March 4, 2008 BATMAN: DEATH MASK SERIES NOW PRICED AT JUST $2.99 DC Comics announces that the cover price on the BATMAN: DEATH MASK miniseries has been lowered to just $2.99 per issue! BATMAN: DEATH MASK is written and illustrated by Yoshinori Natsume, acclaimed creator of Toguri, who makes his American comics debut with this original Batman manga tale. In BATMAN: DEATH MASK #1, there’s a new serial killer in Gotham, one who may have ties to the training Bruce Wayne acquired as a young man in Japan. Does the murderer know that Bruce Wayne is the Batman? And in BATMAN: DEATH MASK #2, Bruce Wayne must confront his past and examine how the time he spent training to become Batman affected him — and whether those experiences led to the killer now rampaging through Gotham City’s underworld. (This black-and-white miniseries no longer will be in Prestige Format, and will be saddle stitched instead of squarebound.) BATMAN: DEATH MASK #1 (FEB080205) is solicited in the February Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 9 with a cover price of $2.99 U.S. BATMAN: DEATH MASK #2 (MAR080156) is solicited in the March Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 7 with a cover price of $2.99 U.S. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCOGNEGRO GRAPHIC NOVEL WINS RAVE REVIEWS The new Vertigo graphic novel INCOGNEGRO is winning praise in high-profile reviews, including these highlights: “[An] engrossing graphic novel, with its smart dialogue and sharp images. The powerful coda well befits the story, much as INCOGNEGRO proudly exemplifies the graphic novel.” — The New York Times “INCOGNEGRO is a compelling read that’ll pull you in from page one . . . If you’re a fan of Walter Mosley’s work, especially his novels featuring “Easy” Rawlins, then INCOGNEGRO is a must have.” — Boston Now In addition, interviews with writer Mat Johnson on INCOGNEGRO have run in The Washington Post Express and The Miami Herald. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VINCE LETTERIO PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR — DIRECT SALES DC Comics staffer Vince Letterio has been promoted to Director — Direct Sales. Reporting to VP — Sales Bob Wayne, Letterio is responsible for DC’s day-to-day relationship with key comic-book retailers, as well as working closely with Diamond Comic Distributors. A former retailer himself, Letterio has been a member of the DC Comics staff for the past sixteen years and is a frequent presence at comics conventions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACK TO PRESS! The following title has been reprinted and is available for order: GREEN LANTERN: PASSING THE TORCH TP (APR068240) (2nd printing) Now priced $12.99/$17.50 Can. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST CHANCE SALE! The following DC items are priced at 70% off through March 24, 2007: ALL NEW ATOM #17 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #19 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #38 CATWOMAN #73 THE FLASH #232 THE FLASH #233 THE FLASH #234 INFINITY INC. #1 INFINITY INC. #2 INFINITY INC. #3 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #39 LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #8 LOONEY TUNES #156 MAD KIDS #9 MAD MAGAZINE #484 METAL MEN #1 METAL MEN #2 METAL MEN #3 METAL MEN #4 METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #1 METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #2 METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #3 SCOOBY-DOO #126 SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #35 SUPERMAN #670 SUPERMAN/BATMAN #42 SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #8 SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #9 TEEN TITANS GO! #48 WONDER GIRL #1 WONDER GIRL #2 WONDER GIRL #3 WONDER WOMAN #14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEMS ON FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF THIS WEEK Final orders are due BEFORE Thursday, March 6. 03/26/2008 - ACTION COMICS #863 $2.99 03/26/2008 - ACTION COMICS #863 VARIANT EDITION $2.99 03/26/2008 - THE AUTHORITY: PRIME #6 (WILDSTORM) $2.99 03/26/2008 - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #15 $2.99 03/26/2008 - BLUE BEETLE #25 $2.99 03/26/2008 - CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #43 (JOHNNY DC) $2.25 03/26/2008 - COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #6 $2.99 03/26/2008 - COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #8 $3.99 03/26/2008 - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 5 $2.99 03/26/2008 - CROSSING MIDNIGHT #17 (VERTIGO) $2.99 03/26/2008 - FREDDY VS. 