DC Comics Direct Channel #917

January 6, 2009


FINAL CRISIS #7, the incredible conclusion to the epic miniseries that has shaken the DC Universe to its core, will arrive in stores with a bonus: Seven extra pages of story at no extra cost!

In this issue, the saga concludes with an apocalyptic battle for the soul of humanity that must be seen to be believed! Can the heroes of 52 Earths save the multiverse? And is the only way to save the multiverse to change it forever?

FINAL CRISIS #7 is written by Grant Morrison, with art by Doug Mahnke, Christian Alamy and Tom Nguyen and covers by J.G. Jones and Marco Rudy.

FINAL CRISIS #7 (NOV080123) is on Final Order Cutoff on Thursday, January 8, and is scheduled to arrive in stores on January 28 with 48 pages and a cover price of $3.99 U.S. Check your orders today!


Please note that all orders for THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 26 HC (AUG080190) are cancelled. This item will be resolicited at a later date.


Retailers serviced by Diamond's New Memphis warehouse will receive the following titles on January 14, one week later than other retailers:

FACES OF EVIL: SOLOMON GRUNDY #1 (NOV080124)
SUPERGIRL: COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #2 (NOV080195)
VIXEN: RETURN OF THE LION #4 (NOV080136)

DC and Diamond apologize for this inconvenience.


The following hot projects are on Final Order Cut-off this week. Be sure you've got enough copies of each - check your orders and process any changes by Thursday, January 8. Retailers may access the DC FOC page at the Diamond website by going to https://retailer.diamondcomics.com/main/MyAccount.

01/28/2009 - BATMAN #685 $2.99
01/28/2009 - BATMAN: GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #9 $2.99
01/28/2009 - BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1 (JOHNNY DC) $2.50
01/28/2009 - BLUE BEETLE #35 $2.99
01/28/2009 - CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #53 (JOHNNY DC) $2.50
01/28/2009 - FACES OF EVIL: KOBRA #1 $2.99
01/28/2009 - FERRYMAN #5 (WILDSTORM) $3.50
01/28/2009 - FINAL CRISIS #7 $3.99
01/28/2009 - FINAL CRISIS: REVELATIONS #5 $3.99
01/28/2009 - FRINGE #2 (WILDSTORM) $2.99
01/28/2009 - JACK OF FABLES #30 (VERTIGO) $2.99
01/28/2009 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #23 $2.99
01/28/2009 - LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #50 $2.99
01/28/2009 - NORTHLANDERS #14 (VERTIGO) $2.99
01/28/2009 - PUSH #5 (WILDSTORM) $3.50
01/28/2009 - REIGN IN HELL #7 $3.50
01/28/2009 - RESISTANCE #2 (WILDSTORM) $3.99
01/28/2009 - SUPERMAN #684 $2.99
01/28/2009 - TEEN TITANS #67 $2.99
01/28/2009 - TRINITY #35 $2.99
01/28/2009 - UNKNOWN SOLDIER #4 (VERTIGO) $2.99
01/28/2009 - WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #9 $2.99
01/28/2009 - WILDCATS #7 (WILDSTORM) $2.99
01/28/2009 - WONDER WOMAN #28 $2.99
01/28/2009 - WONDER WOMAN #28 VARIANT EDITION $2.99
01/28/2009 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #4 (WILDSTORM) $3.99
01/28/2009 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #4 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) $3.99
02/11/2009 - MAD MAGAZINE #499 $4.99
02/18/2009 - MAD KIDS #14 $4.99
02/25/2009 - SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE: MIST & PHANTOM VOL. 7 TP (VERTIGO) $19.99
02/25/2009 - SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY VOL. 3 TP $16.99
02/25/2009 - SUPERMAN: CAMELOT FALLS VOL. 2 TP $12.99
02/25/2009 - TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL. 1 TP $19.99
03/04/2009 - GO WEST! VOL. 2 (CMX) $9.99
03/04/2009 - ORFINA VOL. 5 (CMX) $12.99
03/11/2009 - APOTHECARIUS ARGENTUM VOL. 7 (CMX) $9.99
03/11/2009 - EMMA VOL. 8 (CMX) $9.99
03/18/2009 - TEARS OF A LAMB VOL. 5 (CMX) $9.99
03/25/2009 - MARCH ON EARTH VOL. 1 (CMX) $9.99
03/25/2009 - PENGUIN REVOLUTION VOL. 7 (CMX) $9.99
04/01/2009 - BATMAN: THE HEART OF HUSH HC $19.99
04/08/2009 - SUPERMAN: THE COMING OF ATLAS HC $19.99
04/15/2009 - 100% HC PERCENT (VERTIGO) $39.99
04/15/2009 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL 4: THY KINGDOM COME PART 3 HC $24.99
04/22/2009 - DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: BATMAN - THE ANNUALS HC $39.99
04/29/2009 - ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW HC $75.00

