News from DC's Retailer Meeting

DC held a meeting for retailers in Canda over the weekend. Here is some of the news revealed:

• As noted from the early February solicit information, Wonder Woman, Flash, Gotham Central and Batman: Gotham Knights will be cancelled.
• More info on the weekly 52* series: Each issue will contain 20 pages of stories with back-ups. Issues #2-#11 will feature a 10-part “History of the DCU” story. Focusing on the DCU's minor characters, there will be six stories throughout the run. It will cost no more than $2.99 and launches in the second week of May.
• Hawkman changes to Hawkgirl with issue #50 as part of “One Year Later…”
• June and July 2006 will see one new major series launch each week; and in July – one new major high-profile creative team launch.
• Batman/Spirit will ship in June, with the new ongoing Darwyn Cooke Spirit series starting in June.
• Supeboy from Earth-Prime is apparently getting a new costume.

Hmmm...