MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #5 and @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social' SPACE GHOST/JONNY QUEST SPACEQUEST #1 led advance reorders. Reorders: bit.ly/Apr25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/May25Comics

Last week projects involving Mark Spears led both of Diamond's reorder charts. His MONSTERS #1 for Keenspot led the reorder charts, while CAPTAIN PLANET #1 with his cover led advance reorders. Reorders: bit.ly/Mar25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Apr25Comics

Alliance Entertainment — no relation (before now) to Alliance Games — announced today it has won its bid to acquire "substantially all" assets from Diamond Comic Distributors. Alliance is a Florida-based distributor of toys, video games, and vinyl records. www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

In the final full week before Diamond's bankruptcy auction, @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social's RED SONJA VS. AGE OF DARKNESS #1 was its top advance-reordered publication. SPACE GHOST #11 was its top reordered comic book. Reorders: bit.ly/Mar25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Apr25Comics

PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 was the top advance-reordered new series launch from Diamond last week. SPACE GHOST #10 was its top reordered comic book. Reorders: bit.ly/Mar25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Apr25Comics

LAST BOY #1 from @boom-studios.com by Dan Panosian and Alessio Avallone was the top advance-reordered new series launch from Diamond last week. SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #7 was the top reordered comic book. Reorders: bit.ly/Feb25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Mar25Comics

ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #2 led Diamond's reorders last week; POWER RANGERS PRIME #5 led advance reorders. The advance reorder list includes some titles releasing after Diamond's March 24 bankruptcy auction. Reorders: bit.ly/Feb25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Mar25Comics

MARVEL RIVALS #1 was the top advance-reordered new series launch at Diamond last week. TMNT: THE LAST RONIN: RE-EVOLUTION #4 was the top reordered publication. Reorders: bit.ly/Feb25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Mar25Comics

BOOK OF CUTTER #1 from @boom-studios.com was the top reordered comic book at Diamond last week, while DEFIANT #1, a March title from @dstlry.bsky.social, was the top advance-reordered title. Reorders: bit.ly/Feb25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Mar25Comics

HERCULOIDS #1 from Dynamite Comics was the top advance-reordered new series launch from Diamond last week; one of the last big exclusives left at Diamond, Dynamite took 15 of the 25 spots. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13 was the top reorder. Reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Feb25Comics

The week Diamond's bankruptcy was announced, its top reordered book was ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #1, which it gets from Penguin Random House. Its top advance-reordered book was Titan's SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #7. Reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Feb25Comics

A day after the announcement of its bankruptcy filing, Diamond released its usual weekly reorder charts. RED HULK #1 from Marvel and GRAVEYARD CLUB: FRESH BLOOD #1 from Boom led advance reorders. Reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Feb25Comics

During the time Diamond was the sole distributor for the comics industry — April 1996 to March 2020 — Comichron calculates that it shipped comics and graphic novels worth $10 billion at cover price to North American comics shops. That includes more than 2 billion comic books.

Diamond Comic Distributors has filed for Chapter 11 protection. Diamond grew rapidly through the late 1980s to become the comic shop distributor; the sole survivor of the 1995-96 Distributor Wars, it lost most of its exclusive clients starting with DC early in the pandemic. /1

DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE #1 was the top reordered publication at Diamond last week. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD #2 from American Mythology was the top advance-reordered publication. Reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Feb25Comics

Diamond's last weekly reorder charts from 2024 were dominated by Boom titles, with HELLO DARKNESS leading both the reorder and advance reorder charts. Reorders: bit.ly/Dec24Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #12 was the top reordered publication at Diamond last week. BOOK OF CUTTER #1 was the top advance-reordered publication. Reorders: bit.ly/Dec24Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics

JIM HENSON PRESENTS #1 from @boom-studios.com was the top advance-reordered new series launch from Diamond last week, with THROUGH THE BOUGHS #1 from @dstlry.bsky.social the top reordered title. Reorders: bit.ly/Dec24Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics

ZOOTOPIA from Dynamite Comics was the top advance-reordered new series launch from Diamond, with Mark Spears' MONSTERS #2 reprint from Keenspot leading the charts overall. Reorders: bit.ly/Dec24Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics

ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #1 from Marvel was Diamond's top advance-reordered new series debut last week. Reorders: bit.ly/Dec24Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Jan25Comics

DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE #1 from Marvel was Diamond's top advance-reordered new series debut last week. Dynamite Comics' THUNDERCATS #10 led a messy reorder chart in which Diamond included many comics that hadn't been released yet. Reorders: bit.ly/Nov24Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Dec24Comics

YOU WON'T FEEL A THING #1 from @dstlry.bsky.social was the top advance-reordered publication from Diamond last week. SPACE GHOST #7 from Dynamite Comics was the top reordered publication. Reorders: bit.ly/Nov24Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Dec24Comics

THUNDERCATS: APEX #1 from Dynamite Comics was the top advance-reordered new series debut at Diamond last week, while the KILLING JOKE GALLERY EDITION from Graphitti Designs was the top reordered publication. Reorders: bit.ly/Nov24Comics Advance reorders: bit.ly/Dec24Comics

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