New Comics Day Will Feel The Impact Of Snow; How Much No One Knows

The Diamond Comic Distributor headquarter in Timonium, Maryland, saw power restored yesterday in a week of comics deliveries that should be one of the more interesting ones to come down the pike in a while because of massive snows in the mid-Atlantic states. CR e-mailed off the record with a number of stores and store managers earlier this week, and the general mood seemed hopeful and determined not to suffer any break in service if possible from those in affected areas and an expression of solidarity from those who aren't.

While it looks like Diamond has dug in and managed to send a battery comics to its stores this week, much to its credit, there are a few more elements to the delivery and display of comics that could come into play. The first is that there may be UPS delivery problems on an individual basis -- one manager to whom we spoke was worried that UPS might look at the physical situation on his street and around his store and decide to keep going in the manner that UPS drivers sometimes make such decisions -- and the second is that there could be physical plant issues with some of the stores being unable to provide heat and staff. As to the latter, the timing of the weekend storms has mitigated that potential problem and I haven't yet heard of anyone skipping a week. One or two stores said Tuesday they may shift to a Thursday re-open.

Jog noted that the Midtown Comics list was missing at least two prominent releases that were on, say, Brian Hibbs' list. It's unlikely that this will make a major difference beyond an adjustment for very specific books having to wait a week.
 
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