April 17, 2007 13 pages Issue #827

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE ORDERING INCENTIVE CONTINUES WITH ISSUE #14

The Flash’s special 3-issue event continues in July with a special ordering incentive on THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14!

As with issue #13, retailers placing orders on THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14 equal to or greater than 200% of their final orders on THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #10 (JAN070287) will be allowed to make full returns on this issue at a later date. This offer is valid only on orders placed by the Final Order Cutoff date of June 28.


Flash The Fastest Man Alive #10

Flash The Fastest Man Alive #12

Flash The Fastest Man Alive #13

In this issue, the action continues as the Flash’s world changes forever! THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14 is written by Marc Guggenheim with art by Tony Daniel & Art Thibert and a cover by Joshua Middleton.

Qualifying retailers will be required to return stripped covers from this issue with an affidavit of destruction to Diamond Comic Distributors at a date to be named later. DC Comics will announce qualifying terms for THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #15 soon.

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14 (MAY070162) will be solicited in the May Previews (Volume XVII #5) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on July 18.

As a reminder, retailers still may place orders on THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #13 equal to or greater than 200% of their final orders on THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #10 (JAN070287) and be allowed to make full returns on this issue at a later date. This offer is valid only on orders placed by the Final Order Cutoff date of May 17.

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #13 (APR070194) will be solicited in the April Previews (Volume XVII #4) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 6.

DC COMICS OFFERS BATMAN NEON SIGN TO RETAILERS

Following last year’s SUPERMAN NEON SIGN, DC Comics is pleased to offer retailers an exciting new promotional item: the BATMAN NEON SIGN.

Ideal for window display, the BATMAN NEON SIGN measures 7.625” deep by 15.3125” tall by 26.875” wide and is in the familiar shape of Batman’s chest emblem.

The BATMAN NEON SIGN is a promotional item, and is not for resale. It is available to retailers in good standing with Diamond Comic Distributors, one sign per retail location, at a net cost of $150.00 U.S. per unit.

Please note that due to power system differences, this item will be available only in the U.S. and Canada.

The BATMAN NEON SIGN will be solicited in the May Previews Retailer Order Form, and is scheduled to arrive in stores on December 19. Please see the Order Form for further details.

DIAMOND'S SUMMER SALES SIZZLER OFFERS BIG DISCOUNTS ON HOT PRODUCTS THROUGH MAY 16!

Starting today, Diamond is running its annual Summer Sales Sizzler, offering incredible savings to retailers now through May 16! Retailers may go to https://retailer.diamondcomics.com/main/sizzler.asp to find collected editions from DC Comics, Vertigo and WildStorm, as well as select items from DC Direct!

BACK TO PRESS!

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

BATMAN: HUSH VOL. 1 TP (DEC058310) (4th printing)
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP (DEC058083) (7th printing)
FABLES: THE MEAN SEASONS TP (JAN050373) (3rd printing)
JSA: PRINCES OF DARKNESS TP (OCT058275) (2nd printing) Now priced $19.99/26.99
TRANSMETROPOLITAN: SPIDER’S THRASH TP (FEB078232) (3rd printing) Now priced $14.99/17.99
TRANSMETROPOLITAN: YEAR OF THE BASTARD TP (FEB078231) (4th printing) Now priced $12.99/15.99

SHIPPING CHANGES

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
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
SUPERMAN #662 JAN070269 5/2/07 3/14/07
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
SUPERGIRL #17 MAR070184 5/16/07 5/2/07
DEADMAN #10 (VERTIGO) MAR070269 5/23/07 5/16/07
LOVELESS #18 (VERTIGO) FEB070358 5/23/07 4/25/07
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 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
Promo Items
BATMAN AND SON ACTION FIGURES PROMO POSTER DEC068238
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE JIM LEE STATUE PROMO POSTER DEC068235
BATMAN STATUE DARK CRUSADER PROMO POSTER DEC068239

ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE — APRIL 25, 2007


Action Comics #848

Wonder Woman #8

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
TEEN TITANS GO! #42 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070307
THUNDERBOLT JAXON TP (WILDSTORM) JAN070353
WETWORKS #8 (WILDSTORM) FEB070328
WONDER WOMAN #8 FEB070303

ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS: RELEASE DATE — MAY 2, 2007


Green Lantern #19

Midnighter #7

100 BULLETS #83 (VERTIGO) FEB070343
52 WEEK 52 FEB070244
THE ALL NEW ATOM #11 MAR070193
THE ALL NEW ATOM VOL. 1: MY LIFE IN MINIATURE TP FEB070264
AMERICAN VIRGIN #14 (VERTIGO) FEB070346
CHECKMATE #13 FEB070269
DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #2 (WILDSTORM) MAR070255
DEADMAN #9 (VERTIGO) FEB070348
DETECTIVE COMICS #832 MAR070168
THE EXTERMINATORS #17 (VERTIGO) MAR070268
FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL. 9 (CMX) FEB070317
GREEN LANTERN #19 FEB070275
HAWKGIRL #63 FEB070288
JONAH HEX #19 MAR070212
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #33 (JOHNNY DC) MAR070231
LOONEY TUNES #150 (JOHNNY DC) MAR070235
MAD MAGAZINE #478 MAR070237
MIDNIGHTER #7 (WILDSTORM) MAR070251
NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS' STARDUST HC (VERTIGO) JAN070377
OMUKAE DESU VOL. 4 (CMX) FEB070319
SCALPED #5 (VERTIGO) MAR070277
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL. 1 TP FEB070298
SUPERMAN #662 JAN070269
SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS #1 (WILDSTORM) MAR070257
TEEN TITANS #46 FEB070301
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #6 (WILDSTORM) MAR070258
DC Direct
52 ACTION FIGURES MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT OCT060299
52 ACTION FIGURES INNER CASE ASSORTMENT OCT060300
52: ANIMAL MAN ACTION FIGURE OCT060301
52: SUPERNOVA ACTION FIGURE OCT060302
52: ISIS ACTION FIGURE OCT060303
52: BATWOMAN ACTION FIGURE OCT060304
52: BOOSTER GOLD ACTION FIGURE OCT060305
JLA COVER TO COVER STATUE: GREEN LANTERN OCT060316