DAMION SCOTT TAKES OVER AS ARTIST ON ROBIN
Damion Scott, whose dynamic 3-year run on BATGIRL won him critical praise, takes over as interior and cover artist on ROBIN this May with issue #126. Scott, fresh off of drawing The Spectacular Spider-Man, joins writer Bill Willingham (FABLES) with an issue that's a perfect jumping-on point for new readers.
"I'm definitely excited about this," says Scott. "Working on ROBIN is going to be fun. I always wanted to draw Robin, so I'm glad to have the chance. And I never liked pencilling for another inker as much as I like doing the whole art job myself."
"Among the many good reasons for bringing Damion on ROBIN, I'd like to point out one selfish one," says Willingham. "The best moment in writing any comic book story occurs when the drawn pages start coming in and I get to really see the story for the first time brought to life by the vision, imagination and skills of a talented artist. Bringing Damion on board means I get to look forward to many such perfect moments. So, really, it's all about pleasing me."
"We're pleased to have Damion back at DC where he belongs," adds Dan DiDio, DC's VP — Editorial.
This issue marks a turning point for the series, as Tim Drake has relinquished the cape and mask. The Dark Knight's new partner-in-crimefighting makes a dramatic debut in this landmark issue! But you won’t get the full story here. You’ll just have to pick up the issue to discover the identity of the new Robin!
Batman’s choice will have repercussions throughout the DC Universe…and this story gets the ball rolling for much bigger events coming later in 2004. Get in on the ground floor of history in the making with ROBIN #126!
ROBIN #126 will be solicited in the March issue of Previews (Volume XIV, #3), and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 19 with a cover price of $2.25 U.S.
THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS AND
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN BOOK 2
NOMINATED FOR INTERNATIONAL HORROR GUILD AWARDS
The International Horror Guild has named its nominees for outstanding achievement in horror and dark fantasy for 2003. The nominees in the "Illustrated Narrative" category include two DC projects: the VERTIGO original graphic novel THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS (STAR19617) and the ABC collected edition THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN VOLUME 2 (STAR20124).
The IHG will announce the venue and date for its awards soon.
DC OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16
The offices of DC Comics and WildStorm Productions will be closed Monday, February 17 in observance of Presidents’ Day.
BACK TO PRESS!
As part of DC's commitment to retailers and readers alike, selected items go back to press when quantities become low. The following title has been reprinted and is available for order:
THE SANDMAN Vol. 7: BRIEF LIVES TP (STAR00870) (6th printing)
SOLD OUT!
Please note that the following items are now sold out at DC:
ACTION COMICS #812 (DEC030248)
BATMAN: HUSH VOL. 1 HC (STAR18383)
SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC 13 ACTION FIGURE (STAR18086)
ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK
The following titles are scheduled to arrive in stores on Wednesday, February 18. Make sure your store will have enough.
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #625
“Godfall” continues with Part 2 of 6 as Kal-El’s powers begin to emerge on Krypton.
ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL TP
Collecting the edgy 6-issue miniseries in its entirety!
BATMAN ADVENTURES #11
Riddler’s reformed — but he still can’t stop planting riddles!
BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #50
The debut of the new creative team of A.J. Lieberman, Al Barrionuevo and Francis Portela!
BATMAN: ROOMFUL OF STRANGERS
A new 64-page Special by Scott Morse focusing on Batman's ally Jim Gordon!
BIONICLE TP (WILDSTORM)
Collecting the first 15 stories, previously available only to LEGO Club members!
BIRDS OF PREY #64
Oracle is missing and her data systems are corrupted!
COUP D'ÉTAT — WILDCATS: Version 3.0 (3 OF 4) (WILDSTORM) The action heats up as the 4-part Eye of the Storm event continues! Mature.
DC: THE NEW FRONTIER #2
A new breed of super-hero arrives, including the Flash, Black Canary and Martian Manhunter!
HUMAN TARGET #7 (VERTIGO)
Someone's killing off former activists for forgetting their politics. Mature.
iCANDY #6
Candy and Matt fight for their lives against the bitmaps and find an unlikely ally in Korben.
