DC Comics Direct Channel #883

May 13, 2008


With anticipation building for the new weekly series TRINITY, DC Comics announces that a video trailer for the series has been posted at Diamond's retailer website.

Retailers can download the trailer by going to https://retailer.diamondcomics.com/m.../TRINITY_8.mov. DC encourages retailers to post it at their websites, put it on a disc to run on a computer in your store, or use it any other way you can think of.

DC also reminds retailers that TRINITY #1 (APR080162) is on Final Order Cutoff on Thursday, May 15. This 40-page debut issue, featuring the regular series price of $2.99, has a lead story by writer Kurt Busiek and artists Mark Bagley & Art Thibert, a second feature by writers Kurt Busiek & Fabian Nicieza and artists Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens, and a cover by artists Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino.

As the series begins, DC's top three characters - Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman - find they are linked together by a mysterious dream that may prophesy important changes in their trinity! And this issue's second feature looks at the mysterious connection between the villains who are watching the Trinity - as well as the future for these characters and the world!

And don't forget - retailers may make full returns on TRINITY #1-4 by placing 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 #1 (APR080162) is solicited in the April Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 4.


The following downloadable promo items are now available on the DC Retailer page at Diamondcomics.com:

. ALL STAR BATMAN header card, Shelf Talker and co-op ad
. DEMO Shelf Talker and Header Card
. FINAL CRISIS co-op ad slick and store bag slick
. BATMAN R.I.P. Checklist and Co-op Ad slick
. BATMAN Licensee List - updated
. SUPERMAN Licensee List - updated
. TRINITY Trailer


Please note that the following items are now sold out at DC:

1960S TV ANIMATION BATMAN & ROBIN STATUE SET (APR060299)
52 ACTION FIGURES MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT (OCT060299)
BATMAN BEGINS CHRISTIAN BALE AS BATMAN BUST (MAR050358)
BATMAN BEGINS CHRISTIAN BALE AS BATMAN STATUE (MAR050353)
BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY MATT WAGNER (SEP060336)
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE DESIGNED BY PAUL POPE (JUN060281)
EX MACHINA SPECIAL #1 POSTER (OCT060319)
FABLES #8 POSTER (FEB060362)
FLASH #1 COVER POSTER (JUL060282)
GREEN ARROW 13' DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE (SEP070284)
GREEN ARROW ARCHERS QUEST HC (STAR20158)
GREEN LANTERN NEW JOURNEY OLD PATH TP (STAR13947)
JSA ACTION FIGURE MASTER CASE (JUN060271)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 POSTER (OCT060317)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SER 1 MASTER ASST (JAN070386)
SUPERMAN RETURNS PREQUEL COVER POSTER (JUL060281)
SUPERMAN RETURNS SUPERMAN MAQUETTE (MAR060396)


Please note that the offices of DC Comics and WildStorm Productions will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.


The following DC items are priced at 70% off through June 2, 2008:

100 BULLETS #87
52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN #6
AMERICAN VIRGIN #22
THE AUTHORITY: PRIME #1
THE AUTHORITY: PRIME #2
THE AUTHORITY: PRIME #3
THE AUTHORITY: PRIME #4
COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #1
COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #2
COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #3
COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #4
COUNTDOWN SPECIAL: THE NEW GODS
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #1
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #2
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #3
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #4
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #5
FAKER #1
FAKER #2
FAKER #3
FAKER #4
FAKER #5
FAKER #6
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #2
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #3
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #4
JLA CLASSIFIED #50
JLA CLASSIFIED #51
MAD MAGAZINE #486
ROBIN #167
ROBIN #168 2ND PTG
ROBIN #169 2ND PTG
ROBIN #170
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11
TESTAMENT #22
THE UN-MEN #6
WILDSTORM FINE ARTS SPOTLIGHT ON WILDCATS
WONDER GIRL #5
WONDER WOMAN #15
WONDER WOMAN #16


Final orders are due BEFORE Thursday, May 15.

