The comic book industry might be permanently altered due to the spread of COVID-19. In the past month alone Diamond Comics Distributors has shut its doors and stopped accepting new orders (plus run into cash flow problems), with publishers ceasing the shipping of new books and even pausing work on titles yet to be released. Furthermore the retailers are no doubt in dire straits as a result of these developments, not to mention Shelter in Place orders in various states. All that in mind one major retailer is asking for help in order to make sure that they’re still around