February 27, 2007 15 pages Issue #820

NEW SERIES ARTIST TONY DANIEL PENCILS THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #11


Flash The Fastest Man Alive #11

Acclaimed artist Tony Daniel (TEEN TITANS) steps in to pencil THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #11 (FEB070274), written by Marc Guggenheim and inked by Art Thibert. Daniel will remain on THE FLASH as the new series penciller.

In this story, called “Full Throttle,” the top Rogues are united by one voice to take down the Flash — but who is it?

“I’m looking forward to working on THE FLASH with Marc Guggenheim, who I think is a very gifted and unique up-and-coming writer destined for big success,” says Daniel. “I’ve always been a huge Bart Allen fan and The Flash is one of the most recognized DC icons. ‘A’ game, here I come!”

Also, DC Comics has added a variant cover by Daniel to issue #11, which retailers will receive in a split of approximately 50/50 with the solicited cover by Ethan Van Sciver.

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #11 (FEB070274) is solicited in the February Previews (Volume XVII #2) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 18. Retailers may adjust their orders on this issue through its Final Order Cutoff date of March 29.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY SPOTIGHTS SCALPED AND DMZ VOL. 2: BODY OF A JOURNALIST TP


DMZ TPB Vol. 2: Body Of A Journalist

The February 23 issue of Entertainment Weekly features the DMZ VOL. 2: BODY OF A JOURNALIST TP (NOV060292) on the Hot List, calling it “utterly relevant.” Also, SCALPED is reviewed in the March 2 issue, with Tom Russo calling Jason Aaron’s writing “promisingly matched with (R.M.) Guera’s prairie-dusty art,” and giving the series a grade of “B.”

UPCOMING SUPERMAN ISSUES GET NEW CONTENTS

Please note the following contents changes to upcoming issues of SUPERMAN:

SUPERMAN #660 (NOV060188) now will feature a story written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Mike Manley & Bret Blevins and a cover by James Fry & Rodney Ramos. This issue looks at someone who’s popped in and out of SUPERMAN for months. Ever since “Up, Up and Away,” he’s made his presence known. Now, at long last, the story you demanded starring… The Prankster?! This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on March 14.

SUPERMAN #661 (DEC060191) now will feature a story written by Kurt Busiek & Richard Howell, with art by Richard Howell & Eduardo Barreto and a cover by Jesus Merino. In it, an ancient and vicious curse set into motion by the Greek gods hits Metropolis, challenging Superman in a way he’s never been challenged before. It’ll take more than the Man of Steel to save the day this time. Enter: Wonder Woman! But even their combined power may not be enough to halt a curse older than time itself! This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on March 28. Retailers may adjust orders on it through the Final Order Cutoff date of March 8.

SUPERMAN #662 (JAN070269) now will feature the start of the 5-part second half of “Camelot Falls,” previous slated to appear in issue #661. This issue is written by Kurt Busiek with art and cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino. This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 11. Retailers may adjust orders on it through the Final Order Cutoff date of March 22.

SUPERMAN #663 (MAR070183) now will feature now will feature chapter two of the 5-part second half of “Camelot Falls,” in which the Young Gods of New Genesis pay a visit to Metropolis, while the Prankster is on the loose and the threat of Arion looms over the city. This story was previous slated to appear in issue #662, and is written by Kurt Busiek with art and cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino, as solicited in the March Previews (Volume XVII #3). This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 9.

Because of these changes, SUPERMAN #660, 661 and 662 will be made returnable at a later date.

DC COMICS ANNOUNCES RETURNABILITY DATES FOR MAD #472

Qualifying retailers may make stripped-cover returns on overshipped copies of MAD #472 (AUG068114) from February 28 through March 23.

As a reminder, retailers who placed an initial order for this issue were able to order up to the same quantity at no cost. Retailers will be billed for unreturned copies of this issue on April 11.

BACK TO PRESS!

The following titles have been reprinted and are available for order:

THE AUTHORITY: UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT TP (DEC068145) (3rd printing) now priced $17.99/21.99

GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW VOL. 2 TP (DEC068146) (2nd printing) now priced $14.99/17.99
MANHUNTER VOL. 1: STREET JUSTICE TP (SEP050253) (2nd printing)
NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS’ STARDUST TP (FEB058028) (5th printing)
PREACHER: ANCIENT HISTORY TP (MAY050299) (6th printing)
PROMETHEA BOOK 4 TP (JAN050362) (2nd printing)
PROMETHEA BOOK 5 TP (MAY060224) (2nd printing)
TEEN TITANS: THE FUTURE IS NOW TP (SEP050262) (2nd printing)

