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[QUOTE]THE LATE LIST 2: More Comics No Shows

by Chris Arrant, Contributing Writer |
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Posted: 21 hours ago|Updated: 36 minutes ago

American comic books as we know it were born in the early 1900s as an extension of the magazine format, which hit upon monthly deadlines to provide a new issue on newsstands each month for readers and passers-by. Although delays popped up on occasion in the "newsstand" era of comics, it wasn’t until the advent of the direct market in the '70s that allowed the loosening of deadlines instead of the strict use of fill-in artists, inventory stories and the like. You may or may not have been there to recall, but even the seminal series "Watchmen" had two unscheduled delays where issues came out a month late.

Back in June, we surveyed the current crop of comics to identify the most prominent late titles currently underway, and thanks to the multitude of responses from CBR readers we have returned to continue our analysis of the disheartened trend with 29 more entries on CBR’s Late List. Take note: this list covers titles that were not only announced but solicited for purchase to retailers via the Diamond Comics distribution system.

From DC Comics issues bridging Batman's gap from August to the New 52 to a raft of Top Cow and Image titles supposedly on the supposedly cusp of returning to stores and from big updates on Warren Ellis' output to news of a Jim Steranko project that’s 12 years in the making, this installment of the Late List is sure to note familiar faces as well as some of the more surprising delays in comics.

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Batman: The Dark Knight #5

Solicited for release on June 29, 2011

Missing For One Month

Status: Shaken Up

David Finch came to DC as an all-star talent, and on top of a hefty cover schedule got an opportunity to both write and draw comics with the new series "Batman: The Dark Knight." But the time involved in creating a book from the ground up took its toll on Finch, leading DC to call in fill-in artist Jay Fabok midway through #5 . DC Editor-In-Chief Bob Harras tells CBR the incoming fifth issue will wrap up the current story arc, answering "all the questions readers have had about Dawn Golden, Etrigan the Demon, and the Dark Knight himself." After that, the freshman series will be re-launched with a new #1 with writer Paul Jenkins joining Finch to help stabilize the title’s erratic shipping schedule.

Batman Incorporated #8

Solicited for release on June 22, 2011

Missing for Five Weeks

Status: Delayed

Many of Grant Morrison’s Batman titles have been hosted by delays in the past few years, but just how this one has developed caught our attention. DC regularly updates release dates for late titles on its website, but currently they have "Batman Incorporated" #8 not coming out until August 24, two weeks after #9 is scheduled. When asked about this, DC clarified the situation (and gave us the exclusive) that #9 and #10 would be released as an over-sized one-shot titled "Batman Incorporated: Leviathon Strikes," to serve as a bridge to the new "Batman Incorporated" series coming out in early 2012. [/QUOTE]