DC Comics Direct Channel #854

October 23, 2007


They are the two most dangerous criminal masterminds in the world: Lex Luthor and the Joker. And, along with the rest of the world's nastiest super villains, they have just been exiled by the government to the remote planet known as "Salvation." Will these villains, freed from the constraints of a society that fears and scorns them, embrace this opportunity to reform? Will they begin a new era of redemption? Or will these legendary evils go for each other’s throats, while the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance?

Written by acclaimed writer Bill Willingham (DAY OF VENGEANCE, FABLES) and featuring the art of Sean Chen and Walden Wong, SALVATION RUN throws together the nastiest and most frightening elements of the DC Universe to create an action-heavy thriller sure to pull in fans from every corner of the DC Nation

But if that wasn’t enough, take a closer look at the battle raging on the distant planet with a sneak peek at an all-new variant cover to SALVATION RUN #1, by artist Joe Corroney (Star Wars).

This new variant cover replaces the previously announced variant cover.

SALVATION RUN #1 Standard Edition (SEP070153) is on Final Order Cutoff on Thursday, October 25. As a reminder, retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (SEP070154), featuring a cover by Joe Corroney, for every ten copies of the Standard Edition ordered.


Myspace has posted a 7-page preview of NORTHLANDERS #1 on its comics forum, along with a special introduction to the series by writer Brian Wood. The preview can be seen on Myspace.com/comicbooks at http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...ogID=319921903


SENTENCES has been reviewed by The Los Angeles Times Book Review, calling it “an urban folk tale, like Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land, with hints of Jack Kerouac's On the Road” and saying “No matter what color you are, you know these people, the bad boys with souls who won't settle for less. If you're a woman, you've probably had a crush on one. If you're a man you've probably wanted to be one. If you were one of them, and you're reading this, you either found redemption or made it big. And a lot of your friends are dead.”

In addition, SENTENCES writer Percy Carey is being interviewed by ABC World News Tonight for a webcast later this month.


The following title has been reprinted and is available for order:

TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 8: DIRGE TP (AUG078143) (3rd printing) Now priced $14.99/17.99 Can.


Starting today, Diamond is running its annual Holiday Sales Blizzard, offering incredible savings to retailers now through November 21!

Retailers may go to https://retailer.diamondcomics.com/m...i=62704&si=124 to find collected editions from DC Comics, Vertigo and WildStorm, as well as select items from DC Direct!


With excitement over the GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR storyline continuing to build, retailers are reminded that all parts of the story to date are available for reorder now. Make sure you have enough copies in stock!

09/12/07 - PART 01 - GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1 (4TH PRINT)
08/08/07 - PART 02 - GREEN LANTERN #21 (2ND PRINT)
09/19/07 - PART 03 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS #14 (3RD PRINT)
09/19/07 - PART 04 - GREEN LANTERN #22 (2ND PRINT)
09/19/07 - PART 05 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS #15 (2ND PRINT)
10/24/07 - PART 06 - GREEN LANTERN #23 (2ND PRINT)
10/03/07 - PART 07 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS #16
10/10/07 - PART 08 - GREEN LANTERN #24
10/24/07 - PART 09 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS #17
11/28/07 - PART 10 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS #18
12/12/07 - PART 11 - GREEN LANTERN #25
12/12/07 - PART 11 - GREEN LANTERN #25 VARIANT EDITION
10/24/07 - TIE-IN ISSUE - TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: PARALLAX #1 (2ND PRINT)
10/03/07 - TIE-IN ISSUE - TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: CYBORG SUPERMAN #1
10/24/07 - TIE-IN ISSUE - BLUE BEETLE #20
10/24/07 - TIE-IN ISSUE - TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: SUPERMAN PRIME #1
12/12/07 - TIE-IN ISSUE - TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: ION #1


Final orders are due BEFORE Thursday, October 25.

11/14/2007 - 100 BULLETS #86 (VERTIGO)
11/14/2007 - ALL STAR SUPERMAN #9
11/14/2007 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1
11/14/2007 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 VARIANT EDITION
11/14/2007 - THE BATMAN STRIKES! #39 (JOHNNY DC)
11/14/2007 - BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE #4
11/14/2007 - BOOSTER GOLD #4
11/14/2007 - CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #2
11/14/2007 - CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #19 (JOHNNY DC)
11/14/2007 - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 24
11/14/2007 - DMZ #25 (VERTIGO)
11/14/2007 - FABLES #67 (VERTIGO)
11/14/2007 - GEN13 #14 (WILDSTORM)
11/14/2007 - GREEN ARROW /BLACK CANARY #2
11/14/2007 - GREEN ARROW /BLACK CANARY #2 VARIANT EDITION
11/14/2007 - JLA CLASSIFIED #46
11/14/2007 - NIGHTWING #138
11/14/2007 - SALVATION RUN #1
11/14/2007 - SALVATION RUN #1 VARIANT EDITION
11/14/2007 - SIMON DARK #2
11/14/2007 - SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #3
11/14/2007 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN #42
11/14/2007 - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #9
11/14/2007 - TEEN TITANS EAST SPECIAL #1
11/14/2007 - UN-MEN #4 (VERTIGO)
11/14/2007 - WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #12 (WILDSTORM)
11/14/2007 - WONDER GIRL #3
11/14/2007 - WONDER WOMAN #14
11/14/2007 - WONDER WOMAN #14 VARIANT EDITION
11/14/2007 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT #1 (WILDSTORM)
11/21/2007 - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11
11/28/2007 - HAWKGIRL: HAWKMAN RETURNS TP
11/28/2007 - MIDNIGHTER VOL. 1: KILLING MACHINE TP (WILDSTORM)
11/28/2007 - SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL VOL. 1 TP
11/28/2007 - TESTAMENT VOL. 3: BABEL TP (VERTIGO)


