Longtime Diamond Comic Distributors executive Bill Schanes (retired) spoke up about the continuation of graphic novel operations in the book channel, arguing they put "profits over public safety."

The first three books under the agreement will all feature intellectual properties from the Fantasy Flight Games studio.

Some portions of the book distribution channel are continuing to function during the coronavirus crisis, so we reached out to two companies active in the graphic novel segment in the book channel to determine their status.

In response to the coronavirus crisis, DC Comics is exploring distributors in addition to Diamond Comic Distributors to get product to comic stores, the company said in an e-mail to retailers.

The new series will put the long-running manga in the hardcover format that’s proved so successful for Dark Horse Comics in its repackaging of Berserk.

Peter DeFelice of Pyramid Comics and Cards in Sparta, New Jersey is looking for something from the #2 comic publisher.

Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson has released a message to retailers via Twitter announcing a cut in output and returnability for comic stores in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Dark Horse Comics will release Villains #1: Ursula and The Seven Seas on June 24.

Thanks to the new Birds of Prey movie, Harley Quinn is back on the charts after a three-year absence.

The Author chart starts off with roaring unit sales at the top.