Comments on: Another Comic Distributor Crisis Coming? http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/12/30/another-comic-distributor-crisis-coming/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Fri, 25 May 2012 11:44:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/12/30/another-comic-distributor-crisis-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-40745 Johanna Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:04:06 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/12/30/another-comic-distributor-crisis-coming/#comment-40745 Yay! Informed commentary, as opposed to my pure speculation! Thanks so much for your insight. Yay! Informed commentary, as opposed to my pure speculation! Thanks so much for your insight.

]]> By: Ali Kokmen http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/12/30/another-comic-distributor-crisis-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-40737 Ali Kokmen Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:37:41 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/12/30/another-comic-distributor-crisis-coming/#comment-40737 It may be worth realizing that Dark Horse's graphic novels are apparently still distributed to the book trade by Diamond Book Distributors; PGW only handled Dark Horse's newer DH Press and M Press imprints. Dark Horse's exposure to any effects of the AMS/PGW bankruptcy might not be as great as one might at first think... (PGW also apparently handles some measure of international book distribution for Dark Horse's graphic novels, but the <a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061229005099" rel="nofollow">press release about AMS's bankruptcy</a> indicates that "the Company's international subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia, and their operations will not be affected." so that might be huge factor.) It may also be worth noting that AMS has had been in the news for financial/accounting woes for years, so this bankruptcy, though perhaps not necessarily expected, might not be all that surprising either. Still, it's Chapter 11, not Chapter 7, so there's a chance the overall company will come out of this... It may be worth realizing that Dark Horse’s graphic novels are apparently still distributed to the book trade by Diamond Book Distributors; PGW only handled Dark Horse’s newer DH Press and M Press imprints. Dark Horse’s exposure to any effects of the AMS/PGW bankruptcy might not be as great as one might at first think…

(PGW also apparently handles some measure of international book distribution for Dark Horse’s graphic novels, but the press release about AMS’s bankruptcy indicates that “the Company’s international subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia, and their operations will not be affected.” so that might be huge factor.)

It may also be worth noting that AMS has had been in the news for financial/accounting woes for years, so this bankruptcy, though perhaps not necessarily expected, might not be all that surprising either. Still, it’s Chapter 11, not Chapter 7, so there’s a chance the overall company will come out of this…

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