SHIPPING CHANGES

100 BULLETS #81 (VERTIGO) DEC060290 2/28/07 2/14/07
ACTION COMICS #846 OCT060166 2/28/07 12/27/06
DEADMAN #7 (VERTIGO) DEC060294 2/28/07 2/21/07
EXTERMINATORS #14 (VERTIGO) DEC060296 2/28/07 2/7/07
THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #9 DEC060213 2/28/07 2/21/07
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #4 POSTER (DC DIRECT) JUL060280 3/7/07 2/21/07
THE AUTHORITY #2 (WILDSTORM) OCT060255 3/7/07 12/20/06
THE AUTHORITY #2 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) OCT060256 3/7/07 12/20/06
THE FLASH #1 POSTER (DC DIRECT) JUL060282 3/7/07 2/21/07
HELMET OF FATE: ZAURIEL #1 DEC060203 3/7/07 2/21/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6 DEC060227 3/7/07 2/21/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6 VARIANT EDITION DEC060228 3/7/07 2/21/07
LOVELESS #16 (VERTIGO) DEC060300 3/7/07 2/28/07
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #32 OCT060169 3/7/07 12/20/06
SUPERMAN RETURNS PREQUEL POSTER (DC DIRECT) JUL060281 3/7/07 2/21/07
WONDER WOMAN #1 POSTER (DC DIRECT) JUL060279 3/7/07 2/21/07
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #8 DEC060250 3/7/07 2/28/07
FABLES #58 (VERTIGO) DEC060298 3/14/07 2/14/07
MYSTERY IN SPACE #7 JAN070308 3/14/07 3/7/07
RUSH CITY #6 OCT060222 3/14/07 12/27/06
SUPERMAN #660 NOV060188 3/14/07 1/17/07
TEEN TITANS #44 DEC060249 3/14/07 2/14/07
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #4 JAN070260 3/21/07 3/14/07
DC MINIMATES WAVE TWO (DC DIRECT) DEC060321 3/21/07 3/28/07
THE EXTERMINATORS #15 (VERTIGO) JAN070371 3/21/07 3/7/07
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #4 JAN070299 3/21/07 3/7/07
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #4 VARIANT EDITION JAN070300 3/21/07 3/7/07
SUPERGIRL #15 JAN070270 3/21/07 3/7/07
Y: THE LAST MAN #55 JAN070382 3/21/07 3/7/07
100 BULLETS #82 (VERTIGO) JAN070364 3/28/07 3/14/07
DMZ #17 (VERTIGO) JAN070370 3/28/07 3/14/07
FABLES #59 (VERTIGO) JAN070372 3/28/07 3/14/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 COVER A JAN070296 3/28/07 3/21/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 COVER B JAN070297 3/28/07 3/21/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 VARIANT EDITION JAN070298 3/28/07 3/21/07
SUPERMAN #661 DEC060191 3/28/07 2/14/07
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #33 NOV060190 3/28/07 1/24/07
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #4 DEC060197 3/28/07 2/7/07
TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #6 DEC060246 3/28/07 2/28/07
ACTION COMICS #847 DEC060189 4/4/07 2/28/07
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #7 OCT060165 4/4/07 12/20/06
ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK 2 #3 (WILDSTORM) OCT060266 4/11/07 12/27/06
SUPERMAN #662 JAN070269 4/11/07 3/14/07
TEEN TITANS #45 JAN070321 4/11/07 3/14/07
DC MINIMATES WAVE THREE (DC DIRECT) DEC060322 4/18/07 4/25/07
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #34 JAN070273 4/18/07 3/21/07
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #5 FEB070259 4/18/07 4/4/07
ACTION COMICS #848 JAN070267 4/25/07 3/28/07
TEEN TITANS #46 FEB070301 4/25/07 4/11/07
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: THE BLACK DOSSIER HC (ABC) JUL060241 TBA 10/25/06

ARRIVING IN STORES THIS WEEK:
RELEASE DATE — FEBRUARY 28, 2007

100 BULLETS #81 (VERTIGO) DEC060290
52 WEEK 43 DEC060201
ACTION COMICS #846 OCT060166
AMERICAN VIRGIN #12 (VERTIGO) DEC060291
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #3 DEC060181
BLUE BEETLE #12 DEC060206
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #30 (JOHNNY DC) DEC060257
CONNOR HAWKE: DRAGON'S BLOOD #4 DEC060215
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #4 (VERTIGO) DEC060292
DEADMAN #7 (VERTIGO) DEC060294
EMPTY EMPIRE VOL. 3 (CMX) NOV060262
THE EXTERMINATORS #14 (VERTIGO) DEC060296
FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN #33 DEC060212
FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN - REBORN TP NOV060212
THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #9 DEC060213
GREEN LANTERN #17 DEC060219
HAWKGIRL #61 DEC060218
JACK OF FABLES #8 (VERTIGO) DEC060299
JACK OF FABLES VOL. 1: THE (NEARLY) GREAT ESCAPE TP (VERTIGO) NOV060300
JLA CLASSIFIED #35 DEC060225
JSA CLASSIFIED #23 DEC060231
JUSTICE #10 DEC060226
NINJA SCROLL #6 (WILDSTORM) DEC060283
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN VOL. 2 TP NOV060242
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #27 DEC060244
TEEN TITANS GO! #40 (JOHNNY DC) DEC060254
WETWORKS #6 (WILDSTORM) DEC060278
YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL. 7 (CMX) NOV060267

