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Fables: Compendium Two


Bill Willingham - 2009
    This collection takes on a life of its own, ending with the story “The Dark Ages”–taking place post-war–but if the Fables knew the consequences, they might not have gone to war at all. Collects Fables #42-81 and Peter & Max: A Fables Novel HC.

DC Graphic Novels for Kids Sneak Peeks: DC Super Hero Girls: Midterms (2020-) #1


Amy Wolfram - 2020
    Harleen Quinzel?! Three students top the leaderboard at Metropolis High, and the upcoming midterms will determine who's the best in class. But each girl must first face challenges from their real lives!

DC Graphic Novels for Kids Sneak Peeks: Teen Titans Go! Roll With It! (2020-) #1


P.C. Morrissey - 2020
    Their new session is so engrossing, they don’t notice when a supervillain takes over their game—and then their city…

Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin


Archie GoodwinHoward Chaykin - 2013
    For the first time, the Batman stories from legendary comics writer Archie Goodwin are collected together.Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #437, 438 and 440-443, DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #3, SHOWCASE '95 #11, BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #1 and 4, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #132-136, and BATMAN: NIGHT CRIES.

Batman: Creature of the Night (2017-) #1


Kurt Busiek - 2017
    But as grief and rage builds inside Bruce until he feels he can’t keep it inside anymore, something strange starts taking wing in the Gotham night! Perhaps Bruce’s grief isn’t inside him after all?Modern masters Kurt Busiek and John Paul Leon unite for the spiritual companion to the beloved SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY, putting a new spin you’ve never seen before on the legend of Batman—and the dark emotions that drive him!

Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1


Chip ZdarskyKhary Randolph - 2020
    Now the Batman Who Laughs and his army of Dark Knights rule the planet, wreaking havoc on humanity and raining destruction on the world. As Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, and other heroes fight to survive in this strange new landscape, one cloaked figure has been observing from the sidelines, creating a guidebook to this new world and its evil leaders in the hope of forming a plan of justice... and penance.This issue showcases the new factions of Earth and explores the mystery of what happened to our heroes after their battle with Perpetua. How did Wonder Woman become the queen of Hell? How did Batman find the Black Lantern ring? And what happens when Harley Quinn takes charge of the Wasteland, and finds love in the process? All this and more in this jam-issue exploring the new world order.

Batwoman, Vol. 1: The Many Arms of Death


Marguerite Bennett - 2017
    1, as a part of DC Rebirth!The newest chapter of Batwoman’s life begins here! Monster Venom is the hottest new bioweapon on the market…and to break up the syndicate spreading it around the world, Batwoman’s going to have to return to the place where she spent some of her darkest hours! With writing from Marguerite Bennett (DC BOMBSHELLS) and James Tynion IV (DETECTIVE COMICS), as well as spectacular art from Steve Epting (CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER) and Ben Oliver (THE MULTIVERSITY), this new series spins directly out of the smash hit DETECTIVE COMICS series! BATWOMAN VOL. 1 collects issues #1-6 and the one-shot special BATWOMAN: REBIRTH #1.

The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage (2019-) #1


Jeff Lemire - 2019
    He knows right from wrong. He knows black from white. But what happens when he is drawn into a conspiracy that reaches from the heights of Hub City power to the depths of its underground tunnels? What happens when things stop being black-and-white and start getting a little gray? And what happens when, in a secret chamber deep beneath the city, Vic Sage meets his own end...and his new beginning? Eisner-winning writer Jeff Lemire joins forces with the legendary art team of Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz to resurrect Vic Sage, only to destroy him all over again...and again...

Future State: The Next Batman #1


John RidleyTravel Foreman - 2021
    Arkham Asylum has been decommissioned and the Magistrate rules the land with an iron fist and zero tolerance. Now it’s time for the lunatics to take back their town! Follow Croc, Two-Face, Phosphorus, Zsasz, Clayface and Astrid Arkham as the Arkham Knights raise holy hell on the occupiers of Gotham!

DC House of Horror #1


Keith GiffenDale Eaglesham - 2017
    A young woman is possessed by the spirit of a murderous Amazon warrior. The last surviving member of the Justice League faces down a horror beyond imagining. All these and more are what happens when the most exciting new voices in contemporary horror fiction are paired with the talents of some of the greatest artists in the DC firmament! And if that isn't enough to scare you, there's Keith Giffen, too.

Superman (1939-2011) #1


Jerry Siegel
    Featuring the origin of the Man of Steel, Clark Kent’s first day at the Daily Star newspaper, and Superman, who stops a lynching, gangsters, and an execution.

Teen Titans Go!, Volume 2: Heroes on Patrol


J. Torres - 2004
    From the top-rated show on Warner Bros.' Cartoon Network, the newest additions to DC Comics' roster of animated heroes make their debut in two new digest-sized paperbacks Capturing all of the action and fun of the Cartoon Network series, these volumes showcase a multitude of adventures for Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg and Starfire as they face some of their greatest foes.

Martian Manhunter #1


Steve Orlando - 2018
    Back on Mars, J’onn was about as corrupt as a law officer can be, and when a reckoning comes for his entire society, he’ll get a second chance he doesn’t want or deserve! One shocking murder, and an unexpected fragment of the Mars he lost, will change his life—and the course of the Earth—forever!

Red Hood/Arsenal, Volume 1: Open for Business


Scott Lobdell - 2016
    1: OPEN FOR BUSINESS!Jason Todd: a former dead Robin turned Outlaw. Roy Harper: a self-destructive tech guru whose perfect aim falters when it comes to alcohol, women and finances. Alone, they've fallen on hard times. Together…well, they're still falling on hard times.With the Outlaws disbanded, Red Hood and Arsenal go into business for themselves—first as on-staff outlaws for mysterious "fixer" Tara Battleworth, then as freelance problem solvers. Unfortunately for them, business is literally booming after a jolting "job interview" with Underbelly, a seemingly invincible crime boss who claims to have a hand in the corruption running through every major city on Earth.Traveling to Gotham City to root out society's Underbelly, the armed brothers-in-arms must also contend with a techno-suited Batman that's unfamiliar to Jason, and the Hero Manifesto, a villainous organization looking to follow Red Hood and Arsenal's business model by eliminating the competition. The duo even earns a bonus: facing the self-proclaimed offspring of Gotham City's greatest mass murderer.Collecting: Red Hood/Arsenal #1-6 and DC Sneak Peek: Red Hood/Arsenal #1.

Future State: Nightwing #1


Andrew Constant - 2021
    But to do that, he’ll have stay one step ahead of the Magistrate! And you know things have gotten bad in Gotham when the safest place for Dick to hide out is the abandoned Arkham Asylum! When Nightwing gets a visit from a mask claiming to be the new Batman…does he fight like one? Pick up this dark peek into the future by writer Andrew Constant and artist Nicola Scott to find out!