Blackest Night Batman #3Media Release -- One day after the announcement of the BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #1 Third Printing, DC Comics announces that BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #2 has sold out and will go back to press for a new, second printing!

BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #2 Second Printing (AUG098074) 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 #2 Second Printing ordered by the FOC date, retailers may order one copy of the first printing BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #2 Variant Edition featuring the original cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. The Variant Edition may be ordered under the item code AUG098075.

Retailers may order this issue by contacting their Diamond Customer Service Representative or DC Sales Representative, or by email at reorders@diamondcomics.com.

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

* BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #1 Third Printing (AUG098056) is on Final Order Cutoff on September 24 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on October 14.

* 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.