UPDATE: The Art of George Wilson book
Ok - here's the latest on the book. Not great news if you ordered through Amazon or your local comic shop - the implosion of Diamond Distributors has pretty much eradicated orders for those outlets until a new distributor is brought up to speed for HP which should be soon. If you ordered direct from Hermes Press, the book is in the warehouse within seven days and your order should ship very soon after that occurs. There's a 25% off code good for THE ART OF GEORGE WILSON at the bottom below if you want to reserve a copy from them directly now.
It's been a long, strange journey but it's just about over. Sorry for the delays - I just wrote the thing!
If you have a comic shop, I'm sending HP a bunch of signed bookplates for your direct orders to help ease the pain.
FROM Hermes Press
For the past 20 years, Hermes Press has used Diamond Comics for distribution to comic shops and websites like Amazon. In January, Diamond declared bankruptcy but continued to operate. This past weekend, as some may be aware, Diamond laid off most of their employees, effectively halting distribution of our products and many others.
Good news – we are still waiting on final arrival of George Wilson, Phantom 34, and the Dark Shadows Paper Doll book (expected next week). We have always received the products before Diamond, before shipping out to their distribution center for fulfillment on their end. This is why those who ordered directly from us generally get their products before those elsewhere.
Now for the bad news – if you ordered any of these titles or future titles from Amazon especially, or other sites, they will not be fulfilled for an undetermined amount of time as we look for a new distributor. As of now, the only way to get our books will be directly through our website. We know this isn’t ideal for everyone, but it is the only current option while we work through this change.
If you are a comic book shop and want to get our products, please reach out to info@hermespress.com directly to discuss options on getting direct shipment and pricing from us. We want to help in any way we can as we know you are also moving through this transition and trying to fill orders.
We need your help and support now, more than ever. We are still sending books to the printer and receiving products, and we plan to continue for a very long time.
If you need to pre-order titles, especially those arriving in the near future, please do so at www.hermespress.com and use code MEMORIAL25 for 25% off your order, good through May 27 at 11:50 p.m. (est). We appreciate your support and look forward to getting books into your hands shortly.