Former Mayor Mayfields influence over Gotham grows as the campaign picks up speed. As Batman and his team investigate where Mayfield has been, Batgirl decides to infiltrate the campaign herself. How is Mayfield charming his way around Gotham, and why are clues pointing to Arkham Asylum?
Devil Ray has his sights set on Atlantis, and he races to put his grand plans into motion before Black Manta can unlock the secrets of the mysterious and deadly orichalcum metal. Meanwhile, Torrid forms an uneasy alliance with Manta and Gallous the Goat following their throwdown in Ethiopian airspace. But perhaps her reticence is not unfounded, as Manta's villainous nature emerges on their quest for the truth.
The Black Terror faces his most dangerous foe yet HIPPIES! A young woman finds herself in the midst of a cult led by a man who claims he can give them all incredible abilities. Find out their link to the Black Terror and their sordid key to their powers!
Imagine being born with the memories of a life you haven't lived yet, a life of crime fighting and adventuring, only to find out that no one believes you and, honestly, couldn't care less. This is the story of Black Terror's trusted sidekickTim! (It's just Tim.)
Terror meets his grooviest villain yet in this back flashin', fist smashin', non-stop action trip through the life of a criminal and back again, with justice being served left and right! Get in the groovethe Bad Groove!
Bob Benton's had an adventurous life, but it isn't without its tragedies. Now he must face a mistake he made years ago, and it will determine the fate of Black Terror!
Bob Benton has settled into his boring life of being a pharmacist. A daily routine, a co-worker he has a crush onâ¦these are the things that keep him happy. But creeping below the surface are his memories of being a hero. Struggling against his urges to fight crime, he is suddenly sent down a path he thought he had left behind, wantingâ¦needing to be a vigilante, ready to once again punch crime in the face and become the Black Terror! Join Max Bemis (Moon Knight, Foolkiller) and Matt Gaudio (John Wick, Bettie Page) as they take you for a ride through the life of superhero and all the weirdness along the way.
The bloody conclusion to "Die by the Blade"! Guns. Explosives. Widow's bites. Good old-fashioned hand-to-hand. Natasha Romanoff is an expert in just about every form of combat known to humankindand it's not enough. The Living Blade will not let his query escape this time. San Francisco's golden gates slam shut for the superspy as Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande delivers another stunning visual feast in their Eisner-winning epic!
Diana pushes B. to uncover more about his past. Triggering a memory of WWI, where B. fights alongside his first U.S. handler, an artillery shell explosion results in a piece of B. making its way through history as a legendary artifact. Back in the present, Caldwell reunites B. with his artifact, revealing himself as the top historical expert on B. Will his proposed Protocol X unlock the ultimate truth B. seeks, buried deep inside his memories?
After their attempt to join the Justice League goes horrendously wrong, Warlord and Starman are on the run from the law and the forces of the Fourth World! In their wake they have left behind both a murder and the ongoing mystery of Atlas the Great and his connection to the cosmic powers of the DC Universe. But don't fret, Lady Cop is on the case, and she won't rest until it's solved. But little does she know, a malevolent corporation has a connection to it all and they're willing to kill to keep their secrets safe. After all, nobody messes with the Green Team!
The hunt for the murderers continues as Lady Cop prepares herself to take down some superhero suspects. But as the case develops, a true killer, Manhunter, emerges as a faithful servant to the Green Team and their quest for power. Only the Creeper seems to be on to these innocent kids and starts to uncover a conspiracy. It all begins with a single question: Who are the Outsiders?
What does a small-town murder have to do with the mysteries of the Multiverse? Lady Cop is on the case, but time is running out! Gods from beyond the stars are battling over the boy who could save all their lives, the Manhunter is stalking his prey, and, meanwhile, the Dingbats are tired of waiting for answers...and they're about to take revenge into their own hands!
The unforgettable maxiseries takes some startling twists and turns! To survive the Manhunter's deadly mission, must the Green Team become a solo venture? Only the Commodore knows for sure! Meanwhile, the Outsiders reveal their plans and, in the aftermath of Orion's failure, Highfather and Darkseid make a pact to assure their worlds' survival!
