Blackest Night Batman #1Media Release -- BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #1, the first issue of the 3-issue miniseries from writer Peter J. Tomasi and artists Adrian Saef and John Dell, has sold its second printing and is coming back again in a new, third printing.

BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #1 Third Printing (AUG098056) features a recolored version of the original cover by Andy Kubert. 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: BATMAN #1 Third Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one copy of the first printing BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #1 Variant Edition featuring the original cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. The Variant Edition may be ordered under the item code AUG098057.

The remaining issues of BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN are available as follows:

* BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #2 (JUL090149) is available for reorder.

* BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #3 (AUG090091; variant edition: AUG090092) is on Final Order Cutoff on September 24 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on October 14.