March 27, 2007
DC DIRECT PRESENTS SHAZAM! ACTION FIGURES
VARIANT EDITION FIGURE AVAILABLE ONLY IN CASE ASSORTMENTS
Coming in November 2007, DC Direct presents the SHAZAM! ACTION FIGURES, featuring classic characters prominently featured in the hit series COUNTDOWN, 52, TRIALS OF SHAZAM and SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL!
The line includes SHAZAM!, JUNIOR, DR. SIVANA (WITH MR. MIND) and MARY ACTION FIGURES, as well as the BILLY BATSON AND HOPPY (2-PACK) ACTION FIGURES.
In addition, DC Direct offers a special variant version of the MARY ACTION FIGURE available only in the weighted and balanced half and full case assortments. This variant version presents Mary in her current, white costume.
The SHAZAM! ACTION FIGURES are advance solicited in the April Previews (Volume. XVII #4) and are scheduled to arrive in stores on November 28.
DC DIRECT OFFERS QUALIFYING RETAILERS A VARIANT EDITION OF BATGIRL 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE
In November, DC Direct will add a second female figure to its line of realistically proportioned, 1:6 scale figures with the BATGIRL 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE.
Now, DC Direct offers qualifying retailers a special Variant Edition of this figure. For every four standard BATGIRL 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURES ordered, retailers may order one BATGIRL 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE Variant Edition.
The Standard Figure is clothed in gray fabric costume, while the Variant Figure comes in a black fabric costume. Both costumes are authentically detailed, and both figures come with accessories and a display stand.
The BATGIRL 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE (APR070280) and BATGIRL 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE Variant Edition (APR070281) are solicited in the April Previews and are scheduled to arrive in stores on November 21, each with a price of $69.99 U.S. This offer is valid only through the Final Order Cutoff date of June 7.
ARTIST MARSHALL ROGERS DIES AT AGE 57
Artist Marshall Rogers, who won acclaim for his stylish depiction of Batman, has died at age 57.
“Marshall was one of the radical young stylists bringing new looks to DC in the ‘70s, especially with his memorable collaboration with Steve Englehart on Batman,” says DC Comics President & Publisher Paul Levitz. “His debonair smile and charm were every bit as endearing as his art was energetic, and his colleagues at DC are all shocked to have a great artist pass so young.”
Born January 22, 1950, Rogers studied architecture at Kent State University before pursuing a career in comics. His earliest work appeared in Marvel Comics’ black and white magazines; in 1976, his art first appeared in a backup story in DETECTIVE COMICS, the title with which he is most identified.
Rogers quickly moved up to pencilling the lead stories in DETECTIVE, working with his frequent collaborators, writer Steve Englehart and inker Terry Austin, on a run of issues that featured the acclaimed “Joker Fish” story, as well as introducing mob boss Rupert Thorne and love interest Silver St. Cloud. He simultaneously drew a memorable run of MISTER MIRACLE.
Rogers returned to Batman frequently after his initial run on DETECTIVE, contributing stories to BATMAN FAMILY and other titles, including a new look at the Dark Knight’s beginnings in SECRET ORIGINS. In the 1980s, Rogers began working for Eclipse Comics, with projects including Coyote, Scorpio, the graphic novel Detectives, Inc., and his own creation, Cap’n Quick and A Foozle.
By the mid-1980s, Rogers was working for Marvel Comics, where he illustrated Dr. Strange, G.I. Joe, Howard the Duck and more, as well as a long run on Silver Surfer. He became the artist on the Batman daily comic strip at the end of the decade.
More recently, Rogers illustrated the miniseries GREEN LANTERN: EVIL’S MIGHT, then returned to the Dark Knight for a 5-part story in BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT. He reteamed with Englehart and Austin for the 2005 miniseries BATMAN: DARK DETECTIVE, a follow up on their classic work of the 1970s.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY NAMES THE SPIRIT AN “EW PICK”
The March 30 issue of Entertainment Weekly includes a review of THE SPIRIT in which Ken Tucker writes, “[Will] Eisner is so venerated, it’s heresy to say that [Darwyn] Cooke captures nearly all the original’s moody, sly wit. But it’s true.” The review names THE SPIRIT an “EW Pick,” giving it a grade of “A.”
Spirit #2
ARMY@LOVE PRAISED BY ENTERTAINMENTWEEKLY.COM AND VARIETY.COM
ARMY@LOVE, the new Vertigo series by Rick Veitch, has won praise in two early reviews. Entertainmentweekly.com calls the series “an amazingly racy and ruthless satire/critique of a never-ending war in Afghanistan,” and Variety.com praises it as “a book full of the kind of wild ideas that comics used to do all the time,” giving it a grade of “A-.”
Army @ Love #2
DC OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY, APRIL 6
The offices of DC Comics and WildStorm Productions will be closed Friday, April 6 for Good Friday.
BACK TO PRESS!
