DC Comics Direct Channel #826

April 10, 2007 13 pages Issue #826

DC COMICS ANNOUNCES SALES INCENTIVE FOR CLUBBING, THE LATEST TITLE FROM MINX

CLUBBING, the third title from DC Comics’ new Minx imprint, will be solicited in April Previews (Volume XVII #4) to arrive in stores on July 11. With that solicitation, DC announces a special sales incentive for this title, continuing the sales incentives on Minx titles announced earlier this year.


Clubbing

CLUBBING is solicited in the April Previews (Volume XVII #4) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on July 11.

The remaining Minx titles for 2007 include:

* GOOD AS LILY (August)
* CONFESSIONS OF A BLABBERMOUTH (September)
* WATER BABY (October)
* KIMMIE66 (November)

THE PLAIN JANES FEATURED IN VANITY FAIR AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

THE PLAIN JANES, the first title from Minx, is featured in the current issues of Vanity Fair and Publishers Weekly.

The May Vanity Fair includes an item on Minx and THE PLAIN JANES that reads, “You don’t have to be a comic book geek to dig DC Comics’ kicky new imprint, Minx.”


Plain Janes

The April 9 Publishers Weekly includes a review that reads, “Minx . . . starts off with a bang with this elegant story of art in the suburbs. [Cecil] Castellucci and [Jim] Rugg nimbly make their larger point — that fear is an indulgence we must give ourselves permission to overcome — without ever preaching, and without neglecting the dynamics of a page-turning coming-of-age story.”

THE PLAIN JANES (FEB070235) is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on
May 16.

100 BULLETS ISSUES TO BE RESOLICITED

DC Comics will resolicit 100 BULLETS #84 (MAR070264) and 85 (APR070261). All orders on these issues are cancelled.

100 BULLETS #84 will be resolicited in the May Previews to arrive in stores in July. 100 BULLETS #85 will be resolicited in the July Previews to arrive in stores in September.


100 Bullets #84


100 Bullets #85

NEW INSTORE DATE FOR WONDER WOMAN LYNDA CARTER STATUE

Please note that the WONDER WOMAN LYNDA CARTER STATUE (SEP060321) now is scheduled to arrive instores on June 27.

Retailers may adjust orders for this item through its new Final Order Cutoff date of May 3.

BACK TO PRESS!

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

DC: THE NEW FRONTIER VOL. 2 TP (FEB050272) (2nd printing)
DEATH: AT DEATH’S DOOR SC (FEB078187) (3rd printing) Now priced $9.99/11.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: ANOTHER NAIL TP (MAR068277) (2nd printing) Now priced $12.99/17.50
LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED VOL. 7 (DEC050311) (2nd printing)
PREACHER VOL. 7: SALVATION TP (MAY050300) (5th printing)

