DC PREVIEWS COUNTDOWN ON MYSPACE

[MattBrady]

Press Release

COUNTDOWN, DC Comics's new, yearlong weekly series, will be supported with an unprecedented preview of the first two issues of the series on MySpace's new comic book community. MySpace Comic Books, located at www.myspace.com/comicbooks, will be the only place to see the first two issues of COUNTDOWN online, in their entirety. The online content will roll out over a series of three weeks:

* The first ten pages of COUNTDOWN 51 will be on www.myspace.com/comicbooks on May 4.
* The last 12 pages of COUNTDOWN 51 will be on the site on May 11, along with the first 12 pages of issue 50.
* The last ten pages of COUNTDOWN 50 will be on the site on May 18.

DC will also launch a DC Nation MySpace page on May 2.

"We have so much faith in this series that we did something special with MySpace to get the first issues out in front of as many eyes as possible," said Dan DiDio, Senior Vice President - Executive Editor, DC Comics. "This is our biggest series of 2007 and we're presenting it in the biggest way possible."

With placement on MySpace Comic Books as well as the MySpace home page, COUNTDOWN will reach a sizeable online audience. MySpace is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. As the most trafficked web site in the United States, MySpace has nearly 65 million unique monthly users. MySpace Comic Books (www.myspace.com/comicbooks) is the site's online destination for fans of manga, graphic novels and comic books. Fans and friends of MySpace Comic Books can check out the community to find the most exciting projects, creators, news, and events in the industry.

Additionally, DC has now revealed widespread yearlong coverage, including:

* Feature and review coverage have also been secured in various mainstream press outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scripps Howard News Service, TV Guide and scores of local newspapers across the country.
* Monthly coverage in Comics Buyer's Guide.
* Regular coverage in Comic Shop News, including an interview with series editor Mike Marts timed to the release of the first issue.
* A weekly conversation with the editor of COUNTDOWN on Newsarama.com, including cover debuts, roundtable commentary and interior page previews.
* Regular print coverage in Wizard and weekly coverage online at WizardUniverse.com.

COUNTDOWN 51-48 are solicited in the March Previews and are available for order as follows:

* COUNTDOWN 51 (MAR070187) has a Final Order Cutoff date of April 19 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 9.

* COUNTDOWN 50 (MAR070188) has a Final Order Cutoff date of April 26 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 16.

* COUNTDOWN 49 (MAR070189) has a Final Order Cutoff date of May 3 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 23.

* COUNTDOWN 48 (MAR070190) has a Final Order Cutoff date of May 10 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 30.

[ColourMan]

Myspace? FACEBOOK is where it's at now, kids.

[SpaceButler]

Originally Posted by ColourMan

Myspace? FACEBOOK is where it's at now, kids.

Facebook is awesome.

[sexyjesus]

Facebook doesn't have the multimedia capabilities as Myspace. Myspace is cheap and free, so it makes sens to utilize them there.

[GSHAG]

yo they better find a way to put it on facebook, i dont have a myspace account

[KoozyK]

Originally Posted by GSHAG

yo they better find a way to put it on facebook, i dont have a myspace account

unless they make it private (doubtful), you can still go to the profile.

[drew101]

Originally Posted by sexyjesus

Facebook doesn't have the multimedia capabilities as Myspace. Myspace is cheap and free, so it makes sens to utilize them there.

Hate MySpace, but it is the biggest. It doesn't make sense to use FaceBook. Plus, isn't FaceBook limited to college students?

Edit: Nevermind. Looks like it is open to everyone, but it's pretty locked down. MySpace allows viewing WITHOUT being a member. It really makes no sense for an advertisement (which this essentially is) to limit it's possible viewers.

[khuxford]

Originally Posted by drew101

Hate MySpace, but it is the biggest. It doesn't make sense to use FaceBook. Plus, isn't FaceBook limited to college students?

Edit: Nevermind. Looks like it is open to everyone, but it's pretty locked down. MySpace allows viewing WITHOUT being a member. It really makes no sense for an advertisement (which this essentially is) to limit it's possible viewers.

Nah...they lifted that restriction...just when I started taking college courses again.

