Labor Day Delay: New Comics on Thursday
46 Posted on Sep 7, 2009 in articles by Conor Kilpatrick |
Due to the Labor Day holiday here in the United States, new comics won't arrive in stores this week until Thursday. Please note the following schedule changes:
- The Comics section won't be updated until Tuesday.
- The Pick of the Week will be chosen on Thursday.
- The Best of the Week in... Covers feature won't happen until Friday.
Plan accordingly.
Comments
the Comic God are mad at us!!!
Posted by hellblazer101 on 09/07/09 at 05:19 PM
Yet another reason why our distribution system for comics is an epic fail.
Posted by Jim on 09/07/09 at 05:26 PM
1 day delay is an epic fail? Really?
Posted by CaptDS9E on 09/07/09 at 05:33 PM
I don't think it's an "epic fail", but I wish they'd release the shipping list still. =[
Posted by kwisdumb on 09/07/09 at 05:41 PM
They release the shipping list on monday afternoon, presumably because people finalize it on Monday. Since no one worked today, it's tomorrow.
You might not love Diamond, but they should get a day off now and again.
Posted by josh on 09/07/09 at 05:54 PM
What the hell is Thursday?
Posted by Heroville on 09/07/09 at 06:32 PM
Comics were a day late in the UK last week due to our summer bank holiday so it'll be another Friday Fun day! At least it gives me extra time to read some of them graphic novels I've been meaning to catch up on. All those Astro City trades and the Rick Geary Treasury of Victorian Murders that I've been acquiring since watching those iFanboy video shows. Every cloud...
Posted by TheApeThatEscaped on 09/07/09 at 06:38 PM
Grrrr!
Posted by HailScott on 09/07/09 at 06:38 PM
Canada gets 'em anyway. The world don't stop for you folks you know?
Posted by JumpingJupiter on 09/07/09 at 06:39 PM
@ JumpingJupiter
Enjoy while you can, soon as we are part of the North American Union Canada will wait too.
Posted by Reform on 09/07/09 at 07:11 PM
Wednesday Comics on Thursday!? lololol
Posted by MrWilson on 09/07/09 at 07:11 PM
@ jumpingjupiter at least comics are cheaper here than canada...heh!
Posted by hellblazer101 on 09/07/09 at 07:58 PM
Very disappointing. This kinda throws off my week. Guess I'll just have to deal.
Posted by JeffR on 09/07/09 at 08:20 PM
"NOOOOOOOOOO" -Darth Vader
Posted by OnASunday on 09/07/09 at 08:49 PM
I like this news.
Posted by PaulMontgomery on 09/07/09 at 09:34 PM
Eh, I figured this was gonna happen cause of the holiday. I'm suprised some people are suprised by this though, doesn't this happen every National Holiday?
Posted by comicBOOKchris on 09/07/09 at 10:08 PM
Remember when new comics came out on Friday?
Posted by rush on 09/07/09 at 10:13 PM
@rush: I do!
Posted by conor on 09/07/09 at 10:18 PM
@comicBOOKchris: No, not every national holiday, just the major ones.
Posted by conor on 09/07/09 at 10:19 PM
may....hem?
Posted by Aquaman on 09/07/09 at 10:23 PM
Ironically on Labor Day, the U.S. postal service has the day off.
What sucks more is that I have school on Thursday. So no new comics until middle of the afternoon. Darn :(
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/07/09 at 11:31 PM
Well, boo. And hoo. And boobs.
Posted by WadeWilson on 09/08/09 at 12:20 AM
Doesn't this happen every year? Thought you guys would learn by now, geez!
Wednesday should be renamed "out of the basement day". Lol.
When I was a lad here in the midwest, it was always New Comic Thursday. This almost makes me nostalgic. If only Todd MacFarlane were drawing something on my pull list this week.
Posted by Jimski on 09/08/09 at 12:26 AM
@Aquaman, is that really you?