KAMIKAZE #5 (CLIFFHANGER)
Andy and Zyon compete in a snowboarding race — with surprising results!
LUCIFER #47 (VERTIGO)
All immortals are being asked to leave by Lucifer's realm. Mature.
OUTSIDERS #9
The Outsiders get their collective butt kicked by the new, powerful Sabbac!
THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #47
Don't miss this all-Gangreen Gang issue!
ROBIN #123
Writer Bill Willingham’s first story arc concludes in the unforgettable “Nemesis!”
ROSE & THORN #3
Rhosyn's life in the outside world is about to be disrupted by the crime cartel "The 100."
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #6
The first story arc concludes as DC’s two biggest heroes take on Lex Luthor!
SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY #2
The miniseries chronicling the life of a real-world Clark Kent continues!
WONDER WOMAN #201
A stand-alone issue finds Wonder Woman faced with the devastation of Themyscira!
WONDER WOMAN: GODS AND MORTALS TP Collecting WONDER WOMAN #1-7 with art by George Pérez!
ZERO HOUR: CRISIS IN TIME TP - NEW PRINTING Collecting stories from SHOWCASE ’94 #8-9 and ZERO HOUR: CRISIS IN TIME #4, 3, 2, 1, and 0.
DC DIRECT
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: FERRO LAD ACTION FIGURE FERRO LAD measures 6” tall and features multiple points of articulation.
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: TIMBERWOLF ACTION FIGURE TIMBERWOLF measures 6” tall and features multiple points of articulation.
SHIPPING CHANGES
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DC: MARTIAN MANHUNTER MINI-BUST (DC DIRECT) AUG030292 2/11/04 2/18/04
KINGDOM COME: ARMORED WONDER WOMAN ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP030336 2/11/04 3/10/04
KINGDOM COME: DEADMAN ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP030337 2/11/04 3/10/04
KINGDOM COME: THE FLASH ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP030338 2/11/04 3/10/04
KINGDOM COME: MAGOG ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) SEP030339 2/11/04 3/10/04
KINGDOM COME INNER CASE (DC DIRECT) SEP030340 2/11/04 3/10/04
KINGDOM COME MASTER CASE (DC DIRECT) SEP030341 2/11/04 3/10/04
MAD ABOUT THE OSCARS DEC030325 2/11/04 2/4/04
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: FERRO LAD ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) AUG030295 2/18/04 2/25/04
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: TIMBERWOLF ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT) AUG030296 2/18/04 2/25/04
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #6 NOV030212 2/18/04 1/21/04
ZERO HOUR: CRISIS IN TIME TP — NEW PRINTING DEC030291 2/18/04 2/11/04
SHAZAM! ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC JAN040259 2/25/04 3/3/04
TOM STRONG #25 (ABC) DEC030309 2/25/04 2/11/04
PROMETHEA #29 (ABC) NOV030269 3/3/04 1/28/04
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #7 DEC030254 3/3/04 2/18/04
ARROWSMITH #6 (CLIFFHANGER) NOV030258 3/10/04 1/21/04
SMAX #5 (ABC) NOV030270 3/10/04 1/21/04
AVENGERS/JLA #4 OCT030233 3/17/04 12/31/03
GLOBAL FREQUENCY #12 (WILDSTORM) JUL030228 3/24/04 9/24/03
TWO-STEP #3 (CLIFFHANGER) OCT030290 3/24/04 12/10/03
BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #8 JAN040212 3/31/04 3/10/04
KEY TO FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE REPLICA AUG030293 TBD 2/11/04
THE NEW T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #1 APR030203 TBD 6/4/03
THE NEW T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #2 MAY030197 TBD 7/9/03
ARRIVING IN STORES THIS WEEK:
RELEASE DATE — FEBRUARY 11, 2004
ACTION COMICS #812 DEC030248
