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The planned release of DC Comics‘s Death: Compact Comics Edition has been put on hold by the publisher.
As reported first by Bleeding Cool, the Compact Comics Edition of the Sandman spinoff was planned for a September 2, 2025 release. However, that listing no longer appears on Amazon or any other bookseller. Earlier this week, DC canceled orders for The Sandman #8 Facsimile Edition, which was supposed to hit stores later this month.
In the latter case, the listing came via Lunar Distribution, which told retailers that the book, “will be resolicited at a later date. Existing orders are cancelled.” This is standard language for a canceled listing, and DC did not provide any further comment (beyond the publicly distributed retailer language) on the cancellation, including whether the book was permanently canceled or will, in fact, be resolicited for a subsequent date. This is a similar situation here with Death, meaning the book has been put on hold at the current time. DC has previously noted that they change release dates throughout the year, for a variety of reasons.
Death: The High Cost of Living is a three-issue series by Neil Gaiman, with art by Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham that was first released in 1993. This was followed by a sequel series, Death: The Time of Your Life by the same team in 1996.
Earlier this year, Gaiman was accused of of sexual assault and misconduct thanks to an article in New York Magazine. He and his ex-wife Amanda Palmer, as a result of the article, have been hit with a human trafficking lawsuit.
Along with an abbreviated movie-length final “season” for Good Omens, based on the book co-written by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Netflix’s The Sandman was recently canceled after Season 2, though the streamer painted that as a previously made decision seemingly unconnected to Gaiman allegations. The Good Omens graphic novel Kickstarter, meanwhile, is offering refunds for those who pledged, and cut financial ties with Gaiman entirely.
Dark Horse Comics has publicly cut ties with Gaiman, while Marvel has told Comic Book Club that they have no plans with the writer, current or future. As of this writing, DC Comics has not commented on the issue.
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