The Tower under siege! With their grand scheme crumbling around them, Dr. Wear and the mysterious Dr. Ocean have lost control of Arkham Tower to the patients it houses...who just so happen to be some of the most violent, murderous villains Gotham City has ever seen. The Bat-Family on the inside are in shambles: Huntress is wounded, Nightwing is carrying 175 pounds of smarmy jerk on his shoulder, and Dr. Meridian is incapacitated. Who's left to save the civilian hostages from this nightmare? Hmm...wasn't there a patient who thought she was Harley Quinn? Then, in House of Gotham part 9, the boy is growing up...and growing into the man that Gotham City has made him. Through the trauma of his time with the Penguin to the terror wrought by Azrael, a new mission springs to mind for this lost son of Gotham...murder. Backup written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Fernando Blanco.
The Scarecrow stalks The Tower! Dr. Jonathan Crane, who recently terrorized Gotham City during Fear State, is but one of many villainous inhabitants of Arkham Tower jockeying for position as leader of the hostage situation unfolding before everyone's eyes. But with security down, Huntress, Nightwing, and Harley Quinn are no longer quite so outnumbered...here come Batwoman, the Batgirls, and Tim Drake to the rescue! Can the Bat-Family save the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire? And that's not the only help arriving on the scene...! Backup written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Fernando Blanco. The boy kicks his plan into gear in House of Gotham partt 10! On a mission to kill the source of his trauma, the boy's aim squares solely on The Joker and the Batman...two sides of the same coin that have, in his mind, caused him and the city nothing but pain. Plus: Batgirl, a villainous run-in, and another step toward disaster for Jim Gordon
The Tower crashes to a close! In the epic finale to this weekly tale of terror, alliances are forged amongst unlikely allies, and the Bat-Family reassess their strategy in their war on crime in Gotham City. Will Psycho-Pirate be Batman's newest eyes and ears on the streets? Can Koyuki Nakano ever recover from the traumatic events she witnessed? How much fun will the Batgirls have beating the snot out of Penguin's goons at a seedy motel? The answers await you and much, much more in this cataclysmic culmination! (Except for the Batgirls, I'll tell you right now that answer is a lot.) Backup written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Fernando Blanco. As if one dramatic conclusion wasn't enough, the finale of House of Gotham will leave you breathless as Batman is faced with an impossible decision: kill a monster of his own creation...or let others be killed in the process. Save the patient in front of you was the advice from Thomas Wayne...
The Tower begins! The 12-part weekly Detective Comics event starts here. Arkham Asylum has fallen, and in its place, Arkham Tower has risen in the heart of the city, a pitch made by the mysterious Dr. Wear. Unlike the Asylum, Dr. Wear promises his methods and drug treatments will heal Gotham's criminally inclined for goodâ”a claim that skeptics like Deb Donovan and the Bat-Family don't believe. There's something wrong with the tower, with Dr. Wear's methodsâ”and with Batman away from Gotham City, the rest of the Bat-Family is going to find out whatâ¦but not before everything explodes. Written by critically acclaimed author Mariko Tamaki, continuing her incredible Detective Comics run, and drawn by DC Comics legend Ivan Reis! Backup: House of Gotham begins! For a long time two houses have overlooked Gotham City, beckoning its broken: Wayne Manor and Arkham Asylum. In this epic 12-part backup story, writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Fernando Blanco will explore the impact that Batman and Arkham Asylum have had on the city...through the eyes of a boy whose life was changed forever by The Joker one dreadful night early in the Dark Knight's career! Backup written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Fernando Blanco.
The Tower part two! The mysteries of Dr. Wear begin to unfold as a new doctor named Frow joins the staff of Arkham Tower. The Bat-Family tries to figure out the best way to infiltrate the facility, but someone may have gotten the drop on themâ¦someone not unfamiliar with psychiatric facilitiesâ¦one Dr. Harleen Quinzel, better known to you dear readers as Harley Quinn! Backup: House of Gotham part two! A boy's parents were killed by The Joker, and he fell through the cracks of the system. Instead of being sent to a facility that could care for him and his trauma, he was sent to Arkham Asylum! Will the villains inside eat him alive or show him how to survive in a city ruthlessly overseen by Batman?? Backup written by Matthew Rosenberg, Backup art by Fernando Blanco.
When Huntress elected to go undercover in Arkham Tower, it was to investigate a place of healing that seemed too good to be true. But what happens when Helena Bertinelli really does need some healing? With Nightwing and Batwoman also on the inside, what began as an undercover mission has turned into a rescue operation as the mysteries of Dr. Wear's Arkham Tower begin to unravel! BACKUP: Backup written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Fernando Blanco. Then, in "House of Gotham" part three, the young boy rescued by Batman has begun his course of treatment at Arkham, so why are the only people showing him kindness those whom the law asserts are criminals? It's a cycle of violence the Dark Knight has no answer for as Gotham's most vulnerable struggle to keep their heads above water!
