Blackest Night #1Media Release -- With excitement over the upcoming BLACKEST NIGHT event reaching fever pitch, DC offers details on the variant cover editions of the 3-issue BLACKEST NIGHT: TALES OF THE CORPS miniseries.

The BLACKEST NIGHT: TALES OF THE CORPS #1 Variant Edition (JUN090117) will feature a cover by Dave Gibbons. Retailers may order one copy of the variant cover edition for every 25 copies of the standard edition ordered. This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on July 15.

The BLACKEST NIGHT: TALES OF THE CORPS #2 Variant Edition (JUN090119) will feature a cover by Rodolfo Migliari. Retailers may order one copy of the variant cover edition for every 25 copies of the standard edition ordered. This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on July 22.

The BLACKEST NIGHT: TALES OF THE CORPS #3 Variant Edition (JUN090121) will feature a cover by Doug Mahnke. Retailers may order one copy of the variant cover edition for every 25 copies of the standard edition ordered. This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on July 29.

Please note that because the covers to issues #1 and 2 have been changed since solicitation, the variant cover editions of these issues will be made returnable at a later date.