DC DIRECT:
02/11/2009 - WATCHMEN MOVIE: THE COMEDIAN (FLASHBACK) ACTION FIGURE VARIANT $12.00
02/25/2009 - WATCHMEN MOVIE: DR. MANHATTAN (TRANSLUCENT) ACTION FIGURE VARIANT $12.00
03/11/2009 - WATCHMEN MOVIE: RORSCHACH (UNMASKED) ACTION FIGURE VARIANT $12.00
04/15/2009 - DARK KNIGHT: THE JOKER POKER PACK $19.99


01/09/2009 - B - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #13
01/09/2009 - A - HELLBLAZER #249
01/09/2009 - B - TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN #9
01/09/2009 - B - WORLD OF WARCRAFT #13
01/23/2009 - A - BATMAN #681
01/23/2009 - A - BATMAN #681 VARIANT EDITION
01/23/2009 - B - BIRDS OF PREY #124
01/23/2009 - B - SCOOBY-DOO #138
01/30/2009 - A - FINAL CRISIS: REVELATIONS #4
01/30/2009 - F - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL 3: THY KINGDOM COME PART 2 HC
01/30/2009 - B - NIGHTWING #151

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


ACTION COMICS #873
ARMY @ LOVE: THE ART OF WAR #6 (VERTIGO)
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #25
BOOSTER GOLD #16
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #33 (JOHNNY DC)
CLASSICAL MEDLEY VOL. 2 (CMX)
DMZ #38 (VERTIGO)
ECLIPSO: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES TP
FABLES #80 (VERTIGO) (VERTIGO)
FACES OF EVIL: PROMETHEUS #1
FINAL CRISIS #6
GEN13 #26 (WILDSTORM)
GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #16
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32
HOUSE OF MYSTERY: ROOM AND BOREDOM VOL. 1 TP
MAD MAGAZINE #498
MANHUNTER #38
NIGHTWING #152
PUSH #4 (WILDSTORM)
RESISTANCE #1 (WILDSTORM)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 1 TP - NEW PRINTING
SIMON DARK #16
SUIHELIBE! VOL. 2 (CMX)
SUPER FRIENDS #11 (JOHNNY DC)
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE VOL. 2 TP (WILDSTORM)
TITANS #9
TITANS: OLD FRIENDS HC
TRINITY #33
YOUNG LIARS #11 (VERTIGO)

DC DIRECT:
AME-COMI HAWKGIRL PVC FIGURE
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY ETHAN VAN SCIVER
THE DARK KNIGHT: BATMAN (ORIGINAL SUIT) VINYL STATUE
SUPERMAN VS. DARKSEID STATUE
WATCHMEN MOVIE: DR. MANHATTAN 1:6 SCALE FIGURE


