iFanboy debuted the exclusive preview to Grifter #1 today. They were provided with pages #7 through #11 of the first issue which is shipping as part of week 2 of the New 52 relaunch effort.
Grifter #1 is written by Nathan Edmondson and features art by Cafu. The issue will be available for print purchase or digital download on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011.
Another exclusive preview has shown up this week, this time from popular comics website Comic Book Resources. While Legion Lost and Superboy were given to science fiction related outlets, Batman and Robin went, of course, to a comic book related one.
Batman and Robin #1 is written by Peter J. Tomasi and features art and a cover by Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray. The issue will be available for print purchase or digital download on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011.
Blastr, part of the SYFY online network, was given the exclusive preview of Superboy #1 this week. DC is currently promoting their relaunch across many different media outlets and between Legion Lost and Superboy, they are targeting the science fiction crowd.
Superboy #1 is written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated by RB Silva and Rob Lean and will be available on Wednesday September 14th, 2011.
DC Comics has been busy spreading exclusive previews of their NEW 52 books across a wide spectrum of mainstream and niche outlets. This week ScienceFiction.com gets an exclusive preview of Legion Lost #1.
Legion Lost #1 is written by Fabian Nicieza and features art and a cover by Pete Woods. It will be available in comic book stores and online on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011.
This Fall, several retailers will host artists involved in DC’s The New 52 reboot series of books. This won’t just be a simple meet and greet in-store event. According to DC, this will be a showcase event:
Showcasing the creative process behind such titles as WONDER WOMAN, THE FLASH, ACTION COMICS, GREEN LANTERN, SWAMP THING and BATWOMAN retailers will be hosting events with DC Comics-The New 52 artists. Framed art will be on display to illustrate the artists’ process—from script, to pencils, to inks, to the final colored and lettered page. And in many instances, art from other DC Comics-The New 52 #1s will be on display in a gallery type atmosphere.
DC Comics has been spreading out the previews to their New 52 titles among different news outlets, this time it’s USA Today – getting the preview for Detective Comics #1 by Tony Daniel. Detective Comics #1 is the first Batman title to be published and will be followed by Batman #1, Batman and Robin #1, and Batman: Dark Knight #1 in subsequent weeks.
Daniel says his Batman will emphasize the “detective” part of the character.
"It allows me to do some edgier stories. We’re concentrating on serial killers and real bad guys in Gotham City— the scum of the earth — so I get to have a really good film-noir vibe going on with the character: dark, gritty, intense story lines that wouldn’t have felt right with the more superhero-y Batman comic."
Justice League #1 was launched at 12:00am on Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 and by the middle of the day, some retailers were announcing that they had sold through on all their ordered copies. According to #comicmarket on Twitter, some larger comics stores were getting calls from other owners asking if they had any extra stock on hand to sell them.
Acting quickly on the news of the sellouts of Justice League #1, DC Comics announced that they were going back to press for a second printing. Very shortly after the announcement by Diamond Distribution that they were taking orders for the second printing, Diamond claimed that they had sold out of the second printing. All retail orders were placed on “backorder” status. This fueled speculation that DC had already planned to do a second printing with a finite print run. The demand by retailers, and presumably readers, has forced DC to announce that a third printing is in the works.
DC Comics recently launched their New 52 ad campaign and we thought it was a squandered opportunity. Well today we get a look at a video ad put together by Lumberjack Films that’s much more entertaining than what DC had put together. This is a totally fake ad that isn’t commissioned by either DC Comics … Read more
DC Comics has released a list of quotes taken from each of their New 52 first issues set to be released throughout the month of September, starting with Justice League #1 on August 31st.
According to DC’s The Source Blog; “These one-liners set up the themes of their corresponding series, hint at the unexpected return of fan-favorite characters and allude to significant changes.” The Source will be revealing two series from which these teaser quotes were taken on a daily basis.
So far, two series have been revealed… Can you guess where the rest of the quotes come from before they’re all known?
DC Comics debuted their 30-second commercial that will be used in movie theaters and on television to promote their DC Universe ‘The New 52’ relaunch in September. As part of the promotion in theaters, DC will offer a “75% special event co-op reimbursement” for retailers who want to advertise their store on an “end card” that includes their logo, address, and a message. The five-week program will run from August 31st to September 30th.
Here is the 30-second trailer: