I've been having conversations with a number of comic book professionals, working for DC and Marvel. The subject of DC Comics' current twoce-monthly shipping schedule for certain books came up. This is what I've heard.

1. Some seem of the opinion that it is common knowledge that DC Comics' current twice-monthly shipping schedule would only be running for the first six months of DC Rebirth at which the books would go back to a monthly schedule and we would get a whole load more individual titles back to make up for that.

Which, given the performance of DC Rebirth titles, seems insane. The relaunch has worked, the books schedules are part of that, if you commit to buying Flash, it's a lot easier to suddenly find yourself buying the fourth issue when before you would have bought the second, and bam, you're a committed Flash reader by accident.

There can be editorial strain on the schedule, and a reduction in the diversity of the books on offer, but it's hard to argue with the sales success. You may not have a Poison Ivy series but you have two All-Star Batman issues instead.

DC Comics like to announce these kind of things for January. So they still have time to change their mind if they want. Because…

2. Others tell me that certain of the monthly books may be going twice-monthly for a spell. Possibly replacing titles that do go back to monthly. And…

3. Still, others tell me that the twice monthly books running two different streams like Wonder Woman may be splitting into two monthly books in the new year.

Right now the left hand is left wondering what the right hand is up to…