DC Comics is putting the final pieces in place for the celebration of Detective Comics #1000. Over the past several months, news has trickled out in the form of announced creative teams and variant covers for the gala celebration.
Now, DC has kicked the celebration up a notch by releasing 33 variant covers for the extra-sized issue.
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The impending release of Detective Comics #1000 has been hyped up for some time. This most recently included a special exhibit at SXSW, celebrating both the issue and Batman's 80th Anniversary.
With industry heavyweights like Doug Mahnke, Alex Ross, Jim Lee and Nicola Scott, the Detective Comics celebration is poised to be a massive affair. DC has pulled out all the stops for these mammoth #1000 celebrations, with last year’s Action Comics #1000 receiving a similar affair.
DC has revealed the many artists and where their covers could be picked up in a press release today.
The anticipation is building for the landmark 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, the title that literally defines DC. DC and participating comic book shops will continue to build on the excitement with the release of exclusive retailer variant covers for this must-have issue. The 96-page, $9.99 issue is stacked with an all-star collection of top writers and artists from Batman’s history celebrating the Dark Knight in a collection of standalone short stories, plus the first chapter of “Medieval,” a new story arc by the team of writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Doug Mahnke, introducing a new version of the Arkham Knight to DC Comics canon.
To celebrate this historic release, some of the hottest artists in comics are honoring Batman and DETECTIVE COMICS by designing and illustrating exclusive variant covers for this milestone issue, available at select retailers while supplies last. These unique covers will feature beautifully rendered illustrations from artists such as Jim Lee, Dan Jurgens, Riccardo Federici, Tony S. Daniel, Brian Bolland and more.
Here’s the list of participating retailers and artists providing exclusive covers. Make sure to contact them to see what they have in stock!
Neal Adams
Neal Adams Store
Jay Anacleto
Unknown Comics
Kaare Andrews
Third Eye Comics
Lee Bermejo
Midtown Comics
Brian Bolland
Forbidden Planet
Clayton Crain
Scorpion Comics
Tony S. Daniel
Comic Stop
Gabriele Dell’Otto
Bulletproof Comix
Jason Fabok
Yesteryear Comics
Riccardo Federici
ComicXposure
Patrick Gleason/Alejandro Sanchez
Newbury Comics
Adam Hughes
Frankie’s Comics
Dan Jurgens/Kevin Nowlan
Dynamic Forces
JeeHyung Lee
Frankie’s Comics
Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
Artgerm Collectibles
Jim Lee
Album Comics
Bedrock City Comic Company
Graham Crackers Comics
Torpedo Comics
Mike Lilly/Wayne Faucher
Comics Vault
Warren Louw
KRS Comics
Doug Mahnke
Planet Comicon Kansas City
Francesco Mattina
Midtown Comics
Mike Mayhew
Comic Mint
Stewart McKenney
Comics Etc.
Dawn McTeigue
Comics Elite
Rodolfo Migliari
Buy Me Toys
Lucio Parrillo
Scorpion Comics
Alex Ross
Alex Ross Art
Natali Sanders
KRS Comics
Nicola Scott
Kings Comics
Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz Art
Mico Suayan
Unknown Comics
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At an extra-sized 96-pages, Detective Comics #1000 isn’t just a celebration of where the Dark Knight has been -- the book also promises to set up the future of Batman stories, including the mainstream DC debut of the Arkham Knight. Though the character appeared in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight and related comic book stories, this will be the first appearance of the character outside of tie-in merchandise.
Detective Comics #1000 is scheduled for release March 27.