James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, The Woods) teams up with artist Rian Sygh (Munchkin, Stolen Forest) for an incredibly earnest story that explores what it means to find a place to fit in when you're kinda an outcast. When Jory transfers to an all-boys private high school, he's taken in by the lowly stage crew known as the Backstagers. Hunter, Aziz, Sasha, and Beckett become his new best friends and introduce him to an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain that the rest of the school doesn't know about, filled with strange creatures, changing hallways, and a decades-old legend of a backstage crew that went missing and was never found. Collects the first four issues.
Jory and the rest of the Backstagers have one goal this semester: to put on the best show their town's ever seen. But best-laid plans aren't easy to achieve when there's an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain! When one of the actors suddenly goes missing, the Backstagers must band together to save their comrade and maintain the natural balance of...theater. James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, The Woods) and artist Rian Sygh (Munchkin, Stolen Forest) explore what it means to be an outcast looking to find one's place in an earnest story of friendship and self-expression. Collects the final issues #5-8.
Batman faces off with the Designer as Their Dark Designs reaches its epic climax! In the last year, Batman has lost more than he could have imagined, and now he faces a cost so dear it will change the course of his life. And there is worse on the horizon. In the midst of all the horror, he can feel the drumbeat of battle. Joker War is coming, and Gotham City will never be the same.
Batman and the Turtles go on the offensive in the belief that they can take Bane down while he's weakened, due to a lack of Venom on the Turtles' world. But that's not true any more! The Turtles' foe Baxter Stockman has found a way to reproduce the deadly substance that feeds Bane-which means the Dark Knight and the Heroes on a Half-Shell are in for the fight of their lives.
Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, joins series artist Freddie E. Williams II as guest artist for the second issue of Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III! Krang's true power has been revealed, and now it's up to Batman and the Turtles to stop him, but their only hope may lie with the strange, yet familiar, visitor from another world.
Not many years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers: bringing down the organization of the human trafficker known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson did not understand the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! Collects Batman And Robin Eternal #1-12, plus the eight-page story from Batman: Endgame Special Edition #1.
With Azrael and Batwing now on Batman's team, will the Dark Knight's squadron of crime-fighters be able to discover the League of Shadows' plan? And what deadly personal secret will be unleashed on the team? Then, the Order of St. Dumas has unleashed a bizarre new evil on the world, and it's convinced it must destroy Jean-Paul Valley! Collects Batman: Detective Comics issues #950-962.
The next big Detective arc explodes here as the League of Shadows goes from mysterious rumor to deadly fact! With two new members on the team, Azrael and Batwing, will the Dark Knight's squadron of crime-fighters be able to discover the League's plan? And what deadly personal secret will be unleashed on the team? Don't miss this title collecting Detective Comics #950-956.
In these tales from Detective Comics #957-962, Azrael and Zatanna join the ranks of Batman's allies in Gotham Cityunfortunately, someone from Azrael's old home with the Order of St. Dumas has found him. The Order has unleashed a bizarre new evil on the world, and it's convinced it must destroy Jean-Paul Valley!
Where in the world is Tim Drake? Red Robin faces a crossroadsescape the most devious prison ever devised, or find himself abandoned beyond time and space for all eternity! Not much of a choice, right? But when he finds out who is locked in there with him, Tim's world will change in ways he never imagined! Collects Detective Comics #963-968.
Dystopia! Anarky has shown Spoiler the world he's built beneath Gotham City, which he plans to bring into the light but she needs to know who helped him build it! And what's more, this alliance has put Steph back on Batman's radar and now the two are on a collision course!
A Lonely Place Of Living part one! It's the story you've demanded: Where in the world (or otherwise) is Tim Drake? Red Robin faces a crossroadsescape the most devious prison ever devised, or find himself abandoned beyond time and space for all eternity! Not much of a choice, right? But when he finds out just who is locked in there with him, Tim's world will change in ways he never imagined! This is one of the biggest stories of the Rebirth era, setting the stage for an explosive Detective Comics epic!
Fall of the Batmen part 3! With the Victim Syndicate on the move and Clayface on the edge, the team faces a crossroads-but Batwoman believes she knows the way forward! The trick is...does Batman agree?
Fall Of The Batmen part 4! Batman might have overpowered the Victim Syndicate, but they had one last surprise for him: a secret weapon that's made one of his strongest rogues nearly unstoppable!
Fall Of The Batmen finale! With the team in disarray and facing their most powerful adversary yet, Batwoman must make a critical battlefield choice-one with the power to shatter everything Batman has built! You'll be talking about this issue for years to come!
