You know its kind of hard to figure out what to order in Previews each month when they keep changing things around like this.

SUPERMAN CONTENT CHANGES; DANIEL ON THE FLASH OFFICIAL - NEWSARAMA

SUPERMAN CONTENT CHANGES; DANIEL ON THE FLASH OFFICIAL

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Press Release

NEW SERIES ARTIST TONY DANIEL PENCILS THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #11

Acclaimed artist Tony Daniel (TEEN TITANS) steps in to
pencil THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #11 (FEB070274), written by
Marc Guggenheim and inked by Art Thibert. Daniel will remain on THE
FLASH as the new series penciller.

In this story, called “Full Throttle,” the top Rogues are united by one voice to take down the Flash - but who is it?

“I’m looking forward to working on THE FLASH with Marc Guggenheim, who
I think is a very gifted and unique up-and-coming writer destined for
big success,” says Daniel. “I’ve always been a huge Bart Allen fan and
The Flash is one of the most recognized DC icons. ‘A’ game, here I
come!”

Also, DC Comics has added a variant cover by Daniel to issue #11, which
retailers will receive in a split of approximately 50/50 with the
solicited cover by Ethan Van Sciver.

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #11 (FEB070274) is solicited in the
February Previews (Volume XVII #2) and is scheduled to arrive in stores
on April 18. Retailers may adjust their orders on this issue through
its Final Order Cutoff date of March 29.

UPCOMING SUPERMAN ISSUES GET NEW CONTENTS

Please note the following contents changes to upcoming issues of SUPERMAN:

SUPERMAN #660 (NOV060188) now will feature a story written by Kurt
Busiek, with art by Mike Manley & Bret Blevins and a cover by James
Fry & Rodney Ramos. This issue looks at someone who’s popped in and
out of SUPERMAN for months. Ever since “Up, Up and Away,” he’s made his
presence known. Now, at long last, the story you demanded starring…
The Prankster?! This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on March 14.

SUPERMAN #661 (DEC060191) now will feature a story written by Kurt
Busiek & Richard Howell, with art by Richard Howell & Eduardo
Barreto and a cover by Jesus Merino. In it, an ancient and vicious
curse set into motion by the Greek gods hits Metropolis, challenging
Superman in a way he’s never been challenged before. It’ll take more
than the Man of Steel to save the day this time. Enter: Wonder Woman!
But even their combined power may not be enough to halt a curse older
than time itself! This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on March
28. Retailers may adjust orders on it through the Final Order Cutoff
date of March 8.

SUPERMAN #662 (JAN070269) now will feature the start of the 5-part
second half of “Camelot Falls,” previous slated to appear in issue
#661. This issue is written by Kurt Busiek with art and cover by Carlos
Pacheco & Jesus Merino. This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores
on April 11. Retailers may adjust orders on it through the Final Order
Cutoff date of March 22.

SUPERMAN #663 (MAR070183) now will feature now will feature chapter two
of the 5-part second half of “Camelot Falls,” in which the Young Gods
of New Genesis pay a visit to Metropolis, while the Prankster is on the
loose and the threat of Arion looms over the city. This story was
previous slated to appear in issue #662, and is written by Kurt Busiek
with art and cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino, as solicited
in the March Previews (Volume XVII #3). This issue is scheduled to
arrive in stores on May 9.

Because of these changes, SUPERMAN #660, 661 and 662 will be made returnable at a later date.

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NEAL ADAMS TEAMS WITH FRANK MILLER FOR BATMAN - NEWSARAMA

NEAL ADAMS TEAMS WITH FRANK MILLER FOR BATMAN

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In
talking with ComicMix’s Mike Raub, Neal Adams confirmed not only that
he is working with Frank Miller on a Batman project, but moreso, the
title of the miniseries is Batman: Odyssey, and will run,
according to Adams, between six and eight issues. Adams created, plots,
and pencils (and inks issues #1-#2), while Miller is scripting. Adams
reportedly had the full pencils and inks on display at the New York
Comic Con.