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SINESTRO BOOKENDS $295.00 08/27/2008 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 POSTER $7.99 08/27/2008 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 POSTER PREPACK $39.99 08/27/2008 - GREEN LANTERN/ SINESTRO CORPS SECRET FILES #1 POSTER $7.99 08/27/2008 - GREEN LANTERN/ SINESTRO CORPS SECRET FILES #1 POSTER PREPACK $39.99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURNABLE ITEMS* 03/14/08 - A - FAKER #6 03/14/08 - B - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #5 03/14/08 - B - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11 03/14/08 - B - TEEN TITANS #55 03/21/08 - A - THE SPIRIT #13 03/28/08 - A - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #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 Distributors Return Authorization Form ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE — MARCH 12, 2008 BAT LASH #4 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #14 THE BATMAN STRIKES! #43 (JOHNNY DC) BOOSTER GOLD #7 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 7 COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #6 DMZ #29 (VERTIGO) DMZ VOL 4: FRIENDLY FIRE TP (VERTIGO) EMMA VOL. 07 (CMX) ROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL. 12 (CMX) GEN13 #18 (WILDSTORM) GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #6 GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #6 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #22 JLA CLASSIFIED #54 JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #12 (JOHNNY DC) LOBO: PORTRAIT OF A BASTICH TP MAD MAGAZINE #488 ORFINA VOL. 2 (CMX) ROBIN: THE BIG LEAGUES TP SALVATION RUN #5 SHOWCASE PRESENTS: PHANTOM STRANGER VOL. 2 TP SIMON DARK #6 SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #7 SUPERMAN #674 SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #13 TINY TITANS #2 (JOHNNY DC) UN-MEN #8 (VERTIGO) WILDSTORM: REVELATIONS #5 (WILDSTORM) WONDER WOMAN #18 DC DIRECT: AFRO SAMURAI AND NINJA NINJA STATUE REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD BALANCED CASE ASSORTMENT REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD BALANCED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD WEIGHTED CASE ASSORTMENT REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD WONDER WOMAN ACTION FIGURE REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD BATMAN ACTION FIGURE REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD HAWKMAN ACTION FIGURE REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD BATMAN 16 UNIT CASE REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD HAWKMAN 16 UNIT CASE REACTIVATED! SERIES 4: SUPER SQUAD SUPERMAN 16 UNIT CASE REACTIVATED! 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ASH #4 (2ND PRINT) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #19 LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN 31ST CENTURY VOL 1: TOMORROW'S HEROES TP (JOHNNY DC) MAD CLASSICS #21 MOON CHILD VOL. 10 (CMX) MUSASHI #9 VOL. 14 (CMX) OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND TP THE PROGRAMME #9 (WILDSTORM) ROBIN #172 SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 6: THE HOURMAN AND THE PYTHON TP (VERTIGO) SCOOBY-DOO #130 (JOHNNY DC) SHADOWPACT #23 THE SPIRIT #15 SUPER FRIENDS #1 (JOHNNY DC) SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #2 TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN #1 WORLD OF WARCRAFT #5 (WILDSTORM) YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL. 11 (CMX) DC DIRECT: WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2: STARFIRE BUST ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPPING CHANGES UPDATED INSTORE DATES APPEARS FIRST ORIGINAL INSTORE DATE APPEARS LAST DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES: 04/02/08 - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #7 - 03/19/08 04/09/08 - ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 - 02/13/08 04/09/08 - ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 VARIANT EDITION - 02/13/08 04/09/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14 - 03/26/08 04/09/08 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14 VARIANT EDITION - 03/26/08 04/16/08 - BATMAN #675 - 03/26/08 04/30/08 - ADAM STRANGE ARCHIVES VOL. 3 HC - 03/26/08 DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES: 03/26/08 - AFRO SAMURAI ACTION FIGURE INNER CASE ASSORTMENT - 01/16/08 03/26/08 - AFRO SAMURAI ACTION FIGURE MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT - 01/16/08 03/26/08 - AFRO SAMURAI ACTION FIGURE - 01/16/08 03/26/08 - AFRO SAMURAI: JUSTICE ACTION FIGURE - 01/16/08 03/26/08 - AFRO SAMURAI: KUMA ACTION FIGURE - 01/16/08 03/26/08 - AFRO SAMURAI: NINJA NINJA ACTION FIGURE - 01/16/08 04/23/08 - AFRO SAMURAI BUST - 03/12/08 04/23/08 - AFRO SAMURAI: JUSTICE BUST - 03/12/08 VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES: 03/26/08 - HELLBLAZER #242 - 03/19/08 03/26/08 - LOVELESS #23 - 03/05/08