Batmen Eternal part 3! Congratulations, Batwoman-you have an entire army at your command. So how are you going to use it?
Batmen Eternal part 4! Ulysses Armstrong knows everything there is to know about Tim Drake's future-including every inevitable step he'll take on the road to becoming a dark version of himself! Unfortunately, Ulysses is perfectly happy to take everything from him...and use it to give birth to an unstoppable menace!
Dystopia! Anarky has shown Spoiler the world he's built beneath Gotham City, which he plans to bring into the lightbut she needs to know who helped him build it! And what's more, this alliance has put Steph back on Batman's radarand now the two are on a collision course!
As the conspirators behind the power of the Eighth Seal reveal themselves at the highest level of US Government, the First Lady's struggle against her horrific visions hit dangerous new heights. Is the monster inside under their control, or does it have its own agenda?
It's been 200 years since the New Humans first appeared and became the dominant form of life. Now the human resistance fights back.
The End Of Forever part 1! There is a secret history to the DC Universe of heroes who have protected humanity from the shadows since the dawn of timeand who can live forever. Enter the Immortal Men! The team, headed by the Immortal Man, has waged a secret war against the House of Conquest for countless years-but Conquest has dealt a devastating blow. When their base of operations, known as the Campus, is savagely attacked, the Immortal Men must seek out their last hope-an emerging metahuman known as Caden Park! Caden's emerging powers may be able to ensure the Immortal Men's survival-but will Conquest get to him first? Foldout Cover!
It's on-the Totality will totally total the Multiverse! What could possibly go wrong when the Legion of Doom gets their hands on it? Plus, what is the connection between Justice League and the new Batman Who Laughs miniseries from Scott Snyder and Jock?
Let's take a trip to Hawkworld in part one of a new Totality-related storyline! Martian Manhunter, John Stewart and Hawkgirl avoided Drowned Earth with a detour to Thanagar-Prime: J'onn looks to tap into the ancient Martian mental database, GL struggles while practicing his new UV powers, and Kendra searches for answers about her connection to the Totality.
The Multiverse is teetering on the brink, and Lex Luthor's Legion of Doom is poised for victory. But as the combined intellects of Brainiac and the world's smartest man make their move toward conquering the keys to the sixth dimension, a much bigger power grows on the horizon. At last, the final form of Perpetua takes her shape, and the DCU will never be the same again!
After being off-planet for so long, the Justice League must try to pick up the pieces of their lives-but Lex Luthor has other plans. If he has his way, he'll show all of humanity that the Justice League will never be there in the world's time of need!
It's Wonder Woman versus Circe in an all-out brawl for the fate of the magical world! Does the Justice League Dark stand a chance against their evil counterparts? Maybe, but one of our heroes will have to make a deal with their greatest enemy to secure a power that could turn the tide of this Witching War! Will it be enough? Find out in the thrilling conclusion to this tale!
What dreams may come-we should be so lucky! Instead, the nightmares are here! Zatanna and John Constantine take a dive into the mind of Abigail Arcane to save her from the all-consuming Rot, while Animal Man must reach deep within himself to save Detective Chimp and Wonder Woman from the hordes of infected rot monsters. Minds, worlds, and lives hang in the (im)balance!
The FBI has come to the small town of Archer's Peak, allegedly to help stop more children from being killed. But when the Sheriff's department turns their investigation to Erica Slaughter, the FBI is more interested in getting in the way. As the horrified townspeople watch Erica arm herself for a war they can't see, tensions rise to their breaking point in this penultimate issue.
Erica may have slayed the beast terrorizing Archer's Peak, but the town is far from safe. As James recuperates from the horrible events of the last issue, Tommy also struggles to find his place in the new status quo of his life
Erica Slaughter can never rest. The dust of Archer's Peak has barely settled before the monster hunt takes her to a new town. And in Archer's Peak, life will never be the same; James struggles to put his life back together, while Tommy begins to think of a life outside the town he was raised in.
Erica's employers, the mysterious Order of St. George, have taken control of Archer's Peak and sealed it off from the outside world. But can they hope to quarantine the damage caused by the monsters and Erica Slaughter?
When the children of Archer's Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. The few children that return alive have terrible stories - impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only one who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done. GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell'Edera (Briggs Land) for a haunting series about staring into the abyss and what happens when the abyss stares back. Collects Something is Killing the Children #1-5 in a direct-market exclusive collection!
