Group Battling Diamond Has Nine Comic Publishers
Along with Game Companies Paizo and Green Ronin
July 18, 2025

Nine comic publishers are members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Consignors, along with game companies Paizo Inc. and Green Ronin Publishing, ICv2 has learned.

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Battle Is Joined
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The battle is now joined between the bankrupt estate of Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. and publishers that sold to Diamond on a consignment basis.
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PRO: Channel Check – POP MART
Michigan Ave., Chicago, July 5, 2025
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We visited the POP MART store on a high-visibility stretch of Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois on July 5, 2025.
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In Part 1, we talk about the acquisition process, the ownership transition, coming changes, and supplier and retailer relationships.
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Funko Replaces CEO
Williams Out, Lunsford Back
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Ad Populum Sells Diamond's Grading Company
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Ad Populum, which acquired CGA in its purchase of assets from Diamond Comic Distributors in May, has sold the company to a new ownership group.
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ACD Distribution Acquires Luma Imports
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