06/04/2008 - THE ALL NEW ATOM #24 $2.99
06/04/2008 - AMERICAN SPLENDOR SEASON TWO #3 (VERTIGO) $2.99
06/04/2008 - BATMAN: DEATH MASK #3 $2.99
06/04/2008 - DC SPECIAL: RAVEN #4 $2.99
06/04/2008 - DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL: REIGN IN HELL 80-PAGE GIANT $4.99
06/04/2008 - DETECTIVE COMICS #845 $2.99
06/04/2008 - HOUSE OF MYSTERY #2 (VERTIGO) $2.99
06/04/2008 - INFINITY INC. #10 $2.99
06/04/2008 - JONAH HEX #32 $2.99
06/04/2008 - JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #46 (JOHNNY DC) $2.25
06/04/2008 - LOONEY TUNES #163 (JOHNNY DC) $2.25
06/04/2008 - MANHUNTER #31 $2.99
06/04/2008 - MIDNIGHTER #20 (WILDSTORM) $2.99
06/04/2008 - NIGHTWING #145 $2.99
06/04/2008 - RANN/THANAGAR: HOLY WAR #2 $3.50
06/04/2008 - ROBIN/SPOILER SPECIAL #1 $3.99
06/04/2008 - SUPERGIRL #30 $2.99
06/04/2008 - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: RAISING CAIN #2 (WILDSTORM) $3.50
06/04/2008 - TOR #2 $2.99
06/04/2008 - TRINITY #1 $2.99
06/04/2008 - THE VINYL UNDERGROUND #9 (VERTIGO) $2.99
06/04/2008 - WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #2 $2.99
06/25/2008 - BATMAN: JEKYLL AND HYDE TP $14.99
06/25/2008 - DEMO TP (VERTIGO) $19.99
06/25/2008 - JACK OF FABLES VOL. 3: THE BAD PRINCE TP (VERTIGO) $14.99
06/25/2008 - TANGENT COMICS VOL. 3 TP $19.99


05/16/08 - A - ALL STAR SUPERMAN #10
05/16/08 - B - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 5
05/16/08 - F - LEADER'S HIGH VOL. 1
05/16/08 - B - THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY: HAWKSMOOR #1
05/16/08 - A - THE SPIRIT #15
05/23/08 - B - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 4
05/23/08 - F - THE TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #12
05/30/08 - F - BATMAN: DEATH MASK #1
05/30/08 - B - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 3
05/30/08 - B - GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #7
06/06/08 - F - FAKER TP

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 Comic Distributors Return Form


BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #7
BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE TP
BIRDS OF PREY #118
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13
CASEY BLUE: BEYOND TOMORROW #1 (WILDSTORM)
CATWOMAN #79
CHECKMATE #26
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #8
DC SPECIAL: CYBORG #1
DC/WILDSTORM: DREAMWAR #2
DOKKOIDA?! VOL. 2 (CMX)
THE FLASH #240
HELLBLAZER #244 (VERTIGO)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #21
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15 VARIANT EDITION
LOVELESS #24 (VERTIGO)
THE PROGRAMME #11 (WILDSTORM)
ROBIN #174
SCALPED #17 (VERTIGO)
SCOOBY-DOO #132 (JOHNNY DC)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN VOL. 3 TP
THE SPIRIT #17
SUPER FRIENDS #3 (JOHNNY DC)
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #48
SUPERMAN: ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD HC
SWAN VOL. 13 (CMX)
TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN #3
TWO FLOWERS FOR THE DRAGON VOL. 1 (CMX)
VENUS IN LOVE VOL. 3 (CMX)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #7 (WILDSTORM)