“Essentially, it’s sort of an epic story of Batman,” Adams said on the ComicMix podcast
(at roughly 2:00 in). “Frank Miller has agreed to dialogue it for me,
and I’m probably going to ink a couple of the books, but we’re going to
get some other inkers to do it who’ve sort of been champing at the bit
to ink my stuff over the years, and now they’re going to get their shot.

“In my mind, it was going to be six issues, but I really can’t make it
less than eight issues, so I’m going to do eight issues, even if I have
to do two for free – I’m just kidding.”

When asked for more information on, or a confirmation of the series by Newsarama, DC declined comment.

Miller and Adams had long been rumored to be working together on some Batman project, though speculation most recently ran towards Adams penciling the second arc of All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder.

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Eager to try out the new Comic Collector Live Software? Then here is your chance.

Sign up here to get signed up for your free account!!

Open Beta! - Comic Collector Live Software - CCL Messageboard

I’m happy to announce the Community Preview Version of the Beta!CCL Community Preview Version
The software requires a PC running Windows XP or Vista. The application works under some installations of Windows 2000 but is not supported on that platform.
You may be prompted to download and install the .NET Framework 2.0. The first time you run the app, you will be prompted for a login and password. Use your email address for the login. The password should be the same as your forum login. Later this week we will have a section on the website which will allow you to change your login to something other than your email address should you desire to do so.

I know a lot of folks have been waiting for this release, and I thank you all for your patience and your commitment to this project. We look forward to hearing from you!

You should now see several forums dedicated to the beta program. Please post all of your comments, suggestions, bugs to those forums. Also, our change request tool is live in the
software. If you need to add issues, or update information, that information is now being reviewed by our staff. Currently we are looking at a 48-72 hour turnaround on approvals; however we are working on decreasing that time.

Again, I want to thank the community for their support and assistance with the beta program.

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tommy@MidTenMedia.com
Comic Collector Live

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I just wanted to let everyone know about this, since it will more than likely make this blog and the Weblog Updates page unavilable for a while on Sunday.

Planned Power Outage

We were just informed one hour ago from our building management that an emergency maintenance window is scheduled for this Saturday morning, February 24th, at 1AM PST. UPDATE! The building has just changed the window to be 23 hours later.. it is now scheduled for Sunday morning, February 25th, at 12:01AM PST. This maintenance window involves taking our entire building’s power offline for approximately 3 hours. The word from the building:

It was discovered by ABM Engineering during the power monitoring
equipment installation, that a Phase C Conductor Cable on UPS #4
has been compromised to the point that immediate action to
repair it is necessary or a ground fault will occur to the building
systems.

Since only one of our three data centers is losing power, not all servers will be shut down. Unfortunately, our core routers and our upstream providers are in that data center, so there will be no network to any servers during the window. Gaah.

Since we have advanced (albeit limited) warning of this event, we will be onhand to physically power off all of our equipment at 11:15PM PST. Barring any unforeseen issues (on our end or the building engineer’s) we plan on having everything back up by 4AM PST, hopefully much sooner.

This outage will affect everyone’s sites and email. Email sent to our customers during this outage will be deferred on the sending server and will be delivered after service is restored.

We apologize for the inconvenience this no doubt causes, as well as for the short notice. We will be posting updates as possible during the outage.

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WARNER BROS STARTS JUSTICE LEAGUE FILM PROJECT - NEWSARAMA

WARNER BROS STARTS JUSTICE LEAGUE FILM PROJECT

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Holy cow, Batman.

As comic book movies have proliferated over the past few years, comic
fans have begun to wonder – when will we start seeing the team-based
films? As Marvel’s X-Men films have shown, putting more than one super-powered character into a film can work…but what about the icons joining up?

Possibly sooner than expected.

According to Variety Warner Bros. is looking to produce a Justice League movie, and has hired Kiernan and Michele Mulroney to pen the script. After rumors of a possible Batman vs. Superman film this is the first actual news that the studio is looking to make a feature based on more than one hero.

As the trade reported/speculated, such a film would certainly include
some blend of DC Comics’ iconic heroes, rather than wholly B-listers.

