March 25, 2008 DC COMICS OFFERS QUALIFYING RETAILERS FREE JOHNNY DC DIGESTS Retailers, don’t miss out on this special offer only from DC Comics: Order a minimum of three copies of any new Johnny DC comic book solicited in April, and you can receive matching quantities of Johnny DC Digests of DC Comics’ choice — Free! For example, a retailer who orders 12 copies of JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #46 may receive 12 Johnny DC digests of DC’s choice at no cost. Please note: Retailers must order one FREE DC KIDS DIGEST OFFER (APR080239) on the April Previews Order Form to participate in this offer. Johnny DC titles solicited in the April Previews include: • THE BATMAN STRIKES #46 (APR080243) • CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #26 (APR080245) • CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #46 (APR080248) • JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #46 (APR080244) • THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #15 (APR080242) • LOONEY TUNES #163 (APR080249) • SCOOBY-DOO #133 (APR080250) • SUPER FRIENDS #4 (APR080241) • TINY TITANS #5 (APR080240) Retailers who choose to participate in this offer will receive their free Johnny DC Digests on May 28. This offer is good only in the U.S. and Canada, on initial orders only. Please see the April Previews Retailer Order Form for more information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NPR TALKS COMICS WITH PERCY CAREY, JODI PICCOULT AND JOSS WHEDON Online now at the National Public Radio website, John Ridley interviews Percy Carey (SENTENCES: THE LIFE OF MF GRIMM), Jodi Picoult (WONDER WOMAN: LOVE AND MURDER) and Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) on “the lure of comics.” The story may be found online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87867518. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEMS ON FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF THIS WEEK Final orders are due BEFORE Thursday, March 27. 04/16/2008 - 100 BULLETS #90 (VERTIGO) $2.99 04/16/2008 - BAT LASH #5 $2.99 04/16/2008 - BATMAN #675 $2.99 04/16/2008 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #6 $2.99 04/16/2008 - THE BATMAN STRIKES! #44 (JOHNNY DC) $2.25 04/16/2008 - THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12 $2.99 04/16/2008 - CATWOMAN #78 $2.99 04/16/2008 - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 2 $2.99 04/16/2008 - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #7 $3.99 04/16/2008 - DC/WILDSTORM: DREAMWAR #1 (WILDSTORM) $2.99 04/16/2008 - DC/WILDSTORM: DREAMWAR #1 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) $2.99 04/16/2008 - DMZ #30 (VERTIGO) $2.99 04/16/2008 - THE FLASH #239 $2.99 04/16/2008 - GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #7 $2.99 04/16/2008 - HELLBLAZER #243 (VERTIGO) $2.99 04/16/2008 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #13 $2.25 04/16/2008 - THE PROGRAMME #10 (WILDSTORM) $2.99 04/16/2008 - ROBIN #173 $2.99 04/16/2008 - SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #8 $2.99 04/16/2008 - SUPERMAN #675 $3.99 04/16/2008 - SUPERMAN #675 VARIANT EDITION $3.99 04/16/2008 - TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN #2 $2.99 04/16/2008 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT #6 (WILDSTORM) $2.99 05/07/2008 - THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 4: CROSSFIRE AND COLLATERAL TP (VERTIGO) $14.99 05/07/2008 - JLA PRESENTS: AZTEK - THE ULTIMATE MAN TP $19.99 05/07/2008 - THE QUESTION VOL. 2: POISONED GROUND TP $19 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURNABLE ITEMS* 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 04/18/08 - B - CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #42 04/18/08 - B - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 9 04/18/08 - B - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #13 04/18/08 - B - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #13 VARIANT EDITION 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE — APRIL 2, 2008 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS: RELEASE DATE — APRIL 9, 2008 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #16 BATMAN: DEATH MASK #1 BATMAN: LOVERS AND MADMEN HC BOOSTER GOLD #8 CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK TP CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #24 (JOHNNY DC) COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 3 THE EXTERMINATORS #28 (VERTIGO) GEN13 #19 (WILDSTORM) GOD SAVE THE QUEEN SC (VERTIGO) GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #7 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #23 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED: TIES THAT BIND TP (JOHNNY DC) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14 VARIANT EDITION MAD MAGAZINE #489 NUMBER OF THE BEAST #1 (WILDSTORM) NUMBER OF THE BEAST #1 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) PRESENTS VOL. 3 (CMX) SIMON DARK #7 SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE QUEST FOR COSMIC BOY TP SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #14 TEARS OF A LAMB VOL. 2 (CMX) TINY TITANS #3 (JOHNNY DC) TITANS #1 TITANS #1 VARIANT EDITION THE UN-MEN #9 (VERTIGO) WONDER WOMAN #19 YOUNG LIARS #2 (VERTIGO) DC DIRECT: TRINITY ACTION FIGURES BALANCED CASE ASSORTMENT TRINITY ACTION FIGURES BALANCED HALF CASE ASSORTMENT TRINITY ACTION FIGURES WEIGHTED CASE ASSORTMENT TRINITY ACTION FIGURES WEIGHTED HALF CASE ASSORTMENT TRINITY: BATMAN ACTION FIGURE TRINITY: SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE TRINITY: WONDER WOMAN ACTION FIGURE TRINITY: BATMAN SOLID PACKED CASE TRINITY: SUPERMAN SOLID PACK CASE TRINITY: WONDER WOMAN SOLID PACK CASE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPPING CHANGES UPDATED INSTORE DATES APPEARS FIRST ORIGINAL INSTORE DATE APPEARS LAST DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES: 04/16/08 - BATMAN #675 - 03/26/08 04/16/08 - GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE HC - 04/09/08 04/16/08 - SALVATION RUN #6 - 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 05/07/08 - JLA PRESENTS: AZTEK - THE ULTIMATE MAN TP - 04/30/08 05/07/08 - THE QUESTION VOL. 2: POISONED GROUND TP - 04/30/08 05/07/08 - THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 24 HC - 04/30/08 05/14/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15 - 04/23/08 05/14/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15 VARIANT EDITION - 04/23/08 DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES: 04/16/08 - COMIC BOOK COVER PORTFOLIO #1: WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE - 04/09/08 04/23/08 - AFRO SAMURAI BUST - 03/12/08 04/23/08 - AFRO SAMURAI: JUSTICE BUST - 03/12/08 CMX MANGA SHIPPING CHANGES: 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 05/07/08 - CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL. 2 - 04/30/08 05/07/08 - KIICHI AND THE MAGIC BOOKS VOL. 1 - 04/30/08 VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES: 04/16/08 - UN-MEN VOL. 1: GET YOUR FREAK ON TP - 04/09/08 04/16/08 - FAKER TP - 03/26/08 04/30/08 - LOVELESS #24 - 04/23/08 05/07/08 - THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 4: CROSSFIRE AND COLLATERAL TP - 04/30/08 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
