
ComicsPRO has removed the name of the director under investigation for embezzlement from its website. Gary Dills of Phoenix Comics and Toys, listed as a director as recently as last Friday, is no longer on the site, and has been identified in a communication to the organization’s membership as the director who resigned and is being investigated (see "
ComicsPRO Embezzlement Investigation").
Dills was a member of the comics retailer organization’s founding board in 2005 (see "
A New Direct Market Comic Retailer Organization"), and has also been an officer (see "
New ComicsPRO Officer, Director"). Dills' retail operation has stores in Northern Virginia and Columbus, Ohio.
The most common reaction we hear to the news is disappointment, a sentiment we share.