Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! New stories start this month-Garth Ennis and Patrick Goddard team up for an all-new Rogue Trooper series, Blighty Valley, as the Genetic Infantryman encounters a strange side effect of the radiation emitting from Nu Earth's black hole; mutant vampire Durham Red returns in Mad Dogs as she's tasked with taking out a drug manufacturer; explore a bizarre city in the debuting series Azimuth; and head into hallucinogenic space in Void Runners! Plus more Mega-City madness in Judge Dredd!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Judge Dredd has to deal with cut-throat business practices in Succession; wars are fought and lost in Proteus Vex: Crawlspace; Cyd gains a companion in her flight across the galaxy in The Out Book 3; The Order battle for the final time against the shadow-things in Heart of Darkness; and Joe Pineapples: Tin Man reaches its explosive climax. Then in Prog 2325 it's the first all-ages Regened issue of 2023 as Cadet Dredd enters his clone-brother's nightmare in Dream Team, the Genetic Infantry clones are targeted by mercs in Mayflies: The Scarab; and we return to magical comprehensive Lowborn High!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Judge Dredd's trip to South America reaches its explosive conclusion Guatamala, before he faces a new serial-killer case back in Mega-City One in The Harvest; cop Bridget Kurtis follows the trail of bodies in Brink: Hate Box; the Sovs find the Dark Judges are no ordinary enemy in The Fall of Deadworld: Doomed; private investigator Mallory Hope is faces terrifying dark magic in Hope Under Fire; and seventeenth-century zombie hunter Defoe shoots for the moon to save humanity from an evil entity in The Divisor!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! New series Thistlebone debuts this month, a dark folk-horror chiller as the survivor of a cult is drawn back to the woods where something ancient and unholy is thought to dwell. Return to the world of Absalom for the second book of Terminal Diagnosis, as the copper and his team prepare to face the terrors of The Mills and rescue his grandchildren from the demons' clutches. In addition, fantasy saga Kingmaker comes its stunning finale, there's a desperate battle against the Martians in Scarlet Traces: Home Front, and future lawman Judge Dredd tackles crazed cadets and temporal anomalies!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Judge Dredd confronts the conspiracy at the heart of the Grand Hall of Justice in The Small House; Bridget Kurtis gets closer to the cult in Brink: High Society; horror lurks in the woods in Fiends of the Eastern Front: 1812; psychic warfare erupts in Skip Tracer: Legion; and Gene the Hackman discovers a new breed that may be enemies or allies in Kingdom: Alpha and Omega!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! The stunning line-up of stories that commenced in Prog 2150 continues - Judge Dredd faces the harsh truth of how humans are treated in a robot-run state in Guatamala; cop Bridget Kurtis is heading up a Major Crimes department on the Salma Habitat in Hate Box; the Sovs blitz the capital in The Fall of Deadworld: Doomed; private investigator Mallory Hope is contacted by an old enemy in Hope Under Fire; and seventeenth-century zombie hunter Defoe battles an ancient evil in The Divisor!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Change is coming to the streets of Mega-City One in Judge Dredd: Machine Law; Nolan Blake is on the trail of a terrorist cell in Skip Tracer: Louder Than Bombs; Bridget Kurtis gets to the bottom of the conspiracy in the finale to Brink: High Society; Nort war-crimes investigator Atalia Jaegir is back and under bombardment on Nu Earth in Bonegrinder; and Bulliet and crew get closer to uncovering the black-ops agents in Grey Area!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! The stunning line-up that commenced in Prog 2073 continues with all barrels blazing! Terrorist group the Sons of Booth plot against Justice Department in new Judge Dredd thriller Flaws by T.C. Eglington and Staz Johnson; vampire bounty hunter Durham Red is on the trail of a missing mother in Born Bad by Alec Worley and Ben Willsher; Atalia Jaegir returns to Nu Earth for In the Realm of Pyrrhus by Gordon Rennie and Simon Coleby; Psi-Judge Anderson heads into the Undercity in Undertow by Emma Beeby, David Roach, Mike Collins and Cliff Robinson; and there's an extradimensional threat that unites both mankind and Wurms in The Order: The New World by Kek-W and John Burns!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Future lawman Judge Dredd battles against an enemy that had long since been buried beneath the ruins in Unearthed, while new crime syndicate The Parliament emerges on the streets of MC-1 in The Long Game; the wizard Ablard leads his party into the realm of the Stone People in Kingmaker: Ouroboros; dapper narc Max Normal buys a shuggy hall containing a secret others are willing to kill to get their hands on in How the Max Got His Stripes; Scarlet Traces returns, and the Martians launch their attack on Earth in Home Front; and the Survival Geeks enter an RPG like no other in Dungeons & Dating (Basic)!
Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! The line-up of stories that kicked off 2017 - Kingmaker, The Order, Hope, and Kingdom - all wrap up in Prog 2022, plus there's a couple of short Judge Dredd stories. Then in Prog 2023 a brand-new line-up commences: graffiti proves dangerous in Judge Dredd: Get Jerry Sing by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, and then the Mechanismo robot Judges return in Harvey by John Wagner and John McCrea; hyper-powered secret agent John Blake faces his final case in Greysuit: Foul Play by Pat Mills and John Higgins; The Fall of Deadworld continues in Cursed by Kek-W and Dave Kendall; the fate of the galaxy is at stake in Scarlet Traces: Cold War Book 2 by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli; and Titus Defoe has to find who is controlling the zombies in the seventeenth century horror thriller Defoe: Die Hards by Pat Mills and Colin MacNeil!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! The issue of robot Judges comes to a crescendo in the finale to Machine Law, plus there's terror from beneath the ruins in Unearthed; Nolan Blake faces off against his foes in the climax to Skip Tracer: Louder Than; Nort war-crimes investigator Atalia Jaegir must fight for survival in Bonegrinder; Bulliet and crew must stop a global catastrophe in Grey Area; and there's new stories as fantasy epic Kingmaker returns, zombie hunter Defoe heads for the stars in The Divisor, and pinstripe Mega-City narc Max Normal is back, back, back, baby! Collects issues #2121-2124
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Future lawman Judge Dredd seeks inside help to nail a criminal in 'The Fall of Barbarara Grimm'; Jaegir's comrades seek to free her from the Southers' clutches in Valkyrie; hitmen Sinister Dexter have to bodyguard an artificial intelligence in Narrow Minded; and realities collide in Indigo Prime: The Fall of the House of Vista! Then in the bumper Prog 2150, a stunning new line-up of stories start - an ideal jumping-on point for new readers! Dredd has a special overseas mission to undertake in Guatamala; cop Bridget Kurtis returns and is investigating gang crimes in the fourth book of SF smash Brink, Hate Box; we return to the world of the Dark Judges in The Fall of Deadworld: Doomed, with war about to break out; private investigator Mallory Hope is back, confronting the demons in 1940s L.A. in Hope Under Fire by Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton; and seventeenth-century zombie hunter Defoe heads for the moon as an ancient evil awakens in The Divisor by Pat Mills and Stewart Kenneth Moore!
Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! It may be over thirty years since the end of the Apocalypse War but the fallout continues in Judge Dredd: War Buds by John Wagner and Rok of the Reds artist Dan Cornwell; something not of this Earth has broken through into our reality and it's up to Madelyne Vespertine to investigate in The Alienist: Inhuman Natures by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby and Eoin Coveney; the ETC squads are going up against each other as the anti-alien rhetoric reaches dangerous levels in Grey Area by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison; superspy John Blake gets revenge on his targets in Greysuit: Foul Play by Pat Mills and John Higgins; and P.I. Mallory Hope returns as he tracks down the truth behind the missing child star in the supernatural thriller Hope? For the Future by Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Judge Dredd tackles a gang of superpowered perps in Better Class of Criminal; the ETC cops suffer tragedy in Grey Area; time-shift fantasy saga The Order goes to the edge of existence; demon-powered robot Mechastopheles battles unholy enemies in his first full-length series; and the road to health and vitality is not all it seems in short thriller Appetite!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Nort war-crimes investigator Atalia Jaegir returns and is at the mercy of the Southers in new story Valkyrie; plus Sinister Dexter find Downlode isn't what it used to be in Dolores 4 Ever; Indigo Prime agents plunge through the dimensions in Fall of the House of Vista; folk-horror series Thistlebone comes to its petrifying climax; and Judge Dredd faces off against the psychopathic SJS Judge Pin in Control!
Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! The future of the robot Judge programme hangs in the balance, but is Dredd's judgement flawed? Find out in the finale to Harvey by John Wagner and John McCrea, plus the lawman re-teams with Exorcist Judge Lamia in Live Evil by Ian Edginton and Dave Taylor; the full force of Earth's military attacks Venus in Scarlet Traces by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli; mysteries abound in the depths of space in Brink: Skeleton Life by Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard; the Dark Judges get closer to apprehending Jess in Cursed: The Fall of Deadworld by Kek-W and Dave Kendall; and Defoe tracks down who is responsible for the zombie outbreak in Die Hards by Pat Mills and Colin MacNeil!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! 2000 AD has a bumper all-ages takeover issue with Prog 2130: for one week, the title is 48 pages and contains an array of complete stories. It's a titanic face-off in Cadet Dredd vs Grudzilla; Rogue Trooper is imprisoned by the Norts in Secrets of the Keep; Psi-Judge Anderson enters a dangerous video game in Spellcraft; meet the teenage intergalactic bounty hunter and her family in Full Tilt Boogie; schooldays turn anarchic in the Future Shock That Weird Kid; and Leah Moore and John Reppion bring a chilling tale of the supernatural. Plus in the regular issues, there's fantasy adventure in Kingmaker: Ouroboros, Mega-City mayhem in Max Normal by, Martian war in Scarlet Traces: Home Front, and Judge Dredd tackles organized crime in The Fall of Barbarbara Grimm!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Judge Dredd's on a high-speed elevator straight to hell in Elevator Pitch by Rob Williams and Chris Weston; young Jess attempts to save Fairfax in Damned: The Fall of Deadworld by Kek-W and Dave Kendall; Nolan Blake learns the truth behind the Crown in Skip Tracer: Heavy Hangs the Head by James Peaty and Paul Marshall; and two new series start: Grey Area's back, and the Exo Transfer Control cops battle murderous aliens, courtesy of Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison, and we journey to the New World in the time-shift fantasy saga The Order by Kek-W and John Burns!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Psi-Judge Anderson returns for a new case in Martyrs by Emma Beeby and Red Sonja artist Aneke as dangerous psi-operative Karyn is kidnapped by a cult; elsewhere, Harry Absalom and his team head deeper into the demon-infested Mills in the final book of Terminal Diagnosis; the woods reveal new terrors in folk-horror Thistlebone; and the multidimensional company Indigo Prime is imploding in new story The Fall of the House of Vista. Plus future lawman Judge Dredd is at the mercy of The Samaritan!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! 2000 AD surges into the New Year in style with a stunning line-up of stories from some of the best writers and artists in the business! Cult madness explodes in deep-space drama Brink: High Society; there's terror in the skies in the vampire/WWI mash-up Fiends of the Western Front; Nolan Blake must track down an insurgent in Skip Tracer: Louder Than Bombs; ancient evil still lurks in the woods surrounding Harrowvale in folk-horror chiller Thistlebone; and future-cop Judge Dredd expresses his distaste for trial by robot in Machine Law!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! In Progs 2335 and 2337-2338, there's more high-octane adventure as Rogue Trooper fights for his life in the climax to Blighty Valley; mutant vampire Durham Red has to keep her bloodlust under control in Mad Dogs; strange city Azimuth makes its debut in a new series; and the Void Runners chase the galaxy's most wanted element in the finale to the series. Plus Judge Dredd tackles organised crime in In the Event of my Untimely Demise! Prog 2336 is the second all-ages Regened issue of 2023, and features more Lowborn, Cadet Dredd, and Finder & Keeper.
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Prog 2280 is the first all-ages special of the year with Cadet Dredd investigating drug use in "Red Medicine," plus we visit the magic school Lowborn High, Pandora Perfect is back in 'Feed the Bird', and Chopper takes to the skies. In Progs 2281-2283, a new Judge Dredd story starts as former Judge Asher edges closer to criminality in "An Honest Man"; the conspiracy goes deeper in Brink: "Mercury Retrograde"; monsters and mayhem in Fiends of the Eastern Front: "1963"; PI Mallory Hope investigates murder in the movies in "Hope... In the Shadows"; and Dexter and co encounter "The Thing in the Thing"!
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Former Judge Kyle Asher is working against the crims in new Dredd story A Fallen Man; Rogue Trooper has to get used to fighting with his new comrades in Blighty Valley; mutant vampire Durham Red drops into dangerous territory in Mad Dogs; some of Azimuth's secrets are revealed as a stranger comes calling in the new series; and Void Runners takes a trip into a hallucinogenic cosmos!
2000 AD's all ages science fiction anthology series is returns with a fourth thrill-powered collection of epic, action packed stories featuring all of your favorite characters and a brand new, exclusive Harlem Heroes strip! Cadet Dredd goes undercover as a renegade runaway! It's the Harlem Heroes versus the Harlem Hellcats in the most dangerous - and deadly - aeroball game Mega-City One's ever seen! Does Chopper have what it takes to evade the Judges and win the Sky Surfing competition? Travel to other dimensions with Jaina and Jacen in 'Splorers! And Judge Anderson is back with another collection of brainbusting puzzles!
Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! in Judge Dredd: The Lion's Den by Michael Carroll and PJ Holden, Judge Joyce teams up with a familiar ally before the fightback in Mega-City One begins in Reclamation by Michael Carroll and Colin MacNeil. Psi-Judge Anderson returns in The Candidate by Emma Beeby and Nick Dyer as a mayoral candidate becomes the target of the Citizens' Army; the habitats are going sects-mad in Brink by Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard; Celtic warrior Slaine battles a zombie Trojan army in Psychopomp by Pat Mills and Simon Davis; and it's the final fight against the God-Star in Grey Area by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison!
Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Judge Dredd has guidance in tracking down a serial killer in Serial Serial by John Wagner and Colin MacNeil; Danny Franks has to save Kano from the military in Bad Company: First Casualties by Peter Milligan, Rufus Daylgo, and Jim McCarthy; the zombies are rising up and have the rich in their sights in Defoe: The London Hanged by Pat Mills and Leigh Gallagher; Wren is trapped in the hands of the Gearsmiths in Brass Sun: Motor Head by Ian Edginton and INJ Culbard; and hitmen Sinister Dexter launch an assault on crimelord Holy Moses Tanenbaum in The Taking of the Michael by Dan Abnett and Patrick Goddard!
45 of the hottest artists working in comics and illustartion today bring their own interpretations to 45 2000 AD characters in this oversized art book celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic. Earth's most popular comic and illustration artists to interpret the characters featured in the pages of 2000 AD. Featuring all new work by Jamie Smart (Bunny vs Monkey), Hannah Templer (GLOW, TMNT), Michael Allred (Madman, Silver Surfer), Kevin O'Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Sean Phillips (Reckless, The Fade Out), Colleen Doran (Sandman, A Distant Soil).
Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid Art by Keith Giffen, Eddy Barrows, Chris Batista and Others After Infinite Crisis, the DC Universe had its most eventful year ever. It was a year without Superman, Batman, or Wonder Womanbut not a year without heroes! Collects the entirety of the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed DC Comics weekly series!
The Marvel Universe's most exciting action heroes continue their adventures! Black Widow discovers a deadly plot that spans the globe! Captain Marvel sets out to find the real reason behind the resettlement of Rocket Girl's people! Ms. Marvel learns a secret about her new powers as she investigates the Inventor! She-Hulk's client, Kristoff Vernard, has been kidnapped by his father: Doctor Doom! The new Thor is adjusting to life as a hero, but the original Odinson wants his hammer back! And the final showdown between Squirrel Girl and Galactus is here! Six kick-butt heroes, six epic adventures - comics don't get any better than this! Collecting Black Widow (2014) #4, Captain Marvel (2014) #4, Ms. Marvel (2014) #4, She-Hulk (2014) #4, Thor (2014) #4 and Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) #4.
Dean Haspiel, Nick Bertozzi, Michael Cavallaro, Mike Dawson, Simon Fraser, Michel Fiffe, Tim Hamilton, Ulises Farinas, Leland Purvis, Joe Infurnari, Roger Langridge, Molly Crabapple, John Leavitt, Pedro Camargo, Jim Dougan, Hyeondo Park, Maurice Fontenot, Jennifer Hayden (w & a) Nick Bertozzi (c) In the tradition of the acclaimed and groundbreaking anthology, Flight, the ACT-I-VATE Primer showcases a wide array of stories and talent-18 innovative creators, 16 intriguing properties, one beautiful book-and ALL-NEW, never before seen stories and art! Hardcover. Full Color. 160 Pages 9" x 6.75" ISBN: 978-1-60010-528-9
Superman's true enemy has been revealed: the Cyborg Superman, Hank Henshaw! Everything the Super-Family has built stands on a knife's edge, and Superman and Metallo become the unlikeliest of allies as they hunt for Metallo's missing sister. Can they prevent the inevitable devolution of Metallo's mind and body long enough to save his sister from Henshaw's monstrous plans?
Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Dan Jurgens, and Dorado Quick Art by Rafa Sandoval, Dan Jurgens, and Yasmin Flores Montanez As Superman and Natasha Irons race to save Steel from the newly transformed Metallo, the Super-Twins are lost--and alone--against the nightmarish threat of the Necrohive! How will Lois and the House of El find them? Plus, learn the shocking identity of the mysterious ghost in the machine behind Metallo's transformation as he and Superman face each other in an epic rematch for the ages! Plus: A new era for John Henry Irons begins in Steel Forged part 1! And Dan Jurgens explores the not-too-distant-past world of Lois and Clark 2 in a bold new interlude!
Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Dan Jurgens, and Dorado Quick Art by Rafa Sandoval, Lee Weeks, and Yasmin Flores Montanez A shocking new character makes their debut as the thrill-packed Speeding Bullets concludes! Superman and Metallo must reluctantly join forces to stop the Cyborg Superman. With Tracy Corben's life (or at least her humanity) hanging in the balance, the Super-Family fights to keep Metropolis standing. Meanwhile, Lois and the staff of the Daily Planet set out to uncover the mysterious leader--and shocking origin--of Blue Earth!
Written by Jerry Siegel, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer and others Art by Joe Shuster, Homer Fleming, Will Ely, Sven Elven and others Sent to Earth as an infant to escape a dying planet and raised by humble farmers to uphold the values of truth, justice, and the American way, Superman is regarded by many as the greatest superhero in comics history. Now you can have your very own copy of the Man of Steel's first adventure with this handsome facsimile edition of Action Comics #1, featuring all the tales and ads from the original 1938 publication. You will believe that a man can fly.
Dive into mathematical shorts from across the the Land of Ooo, written and illustrated by acclaimed writers and artists from around the world.Collects issues #13-16.
Feast your eyes on this limited edition hardcover that collects all of the covers by a host of talented artists from Adventure Time #16-30, Adventure Time Annual#1, Adventure Time 2013 Summer Special #1, Adventure Time 2013 Spoooktacular#1, Adventure Time 2014 Winter Special #1, and Adventure Time 2014 Annual #1.
