Bleeding Cool, a blog for comic book fans, broke the news on March 7 of Amazon’s deeply discounted comics and graphic novels. News spread and fans started scooping up things like expensive box sets for around $15. For a while, most of the books in Amazon’s Top 100 were comic books.
It turned out to be a “glitch” that caused the drop in prices. Publishers Weekly reports that thousands — maybe tens of thousands — of orders were made with those low prices, but it’s still unclear how many of the orders will be honored. Some customers report that they have received their order, while others say their order was cancelled.
PW estimates the damage from the glitch could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars for either Amazon or Diamond Comics Distributors. Publishers who deal through Diamond include Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Avatar, and Dynamite.
Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool also reports that there are currently difficulties on Amazon ordering books represented by Diamond.














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