DC Comics to start shipping new comics April 28th?

DC Comics to resume shipments to comic shops starting April 28
April 17th, 2020 7:07pm by ComicList

DC Comics is going to get new comics to retailers starting April 28, using two new distributors, Lunar Distributors (Discount Comic Book Service) and UCS Comic Distributors (Midtown Comics).

The press release follows:
Media Release -- DC comic books are returning to comic shops beginning Tuesday, April 28. After a four-week break, fans can celebrate that new superhero stories will be arriving at operating retail stores.

After surveying more than 2,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada, it became clear that many comic book store owners are finding new and creative ways to get books to the fans who want them. To find stores that may have the new titles, visit the comic shop locator webpage:

www.dccomics.com/comicshoptracker

Check the page often, as it will be updated with new retailers.
The new slate of titles includes (also available for digital purchase at participating digital retailers):

Tuesday, April 28:
New Comic Books:
Batman #89 (3rd Printing): Featuring the first appearance of Punchline!
Daphne Byrne #4: Daphne gains a new ally as she continues to wrestle with the malevolent forces within her.
The Dreaming #20: The unbelievable finale to Si Spurrier and Bilquis Evely's epic tale from the Sandman Universe!
Nightwing #70 (2nd Printing): The Clown Prince of Crime comes to Ric Grayson and Bludhaven in this prelude to The Joker War!
Batman GIANT #4: Classic stories from the world of The Dark Knight, plus an all-new chapter of the original story "Concrete Jungle," by Mark Russell (Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles) and Ryan Benjamin!

Tuesday, May 5:
New Comic Books:
Batman and the Outsiders #12
DC Super Stars #17 (Facsimile Edition)
The Flash #753
The Green Lantern Season Two #3
Hawkman #23
House of Whispers #20
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #4

Tuesday, May 12:
New Comic Books:
Harley Quinn #72
Justice League #44
Justice League Odyssey #20
Lois Lane #10
Metal Men #6

For more information on the World's Greatest Super Heroes, please visit the website at www.dccomics.com, or follow on social media at @DCComics and @thedcnation.

DC ANNOUNCES ITS RETURN TO COMIC BOOK STORES ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28
New DC Comic Books to be Available at Open and Operating Comic Book Retailers

DC comic books are returning to comic shops beginning Tuesday, April 28. After a four-week break, fans can celebrate that new superhero stories will be arriving at operating retail stores.
After surveying more than 2,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada, it became clear that many comic book store owners are finding new and creative ways to get books to the fans who want them. To find stores that may have the new titles, visit the comic shop locator webpage:

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2020/04/16/comic-shop-tracker

Check the page often, as it will be updated with new retailers.

Barry_Allen wrote: . . . comics distributed last 28 april but only in the Usa using the "new" distributors Lunar and UCS, only it seems they forgot not only Canada but all the rest of the world, UK, All Europe....whoever is in charge @DC Comics now is doing the worst things they could do in these times....:  

MajorHoy wrote:

I think what DC is trying to do is make new comic books available at a time when they (DC) don't want to lose momentum / readers. The longer this goes on without new comic books, the greater the chances of people losing interest in reading and buying new comic books in the future. Plus, here in the U.S., the entire country is not shutdown.

MajorHoy wrote:
So by DC having these alternative distributors provide comic books to stores, stores that can be open will have new product that can be sold to customers. That means more potential sales for those stores, and it could help some stores stay in business. Plus, it allows DC to employ writers, artists, etc. who otherwise might not have any new income coming in.

MajorHoy wrote: As for other countries, I don't know all the logistics involved with those, but if DC is making new comic books available for here in the U.S. (and possibly in parts of Canada?), I'm assuming alternatives could eventually be put in place to provide comic books to stores that are open for business in other countries.

MajorHoy wrote:
I think what DC is trying to do is make new comic books available at a time when they (DC) don't want to lose momentum / readers. The longer this goes on without new comic books, the greater the chances of people losing interest in reading and buying new comic books in the future.

Barry_Allen wrote: . . . another U.S. historical comic book shop, San Diego Comics (after Lee's Comics last month) can't wait for Diamond to restart distribution and will close permanently in a few days...