Image Comics just filed explosive court documents accusing their former distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors, of attempting to steal $3,000,000 worth of comic books during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. 🤯

This is not a legal grey area. This is a legal death match over who owns inventory when the warehouse lights go out. Diamond’s move to seize consigned property threatens to wipe out the back catalogs of countless small publishers and proves the entire comic direct market was built on a cynical time bomb.

In this deep dive, we break down the financial horror of the consignment model and predict the inevitable market fracture that follows.

In This Video, We Expose:

💥 SECTION A: The "Legal" Theft Mechanism The single, stupidest business practice (Consignment) that left every publisher defenseless. We explain exactly how Diamond’s legal tactic bypasses property rights and claims ownership of books they never paid for.

📉 SECTION B: Systemic Wipeout Why mid-size publishers like Humanoids are already gone, and how this bankruptcy is just the opening volley in a fight that mirrors the disastrous 90s distribution wars. The friction between creditors and creators is now permanent.

✅ SECTION C: The Only Way Out of a Fracturing Market The consignment model is dead. We outline the only viable solution for publishers to survive the financial fallout: decentralized distribution and outright sales. Financial survival is the new creative mandate.

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