{"id":101222,"date":"2026-02-24T20:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/895237968"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:34:27","slug":"comicspro-lunar-stops-early-shipping-to-23-retailers-for-breaking-street-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/comicspro-lunar-stops-early-shipping-to-23-retailers-for-breaking-street-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"ComicsPRO: Lunar Stops Early Shipping to 23 Retailers for Breaking Street Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Twenty-three retailers have lost their early shipping privileges because of proven street date violations, Lunar Distribution Co-Founder Christina Merkler said during her ComicsPRO presentation.  The news was met with applause from the attendees.  \u201cWe take it very seriously,\u201d Merkler said.  \u201cIt\u2019s not just Whatnot users, and I want to make that clear.  I have as many violations from brick and mortars and online as I do Whatnot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marvel Comics VP of Print & Digital Publishing David Gabriel made the same point in his presentation later the same day, indicating that this is a problem for comics distributed by Penguin Random House, as Marvel is, as well as Lunar.  \u201cRetailers have been emailing constantly about this and bringing it up here,\u201d Gabriel said.  \u201cWe’re keeping an eye on it. We’re working with PRH.  I know the retailers that get to us, they’re saying that all the publishers are dealing with this.  It is an issue that we are watching and we are keeping a careful eye on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ralph DiBernardo of Jetpack Comics in Rochester, New Hampshire, discussed the problem in 2024, explaining its importance and pointing to several blatant cases of shops selling product before the release date (see \u201cTalk Back<\/u><\/a>\u201d).<\/p>\n

Diamond Comic Distributors began shipping comics to arrive in stores on the day before release in 2011 (see \u201cGrowing Pains<\/u><\/a>\u201d) with a \u201cmystery shopper\u201d system to ensure compliance.  Prior to that, comics arrived on Wednesdays; in 2006, Corbit Wilkins of Captain Comics described how he had to have an extra employee to help get the comics unpacked, checked, and into racks and pull boxes before the store opened (see \u201cStreet Dates<\/u><\/a>\u201d).<\/p>\n

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