Blackest Night #5 Second PrintingMedia Release -- BLACKEST NIGHT, the epic miniseries from writer Geoff Johns, continues to rock comics shops everywhere, with the sold-out issue #5 set to return in a new, second printing!

BLACKEST NIGHT #5 Second Printing (DEC098499) features a recolored version of the original cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert. It is scheduled to arrive in stores on March 17 and has a Final Order Cutoff date of February 25.

In addition, for every 25 copies of the BLACKEST NIGHT #5 Second Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one copy of the first printing BLACKEST NIGHT #5 Variant Edition featuring a cover by Rodolfo Migliari. The Variant Edition may be ordered under the item code DEC098500.

Also, for every 100 copies of the BLACKEST NIGHT #5 Second Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one copy of the first printing BLACKEST NIGHT #5 Sketch Variant Edition featuring a cover by Ivan Reis. The Variant Edition may be ordered under the item code DEC098501.

For every 50 copies of the BLACKEST NIGHT #5 Second Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one bag of 50 GREEN LANTERN PROMOTIONAL RINGS at a net cost of $8.00 U.S. per bag under the item code JAN108007.

Other issues of BLACKEST NIGHT are available as follows:

* BLACKEST NIGHT #1 Fourth Printing (OCT098150) is available for reorder.
* BLACKEST NIGHT #2 Third Printing (SEP098222) is available for reorder.
* BLACKEST NIGHT #3 Second Printing (NOV098035) is available for reorder.
* BLACKEST NIGHT #4 (AUG090086) is available for reorder.
* BLACKEST NIGHT #6 (OCT090176) is available for reorder.
* BLACKEST NIGHT #7 (DEC090133) is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on February 24.
* BLACKEST NIGHT #8 (JAN100231; Variant edition: JAN100232; Sketch variant edition: JAN100233) is solicited in the January Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on March 31.