Coming from someone an active comic reader who got lost and kind of gave up trying to keep up with DC amidst Infinite Crisis and then One Year Later, I’m not sure Countdown is the book with which I would be trying to woo new readers. At any rate…

Official Press Release:

DC Comics’ new, year-long weekly series, Countdown will be supported with an unprecedented preview of the first two issues on MySpace’s new comic book community.

MySpace Comic Books, located at www.myspace.com/comicbooks, will be the only place to see the first two issues of Countdown online, in their entirety. The online content will roll out over a series of three weeks: the first 10 pages of Countdown #51 will be on May 4; the last 12 pages of #51 will be available on May 11, along with the first 12 pages of Countdown #50; and the last 10 pages of #50 will be on the site May 18. DC has also announced that it will launch a DC Nation MySpace page on May 2.

“We have so much faith in this series that we did something special with MySpace to get the first issues out in front of as many eyes as possible,” said DC Senior Vice President - Executive Editor Dan DiDio. “This is our biggest series of 2007 and we’re presenting it in the biggest way possible.”

With placement on MySpace Comic Books as well as the MySpace home page, Countdown will reach a sizeable online audience. MySpace is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture and making a positive impact on the world. As the most trafficked website in the United States, MySpace has nearly 65 million unique monthly users. MySpace Comic Books is the site’s online destination for fans of manga, graphic novels and comic books. Fans and friends of MySpace Comic Books can check out the community to find the most exciting projects, creators, news and events in the industry.

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