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Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 1
Tom Taylor - 2013
Now unwilling to let crime go unpunished, the heroes of our world must choose if they are with Superman or against him. But not every country will submit to his new world order and neither will Superman's greatest threat-Batman!Collects #1-18 of INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US (issues #1-6 in print).
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!
Trinity, Vol. 1
Kurt BusiekJerry Ordway - 2008
DC's hit weekly series arrives in its first collected edition from writers Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY, JLA, Marvels) and Fabian Nicieza (X-Men, ROBIN) and a legion of artists including the sensational Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man)! Features TRINITY #1-17 as a devastating cosmic force targets Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman! Featuring stunning covers by Carlos Pacheco, Andy Kubert and Jim Lee and Scott Williams, this is the first of three volumes collecting the series.
Batman – Detective Comics, Volume 1: Faces of Death
Tony S. Daniel - 2011
Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne explores a budding romance with television journalist Charlotte Rivers, who's visiting Gotham City to cover the gruesome slayings–while also trying to uncover Bruce's own mystery. But time is running out as both Commissioner Gordon and Batman work to uncover the true identity of this new serial killer.Collecting: Batman – Detective Comics #1-7.
Earth 2, Vol. 1: The Gathering
James RobinsonAndy Smith - 2013
In Earth 2, James Robinson looks to answer the question: Who are the heroes of Earth 2?• When the Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman of Earth 2 fall in battle, it’s up to a new breed of heroes to come together to combat the returning evil of Apokolips!• Collects issues #1-6 of the red-hot DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series!
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.
War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath
Tony BedardMiguel Sepúlveda - 2012
But the Green Lanterns find that doing so is more difficult than they ever imagined.Collecting: War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath 1-2, Green Lantern Corps 61-63, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 11-13
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad
Joshua WilliamsonCarlos D'Anda - 2017
Longtime enemies such as Batman & Deadshot, the Flash & Boomerang, & Wonder Woman & Harley Quinn will have to put aside their differences when an evil threat once thought lost to the DC Universe makes their return.Collecting: Justice League vs. Suicide Squad 1-6, Justice League 12-13, Suicide Squad 8-10
Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: Who is Wonder Woman?
Allan Heinberg - 2008
Her first assignment is to save Donna Troy but will she re-take the role of Wonder Woman?
Batman: The Black Casebook
Bill Finger - 2009
He also meets the Club of Heroes, the Batmen of All Nations and the inter-dimensional imp known as Bat-Mite, as well as witnessing the seeming death of Robin.
Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Superman
Scott SnyderRoland Paris - 2012
Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war – but where are Earth's Greatest Heroes to stop it?
The Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1
Ed BrubakerSal Buscema - 2008
After learning that the legacy of the Iron Fist holds more secrets than he ever dreamed, Danny is invited to fight in a tournament against the Immortal Weapons. At stake is the life of his friend, the legacy of his father and mentor...and the future of K'un-Lun! COLLECTING: Immortal Iron Fist 1-16, Annual 1; Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death 1; Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand 1; Civil War: Choosing Sides 1
Final Crisis
Grant MorrisonDerek Fridolfs - 2009
Jones (52, Wanted) redefine what it means to be a modern day Super Hero in this cosmic epic.What happens when evil wins? That's the question Superman, Batman, the Justice League and every being in the DCU have to face when Darkseid and his otherworldly legion of narcissistic followers actually win the war between light and dark. Featuring the deaths and resurrections of major DC characters,
Final Crisis
is more than your average multi-part event - it's a deconstruction of Super Hero comics and a challenging, thought-provoking take on the modern, four-color icons..Collecting: Final Crisis 1-7
Superman: Exile
Roger Stern - 1989
But while serving the sentence of his personal banishment in the vastness of space, the Man of Steel learns that he cannot run from himself. In this introspective tale of remorse and rebirth, Superman faces off against the evil of the Eradicator for the first time, learns new secrets about the history of Krypton and takes on the alien behemoth Mongul on his gladiator planet Warworld.
Hitman, Vol. 1: A Rage in Arkham
Garth Ennis - 1996
Surrounded by an odd assortment of friends and allies, the Hitman with a heart must deal with personal conflicts over honor and morals as he makes a living with a gun. But even with the telepathic ability to read his targets' minds, he still finds himself well over his head when he runs into some of Gotham's most notorious citizens such as the Demon, the Joker, and the Dark Knight himself, the Batman.Plus, a vindictive mob boss from his past puts a contract out on Tommy. With his friends caught in the crossfire, he must find a way to take out the hired assassin and exact retribution against the mafia head. But even with his extrarodinary powers, the Hitman may find that a trained killer and a mob army is just too much for one man.Collects THE DEMON ANNUAL #2, THE BATMAN CHRONICLES #4 and HITMAN #1-3!