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I would love to know more about the outcome of the pricing error, but I’m not sure we ever will.

Checker cites accounting shenanigans. DDP suggests something similar.

And who covered the loss over the $14.99 pricing error?

I don’t want DBD to fail… they distribute many small presses, many of which would fail if Diamond doesn’t pay bills.

Hey… why hasn’t DDP run a “telethon” sale to help their bottom line?

Also, behind the scenes stories of people trying to get their money back are laughable. He hides with his head in the sand and pulls lots of unorthodox tricks.

A snake.

Ray, also an excellent question. It seems, from a casual outside perspective, that Blaylock may be putting determination over practicality in not exploring bankruptcy, but I don’t know the details. He seems not to be willing to have other people tell him what to do or how to pay his debts, so maybe that’s one reason he hasn’t gone to the courts.

Then there’s the question of how badly Diamond needed the money, which may have affected their decision on how to proceed.

Personally, I think DDP should just file bankruptcy, when debtors won’t work with you, best to just turn to the courts. Why be on the hook for years and wind up having to go to court anyways?

Instead, he’s leaving himself open for Diamond to take action against them in court, and he’s taking his company essentially out of the Direct Market. Since it seems that his company’s product didn’t do well in the bookstore market (that’s how he ended up with all those returns, right?), he’s shutting his company out of the two biggest existing markets for comics. That’s not a good recipe for a comics publisher.

Of course, a judge could look at the situation, determine that there’s no way Devil’s Due can recover, and order a liquidation of the company. Then again, maybe that would be the best scenario for all parties. At least the debt could be written off, and Blaylock could pursue a fresh start with a new company.

I’m not a lawyer, but can anyone else see any path where Devil’s Due can resolve their substantial debts?

Surprised to see G.I Joe still up there, that’s where they got their big start but that’s an IDW title now. (who chose to ignore the DD run)

I ask because I thought they were separate companies, and I wonder whether Diamond comic can seize assets owed to Diamond Book.

Can you help me figure out which part of my thinking is wrong? Maybe all of it?