Attention Retailers:
As you know, Diamond Distributors declared bankruptcy on January 14 of this year, which caused chaos across the comics landscape from retailers to publishers. JP Morgan Chase, one of the largest financial institutions in the world and a secured creditor, and Diamond, their debtor, are now trying to legally seize all the books held on consignment and owned by us, and, through the arcane chicanery of bankruptcy law, liquidate them, bypassing any obligation to pay the publishers. In short, we, with our coalition of fellow publishers, are fighting this transparent piracy in the courts. As if that weren’t bad enough, the latest legal incarnation of Diamond has been selling our books to retailers ever since their purchase on May 16 and not paying us a penny. 100% of the money retailers have paid them for our books has gone into their pockets, none into ours.
As a result of all this corporate underhandedness, we have suffered incredible financial loss over the last eight months. We are looking at millions of dollars’ worth of books being seized and liquidated out from under us — books that our authors have sweated blood to create and that we’ve expended no little love to produce.
We’re asking you to help us: Stop buying through Diamond, if you haven’t done so already, and take us up on our special offer by buying books, comics, and merchandise you can sell. We know your supply chain has been disrupted, orders unfilled or cancelled, and we want to give you a little more incentive to buy direct from us right now. We all are in this together: both retailers and publishers have been screwed by Diamond on so many different levels. So, for a limited time, we have created a special offer if you buy directly from us: The JP Morgan Ripped Us Off Sale.
• Sale Start Date: Tuesday Aug 26
• Sale End Date: Tuesday Sept 2 at 11:59 pm PT
• Get 55% off all in print books, comics, and merchandise
• $200 minimum to get free freight
• Pre-orders, gift cards, and subscriptions are not included in the offer
• Browse our website and please contact us if you have questions about available inventory, even if a title or item appears to be out of stock
• Please use the form provided to place your order by emailing Colin Blanchette at colin@fantagraphics.com
If you love what Fantagraphics has been doing for the past five decades—our 50th anniversary is next year, folks—whether it’s our championing of comics as a legitimate art form, our defense of creators’ rights, our dedication to finding and supporting humane and insightful artists from all over the world, or our commitment to preserving comics’ vast history, then we could use your help. We also know that as a company we would not be where we are without your support in selling our books to your customers in the comics and literary art community over the years.
We intend to continue to publish the best comics in the world as an entirely independent publisher for another 50 years, and with your help, we will.
Please contact Colin Blanchette at colin@fantagraphics.com for more information, inventory questions, or to place an order.