Comics distributor Cold Cut Distribution has been sold to Rogue Wolf Entertainment. According to their press release, “As you read this, thousands of comics are being packed up and shipped from their old home in Salinas, California, to their new home in Chicago, Illinois.” Cold Cut, founded in 1994, claims to be “the leading reorder distributor of independent and small- to mid-size press comics in the United States.”
Cold Cut isn’t leaving their clients high and dry: their online ordering system at www.coldcut.com is still operational, but they’ll be unable to fulfill orders while the inventory is in transit. “We expect to be back up to full speed by the end of February,” said Rogue Wolf Vice President Lance Stahlberg. “We’ve already begun to reach out to customers and publishers, making sure inventory gaps are kept to a minimum as we rebuild.”
About the sale, Cold Cut’s owner Mark Thompson said “I’d been looking for someone who could take the company to the next level, and Lance and his team are exactly the right people for the job. Having Cold Cut located in Chicago will cut shipping times and costs for most of our customers and suppliers, and makes more sense for the entire industry.”
Rogue Wolf expects to maintain Cold Cut’s current discount rates and terms.
Rogue Wolf Entertainment was founded in 2006 “with the idea of creating comics for comic fans. They currently produce three web-comic titles—Nocturnal Essence, Red Shift, and The Veil. With this new addition to their corporate portfolio, their focus will be on helping their fellow creators and valued supporters succeed and hopefully improve the comics industry as a whole in the process.”