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Batman: War Drums
Andersen Gabrych - 2004
When Tim Drake's father discovers his son's identity as Robin, Tim is forced to quit the team. Everyone must adjust as the Spoiler Attempts to fill his boots, with disastrous results!
Green Lantern: Sector 2814, Vol. 1
Len Wein - 2012
readers with Green Lantern #172, the start of a popular run by Gibbons and writer Len Wein, best known as the creator of both Swamp Thing and Wolverine. Over the course of thirteen action packed issues, Green Lantern battled some of his greatest foes, clashed with the Guardians of the Universe, and was replaced by another human Green Lantern - John Stewart!This title is a showcase for the art of Dave Gibbons, who moved straight from Green Lantern to Watchmen, the best-selling graphic novel of all time. Gibbons returned to the world of Green Lantern in 2007 as the writer of the new series Green Lantern Corps.
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold
Mark Waid - 2001
In this graphic novel, these classic characters learn the hard lessons of trust and teamwork that would make them into two of the world's greatest super-heroes.
Shazam! A Celebration of 75 Years
Bill ParkerDennis O'Neil - 2015
2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Shazam! DC Comics is proud to present this new hardcover anthology collecting some of Shazam's greatest stories.
Swamp Thing by Scott Snyder: The Deluxe Edition
Scott Snyder - 2015
But Doctor Alec Holland, the Green’s newest champion, is no longer interested in the role.The Rot’s own avatar is growing stronger, and servants of decay gain more territory every day. If Alec doesn’t return to his duties soon, there might not be any Green left to protect.The superstar team of #1 New York Times best-selling writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE) and artist Yanick Paquette (BATMAN, INC.), reworks one of comics’ greatest characters for a new age, with support from wonderful talents Jeff Lemire, Marco Rudy, Becky Cloonan, Francesco Francavilla, Steve Pugh and more. Collects SWAMP THING #0-18, ANIMAL MAN #12, 17 and SWAMP THING ANNUAL #1, as well as never-before-seen sketches and an introduction by SWAMP THING co-creator Len Wein.
The Hawkman Omnibus
Geoff Johns - 2011
But with no memory of their past lives together, Kendra wants nothing to do with Hawkman - that is, until she learns that the deaths of her parents years ago were actually murders, and she is forced to enlist Hawkman's help in unlocking the mystery and finding their killer!
Secret Six, Book 4: Caution to the Wind
Gail Simone - 2010
Calafiore (RED LANTERNS) in the final hurrah for the misfit mercenary team. The Secret Six have never been more divided. Bane and Jeannette have split off from the rest of the group and formed a team of their own, recruiting King Shark, Lady Vic, Dwarfstar and Giganta. But a deal too good to pass up in the lost world of Skartaris will bring Bane’s new team directly into the crosshairs of his former comrades in Scandal Savage’s original Secret Six. With neither team prepared to back off, it’s a six-on-six super-villain battle royal! Plus, the Secret Six trade blows with Lex Luthor, the Doom Patrol and the minions of hell! And it all comes to a final stand of heroes versus villains in Gotham City. Collects SECRET SIX #25-36.
Batman: Kings of Fear
Scott Peterson - 2019
After years of psychological and emotional torment, Batman is pushed over the edge. Batman succumbs to his one true master. Fear.Legendary artist Kelley Jones (Batman, Deadman, The Sandman) makes his triumphant return to the Dark Knight in this explosive miniseries written by former Batman editor Scott Peterson!Batman's been overseeing Gotham City for years now and isn't sure how much of a difference he's making. Doubt, fear and insecurity are starting to take over. And as all of those negative feelings set in the Scarecrow orchestrates a riot at Arkham Asylum to give the Dark Knight one of his greatest challenges yet!Collects Batman: Kings of Fear #1-6
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
Animal Man by Jeff Lemire Omnibus
Jeff Lemire - 2019
Family man. Animal man.Armed with the unique power to take on the abilities of any animal, Buddy is a hero-turned-activist struggling with the challenges of being a husband and father.When his four-year-old daughter, Maxine, suddenly starts exhibiting her own disturbing animal-based powers, Buddy begins an odyssey that will change his and his family's lives forever! In the world of Buddy Baker, nothing is ever as it seems.Animal Man by Jeff Lemire Omnibus features the stunning artwork of Travel Foreman (Immortal Iron Fist) and Steve Pugh (Vertigo's Animal Man), along with Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire), Timothy Green II (Annihilation: Conquest--Starlord) and more. Collects Animal Man #0-29, Animal Man Annual #1-2, and Swamp Thing #12 and #17 along with a brand-new introduction by Lemire and more than 80 pages of behind-the-scenes artwork in the making of this modern classic.
Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight
James Robinson - 1993
Trade paperback.
Batman Vampire
Doug Moench - 1999
Now, it's up to Batman to stop the Lord of the Undead's assault on his city — but after being bitten by Dracula, Batman himself joins the ranks of the undead. Will Batman be an even greater threat to the citizens of Gotham City than Dracula?TALES OF THE MULTIVERSE is a new series of titles collecting stories of familiar heroes reimagined in startling ways.
Jonah Hex: Shadows West
Joe R. Lansdale - 1999
Lansdale, the acclaimed horror novelist of such titles as EDGE OF DARK WATER and DEAD AIM, took on DC's famed bounty hunter Jonah Hex in these darkly comic epics from the 1990s. In these twisted tales of the Old West, Hex battles a doctor determined to transform him into a zombie, joins up with Buffalo Will's (yes, Will's) Wild West Show and learns the dark secret behind the existence of a demonic baby, and discovers an ancient race of man-eating worms from beneath the earth. Collects JONAH HEX: TWO-GUN MOJO #1-5, JONAH HEX: SHADOWS WEST #1-3 and JONAH HEX: RIDERS OF THE WORM AND SUCH #1-5.
Green Lantern, Volume 2: The Power of Ion
Judd Winick - 2003
After defeating his arch nemesis Nero, Green Lantern gains the power of his enemy as well that of every Green Lantern who has ever worn a power ring. Wielding such ultimate power, Green Lantern christens himself Ion and begins to use his godlike abilities in morally questionable ways. Now as Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash begin to distrust their teammate, the former Green Lantern must come to terms with his new capabilities or risk losing everything he has.
Shadowpact, Volume 1: The Pentacle Plot
Bill Willingham - 2007
Collecting the first five issues of the acclaimed new series from Fables writer Bill Willingham! Join Nightmaster, Ragman, Nightshade, Blue Devil, Enchantress and Detective Chimp — the mismatched magical heroes from DC's hit Day of Vengeance— as they face brand-new villains!Collecting: Shadowpact 1-5