With over 70 creators having pulled out already, and major comic book companies such as DC having done so as well, Diamond Comics, Geppi Family Enterprises, has pulled out of ECCC.
Washington State has been the initial hotspot for the Coronavirus in the United States. There are 32 confirmed cases with 9 deaths. The deaths primarily have been in a nursing home with those passing being elderly with underlying conditions. Needless to say, the anxiety and caution around the spread of the virus has effected the comic convention circuit.
ECCC, the upcoming convention in Seattle, has been hit pretty hard. CGC is out, DC is out, as are 70+ creators. The latest company to pull out is Geppi Family Enterprises. Geppi family Enterprises is the parent company of Diamond Select Toys and Diamond Comic Distributors, pretty much the sole means for distributing comics to American comic shops.
See the statement below: