DC Comics Direct Channel #922

February 10, 2009


This March, the epic "Battle for the Cowl" story gets underway in the pages of BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL #1, BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL - COMMISSIONER GORDON #1, AZRAEL: DEATH'S DARK KNIGHT #1, ORACLE #1 and GOTHAM GAZETTE: BATMAN DEAD? #1.

Now, DC Comics reveals the full lineup of artists contributing to this issue, written by Fabian Nicieza: DETECTIVE COMICS artist Dustin Nguyen, as well as Guillem March, ChrisCross, Jamie MacElvie, and the team of Alex Konat and Mark McKenna.

In this pivotal one-shot, Batman is gone, and Gotham City continues to fall apart. But a few extraordinary "ordinary" people try to mend the city's wounds, looking into a dark night for answers.

A cop looking to save Gotham from its own madness. A reporter looking to reclaim her career by revealing that it's no coincidence the city's top billionaire and its urban legend are missing at the same time. A doctor seeking to regain her soul by stepping back into Hell. One hero who can't quite get it right no matter how hard she tries. Harvey Bullock. Vicki Vale. Dr. Leslie Thompkins. Stephanie Brown. What do all these people have in common? This one-shot special explores the effect a missing Batman has on the citizens of Gotham City.

GOTHAM GAZETTE: BATMAN DEAD? #1 (JAN090183) has a Final Order Cutoff date of February 12. It is scheduled to arrive in stores on March 4.


Please note that due to its new quarterly publication schedule, orders for MAD #501 (FEB090228) are cancelled. This issue will be resolicited at a later date.


The offices of DC Comics and WildStorm Productions will be closed Monday, February 16 in observance of Presidents' Day.


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, February 12. Retailers may access the DC FOC page at the Diamond website by going to https://retailer.diamondcomics.com/main/MyAccount.

03/04/2009 - THE AUTHORITY #8 (WILDSTORM) $2.99
03/04/2009 - BANG! TANGO #2 (VERTIGO) $2.99
03/04/2009 - BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #4 $2.50
03/04/2009 - BLACK LIGHTNING: YEAR ONE #5 $2.99
03/04/2009 - FINAL CRISIS: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS #1 (3RD PRINT) $3.99
03/04/2009 - FRINGE #3 (WILDSTORM) $2.99
03/04/2009 - GOTHAM GAZETTE: BATMAN DEAD? #1 $2.99
03/04/2009 - HAUNTED TANK #4 (VERTIGO) $2.99
03/04/2009 - HOUSE OF MYSTERY #11 (VERTIGO) $2.99
03/04/2009 - JONAH HEX #41 $2.99
03/04/2009 - LOONEY TUNES #172 (JOHNNY DC) $2.50
03/04/2009 - MIGHTY #2 $2.99
03/04/2009 - MIRROR'S EDGE #5 (WILDSTORM) $3.99
03/04/2009 - SECRET SIX #7 $2.99
03/04/2009 - SOLOMON GRUNDY #1 $2.99
03/04/2009 - STRANGE ADVENTURES #1 $3.99
03/04/2009 - STRANGE ADVENTURES #1 VARIANT EDITION $3.99
03/04/2009 - SUPERGIRL: COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #4 (JOHNNY DC) $2.50
03/04/2009 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN #56 $2.99
03/04/2009 - SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #1 $2.99
03/04/2009 - SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #1 VARIANT EDITION $2.99
03/04/2009 - TERROR TITANS #6 $2.99
03/04/2009 - TRINITY #40 $2.99
04/01/2009 - DC/WILDSTORM: DREAMWAR TP (WILDSTORM) $19.99
04/01/2009 - JONAH HEX: BULLETS DONT LIE TP $14.99
04/01/2009 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL. 2: THY KINGDOM COME PART 1 TP $14.99
04/01/2009 - WITCHING HOUR TP - NEW PRINTING (VERTIGO) $19.99

