Blackest Night #2Media Release -- BLACKEST NIGHT continues to rock the DC Universe, with issue #1 sold out again and set to come back in a new, third printing!

BLACKEST NIGHT #1 Third Printing (AUG098076) features a cover that combines elements of the first and second printing covers with an orange background. It has a Final Order Cutoff date of September 24 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on October 14.

In addition, for every 25 copies of the BLACKEST NIGHT #1 Third Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one copy of the first printing BLACKEST NIGHT #1 Variant Edition featuring a cover by Ethan Van Sciver. The Variant Edition may be ordered under the item code AUG098077.

Also, for every 250 copies of the BLACKEST NIGHT #1 Third Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one copy of the first printing BLACKEST NIGHT #1 Sketch Variant Edition featuring a cover by Ivan Reis. The Variant Edition may be ordered under the item code AUG098078.

For every 50 copies of the BLACKEST NIGHT #1 Third Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one bag of 50 BLACK LANTERN PROMOTIONAL RINGS at a net cost of $8.00 U.S. per bag under the item code AUG098080.

Upcoming issues of BLACKEST NIGHT are available as follows:

* BLACKEST NIGHT #2 Second Printing (JUL098232) is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on September 30.

* BLACKEST NIGHT #3 (JUL090144) is available for reorder.

* BLACKEST NIGHT #4 (AUG090086; Variant edition: AUG090087; Sketch Variant Edition: AUG090088) is solicited in the August Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on October 28.

* BLACKEST NIGHT #5 (SEP090092; Variant edition: SEP090093; Sketch Variant Edition: SEP090094) is solicited in the September Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 25.