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Titan Publishing files a Motion for Diamond to “Assume or Reject” its Distribution Agreement

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Diamond Comic Distributors

In January 2025, Diamond Comic Distributors declared Chapter 11 and recently Alliance Entertainment won the bidding process to take over most of Diamond’s assets/operations. There are still a lot of questions like what Alliance’s plans are for the distribution of comics once their purchase is finalized.

Titan Publishing has filed an emergency motion to “compel debtors (aka Diamond) to assume or reject (its) distribution agreement with Titan Publishing Group, Ltd. by April 25.”

The short version, as I read it, this is a shit or get off the pot as to what the plan is post Diamond’s purchase.

Here’s the relevant sections:

  1. At this time, there are several deadlines under the Distribution Agreement which will occur before the end of the month. Namely, on or about April 26, 2025, Movant would typically provide Diamond with a list of Products to be released in July 2025, and, on April 29, 2025, Diamond would normally provide Movant with its orders for Products to be released in June, 2025. After these dates, there are recurrent weekly deadlines for the order process as many comic books are published on a weekly schedule.
  2. Upon termination of the Distribution Agreement, Movant is required to “remove at its own expense all Products held on consignment (‘Inventory’) from Buyer’s distribution center;
    unless Buyer has chosen to sell or remainder this Inventory to offset amounts due from Seller to Buyer.” Distribution Agreement, § 11(f).
  3. Movant requests that this court require Diamond to make a determination on assumption or rejection of the Distribution Agreement by April 25, 2025, with any such assumption or rejection effective on April 25, 2025.
  4. To the extent that Diamond elects to reject the Distribution Agreement, Movant shall be immediately entitled to refuse to fill any orders from Diamond placed April 25, 2025, or later, and to exercise its rights upon termination of the Distribution Agreement, including the reclamation of unsold Products.
  5. Upon the rejection of the Distribution Agreement, Movant requests that it be allowed to immediately terminate the Distribution Agreement, although Movant may, at its option, honor orders already placed by Diamond.

As we keep saying, there’s a lot more to go before this matter is settled and expect a lot more questions as far as contracts to go. You can read Titan’s full motion below.

Blitmap heads to Tokyo Comic Con 2023

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Blitmap #2

Sup Comics has announced that it will be exhibiting at Tokyo Comic Con 2023, booth E-32, December 8-10th. This will be the first time that readers will be able to pick up a copy of Blitmap #2 ahead of its official release date on December 20th, which features new cover artists (Dudu Torres and Toni Infante), added action and a deeper dive into the Blitmap world. 

In partnership with Titan Publishing, the first issue in the thrilling new 6-issue sci-fi series set in a vibrant solarpunk metropolis launched worldwide in October, and became highly sought after by collectors, including it hitting the #1 bestseller spot at Midtown Comics. 

One of the factors of its success is that every foil-wrapped blind bag of Blitmap comes with a completely individual cover variant. No, really. Like every single cover. 

Sup’s team of engineers and artists took 6 months to develop a new patent-pending printing technology called “Hyperpress” so that every single copy is a collector’s item. So you discover your cover when you open it. A feat achieved without using Artificial Intelligence.

Cowboy Bebop Gets Companion Books and a Comic Series to Go with its Live-Action Netflix Release

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Titan Publishing has announced a new collaboration with Netflix to publish the official fiction, non-fiction, and comics for the eagerly anticipated upcoming series, Cowboy Bebop, set to premier on Netflix on November 19 2021. A prequel novel to be published in November 2021 will be followed by a beautiful coffee table art book detailing the making of the series in Spring 2022.  These will also be accompanied by an original comic book series featuring the characters from the show, which will debut in December 2021. 

Based on the worldwide phenomenon from Sunrise Inc., COWBOY BEBOP is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.

With an exclusive adventure leading into the events of the series, COWBOY BEBOP: A SYNDICATE STORY: RED PLANET REQUIEM is written by Sean Cummings, a staff writer on the series. Explore the rich history of Cowboy Bebop through the eyes of a young Spike Spiegel and Vicious.

COWBOY BEBOP: A SYNDICATE STORY: RED PLANET REQUIEM

COWBOY BEBOP: MAKING THE NETFLIX SERIES captures the epic journey behind the scenes of Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation! Featuring an exclusive foreword by showrunner André Nemec, this official companion is packed full of beautiful concept art and revealing behind-the-scenes photography, as the cast and crew tell the story of how one of the most influential anime series of all time was translated over to live action in this much-anticipated series produced by Netflix and Tomorrow Studios (Snowpiercer).

COWBOY BEBOP: MAKING THE NETFLIX SERIES

COWBOY BEBOP: THE COMIC SERIES will introduce fans of the series to a never-before-seen comic story. Set in the year 2171, the bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop chase an ex-gang member who holds a vest which gives the wearer unlimited luck. This new series will be penned by DC comics veteran Dan Watters with art by Lamar Mathurin and will debut with a range of fantastic covers including cover art by comics legend Stanley ‘Artgerm’ Lau. #1 of this four-issue story will arrive in stores December 2021 with a collected trade paperback coming May 2022. 

COWBOY BEBOP: THE COMIC SERIES

Marvel Studios Celebrate The First 10 Years With New Behind-The-Scenes Collectors Edition!

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Titan Publishing has announced Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years – a fantastic behind-the-scenes collectors edition celebrating the first 10 years of Marvel Studios movies from Iron Man to Ant-Man and the Wasp.

In 2008, Tony Stark made his first Iron Man suit. Shortly after, Nick Fury told Stark that he had “become part of a bigger universe…” In the years since then, amazing new places – like Wakanda – have been discovered, the Avengers have assembled, the Guardians of the Galaxy have formed, and old friends have fought a Civil War.

During this time, the hunt for all six Infinity Stones has continued. Now, all the worlds, all the characters, and all the Stones have finally come together, culminating 10 years of groundbreaking storytelling.

Featuring stunning photography and in-depth sections on each film, including a guide to each movie’s Easter Eggs and end-credits scenes, Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years looks back over the rich history behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Titan’s new Marvel Studios The First Ten Years includes interviews with stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Scarlett Johansson(Black Widow), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord) and more, plus Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and Co-President Louis D’Esposito.

Marvel Studios The First Ten Years is available in hardback from November 13 and magazine edition from October 30.

Blade Runner Comes to Books and Comics as Alcon Media Group and Titan Publishing Team Up

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Alcon Media Group and London-based Titan Publishing are partnering in a new co-publishing venture initially focused on the Blade Runner universe.

In a joint statement by Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, and Titan’s co-founders, Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung, the partners stated that the companies will develop and publish a variety of both fiction and non-fiction print media. The program will feature new, in canon comics and graphic novels that dive deeper into the Blade Runner world as well as a variety of publications focused on the visual and technical sides of the production process.

Editorial duties will be handled by Titan’s David Manley-Leach, and Alcon’s director of publishing, Jeff Conner.

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