February 10, 2009 DC COMICS REVEALS ARTIST LINEUP FOR GOTHAM GAZETTE: BATMAN DEAD? #1 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAD #501 TO BE RESOLICITED 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DC OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 The offices of DC Comics and WildStorm Productions will be closed Monday, February 16 in observance of Presidents' Day. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEMS ON FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF THIS WEEK 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! 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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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPPING CHANGES UPDATED INSTORE DATES APPEARS FIRST ORIGINAL INSTORE DATE APPEARS LAST 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
