2025 seems to be the year of bad choices, bad ideas, and drama in the comic industry. The latest being that BOOM! Studios‘ digital editions are being pulled from libraries.

BOOM! was acquired by Penguin Random House last year and with it has moved to them for comic distribution and now due to Penguin Random House’s lack of support of “unlimited engagement models,” Comics Plus will be deactivating digital editions of BOOM!’s titles on May 30, 2025.

Wait, what’s going on? Thankfully Comics Plus has put out an explanation of how it all works (sort of). You can read about that here and here.

Libraries are very limited in their budget and that is a factor in what books they carry along with reader demand and other considerations. This can create an issue where a limited number of books are carried due to cost and popularity, boxing out other titles. Comics Plus has a pricing model where more titles can be offered allowing for long term growth in interest but that needs cooperation, understanding, and interest from publishers.

Read Comics Plus’ announcement below.

(via The Beat)