DC Comics adds Superman/Batman #1 to Free Comic Book Day offering

From their Direct Channel email newsletter:

> DC COMICS RUSH SOLICITS SUPERMAN/BATMAN #1 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EDITION

NEW TITLE JOINS JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #1 FCBD EDITION

With Free Comic Book Day set for May 6, DC Comics is adding a second knockout title: the SUPERMAN/BATMAN #1 FCBD Edition (DEC058382).

This premiere issue of the blockbuster series features a story by Jeph Loeb with art and cover by Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines. Solicited as a "Silver" level title, it is available to retailers at a net cost of $.29 per copy.

The SUPERMAN/BATMAN #1 FCBD Edition (DEC058382) joins DC'ss JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #1 FCBD Edition (FEB060014). Both are available for order now, with an order increase cut-off date of March 17.

Retailers may order these issues by contacting their Diamond Customer Service Representative or by email at reorders@diamondcomics.com.

This is an interesting development, as many folks on the internet have taken DC to task for not offering something Superman-related, what with the movie coming out next summer. It is interesting that they are offering a book that is a few years old versus, say, some kind of All-Star Superman/Batman flip book, but kudos to them for putting their two big movie stars center stage on Free Comic Book Day.