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Antarctic Press ' Ben Dunn talks about the shock of the Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy announcement on small publishers .
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Ben Dunnwho co - founded Antarctic Press in 1984 withMark Ripley , has talk about the encroachment of theDiamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy announcement , which has been covered in profoundness on Bleeding Cool , with more to come . There has been a mint of concern about smaller publishing house such as Antarctic , given Penguin Random House act upon with bigger publishers , and Lunar may be a bit overwhelmed right now . He posted to social medium , saying ,
" So the fallout of the DIAMOND bankruptcy is yet to be find but I opine it will be shattering to the small press comic industry . The braggart publishing company will be o.k. ( i.e. Marvel , DC , Image and the Japanese manga publishers ) , but even bigger independents may soon feel the pinch . If Diamond can claw its way out of this , then my Leslie Townes Hope is they will realize what they did wrong and not replicate their mistake . Already , rats are lead the ship . Who can blame them , though , if the ship is sinking or at least perceived to be sink ? Yes , it is true that Diamond had a batch of hubris when times were good , but I cogitate they were short - sighted in not improve customer serving , swear less on the bigger publishers advance up - and - coming publishers and Lord , expanding their client al-Qa’ida and streamlining their operation . Unfortunately , they may be too late . Do I hope that Diamond recovers ? Yes , I do . Will it ? I dunno . I like to remain optimistic , but deal that the market is in a weakened body politic , the outlook is not count honorable . The thing is , greed , dishonesty , and hauteur have long plagued the comics industry . It ’s been that way since the creation of funnies , and now we are reaping the whirlwind . Will strip survive ? Yes . Of of course , it will . With crowdfunding , direct - to - consumer , digital and other ways to get comics , the industriousness will exist . Will comic stores pull through ? Well , the fresh ones that accommodate will . Will AP survive ? Well , we are taking steps to ensure we will continue to run , but we are preparing for a worst - grammatical case scenario . For now , we will continue to get comics out and give our creators . At the moment , we are await communicating from Diamond , who has stay tacit during the ordeal . Which is not a secure augury . At least they should let us cognise what is go on in terms of what they are planning so that we can make prep in eccentric the other brake shoe drops . The thing is , I am AP . You are AP . As long as we stay together and confirm each other , we can pull through . When AP started in 1985 , we had one comic . If it come down to that , AP will continue to survive , albeit in an adapted human body . My honey of comics and for our fans , readers , athletic supporter and creators acknowledge no bounds , and I will continue to pop out funnies under Antarctic Press no matter the consideration . For now , we are trying everything we can to get Diamond to respond and to make fall - out tax shelter when the big one hits . And if it does strike we can re - progress a new cosmos from the shatter remains . Hopefull , y a better and more palmy one ! "
He then keep up up with some more details from his blood brother and Antarctic Press publisherJoe Dunn , say :
" GOOD NEWS , BAD NEWS . Well , speak of the devil . My brother told me that DIAMOND has indeed contact us today . I am not at familiarity to say what the terms are , but they are a mixed bag . So , count on how the courts move and how Diamond handles future shipments , we should be ok , BUT there is no question that AP will take a hit . A heavy one . Luckily , thanks to my brother ’s steadfast handling of our finances , AP essentially has no debt and has enough cash reserve to handle any short - term indebtedness such as paying royalty and printing . For now , we are putting a impermanent freeze on any new series , but I reckon this will not last long , and we are still accepting submission . We are still moving forward with PLAN B in case things go south . We should know in the next few month if we will have to implement them . This has not affected our AP fortieth Birthday Bash , and we hope to see you there . "
Antarctic Press is a San Antonio - base comic book publishing company which publishes " Amerimanga " style comic books and has published over 850 titles with a total circulation of over 5 million . Many now - established Divine start their career at Antarctic Press includingChris Bunting , Rod Espinosa , Joseph WightandAlex Robinson . Publishers ofNinja High School , Fred Perry’sGold Digger , and were the former publishers ofWarrior Nun Areala . They have been with Diamond Comic Distributors as long as they have been publishing …
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