It's the landmark, oversize issue Detective Comics #1050, and some of the biggest names in comics are here to celebrate the Dark Knight! First up in The Tower part four, the villainous force keeping Arkham Tower's patients sedated is at last revealed-and this villain's return is guaranteed to catch you by surprise! It's the dramatic conclusion to act one of Mariko Tamaki's Arkham Tower epic, brought to life by the legendary Ivan Reis! Backup 1 written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Fernando Blanco.Then, in House of Gotham part four, Matthew Rosenberg and Fernando Blanco take us into the seedy underbelly of Gotham's criminal elite through the lens of the original Robin (Dick Grayson), and reveal what it takes for a young man to survive amongst the deadliest killers in the DCU. It's a tour de force of Gotham's vilest villains! Backup 2 written by Mark Waid, art by Dan Mora. Last but not least, making his grand return to the DCU, writer Mark Waid teams with Detective Comics uber-artist Dan Mora to bring you the start of a brand-new day for Batman...and Superman? It's the world's finest collaboration that you'll need to read to believe!
Batman is back! And just in time to save the life of Nightwing, who was given a fear toxin super-dose and tossed out of a skyscraper-another tragedy surrounding Arkham Tower's hostile takeover. As Scarecrow readies his forces for the big bat, war erupts on every floor of the building between the Penguin's thugs, the Party Crashers, the murderous Arkham inmates, and an overwhelmed Bat-Family who's struggling to get everyone out alive! Will the return of the bat be enough to turn the tide to victory...or does another X factor lurk in the battle that could save the day? Backup written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Fernando Blanco. The penultimate chapter of House of Gotham arrives as a battle erupts between Batman, The Joker, and the Boy in horrifying fashion! Bruce Wayne has felt responsibility for this situation for years now...but does he have what it takes to save the life of his sworn enemy?
THE RECKONING WAR HEATS UP IN THIS OVERSIZED ISSUE! 'The End of Everything That Ever Was or Ever Will Be' This is the final battle of the Reckoning War. At the Apex of the All Reality, the fate of the Marvel Universe will be decided. And no matter who wins, nothing will ever be the same again. This is not hyperbole. This is happening. There will be consequences. If you care about the Fantastic Four, their extended family and the rest of the Marvel U...you will not want to miss this. Starring Reed, Sue, Ben, Johnny, Nick Fury, Victor Von Doom, Norrin Radd, Uatu and Jennifer Walters. RATED T+
Still relatively early in her tenure as GCPD commissioner, Renee Montoya sets out to rebuild her department and restore public faith in the historically troubled PD during some of the worst conditions it's ever seen. But Renee can't do it alone--in order for her plan to work, everyone from the topmost officials all the way down to the most fresh-faced new officers must contend with the harsh realities of being a symbol of law and order in a city of super-powered saviors and superhuman lawlessness. DC is proud to present GCPD: The Blue Wall by the stellar team of Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley and artist Stefano Raffaele. This six-part miniseries is a thought-provoking and riveting story of everyday people trying to do good in the midst of a flawed system. No one said protecting a city like Gotham would be easy.
A midwestern noir series set in the harsh landscape of the northern Minnesota Iron Range-Hot Lunch Special is all about family, food and the fight for survival. Only one question is worth asking...is blood thicker than sandwiches? Liam Moran, the son of notorious Irish Mobster Big Jim Moran, was only supposed to send a warning. A machine gun message to the Jordan Khoury: Pay up or pay the price. Unfortunately, things went sideways, and nowsomeone is dead. Broken hearts and bitter questions are left in the wake of his untimely murder. But before they can be addressed, it's time for a fractious Khoury family funeral. An outcast son will return home, a mother will mourn, and a guilty grieving grandfather will finally reveal his dark criminal secret.
A mid-western noir series set in the harsh landscape of the northern Minnesota Iron Range, Hot Lunch Special is all about family, food, and the fight for survival. Only one question is worth asking... is blood thicker than sandwiches? There are no secrets now. Only bodies. It's dinner time, and Dorothy and Jordan are competing to sit at the head of the table, both forcing their family members to make hard decisions. Do the Khorys go to the cops? Or do they go to war? The Khoury criminal legacy is fully revealed. Some choices have already been made-the Irish crime lord, Big Jim Moran, is getting anxious. He's left too many loose ends, and he's forced to cut strings. The order has been given. It's time for everyone to die. From Eliot Rhal, the writer of Cult Classic, The Paybacks and Quantum & Woody, comes Hot Lunch Special, with art by Jorge Fornes (Amazing X-Men, Wolverine, Magnus)!
