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All-Star Superman #1
Grant Morrison
The series touches on all the classic aspects of the Superman mythology, starting with a daring rescue of a doomed group of helionauts on the surface of the sun. The massive amounts of solar radiation affect Superman in a way no one could possibly anticipate - except Lex Luthor!
Sonic: Tangle & Whisper #0
Ian Flynn - 2019
Fan-favorites Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf take the spotlight in this special preview for their upcoming mini-series adventure! Check out a sneak peek of their next adventure as two of the newest and already most beloved Sonic characters team-up! Also includes a recap of Season 1!
The Legion of Super-Heroes: Life and Death of Ferro Lad
Jim Shooter - 2009
Collecting ADVENTURE COMICS #346, 347, 352-355 and 357! The Legion battles both the Fatal Five and the Sun Eater – and only the ultimate sacrifice can save Ferro Lad's friends!
Batman: Red Hood - The Lost Days
Judd Winick - 2011
Now, learn what secret events led Jason on his eventual path of death and destruction as he tours the DC Universe learning dangerous skills in an effort to find his way in a world that left him behind. #1-6.
Superman: The Final Days of Superman
Peter J. TomasiJaime Mendoza - 2016
Tomasi (Batman and Robin)! Superman is dying. His never-ending battles have finally taken their toll on Kal-El, and with time short he reaches out to unite his friends and loved ones for what comes next. Meanwhile, a new sinister force's machinations will see to it that Man of Steel will not go quietly into the night, but instead enter into a life and death struggle with another being forged from the very energies of the Kryptonian's solar flare power now claiming to be the true Superman! Superman: The Final Days Of Superman ushers in a completely new era for the Man of Steel in an unforgettable graphic novel that is not to be missed.Collecting: Superman 51-52, Batman/Superman 31-32, Superman/Wonder Woman 28-29, Action Comics 51-52
Robin – Son of Batman, Volume 1: Year of Blood
Patrick Gleason - 2015
In this story, the son of Batman has freed himself from that destiny and is about to embark on a globe-spanning quest to atone for the horrible acts he committed during the most brutal portion of his old life: The Year of Blood!Collecting: Robin: Son of Batman 1-6, Sneak Peek
Supergirl, Volume 1: Last Daughter of Krypton
Michael Green - 2012
She's got the unpredictable behavior of a teenager, the same powers as Superman - and none of his affection for the people of Earth. Crash landing on a strange new planet, Supergirl must come to grips with Krypton's destruction with her cousin Superman and learn about her own recent past. But an ingenious new foe wants that same information - and will do anything to get it.Supergirl, Vol. 1 presents an all-new take on the Superman's cousin Kara, and her standing in the DC Comics - New 52 universe!Collecting: Supergirl #1-7.
Transformers: Robots In Disguise Animated (2015-2016) #0: FCBD 2015
John Barber - 2015
G.I. JOE strip!
Convergence: Flashpoint, Book One
Dan JurgensRick Leonardi - 2015
Then there came a Crisis…a Zero Hour…a Flashpoint. Worlds lived. Worlds died. But some worlds must now fight for their future—in the Convergence!The evil alien intelligence known as Brainiac has stolen 50 domed cities from throughout time and space and sealed them behind impenetrable domes. Now, after a year, the domes will come down—and the heroes and villains of 50 dead worlds must battle to be the last one standing!In this volume: SUPERMAN: The Man of Steel must battle the Batman and Kal-El of the Flashpoint universe to protect the most important thing of all: his baby with Lois Lane!THE QUESTION: Renee Montoya joins forces with an ex and an enemy—Batwoman and Two-Face—against Flashpoint’s Harvey Dent!JUSTICE LEAGUE: The women of the Justice League face off against the brutal determination of Flashpoint’s Aquaman!BATGIRL: Three legendary students of the Bat—Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain and Tim Drake—must put aside their differences to defeat Flashpoint’s Catwoman and Gorilla Grodd!NIGHTWING/ORACLE: Two of comics’ greatest couples collide as a reunited Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon fight for their lives against Flashpoint’s Hawkman and Hawkwoman!The dark denizens of the Flashpoint Universe take their battle to the heroes whose world their own wiped out in CONVERGENCE: FLASHPOINT BOOK ONE!
Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy
Jody Houser - 2020
But when Poison Ivy is resurrected, Harley decides to take care of her best friend, who is now evolving into a creature who is as much flora as she is fauna. Bad-girl BFFs Harley Quinn and Poision Ivy are back togther--but what happens when a newly reformed Harley discovers that Ivy has gone full-on evil?Harley has also been pardoned from the Suicide Squad, so even if the killings at Sanctuary during the events of Heroes in Crisis hadn't already inspired her to be better, the need to stay out of Belle Reve gives her added incentive to stay on the straight and narrow.What, then, is she to do when Poison Ivy reveals she's had enough of the humans who not only killed her, but are destroying the environment day by day? Can Poison Ivy entice Harley to join her in the plant world, or will Harley have to prove herself by stopping whatever plot Ivy is cooking up?From critically acclaimed author Jody Houser comes a story of two best friends fighting over good and evil. Collects Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy #1-6.
Arena Mode
Blake Northcott - 2013
Until one morning, after a dangerous fall lands him in the emergency room, he discovers that a tumor is pressing against his brain.Unable to afford experimental but potentially life-saving surgery, Moxon takes drastic action; he volunteers for Arena Mode: 2041's most vicious sporting event, where thirteen superhumans fight in an urban combat zone for a multi-billion dollar prize.Moxon is forced to battle opponents possessing ungodly speed, strength, and abilities once thought to exist only across the pages of superhero comics - and he's armed with nothing more than his rapidly-diminishing brain cells.With the odds stacked impossibly against him, Moxon fights to not only survive the wrath of the other competitors, but to unlock the mysteries buried within the Arena itself.Discover the series that has been nominated for the prestigious BSFA Award (Arena Mode, Best Novel of 2013), has been ranked #1 on Amazon in the US and the UK (Arena Mode, Superhero and Dystopian categories, May 2015) and is currently part of the high school curriculum in the state of Florida.
The Frame-Up
Meghan Scott Molin - 2018
By night, she lives them.MG Martin lives and breathes geek culture. She even works as a writer for the comic book company she idolized as a kid. But despite her love of hooded vigilantes, MG prefers her comics stay on the page.But when someone in LA starts recreating crime scenes from her favorite comic book, MG is the LAPD’s best—and only—lead. She recognizes the golden arrow left at the scene as the calling card of her favorite comic book hero. The thing is…superheroes aren’t real. Are they?When the too-handsome-for-his-own-good Detective Kildaire asks for her comic book expertise, MG is more than up for the adventure. Unfortunately, MG has a teeny little tendency to not follow rules. And her off-the-books sleuthing may land her in a world of trouble.Because for every superhero, there is a supervillain. And the villain of her story may be closer than she thinks…
Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye Vol. 2: Every Me, Every You
Jon Rivera - 2018
2: EVERY ME, EVERY YOU.Cave Carson has a cybernetic eye--or more accurately, he had a cybernetic eye. After Team Carson's run-in with the Whisperer and his fanatical cult deep below the Earth's surface, the eye has gone AWOL. But why? What could a cognizant ocular computer be chasing? And perhaps most important, how can Cave and company put it back where it belongs?Whatever the answers are, the subterranauts better find them soon--because the Whisperer's (very quiet) reign of terror is far from over. Soon his tentacles will cover the entire globe, conquering humanity and paving the way for an extradimensional invasion beyond imagining.Can Cave and his allies--including Doc Magnus and the Metal Men--uncover the truth about his roving eye and stop the Whisperer for good? Or is this really a job for...Superman?!From the creative team of Jon Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming and Nick Filardi, under the watchful (but admittedly non-cybernetic) eye of DC's Young Animal founder (and My Chemical Romance frontman) Gerard Way! Collects issues #7-12.
Elseworlds: Superman Vol. 1
J.M. DeMatteisGil Kane - 2018
1. Included are many tales either never before included in graphic novel form or long out of print, including SUPERMAN: SPEEDING BULLETS, SUPERMAN: KAL, SUPERMAN: DISTANT FIRES, SUPERMAN: A NATION DIVIDED, SUPERMAN, INC. and SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE WORLDS.