Posted by cdemink on September 09 2008 14:24:28
Bust out your Wizard Guides, another comic book collectible has just been born!
A last minute shipping advisory was sent out from Diamond yesterday afternoon asking all retailers to DESTROY any copies they may receive of All Star Batman & Robin #10 which was set to be released tomorrow. An anonymous tipster cites a less-than sufficient censoring of a curse word to be the reason behind the sudden re-call.
**UPDATED** - CBR's Lying in the Gutters provides a scan of the material in question...
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Bust out your Wizard Guides, another comic book collectible has just been born!
A last minute shipping advisory was sent out from Diamond yesterday afternoon asking all retailers to DESTROY any copies they may receive of All Star Batman & Robin #10 which was set to be released tomorrow.
***** SHIPPING ADVISORY: DC COMICS’ ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #10
Dear Diamond Customer:
Please be advised that copies of DC Comics’ ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #10 (FEB080203-4D) may be included in your September 10 shipment.
At DC’s request, please do not place this book out for sale to your customers. Instead, please destroy any copies that you receive. You will be credited for these copies on your September 17 invoice.
Diamond apologizes for any inconvenience this creates for you or your customers. If you have additional questions, please contact your Diamond Customer Service Representative. Thank you.
An anonymous source in the comments at PWBeat reveals that the recall is more than likely due to a not-quite-blacked-out-enough swear word (begining with a 'C') found in the comic.
While Miller allegedly writes all of his works uncensored this particular issue must not have received a thorough enough vetting. No release date has been set for the edited version although the un-edited version is probably going to be readily available on eBay.
This set-back only adds to a long line of delays on this issue which will now be coming out a fully seven months after issue 9 was released in February. A few months ago, DC actually went so far as to cancel all pre-orders for issues 11 & 12. Issue 11 was recently re-solicited this past month but this new delay puts Issue 12 somewhat up in the air.
The long gap in between issues has been attributed by some fans to Jim Lee's recent health problems and we at BYTB wish Mr. Lee a speedy recovery!
More news on this as it develops...
**UPDATED** - CBR's Lying in the Gutters provides a scan of the material in question...
Know a pretty cool LCS owner who would SELL you the issue? Send me a PM or post it at the Batman YTB Comics Forums !