Mad Cave Studios is the most recent writer be a part of Lunar Distribution, beginning as we speak. They will stay with Diamond for comics store distro, however be a part of a rising checklist of indie publishers – Oni, Ahoy, Scout – who’re working with Lunar (see our distro cheat sheet on the finish of the submit!) They are distributed to bookstores by Simon & Schuster.
Mad Cave has been on an growth motion of late, with acquisitions and hirings. And Lunar match into these plans, in accordance with writer Christopher Fernandez. “Lunar Distribution has shown Mad Cave Studios a tangible excitement in regard to the comic book market. Lunar’s focus on providing amazing customer service to retailers and Publishers alike, aligns perfectly with Mad Cave’s goals moving forward.”
Added SVP Mark Irwin “Lunar Distribution represents another step in Mad Cave’s evolution to become a full-service publisher, catering to all markets.”
“We are very excited to add Mad Cave to the Lunar family. They have shown tremendous growth and an eye for reaching a new type of reader,” stated Lunar Distribution co-founder Christina Merkler. “We look forward to partnering with them to provide content to retailers that consumers are craving and to grow the overall readership in the direct market.”
Details on the roll out:
With plans to broaden its slate into 2023 and past, Mad Cave will be a part of Lunar with Mark London’s latest title Hunt. Kill. Repeat #1 (March 2023) alongside the primary situation from the brand new Nottingham Anthology #1, which was lately introduced at NYCC:
Mad Cave may even proceed the acclaimed collection under with Lunar:
And our up to date scorecard!
Publisher | Comics Shops | Bookstores |
Ablaze | Diamond | ? |
Ahoy | Diamond, Lunar | S&S |
Andrews McMeel | ? | S&S |
Aftershock | Diamond | ? |
Archie | Diamond | PRH |
AWA | Diamond, Lunar | S&S |
Behemoth | Diamond | S&S |
Black Mask | Diamond | S&S |
Boom | Diamond | S&S |
Dark Horse | PRH | PRH |
DC | Lunar, Universal | PRH |
Devil’s Due | Diamond | S&S |
Dynamite | Diamond | Diamond |
Heavy Metal | Diamond | S&S |
Hiveworks | ? | S&S |
Humanoids | Diamond | S&S |
IDW | PRH | PRH |
Image | Diamond | Diamond |
Keenspot | Diamond | S&S |
Kodansha | Diamond | PRH |
Legendary | Diamond | S&S |
Mad Cave | Diamond, Lunar | S&S |
Marvel | PRH | PRH |
Oni | Diamond, Lunar | S&S |
Rebellion | Diamond | S&S |
Red 5 | Diamond | S&S |
Rocketship | Diamond | S&S |
Scout | Diamond, Lunar | ? |
Seven Seas | Diamond | PRH |
Source Point | Diamond | S&S |
Titan | Diamond | PRH |
TKO | ? | S&S |
Valiant | Diamond | ? |
Vault | Diamond | S&S |
Viz | Diamond | S&S |
Yen Press | Diamond | Hachette |
Z2 | Diamond, Lunar | S&S |
Zenescope | Diamond | ? |
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