Episode 166 - Pencils Down and the Decline of American Comics

The Last King Podcast

In this all comics episode of the Last King Podcast, we speak about the ongoing Pencils Down orders to comics writers and artists. And also analyze the state of the industry with the decline of the American comics industry. Joining us this week is our good friend Hidzir from the Genre Equality Podcast. Now with the current onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, many non-essential businesses have to shut down, which includes all comic book shops. Now even before the quarantines, comic book shops have been struggling to remain relevant in a digital world. And in the past month, the monopolistic comics distribution company, Diamond, announced halting all shipment on new products. It is an extremely tumultuous time for comic book fans, creators and sellers. And with no end in sight of when the global pandemic will subside, we discuss the fate of the American comics industry and what we could do to keep it alive.