DC COMICS DIRECT CHANNEL SPECIAL

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February 1, 2007

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> DC COMICS ROLLS OUT NEW DC UNIVERSE COLLECTIONS FOR SUMMER 2007
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> DC Comics announces new collected editions from the DC Universe for summer
2007, with titles scheduled to reach stores from June through August. These
include a new collection of Batman stories by Darwyn Cooke, the second volume of
52, the first-ever collection of Geoff Johns> '> STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E., new
Showcase Presents and Archives titles, and much more.
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> Please note this information is not final and may be subject to change.
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> DCU titles scheduled to arrive in stores in June include:
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> BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS TP
> Writers: Darwyn Cooke and Paul Grist
> Artists: Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale and Bill Wray
> Collects BATMAN: EGO, CATWOMAN: SELINA> '> S BIG SCORE, and stories from SOLO
#1 and 5 and BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #23 and 33
> $14.99 US, 200 pages
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> BATMAN: TURNING POINTS TP
> Writers: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon
> Artists: Steve Lieber, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Brent Anderson, Paul Pope
and others
> Collects BATMAN: TURNING POINTS #1-5
> $14.99 US, 128 pages
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> BLUE BEETLE VOL. 2: ROAD TRIP TP
> Writers: John Rogers and Keith Giffen
> Artists: Cully Hamner, Duncan Rouleau, Casey Jones and Rafael Albuquerque
> Collects BLUE BEETLE #7-12
> $12.99 US, 144 pages
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> CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME TP
> Writer: Jeph Loeb
> Artist: Tim Sale
> Collects CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME #1-6
> $12.99 US, 160 pages
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> GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL. 5: DEAD ROBIN TP
> Writers: Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker
> Artists: Kano, Steve Lieber and Stefano Gaudiano
> Collects GOTHAM CENTRAL #33-40
> $17.99 US, 192 pages
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> JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 1TP
> Writer: Geoff Johns
> Artists: Lee Moder and Dan Davis
> Collects STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. #1-8
> $12.99 US, 192 pages
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> SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN VOL. 2 TP
> Writers: Gardner Fox, Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Bill Finger
> Artists: Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino, Chic Stone, Joe Giella, Murphy
Anderson, Sid Greene and others
> Collects BATMAN #175-188 and DETECTIVE COMICS #343-358
> $16.99 US, 512 pages
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> SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE ATOM VOL. 1 TP
> Writer: Gardner Fox
> Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and Sid Greene
> Collects SHOWCASE #34-36 and THE ATOM #1-17
> $16.99 US, 528 pages
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> TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 1 TP
> Writer: Judd Winick
> Artist: Howard Porter
> Collects TRIALS OF SHAZAM #1-6 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD #1
> $14.99 US, 160 pages
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> DCU titles scheduled to arrive in stores in July include:
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> 52 VOL. 2 TP
> Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid
> Artists: Keith Giffen, Dale Eaglesham, Shawn Moll, Joe Bennett, Chris Batista,
Eddy Barrows, Patrick Olliffe, Drew Johnson, Phil Jimenez and others
> Collects the lead stories from 52 WEEKS 14-26
> $19.99 US, 304 pages
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> BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY TP
> Writers: Judd Winick, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
> Artists: Joe Chiodo, Bruce Timm, Ronnie Del Carmen and Shane Glines
> Collects HARLEY AND IVY: ON THE LAM, BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY and a story from
BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #14 (presented here in color for the first time)
> $14.99 US, 136 pages
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> ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER TP
> Writer: Michael Moorcock
> Artist: Walter Simonson
> Collects ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER #1-4
> $19.99 US, 200 pages
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> THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOL. 2: WONDER WOMAN TP
> Writer: Michael Fleischer
> Artists: Various
> Reprints the classic reference volume from 1976
> $19.99 US, 272 pages
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> MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE OTHERS AMONG US TP
> Writer: A.J. Lieberman
> Artists: Al Barrionuevo and Bit
> Collects MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD
> $19.99 US, 208 pages
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> OUTSIDERS: PAY AS YOU GO TP
> Writer: Judd Winick
> Artists: Ron Randall, Pop Mhan and Carlo Barberi
> Collects OUTSIDERS #42-46 and OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1
> $14.99 US, 160 pages>
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> SEVEN SOLDIERS ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC
> Writers: Joe Samachson
> Artists: Ed Dobrotka, Pierce Rice, Maurice Del Bourgo and Joe Kubert
> Collects LEADING COMICS #5-8
> $49.99 US, 228 pages