DC DIRECT:
07/08/2009 - BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE STATUE: THE PENGUIN BY BRIAN BOLLAND $75.00
07/08/2009 - GOLDEN AGE THE FLASH 1:6 SCALE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE $99.99
07/15/2009 - HEROES OF THE DC UNIVERSE: DARKSEID BUST $65.00
07/15/2009 - HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2 BALANCED CASE ASSORTMENT $115.00
07/15/2009 - HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2 ONE THIRD BALANCED CASE ASSORTMENT $45.00
07/15/2009 - HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2 WEIGHTED CASE ASSORTMENT $115.00
07/15/2009 - HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2 WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT $65.00
07/15/2009 - HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2: CREEPER ACTION FIGURE $12.00
07/15/2009 - HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2: AQUAMAN ACTION FIGURE $12.00
07/15/2009 - HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2: THE FLASH ACTION FIGURE $12.00
07/15/2009 - HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2: BLACK LIGHTNING ACTION FIGURE $12.00
07/22/2009 - AME-COMI: BLACK CANARY PVC FIGURE $55.00
07/22/2009 - AME-COMI: HUNTRESS PVC FIGURE $55.00
07/22/2009 - THE DARK KNIGHT: 12" BRUCE WAYNE FIGURE $175.00
07/29/2009 - CATWOMAN VS. BATGIRL STATUE $225.00
07/29/2009 - SUPERMAN MINI NEON SIGN US VERSION $89.99
07/29/2009 - SUPERMAN MINI NEON SIGN UK VERSION $89.99
07/29/2009 - SUPERMAN MINI NEON SIGN AUS VERSION $89.99
07/29/2009 - SUPERMAN MINI NEON SIGN EU VERSION $89.99
07/29/2009 - WATCHMEN MOVIE: OWL SHIP SCALE REPLICA $325.00


02/13/2009 - A - BATMAN #683
02/13/2009 - A - BATMAN #683 VARIANT EDITION
02/13/2009 - A - BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #3
02/20/2009 - A - FINAL CRISIS #5
02/20/2009 - K - TOKEN
02/27/2009 - A - DC UNIVERSE ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS VOL. 1 HC
02/27/2009 - C - FINAL CRISIS: SECRET FILES #1
02/27/2009 - A - GREEN LANTERN #36
02/27/2009 - A - JLA BUILD-A-SCENE STATUE: PART 1
02/27/2009 - A - JLA BUILD-A-SCENE STATUE: PART 2
02/27/2009 - A - JLA BUILD-A-SCENE STATUE: PART 3
02/27/2009 - C - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #27
02/27/2009 - B - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #28
02/27/2009 - B - LOONEY TUNES #170
02/27/2009 - B - WORLD OF WARCRAFT #14
02/27/2009 - A - WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #3
02/27/2009 - A - WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #3 VARIANT EDITION
03/06/2009 - K - AIR #1
03/06/2009 - K - AIR #2
03/06/2009 - K - AIR #3
03/06/2009 - K - AIR #4
03/06/2009 - K - AIR #5
03/06/2009 - A - FINAL CRISIS #6
03/06/2009 - A - JLA TROPHY ROOM: THE JOKER CANE PROP REPLICA
03/06/2009 - A - JOKER 1:2 SCALE BUST
03/06/2009 - A - WONDER WOMAN 1:4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY STATUE

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


AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #6
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS: THE SNARE TP
BIRDS OF PREY #127
BLACK LIGHTNING: YEAR ONE #4
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #22
DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 4 TP
DOROTHEA VOL. 4 (CMX)
GREEN LANTERN #36 (2ND PRINT)
HELLBLAZER #252 (VERTIGO)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #30
LOST BOYS: REIGN OF FROGS TP (WILDSTORM)
MAD KIDS #14
MYSTERIUS: THE UNFATHOMABLE #2 (WILDSTORM)
OUTSIDERS #15
PALETTE OF 12 SECRET COLORS VOL. 5 (CMX)
ROBIN #183
SCOOBY-DOO #141 (JOHNNY DC)
STORMWATCH PHD #19 (WILDSTORM)
SUPERGIRL #38
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #55
SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 6 TP
TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN #12
TINY TITANS #13 (JOHNNY DC)
TRINITY #38
VIGILANTE #3
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #16 (WILDSTORM)
THE X-FILES #4 (WILDSTORM)

DC DIRECT:
WATCHMEN MOVIE: RORSCHACH GRAPPLING GUN & MASK PROP REPLICA SET
WATCHMEN MOVIE: THE COMEDIAN (FLASHBACK) ACTION FIGURE VARIANT


BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3
BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 1:25 VARIANT EDITION
BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 1:50 SKETCH COVER EDITION
BATMAN: GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #10
BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #2 (JOHNNY DC)
BLUE BEETLE #36
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #54 (JOHNNY DC)
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL. 7 (CMX)
GREEN LANTERN #37 (2ND PRINT)
GREEN LANTERN #38
JACK OF FABLES #31 (VERTIGO)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #24
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #24 VARIANT EDITION
MAD MAGAZINE #499
MADAME XANADU #8 (VERTIGO)
PUSH #6 (WILDSTORM)
REIGN IN HELL #8
RESISTANCE #3 (WILDSTORM)
SGT. ROCK: THE LOST BATTALION #4
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY VOL. 3 TP
STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
SUPERMAN #685
SUPERMAN: CAMELOT FALLS VOL. 2 TP
TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL. 1 TP
TEEN TITANS #68
TRINITY #39
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #5 (VERTIGO)
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #10
WILDCATS #8 (WILDSTORM)
WONDER WOMAN #29
WONDER WOMAN #29 VARIANT EDITION
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #4 (WILDSTORM)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #4 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) OCT080207

DC DIRECT:
HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT: 1:6 SCALE BATPOD
WATCHMEN MOVIE ACTION FIGURE ASSORTMENT #2 BALANCED CASE ASST
WATCHMEN MOVIE ACTION FIGURE ASSORTMENT #2 BALANCED INNER CASE
WATCHMEN MOVIE ACTION FIGURE ASSORTMENT #2 WEIGHTED CASE
WATCHMEN MOVIE ACTION FIGURE ASSORTMENT #2 WEIGHTED INNER CASE
WATCHMEN MOVIE: THE COMEDIAN ACTION FIGURE SOLID CASE
WATCHMEN MOVIE: DR. MANHATTAN ACTION FIGURE
WATCHMEN MOVIE: NITE OWL (CLASSIC) ACTION FIGURE
WATCHMEN MOVIE: SILK SPECTRE (CLASSIC) ACTION FIGURE
WATCHMEN MOVIE: THE COMEDIAN ACTION FIGURE
WATCHMEN MOVIE: DR. MANHATTAN (TRANSLUCENT) ACTION FIGURE VARIANT


DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES:
03/04/2009 - BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM! #4 - 02/25/2009
03/04/2009 - DC COMICS CLASSIC LIBRARY: THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES - THE LIFE AND DEATH OF FERRO LAD HC - 02/18/2009
03/04/2009 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN #56 - 02/18/2009
03/11/2009 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL VOL. 4 HC - 03/04/2009
03/18/2009 - DETECTIVE COMICS #853 - 02/25/2009
03/18/2009 - DETECTIVE COMICS #853 VARIANT EDITION - 02/25/2009
03/25/2009 - GREEN LANTERN #39 - 03/05/2009
03/25/2009 - GREEN LANTERN #39 VARIANT EDITION - 03/05/2009
03/25/2009 - FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #4 - 12/24/2008
04/29/2009 - GREEN LANTERN #40 - 03/25/2009
04/29/2009 - GREEN LANTERN #40 VARIANT EDITION - 03/25/2009
05/13/2009 - FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #5 - 03/25/2009
TBA - AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #6 - 12/24/2008

DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES:
03/11/2009 - SUPERGIRL 1:6 SCALE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE - 02/18/2009
03/18/2009 - DARK KNIGHT: THE JOKER POKER PACK - 04/15/2009
04/15/2009 - JLA TROPHY ROOM: GREEN LANTERN BATTERY PROP - 01/21/2009

VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES:
03/11/2009 - NORTHLANDERS #15 - 02/25/2009
03/11/2009 - SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 7: THE MIST & PHANTOM OF THE FAIR TP - 02/25/2009
03/11/2009 - SCALPED #26 - 02/18/2009
03/19/2009 - 100 BULLETS #100 - 02/11/2009
03/18/2009 - GREATEST HITS #6 - 02/18/2009
04/01/2009 - SCALPED #27 - 03/18/2009

WILDSTORM SHIPPING CHANGES:
03/11/2009 - GEARS OF WAR #5 - 02/11/2009
03/11/2009 - GEARS OF WAR #5 VARIANT EDITION - 02/11/2009
03/11/2009 - TOP 10 SEASON TWO #4 - 01/07/2009
04/08/2009 - GEARS OF WAR #6 - 3/11/2009
04/08/2009 - GEARS OF WAR #6 VARIANT EDITION - 3/11/2009