{"id":1218491,"date":"2026-02-22T23:57:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/WgUpvpvNFtnz6WrrgVHV7F"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:57:51","slug":"udon-publisher-of-street-fighter-mega-man-elden-ring-and-other-videogame-comics-and-art-books-is-the-latest-to-cut-ties-with-bankrupt-distributor-diamond-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/udon-publisher-of-street-fighter-mega-man-elden-ring-and-other-videogame-comics-and-art-books-is-the-latest-to-cut-ties-with-bankrupt-distributor-diamond-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"Udon, publisher of Street Fighter, Mega Man, Elden Ring, and other videogame comics and art books, is the latest to cut ties with bankrupt distributor Diamond Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Until 2020, Diamond Comic Distributors held a near-monopoly on getting comic books to retailers in the US. Publishers like Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Viz, Boom, and Udon all sold their comics exclusively through Diamond, though hearing <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bleedingcool.com\/comics\/diamond-comics-distribution-headaches-give-retailers-a-break\/\">retailers grumble<\/a> about them\u2014often claiming books arrived damaged, late, or not at all, especially in small-town shops\u2014was common.<\/p>\n<p>When Diamond announced it would cease shipments during the Covid-19 pandemic in March of 2020, DC took it as an opportunity to jump ship, switching to Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors for its monthly releases and Penguin Random House for book-sized releases. One by one other publishers followed, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/marvel-comic-shop-direct-market-distribution-diamond-penguin-random-house\/\">including Marvel<\/a>, until Diamond declared bankruptcy in January of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Udon was one of the last publishers to remain with Diamond (alongside Dynamite, which would rather like to retrieve <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/graphicpolicy.com\/2025\/05\/27\/wheres-our-money-dynamic-forces-motions-for-administrative-expense-of-over-500000-from-diamond\/\">half a million dollars it claims Diamond owes<\/a>), but now Udon has declared it&#8217;s found an alternative as well. Udon has halted all shipments to Diamond in favor of Lunar Distribution, with its Manga Classics imprint now being distributed by Simon &#038; Schuster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the current state of uncertainty and lack of communication from the new owners to both retailers as well as many publishers, we have to do what is best to serve our customers,&#8221; Udon chief of operations Erik Ko said. &#8220;We realize this is a deep inconvenience for many retailers, but we&#8217;re trying to do our best to serve our partners and fans, while minimizing risk and moving forward in an uncertain time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This has affected the first issue of Udon&#8217;s new series Mega Man Timelines, which has been pushed back a month to a June 25 release. Udon&#8217;s future comics, manga, and art books will be distributed though Lunar, which presumably includes any more of the Capcom-licensed books it&#8217;s famous for\u2014like Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and Final Fight\u2014as well as its books based on games like Elden Ring and Persona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"5155b297-8934-441e-9199-6ed3f5e8a069\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Marvel Rivals tier list\" data-dimension48=\"Marvel Rivals tier list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:431px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"FunBhJw72viDpvnP7uFZu\" name=\"marvel rivals iron man\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/udon-publisher-of-street-fighter-mega-man-elden-ring-and-other-videogame-comics-and-art-books-is-the-latest-to-cut-ties-with-bankrupt-distributor-diamond-comics.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-tier-list-best-characters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"5155b297-8934-441e-9199-6ed3f5e8a069\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Marvel Rivals tier list\" data-dimension48=\"Marvel Rivals tier list\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Marvel Rivals tier list<\/strong><\/a>: Best characters for each role<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-characters\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marvel Rivals characters<\/strong><\/a>: Current and confirmed roster<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-ranks-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marvel Rivals ranks<\/strong><\/a>: How to climb in competitive<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marvel Rivals codes<\/strong><\/a>: Grab free gear and more<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-crosshair-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marvel Rivals crosshairs<\/strong><\/a>: The best custom reticles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/udon-publisher-of-street-fighter-mega-man-elden-ring-and-other-videogame-comics-and-art-books-is-the-latest-to-cut-ties-with-bankrupt-distributor-diamond-comics\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until 2020, Diamond Comic Distributors held a near-monopoly on getting comic books to retailers in the US. Publishers like Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Viz, Boom, and Udon all sold their comics exclusively through Diamond, though hearing retailers grumble about them\u2014often claiming books arrived damaged, late, or not at all, especially in small-town shops\u2014was common. When Diamond announced it would cease shipments during the Covid-19 pandemic in March of 2020, DC took it as an opportunity to jump ship, switching to Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors for its monthly releases and Penguin Random House for book-sized releases. One by one other publishers followed, including Marvel, until Diamond declared bankruptcy in January of 2025. Udon was one of the last publishers to remain with Diamond&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/udon-publisher-of-street-fighter-mega-man-elden-ring-and-other-videogame-comics-and-art-books-is-the-latest-to-cut-ties-with-bankrupt-distributor-diamond-comics\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1218492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[5491],"class_list":["post-1218491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-gaming-industry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Udon, publisher of Street Fighter, Mega Man, Elden Ring, and other videogame comics and art books, is the latest to cut ties with bankrupt distributor Diamond Comics | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Until 2020, Diamond Comic Distributors held a near-monopoly on getting comic books to retailers in the US. 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