B - THE BATMAN STRIKES! #37
B - COUNTDOWN PRESENTS THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: WILDSTORM #1
A - THE TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #8
C - CATWOMAN #71
B - BLUE BEETLE #19
A - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #6
K - CLUBBING
K - COUNTDOWN 43
K - COUNTDOWN 42
K - COUNTDOWN 41
K - COUNTDOWN 40
K - RE-GIFTERS
K - HIGHWAYMEN #1

Returnable Books Key:
A - Late Ship
B - Change In Creative Team
C - Not As Solicited
D - Mislabeled Crossover
E - Unlabeled Mature Title
F - Incorrect Price
G - Wrong UPC Code
H - Unmatched Cover & Interior Content
I - Printing Error Comic
J - Shipped Returnable
K - With Qualifying Initial Order
L - Made returnable at DC's discretion

*Accompanied by a Diamond Distributors Return Authorization Form


52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN #3
ACTION COMICS #858
ACTION COMICS #858 VARIANT EDITION
AMERICAN VIRGIN #20 (VERITGO)
BATMAN #670
BATMAN #670 VARIANT EDITION
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #38 (JOHNNY DC)
COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #1
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #3
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 26
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #2
THE CREEPER: WELCOME TO CREEPVILLE TP
CRIME BIBLE: THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #1
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #12 (VERITGO)
DC INFINITE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #2
THE FLASH: WONDERLAND TP
GON VOL. 2 (CMX)
JACK OF FABLES #16 (VERITGO)
JSA CLASSIFIED #31
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #10
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #10 VARIANT EDITION
MIDNIGHTER: ARMAGEDDON #1 (WILDSTORM)
ROBIN ANNUAL #7
SAMURAI COMMANDO MISSION 1549 VOL. 2 (CMX)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: TEEN TITANS VOL. 2 TP
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #35 (JOHNNY DC)
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #8
SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS #6 (WILDSTORM)
TEEN TITANS GO! #48 (JOHNNY DC)
THE TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #9

DC DIRECT:
BATMAN AND SON BALANCED MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT
BATMAN AND SON BALANCED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT
BATMAN AND SON: BATMAN ACTION FIGURE
BATMAN AND SON: NINJA MANBAT ACTION FIGURE
BATMAN AND SON: ROBIN & DAMIAN 2 PACK
BATMAN AND SON: THE JOKER ACTION FIGURE
BATMAN AND SON WEIGHTED MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT
BATMAN AND SON WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT
BATMAN AND SON SOLID PACK BATMAN CASE ASSORTMENT


THE ALL NEW ATOM #17
CAIRO HC (VERTIGO)
COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: RED RAIN #1
COUNTDOWN SPECIAL: JIMMY OLSEN 80-PAGE GIANT
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 25
THE EXTERMINATORS #23 (VERTIGO)
FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH #1 ASH COVER (WILDSTORM)
FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH #1 FREDDY COVER (WILDSTORM)
FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH #1 JASON COVER (WILDSTORM)
GREEN ARROW: ROAD TO JERICHO TP
GREEN LANTERN CORPS: A DARKER SHADE OF GREEN TP
HEROES HC - ALEX ROSS COVER (WILDSTORM)
HEROES HC - JIM LEE COVER (WILDSTORM)
INFINITY INC. #3
JONAH HEX #25
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #39 (JOHNNY DC)
KING OF CARDS VOL. 2 (CMX)
LOONEY TUNES #156 (JOHNNY DC)
MAD MAGAZINE #484
METAL MEN #4
METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #3
MIDNIGHTER #13 (WILDSTORM)
ROBIN #168
ROBIN #168 VARIANT EDITION
ROBIN: TEENAGE WASTELAND TP
SCALPED #11 (VERTIGO)
SEIMADEN VOL. 10 (CMX)
SUPERGIRL #23
SUPERGIRL #23 VARIANT EDITION
SUPERMAN #670
TRANQUILITY: ARMAGEDDON #1 (WILDSTORM)
THE VINYL UNDERGROUND #2 (VERTIGO)
WILDSTORM FINE ARTS SPECIAL: SPOTLIGHT ON THE AUTHORITY (WILDSTORM)
WORLD WAR III TP
Y: THE LAST MAN #59 (VERTIGO)


DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES:
11/14/07 - ALL STAR SUPERMAN #9 - 08/22/07
11/14/07 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 - 10/17/07
11/14/07 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS VARIANT EDITION #1 - 10/17/07
11/14/07 - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11 - 11/14/07
11/21/07 - THE SPIRIT #11 - 10/17/07
11/28/07 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #2 - 11/21/07
11/28/07 - CRIME BIBLE: THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #2 - 11/07/07
12/12/07 - GREEN LANTERN #25 - 11/28/07
12/12/07 - GREEN LANTERN #25 VARIANT EDITION - 11/28/07
12/12/07 - TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: ION #1 - 11/28/07
12/19/07 - THE SPIRIT #12 - 11/21/07
01/02/08 - THE SPIRIT #13 - 12/19/07

DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES:
11/14/07 - JLA COVER TO COVER STATUE: WONDER WOMAN - 10/24/07
11/21/07 - BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE DESIGNED BY JIM LEE - 11/07/07
11/21/07 - BATMAN STATUE DARK CRUSADER - 10/10/07
11/21/07 - JUSTICE: ACTION FIGURE BOX SET - 10/31/07

AMERICA'S BEST COMICS (ABC) SHIPPING CHANGES:
11/14/07 - THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: THE BLACK DOSSIER HC VARIANT EDITION - 10/25/06

VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES:
11/21/07 - FAKER #5 - 11/07/07
01/02/08 - FAKER #6 - 12/05/07