DC entertainment as well as comic book retailers across north america are declaring Thursday, July 19 “The Dark Knight Rises” Day to celebrate the arrival of this summer’s most anticipated film opening in theaters as well as IMAX ® on Friday, July 20. fans who see their regional comic book retailer on July 19 will get a free, special edition comic book featuring a number of special previews of present as well as upcoming Batman comic books as well as graphic novels. more than 500,000 copies of the free Batman comic book will be handed out that day on a first-come, first-served basis.
The free Batman: earth One special preview edition comic book features the very first chapter of the extremely anticipated graphic book Batman earth One written by Geoff Johns as well as illustrated by Gary Frank, in addition to a preview of Batman Vol. 1 The Court of Owls, the new York Times #1 very popular graphic book collection of the hit series written by Scott Snyder as well as illustrated by Greg Capullo.
“The arrival of The Dark Knight Rises in theaters is a seminal moment for comic book visitors as well as moviegoers; what much better method to mark the event than with a free Batman comic book that benefits a broad variety of fans as well as taps into the unmatched enjoyment surrounding this film,” specified DC entertainment Vice president of Marketing, John Cunningham.
The free BATMAN: earth ONE special preview edition (MAY128064) is arranged to show up in stores on July 18, to be put on screen on July 19 for “THE DARK KNIGHT RISES” DAY.
North American retailers will get the BATMAN: earth ONE special preview edition free in quantities approximately equal to four times your orders at FOC on BATMAN #10 (APR120193).
MORE free products provided TO retailers IN support OF “THE DARK KNIGHT RISES” DAY
In addition to the BATMAN: earth ONE special preview EDITION, retailers will likewise get the complying with products in support of “THE DARK KNIGHT RISES” DAY:
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES mini ONE-SHEETS: retailers will get four new 11″ x 17″ mini-one sheets for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. These will show up in stores regular starting on June 13. Each features one of the characters from the movie.
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES ONE-SHEET: On July 11, you will get a 27″ x 40″ one-sheet for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
• BATMAN PINS: On July 17, retailers will get free bags of BATMAN PINS (MAY128100) to be provided away to fans on July 18. The pins are available in bags of 50, as well as you will get approximately one bag of pins for each 35 copies ordered at FOC on BATMAN #10 (APR120193).
• BATMAN BACKLIST marketing POSTER: On July 11, you will get a 22″ x 34″ marketing poster supporting key BATMAN backlist titles DC entertainment is offering on consignment (see below). The poster art is currently running in DC world titles as a two-page marketing spread.
About “The Dark Knight Rises”
Opening in theatres as well as IMAX on July 20, 2012, “The Dark Knight Rises” stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as well as Morgan Freeman. Christopher Nolan directed the film from a screenplay by Jonathan Nolan as well as Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan as well as Charles Roven are the producers, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy as well as Thomas Tull serving as executive producers, as well as Jordan Goldberg co-producing. “The Dark Knight Rises” is based upon Batman characters produced by Bob Kane as well as published by DC Entertainment.
Warner Bros. photos presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a Syncopy Production, a film by Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight Rises,” to be distributed around the world by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. entertainment Company. The film has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence as well as action, some sensuality as well as language. www.thedarkknightrises.com
About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, house to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, eco-friendly Lantern, question Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) as well as MAD, is the innovative division charged with strategically integrating its material across Warner Bros. entertainment as well as Time Warner. DC entertainment works in show with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories as well as characters across all media, including however not restricted to film, television, consumer products, house entertainment as well as interactive games. publishing countless comic books, graphic novels as well as magazines each year, DC entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. In January 2012, DC Entertainment, in partnership with Warner Bros. as well as Time Warner divisions, introduced We Can Be Heroes —a providing campaign featuring the iconic Jusnull