DC DIRECT OFFERS MASTER CASE ORDERING ON POSTERS​

Starting with the July Previews, DC Direct will solicit posters in a new way. Retailers now may choose between ordering single copies of a poster or ordering a master case containing six copies of a poster for the price of five.

"The pricing on the master case offers a substantial savings to retailers," says Jeff Trojan, VP - Business Development, DC Direct. "We recommend using the sixth poster for display, as customers will be more likely to make a purchase when they can see the art at full size."

Master case ordering begins with the BATMAN: ALL STAR POSTER, featuring art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams, and the NIGHTWING: REFLECTIONS POSTER, featuring art by Ryan Sook. Both will be solicited in the July Previews.

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REMINDER: SALES INCENTIVES FOR THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14​

As a reminder, THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14 (MAY070162), the second issue of the special 3-part FLASH event, is solicited in the May Previews with a special sales incentive.

This issue is written by Marc Guggenheim, with art by Tony Daniel & Art Thibert, as well as two covers by Joshua Middleton and Bill Sienkiewicz that will arrive in stores in a split of approximately 50/50.

Retailers may qualify to make full returns on THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14 by placing final orders equal to or greater than 200% of their orders for THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #10 (JAN070287). This offer is valid only on orders placed by the Final Order Cutoff date of June 28.

Qualifying retailers will be required to return stripped covers from this issue with an affidavit of destruction to Diamond Comic Distributors at a date to be named later.

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14 (APR070194) is scheduled to arrive in stores on July 18.

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REMINDER: SPECIAL SALES INCENTIVE ON GOOD AS LILY​

As a reminder, GOOD AS LILY, the fourth title from Minx, is solicited in May Previews with a special sales incentive. Qualifying retailers may make full returns on this title at a date to be named later.

Retailers may qualify for this offer as follows:

DC Comics Retailer Discount Minimum Qualifying order

35% 2 copies
40% 2 copies
50% 4 copies
52.50% 4 copies
55% 6 copies
56% 10 copies
57% 15 copies

For example, a retailer with a 50% DC Comics discount must order a minimum of 4 copies of GOOD AS LILY to qualify for full returnability.

The offer is valid through the Final Order Cutoff date of June 14, and only in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. GOOD AS LILY (MAY070226) is scheduled to arrive in stores on August 15.

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DCCOMICS.COM UPDATE​

Retailers now may get an advance look at selected upcoming DC projects at dccomics.com. New on the site is a Sneak Peek of the following title which was solicited in Previews.

SUPERMAN/BATMAN #37 - APR070175
http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=7437

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BACK TO PRESS!​

The following titles have been reprinted and are available for order:

BATMAN: FACE THE FACE TP (JUN060159) (2nd printing) Now priced $14.99/17.99 Can.
DC VERSUS MARVEL TP (FEB078197) (7th printing) Now priced $17.99/21.99 Can.
DMZ VOL 1: ON THE GROUND TP (MAR060383) (2nd printing) Now priced $9.99/11.99 Can.
LUCIFER VOL. 9: CRUX TP (NOV050329) (2nd printing) Now priced $14.99/17.99 Can.
TRANSMETROPOLITAN: THE NEW SCUM TP (FEB078197) (4th printing) Now priced $12.99/15.99 Can.

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LAST CHANCE SALE!​

ALBION #6
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #2
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #4
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #5
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #6
THE AMERICAN WAY #5
THE AMERICAN WAY #8
AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #50
BATMAN: JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #12
BATMAN: SECRETS #1
BATMAN: SECRETS #5
THE BATMAN STRIKES #31
BIRDS OF PREY #104
BITE CLUB: VAMPIRE CRIME UNIT #5
BLUE BEETLE #9
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #11
CATWOMAN #56
CHECKMATE #12
DEADMAN #8
DETECTIVE COMICS #830
THE EXTERMINATORS #14
THE EXTERMINATORS #15
THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #10
HAWKGIRL #53
HELLBLAZER #230
ION #12
JLA CLASSIFIED #36
MAD CLASSICS #14
MAD MAGAZINE #475
MAD MAGAZINE #476
THE OMEGA MEN #6
SCOOBY-DOO #117
SCOOBY-DOO #118
SHADOWPACT #11
SNAKES ON A PLANE #1
SNAKES ON A PLANE #2
SUPERGIRL #15
TESTAMENT #16

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ITEMS ON FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF THIS WEEK​

Final orders are due by Thursday, June 14.

07/05/2007 - THE ALL NEW ATOM #13
07/05/2007 - ALL STAR SUPERMAN #8
07/05/2007 - BLACK CANARY #1
07/05/2007 - COUNTDOWN 43
07/05/2007 - DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #4 (WILDSTORM)
07/05/2007 - DETECTIVE COMICS #834
07/05/2007 - THE EXTERMINATORS #19 (VERTIGO)
07/05/2007 - FAKER #1 (VERTIGO)
07/05/2007 - JONAH HEX #21
07/05/2007 - JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #35 (JOHNNY DC)
07/05/2007 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #7
07/05/2007 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #7 VARIANT EDITION $2.99
07/05/2007 - LOONEY TUNES #152 (JOHNNY DC)
07/05/2007 - MAD MAGAZINE #480
07/05/2007 - MIDNIGHTER #9 (WILDSTORM)
07/05/2007 - NIGHTWING #134
07/05/2007 - OUTSIDERS #49
07/05/2007 - SCALPED #7 (VERTIGO)
07/05/2007 - SUPERGIRL #19
07/05/2007 - SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS #3 (WILDSTORM)
07/05/2007 - WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #8 (WILDSTORM)
07/05/2007 - Y: THE LAST MAN #57 (VERTIGO)
07/11/2007 - MAD KIDS #8
07/18/2007 - BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY TP
07/18/2007 - THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMICBOOK HEROES VOL. 2: WONDER WOMAN TP
07/18/2007 - STORMWATCH PHD VOL. 1 TP (WILDSTORM)
08/15/2007 - GOOD AS LILY (MINX)