DC DIRECT:
BIZARRO 13" DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE


ACTION COMICS #865
THE ALL NEW ATOM: THE HUNT FOR RAY PALMER VOL. 3 TP
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11
APOTHECARIUS ARGENTUM VOL. 5 (CMX)
BATMAN #677
BATMAN #677 VARIANT EDITION
BATMAN: GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #1
BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE TP
BLUE BEETLE #27
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #45 (JOHNNY DC)
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS VOL. 1 TP
DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL - SUPERMAN: MONGUL
DC UNIVERSE: ZERO (2ND PRINT)
FABLES #73 (VERTIGO)
FINAL CRISIS #1
GREEN LANTERN #31
HEROES SC TP (WILDSTORM)
HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE #2
JACK KIRBY'S O.M.A.C.: ONE MAN ARMY CORPS HC
JSA CLASSIFIED #38
JUSTICE VOL. 1 TP
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #42
NORTHLANDERS #6 (VERTIGO)
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #4 (WILDSTORM)
THE PALETTE OF 12 SECRET COLORS VOL. 3 (CMX)
SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY: HAWKSMOOR #3 (WILDSTORM)
SHADOWPACT #25
STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
SUPERMAN: WORLD OF KRYPTON TP
SUPERNATURAL: RISING SON #2 (WILDSTORM)
TEEN TITANS #59
TEEN TITANS GO! #55 (JOHNNY DC)

DC DIRECT:
COMIC BOOK COVER PORTFOLIO #1: WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE


Please note new in-stores dates on trade paperbacks and CMX titles originally scheduled to arrive in stores in April and May, and hardcovers and Minx titles originally scheduled to arrive in stores April through June. This is due to adjustments being made in DC's manufacturing and production schedules. All of these titles will arrive in stores one week later than originally solicited, as noted below.


DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES:
06/04/08 - INFINITY INC. VOL. 1: LUTHOR'S MONSTERS TP - 05/28/08
06/04/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #16 - 05/28/08
06/04/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #16 VARIANT EDITION - 05/28/08
06/04/08 - LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: 1,050 YEARS IN THE FUTURE TP - 05/28/08
06/04/08 - SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY ARCHIVES VOL. 3 HC - 05/28/08
06/04/08 - SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE HAUNTED TANK VOL. 2 TP - 05/28/08
06/04/08 - THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 24 HC - 04/30/08
06/04/08 - TEEN TITANS: YEAR ONE #5 - 05/28/08
06/11/08 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE INJUSTICE LEAGUE HC - 06/04/08
06/11/08 - THE QUESTION: THE FIVE BOOKS OF BLOOD HC - 06/04/08
06/18/08 - GREEN LANTERN: THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR VOL. 2 HC - 06/11/08
06/18/08 - SALVATION RUN #7 - 05/07/08
06/18/08 - SALVATION RUN #7 VARIANT EDITION - 05/07/08
06/18/08 - WORLD'S FINEST DELUXE EDITION HC - 06/11/08
06/25/08 - ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #10 - 04/30/08
06/25/08 - ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #10 VARIANT EDITION - 04/30/08
06/25/08 - ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER VOL. 1 HC - 06/18/08
06/25/08 - GREEN LANTERN: TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS HC - 06/18/08
07/02/08 - DOOM PATROL ARCHIVES VOL. 5 HC - 06/25/08

AMERIC0A'S BEST COMICS (ABC) SHIPPING CHANGES:
06/04/08 - TOM STRONG BOOK 6 TP - 05/28/08
07/30/08 - THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER - THE ABSOLUTE EDITION HC - 06/11/08

CMX MANGA SHIPPING CHANGES:
06/04/08 - KEY TO THE KINGDOM VOL. 4 - 05/28/08
06/04/08 - ORFINA VOL. 3 - 05/28/08

MINX SHIPPING CHANGES:
06/11/08 - BURNOUT - 06/04/08
07/02/08 - WATER BABY - 06/25/08

VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES:
06/04/08 - ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 3 HC - 05/28/08
06/04/08 - FABLES VOL. 10: THE GOOD PRINCE TP - 05/28/08
06/18/08 - THE EXTERMINATORS #30 - 06/04/08
06/18/08 - FABLES #74 - 06/11/08
06/18/08 - JACK OF FABLES #23 - 05/28/08
06/18/08 - THE UN-MEN #11 - 06/11/08
06/25/08 - CROSSING MIDNIGHT #19 - 05/28/08
07/16/08 - JACK OF FABLES #24 - 06/25/08

WILDSTORM SHIPPING CHANGES:
07/02/2008 - EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION VOL. 1 HC - 06/25/08

Here's the Trinity trailer from YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ft4MlEduJQ

Batman 677 is still shipping in 2 weeks? That's gotta be a fill-in artist or something already then or DC is just waiting until next week to announce it's delay.