Episode 74 – “Diamond’s In The Rough”
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Show notes: Of course on the day I posted my last episode the news broke about Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. filing a Chapter 11 petition for bankruptcy, and TikTok went dark just before I could finish this episode. Earlier this week I sat down with my business major and comics fangirl wife Nicki to talk about how this all could affect the comics industry in both negative and positive ways.
We speculate on the possible upcoming imposed tariffs from the incoming administration and what that might mean for the printing industry- especially those that do self-publishing and/or Kickstarter campaigns for comics and books. Just how could it affect the already inflated price of comics..?!
We also discuss my days of self-publishing and dealings with Diamond, as well as news about new Barnes & Noble brick & mortar stores coming, and what is #BookTok and how it is used by book fans and retailers.
Finally, we exercise our First Amendment Rights quite a bit and express our opinions on how the upcoming TikTok ban (or sale) can/will affect book sales and other businesses- especially smaller businesses and content creators. I also yell at my cat Lex for being a jerk…it happens.
The news was constantly changing for Diamond and TikTok as I was editing and publishing this episode. I don’t have a lot of faith in our government, foreign governments, social media companies, or corporations in general to do the right thing, but and all we can do right now is wait and see how it all plays out. 2025 is definitely going to be some concerning times for comics creators, publishers, distributors, retailers, and us fans.
“Stay tooned!” (and read a book!)
LINKS:
Drawing Funny Podcast website – www.drawingfunny.com
Drawing Funny Podcast on Spotify – www.podcasters.spotify.com/
Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) – www.midsouthcartoonists.org
My art website – www.linworkman.com
901 Comics/901 Comics East (Macon Road) – www.901-comics.com/
Comics & Collectibles – www.memphiscomics.com/wps/
The Cellar Tabletop Games & Comics – www.comiccellaronline.com/
Centerpoint Toys & Games – www.facebook.com/CenterpointToys/
Barnes & Noble – www.barnesandnoble.com/
Comic Shop Locator – www.comicshoplocator.com/
Free Comic Book Day – www.freecomicbookday.com/
Diamond Comics Distributors – www.diamondcomics.com/
Diamond Breaks Silence on Recent Comic Distribution Delays (CBR) – www.cbr.com/diamond-comics-delays-explained/
Diamond Comics Files for Bankruptcy Amid Distribution Controversy (CBR) – www.cbr.com/diamond-comics-bankruptcy-chapter-11-explained/
Diamond’s Bankruptcy Will Make or Break the Entire Comics Industry (CBR) – www.cbr.com/diamond-comics-bankruptcy-explained-make-break-comics-industry/
Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order to Stall TikTok Ban – www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/technology/trump-tiktok-ban-executive-order.html
The Evolution of the TikTok Logo: Its History and Its Design – www.shopify.com/blog/tiktok-logo
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