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As the confidence game of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt throughout the humans , comic book lector will have wanted few comics to opt fromMarvelandDCin the get weeks . With comic Holy Writ store already get out in the irritating limbo follow societal distancing policies , Marvel and DC both confirmed there would be no new mirthful book coming out for April 1st , 2020 .
DC Comics ' in style digital sacking plans contain no unexampled comics outdoors of slated digital - first button such asBatman : The dangerous undertaking Continues # 1 , Gen : Lock # 14andTeen Titans Go ! to Camp # 6along with several back - issues and digital collections . Marvel , on the other handwriting , is releasing no digital comicsfollowing Diamond Comic Distributor ’s decision to cease shipments .
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The coronavirus pandemic has had far - reaching implication over the last few week . Many comical book shop are closed due tolockdown order shutting down all non - essential businesses . Those retailers which do remain open ( often only with curbside delivery ) are further chivy by logistical trouble also stemming from the outbreak . This lead Diamond Comic Distributors to announce a stop in the merchant marine of novel comics slated to go on sale April 1st or later " until further notice " . While there was hope the Big Two would but transfer new funnies to digital releasesthrough apps like Comixology , those prospects seem dashed for the second .
Hopefully , the quarantine will end , allowing the grown Two publishers to return to business as common . Given the condition , however , it seems likeMarvel and DCwill take a " wait - and - see " approaching . They could simply check the comic book liberation by weeks or even months in fiat to wait for a lull in the quarantine , which some Leslie Townes Hope might be possible if COVID-19 follows the same patterns as the seasonal flu . However , even if this affirmative scenario come to pass , publisher would also have to be prepare for the second round of quarantine - related disruption in the winter month . The publisher could also release new material in a spread out , piecemeal fashion while judging the military strength of the digital - only market . Either way , it does n’t seem like comic book readers have much to calculate forward in the coming calendar month , as the entire industry breathe for a genuinely humorless April Fools .
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