The ADVENTURE TIME collection every fan has been waiting for! This book collects every cover from the ADVENTURE TIME ongoing series from issue #1 to #15. Including beautiful art from Chris Houghton, Dan Hipp, Phil McAndrews, and much more! [(W/A) Various / (CA) Stephanie Gonzaga]
This special volume is the perfect juxtaposition of everything you love about ADVENTURE TIME and everything you love about the limitless potential of comic book story-telling. Comic creators from around the world unite to celebrate all things ADVENTURE TIME in this collection of incredibly original mini-adventures. Starring all of your favorite characters from Finn and Jake to Hot Dog Princess and Peppermint Butler, Sugary Shorts Volume One is a syrupy salute to the Land of Ooo that is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Sugary Shorts is all the short stories from issue #1-14. Finally all of our favorite little moments of the comic in one place. [(W/A/CA) Various]
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER, BRIAN REED, PAUL CORNELL & DAN SLOTT Penciled by DAVID BALDEON, CHAD WAYNE HARDIN, MARK BROOKS & TY TEMPLETON Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! The Heroic Age continues in this next set of star-studded stories told in the Mighty Marvel Manner! In a special YOUNG ALLIES prelude story, Greg Willis makes the Wisconsin-to-Manhattan trek once more--but will he be leaving GRAVITY behind this time? Spider-Man encounters the new super hero in town...Norman Osborn's AMERICAN SON?! But the man wearing the armor is the last guy Spidey expects! In the Age of Heroes, the YOUNG MASTERS must decide whose side they're on and, with the Dark Reign lifted, THE GAUNTLET soldiers on--all the way to Afghanistan. 32 pages. /Rated T+
Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK, KEVIN GREVIOUX, FRED VAN LENTE & DAN SLOTT Penciled by MC WYMAN, JEFTE PALO, TY TEMPLETON & MORE Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE What mission could cause Maria Hill, Sharon Carter, and Victoria Hand, the three Avengers liasons, to join forces? Plus, the Blue Marvel makes his presence known around the world to re-establish himself as a hero of the people. TASKMASTER learns in Tokyo that The Heroic Age is a none too friendly place for villains who have fallen from the top! Plus a nutty, new turning point in the life of Squirrel Girl! 32 pages. /Rated T+ [Yanick Paquette]
Written by JONATHAN MABERRY, ELLIOTT KALAN, JOE CASEY & DAN SLOTT Penciled by GIANLUCA GUGLIOTTA, NATHAN FOX, TY TEMPLETON & MORE! Cover by JAE LEE The Heroic Age continues with more titantic tales from across the mighty Marvel U! Follow Shuri, the deadly Black Panther, as she sets the world on fire crossing paths, and claws, with the rest of MU! Find out the truth behind Captain America's time on ice and the native peoples who stumbled across his frosty tomb! PLUS: Zodiac's back and ready for the Age of Villains to begin...and Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier has an all-new assignment for Initiative cadet Cloud 9! 32 pages. /Rated T+
As Ultron's onslaught continues across the planet, Black Widow pays a high price in San Francisco and Captain Marvel joins Captain Britain in a fight to save London! The Fantastic Four return from a jaunt across time and space in a futile bid to save their homeworld! Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, believes it will be simple to vanquish an A.I. threatbut his vanity will prove his undoing! And in Los Angeles, Ultron's son - the android Runaway Victor Mancha - battles to prove he's nothing like his father. Ultron's attack also batters the Fearless Defenders, Uncanny Avengers, Wolverine and more. And in the aftermath, witness a dramatic change for founding Avenger Hank Pym! Collecting Avengers Assemble #14AU-15AU, Fantastic Four (2013) #5AU, Fearless Defenders #4AU, Superior Spider-Man #6AU, Ultron #1AU, Uncanny Avengers #8AU, Wolverine & the X-Men #27AU and Age of Ultron #10AI. [(W/A) Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic]
Alter Ego gives the floor to science-fiction great Harlan Ellison, as he talks about Captain Marvel and The Monster Society of Evil! Also, artist/Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck writes about the infamous Superman-Captain Marvel lawsuit of the 1940s and '50s, in a double-size FCA (Fawcett Collector of America) section! Plus two titantic tributes to Golden Age artist Fred Kida, Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, Bill Schelly on comics fandom history, and more!
Alter Ego is a special issue devoted to Golden Age great Irwin Hasen, who passed away recently at nearly age 97! This feature is adapted from Dan Makara's film documentary on Hasen, the 1940s artist of the Justice Society, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Wildcat, Holyoke's Cat-Man, and number other classic heroes and, for 30 years, the artist of the famous Dondi newspaper strip.
From Detroit to Deathlok, Alter Ego is devoted to the comet-splashed career of artist Rich Buckler! He drew it all: Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Black Panther, Ka-Zar, Dracula, Morbius, and a zillion mighty Marvel covers; Batman, Hawkman, and other DC stars; Creepy & Eerie horror; and that's just in the first half of the 1970s! Plus Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, Bill Schelly on comics fandom history, FCA (Fawcett Collector's of America) section, and comics expert Hames Ware on fabulous Golden Age artist Rafael Astarita! All behind a great Deathlok painted cover by Buckler!
Super-fan David Siegel talks to Richard Arndt about how, from 1991 to 2005, he tracked down some of the greatest and hardest-to-find artists of the Golden Age and brought them to the San Diego Comic-Con! Featuring art and artifacts by those classic talents, including RAmona Fradon, Chad Grothkopf, Sheldon Moldoff, Harry Lampert, Chuck Cuidera, Creig Flessel, Paul Norris, Vin Sullivan, Joe Giella, Irv Novick, Kurt Schaffenberger, and others! Plus: Rich Morrissey on how Golden/Silver Age star writer John Broome got to the Con!
Don Glut tells Richard Arndt about his early years as an amateur film-maker, rock musician - and comic book writer for Marvel, Warren, and especially Gold Key! Don talks about the creation of such series as Doctor Spektor, Dagar the Invincible, and Tragg and the Sky Gods, and about scripting Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Kull the Destroyer, Solomon Kane, Captain America, What If, et al.! Bonus: Sal Amendola and Roy Thomas tell all they can pull together about the 1970s professional Academy of Comic Book Arts, founded by Stan Lee and Carmine Infantino!
In Alter Ego we go Aces High! with the story of Ace Comics in the 1940s and '50s, told by Mark Carlson with super-heroes like Magno & Davey, Lash Lightning, The Raven, Unknown Soldier, Captain Courageous, Vulcan, The Flag, Mr. Risk, and more! Art by the likes of Harvey Kurtzman, Jim Mooney, Dave Berg, L.b. Cole, Rudy Palais, Harry Anderson, Harry Sahle, B. Currie, et al. Plus: Richard Arndt's interview with Bill Harris, 1960s-70s editor of Gold Key and King Comics, with art from The Phantom, Flash Gordon, Mandrake, etc. With FCA, Comic Crypt, and Comic Fandom Archive. Cover by B. Currie from a 1940s issue of Ace's Four Favorites!
Now 100 pages per bimonthly issue! It's 40 years to the month after the debut of Marvel's Star Wars #1, and its writer/editor Roy Thomas tells Richard Arndt the story behind that landmark comic, going way beyond anything published before! Plus interviews with artists Howard Chaykin, Rick Hoberg, and Bill Wray. Also: the story of George Brenner, creator of The Clock, comic books' first masked hero-Jazz in Comics by Michael T. Gilbert-the finale of Bill Schelly's salute to G.B. Love-FCA (Fawcett Collector's of America) section-and more! Dramatic sword-and-space cover art by Chaykin!
