Birds Of Prey #1 (Variant Cover Edition)Media Release -- BIRDS OF PREY #1, the debut issue of the hot new series from writer Gail Simone and artist Ed Benes, has sold out at DC comics and will return in a new, second printing!

BIRDS OF PREY #1 Second Printing (MAY108042) features a recolored version of the cover by Benes. This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on July 14 and has a Final Order Cutoff date of June 24.

For every 25 copies of BIRDS OF PREY #1 Second Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one copy of the first printing BIRDS OF PREY #1 Variant Edition featuring a cover by Cliff Chiang. The Variant Edition may be ordered under the item code MAY108043.

Upcoming issues of BIRDS OF PREY are available as follows:

* BIRDS OF PREY #2 (APR100150) is available for reorder.

* BIRDS OF PREY #3 (MAY100126) is on Final Order Cutoff on June 24 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on July 14.

* BIRDS OF PREY #4 (JUN100148; Variant edition: JUN100149) is solicited in the June Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on August 11.