“The Justice League of America has been a perennial favorite for
generations of fans, and we believe their appeal to film audiences will
be as strong and diverse as the characters themselves,” Warner
President of production Jeff Robinov said in announcing the hiring of
the Mulroneys.

As Variety mentioned, and fans will surely begin to
discuss, such a film has many complicating issues inherent, such as
cast – will Warner Bros, if they include Superman and Batman in the
mix, cast Brandon Routh and Christian Bale – their current Superman and
Batman, or will they re-cast the roles for this project (as each
approach would come with budgetary considerations)? Will the film
version of the Justice League be connected to the heroes’ solo films?
Where does the film take place in the heroes’ lives, and the team’s
timeline? How will a Justice League film coordinate among all of the
production teams working on the various individual properties?

While the Justice League has starred in a handful of their own animated
television series over the years, the idea has been tested out in a
live action manner, in Warners’ Smallville,
which has featured a growing list of other young heroes (Green Arrow,
Cyborg, Flash, Aquaman, along with a young Superman) in guest
appearances, which culminated in the episode entitled “Justice.”

If the potential problems can be hammered out, the inclusion of a
Justice League film franchise would add a major player to Warner Bros.
superhero film slate, which already has a Batman sequel set for a 2008
release, and a Superman sequel for 2009, with Wonder Woman trying to
get off the starting blocks.

And of course, the Justice League may not be the only team in town –
Marvel has previously announced their intent to produce a film based on
it’s premiere super-team, The Avengers. Although, Marvel has said it
would like to see an Avengers film occur after Iron Man, Thor and
Captain America have their own individual film franchises launched.

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ACTION COMICS #845 GOES BACK TO PRESS - NEWSARAMA

ACTION COMICS #845 GOES BACK TO PRESS

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Press Release

After selling out at DC Comics, ACTION COMICS #845 is being
sent back to press for a second printing. This is the second issue by
the creative team of writers Geoff Johns & Richard Donner and
artist Adam Kubert.

ACTION COMICS #845 Second Printing (JAN078074) features a recolored
version of the original cover by Adam Kubert, and is scheduled to
arrive in stores on March 14.

To ensure delivery on March 14, retailers must place orders by Sunday,
March. Please note that quantities will be limited and may sell out
before March 4.

Retailers may order these issues by contacting their Diamond Customer
Service Representative or DC Sales Representative, or by email at reorders@diamondcomics.com.

In addition, other issues of ACTION COMICS are available as follows:

* ACTION COMICS #844 Second Printing (OCT068020) is available for reorder.

* ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10 (NOV060186) is available for reorder.

* ACTION COMICS #846 (OCT060166), featuring part three of “Last
Son,” is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in
stores on February 28.

* ACTION COMICS #847 (DEC060189) is available for advance reorder
and is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 4. As a reminder, this
issue features a story by Dwayne McDuffie with art and cover by Renato
Guedes.

* ACTION COMICS #848 (JAN070267) is solicited in the January
Previews (Volume XVII #1) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on April
24. As a reminder, this issue now will feature a story by Fabian
Nicieza with art by Allan Goldman & Ron Randall and a cover by Brad
Walker & Robin Riggs.

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ATOMIC AVENUE LAUNCHES MARCH 2ND - NEWSARAMA

ATOMIC AVENUE LAUNCHES MARCH 2ND

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Looking to track down that elusive NM copy of Batman #450?
Or are you surrounded by excess comics that you’d love to convert into
cash? A new web site, Atomic Avenue (www.atomicavenue.com)
helps solve both problems. It creates a vast online comic book
marketplace, making it easy for collectors to locate even the most
obscure comics at affordable, fixed prices. It also allows users of
popular collection management software ComicBase to post their own
comics—or even their entire collections—for sale with just a few
clicks.

Atomic Avenue acts as a giant clearinghouse where people looking to
sell their extra comics can be matched with collectors searching for
that hard-to-find item. Whether your interest is mainstream
super-heroes or obscure undergrounds, Atomic Avenue lets you quickly
locate the comics you’ve been searching for, and even take your pick of
conditions (and prices) offered by the various sellers. It lets you
find exactly