Spotlight on Doug Moench in the 1970s, with horror and The Spook for Warren - and even more for Marvel (Master of Kung Fu, Planet of the Apes, Deathlok, Werewolf by Night, Morbius, Moon Knight, Ka-Zar, Weirdworld, etc.)! Art by Buscema, Gulacy, Ploog, Buckler, Zeck, Day, Perlin, Heath, et al.! Michael T. Gilbert on EC's oddball variant covers-FCA-and a never-before-published authentic Golden Age super-hero story, Bill of Rights, written and drawn by Marv Levy and presented in full color by Larry Guidry! Far-out Master of Kung Fu cover by Paul Gulacy!
Alter Ego is a special issue dedicated to Joe Petrilak's All-Time Classic New York Comic Book Convention, held in June 2000, with the greatest lineup of Golden & Silver Age talent ever assembled at a single con! Panels (on the 60th anniversaries of The Flash and Green Lantern, etc., etc.), art and photos featuring INfantino, Kubert, 3 Schwartzes (Julie, Alvin, and Lew Sayre), Nodell, Hasen, Giella, Cuidera, Boltinoff, Buscema, Ayers, Sinnott, [Marie] Severin, Goulart, Thomas, and a host of others! Plus, you've never seen anything like Russ Rainbolt's 60-foot comics mural, presented in a spectacular layout!
Alter Ego #167 is a star-spangled salute to Syd Shores, Golden Age artist of Captain America, the All Winners Squad, Black Rider, Human Torch, The Vision, Black Knight, and Silver Age artist of Red Wolf, Frankenstein, Cracked, Creepy, Eerie, Web of Horror, et al. This issue, Syd is remembered by daughter Nancy Shores Karlebach, fellow artist Allen Bellman, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, and interviewer Richard Arndt. Plus: mid-1940s "Green Turtle" artist/creator Chu Hing, profiled by Alex Jay, and more!
Fabulous FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] issue - spearheaded by a feisty and informative article or two by Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck himself - plus a fabulous feature on vintage cards created in Spain and starring The Marvel Family! In addition: Dr. William Foster III interview (conclusion); Michael T. Gilbert on the lost art of comicbook greats; the haunting of John Broome; and more! Cover by C.C. Beck!
The Shadow! Doc Savage! Red Dragon! Supersnipe! The grandiloquent Golden Age comics of major pulp-magazine publisher Street & Smith, examined in loving detail by Mark Carlson-Ghost! Tons of art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, et al.! Also: Anthony Tollin on The Shadow/Batman Connection! Bonus features: FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, Peter Normanton, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.
Celebration of veteran artist Don Perlin-artist of Werewolf By Night, The Defenders, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, 1950s horror, and just about every other adventure genre under the four-color sun! Plus Golden Age artist Marcia Snyder-Marvel's early variant covers-Marvelmania club and fanzine-FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert on Cracked Mazagine, et al. Edited by Roy Thomas.
Alter Ego features Golden Age great Emil Gershwin, artist of Starman, Spy Smasher, and ACG horror in a super-length special Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt by Michael T. Gilbert, plus a Gershwin showcase in Peter Normanton's From The Tomb, even a few tidbits about relatives George and Ira Gershwin to top it off! Also FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and other surprise features! Edited by Roy Thomas.
Celebrating the 61st Anniversary of Fantastic Four #1-'cause we kinda blew right past its 60th-plus a sagacious salute to Stan Lee's 100th birthday, with never-before-seen highlights-and to FF #1 and #2 inker George Klein! Spotlight on Sub-Mariner in the Bowery in FF #4-plus sensational secrets behind FF #1 and #3! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, a Jack Kirby cover, and more!
The Young All-Stars-the late-1980s successor to All-Star Squadron! Interviews with first artist Brian Murray and last artist Lou Manna-surprising insights by writer/co-creator Roy Thomas-plus a panorama of never-seen Young All-Stars artwork! All-new cover by Brian Murray! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and beyond! Edited by Roy Thomas.
An FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) special, behind a breathtaking Jerry Ordway cover! It includes features on Uncle Marvel and the Fawcett Family (presided over by P.C. Hamerlinck), and a focus on artist Kenneth Landau (illustrator of Commander Battle and The Atomic Sub and many ACG horror stories) and writer Lee Goldsmith, who wrote Golden Age Green Lantern, Flash, and others. Plus Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt by Michael T. Gilbert, and more!
Don't miss the wall-to-wall coverage of Golden/Silver/Bronze Age legend Irv Novick (artist of Shield, Steel Sterling, Batman, The Flash, and some of the great DC war stories) by John Coates and Dewey Cassell. It includes interviews with Irv and family members, tributes by Denny O'Neil, Mark Evanier, and Paul Levitz, Irv's involvement with painter Roy Lichtenstein (who used Novick's work as the basis for his paintings), and more! Plus Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America). Cover by Novick. Edited by Roy Thomas.
Written by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Jeff Lemire and others Art by Rafael Albuquerque, Francesco Francavilla, Tula Lotay and others The American Vampire saga concludes in this massive omnibus that brings us to 1950s Hollywood, the 1970s, and even into space. This final volume brings Skinner Sweet's journey through the decades to a close and collects AMERICAN VAMPIRE #28-34, AMERICAN VAMPIRE: THE LONG ROAD TO HELL #1, AMERICAN VAMPIRE: ANTHOLOGY #1-2, AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE #1-11, and AMERICAN VAMPIRE 1976 #1-10. Also features a brand-new cover and introduction from series artist and co-creator Rafael Albuquerque!
David Tischman, Mariah Huehner, Brian Lynch, Jeff Mariotte, Scott Tipton, Peter David, Chris Ryall (w) Elena Casagrande, Jason Armstrong, Stephen Mooney, Franco Urru, David Messina (a) Jenny Frison (c) IDW's final arc of Angel is an epic, bittersweet last stand to save the city Angel loves. Ripped from the "now" into the far future, Angel discovers that if he doesn't stop James or "Myr," the not-angel, Los Angeles ends up as a Blade Runner-y disaster of demon breeding farms and war. His ally in this stark world is Wolfram & Hart, who he knows better than to trust. Yet, it's clear that some things are worse than the Apocalypse. Maybe. Bonus: Includes the special Angel: Yearbook stories by the series fan favorite writers and artists.
In the Amazon, pink dolphins leap through muddy waters. In Guantanamo Bay, a prisoner finds solace in caring for an iguana. In Venezuela, a man rethinks the macho legacy of bullfighting. In the Animals issue of The Nib, two dozen stellar comics artists from around the world illustrate their interwoven relationships with creatures big and small.
(W/A) Hyung, Min-Woo, Various (C) Chae Ji-Yun It's an all-new volume of Apple, the breathtaking Korean anthology/art book series! Join dozens of Korea's best illustrators and animators as they present their wildest fantasies through original stories and illustrations. Featuring artist Hyung Min-Woo(Priest), plus the latest chapters of "Burnboy's Love," "Shoku," and many more!