Posted by DenverDave on 09/08/09 at 12:35 AM
Which means in Australia (specifically Canberra) we won't get books until Monday. Which is my day off. And suits me fine, except I may have to go on media blackout (which means no iFanboy podcast) until Monday.
Posted by g0ofgnewt on 09/08/09 at 12:57 AM
I get paid on thursdays so through various schemes too complex to explain on this post I made this wednesday labor day, just so I could get my comics. Selfish? Maybe. Crazy? Probably. Brilliant? You Betcha.
I blame 52...
@DenverDave
Yes. and I cant get this damn black ring off!!
Posted by Aquaman on 09/08/09 at 02:30 AM
This is great news as it means that my watching of GLEE will not be interrupted - Fox, 9 Eastern.
Posted by Crippler on 09/08/09 at 09:39 AM
I didn't say 1 day of delay is an epic fail-- I said our distribution system is an epic fail. Which it is.
Posted by Jim on 09/08/09 at 11:57 AM
"I get paid on thursdays so through various schemes too complex to explain on this post I made this wednesday labor day, just so I could get my comics. Selfish? Maybe. Crazy? Probably. Brilliant? You Betcha." Labor Day was Monday, so you fail at scheming. But succeed nonetheless!
@MikeFarley: 'Tis why it was so complex. ;) Story of my life.
Posted by Mangaman on 09/09/09 at 01:56 AM
You mean this one day delay, delays the pick of the week. What is this witch magic!?!
Posted by Stepho on 09/09/09 at 03:23 AM
My epic fail of a local comic store gets the new issues 1 or 2 weeks behind everyone else. I have to go all the way downtown Toronto to get stuff on release day (30 minute drive).
Posted by IroncladMerc on 09/09/09 at 07:42 AM
I'm used to it by now but I still don't like it. Hey it's Flag Day comics aren't coming out til Thursday. What??? Look in case like Labor Day if it's a federal holiday and the mail doesn't run that's fine. However, it seems like this happens on more holidays every year.
Posted by JesTr on 09/09/09 at 08:24 AM
I'm gonna drive down to Diamond headquarters and demand my books on Wednesday. Where are they located?
Posted by cromulent on 09/09/09 at 12:01 PM
Oh my god, I am so bored right now. I should be sitting down reading and sipping a sunkist.
What did people do when comics weren't out on Wednesday!?
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/09/09 at 12:03 PM
Yay, comics day doesn't change for me!
Comic days: the one thing Canada can claim it does better than the States. Comic day and hockey..... (oh wait... damn)
Posted by mikegraham6 on 09/09/09 at 12:20 PM
They still came out on Wednesday in Canada!
We Canadians are better at these as well,not just hockey and comic day:
1)BEER 2)Apologizing 3)Poutine 4)Maple Syrup 5)Elections
Many more to mention I'm sure but just a short example.
Posted by harwellpkg on 09/09/09 at 02:12 PM
Oh yeah, gotta love us Canadians getting comics today! All you Canadians here, high five! We're also better at crushing people's heads with you thumb and pointing finger.
Posted by CGPO on 09/09/09 at 02:38 PM
It's not just comics by the way guys. Everything else is behind too. I work at a video store where we get movies shipped to us a week ahead of time every Tuesday, but this week they won't be in until Thursday. And Canada is better at hockey? Really? Don't American teams win the Stanley Cup pretty much every year? And I don't care how many players are from Canada. They're playing for teams based in the Great U. S. of A.!
Posted by ActualButt on 09/09/09 at 02:42 PM
Comment deleted. That's quite enough of that.
Posted by conor on 09/09/09 at 03:29 PM
Maybe its just me but I'm not worried about the delay. I don't pick my books up until Friday most weeks anyway. My advise would be to go pick up a trade of something and read it until the new books come out.
Posted by martianmonkey on 09/09/09 at 08:12 PM
Mine only get shipped at the end of every month so most of the time i'm behind everyone anyways!They could come out Saturday and it wouldn't change a thing for me.
Posted by harwellpkg on 09/10/09 at 05:18 PM
Rats.
Posted by Gabe on 09/07/09 at 05:15 PM