The murderous meal that the Moran Mafia have been serving is finally coming to an end. The plates are cleared. And now it's time for their just desserts. Both sides have blood on their hands. Both families have lost more than they can bare. The remaining Khoury's flee back to the safety of Minnesota as the Irish Mafia chases them across state lines to finish what they started. There can only be one victor, but in war, anyone can die. In this final chapter, we finally find out who is a gyro and who...is very dead. From Eliot Rahal, the writer of Cult Classic, The Paybacks and Quantum & Woody comes Hot Lunch Special, with art by Jorge Fornes (Amazing X-Men, Wolverine, Magnus)!
The Khourys are a classic immigrant success story: a Lebanese family who carved their slice of the American Dream by becoming the largest distributors of vending machine sandwiches in the upper northern Midwest. Unfortunately, the Khourys' gains have been ill-gotten, and a branch of the Chicago Irish Mob has come back to collect a past debt. Fealty is demanded, shots are fired and long-hidden family secrets are fully revealed. Now Dorothy Khoury, the daughter of the family patriarch, is forced to unite her splintered bloodline and fight back. Written by Eliot Rahal (Cult Classic, The Paybacks, Quantum & Woody) with art by Jorge Fornes (Amazing X-Men, Wolverine, Magnus), Hot Lunch Special is a midwestern noir series about family, food and the fight for survival. Volume 1 collects the entire Khoury saga, issues #1-5.
THIS ISSUEA HERO DIES! Doctor Multiverse discovers there is a threat greater than Darkseid! Is the Justice League Incarnate's only option to work with the Lord of Apokolips? Meanwhile, on Earth-7, Orion and Aquawoman lead the rest of the team to gain control of the Oblivion Engine! But by the time this issue is overa member of Justice League Incarnate meets their end!
In this shocking conclusion, Justice League Incarnate must face their worst threat yet: each other! With half the team under the control of the forces of darkness, what chance do they have of stopping Darkseid from achieving his ultimate victory? No matter who wins, everyone loses because the real crisis has yet to come...
Doctor Multiverse is caught in the clutches of Darkseid! To save her, President Superman, Flashpoint Batman, and the rest of the Justice League Incarnate team up with Earth-41 heroes Spore and Nimrod Squad; meanwhile, a villain from Multiversity returns to stake their claim on the crack in the Multiverse and the power that lies beyond.
Do humans dream of owning electric sheep? Artificial intelligences, rather than becoming our overlords, have settled into an uneasy symbiosis with humanity - they work for us as our colleagues and servants, earning vacation-time they spend in a boundless digital universe running on human-maintained server farms. But not all AIs are cool with the deal. Enter Magnus - a human psychologist tasked with navigating both worlds in order to bring recalcitrant AIs back into productive society...
Spanning the years between the hit TV show and today, Pennyworth tells the continuing adventures of Alfred Pennyworth as an MI6 counterintelligence agentâ”this time in Cold War-era Soviet Russia. When Alfred and his partner receive intelligence that nuclear weapons are being manufactured near the Arctic Circle, they're off to infiltrate the remote military base to learn more. But things don't go exactly as planned, and the ramifications of this mission may be more far-reaching than anyone could have guessed, as our present-day butler gets dragged back into his past...
Continuing the hit spy series that tells the tales of Alfred Pennyworth's pre-Gotham years! As Alfred fights his way through the tunnels below the North Pole basewithout wrinkling his suithe searches for information about the Soviets' bizarre weapons. Finding himself trapped in the belly of the operation, he discovers threats more terrifying than anything he's ever faced and realizes that in the end, he may prefer violence and danger to that most famous of all foes: a broken heart.
The continuing untold early Cold War adventures of Alfred Pennyworth, British spy! Alfred is reunited with one old friend, confronts another, and takes a meeting with his MI6 handleror it could all be just a hallucination as he runs out of time and freezes to death, alone in the vast emptiness of the frigid north.
Loyal butler to the Wayne family. Surrogate father to Bruce Wayne. Batman's most trusted ally. Alfred Pennyworth is all of those things, but a top secret, Cold War-era mission left uncompleted during his days as an MI6 counterintelligence agent will drag our present-day butler back into his globe-trotting, espionage-laden past. From the frozen wastes of Russia to the Giza Plateau, from his school plays to his encounter with genetically modified super-soldiers, Pennyworth collects the thrilling tale of adventure that spans Alfred's most exciting mission of his secret-agent past. Collects Pennyworth #1-7.