100 BULLETS #99 (VERTIGO)
AIR #6 (VERTIGO)
BATMAN: THE STRANGE DEATHS OF BATMAN TP
BIRDS OF PREY #126
BLACK LIGHTNING: YEAR ONE #2
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #21
FACES OF EVIL: DEATHSTROKE #1
FINAL CRISIS: SUPERMAN BEYOND #2
THE FLASH: EMERGENCY STOP TP
GON VOL. 7 (CMX)
GREEN LANTERN #37
HARLEY QUINN: PRELUDES AND KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES TP
HELLBLAZER #251 (VERTIGO)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #29
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: SANCTUARY HC
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE LIGHTNING SAGA TP
MYSTERIUS: THE UNFATHOMABLE #1 (WILDSTORM)
ROBIN #182
SCOOBY-DOO #140 (JOHNNY DC)
SHADOWPACT: THE BURNING AGE TP
THE SPIRIT #25
STORMWATCH: PHD #18 (WILDSTORM)
SUPERGIRL #37
SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #3
SUPERMAN: SHADOWS LINGER TP
TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN #11
TERU TERU X SHONEN VOL. 4 (CMX)
TINY TITANS #12 (JOHNNY DC)
TOKYO DAYS, BANGKOK NIGHTS TP (VERTIGO)
TRINITY #34
VIGILANTE #2
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #15 (WILDSTORM)
THE X-FILES #3 (WILDSTORM)

DC DIRECT:
WATCHMEN MOVIE: OZYMANDIAS BUST
WATCHMEN MOVIE: RORSCHACH BUST


DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES:
01/28/2009 - FINAL CRISIS: REVELATIONS #5 - 12/31/2008
02/04/2009 - AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #6 - 12/24/2008
02/04/2009 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 - 01/21/2009
02/04/2009 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 VARIANT EDITION - 01/21/2009
02/11/2009 - FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #3 - 10/22/2008
02/11/2009 - GREEN LANTERN #38 - 01/28/2009
02/11/2009 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN #55 - 12/24/2008
02/18/2009 - BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 - 01/28/2009
02/18/2009 - BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 1:25 VARIANT EDITION - 01/28/2009
02/18/2009 - BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 1:50 SKETCH COVER EDITION - 01/28/2009
02/25/2009 - FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #4 - 12/24/2008
03/04/2009 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN #56 - 02/18/2009
03/11/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL VOL. 4 HC - 03/04/2009

DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES:
01/28/2009 - BATMAN #676 POSTER - 02/11/2009
01/28/2009 - BATMAN #676 POSTER PREPACK - 02/11/2009
01/28/2009 - SUPERMAN #675 POSTER - 02/11/2009
01/28/2009 - SUPERMAN #675 POSTER PREPACK - 02/11/2009
02/04/2009 - 1966 LIVE ACTION TV SERIES BATMOBILE REPLICA - 12/10/2008
02/04/2009 - JLA TROPHY ROOM: BAT SIGNAL PROP REPLICA - 11/12/2008
02/11/2009 - JLA TROPHY ROOM: GREEN LANTERN BATTERY PROP - 01/21/2009
02/18/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1 BALANCED MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT - 12/10/2008
02/18/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1 BALANCED ONE THIRD CASE ASSORTMENT - 12/10/2008
02/18/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1 WEIGHTED MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT - 12/10/2008
02/18/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1 WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT - 12/10/2008
02/18/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1: BATMAN ACTION FIGURE - 12/10/2008
02/18/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1: BLACK CANARY ACTION FIGURE - 12/10/2008
02/18/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1: GNORT ACTION FIGURE - 12/10/2008
02/18/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1: ICE ACTION FIGURE - 12/10/2008

VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES:
01/28/2009 - GREATEST HITS #5 - 1/21/2009
02/11/2009 - SCALPED #25 - 1/21/2009
02/18/2009 - 100 BULLETS #100 - 2/11/2009
02/25/2009 - SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK 1 HC - 2/11/2009

WILDSTORM SHIPPING CHANGES:
01/28/2009 - STORMING PARADISE #5 - 11/5/2008
01/28/2009 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #4 - 12/31/2008
01/28/2009 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #4 VARIANT EDITION - 12/31/2008
02/04/2009 - GEARS OF WAR #4 - 01/14/2009
02/04/2009 - GEARS OF WAR #4 VARIANT EDITION - 01/14/2009
02/04/2009 - TOP 10 SEASON TWO #4 - 01/07/2009
02/25/2009 - STORMING PARADISE #6 - 12/31/2008
03/11/2009 - GEARS OF WAR #5 - 02/11/2009