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SOLD OUT!​

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

BATGIRL: A KNIGHT ALONE TP
BATMAN: ABSOLUTION HC
BATMAN ADVENTURES VOL. 1: ROGUES GALLERY TP
BATMAN BEGINS: BATARANG PROP REPLICA
BATMAN BEGINS: BATMOBILE REPLICA
BATMAN BEGINS: KEN WATANABE RA'S AL GHUL MINI STATUE
BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE SERIES MINI STATUE TIM SALE
BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE STATUE DESIGNED BY KELLEY JONES
BATMAN: DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN HC
BATMAN: GOTHIC TP
BATMAN: HONG KONG HC
BATMAN: TERROR TP
GREEN LANTERN SERIES 2 MASTER CASE ACTION FIGURE ASST
IDENTITY CRISIS POSTER
JLA COVER TO COVER STATUE: SUPERMAN
JLA: YEAR ONE TP
VOODOO: DANCING IN THE DARK TP

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RETURNABLE ITEMS​

C - ACTION COMICS #848
A - ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK TWO #3
B - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5
B - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5 VARIANT EDITION
B - SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #29
B - GREEN LANTERN #19
A - RUSH CITY #1
A - RUSH CITY #2
A - RUSH CITY #3
A - RUSH CITY #4
A - RUSH CITY #5
A - RUSH CITY #6
A - SUPERMAN #662
C - SUPERMAN/BATMAN #33
B - NIGHTWING #132
F - BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 3 HC

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

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ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE - JUNE 20, 2007​

AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #53
ARMY @ LOVE #4 (VERTIGO)
BLUE BEETLE VOL 2: ROAD TRIP TP
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #4
CATWOMAN #68
CHECKMATE #15
COUNTDOWN 45
EX MACHINA #29 (WILDSTORM)
THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #13
HELLBLAZER #233 (VERTIGO)
HIGHWAYMEN #1 (WILDSTORM)
JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 1 TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #10
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #10 VARIANT EDITION
THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #3 (JOHNNY DC)
MAD CLASSICS #16
ROBIN #163
SCOOBY-DOO #121 (JOHNNY DC)
SEIMADEN VOL. 9 (CMX)
SHADOWPACT #14
THE SPIRIT #7
SUPERMAN/BATMAN VOL. 5: THE ENEMIES AMONG US HC
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: CUT! (WILDSTORM)
TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL. 7 (CMX)

DC DIRECT:
BATMAN/SPAWN STATUE

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ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS: RELEASE DATE - JUNE 27, 2007​

AMAZONS ATTACK #3
BLUE BEETLE #16
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #34 (JOHNNY DC)
COUNTDOWN 44
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #8 (VERTIGO)
CROSSING MIDNIGHT VOL. 1 TP (VERTIGO)
DEADMAN #11 (VERTIGO)
GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1
JACK OF FABLES #12 (VERTIGO)
JSA CLASSIFIED #27
NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS' STARDUST HC (VERTIGO)
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #8 (WILDSTORM)
NINJA SCROLL #10 (WILDSTORM)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN VOL. 2 TP
SILVERFISH HC (VERTIGO)
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #31
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #37
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #37 VARIANT EDITION
TEEN TITANS #48
TEEN TITANS GO! #44 (JOHNNY DC)
TIME GUARDIAN VOL. 2 (CMX)
THE TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 1 TP
WETWORKS #10 (WILDSTORM)
WONDER WOMAN #10

DC DIRECT:
JOKER DELUXE VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA

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SHIPPING CHANGES
UPDATED INSTORE DATES APPEARS FIRST
ORIGINAL INSTORE DATE APPEARS LAST​

DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES:
07/05/07 - ACTION COMICS #851 - 06/27/07
07/05/07 - ACTION COMICS #851 3-D EDITION - 06/27/07
07/05/07 - ALL STAR SUPERMAN #8 - 06/20/07
07/05/07 - BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS HC - 06/20/07
07/05/07 - GOLDEN AGE DR. FATE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC - 06/27/07
07/11/07 - SUPERMAN #664 - 06/13/07
07/11/07 - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #5 - 04/04/07
07/18/07 - AMAZONS ATTACK #4 - 07/25/07
07/18/07 - BATMAN #666 - 05/30/07
07/18/07 - SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #4 - 06/06/07
07/25/07 - TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #8 - 06/20/07
07/25/07 - SUPERMAN #665 - 07/18/07
08/01/07 - BATMAN #667 - 06/27/07
08/15/07 - BATMAN #668 - 07/25/07
08/15/07 - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #6 - 07/11/2007

DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES:
07/05/07 - WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: BATGIRL BUST - 05/09/07

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

VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES:
07/05/07 - AMERICAN VIRGIN #16 - 06/27/07
07/25/07 - DEADMAN #12 - 07/18/07

WILDSTORM SHIPPING CHANGES:
08/01/07 - ALAN MOORE: WILD WORLDS TP - 05/30/07