Best of
Batman

2016

Dark Night: A True Batman Story


Paul Dini - 2016
       The Caped Crusader has been the all-abiding icon of justice and authority for generations. But in this surprising original graphic novel, we see Batman in a new light—as the savior who helps a discouraged man recover from a brutal attack that left him unable to face the world. In the 1990s, legendary writer Paul Dini had a flourishing career writing the hugely popular Batman: The Animated Series and Tiny Toon Adventures. Walking home one evening, he was jumped and viciously beaten within an inch of his life. His recovery process was arduous, hampered by the imagined antics of the villains he was writing for television including the Joker, Harley Quinn and the Penguin. But despite how bleak his circumstances were, or perhaps because of it, Dini also always imagined the Batman at his side, chivvying him along during his darkest moments. A gripping graphic memoir of one writer’s traumatic experience and his deep connection with his creative material, DARK NIGHT: A TRUE BATMAN STORY is an original graphic novel that will resonate profoundly with fans. Art by the incredible and talented Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS, TRANSMETROPOLITAN).

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


James Tynion IV - 2016
    The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles face the battle of a lifetime, fighting both the fearsome Foot Clan and their leader, the Shredder, and the alien forces of General Krang...which is exactly Krang's plan. Now a single dimensional warp can rid him of both of his greatest rivals at once.GOTHAM CITY. From the Penguin to Killer Croc to Ra's al Ghul and beyond, the caped crime-fighter called Batman already has his hands full protecting his city. Suddenly, a new enemy emerges--the Shredder and his ninja followers, transported to Gotham and unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. Now they're on the hunt for the technology that will help them return home...and conquer Gotham City in the process, with the help of Batman's deadliest rogues. But heroes come in all shapes, and the Dark Knight does not fight alone.As the Caped Crusader joins forces with Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Master Splinter, can the Bat, the Rat and the Turtles take down the most vicious villains from two dimensions?DC Comics and IDW Publishing proudly present BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! This deluxe edition collects issues#1-6 and DIRECTOR'S CUT #1, featuring bonus material including all retailer variants, full scripts to each issue, character concept drawings by Freddie Williams III and pencils to issue #1.

Batman by Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo Box Set


Scott Snyder - 2016
    Their first three critically acclaimed, award-winning graphic novels--BATMAN VOL. 1: THE COURT OF OWLS, BATMAN VOL. 2: CITY OF OWLS and BATMAN VOL. 3: DEATH OF THE FAMILY--are featured here in a slipcase edition box set. This new collection is the perfect addition for any hardcore fan, as well as a great jumping-on point to one of the greatest comic book runs of all time. The BATMAN BY SCOTT SNYDER & GREG CAPULLO BOX SET is a perfect gift idea for the holidays or September 2016's Batman Day!"

Batman & Robin Adventures, Vol. 1


Paul Dini - 2016
    The dynamic duo takes on the likes of Two-Face, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, the Riddler, Penguin, the Joker and more as the streets of Gotham get darker and wilder.BATMAN & ROBIN ADVENTURES VOL. 1 collects issues #1-10, featuring the animated stories inspired by the television series and written by series creator Paul Dini (BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE) along with the writer/artist team of Ty Templeton (BATMAN '66 MEETS THE GREEN HORNET) and Rick Burchett (ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD) and others.

The Batman Adventures Vol. 4


Kelley PuckettAlan Grant - 2016
    Robin in a fight to uphold social justice! Batman loses his memory and becomes Catman?! The Napoleonic wars come to Gotham City! Batman and the Demon fight the Demon’s Head! Collects issues #28-36, THE BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1, and THE BATMAN ADVENTURES ANNUAL #2, featuring stories by writers Paul Dini (BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, ZATANNA) and Kelley Puckett (BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND, BATGIRL) and artists Bruce Timm (BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE) and Mike Parobeck (SUPERMAN ADVENTURES).

Batman Character Encyclopedia


Matthew K. Manning - 2016
    This compact, informative guide takes you through over 200 heroes and villains of Gotham City as well as tons of facts and information on the Caped Crusader himself. Organized alphabetically, each character profile is crammed with statistics, informative annotations, and exciting comic book art illustrated by leading DC Comics artists.Batman Character Encyclopedia is perfect for the newcomers to the Batman series or the die-hard DC Comics fan, and is an excellent addition to DK's best-selling collection of Batman titles.Copyright (c) 2015 DC Comics. BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (c) DC Comics. (s15)

Tales of the Batman: Alan Brennert


Alan Brennert - 2016
    But to fans familiar with those iconic tales, Brennert ranks among the all-time greatest Batman authors. Primarily a writer of television and literary fiction, he wrote only nine stories for DC Comics, but all were instant classics. Largely taking place outside of the main DC continuity, in the realms of Elseworlds and Earth-Two, Brennert’s comics are some of the most-thought provoking and insightful in the Dark Knight’s history. Also featuring art by industry legends Jim Aparo, Dick Giordano, Joe Staton, Norm Breyfogle and José Luis García-López, TALES OF THE BATMAN: ALAN BRENNERT brings together for the first time the complete works of a writer who has been a staple DC “Greatest Stories” collections for decades. Collects THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #178, #181, #182 and #197, DETECTIVE COMICS #500, BATMAN: HOLY TERROR #1 and more!

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2


Bill Finger - 2016
    These tales were written and illustrated by such luminaries as Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Jerry Robinson and more!Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #57-74, BATMAN #8-15 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #4-9.

Justice League: Tower of Babel


Mard WaidHoward Porter - 2016
    Will the JLA survive? And if they do, can Batman's hand in their betrayal ever be forgiven?THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #28Originally published in March 1960The very first appearance of the Justice League of America sees Aquaman, Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Superman and Wonder Woman team upto battle the cosmic menace known as Starro the Conqueror.

Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis: (Superman vs Batman edition)


Daniel Wallace - 2016
    It also takes you straight to the latest venues, tips you off to the news and fashions and gives the dates that matter.It's the best reference for anyone visiting Gotham & Metropolis in a handy size and easy to use format.The guide has been written by Dan Wallace, author of ‘Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman’ and the ‘The DC Comics Encyclopedia’, among other superhero inspired works. And it has been developed in collaboration with the filmmaking team behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

Batman: Adventures of the Dark Knight


Billy Wrecks - 2016
    Join the Dark Knight on his dangerous crusade for justice.

The Work-Shy


Blunt Research Group - 2016
    Its poetic assemblages offer direct testimony from the first youth prison in California and from asylums for the chronically insane (preserved in the Prinzhorn Collection in Germany and the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in New York City). Painful facts emerge about sterilization mills in California, where thousands of individuals became subject to compulsory procedures (policies that shaped eugenics practice in the Third Reich). In addition, the poems translate asylum texts--the writing of the insane--into a wider field of social conflict and utopian fragments of not-yet-being.Activating what Susan Howe calls the telepathy of the archive (and Peter Gizzi dubs archeophonics in the title of his latest collection), the poems of The Work-Shy become part of a book of listening, occupying identities rooted in the demimonde and in places of confinement. Voices echo to form a ragged chain of soliloquies, kenning and keening, riddles and rants. Published under the collective, anonymous signature of the BLUNT RESEARCH GROUP, the book operates at the crossroads of lyric and documentary poetries, of singularity and collectivism. An online readers companion will be available at bluntresearchgroup.site.wesleyan.edu."