April 29, 2008 TRINITY RETAILER SALES INCENTIVE CONTINUES WITH SOLICITATIONS FOR ISSUES #5-9 Last month, DC Comics introduced TRINITY, the new weekly series from writer Kurt Busiek and artist Mark Bagley, with a special ordering incentive on issues #1-4. Don't forget, now through Final Order Cutoff retailers placing orders on these issues equal to or greater than their orders on COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #4 (FEB080177) will quality to make full returns on them at a later date. With issues #5-9 of TRINITY solicited in the May Previews, DC Comics announces the second month of this special ordering incentive. To qualify to make full returns on TRINITY #5-9, retailers must place final orders on each of these issues equal to or greater than their orders on COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #1 (FEB080180). 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 #5-9 are solicited in the May Previews and are scheduled to arrive in stores in July. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACK TO PRESS! The following titles have been reprinted and are available for order: 100 BULLETS VOL. 11 ONCE UPON A CRIME TP (MAY070233) (2nd printing) Now priced $12.99/$14.99 Can. FABLES VOL. 3: STORYBOOK LOVE TP (MAY068085) (4th printing) Now priced $14.99/$16.99 Can. FABLES VOL. 8: WOLVES TP (SEP060313) (2nd printing) Now priced $17.99/$21.99 Can. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (DEC078097) (4th printing) Now priced $12.99/$14.99 Can. Y: THE LAST MAN VOL. 1 - UNMANNED TP (DEC078097) (7th printing) Now priced $12.99/$14.99 Can. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST CHANCE SALE! The following DC items are priced at 70% off through May 19, 2008: 52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN #5 THE ALL NEW ATOM #19 ARMY @ LOVE #10 BIRDS OF PREY #113 BLUE BEETLE #22 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #39 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #40 CATWOMAN #74 CHECKMATE #21 COUNTDOWN: ARENA #1 COUNTDOWN: ARENA #2 COUNTDOWN: ARENA #3 COUNTDOWN: ARENA #4 CROSSING MIDNIGHT #14 THE FLASH #231 THE FLASH #235 HELLBLAZER #239 JACK OF FABLES #17 JACK OF FABLES #18 JLA CLASSIFIED #49 JONAH HEX #27 JSA CLASSIFIED #33 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #9 METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #6 MIDNIGHTER #15 THE PROGRAMME #6 SHADOWPACT #20 SUPERGIRL #23 SUPERGIRL #24 SUPERGIRL #25 SUPERMAN #671 SUPERMAN/BATMAN #44 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEMS ON FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF THIS WEEK Final orders are due BEFORE Thursday, May 1. 05/21/2008 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #7 $2.99 05/21/2008 - BIRDS OF PREY #118 $2.99 05/21/2008 - BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13 $2.99 05/21/2008 - CASEY BLUE: BEYOND TOMORROW #1 (WILDSTORM) $2.99 05/21/2008 - CATWOMAN #79 $2.99 05/21/2008 - CHECKMATE #26 $2.99 05/21/2008 - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #8 $3.99 05/21/2008 - DC SPECIAL: CYBORG #1 $2.99 05/21/2008 - DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL - SUPERMAN: MONGUL $4.99 05/21/2008 - DC/WILDSTORM: DREAMWAR #2 $2.99 05/21/2008 - THE FLASH #240 $2.99 05/21/2008 - HELLBLAZER #244 (VERTIGO) $2.99 05/21/2008 - JOKER: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP $19.99 05/21/2008 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #21 $2.99 05/21/2008 - THE PROGRAMME #11 (WILDSTORM) $2.99 05/21/2008 - ROBIN #174 $2.99 05/21/2008 - SCALPED #17 (VERTIGO) $2.99 05/21/2008 - SCOOBY-DOO #132 (JOHNNY DC) $2.25 05/21/2008 - SHADOWPACT #25 $2.99 05/21/2008 - THE SPIRIT #17 $2.99 05/21/2008 - SUPER FRIENDS #3 (JOHNNY DC) $2.25 05/21/2008 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN #48 $2.99 05/21/2008 - TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN #3 $2.99 05/21/2008 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT #7 (WILDSTORM) $2.99 06/11/2008 - METAMORPHO: YEAR ONE TP $14.99 06/11/2008 - THE PROGRAMME VOL. 1 TP (WILDSTORM) $17.99 06/11/2008 - THE VINYL UNDERGROUND VOL. 1: WATCHING THE DETECTIVES TP (VERTIGO) $9.99 DC DIRECT: 10/01/2008 - BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN COLLECTOR SET $34.99 10/01/2008 - JLA TROPHY ROOM: SUPERMAN'S CAPE AND BELT REPLICA SET $295.00 10/01/2008 - WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: SERIES 2: HUNTRESS BUST $55.00 10/08/2008 - JLA BUILD-A-SCENE STATUE: PART 3 $150.00 10/08/2008 - SECRET FILES SERIES 3: BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY 2 BALANCED MASTER CASE ASST $100.00 10/08/2008 - SECRET FILES SERIES 3: BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY 2 BALANCED HALF CASE ASST $38.00 10/08/2008 - SECRET FILES SERIES 3: BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY 2 WEIGHTED MASTER CASE ASST $100.00 10/08/2008 - SECRET FILES SERIES 3: BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY 2 WEIGHTED HALF CASE ASST $55.00 10/08/2008 - SECRET FILES SERIES 3: BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY 2: TWO-FACE ACTION FIGURE $10.00 10/08/2008 - SECRET FILES SERIES 3: BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY 2: POISON IVY ACTION FIGURE $10.00 10/08/2008 - SECRET FILES SERIES 3: BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY 2: THE JOKER ACTION FIGURE $10.00 10/08/2008 - SECRET FILES SERIES 3: BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY 2: BATMAN ACTION FIGURE $10.00 10/15/2008 - AME-COMI: ZATANNA VINYL FIGURE $49.99 10/15/2008 - AME-COMI: DONNA TROY VINYL FIGURE $49.99 10/22/2008 - JOKER 1:2 SCALE BUST $295.00 10/29/2008 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS 1:6 SCALE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE $99.99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURNABLE ITEMS* 05/02/08 - C - ASTRO CITY :THE DARK AGE SPECIAL #2: BEAUTIE 05/02/08 - A - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #14 05/02/08 - B - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 7 05/02/08 - F - EMMA VOL. 7 05/02/08 - B - GREEN LANTERN CORPS #22 05/02/08 - B - LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #12 05/02/08 - B - SALVATION RUN #5 05/02/08 - C - SUPERMAN #674 05/09/08 - C - BIRDS OF PREY #116 05/09/08 - B - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 6 05/09/08 - B - ROBIN #172 05/09/08 - B - SCOOBY-DOO #130 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 FEB080177 05/23/08 - F - THE TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #12 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE - MAY 7, 2008 ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 VARIANT EDITION THE ALL NEW ATOM #23 AMERICAN SPLENDOR SEASON TWO #2 (VERTIGO) BATMAN: DEATH MASK #2 BATMAN VS. THE SCARECROW COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #7 CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL. 2 (CMX) CROSSING MIDNIGHT #18 (VERTIGO) DC SPECIAL: RAVEN #3 DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA DETECTIVE COMICS #844 THE EXTERMINATORS #29 (VERTIGO) THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 4: CROSSFIRE AND COLLATERAL TP (VERTIGO) HOUSE OF MYSTERY #1 (VERTIGO) HOUSE OF MYSTERY #1 VARIANT EDITION (VERTIGO) INFINITY INC. #9 JLA PRESENTS: AZTEK - THE ULTIMATE MAN TP JONAH HEX #31 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #45 (JOHNNY DC) KIICHI AND THE MAGIC BOOKS VOL. 1 (CMX) LOONEY TUNES #162 (JOHNNY DC) METAL MEN #8 MIDNIGHTER #19 (WILDSTORM) NEW DYNAMIX #3 (WILDSTORM) NIGHTWING #144 NORTHLANDERS #6 (VERTIGO) THE QUESTION VOL. 2: POISONED GROUND TP RANN/THANAGAR: HOLY WAR #1 RANN/THANAGAR: HOLY WAR #1 VARIANT EDITION THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 24 HC SUPERGIRL #29 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: RAISING CAIN #1 (WILDSTORM) TOR #1 THE VINYL UNDERGROUND #8 (VERTIGO) WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #1 DC DIRECT: SMALLVILLE SERIES 2 MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT SMALLVILLE SERIES 2 INNER CASE ASSORTMENT SMALLVILLE SERIES 2: IMPULSE ACTION FIGURE SMALLVILLE SERIES 2: GREEN ARROW ACTION FIGURE SMALLVILLE SERIES 2: CLARK KENT ACTION FIGURE SMALLVILLE SERIES 2: AQUAMAN ACTION FIGURE SMALLVILLE SERIES 2: CYBORG ACTION FIGURE WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2: BATWOMAN BUST ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS: RELEASE DATE - MAY 14, 2008 100 BULLETS #91 (VERTIGO) 52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN TP BAT LASH #6 BATMAN #676 BATMAN #676 VARIANT EDITION BATMAN: THE JOKER'S LAST LAUGH TP BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #17 