DC Comics Direct Channel #875

March 18, 2008


TRINITY, the new weekly series that reunites the Thunderbolts creative team of writer Kurt Busiek and penciller Mark Bagley, is set to make its explosive debut in June with an extra-sized 40-page issue at the regular series price of $2.99!

Busiek, Bagley and inker Art Thibert write and illustrate the lead stories for this series, which begins by exploring the unusual bond — and importance — of DC's top three characters, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, as a mysterious dream links them together and may prophesy important changes in their trinity!

Busiek is joined on TRINITY’s second features by cowriter Fabian Nicieza. The second feature in issue #1, illustrated by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens, looks at the mysterious connection between the villains who are watching the Trinity — as well as the future for these characters and the world!

Second features in issues #2-4 star some of the other important players in this epic storyline, with art by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher (on issue #2’s second feature), Mike Norton & Jerry Ordway (on issue #3), and the teams of McDaniel & Owens and Norton & Ordway (on issue #4).

TRINITY issues #1-4 are solicited in the April Previews, and are scheduled to arrive in stores in June with cover prices of $2.99 U.S. each.


With the first issue of TRINITY, DC Comics’ new weekly series, scheduled to arrive in stores on June 4, DC announces that the first four issues of TRINITY will be fully returnable for qualifying Diamond retailers.

Retailers must meet DC’s qualification levels each month to take advantage of this incentive. To qualify to make returns on TRINITY #1-4, retailers must place final orders on each of these issues equal to or greater than their orders on COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #4 (FEB080177).

Qualifying retailers will be required to return stripped covers from returnable issues of TRINITY and an affidavit of destruction to Diamond Comic Distributors at a date to be named later. Retailers will then be issued credit for each copy, minus 10% of the cover price ($.29).

TRINITY issues #1-4 are solicited in the April Previews.


The offices of DC Comics and WildStorm Productions will be closed Friday, March 21 for Good Friday.


The following DC items are priced at 70% off through April 7, 2007:

52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN #1
52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN #2
52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN #3
52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN #4
THE ALL NEW ATOM #18
AMERICAN VIRGIN #21
BLUE BEETLE #20
BLUE BEETLE #21
CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #1
CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #2
CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #3
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #1
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #2
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #3
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #4
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #13
DEATHBLOW #8
THE EXTERMINATORS #24
GEN13 #15
INFINITY INC. #4
JLA CLASSIFIED #47
JLA CLASSIFIED #48
JONAH HEX #26
JSA CLASSIFIED #32
LOVELESS #18
LOVELESS #19
LOVELESS #20
LOVELESS #21
MAD CLASSICS #20
MAD MAGAZINE #485
METAMORPHO: YEAR ONE #4
METAMORPHO: YEAR ONE #5
MIDNIGHTER #14
SCALPED #10
SCALPED #11
SCALPED #12
SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #1
SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #2
SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #3
SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #4
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #36 $2
SUPERMAN ANNUAL #13
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #10
TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: ION #1
TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #10
THE UN-MEN #5
WILDSTORM FINE ARTS SPOTLIGHT ON GEN13
WONDER GIRL #4


Final orders are due BEFORE Thursday, March 20.

04/09/2008 - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #16 $2.99
04/09/2008 - BATMAN: DEATH MASK #1 $2.99
04/09/2008 - BOOSTER GOLD #8 $2.99
04/09/2008 - CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #24 (JOHNNY DC) $2.25
04/09/2008 - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 3 $2.99
04/09/2008 - THE EXTERMINATORS #28 (VERTIGO) $2.99
04/09/2008 - GEN13 #19 (WILDSTORM) $2.99
04/09/2008 - GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #7 $2.99
04/09/2008 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS #23 $2.99
04/09/2008 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14 $2.99
04/09/2008 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14 VARIANT EDITION $2.99
04/09/2008 - NUMBER OF THE BEAST #1 (WILDSTORM) $2.99
04/09/2008 - NUMBER OF THE BEAST #1 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) $2.99
04/09/2008 - SALVATION RUN #6 $2.99
04/09/2008 - SIMON DARK #7 $2.99
04/09/2008 - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #14 $2.99
04/09/2008 - TINY TITANS #3 (JOHNNY DC) $2.25
04/09/2008 - TITANS #1 $3.50
04/09/2008 - TITANS #1 VARIANT EDITION $3.50
04/09/2008 - THE UN-MEN #9 (VERTIGO) $2.99
04/09/2008 - WONDER WOMAN #19 $2.99
04/09/2008 - YOUNG LIARS #2 (VERTIGO) $2.99
04/23/2008 - JONAH HEX VOL. 4: ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG TP $12.99
04/30/2008 - MYSTERY IN SPACE VOL. 2 TP $17.99
04/30/2008 - SHOWCASE PRESENTS: CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN VOL. 2 TP $16.99
04/30/2008 - SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS TP (WILDSTORM) $14.99


03/21/08 - A - THE SPIRIT #13
03/28/08 - A - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #12
04/04/08 - B - GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #5
04/04/08 - B - GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #5 VARIANT EDITION
04/04/08 - B - GREEN LANTERN CORPS #21
04/04/08 - B - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #11
04/11/08 - A - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #13
04/11/08 - A - THE SPIRIT #14
04/11/08 - B - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 10

