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Hawkman: Allies & Enemies
Geoff JohnsDennis Janke - 2004
Since ancient Egypt, this cycle has occurred without incident until the present day. Unaware of her past lives or romantic feelings for Hawkman, Hawkgirl has distanced herself from the winged warrior. But when she begins to investigate the murder of her parents, she reluctantly enlists Hawkman's help. Now as Hawkman and Hawkgirl are on the verge of discovering the killer's true identity, the two heroes find themselves locked in a deadly battle with the evil presence that has repeatedly stalked and murdered them since their original incarnations millennia ago.Collecting: Hawkman 7-14
Hawkman: Endless Flight
Geoff Johns - 2003
Reunited but estranged, Hawkgirl reluctantly turns to her soul mate when she learns that her parents' deaths were not accidents but murders. As the two Winged Warriors attempt to solve the mystery and deal with their own relationship issues, they find that the true mastermind may be an ancient enemy that dates back to the time of the pyramids.Collecting: Hawkman 1-6
Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Emerald Allies
Chuck Dixon - 2000
This is the story of their partnership, from their first meeting on the streets of New York to their epic battles against a high-tech militia and the master of hate, Nicholas Kotero.Will the new Emerald Allies measure up to their legendary predecessors?
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, Vol. 1
Mike W. BarrCarmine Infantino - 2009
This new graphic novel gathers some of their stories in one volume for the first time, in which these heroes face both the evil of those who would stand against them and their own inner conflicts.
Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan
Joe Kelly - 2002
As he reminisces about the career of Green Lantern from the early acts of heroism to his tragic downfall and finally his eventual sacrificial redemption, Tom is entrusted with Hal's greatest legacy, a young boy claiming to be the fallen hero's son. Interweaving classic action sequences with the personal reactions of Hal's closest friends and loved ones, the true impact and emotion of this tragic hero is felt in this poignant testament to one of the most classic characters in the DC Universe.
Superman, Vol. 1: No Limits!
Jeph Loeb - 2000
On the eve of the new millennium, Superman blasts into new adventures by facing the villainous vixen known as Encantadora, and battling both the interplanetary conqueror Mongul and the Eradicator.
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
Green Lantern, Volume 4: Passing the Torch
Judd Winick - 2004
He and his girlfriend Jade decide to roam the stars, fulfilling his duties as a Green Lantern. Along the way they encounter several worlds in trouble. But who's watching Earth? John Stewart once again wields a power ring but he's filled with doubt and turns to Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern, for some advice.Collecting GREEN LANTERN #156, 158-161 and GREEN LANTERN SECRET FILES #2.
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.
Green Lantern: Baptism of Fire
Ron Marz - 1999
In this new collection, Kyle decides to seek the guidance of the greatest heroes alive -- the Flash, Batman, and Wonder Woman -- only to find that he is already worthy of the name "hero."
Justice Society Returns
James RobinsonChris Weston - 2003
Quickly mobilizing, the Justice Society of America splits up into small teams in order to thwart the evil missions of the villain's disciples across the globe. But after successfully defeating a crazed, homicidal mob and saving the lives of FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, the JSA are still unable to take down Stalker. Now with their numbers depleted, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Sandman, Starman and the rest of the JSA fight one last battle for the fate of the world.
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.
The Spectre: Crimes and Punishments
John Ostrander - 1993
Retold and redefined in this volume is the origin of the Spectre, the most powerful being in the universe. As the Wrath of God bonded on a human soul, the Spectre roams the Earth in order to confront evil and avenge the unavenged dead as a form of penance. Paying for his earthly sins, the Spectre must not only oppose evil but also understand why men commit it. Once this metaphysical journey is completed, his mortal soul will be freed and another will be called upon on this holy mission of redemption.
Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 4
Greg RuckaRick Burchett - 2000
Overcrowded, overbuilt, and overshadowed by a continuous air of menace, this gothic nightmare is a breeding ground for the depraved, the indifferent, and the criminally insane. It's also the object of one man's obsession. Witness to the brutal murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne has dedicated his life to protecting this city, taking a form to inspire hope in the innocent...and fear in the guilty. He is the masked vigilante known as the Batman. Now the battlefield has changed. Leveled by a massive earthquake that left thousands dead and millions more wounded, Gotham City has been transformed into a lawless wilderness � a No Man's Land � where the survivors are turning against one another, and where the city's protectors are torn by a crisis that may consume them all.Collects:- Batman #571-572- Batman: Chronicles #18- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92-93- Detective Comics #736, 738-739
Superman: Nightwing and Flamebird, Vol. 1
Greg Rucka - 2010
The only thing standing between the good (and not so good) folks of Earth and an impending shadow of doom are the all-new Nightwing and Flamebird! But who are these two heroes who have taken their names from legends of Krypton's past? Read on to find out as Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka (FINAL CRISIS: REVELATIONS) teams with rising star Eddy Barrows (TEEN TITANS) to kick off a bold new era for The Man of Steel!Collecting ACTION COMICS #875-879, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #12, and materials from SUPERMAN: SECRET FILES 2009 #1.