Category: Comics

I mean a whole week without comics! It’s unthinkable!

Well, the comic gods smile upon this week and everything has arrived (including the missing shipment from November 19)! So, this week we have a double dose of comic goodness!

Hope to see you all soon and thank you so much for your patience and understanding!

Just got an email from Diamond Comics (our distributor) stating the comic shipment scheduled to arrive Wednesday, November 20, 2013 has been tentatively delayed until Friday, November 22, 2013! =(

What happened was this: the truck that all of our comics were on got into an accident and the insurance company is holding onto the truck to assess damage. Diamond and everyone involved is doing the best that they can and this is a problem that ALL comic stores in Edmonton will have (not localized to just us).

Again, very sorry for the delay and hope to have all of the comics on Friday (but it may not be until Monday before they arrive).

Here is a link listing all of the delayed comics: http://www.previewsworld.com/shipping/newreleases.txt

And, here is a copy of the email that got sent out to all Edmonton comic stores:

********** UPDATED EDMONTON SHIPPING ADVISORY **********

Dear Valued Diamond Customer:

The truck carrying this week’s shipment to the Edmonton drop point is
still being held by the insurance company to assess damage and the
safety of the vehicle.  We currently estimate that it will deliver to
Edmonton in time for customers to be able to pick-up sometime on Friday,
November 22.  Please be advised that this information is subject to
change and Diamond will email you with any new updates as we receive
them. 

If you receive store delivery via courier, our current estimations of
arrival dates means your shipment will not deliver until early next
week.  Therefore, if you would like to pick this shipment up at the drop
point (assuming the current Friday pick up estimation holds) so you have
it before the weekend please notify your customer service representative
and we can arrange that for you. 

If you have any questions please contact your Diamond customer service
representative.

DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS

Our shipment scheduled for the week of December 28 will NOT arrive until the first week of January.

Just got this email from my sales rep:

Hello folks, if you are receiving this email, that means you are one of the affected people by the Edmonton drop point truck delay that occurred on 12/24/12. A truck had broken down on Christmas Eve on the way from the states to Edmonton. Since it was Christmas Eve and the next day was Christmas Day, this provided a difficult task for the driver to get parts to repair the truck. I have been told the truck’s replacement parts were shipped today and are due to be there tomorrow to repair the truck. The truck is estimated to arrive in Edmonton on Monday 1/31/12 on New Year’s Eve. Please contact the drop point after or on Monday to make sure the truck is there before making the trip. If you are using a courier service to receive product from Edmonton, don’t expect delivery of product until at least Thursday 1/4/13. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you and rest assured we will do our absolute best to get your product delivered to you by these estimated guidelines. If you have any questions feel free to contact me and I will do everything I can to help clarify any indiscretions you may have. Thank you folks for your time!!
Casey  Diamond Comic Distributors International Customer Service

Unfortuantely, this is completely out of my hands.

Very sorry for this inconvenience.