(W/A) Various The creators of the Apple anthology/artbook series are back with an all-new volume of gorgeous pinup artwork! APPLE SELECTION features dozens of Korea's top illustrators creating brand new pin-up work of cute summer girls, seductive nurses, jamming punk rockettes, and more. APPLE SELECTION belongs in everyone's art book collection!
(W/A) Various The creators of the Apple anthology/artbook series are back with an all-new volume of gorgeous pinup artwork! APPLE SELECTION Vol.2 features dozens of Korea's top illustrators creating brand new pin-up work of fun beach scenes, retro pinups, cute anime girls, and more. APPLE SELECTION belongs in everyone's art book collection!
After defending the seven seas for eight decades, it's time to throw Aquaman a party! This all-star-filled anthology spans across the ocean king's legacy, not just celebrating his own triumphs, but also those of his greatest allies and enemies. We look at his ongoing romance with Mera, his bitter rivalry with Black Manta, his brotherly conflict with Ocean Master, and the inspiration he lends to younger heroes like Tempest and Jackson Hyde, the newest Aqualad. It would not be an Aquaman celebration without also looking at how he's changed over the years, including a brand-new tale of Bombshells Aquaman. This special brings together Aqua talent past, present, and future, including reuniting fan-favorite creative teams such as Geoff Johns and Paul Pelletier, Dan Jurgens and Steve Epting, alongside Dan Watters and Miguel Mendonca. Plus, two of the stories are prequels to two new Aquaman miniseries launching in September, kicking off another 80 years of undersea adventure!
Written by Mort Weisinger, Paul Kupperberg, Peter David, Geoff Johns, and others Art by Paul Norris, Ramona Fradon, Craig Hamilton, Jim Calafiore, and others Celebrate Aquaman's comic book debut in the pages of More Fun Comics #73 with this deluxe volume of iconic stories selected from eight decades of high-seas adventures. Featuring over 400 pages of classic and modern tales such as "Aquaman Joins the Navy, " " The Legend of Aquaman, " and " The Trench"--plus historical commentary from former Aquaman writers and editors Mark Waid, Paul Kupperberg, Robert Greenberger, and Paul Levitz--this edition is the perfect companion piece to the upcoming motion picture Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom!
(W) Various (A) Dan Parent Traveling is a way of life for this jet-setting rich girl, and now you can relive some of Veronica's most memorable journeys in this collection. In addition to seeing all the great historical sites and tourist attractions, Veronica's been known to get involved with mysteries and adventures - not to mention a local boy or two! Thrill to the Eiffel Tower in France! Marvel at the Colosseum in Rome! Tour a Bollywood studio in India! Scale the heights of the Empire State Building in New York City! It's worldwide romance and intrigue with Veronica and special guest stars.
(W/A) Various The "Betty's Diary" stories are among the most fondly remembered of all Archie tales, with a tremendous following that exists to this day. Told with first person narrative by Betty herself, the stories focused on the day to day events in her life as she truthfully related them in her diary. Warm, funny, touching, thought provoking, occasionally heartrending, but always told with a down to earth realness, Betty's "diary entries" made fans smile, cheer and think about life.
Archie Andrews presents the ultimate guide to his world in this collection of stories featuring everything from hi-tech hijinks to super heroics! Want to learn how to successfully date from the best? Well, maybe successful isn't the best word... but if you want to learn both the Do's AND Don'ts of dating, then you've just struck gold! Archie is back to his poorly-managed love triangle, as he traverses Riverdale with his friends in adventures both slapstick and sensational!
Get ready to jump for joy, we've got 1,000 more pages of Archie comics fun! That's right ARCHIE 1000 PAGE COMICS ACCLAIM has arrived!
We're jumping with JOY over this newest collection of 100 hilarious and entertaining Archie stories!
We're throwing a party with over 100 of Archie's most hilarious and entertaining stories!
Travel to the 31st Century with Archie and his friends! Follow the gang into the year 3000 as they encounter detention robots, teleporters, wacky fashion trends and much more. Will the teens of the future get in as much trouble as the ones from our time?
For 161 issues, Archie's craziest interactions with Riverdale High principal Mr. Weatherbee were showcased in this classic series.
For 161 issues, Archie's craziest interactions with Riverdale High principal Mr. Weatherbee were showcased in this classic series. This second collection continues the adventures (and misadventures) of the red-headed teen and his long-suffering principal!
Pay a visit to the familiar and yet very different world of 1940s Riverdale, home of "America's newest boy friend," Archibald "Chick" Andrews. Along with gals and pals Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, and more, Archie and his teenager travails have captured the hearts of comics readers for seventy years, and these hilarious stories are where it all began. So what are you waiting for? Pull up a stool at Pop Tate's Chocklit Shoppe and get ready for 200-plus pages of mirthful mayhem and beautiful cartooning! Collecting every Archie appearance from Pep Comics #51-#53 and Archie Comics #11-#14.
Archie At Riverdale High Vol. 2 is the second in a chronological collection of titles featuring the 1970s series. Take a trip back to the best-known period in Archie history, and see the lessons learned from the day-to-day happenings at Riverdale High!
Take a trip back to the best-known period in Archie history, and see all the lessons learned and memories made from Archie and his friends as well as the faculty and staff at Riverdale High! Archie At Riverdale High Vol. 3 is the third in a chronological collection of titles featuring the 1970s series.
Are you ready to rock? Well party on down to the concert of the century with The Archies as they create musical memories and mayhem in this melodic collection! This fun, pocket-sized collection features 128 pages of hand-picked, favorite music-themed stories, presented on high-quality, bright white paper with a cardstock cover.
It's Sports Time at Riverdale High, and that can mean only one thing-slapstick cartoon sports comedy galore featuring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and friends, all in a great pocket-size edition! This collection features 128 pages of hand-picked, favorite stories about the romantic ups and downs of Riverdale, presented in high-quality, bright white paper with a cardstock cover! [(W/A) Various (CA) Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski]
This newest volume of Archie's popular series collects 480 more pages of the best and funniest Archie comic stories! Grab one now because before you know it, they'll be gone in a FLASH!
You are cordially invited to a gala-an amusing, giant party featuring our most fun and hilarious stories! This collection features over 400 pages of iconic Archie tales in one amazing volume!
Get your poodle skirts and letterman jackets ready, we're going to a HOP featuring our most fun and hilarious stories! This collection features over 400 pages of iconic Archie tales in one amazing volume!
Experience all the splendor of reading Archie Comics with this over-sized, full-color collection of some of the funniest and most entertaining Archie stories, featuring the same mix of wild humor, awkward charm and genuine relatability that has kept Archie and the gang popular with kids and families for 80 years.
