U.S. Distribution Follows Rollout in Canada
The independent comics publisher Zenescope Entertainment has inked a deal with the Canadian distributor Universal to distribute its full line in the U.S. Universal was already distributing Zenescope in Canada, so the new agreement is an expansion of that relationship.
“We’ve had a fantastic experience working with Universal so far,” said Zenescope CEO Joe Brusha in a statement accompanying the announcement. “Having a strong distributor delivering our comics and graphic novels into the U.S. market again is a major step forward for us and creates new opportunities for both Zenescope and comic retailers nationwide.”
Zenescope had previously been distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors (see “Zenescope to Move to Diamond’s Deluxe Tier”) but cut ties with the company in June 2025, going direct-to-retailer for a few months before signing on with the small distributor Philbo. However, Zenescope does not appear in the Philbo catalog after its August/November issue.
Zenescope is one of 31 vendors whose inventory Diamond attempted to seize and sell (see “Diamond Files Adversary Proceedings”), an issue that remains unresolved (see “Diamond Holds Nearly $50 Million in Publishers’ Consignment Inventory”).
Source: ICv2
