"Universe"-A Walmart Exclusive 12-Part Batman Story By Brian Michael Bendis

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- DC Comics has made an agreement with Walmart to produce a line of new $4.99 monthly comics featuring Superman, Batman, Teen Titans and the Justice League to be sold exclusively at Walmart beginning July 1.

The books will be 100 pages long each adn include one new story and three reprints of old stories.

A typical DC comic features 22 pages of story and 10 pages of ads and sells for $3.99. The primary place to buy new comics in the country is in comic shops. It's expected that comic shop owners won't be happy with DC's exclusive arrangement with Walmart.

The new stories for the 100-page books will be produced by by top writers like Tom King (Batman), Brian Michael Bendis (Superman), Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn) and Dan Jurgens (Superman.)

Each of the four new titles, "Superman Giant," "Justice League of America Giant," "Batman Giant" and "Teen Titans Giant" arrive in Walmart stores July 1, with new issues arriving monthly.

"We are extraordinarily excited about working with Walmart to expand the reach of our books," said DC Publisher Dan DiDio. "These new monthly books combine new and accessible stories with reprints of classic comic series. It's a great way for new readers to get into comics and follow the characters they've grown to love in TV and film."

According to the embargoed news release sent out last night, the debut title lineup includes:

BATMAN GIANT #1

Batman searches for a missing girl in "One More Chance," written by Palmiotti with art by Patrick "Patch" Zircher. Reprint stories include "Batman," "Nightwing" and "Harley Quinn."

"Beginning with BATMAN GIANT #3 in September, superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis makes his DC debut on the Dark Knight with a 12-part story, 'Universe,' " the news release said. "Batman's run-in with the Riddler leads the Caped Crusader into a mystery that spans the globe."

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[Vakanai]

I'm definitely going to try very hard to check this out at my local Wal-Mart.