After a bit of silence Diamond Comic Distributors sent an update to its retail customers. The comic/toy/game distribution company was recently purchased by Ad Populum after it declared Chapter 11 in January. The entire dramatic situation has featured numerous twists and turns and after its purchase, things have only gotten more questionable for its customers who rely on the company for the weekly release of comics.

Since Ad Populum’s purchase:

• Ad Populum has shut down Diamond Select Toys firing staff
• Fired a lot of staff from Diamond Comic Distributors and Diamond Book Distributors leaving
• Penguin Random House has cut off Diamond from the publishers they distribute which includes Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW, and more

Both have not only left questions about future releases of product but also the delivery of product from the publishers Diamond distributes. The loss of Penguin House in particular has left some shops scrambling as they still relied on Diamond for the publishers PRH handles and have not opened accounts with PRH. There’s also questions as to who will be the “authority” as to what comes out each week and month which stores and customers rely on for pre-orders.

You can read Diamond’s full statement below.