ADAM STRANGE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC DEC030256
AQUAMAN #15 DEC030258
BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #7 DEC030240
BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #176 DEC030231
COUP D'ÉTAT — STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES (2 OF 4) (WILDSTORM) DEC030300
THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT #6 DEC030261
FABLES #22 (VERTIGO) DEC030312
FALLEN ANGEL #8 DEC030262
THE FLASH: CROSSFIRE TP DEC030264
GOTHAM CENTRAL #16 DEC030245
GREEN ARROW #35 DEC030266
HAWKMAN #25 DEC030272
H-E-R-O #13 DEC030269
THE LOSERS: ANTE UP TP (VERTIGO) DEC030316
MAD ABOUT THE OSCARS DEC030325
MAD XL #26 DEC030324
NIGHTWING #90 DEC030246
SCOOBY-DOO #81 DEC030295
TEEN TITANS #8 DEC030287
THUNDERCATS: HAMMERHAND'S REVENGE #5 (WILDSTORM) DEC030306
TOMORROW STORIES BOOK TWO HC (ABC) DEC030311
DC DIRECT
DC: MARTIAN MANHUNTER MINI-BUST AUG030292
KINGDOM COME: ARMORED WONDER WOMAN ACTION FIGURE SEP030336
KINGDOM COME: DEADMAN ACTION FIGURE SEP030337
KINGDOM COME: THE FLASH ACTION FIGURE SEP030338
KINGDOM COME: MAGOG ACTION FIGURE SEP030339
KINGDOM COME INNER CASE ASSORTMENT SEP030340
KINGDOM COME MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT SEP030341
ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK:
RELEASE DATE — FEBRUARY 18, 2004
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #625 DEC030249
ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL TP DEC030235
BATMAN ADVENTURES #11 DEC030238
BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #50 DEC030233
BATMAN: ROOMFUL OF STRANGERS DEC030241
BIONICLE TP (WILDSTORM) DEC030297
BIRDS OF PREY #64 DEC030242
COUP D'ÉTAT — WILDCATS: Version 3.0 (3 of 4) (WILDSTORM) DEC030301
DC: THE NEW FRONTIER #2 DEC030259
HUMAN TARGET #7 (VERTIGO) DEC030314
iCANDY #6 DEC030270
KAMIKAZE #5 (CLIFFHANGER) DEC030298
LUCIFER #47 (VERTIGO) DEC030318
OUTSIDERS #9 DEC030281
THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #47 DEC030294
ROBIN #123 DEC030247
ROSE & THORN #3 DEC030286
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #6 NOV030212
SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY #2 DEC030255
WONDER WOMAN #201 DEC030289
WONDER WOMAN: GODS AND MORTALS TP DEC030290
ZERO HOUR: CRISIS IN TIME TP — NEW PRINTING DEC030291
DC DIRECT
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: FERRO LAD ACTION FIGURE AUG030295
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: TIMBERWOLF ACTION FIGURE AUG030296
ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS:
RELEASE DATE — FEBRUARY 25, 2004
BATGIRL #49 DEC030237
BATMAN #624 DEC030232
CAPER #5 DEC030260
CARTOON CARTOONS #27 DEC030292
CATWOMAN #28 DEC030244
COUP D'ÉTAT — THE AUTHORITY (4 OF 4) (WILDSTORM) DEC030302
THE FLASH #207 DEC030263
GREEN LANTERN #174 DEC030268
HAWKMAN: ENEMIES AND ALLIES TP DEC030273
HELLBLAZER #193 (VERTIGO) DEC030313
JLA #93 DEC030275
THE LEGION #30 DEC030278
THE LIGHT BRIGADE #1 DEC030280
THE LOSERS #9 (VERTIGO) DEC030315
MIDNIGHT MASS: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS #2 (VERTIGO) DEC030317
REIGN OF THE ZODIAC #7 DEC030285
SHAZAM! ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC JAN040259
SUPERMAN #202 DEC030251
SUPERMAN: RETURN TO KRYPTON TP DEC030252
TEEN TITANS GO! #4 DEC030288
TOM STRONG #25 (ABC) DEC030309
WILDCATS Version 3.0: FULL DISCLOSURE TP (WILDSTORM) DEC030307
DC DIRECT
BATMAN JAPANESE IMPORT ACTION FIGURES CASE JAN040311
CLASSIC ANIMATION MAQUETTE SERIES: THE NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES: NIGHTWING MAQUETTE AUG030289
PROMO ITEMS
HORIZON #13 DEC030229
