If you’re comic book fan then November is the month for you as both for Marvel and DC have properties hitting the big screen and the small screen. DC, of course, is celebrating the release of Justice League which marks the first time the team has been seen together on the big screen. In celebration of the momentous occasion, DC has christened November 18th Justice League Day. More than one thousand comic retailers, bookstores, libraries, Six Flags Theme Parks and other partners around the globe will host “Justice League Day” activations, including distributing free copies of JUSTICE LEAGUE DAY #1 SPECIAL EDITION, which reprints The New 52 JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 by superstar creative team Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, and features new cover art by Ivan Reis. Digital retailers will also offer free downloads of the comic.
DC wants to celebrate the Justice League’s debut in spectacular fashion so if you want to support then head to your local comic book store and get in on the festivities.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CELEBRATE THE MOST ICONIC DC SUPERHERO TEAM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 WITH
JUSTICE LEAGUE DAY
Comic Book Retailers, Bookstores, Libraries and Six Flags Theme Parks Across the Globe Will Offer Special Exclusives, Fan Giveaways and Digital Sales Timed To
Justice League Feature Film Debut on Friday, November 17
Exclusive JUSTICE LEAGUE Comic Available at Participating IMAX® and AMC Theatres® Opening Weekend, And Special Free JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Reprint Available At Comic Shops, Libraries, and Six Flags Theme Parks on ‘Justice League Day’
BURBANK, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2017) – DC Entertainment (DCE) announced today an action-packed celebration of the most iconic Super Hero team in pop culture history with “Justice League Day” on Saturday, November 18. “Justice League Day” will take place during the opening weekend of the highly anticipated big screen debut of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Justice League, and the massive event will honor DC’s legendary Super Hero team with epic worldwide festivities.
More than one thousand comic retailers, bookstores, libraries, Six Flags Theme Parks and other partners around the globe will host “Justice League Day” activations, including distributing free copies of JUSTICE LEAGUE DAY #1 SPECIAL EDITION, which reprints The New 52 JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 by superstar creative team Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, and features new cover art by Ivan Reis. Digital retailers will also offer free downloads of the comic.
Extending the adventure beyond the big screen, moviegoers who purchase a ticket to see Justice League in participating IMAX® at AMC Theatres® from Nov. 16-19 will receive a JUSTICE LEAGUE AMC IMAX SPECIAL EDITION comic book while supplies last – a reprinting of JUSTICE LEAGUE #15 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. Fans who purchase tickets from Cinemark and Regal IMAX® theatres will also receive free digital comic download codes. Plus, limited-edition “Justice League Day” posters, temporary tattoos and fan-focused giveaways will be available at select retailers. DC All Access, DC’s award-winning original digital series, along with the DC Fans YouTube channel, will host special programming in support of the “Justice League Day” celebration. Fans can visit DCComics.com/JLDay to find more details on festivities and participating locations.
Justice League titles at Books-A-Million locations will be on sale Nov. 14-27 with a buy one, get one 50% off special offer. Digital readers can rediscover their favorite Justice League stories with DC’s “Join the League” sale, from Nov. 7-20. The two-week sale features over 160 e-books and periodical issues, including The New 52 and Rebirth collections for AQUAMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, SUPERMAN, GREEN LANTERN, CYBORG and THE FLASH. DC will also offer over 100 discounted Justice League led e-books and periodicals with the “Justice League: All In” sale, from Nov. 14-20. DC’s digital sales are available via readdcentertainment.com, Amazon Kindle, ComiXology, Google Play, iBooks, Nook, and Madefire.
DC Collectibles fans can also take home their favorite Justice League characters brought to life as stunning 12’’ statues based on the actor appearances in the film. Fans can find Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck’s Batman, Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, Ray Fisher’s Cyborg, and Ezra Miller’s The Flash everywhere comics are sold.
Further spotlighting the groundbreaking Super Hero ensemble, DC has joined forces with an array of partners including, Books-a-Million, Comixology, Six Flags Theme Parks, Warner Bros. Studio Tour, PHR, Scholastic and more for exclusive in-store and digital promotions.
Fans can download the official “Justice League Day” activity kit, including cut out paper masks, word mazes, coloring pages and more. Visit DCAllAccess.com and download the DC All Access mobile app for more details on the “Justice League Day” festivities, participating stores, and in-depth coverage directly from original digital series DC All Access.
Join the celebration on November 18 and share on social media using #JusticeLeagueDay.
ABOUT JUSTICE LEAGUE
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
Directed by Zack Snyder, this marks the big screen debut of the Justice League, featuring an all-star lineup: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa and Ray Fisher. Justice League is written by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon, story by Terrio & Zack Snyder, based on characters from DC Entertainment, with Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film is produced by Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns, with Jim Rowe, Ben Affleck, Wesley Coller, Curtis Kanemoto, Daniel S. Kaminsky and Chris Terrio executive producing.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, a Zack Snyder film, Justice League. It will be released in theaters beginning November 17, 2017, and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.justiceleaguethemovie.com
ABOUT DC ENTERTAINMENT
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels, and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics in the world.
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