Trump's tariffs are unsettling many industries but none more than the publishing biz which depends a lot on getting books and magazines printed outside the U.S. Those who traffic in books in and around the comic book field have had another body blow with the announced bankruptcy of Diamond Distributors, the folks who get their ware from Point A to Point B, Point B being the stores that sell the books to customers.
To put it simply, all publishers who serve that marketplace are going to suffer and the smaller publishers — because they haven't the clout to demand not to be paid last and because they are more likely to depend on last month's receipts to fund the printing of next month's books — are in the most trouble. Some of them literally will not get paid for books of theirs which sold in recent months.
I feel for all of them but am here taking up (and talking up) the cause of TwoMorrows, a small firm which since the mid-nineties has been publishing some of the best magazines and books about the glorious history of comic books. It started with The Jack Kirby Collector but soon expanded to include Alter Ego, Comic Book Artist, Draw!, Back Issue, Comic Book Creator, Retrofan and many more…and those are just the magazines. Many of these and many of their books have won Eisner Awards and other trophies.
They've signed with a new distributor — Lunar — and if you treasure any or all of these publications, now would be a good time to support them. How can you do this? By doing one or more of the following. TwoMorrows has posted this list…
Order something at www.twomorrows.com!
Anything you purchase directly from us — print or digital — will help us stay in business, and avoid disruptions to our upcoming releases. Get our new 2025 catalog here for easy ordering.Subscribe or purchase our next few issues!
Retailers could miss some items during our switch to Lunar Distribution, and new tariffs may result in price increases. Save by pre-ordering upcoming items from TwoMorrows now, and subscribe or renew your current print or digital subscription.
Check out our Rainy Day Sale for:
• Full 8-volume sets of American Comic Book Chronicles hardcovers at 30% off!
• Rare Kirby Five-Oh! unnumbered hardcovers!
• One-of-a-kind complete runs of File Copies of our magazines, Modern Masters books, and more!Tell your comics shop to switch their Diamond orders to Lunar!
Diamond cancelled orders for all new items starting with the ones below. Use these Lunar Codes to re-order at your local comics shop by February 10!1224TM832 Alter Ego #192
1224TM833 American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-69 (new printing)
1224TM834 American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s (new printing)
1224TM835 Back Issue #158
1224TM836 RetroFan #37TwoMorrows Contributors Offer!
Have you contributed to our publications and need more copies of your work for your files, or for family and friends?
• Any magazine issue you contributed to is $3 each plus shipping.
• Any book you contributed to is $5-15 each (based on cover price) plus shipping.
Email store@twomorrows.com or call 919-449-0344 to order.
This is me again and I have little to add to this. TwoMorrows produces excellent publications which do the good work of uncovering and preserving the history of comics. Their publications and important and excellent and deserving of your support. They're not asking for handouts. But if you've been thinking of ordering some of their excellent magazines and books, here's your chance to do so and help them keeping doing the fine work they do.