After learning that Sonny Germs is the double for the suspected assassin, our crew tails Oswald's police escort to the station...where Oswald is surprisingly shot upon leaving. Later, the four follow his ambulance and gain access to his body to do the switch. But after realizing how seamless the process was, they question who Frank works for, and how high up it all goes...
In an instant, 15 million people are dead! What happens when the human psyche is forced to accept such a devastating truth? Follow the story of the Kid, a radicalized, gun-toting performer and the right-hand woman of the new Rorschach. See how this masked woman grows from an innocent child to the would-be cold-blooded assassin of a presidential candidate. This detective thriller will unravel the mysteries behind the assassination attempt and reveal how the struggles of these killers connect to larger turmoils of the world. ? Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King delves into the desperation that leads to radicalization and the questions that can lead a person into violence. Featuring art by new sensation Jorge Fornes with acclaimed colorist Dave Stewart.
Its been 35 years since Ozymandias dropped a giant interdimensional squid on New York City, killing thousands and destroying the publics trust in heroes once and for all. And since that time, one figure in a fedora, mask, and trench coat has become a divisive cultural icon. So, what does it mean when Rorschach reappears as a gunman trying to assassinate a candidate running against President Redford? Who is the man behind the mask, and why is he acting this way? Now its up to one detective to uncover the identity of this would-be killer and expose a web of conspiracies that will change the world forever.
Thirty-five years after Ozymandias dropped a giant squid on New York City, killing thousands and destroying the public's trust in heroes once and for all, Rorschach reappears as an assassin trying to kill a candidate running against President Robert Redford. Who is the man behind the mask, and what's his goal? It's up to one detective to uncover the identity of this would-be killer--and it will take him into a web of conspiracies involving alien invasions, disgraced do-gooders, mystic visions, and, yes, comic books. Collects the entire Rorschach miniseries, issues #1-12.
Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned) and Eisner Award-winning art legend Alex Maleev (Batman: No Man's Land) collaborate for the first time in this three-issue, oversize, Prestige plus format Suicide Squad series pitting Red Hood, Harley Quinn, Firefly, and more of DC's most villainous criminals against The Joker. When Task Force X's Amanda Waller sets her sights on Batman's greatest foe, she enlists the Dark Knight's former partner Jason Todd to track down the Clown Prince of Crime and put an end to his mad reign of terror. Prestige Plus format.
The startling conclusion of this Black Label epic rockets to its surprising, yet inevitable, confrontation between The Joker and the Suicide Squad. With Red Hood wondering who he can trust as he's forced to team up with Harley Quinn and other rogues against the Clown Prince of Crime, one last betrayal changes everything before the final page.
Silver Banshee is back--and more dangerous than ever! Given a massive power upgrade by Lex Luthor's archenemies, Silver Banshee's scream rocks Metropolis, and Superman must stop her from destroying his city while also saving her life. Be ready for the shock ending that stabs this series in its heart!
The island nation of Gamorra is eager for American investmentand even more eager for American metahuman weapons. Amanda Waller has just what they want: the Cybernary system. But the blood that her mercenaries spilled to get it has put her directly in Jackson King's sightsso now he's in the sights of the deadly Deathstroke!
THE BRUTAL RETURN OF THE BEST THERE IS... WITH AN UNLIKELY PARTNER! DEADPOOL was the king of Staten Island - now he wants to be an honorary citizen of Krakoa. WOLVERINE just wants him to shut up. But when Deadpool uncovers a dangerous plot that could mean doom for the mutants' safe haven, it's going to take a titanic team-up of the Best There Is and the Merc with a Mouth to quell the threat. But that doesn't mean Logan has to like it. Featuring Wolverine and Deadpool at their most savage, as well as the return of a fan-favorite X-character to the Krakoan era! (And no, we don't mean Wade.)
The best there is by the best there are! • The groundbreaking series continues! Thrill to the Marvel Comics debut of Oscar winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, The American Way) as he and Jorge Fornés bring Logan to Japan, where he will question his honor as he clashes blades with the Silver Samurai! • Then, it's back to his X-Force days with Jed MacKay and Jesús Saiz, as Wolverine must stop A.I.M.'s plot for the red planet! And, nothing can prepare you for the unstoppable team-up of Donny Cates and Chris Bachalo as Wolverine has a run-in withCosmic Ghost Rider?!