When the children of Archer's Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. The few children that return alive have terrible stories-impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only adult who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done. GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell'Edera (Briggs Land) for a haunting series about staring into the abyss and what happens when the abyss stares back. Collects issues #1-5.
Sebastian Clarke's endgame for the Court of Owls is unleashed upon Gotham City, with thousands of lives in the balance. How can Talon stand up and finally become the hero he never wanted to be? [(W) James TynionIV (A) Emanuel Simeoni (CA) Ken Hunt]
The Court of Owls' machinations threaten to tear Gotham City apart, and no one but Calvin Rose can take them down once and for all! [(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Emanuel Simeoni]
ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR APRIL 2016! James Tynion IV has already blown us away with The Woods and Memetic, and now he's teaming up with Thrillbent co-writer Noah J. Yuenkel (The House in the Wall) and artist Matthew Fox (Long Walk to Valhalla) to bring us a story about aliens in the Midwest. Becky Finch never wanted to be special. Malcolm Chamber wanted something more. A destiny. When Becky is marked by an alien's touch, she'll stumble into a mystery she never wanted. A mystery that almost ripped apart both their parents' lives 12 years ago. She'll need the help of her eccentric young classmate, Malcolm, as she finds the power within herself to uncover the truth. Collects the complete limited series, #1-6.
An ancient force of dark magic is stirring, and the Justice League Dark stands in its way-and the source of its power lies deep inside the soul of their leader, Wonder Woman! Hecate, the witch-goddess of magic, always knew that this day would come, when the monsters from which she originally stole the power of magic would return. All these millennia, she's been hatching a plan, and now is the time to take back and use the power she's hidden across Earth inside the Witchmarked, human beings with vast reservoirs of power secreted inside them. Collects Justice League Dark/Wonder Woman: The Witching Hour #1, Wonder Woman/Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour #1, Wonder Woman #56-57 and Justice League Dark #4.
While the crew of students led by Adrian and Karen come face to face with the unseen terrors of the alien woods, tensions boil over back at the school as power-hungry players seize the opportunity to take control. [(W) James TynionIV (A) Michael Dialynas (CA) TBD]
The Horde is coming.
Final arc starts here! As war rages on the alien moon, those back on Earth put together one last attempt to bring Bay Point home.
Series finale! The students of Bay Point Preparatory High School spend their final days in the forests of the alien moon.
Having been stranded in an alien wilderness for well over a year, the former students of Bay Point Preparatory High School have had to grow up fast-first simply to survive, and later to build some kind of life on this foreign moon. But conflict rears its ugly head again as The Horde begins conscripting athletes to raise an army, separating and scattering the other survivors throughout New London. And as the growing threat of an upcoming massacre approaches, time is quickly running out to salvage the society Bay Point has become. Collects the critically acclaimed sixth arc of this best-selling series, issues #21-24.
The Black City collects the seventh arc of the best-selling series, now in development at Syfy. Is there a reason mankind has always feared the untamed forest? Karen, Sanami, and Ben will have to venture far beyond the reaches of the civilization they've built and into the heart of the alien wilderness in the hopes of finally going home. But in the center of the woods, they discover the truth behind the ancient fear of the forest for themselves. Collects issues #25-28.
Every 100 years, the Black City has selected a remote population from Earth and transported them to the woods. These civilizations have not always lived in harmony but now, they must either fight in unison to turn their weapons against the technology that brought them here in the first place, or meet total elimination in the face of Isaac's unworldly power. Will this unification of factions be enough, or are they all doomed? Written by James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, Memetic) and illustrated by Michael Dialynas (Gotham Academy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), The Woods Vol. 8: The Final War collects issues #29-32 of the GLAAD Award-winning series.
It's been three years since Bay Point Preparatory High School was mysteriously transported from suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin to an alien wilderness in the depths of space. Along the way, countless lives have been lost-teachers, students, friends, lovers...but a way home looms on the horizon, if they can survive it. Written by James Tynion IV (Dark Nights: Metal, Memetic) and illustrated by Michael Dialynas (Gotham Academy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), The Woods: The Way Home collects the critically acclaimed final arc of the bestselling series.
Apex predator Lex Luthor is on the hunt for the Batman Who Laughs. To catch his prey, he must follow a trail of broken heroes... leading him to Jim Gordon, one of the victims of the Batman Who Laughs' deadly virus that turned the heroic police commissioner into the worst version of himself. The trail leads Lex to a lonely cell in the Hall of Justice - but it's not the good guys who come to stop him. It's more of the Batman Who Laughs' dangerous operatives! And if they couldn't resist the influence of the Dark Multiverse, then how can Lex?
