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The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years
Bill FingerTony S. Daniel - 2014
Featuring stories from BATMAN #1, 5, 25, 32, 85, 163, 251, 427, BATMAN #15 (THE NEW 52), DETECTIVE COMICS #64, 168, 180, 475, 476, 726, 741, 826, DETECTIVE COMICS #1 (THE NEW 52), WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #61, SUPERMAN #9 and BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #66.
Batman: The Dark Knight, Volume 1: Knight Terrors
David Finch - 2012
But when his enemies gain powers and abilities far beyond their normal capacities, the Caped Crusader's crusade may finally be at an end!Collecting: Batman: The Dark Knight 1-9
Superman/Wonder Woman, Volume 1: Power Couple
Charles Soule - 2014
Daniel (Batman) to tell the tale of a romance that will shake the stars themselves. These two super-beings love each other, but not everyone shares their joy.Some fear it, some test it – and some will try to kill for it. Some say love is a battlefield, but where Superman and Wonder Woman are concerned it spells Doomsday!Collects: Superman/Wonder Woman #1-7.
The Best of the Spirit
Will Eisner - 2005
Eisner was a master of utilizing the comics format to its greatest strengths, and his Spirit stories are some of his finest examples! This volume also features an introduction by New York Times best-selling novelist Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN).
Alan Moore's America's Best Comics
Alan Moore - 2003
Including a sketchbook with revealing artist commentary, this highly imaginative book features an assortment of compelling tales about a mythical warrior-woman, a patriotic super-hero and his teenage sidekick, an impulsive boy inventor, a crime-fighting detective, a vigilante heiress, a science super-hero and his powerful daughter, an enhanced ape, and a police force of super-heroes.
Manhunter
Archie Goodwin - 1974
But when a fanatical organization called the Council repaired and altered Kirk, he began a new chapter in his existence. In the international conspiracy adventure MANHUNTER: THE SPECIAL EDITION, Kirk breaks free of the Council's confines and vows to destroy their evil organization. Enhanced with greater reflexes and a miraculous healing factor, the Manhunter is joined by a female Interpol agent and Batman as he sets out on his mission to destroy his Council-serving clones and thwart their plot of world domination.
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Ed Brubaker - 2005
Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Doug Mahnke, Patrick Zircher, Aaron Sowd and Steve Bird Cover by Mahnke Witness Batman's first encounter with The Joker in this hardcover volume collecting the graphic novel BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke! This collection also includes DETECTIVE COMICS #784-786, a murder-mystery tale guest-starring Green Lantern Alan Scott!
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Beginning of Tomorrow
Tom McCrawBrian Apthorp - 1999
When Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Live Wire meet while rescuing the world's wealthiest man, the trio of super-powered teens decides to form a group of tomorrow's greatest super-heroes. Bankrolled by their rich benefactor, the youths recruit an assortment of teenaged heroes from the many different worlds of the future and form the Legion of Super-Heroes. Now acting as a patrol force of peace and justice, the adolescent adventurers protect the universe from all threats of evil and destruction.
Superman/Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Edmond Hamilton - 2007
Written by Edmond Hamilton, Jeph Loeb and others Art by Curt Swan, Ed McGuinness and othersCover by Alex Ross Collecting the best team-ups between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, from the pages of SUPERMAN #76, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #142, 159, 176, 207, MAN OF STEEL #3, BATMAN & SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #7, SUPERMAN/BATMAN SECRET FILES 2003 and SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #! Advance-solicited; on sale March 14 - 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Hawkworld
Timothy Truman - 1989
But his homeworld has a policy of conquering and mining other worlds for their resources to maintain its high standard of living, turning the natives of the captured worlds into Thanagar's own slaves and ghettoed underclass. When Hol learn's of his father's secret life, he realizes something is rotten in the system. He is set up for murder and sent into exile, undergoing a painful withdrawal from the legal narcotics that the elite class enjoy every day. 10 years later, he is pardoned, reinstated and partnered with Shayera Thal, a tough young female officer from a lower class of society, to uncover and defeat the renegade police captain Byth, while trying to hide his own secret subversive activities...Along with its contemporaries (The Man of Steel, Batman: Year One, Aquaman Special #1, and Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn), Hawkworld was intended to revise DC Universe continuity for the post-Crisis continuity that explored the origins of the Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkwoman. Despite its intelligent, popular take on Hawkman's origin, it nonetheless fell victim to subsequent reboots of the entire DC Universe.
Batman: The Widening Gyre
Kevin Smith - 2009
Cloud, who attempts to teach Bruce about trust. Meanwhile Batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in Gotham City, but will his attempt at trusting someone cause him to be rewarded...or punished?Collects BATMAN: THE WIDENING GYRE #1-6.
What If? Classic, Vol. 1
Roy ThomasRick Hoberg - 2004
Six titanic tales of triumph and tragedy in the mighty Marvel tradition! What If? (Vol. 1) No. 1 - What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four? What If? (Vol. 1) No. 2 - What if the Hulk Had Always had Bruce Banner's Brain? What If? (Vol. 1) No. 3 - What if the Avengers Had Never Been? What If? (Vol. 1) No. 4 - What if the Invaders Had Stayed Together After World War II? What If? (Vol. 1) No. 5 - What if Captain America and Bucky Had Both Survived World War II? What If? (Vol. 1) No. 6 - What if the Fantastic Four Had Different Super-Powers?
Batman & Superman: World's Finest
Karl Kesel - 1999
An action packed and introspective journey, BATMAN & SUPERMAN: WORLD"S FINEST chronicles the first ten years of the tumultuous alliance between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight.
Batman: Son of the Demon
Mike W. Barr - 1987
When a demented terrorist creates a weapon that allows him to control the weather, the Dark Knight Detective joins forces with Ra's al Ghul and his daughter Talia in order to stop the madman from creating worldwide havoc. But as the final showdown occurs, Batman finds himself torn between stopping the ruthless terrorist and protecting Talia, the women who is now carrying his unborn child.
The Silencer, Vol. 1: Code of Honor
Dan Abnett - 2018
Six years ago she thought she'd accomplished the impossible--she got out. She took on a new identity as Honor Guest, got married, had a kid. It was bliss.But bliss never lasts. A power struggle within Leviathan has removed Talia from command, and the new leaders aren't as willing to simply let Honor walk away. Now, to protect the family that means everything to her, she has to go back to the life she swore she was done with.The underworld had better watch out. The Silencer is back, and she knows what needs to be done to keep her family safe...and there's no one better or deadlier at what she does! Collects The Silencer #1-6.