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> SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATGIRL VOL. 1 TP
> Writers: Gardner Fox, Cary Bates, Bob Haney, Mike Friedrich, Robert Kanigher,
Frank Robbins, Dennis O> '> Neil and Elliot S. Maggin
> Artists: Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan, Frank Springer, Gil Kane, Bob Brown,
Win Mortimer, Irv Novick, Don Heck, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams and others
> Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #359, 363, 369, 371, 384, 385, 388,
389, 392, 393, 396, 397, 400, 401, 404, 405-424, BATMAN #197, ADVENTURE COMICS
#381, WORLD> '> S FINEST COMICS #169 and 176, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #78,
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #60 and SUPERMAN #268 and 279
> $16.99 US, 520 pages
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> SHOWCASE PRESENTS: MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 1 TP
> Writers: Jack Miller, Joe Samachson and Dave Wood
> Artists: Joe Certa
> Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #225-305
> $16.99 US, 522 pages
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> SUPERMAN: THE AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS OF JIMMY OLSEN TP
> Writers: Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel and others
> Artists: Curt Swan, John Forte, Pete Costanza and others
> Collects stories from SUPERMAN> '> S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #22, 28, 31-33, 41, 42,
44, 49, 53, 59, 65, 69, 72, 77, 80, 85 and 105
> $14.99 US, 192 pages
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> UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS TP
> Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
> Artist: Daniel Acuña
> Collects UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE
NEW WORLD
> $14.99 US, 208 pages
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> DCU titles scheduled to arrive in stores in August include:
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> BATMAN AND SON HC
> Writer: Grant Morrison
> Artists: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang and John Van Fleet
> Collects BATMAN #655-658 and #663-666
> $19.99 US, 128 pages
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> BATMAN: SECRETS OF THE BATCAVE TP
> Writers: Bill Finger, Don Cameron, Edmond Hamilton, Gerry Conway, Alan
Brennert and others
> Artists: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Ray Burnley, Jim Mooney,
Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye, Charles Paris, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Jim Aparo and
others
> Collects stories from BATMAN #12, 35, 48, 109 and 348, WORLD> '> S FINEST
COMICS #30, DETECTIVE COMICS #158, 168, 186, 205, 233, 235, and 244, THE BRAVE
AND THE BOLD #182, the SECRET ORIGINS TP, and BIZARRO COMICS
> $17.99 US, 192 pages
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> BIRDS OF PREY: BLOOD AND CIRCUITS TP
> Writers: Gail Simone and Tony Bedard
> Artists: James Raiz, Paulo Siqueira and others
> Collects BIRDS OF PREY #96-103
> $17.99 US, 208 pages
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> CATWOMAN: IT'S ONLY A MOVIE TP
> Writers: Will Pfeifer
> Artists: David Lopez and Alvaro Lopez
> Collects CATWOMAN #59-65
> $19.99 US, 168 pages
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> DC/TOP COW CROSSOVER CLASSICS TP
> Writers: Joe Kelly, Ron Marz, Scott Lobdell, Jeph Loeb and Len Kaminski
> Artists: Doug Mahnke, Mark Pajarillo, Marc Silvestri, David Finch and others
> Collects JLA/CYBERFORCE #1, THE DARKNESS/BATMAN #1, JLA/WITCHBLADE #1 and THE
DARKNESS/SUPERMAN #1-2
> $14.99 US, 200 pages
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> THE FLASH: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
> Writers: Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox, John Broome, Cary Bates and Mark Waid
> Artists: Lee Elias, Carmine Infantino, Ross Andru, Irv Novick, José Luís
Garcia-López, Kurt Schaffenberger, Alex Saviuk, Mike Wieringo, Joe Giella,
Wallace Wood, Joe Kubert, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, Murphy Anderson and José
Marzan Jr.
> Collects stories from FLASH COMICS #86 and 104, THE FLASH #123, 155, 165 and
179, DC SPECIAL SERIES #11 and THE FLASH (Second Series) #91
> $19.99 US, 208 pages
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> GREEN LANTERN: WANTED > -> HAL JORDAN HC
> Writer: Geoff Johns
> Artists: Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert
> Collects GREEN LANTERN #14-20
> $19.99 US, 144 pages
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> JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
> Writer: Jack Kirby
> Artists: Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta and Mike Royer
> Collects NEW GODS #4-6, FOREVER PEOPLE #4-6, JIMMY OLSEN #141-145 and MISTER
MIRACLE #4-6
> $49.99 US, 396 pages
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> MANHUNTER VOL. 3: ORIGINS TP>
> Writer: Marc Andreyko
> Artists: Javier Pina, Stephen Sadowski, Rags Morales, Sean Phillips, Shawn
Martinbrough and Diego Olmos
> Collects MANHUNTER #15-23
> $17.99 US, 224 pages
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> SHOWCASE PRESENTS: ADAM STRANGE VOL. 1 TP
> Writer: Gardner Fox
> Artists: Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and
others
> Collects stories from SHOWCASE #17-19 and MYSTERY IN SPACE #53-84
> $16.99 US, 512 pages
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> SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1 TP
> Writer: Robert Kanigher
> Artists: Ross Andru and Mike Esposito
> Collects stories from WONDER WOMAN #98-117
> $16.99 US, 528 pages
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> SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TP
> Writer: Joe Shuster
> Artists: Jerry Siegel and others
> Collects stories from ACTION COMICS #21-25, SUPERMAN #4-5 and NEW YORK WORLD>
'> S FAIR 1940
> $14.99 US, 192 pages
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