Comic Book News & Resources

Media Release -- Do ideas of war and enemies hold a people together? Is a culture of conflict too seductive not to be irresistible? These are the questions Cathy Malkasian explores in her second graphic novel, Temperance.

Per Diamond Distribution, Yen Press will discontinue the print edition of Yen Plus with the title's July 2010 issue (Vol. 3 #7: MAR101213, $8.99).

Per Diamond Distribution, Aardvark-Vanaheim's Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing Expanded Regular Edition (APR100706, $18), solicited as a 7" x 10", 120-page title, will be printed at 8.5" x 11" and contain 160 pages with no change in price.

Media Release -- Dear True Believer, we really appreciate all your participation on Marvel.com, and we're pleased to let you know that we're currently taking major steps to improve our community tools. You may have seen the radically improved Marvel Universe Wiki we released earlier in the week, with a slicker, more usable interface, more features, and improved contributor and moderation tools. And, though we haven't publicly announced this yet, we wanted to give you a special heads-up on another improvement we're making.

Marvel is proud to present your first look at Secret Avengers #1, from superstar, award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato! As the Heroic Age begins, Steve Rogers begins a top secret mission that requires a team of Avengers unlike any other before. What is this mission? And who will make the team? When you see the full line up, your jaws will be on the floor!

Updated shipping information for DC comics and products being released beyond the week of 05/05/2010, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License, and is © 2010 by Charles LePage.

Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book shop, NOW instead of waiting closer to the release date, you save money AND you save the time of hunting down the issue after it sells out. To find a local comic book shop, please browse The Master List of Comic Book & Trading Card Stores.

Product Changes, New Printings & Variant Editions

• GREEN LANTERN #54 (MAR100163) will have a 1:25 variant cover by Alex Garner that may be ordered under item code MAR108012.
• GREEN LANTERN #55 (APR100141) will have a 1:25 variant cover by Doug Mahnke that may be ordered under item code MAR108013.
• GREEN LANTERN CORPS #48 (MAR100164) will have a 1:25 variant cover by Patrick Gleason that may be ordered under item code MAR108014.
• GREEN LANTERN CORPS #49 (APR100142) will have a 1:25 variant cover by Patrick Gleason that may be ordered under item code MAR108015.
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #45 (MAR100173) will have a 1:10 variant cover by David Mack that may be ordered under item code MAR108044.
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #46 (APR100149) will have a 1:10 variant cover by Francis Manapul that may be ordered under item code MAR108045.
• All orders for SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1 TP (MAR100250) have been cancelled. This material will be resolicited at a later date in a different format.
• All orders for BAYOU VOL. 2 TP (MAR100253) have been cancelled. This title will be resolicited at a later date.
• SUPERBOY: THE BOY OF STEEL HC (JAN100307), solicited at $24.99, will arrive in stores with a decreased price of $19.99.
• AIR VOL. 3: PURELAND TP (FEB100248), solicited at $12.99, will arrive in stores with an increased price of $14.99.
• FINAL CRISIS TP (MAR100239), solicited at $24.99, will arrive in stores with a decreased price of $19.99.
• DMZ VOL. 8: HEARTS AND MINDS TP (APR100271), solicited at $14.99, will arrive in stores with an increased price of $16.99.
• SHADE THE CHANGING MAN VOL. 3: SCREAM TIME TP (MAR100311), solicited at $17.99, will arrive in stores with an increased price of $19.99.
• HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 4: THE BEAUTY OF DECAY TP (APR100281), solicited at $14.99, will arrive in stores with an increased price of $17.99.
• THE SHIELD: KICKING DOWN THE DOOR TP (APR100217), solicited at $14.99, will arrive in stores with an increased price of $19.99.

The DC COMICS Extended Forecast:

Updated shipping information for Marvel comics and products being released beyond the week of 05/05/2010, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License, and is © 2010 by Charles LePage.

Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book shop, NOW instead of waiting closer to the release date, you save money AND you save the time of hunting down the issue after it sells out. To find a local comic book shop, please browse The Master List of Comic Book & Trading Card Stores.