SHIPPING CHANGES

ALL STAR SUPERMAN #7 OCT060165 4/11/07 12/20/06
LOVELESS #17 (VERTIGO) JAN070375 4/11/07 3/28/07
MAD MAGAZINE #477 FEB070312 4/11/07 4/4/07
RUSH CITY #6 OCT060222 4/11/07 12/27/06
TEEN TITANS #45 JAN070321 4/11/07 3/14/07
TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #6 DEC060246 4/11/07 2/28/07
DC MINIMATES WAVE THREE (DC DIRECT) DEC060322 4/18/07 4/25/07
DMZ #18 (VERTIGO) FEB070349 4/18/07 4/11/07
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4 MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT (DC DIRECT) SEP060329 4/18/07 4/25/07
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4 INNER CASE ASSORTMENT (DC DIRECT) SEP060330 4/18/07 4/25/07
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: WARLORD ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP060331 4/18/07 4/25/07
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: MARTIAN MANHUNTER ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP060332 4/18/07 4/25/07
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: ATOM ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP060333 4/18/07 4/25/07
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: AQUAMAN ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP060334 4/18/07 4/25/07
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: BLUE BEETLE ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP060335 4/18/07 4/25/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #8 FEB070281 4/18/07 4/4/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #8 VARIANT EDITION FEB070282 4/18/07 4/4/07
MANHUNTER #30 FEB070290 4/18/07 4/4/07
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #34 JAN070273 4/18/07 3/21/07
ACTION COMICS #848 JAN070267 4/25/07 3/28/07
ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK 2 #3 (WILDSTORM) OCT060266 4/25/07 12/27/06
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #5 FEB070251 4/25/07 4/11/07
THE EXTERMINATORS #16 (VERTIGO) FEB070351 4/25/07 4/4/07
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN HC (VERTIGO) DEC060289 4/25/07 4/18/07
SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #3 FEB070294 4/25/07 4/4/07
SUPERMAN #662 JAN070269 4/25/07 3/14/07
100 BULLETS #83 (VERTIGO) FEB070343 5/2/07 4/11/07
AMERICAN VIRGIN #14 (VERTIGO) FEB070346 5/2/07 4/25/07
BATMAN #665 FEB070247 5/2/07 4/25/07
CHECKMATE #13 FEB070269 5/2/07 4/25/07
DEADMAN #9 (VERTIGO) FEB070348 5/2/07 4/18/07
GREEN LANTERN #63 FEB070275 5/2/07 4/25/07
HAWKGIRL #63 FEB070288 5/2/07 4/25/07
TEEN TITANS #46 FEB070301 5/2/07 4/11/07
BATMAN #665 FEB070247 5/9/07 4/25/07
JACK OF FABLES #10 (VERTIGO) FEB070352 5/9/07 4/25/07
LOVELESS #18 (VERTIGO) FEB070358 5/16/07 4/25/07
SUPERGIRL #17 MAR070184 5/16/07 5/2/07
TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #7 FEB070295 5/23/07 4/25/07
WONDER WOMAN #9 MAR070228 5/23/07 5/16/07
WILDCATS #2 (WILDSTORM) JAN070347 5/30/07 3/28/07
WILDCATS #2 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) JAN070348 5/30/07 3/28/07
SUPERMAN #663 MAR070183 6/6/07 5/9/07
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #5 FEB070259 6/20/07 4/4/07
WONDER WOMAN LYNDA CARTER STATUE (DC DIRECT) SEP060321 6/27/07 4/4/07
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: THE BLACK DOSSIER HC (ABC) JUL060241 TBA 10/25/06

ARRIVING IN STORES THIS WEEK: RELEASE DATE — APRIL 11, 2007

52 WEEK 49 FEB070241
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #7 OCT060165
ALL STAR SUPERMAN VOL. 1 HC DEC060188
THE BATMAN STRIKES! #32 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070304
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #12 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070308
CLAW: THE UNCONQUERED TP (WILDSTORM) JAN070357
CRISIS AFTERMATH: THE SPECTRE TP JAN070286
DENSHA OTOKO VOL. 3 (CMX) JAN070335
FABLES #60 (VERTIGO) FEB070350
FRIDAY THE 13TH #5 (WILDSTORM) FEB070340
GEN13 #7 (WILDSTORM) FEB070326
GREEN ARROW #73 FEB070278
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #11 FEB070276
GRIFTER & MIDNIGHTER #2 (WILDSTORM) FEB070325
JLA CLASSIFIED #37 FEB070280
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 (3RD PRINT) FEB078133
LOVELESS #17 (VERTIGO) JAN070375
MAD KIDS #7 FEB070313
MAD MAGAZINE #477 FEB070312
RUSH CITY #6 OCT060222
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE: SLEEP OF REASON #5 (VERTIGO) FEB070356
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 5: DR. DEATH AND THE NIGHT OF THE BUTCHER TP (VERTIGO) JAN070379
STORMWATCH PHD #6 (WILDSTORM) FEB070327
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #7 FEB070300
TEEN TITANS #45 JAN070321
TENJHO TENGE VOL. 13 (CMX) JAN070340
TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #6 DEC060246
WONDER WOMAN #7 FEB070302
DC Direct
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 4 MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT SEP060322
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 4 INNER CASE ASSORTMENT SEP060323
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 4: BATZARRO ACTION FIGURE SEP060324
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 4: BIZARRO ACTION FIGURE SEP060325
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 4: SUPERWOMAN ACTION FIGURE SEP060326
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 4: BATWOMAN ACTION FIGURE SEP060327
SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 4: BATMAN BEYOND ACTION FIGURE SEP060328
Promo Items
COUNTDOWN PROMO POSTER DEC068076

ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE — APRIL 18, 2007

52 WEEK 50 FEB070242
AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #51 FEB070265
ARMY @ LOVE #2 (VERTIGO) FEB070345
BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK TP JAN070265
BIRDS OF PREY #105 FEB070267
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #3 FEB070266
CANON VOL. 1 (CMX) JAN070333
DMZ #18 (VERTIGO) FEB070349
EX MACHINA #27 (WILDSTORM) FEB070339
THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #11 FEB070274
HELLBLAZER #231 (VERTIGO) FEB070353
HELLBLAZER: REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL TP (VERTIGO) JAN070374
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #8 FEB070281
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #8 VARIANT EDITON FEB070282
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #1 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070306
MANHUNTER #30 FEB070290
NIGHTWING ANNUAL #2 FEB070252
RECIPE FOR GERTRUDE VOL. 4 (CMX) JAN070339
ROBIN #161 FEB070250
SCOOBY-DOO #119 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070311
SHADOWPACT #12 FEB070291
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN VOL. 3 TP JAN070318
THE SPIRIT #5 FEB070296
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #34 JAN070273
TESTAMENT #17 (VERTIGO) FEB070357
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE #6 (WILDSTORM) FEB070342
WONDER WOMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP JAN070323
WORLD WAR III PART ONE: A CALL TO ARMS FEB070236
WORLD WAR III PART TWO: THE VALIANT FEB070237
WORLD WAR III PART THREE: HELL IS FOR HEROES FEB070238
WORLD WAR III PART FOUR: UNITED WE STAND FEB070239
DC Direct
DC MINIMATES WAVE THREE DEC060322
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4 MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT SEP060329
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4 INNER CASE ASSORTMENT SEP060330
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: WARLORD ACTION FIGURE SEP060331
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: MARTIAN MANHUNTER ACTION FIGURE SEP060332
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: ATOM ACTION FIGURE SEP060333
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: AQUAMAN ACTION FIGURE SEP060334
FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 4: BLUE BEETLE ACTION FIGURE SEP060335

ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS: RELEASE DATE — APRIL 25, 2007

52 WEEK 51 FEB070243
ACTION COMICS #848 JAN070267
AMAZONS ATTACK #1 FEB070246
ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK TWO #3 (WILDSTORM) OCT060266
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #5 FEB070251
BLUE BEETLE #14 FEB070268
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #32 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070309
CATWOMAN #66 FEB070249
CONNOR HAWKE: DRAGON'S BLOOD #6 FEB070279
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #6 (VERTIGO) FEB070347
THE EXTERMINATORS #16 (VERTIGO) FEB070351
FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN #35 FEB070273
GALS VOL. 10 (CMX) JAN070337
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN HC (VERTIGO) DEC060289
HAWKGIRL: THE MAW TP JAN070292
JSA CLASSIFIED #25 FEB070287
JUSTICE #11 FEB070286
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5 FEB070283
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5 VARIANT EDITON FEB070284
MEGATOKYO VOL. 5 (CMX) JAN070334
NINJA SCROLL #8 (WILDSTORM) FEB070336
OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1 FEB070293
PENGUIN REVOLUTION VOL. 3 (CMX) JAN070338
RED MENACE #6 (WILDSTORM) FEB070337
SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #3 FEB070294
THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 21 HC DEC060251
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #29 FEB070292
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 4: ADULT EDUCATION TP JAN070315
SUPERMAN #662 JAN070269
TEEN TITANS GO! #42 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070307
THUNDERBOLT JAXON TP (WILDSTORM) JAN070353
WETWORKS #8 (WILDSTORM) FEB070328
WONDER WOMAN #8 FEB070303