StormWatch, Volume 1: Force of Nature


Warren Ellis - 1999
    Written by Ellis (Transmetropolitan, Planetary), with art by StormWatch: Change or Die's Tom Raney - who also provides a new cover (inked by Crimson's Sandra Hope) - and Randy Elliott, Force of Nature includes the stories that introduced The Authority's Jenny Sparks and Jack Hawksmoor, as well as WildStorm's most infamous villainess, Rose Tattoo. The companion volume to Stormwatch: A Finer World, the new collection begins with StormWatch Weatherman Henry Bendix planning big changes for the group, beginning with a total reorganization of the team. Gathering new StormWatch operatives - including Jack Hawksmoor and woman of the century Jenny Sparks - the Weatherman positions himself as an international superpower, setting in motion the events that would cause the 'Watch's final demise.Collecting: StormWatch 37-42

The Authority: Kev


Garth Ennis - 2005
    Corporal Kev Hawkins has been an interesting mix of surprises and disappointments--but nothing could have prepared him for his repeated run-ins with the super-hero team knows as "The Authority"! After committing a debacle in his early career with the S.A.S, Kev was reassigned to a shadowy British intelligence agency as their "cleaner," taking care of the worst problems imaginable. No wonder he spends every night at the pub with his mates! His latest assignment: He must kill the most powerful super-human group on the planet -- armed only with a gun!

Lobo/The Authority: Holiday Hell


Keith Giffen - 2006
    -- p. [4] of cover.

The Authority: Human on the Inside


John Ridley - 2004
    But these brave acts haven't always endeared them to many in power.... particularly in the United States. The President, tired of being embarrassed by what he views as a bunch of costumed freaks, sets a plan in motion that could very well destroy the Authority from the inside: a plan so cunning it'll shake the Authority to their very core. With an unexpected threat from the future on Earths doorstep, it could very well mean global extinction!

Batman: Hush, Vol. 1


Jeph Loeb - 2002
    What is she plotting? No one quite knows, but by manipulating both Batman and his enemies Killer Croc and Catwoman tensions are high and no one is to be trusted in Gotham City tonight!Originally published in BATMAN #608-612.

Wildcats, Vol. 1: Street Smart


Joe Casey - 2000
    When the Daemonites were defeated, the Wildcats went their separate ways, never to see each otherAuntil now. A new menace has surfaced, a madman named Kenyan, who is trying to use the aliens' technology to become the most powerful being on the planet. Street Smart is a collection of the first six issues of Wildcats, Volume 2, and also contains various sketches and character renderings as well as variant covers for all six issues contained in the volume. All the artwork in the book is absolutely breathtaking, and while the dialog is often trite, the story moves along well enough. An entertaining read that doesn't require too much thinking.

Far Sector


N.K. Jemisin - 2021
    The city has maintained peace for over 500 years by stripping its citizens of their ability to feel. As a result, violent crime is virtually unheard of, and murder is nonexistent.But that's all about to change in this new maxiseries that gives a DC Young Animal spin to the legacy of the Green Lanterns!

JLA: Heaven's Ladder


Mark Waid - 2000
    The entire planet Earth has been stolen by a race of aliens who collect worlds from throughout the universe. To free the Earth from the aliens' clutches, the Leaguers first must learn why a super-intelligent race would commit such heinous crimes. What the heroes discover embroils them in a mission to answer the profound mysteries that elude even the most super-advanced lifeforms in the universe.

Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight


James Robinson - 1993
    Trade paperback.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1


Frank Miller - 1986
    Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, ten years after the Dark Knight’s retirement.

Rising Stars, Vol. 1: Born in Fire


J. Michael Straczynski - 2000
    This is the first story arc written by J. Michael Straczynski and tells the tale of the beginnings of the Specials. With new cover by MIDNIGHT NATION artist Gary Frank. This collection is the perfect way to revisit the earlier issues of RISING STARS in one sitting or to discover for the first time the most realistic superhero epic since Alan Moore's Watchmen.

Terra Obscura: Volume 1


Alan Moore - 2004
    But now a threat unlike anything they've seen before is spreading - a mysterious plague, making all technology useless and reverting mankind back to the Stone Age. Ages 13+.

All-New Wolverine, Volume 1: The Four Sisters


Tom Taylor - 2016
    But with the help of her mentor, Logan -- the original Wolverine -- she escaped that dark past. Now, the man she knew has fallen, but Laura will honor his memory as the All-New Wolverine. But with the famous cowl comes a world of misery and mystery -- like the devastating secret of the Sisters. Uncovering it will involve new friends Doctor Strange and the Wasp, and lethal new enemies like the Taskmaster! But after recent events, Laura is growing used to doing everything in her power to save those around her from forces hell-bent on destruction. If anyone can stop them, it's Laura. After all, it's what Wolverine does. Collecting: All-New Wolverine 1-6

Batman and Son


Grant Morrison - 2005
     After Batman faces down an army of winged horrors in a no-holds barred, bone-crunching superbrawl among the treasures of London's Pop Art Museum, Batman receives the greatest shock of his life when he discovers that he has a son. Sparks fly when the new addition to the Bat-family is introduced to Batman's adopted son, Robin, the Boy Wonder. Which one will be chosen to carry on the legacy as Gotham's protector?Collecting BATMAN #655-658 and #663-666.

The New Avengers, Volume 1: Breakout


Brian Michael Bendis - 2005
    Who will take his hand and join the new Avengers? And will they be strong enough to fight the mysterious forces at play around them? Collecting: The New Avengers 1-6