Product Changes, New Printings & Variant Editions

• Amazing Spider-Man Presents American Son #1 (Of 4) VAR (MAR100509, $3.99) has been cancelled.
• X-Men Noir Prem HC Mark Of Cain (APR100659, $19.99, FOC 05/06/10) will have an ISBN of 978-0-7851-4275-1, not 978-0-7851-4437-3 as was solicited in Previews.
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  Avengers #2 HA & VAR'S (APR100547-9, $3.99, FOC 05/27/10) will be rated A, not T+ as previously solicited.
• Fantastic Four #579 HA & VAR (MAR100532, $2.99, FOC 05/06/10), #580 (APR100575, $2.99, FOC 06/03/10) and #581 (MAY100594, $2.99, FOC 07/08/10) will be Rated A, not Rated T+ as previously solicited.
• Invincible Iron Man #26 HA & VAR (MAR100546-7, $2.99, FOC 04/29/10) will be Rated A, not Rated T+ as previously solicited.
• Hercules Twilight Of A God #1 (APR100586, $3.99, FOC 05/13/10) and #2 (MAY100604, $3.99, FOC 06/17/10) will be Rated A, not Rated T+, as previously solicited. Also, this will not be a Heroic Age title as originally solicited.
• Star Comics TP Vol 04 All-Star Collection GN (APR100666, $19.99) has been cancelled.
• Stand Hardcases #1 (Of 5) Perkins Var (APR100517, $3.99) has been cancelled.
• X-Babies TP Stars Reborn GN (APR100667, $14.99, FOC 05/06/10) will be 104 pages, not the previously solicited 96 pages.
• Thor #611 HA (APR100619, $3.99, FOC 06/03/10) will have a new solicit and cover.
• THOR #611
• Written by KIERON GILLEN
• Art by RICH ELSON
• Cover by MICO SUAYAN
• Just days after the SIEGE, the best-selling, fan-favorite THOR written by Kieron Gillen continues...and the God of Thunder goes to Hell! The war dead of Asgard are not resting easily. How did Loki contrive to rob these departed heroes, even in death? What do the wandering spirits want now...and what will they do to get it? The events of SIEGE, THOR and SIEGE: LOKI have profound repercussions!
• 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
• Electric Ant (#4 - MAY100532, $3.99, FOC 06/17/10) was incorrectly solicited as being a 4 issue series in the MAY 2010 Marvel Previews. This is still a 5 part series.
• Ultimate Comics Avengers 2 (#5 - MAY100546, $3.99, FOC 07/01/10) will now be a 6 issue limited series.
• Ultimate Comics New Ultimates (#3- MAY100549, $3.99, FOC 06/17/10) will now be a 5 issue limited series.
• Peter Parker (#5 - MAY100563, $2.99, FOC 07/08/10) is still a 5 issue limited series. This was not noted in the May 2010 Marvel Previews.
• Captain America 1940S Newspaper Strip (#2 - MAY100580, $3.99, FOC 07/08/10) will now be a 3 issue limited series.
• Dracula (#3- MAY100595, $3.99, FOC 06/17/10) will now be a 4 issue limited series.
• Iron Man Extremis Directors Cut (#5 -MAY100608, FOC 06/24/10, #6 - MAY100609, FOC 07/08/10) will now be a 6 issue limited series.
• Thor Mighty Avenger #1 (#1 -MAY100621, FOC 06/17/10, #2 - MAY100622, FOC 07/08/10) will no longer be a 4 issue series. This will instead be an ongoing series.
• X-Factor Forever (#3 - MAR100610, FOC 04/22/10, #4 - APR100636, FOC 05/13/10, #5 - MAY100644, FOC 06/17/10) will now be a 5 issue limited series.

The Marvel Comics Extended Forecast:

SHADOWLAND #1 (of 5)
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by BILLY TAN
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Wraparound Variant Cover by BILLY TAN
Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE JULY 2010