[SpyGuy]

Originally Posted by ColourMan

Myspace? FACEBOOK is where it's at now, kids.

Just wait another six months. Something else will be "where it's at," trust me.

[tinysmiles]

Originally Posted by ColourMan

Myspace? FACEBOOK is where it's at now, kids.

What is everyones obssession with Facebook? Myspace just seems to be a little more user friendly and better organized, despite its flaws. Facebook seems more like Friendster and remember why we all left Friendster...

[Happyhatter]

i have both myspace and facebook... i hardly touch facebook, but it is goood

[spectre615]

I'm a little surprised that they aren't going to post something on Comicspace. It's still pretty new and not as large, but it is SOLELY dedicated to the comic book community. I wonder if they would consider mirroring it there at least?

Daniel

[JMarsh642]

now Captain America will never find out who dies

[Speedball93]

Originally Posted by JMarsh642

now Captain America will never find out who dies

That's not funny. Frontline 11 was a pukefest that should never have been printed and should never be referenced in any format every again. I still can't believe that got past an editor...

[superheroNYC]

Originally Posted by GSHAG

yo they better find a way to put it on facebook, i dont have a myspace account

Sign up already. I did.

SuperheroNYC

[Devster]

Originally Posted by SpyGuy

Just wait another six months. Something else will be "where it's at," trust me.

You mean like twitter? or some kind of twitter+ type thing? TwitterBook, maybe or TwitSpace.

Sometimes I worry the internet is slowly succumbing to evil.

[Wonder Boy]

Originally Posted by Devster

You mean like twitter? or some kind of twitter+ type thing? TwitterBook, maybe or TwitSpace.

Sometimes I worry the internet is slowly succumbing to evil.

TwitSpace!

[Grimm22]

Originally Posted by Speedball93

That's not funny. Frontline 11 was a pukefest that should never have been printed and should never be referenced in any format every again. I still can't believe that got past an editor...

Because at Marvel, there is no such thing as editing

Seriously, do you really think any REAL editor would let Millar get away with Clor?

[mikey_danger]

I'm still lovin the Darkseid animation on DC's myspace page! That gets me PUMPED!
DC's Myspace

[kalabro]

Originally Posted by mikey_danger

I'm still lovin the Darkseid animation on DC's myspace page! That gets me PUMPED!
DC's Myspace

Right there with you! I'm hoping that Countdown sets the stage for an all-out battle between Superman and Darkseid (of course, in my world, it's drawn by Bryan Hitch and painted by Alex Ross, but oh well).

[Sean McKeever]

Originally Posted by spectre615

I'm a little surprised that they aren't going to post something on Comicspace. It's still pretty new and not as large, but it is SOLELY dedicated to the comic book community. I wonder if they would consider mirroring it there at least?

Daniel

The reason is right there: ComicSpace "is SOLELY dedicated to the comic book community." Not a lot of reach.

And, as far as I'm concerned, completely redundant.

[Kolimar]

Interesting advertising maneuver. I hope it works.

[Kolimar]

Originally Posted by Sean McKeever

The reason is right there: ComicSpace "is SOLELY dedicated to the comic book community." Not a lot of reach.

Agreed.

[MattBrady]

Originally Posted by Grimm22

Seriously, do you really think any REAL editor would let Millar get away with Clor?

by "real" editor do you mean, you, or do you mean someone who agrees 100% with you, or...what? Last time I checked, Tom Brevoort is a "real" editor, and over the decades, many "real" editors at DC and MArvel have gone down the "flawed clone" road....

MattB

[Grimm22]

Originally Posted by MattBrady

by "real" editor do you mean, you, or do you mean someone who agrees 100% with you, or...what? Last time I checked, Tom Brevoort is a "real" editor, and over the decades, many "real" editors at DC and MArvel have gone down the "flawed clone" road....

MattB

You're right, a poor choice of words

What I meant to say is a GOOD editor.

Seriously, have the crap that is spewed out of Marvel nowadays seems like it wasn't even thought over.

And it's not just my opinion as I think its obvious that the majority of the comic community disagrees with many of the decisions that Marvel has made in the past year (especially with Civil War)