THE BATMAN STRIKES! #45 (JOHNNY DC) BATMAN: THE RESURRECTION OF RA'S AL GHUL HC BOOSTER GOLD #9 BOOSTER GOLD VOL. 1: 52 PICK-UP HC CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #25 (JOHNNY DC) CHECKMATE: THE FALL OF THE WALL VOL. 03 TP DMZ #31 (VERTIGO) FINAL CRISIS: SKETCHBOOK GEN13 #20 (WILDSTORM) GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #8 GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #8 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #24 GREEN LANTERN: NO FEAR TP HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE #1 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15 VARIANT EDITION KING OF CARDS VOL. 4 (CMX) THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #14 (JOHNNY DC) THE LOST BOYS: REIGN OF FROGS #1 (WILDSTORM) MAD KIDS #11 MAD MAGAZINE #490 NUMBER OF THE BEAST #3 (WILDSTORM) SIMON DARK #8 SUPERMAN #676 TINY TITANS #4 (JOHNNY DC) TITANS #2 THE UN-MEN #10 (VERTIGO) VERTIGO: FIRST CUT TP (VERTIGO) WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY VOL. 2 TP (WILDSTORM) WONDER WOMAN #20 YOUNG LIARS #3 (VERTIGO) DC DIRECT: COMIC BOOK COVER PORTFOLIO #1: WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE NEW TEEN TITANS SERIES 2 BALANCED MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT NEW TEEN TITANS SERIES 2 BALANCED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT NEW TEEN TITANS SERIES 2: DEATHSTROKE ACTION FIGURE NEW TEEN TITANS SERIES 2: TERRA ACTION FIGURE NEW TEEN TITANS SERIES 2: ROBIN ACTION FIGURE NEW TEEN TITANS SERIES 2 WEIGHTED MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT NEW TEEN TITANS SERIES 2 WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPPING CHANGES NOTE 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPPING CHANGES UPDATED INSTORE DATES APPEARS FIRST ORIGINAL INSTORE DATE APPEARS LAST DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES: 05/21/08 - BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE TP - 05/14/08 05/21/08 - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #8 - 04/23/08 05/21/08 - JUSTICE VOL. 1 TP - 05/14/08 05/21/08 - SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN VOL. 3 TP - 05/14/08 05/21/08 - SUPERMAN: ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD HC - 05/14/08 05/28/08 - THE ALL NEW ATOM VOL. 3: THE HUNT FOR RAY PALMER TP - 05/21/08 05/28/08 - ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #10 - 04/30/08 05/28/08 - ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #10 VARIANT EDITION - 04/30/08 05/28/08 - ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11 - 05/14/08 05/28/08 - BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE TP - 05/21/08 05/28/08 - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS VOL. 1 TP - 05/21/08 05/28/08 - JACK KIRBY'S O.M.A.C.: ONE MAN ARMY CORPS HC - 05/21/08 05/28/08 - SALVATION RUN #7 - 05/07/08 05/28/08 - SALVATION RUN #7 VARIANT EDITION - 05/07/08 05/28/08 - THE STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC - 05/21/08 05/28/08 - SUPERMAN: WORLD OF KRYPTON TP - 05/21/08 06/04/08 - INFINITY INC. VOL. 1: LUTHOR'S MONSTERS TP - 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 06/11/08 - 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 DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES: 05/21/08 - BIZARRO 13" DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE - 05/28/08 06/04/08 - BATMAN VS. THE JOKER STATUE - 05/14/08 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: 05/21/08 - DOKKOIDA?! VOL. 2 - 05/14/08 05/21/08 - SWAN VOL. 13 - 05/14/08 05/21/08 - TWO FLOWERS FOR THE DRAGON VOL. 1 - 05/07/08 05/21/08 - VENUS IN LOVE VOL. 3 - 05/14/08 05/28/08 - APOTHECARIUS ARGENTUM VOL. 5 - 05/21/08 05/28/08 - PALETTE OF 12 SECRET COLORS VOL. 3 - 05/21/08 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 VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES: 05/21/08 - FABLES #73 - 05/14/08 05/21/08 - LOVELESS VOL. 3: BLACKWATER FALLS TP - 04/23/08 05/21/08 - SCALPED #17 - 05/07/08 05/28/08 - LOVELESS VOL. 3: BLACKWATER FALLS TP - 05/21/08 06/04/08 - ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 3 HC - 05/28/08 06/04/08 - CROSSING MIDNIGHT #19 - 05/28/08 06/04/08 - FABLES VOL. 10: THE GOOD PRINCE TP - 05/28/08 06/18/08 - JACK OF FABLES #23 - 05/28/08 WILDSTORM SHIPPING CHANGES: 05/28/08 - HEROES SC - 05/21/08