You'll be CHARMED by this giant-sized collection of hilarious, heartwarming, and stories starring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and all your favorites from Riverdale
TWO BRAND NEW STORIES! First, a new viral FlipFlop dance has taken over Riverdale, and it's all anyone wants to do at Veronica's pool party. There's just one problem: it's a couple's dance. Poor Ethel doesn't know who to team up with-Jughead or her new crush Charlie? Then, in Twister Trauma, Captain Flag and Pureheart are battling Tom Twister-a super-villain with the ability to turn into a tornado-like creature! Tom Twister's primary target: the post office! Can the two heroes stop him from whipping up a mail-storm?!
It's a burger-palooza in this newest installment of Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest! Get ready to join a certain caped crusader on his mission to save innocent people from burger-less lives-wait what? That's right, get ready for fun and adventure with Jughead's superhero alter-ego, Captain Hero!
After 75+ years of humorous tales, the Riverdale gang are still going strong! Archie is proud to present the best stories from 2018 - collected for the first time ever. Don't miss these modern classics!
After 75+ years of humorous tales, the Riverdale gang are still going strong! Archie is proud to present the best stories from 2019 - collected for the first time ever. Don't miss these modern classics!
After 80 years of humorous tales, the Riverdale gang are still going strong! Archie is proud to present the best stories so far from the 2020s-collected for the first time ever. Don't miss these modern classics!
Who doesn't love reading comics?! Archie, Jughead, Betty & Veronica sure do-and they'd like you to meet all the various comic book characters that comprise Riverdale and beyond! From adventures at the comic shop to superheroes run amok, this is a fun who's who of classic Archie Comics characters!
Various (w) Dan DeCarlo, Harry Lucey and more (a) Andrew Pepoy (c) The "50s are a fondly remembered decade for many-for both those who lived through it, and those who know it only from nostalgic movies and TV shows. Now journey back to the days of drive-ins and hula-hoops and join Archie and his teenage friends as they frolic through the frantic Fifties! Read about Archie's Scottish ancestors! See the girls in cassimere sweaters, plaid skirts, and bobbysox! Experience the time Archie and Jughead became beatniks! Behold an Elvis look-alike mesmerizing Riverdale! Witness as Moose takes apart Archie, literally! Follow Archie's lead as the group hoots it up at the sock hop! Glide with the gang as they rollerskate through the magical world of Riverdale and laugh again at the antics of American's #1 Teenagers!
Various (w) " Various (a) " Andrew Pepoy (c) The sensational sixties, a time of dreams, hopes, revolution, and social change! At the forefront of the decade were the nation's youth, enjoying the latest fads, speaking their minds, and defining a generation. Ever timeless, Archie and his friends came along for the ride, exploring both the fun and mores of the times with their unique brand of humor, as only they could! But Archie Comics was also around to remind everyone "the more things change, the more they stay the same!" Whether getting tangled up in the eternal love triangle or incurring the wrath of the principal and Veronica's father, Archie scaled new heights of hilarity!
This second volume of the Archie Big Book series features some of the best fantasy and fairy tale stories featured in Archie comics!
This third volume of the Archie Big Book series features some of the best of The Archies, Josie and the Pussycats and more touring all over the world. Don't miss this listing of the greatest hits!
Take a magical trip down Storybook Lane with this collection of the best fairy tale stories ever told in Riverdale! From glass slippers to giant beanstalks and yellow brick roads to tales from under the seas, this classic collection will have you entertained for hours!
Get ready for the most explosive adventures ever to hit Riverdale! When villains threaten the town, only one man can stop them. His name is Andrews... Archie Andrews! Dive right into this batch of tales filled with danger and excitement!
Archie and his friends have forever been stuck in the latter portion of high school, but now the complete story of how the gang all met up is finally being told! See the beginning of the eternal love triangle, the introduction of Mr. Weatherbee as principal of Riverdale High, the formation of Moose and Midge's relationship (and Reggie's subsequent schemes to split them up) and other Archie staples!
Join The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats as they showcase their musical abilities to the world! It's a match made in rock 'n' roll heaven when two of the greatest bands-along with a number of other musical outfits in Riverdale-all get together to make sweet music!
Good things come in threes, and this is a triple threat of Magic, Music & Mischief! This collection of classic stories features three amazing series from three legendary writers and artists: Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Josie and the Pussycats by George Gladir, Frank Doyle and Dan DeCarlo and Little Archie by Bob Bolling! This triple hitter is one no Archie fan will want to miss!
'Tis the season to color all of your favorite Archie characters! You can give Archie's jalopy a Christmas paint job or personally style Betty and Veronica's holiday outfits. Plus, each image has an intricate background pattern to add to your color experience. The possibilities are endless and the fun never stops!
Archie's Joke Book was a wonderful showcase for the great Bob Montana to share his incredible comedic talents with readers. Each issue contained literally dozens of half-page and one-page stories, each featuring one or more of your favorite Riverdale characters: Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Moose and many more. This is a veritable cornucopia of delectable Archie goodness, featuring over 300 stories!
The fascinating history, decade by decade, of the major comics company Archie. A behind the scenes look at the creation of Archie, his sexy girlfriends and his pals, Jughead to Reggie. Plus everything you wanted to know about the Golden Age superheroes, and more. Artist and writer bios and tons of rare and unpublished art by masters like Bob Montana, Dan DeCarlo, Samm Schwartz, Bob Bolling, and many more.
The great Samm Schwartz is profiled once again in a beautiful, oversized hardcover. Schwartz superlative work has treasured fans throughout the country and this book picks out some of his most popular stories. Whether you are a new comer to the magic of Samm Schwartz, or have followed him for 50 years, this is one collection that is sure to bring you and your children and your children's children hours of entertainment. [(W) Various (A/CA) Samm Schwartz]
Discover laugh after laugh on page after page of this massive Archie kids' cartoon joke book! It's brimming over with our picks of over 200 of the funniest cartoons and comic strips drawn to perfection by all of your favorite Archie cartoonists! The perfect companion piece to the best-selling Best of Archie, it's the ultimate laugh-packed Archie collection! [(CA) Dan DeCarlo]
Continuing the all-new line of MASSIVE Dynamite Omnibus Editions! Designed for reading (or, in this case, DEVOURING) a HUGE chunk of awesome Dynamite Comics in one sitting! This time around, Dynamite presents the first 18 issues of the acclaimed Army of Darkness series in one massive omnibus! Featuring the movie adaptation based on the screenplay by Sam and Ivan Raimi, and illustrated by John Bolton, as well as the first four story arcs from the ongoing series -- Ashes to Ashes, Shop till You Drop (Dead), Ash vs. Re-Animator, Old School, and the shorts stories presented in Tales of the Army of Darkness! Featuring the work of Andy (Danger Girl) Hartnell, James (Freddy vs. Ash vs. Jason) Kuhoric and so many more (including a short story by Robert (Walking Dead) Kirkman! Also includes a complete cover gallery!