DC Direct
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 3 ACTION FIGURE MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT JUL060272
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 3 ACTION FIGURE INNER CASE ASSORTMENT JUL060273
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 3: STEEL/NATASHA IRONS ACTION FIGURE JUL060274
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 3: FUTURE SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE JUL060275
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 3: NIGHTWING ACTION FIGURE JUL060276
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 3: ARMORED LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE JUL060277
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 3: HAWKMAN ACTION FIGURE JUL060278

Promo Items
CMX 2007 SAMPLER JUL060272

ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK:
RELEASE DATE — MARCH 7, 2007

52 WEEK 44 JAN070274
THE ALL NEW ATOM #9 JAN070281
THE AUTHORITY #2 (WILDSTORM) OCT060255
THE AUTHORITY #2 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) OCT060256
DETECTIVE COMICS #829 JAN070258
EX MACHINA VOL. 5: SMOKE SMOKE TP (WILDSTORM) DEC060271
EXTERMINATORS VOL. 2: INSURGENCY TP (VERTIGO) DEC060297
GO GO HEAVEN VOL. 1 (CMX) DEC060263
HELMET OF FATE: ZAURIEL #1 DEC060203
JONAH HEX #17 JAN070304
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6 DEC060227
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6 VARIANT EDITION DEC060228
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #31 (JOHNNY DC) JAN070325
LOONEY TUNES #148 (JOHNNY DC) JAN070327
LOVELESS #16 (VERTIGO) DEC060300
MAD MAGAZINE #476 JAN070331
MANHUNTER #29 JAN070307
MIDNIGHTER #5 (WILDSTORM) JAN070349
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #6 (WILDSTORM) JAN070360
NIGHTWING #130 JAN070264
NIGHTWING: BROTHERS IN BLOOD TP DEC060185
OUTSIDERS #46 JAN070310
PIECES OF A SPIRAL VOL. 7 (CMX) DEC060267
SCALPED #3 (VERTIGO) JAN070380
SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #2 JAN070316
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 2 TP DEC060242
SUPERGIRL: CANDOR TP DEC060193
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #32 OCT060169
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #8 DEC060250
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #4 (WILDSTORM) JAN070355
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #4 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) JAN070356
WORLDSTORM #2 (WILDSTORM) JAN070343

DC Direct
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #4 POSTER JUL060280
THE FLASH #1 POSTER JUL060282
SUPERMAN 13 INCH DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE AUG060302
SUPERMAN RETURNS PREQUEL POSTER JUL060281
WONDER WOMAN #1 POSTER JUL060279

ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS:
RELEASE DATE — MARCH 14, 2007

52 WEEK 45 JAN070275
ACTION COMICS #845 (2ND PRINT) JAN078074
THE BATMAN STRIKES! #31 (JOHNNY DC) JAN070324
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #11 (JOHNNY DC) JAN070328
CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS: THE TEAM-UPS VOL. 2 TP DEC060208
EMMA VOL. 3 (DMZ) DEC060264
FABLES #58 (VERTIGO) DEC060298
FRIDAY THE 13TH #4 (WILDSTORM) JAN070362
GEN13 #6 (WILDSTORM) JAN070346
GREEN ARROW #72 JAN070289
GREEN ARROW: CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE TP DEC060217
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10 JAN070294
GRIFTER & MIDNIGHTER #1 (WILDSTORM) JAN070342
JLA CLASSIFIED #36 JAN070301
MAD CLASSICS #14 JAN070332
MARTIAN MANHUNTER #8 JAN070306
MOON CHILD VOL. 6 (DMZ) DEC060266
MYSTERY IN SPACE #7 JAN070308
ROBIN #160 JAN070263
RUSH CITY #6 OCT060222
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE: SLEEP OF REASON #4 (VERTIGO) JAN070378
STORMWATCH PHD #5 (WILDSTORM) JAN070350
SUPERMAN #660 NOV060188
SUPERMAN/ BATMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP DEC060196
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #6 JAN070322
TEEN TITANS #44 DEC060249
WILDSTORM FINE ARTS: SPOTLIGHT ON J. SCOTT CAMPBELL (WILDSTORM) JAN070354
WONDER WOMAN #5 JAN070319

DC Direct
WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: ZATANNA BUST AUG060310