Countdown



Countdown is published by DC Comics. Cover price is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Countdown to Final Crisis #2: 16 Apr 2008

Current Issue

 * Countdown to Final Crisis #1: 23 Apr 2008

Next Issue

 * none

Status
Weekly 51-issue limited series. Issues are numbered backwards, starting with #51 down to #1. Spins out of events in 52.

Countdown to Final Crisis #1
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Collections

 * Countdown to Final Crisis, vol. 1 - Collects #51-39. "When a surprising character dies in chapter one, it sets off an unexpected ripple that will touch virtually every character in the DC Universe and change the status quo forever." - WorldCat ISBN 1401217893 - (forthcoming, May 2008)


 * Countdown to Final Crisis, vol. 2 - Collects #38-26. "Karate Kid ventures to Oracle for answers, Jimmy Olsen attempts to join two exclusive clubs, and more." - WorldCat ISBN 1401218245 - (forthcoming, July 2008)


 * Countdown to Final Crisis, vol. 3 - Collects #25-13. "Jimmy Olsen’s unpredictable super-powers bring him to the attention of Darkseid!" - WorldCat ISBN 140121911X - (forthcoming, September 2008)


 * Countdown to Final Crisis, vol. 4 - Collects #12-1. - WorldCat ISBN 1401219128 - (forthcoming, November 2008)

Creative Team

 * Written by Paul Dini & various
 * Breakdowns by Keith Giffen
 * Covers by Andy Kubert & Tim Townshend

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.


 * ISSUE ITEM CODE FOC DATE SCHEDULED IN-STORE DATE

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 1 TP: 29 May 2008
 * Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 2 TP: 16 Jul 2008
 * Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 3 TP: 24 Sep 2008

News & Features

 * 28 Dec 2007 - Counting Down #18 - Talking to Mike Carlin & Sean McKeever
 * 28 Nov 2007 - Countdown Conundrums
 * 05 Sep 2007 - Jack Purcell's Inking Countdown
 * 17 Aug 2007 - Counting Down with Dan Didio: The First Third
 * 05 Aug 2007 - REFLECTIONS: Talking with Tony Bedard, Part 2
 * 27 Jul 2007 - CBR Boat Show: Paul Dini Interview
 * 26 Jul 2007 - SDCC '07: DC's "Countdown... To the End?" Panel
 * 15 Jul 2007 - REFLECTIONS: Talking with Jimmy Palmiotti
 * 10 Jul 2007 - Palmiotti & Gray's DC Countdown
 * 29 Jun 2007 - Dan Didio Come Clean on the Countdown Teaser Image
 * 16 Jun 2007 - HeroesCon: DC Comics - Countdown and Beyond
 * 01 Jun 2007 - Dan Jurgens and the History of the Multiverse
 * 24 May 2007 - Countdown to Mark McKenna
 * 22 May 2007 - DARKSEID RULES: In-Depth with Paul Dini and Countdown
 * 20 Apr 2007 - Counting Down to Countdown IV: Mary Marvel, Trickster, Pied Piper
 * 19 Apr 2007 - Counting Down to Countdown IV: The Great Disaster and The Atom
 * 18 Apr 2007 - Counting Down with Dan Didio
 * 18 Apr 2007 - Counting Down to Countdown III: Who is Orion?
 * 17 Apr 2007 - Counting Down to Countdown II: Eclipso & Jimmy Olsen
 * 16 Apr 2007 - Counting Down to Countdown I: Darkseid and the Fourth World
 * 26 Feb 2007 - Under Countdown's Hood with Keith Giffen
 * 23 Feb 2007 - DC Launches New Weekly: Countdown
 * 20 Feb 2007 - Countdown (Wizard Universe interview with Paul Dini)
 * 20 Feb 2007 - Counting Down: Dan Didio and Mike Marts on DC's New Weekly Series

Links

 * DC Comics