If you love comics on TV, the DVD sets of BIG BANG THEORY, CHUCK and the full series of SMALLVILLE are for you!

And don’t forget to load up on your digital comics this holiday season, because for a very limited time, we are offering digital bags and boards with every purchase.

Some have said that three is the magic number. If that’s the case, November should be a fascinating month. Here at THE SOURCE, we’ll spotlighting key third issues from DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 with an ongoing series of posts titled “3 Things You Didn’t Know About DC COMICS-THE NEW 52.” Expect the unexpected–in threes.

1. Brother Eye and Mother Box are related.

2. There are secrets inside Cadmus that even Max Lord is unaware of.

3. Simyan And the Evil Factory are hidden away from all human eyes somewhere in Toledo.

You might not know this, but I am not a very patient person. I couldn’t  wait till Christmas morn to open gifts, never knew the need to savor a fine wine, and on most days, fast food isn’t fast enough. So, as you could imagine, the anticipation for the midnight kick-off of FLASHPOINT #5 and JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 is killing me. Even though its less than two days away.

When we decided to re-launch the entire line, I couldn’t wait to get started. There were books to be assigned, costumes to be re-designed, and continuity to be… reconsidered. I was on the phone daily with Jim Lee and Geoff Johns on the direction, look and tone of the new DC Universe, and an hour didn’t seem to go by without having Bob Harras and Eddie Berganza in my office, or me in theirs, to look over the latest sketches and scripts submitted. And when I wasn’t with them, I spent the time with Mark Chiarello talking covers and costumes, or getting the latest update from John Rood on the Publicity and Marketing juggernaut they had planned. And no day would ever be complete without me checking in with Bob Wayne for the latest sales numbers, which was particularly annoying to him since the comics weren’t even solicited yet.

So here we are, less than two days away. Costumes are locked, scripts are polished and all the first issues complete and ready to be shipped. My mom told me time and again that good things come to those who wait, and I feel like I’ve been waiting for this moment my entire life. This is going to be spectacular.

Dan DiDio
DC Entertainment Co-Publisher

We’ve spoken a lot about the editorial side of yesterday’s historic announcement, with our editors Bob Harras and Eddie Berganza taking lead on things like new stories and finding the perfect writers to handle each of our books. I’d also like to call attention the visual side of this major initiative.

Our Vice President of Art Direction and Design, Mark Chiarello, has been aiding in the hand-selection of artists, working on designing new logos for our books, tweaking characters’ looks and costumes with Jim Lee, and creating a fresh, new visual style for our historic renumbering coming this September.

Comics by nature are a visual medium, and we are very lucky – and grateful – to have someone as talented and hard-working as Mark taking that important lead at such a momentous time in DC’s history.

–Dan DiDio, Co-Publisher

“Dwayne McDuffie left a lasting legacy on the world of comics that many writers can only aspire to. He will not only be remembered as the extremely gifted writer whose scripts have been realized as comic books, in television shows and on the silver screen, but as the creator or co-creator of so many of the much-loved Milestone characters, including Static Shock. The industry has lost a true talent.

Our sincerest condolences go out to the family and many friends he leaves behind.”

- Dan DiDio, Co-Publisher, DC Entertainment