The following titles have been reprinted and are available for order:
BATMAN/SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY TP (APR050327) (3rd printing)
BATMAN: WAR GAMES ACT ONE TP (SEP058096) (3rd printing)
GALS! VOL. 5 (DEC050304) (2nd printing)
THE LOSERS: TRIFECTA TP (MAR050484) (2nd printing)
MONSTER COLLECTION: THE GIRL WHO CAN DEAL WITH MAGICAL MONSTERS VOL. 1 (JAN050342) (2nd printing)
PREACHER VOL. 6: WAR IN THE SUN TP (MAY050301) (5th printing)
SHIPPING CHANGES
100 BULLETS #82 (VERTIGO) JAN070364 3/28/07 3/14/07
ACTION COMICS #847 DEC060189 3/28/07 2/28/07
DMZ #17 (VERTIGO) JAN070370 3/28/07 3/14/07
FABLES #59 (VERTIGO) JAN070372 3/28/07 3/14/07
GREEN ARROW: CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE TP DEC060217 3/28/07 3/14/07
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #4 DEC060197 3/28/07 2/7/07
AMERICAN VIRGIN #13 (VERTIGO) JAN070365 4/4/07 3/28/07
BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY MATT WAGNER (DC DIRECT) SEP060336 4/4/07 4/18/07
JACK OF FABLES #9 (VERTIGO) JAN070373 4/4/07 3/28/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 COVER A JAN070296 4/4/07 3/21/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 COVER B JAN070297 4/4/07 3/21/07
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 VARIANT EDITION JAN070298 4/4/07 3/21/07
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #28 JAN070314 4/4/07 3/28/07
SUPERMAN #661 DEC060191 4/4/07 2/14/07
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #33 NOV060190 4/4/07 1/24/07
TIME GUARDIAN VOL. 1 (CMX) DEC060262 4/4/07 3/28/07
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #7 OCT060165 4/11/07 12/20/06
LOVELESS #17 (VERTIGO) JAN070375 4/11/07 3/28/07
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 #662 JAN070269 4/18/07 3/14/07
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
DEADMAN #9 (VERTIGO) FEB070348 4/25/07 4/18/07
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
GREEN LANTERN #63 FEB070275 5/2/07 4/25/07
HAWKGIRL #63 FEB070288 5/2/07 4/25/07
JACK OF FABLES #10 (VERTIGO) FEB070352 5/2/07 4/25/07
LOVELESS #18 (VERTIGO) FEB070358 5/2/07 4/25/07
TEEN TITANS #46 FEB070301 5/2/07 4/11/07
TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #7 FEB070295 5/9/07 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 CONFIDENTIAL #5 FEB070259 6/20/07 4/4/07
WONDER WOMAN LINDA 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 — MARCH 28, 2007
100 BULLETS #82 (VERTIGO) JAN070364
52 WEEK 47 JAN070277
ACTION COMICS #847 DEC060189
BATMAN #664 JAN070257
BATMAN: SNOW TP DEC060182
BLUE BEETLE #13 JAN070283
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #31 (JOHNNY DC) JAN070329
CATWOMAN #65 JAN070262
CONNOR HAWKE: DRAGON'S BLOOD #5 JAN070290
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #5 (VERTIGO) JAN070368
DMZ #17 (VERTIGO) JAN070370
FABLES #59 (VERTIGO) JAN070372
FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN #34 JAN070288
GREEN ARROW: CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE TP DEC060217
GREEN LANTERN #18 JAN070293
GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH TP DEC060220
HAWKGIRL #62 JAN070291
JSA CLASSIFIED #24 JAN070302
LOVELESS VOL. 2: THICKER THAN BLACKWATER TP (VERTIGO) DEC060301
NINJA SCROLL #7 (WILDSTORM) JAN070358
OYAYUBIHIME INFINITY VOL. 4 (CMX) DEC060265
SECRET SIX: SIX DEGREES OF DEVASTATION TP DEC060243
SPIRIT #1 (2ND PRINT) JAN078204
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS ARCHIVES VOL. 5 HC NOV060193
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #4 DEC060197
TEEN TITANS GO! #41 (JOHNNY DC) JAN070326
WETWORKS #7 (WILDSTORM) JAN070351
WONDER WOMAN #6 JAN070320
DC Direct
BATMAN THROUGH THE AGES BOXED SET AUG060311
Promo Items
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN STATUE PROMO POSTER DEC068037
STARDUST DC DIRECT PROMO POSTER NOV068124
ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE — APRIL 4, 2007
52 WEEK 48 FEB070240
ABSOLUTE BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN HC DEC060178
THE ALL NEW ATOM #10 FEB070263
AMERICAN SPLENDOR: ANOTHER DAY TP (VERTIGO) JAN070366
AMERICAN VIRGIN #13 (VERTIGO) JAN070365
BATMAN: DETECTIVE TP JAN070261
CIPHER VOL. 7 (CMX) JAN070336
DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #1 (WILDSTORM) FEB070334
DETECTIVE COMICS #831 FEB070248
JACK OF FABLES #9 (VERTIGO) JAN070373
JONAH HEX #18 FEB070289
JONAH HEX VOL. 2: GUNS OF VENGEANCE TP JAN070305
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 COVER A JAN070296
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 COVER B JAN070297
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 VARIANT EDITION JAN070298
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #32 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070305
LOONEY TUNES #149 (JOHNNY DC) FEB070310
MAD MAGAZINE #477 FEB070312
MIDNIGHTER #6 (WILDSTORM) FEB070324
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #7 (WILDSTORM) FEB070341
NIGHTWING #131 FEB070253
SCALPED #4 (VERTIGO) FEB070360
SGT. ROCK: THE PROPHECY TP JAN070311
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 1 TP JAN070317
SUPERGIRL #16 FEB070260
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #28 JAN070314
SUPERMAN #661 DEC060191
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #33 NOV060190
TIME GUARDIAN VOL. 1 (CMX) DEC060262
VS. (VERSUS) VOL. 5 (CMX) JAN070341
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #5 (WILDSTORM) FEB070338
DC Direct
BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY MATT WAGNER SEP060336
ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS: 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
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