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


ALL STAR SUPERMAN #10
THE AUTHORITY: PRIME #6 (WILDSTORM)
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #15
BLUE BEETLE #25
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #43 (JOHNNY DC)
COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #6
COUNTDOWN SPECIAL: ECLIPSO 80-PAGE GIANT
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #8
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 5
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #17 (VERTIGO)
EMPTY EMPIRE VOL. 7 (CMX)
FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH #6 (WILDSTORM)
GREEN LANTERN #29
HELLBLAZER #242 (VERTIGO)
JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 4 HC
JACK OF FABLES #21 (VERTIGO)
JSA CLASSIFIED #36
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #40
LOVELESS #23 (VERTIGO)
NIGHTWING: THE LOST YEAR TP
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY: JACK HAWKSMOOR #1 (WILDSTORM)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BOOSTER GOLD VOL. 1 TP
THE SPIRIT #15
TEEN TITANS #57
TEEN TITANS GO! #53 (JOHNNY DC)
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #7
WILDSTORM: REVELATIONS #6 (WILDSTORM)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #5 (WILDSTORM)

DC DIRECT:
AFRO SAMURAI ACTION FIGURE MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT
AFRO SAMURAI ACTION FIGURE INNER CASE ASSORTMENT
AFRO SAMURAI ACTION FIGURE
AFRO SAMURAI: JUSTICE ACTION FIGURE
AFRO SAMURAI: KUMA ACTION FIGURE
AFRO SAMURAI: NINJA NINJA ACTION FIGURE
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 2 BALANCED CASE ASSORTMENT
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 2 BALANCED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 2 WEIGHTED CASE ASSORTMENT
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 2 WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 2: HAWKGIRL ACTION FIGURE
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 2: BATMAN ACTION FIGURE
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 2: AMAZO ACTION FIGURE


ACTION COMICS #863
ACTION COMICS #863 VARIANT EDITION
THE ALL NEW ATOM #22
AMERICAN SPLENDOR: SEASON TWO #1 (VERTIGO)
COUNTDOWN SPECIAL: KAMANDI, THE LAST BOY ON EARTH 80-PAGE GIANT
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 4
DC SPECIAL: RAVEN #2
DETECTIVE COMICS #843
INFINITY INC. #8
JONAH HEX #30
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #44 (JOHNNY DC)
LEADER'S HIGH VOL. 01 (CMX)
LOONEY TUNES #161 (JOHNNY DC)
METAL MEN #7
MIDNIGHTER #18 (WILDSTORM)
NEW DYNAMIX #2 (WILDSTORM)
NEW DYNAMIX #2 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM)
NIGHTWING #143
SCALPED #16 (VERTIGO)
SHAZAM: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY VOL. 2 TP (REPLACEMENT COPIES)
STORMWATCH PHD VOL. 02 TP (WILDSTORM)
SUPERGIRL #28
SUPERMAN: 3-2-1 ACTION TP
TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL. 10 (CMX)
TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #12
THE VINYL UNDERGROUND #7 (VERTIGO)

DC DIRECT:
GREEN ARROW 13" DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE
WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2: CHEETAH BUST


DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES:
04/09/08 - ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 - 02/13/08
04/09/08 - ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 VARIANT EDITION - 02/13/08
04/09/08 - BATMAN: LOVERS AND MADMEN HC - 04/02/08
04/09/08 - CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK TP - 04/02/08
04/09/08 - JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED: TIES THAT BIND TP - 04/02/08
04/09/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14 - 03/26/08
04/09/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14 VARIANT EDITION - 03/26/08
04/09/08 - SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE QUEST FOR COSMIC BOY TP (JOHNNY DC) - 04/02/08
04/16/08 - BATMAN #675 - 03/26/08
04/16/08 - GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE HC - 04/09/08
04/16/08 - SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 2 TP - 04/09/08
04/16/08 - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #7 - 03/19/08
04/23/08 - ACTION COMICS #863 - 03/26/08
04/23/08 - ACTION COMICS #863 VARIANT EDITION - 03/26/08
04/23/08 - BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 5 TP - 04/16/08
04/23/08 - JONAH HEX VOL. 4: ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUING TP - 04/16/08
04/23/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL. 02: THY KINGDOM COME PART 1 HC - 04/16/08
04/30/08 - ADAM STRANGE ARCHIVES VOL. 3 HC - 03/26/08
04/30/08 - BATMAN #676 - 04/23/08
04/30/08 - BATMAN #676 VARIANT EDITION - 04/23/08
04/30/08 - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #8 - 04/23/08
04/30/08 - MYSTERY IN SPACE VOL. 2 TP - 04/23/08
04/30/08 - SHOWCASE PRESENTS: CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN VOL. 2 TP - 04/23/08
04/30/08 - SUPERMAN/ BATMAN VOL. 06: TORMENT HC - 04/23/08

DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES:
04/23/08 - AFRO SAMURAI BUST - 03/12/08
04/23/08 - AFRO SAMURAI: JUSTICE BUST - 03/12/08

CMX MANGA SHIPPING CHANGES:
04/09/08 - PRESENTS VOL. 3 - 04/02/08
04/09/08 - TEARS OF A LAMB VOL. 2 - 04/02/08
04/16/08 - CIPHER VOL. 11 - 04/09/08
04/16/08 - VARIANTE VOL. 3 - 04/09/08
04/23/08 - DOROTHEA VOL. 1 - 04/16/08
04/23/08 - I HATE YOU MORE THAN ANYONE VOL. 4 - 04/16/08
04/30/08 - GON VOL. 4 - 04/23/08

VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES:
04/09/08 - GOD SAVE THE QUEEN SC - 04/02/08
04/16/08 - UN-MEN VOL. 1: GET YOUR FREAK ON TP - 04/09/08
04/16/08 - FAKER TP (VERTIGO) - 03/26/08
04/30/08 - LOVELESS #24 - 04/23/08

WILDSTORM SHIPPING CHANGES:
04/16/08 - WILDSTORM: ARMAGEDDON TP - 04/09/08
04/23/08 - TEAM ZERO TP - 04/16/08
04/30/08 - SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS TP - 04/23/08