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Outsiders, Vol. 1: Looking for Trouble
Judd Winick - 2004
Green Arrow's former sidekick, Arsenal, creates a new superhero team as a proactive force against the villains of the world. Recruiting both battle-tested veterans and inexperienced rookies, the expert archer forms a volatile team of personalities and powers that includes Thunder, the density-controlling daughter of Black Lightning, Metamorpho, a shape-shifting elemental man, Grace, a super-strong female bouncer. Indigo, a futuristic cyborg girl, Jade, the powerful girlfriend of Green Lantern, and Nightwing, the former Robin the Boy Wonder. But now, before the team can get acquainted, they must first defend Manhattan from a coordinated gorilla invasion and rescue President Lex Luthor from the clutches of the Joker.
Batman: R.I.P.
Grant MorrisonJared K. Fletcher - 2008
Soon Bruce Wayne drops out completely, having seemingly become the victim of mental illness and abandoning his Batman identity for a life on the streets of Gotham City. Capitalizing on the fall of their greatest foe, the Club of Villains begin a crime spree through the streets of Gotham that threatens to bring the city to its knees.Collecting: Batman 676-683
Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition
Joshua Williamson - 2017
All analysis suggests the button is not of this universe...so where did it come from? And who left it here? These are questions only the Flash can help answer. When the button is stolen by Reverse-Flash, Batman and Flash follow his trail to a parallel world, a twisted alternate timeline that should exist. Someone is sending the heroes on a bizarre trip through reality, showing them glimpses of fallen loved ones and forgotten friends but who? Wally West warned the Flash of an unseen force influencing our world distorting histories, pulling the strings, watching all—and the strange yellow button could be the key to finding it. Featuring the all-star creative team of writers Joshua Williamson and Tom King alongside top-tier artists Jason Fabok and Howard Porter. COLLECTING: BATMAN #21-22 and THE FLASH #21-22.
Batman: Mr Freeze
Paul Dini - 1997
Freeze plots to destroy everything he cares about: law and order, and Gotham City.
Teen Titans: Year One
Amy Wolfram - 2008
The early days of the Teen Titans are chronicled in this title collecting the 6-issue miniseries!Original covers by Karl Kerschl & Serge Lapointe.
Birds of Prey, Volume 1: Trouble in Mind
Duane Swierczynski - 2012
The other is on the run because she knows too much. They are Dinah Laurel Lance and Ev Crawford - a.k.a. Black Canary and Starling - and joining them are the villainous Poison Ivy and the heroic Batgirl and together, as Gotham City's covert ops team, they're taking down the villains other heroes can't touch. They are the Birds of Prey.Collecting: Birds of Prey 1-7
Batman: Anarky
Alan Grant - 1999
Believing that a society of anarchy will right the wrongs of the world, a young teenager artificially augments his mind in order to create a world of chaos. Taking on the persona of a red-cloaked vigilante, Anarky sets forth to save society by ridding it of its laws. Sympathizing with the young anarchist's goals but not his methods, Batman must now find a way to stop an adversary who is not only as intelligent as the Dark Knight Detective but also as driven.
Batgirl, Vol. 1: Silent Running
Scott Peterson - 2001
Exceeding his expectations, the new, silent Batgirl quickly made the role her own, earning the trust of the Dark Knight's allies, including the first Batgirl, Oracle. Now, in post-No Man's Land Gotham, Batgirl struggles to learn the lessons of how to live a normal life, lessons she never learned from her mentor, the deadly assassin known as Cain. And when a mercenary from her past resurfaces, bent on revenge, can Batgirl bury her own violent tendencies and break the cycle of death and destruction that has dogged her since childhood?
Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Batman
Brian AzzarelloJoe Bennett - 2011
Now, Batman is Thomas Wayne, driven by the death of his son Bruce to punish criminals... and in pursuit of a Joker whose twisted crimes will bring him to the brink madness himself! "Batman: Knight of Vengeance" reunites Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, the acclaimed creative team from 100 BULLETS. Dick Grayson travels with his parents and the death-defying Deadman across war-torn Europe, performing in the their circus... until an Amazon attack leads them to their true fate, in "Deadman and the Flying Graysons" by JT Krul (CAPTAIN ATOM) and Fabrizio Fiorentino (TITANS).In this world, Deathstroke is a pirate on the world's most dangerous waters, questing for the only treasure that really matters, in "Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager" by Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Joe Bennett.And in "Secret Seven" by Peter Milligan (RED LANTERNS), Shade the Changing Man leads a secret team of bizarre heroes—but will he lead them to their deaths?Collecting BATMAN: KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-3, DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1-3, DEATHSTROKE AND THE CURSE OF THE RAVAGER #1-3 and SECRET SEVEN #1-3.
All-Star Western, Volume 1: Guns and Gotham
Justin Gray - 2011
Amadeus Arkham, a pioneer in criminal psychology, enlists Hex's special brand of justice to help the Gotham Police Department track down a vicious serial killer!Collecting: All-Star Western 1-6
Batman: Hush Returns
A.J. Lieberman - 2006
As the new battle of wits begins, the trail leads to Star City and an encounter with its protector, Green Arrow.Collecting: Batman: Gotham Knights 50-55, 66
Batman: Knightfall, Part Two: Who Rules the Night
Doug Moench - 1993
A mass escape from Arkham Asylum and the emergence of Batman's most threatening for, Bane, sends Gotham City spinning into chaos and takes Batman to the limits of human endurance. Graphic novel format.THE BAT IS BROKEN.BANE HAS WON.But for forces of justice will not go quietly into the night. Instead, a successor to the mantle of the Bat must be chosen to carry on Bruce Wayne's war against crime. Who will be the new Dark Knight? Can he succeed where his predecessor failed? Or will Bane's campaign of terror continue unabated, laying waste to Gotham City?The second volume of the epic Knightfall story, this edition contains Batman #498-500, Detective Comics #664-666, Showcase '93 #7-8 and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18.
Batman: Gotham Adventures
Ty Templeton - 2000
Freeze, and other villains. A great title for young readers!
Robin: Search for a Hero
Fabian Nicieza - 2009
And what does the mysterious Red Robin have to do with the situation?Collects Robin #177-#183.
Batman Incorporated: The Deluxe Edition
Grant Morrison - 2011
Bruce Wayne publicly announces that he is the financial backer of Batman and establishes a worldwide franchise of Batmen that will protect the entire globe. This is the beginning of a stunning direction for the world's greatest detective that will team him with Catwoman, Batwoman and Batman Inc representatives on international crime fighting missions against Lord Death Man in Japan, South America and Argentina.Collecting: Batman Incorporated 1-8, Leviathan Strikes!