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The Return Of Midtown Comics And UCS To Distributing Comics ?
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On the 17th of April , 2020 , Bleeding Cool broke the news that DC Comicswas to be distributed by two raw companies , Lunar and UCS , splitting the USA up between them . While they did n’t confess to it , Bleeding Cooldid some digging and identifiedLunar as being formed by DCBS and UCS by Midtown Comics , the two biggest retail arm customers of DC Comics . And in June we scooped the intelligence thatDC was put down Diamond entirely … asidefrom Diamond UK . And in October of that year , Bleeding Cool also reveal the news thatUCS were no longer going to distribute new DC Comics title of respect , leaving it all to Lunar .
But now , in the wake ofDiamond Comic Distributors determination to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy , and lots of smaller publishers ineffective to get Lunar Distribution to call them back , I understand that UCS is making a comeback . To be fair , it never actually went away , it just work as a way for Midtown Comics to redistribute some of their back - issue backstock to other amusing book stores . And for the past four - and - half - years , has been doing a decent tradeas the stage business - to - business side of Midtown Comics in New York . Even if they belike need to update their website a bit
But now it seems would be a utter time to be the kind of distributor that will pick up all the business that Lunar Distribution does n’t have the space , hands , or willingness to tackle . And without some of the onerous modest mark that Lunar middle - men Massive Indies necessitate . And , yes , that is what I have been hearing these past few daylight , a return of UCS to mainstream comical rule book statistical distribution . They already deal Marvel and DC subscription and creator comp written matter sent out every calendar week , who know what they will end up distributing ? I ’ll carry on to keep my auricle out .
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