You've never seen a battlefiled like this. Dark Horse Books presents The Art of Battlefield 1, chronicling the production of EA DICE's latest entry in the iconic action series. Visit scenes of the historical conflicts of World War I and examine the gear of the century's most intimidating soldiers. This is a volume that will thrill gamers in a package that collectors will adore. • An intimate look into EA DICE's new Battlefield opus! • The Battlefield franchise travels back in time to World War I! • The Battlefield series has surpassed 60 million units in sales!
An often unsung titan of the industry, Carlos Ezquerra's influence has been as broad as his artwork was inimitable. His co-creation of Judge Dredd and powerful work on Strontium Dog alone helped establish 2000 AD as a powerhouse and him as a comics master. When he passed away unexpectedly in 2018, comics was robbed of one of its most vibrant, dynamic and powerful talents, yet his legacy is almost unparalleled in the industry. This 240-page hardcover collection spans half a century of his comic work and is ideal for both long-time fans and those looking to discover his work for themselves.
The Art of Destiny 2 is a celebration of the dynamic art and visual style that fans have come to love about Destiny. Featuring hundreds of pieces of concept art, the book covers everything from early sketches and illustrations of characters to paintings of sweeping vistas the designers used to help shape the in-game worlds. Each step of the process is meticulously detailed, from building in-game cinematics to crafting the complex universe. With exclusive, never-before-seen imagery, developer commentary, and more, The Art of Destiny 2 is a must-have for Guardians everywhere.
Fiery in spirit, skilled in combat, lusty and bawdy in her revelry, the crimson-tressed heroine Red Sonja, known also as The She-Devil with a Sword, is renowned as fantasy's most prominent female character. Since 2005, Dynamite Entertainment has been the proud home to Red Sonja, publishing hundreds of comics that have garnered critical acclaim and the devotion of a ravenous fan base. This second volume of the Art of Red Sonja showcases the fantastic illustrators and painters that have so perfectly captured the character's essence on cover artwork since 2010, including such comic book luminaries as Jay Anacleto, Ed Benes, Dan Brereton, Amanda Conner, Sergio Davila, Jenny Frison, Lucio Parrillo, Paul Renaud, Alex Ross, Mel Rubi, Marguerite Sauvage, Nicola Scott, and many more!
(W) Davide Barzi (A) Frank Frazetta, Joe Jusko, J. Scott Campbell, Jae Lee, Mike Mignola, Joe Quesada, more (C) Dave Stevens For over 40 years Vampirella has been the muse for many artists in the comic industry and even beyond. Dynamite Entertainment brings forth a veritable museum of fine art masterpieces collected in a 216 page hardcover volume! This tome contains a retrospective of artists who have contributed the most memorable imagery of Vampirella with such names as Jose Gonzalez, Adam Hughes, Dave Stevens, Jim Silke, Jae Lee, Joe Jusko, Amanda Conner, Mark Texeira, Mike Mignola, Mike Mayhew, Joe Quesada, Bruce Timm, Arthur Suydam, Dan Brereton, Michael Golden, J. Scott Campbell and many more. Featuring a spectacular cover by the Dave Stevens!
Written by JASON AARON Penciled by ADAM KUBERT Cover by ADAM KUBERT Spider-Man and Wolverine! Everyone's favorite wisecracking web-spinner and ferocious furball come together in their first major series ever! The superstar creative team of Jason Aaron (WOLVERINE: WEAPON X, PUNISHERMAX) and Adam Kubert (ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR, ULTIMATE X-MEN) send Spidey and Wolvie to the edges of the Marvel Universe as they face such awful beings as the Czar, Big Murder and Doom the Living Planet! But who is the major Marvel villain pulling the strings? And can Spidey and Wolvie refrain from killing one another long enough to find out? Collecting ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #1-6 and material from the ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #1 DIRECTOR's CUT. 176 pages. /Rated T+
Warbird is on the run, labeled an enemy of Earth as well as the Shi'ar. Now the X-Men must decide whether to help her or bring her in. But what's the secret of that alien artifact she's uncovered? Then, in the aftermath of X-Termination, Iceman begins to deal with the aftershocks of his multi-dimensional ordeal. A catastrophic storm has buried much of the northern hemisphere under the deadly weight of snow, creating a kingdom where only one man rules: Bobby Drake. But Bobby's mind has become fragmented and lost. Who will stop his reign of terror? Plus: Wolverine and Gambit hit the road in a stolen Lamborghini... with an alien stuffed in the teeny tiny trunk! Collecting Astonishing X-Men #57-59 and Astonishing X-Men #62-68. [(W/A) Various (CA) TBD]
A premium collection demonstrating the effectiveness of the comics medium for telling the most personal of stories - the autobiography. Showcasing some of the first published autobiographical stories from living-legend artists, mainstream greats, and young "indie" up-and-comers! Featuring stories by Will Eisner, William Stout, Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragonés, and many more of comics' top talent!
(W) Various The greatest crime-fighter of the 40s returns in a stunning collection of original action-packed tales of adventure, intrigue and revenge, including a chilling showdown with the Lord of Vampires and the Avenger's first encounter with the uncompromising relentless justice of the Spider! Plus, the never before told origin of the Avenger's personal weapons "Mike" and "Ike." Contributors include Will Murray, Robin W. Bailey, Matthew Baugh, Joe Gentile, Paul Kupperberg, Howard Hopkins, Mark Ellis, Ron Fortier, David Michelinie, and many more!
Written by MATT FRACTION, CRAIG KYLE, CHRIS YOST, KIERON GILLEN, PAUL CORNELL, JESSE DELPERDANG, SHANE MCCARTHY, ROB WILLIAMS, MARC BERNARDIN, ADAM FREEMAN, JASON AARON & SIMON SPURRIER Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI, MIKE DEODATO, LUKE ROSS, TERRY DODSON, DUSTIN WEAVER, DANIEL ACUNA, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, LEONARD KIRK, JESSE DELPERDANG, IBRAIM ROBERSON, MICHEL LACOMBE, PACO DIAZ, JOCK & PAUL DAVIDSON Cover by MARC SILVESTRI Norman Osborn runs the Avengers, promising America a new day of safety and security. Cyclops leads the X-Men - determined to free mutantkind from the forces of cold, impersonal, unreasoning institutional racism that threaten them. Both leaders are locked in a high-stakes chess match with the prize being their respective visions of utopia, and Emma Frost the one piece that could make either the winner! But which side of the board is she on? Plus: Who are the Dark X-Men? Find out the secrets behind this uncanny assemblage of mutants - including Cloak, Dagger, Daken and Namor, the Sub-Mariner! Collecting DARK AVENGERS/UNCANNY X-MEN: UTOPIA & EXODUS; UNCANNY X-MEN #513-514, DARK AVENGERS #7-8, DARK X-MEN: THE BEGINNING #1-3, X-MEN LEGACY #226-227 DARK X-MEN: THE CONFESSION and material from DARK REIGN: THE CABAL. 368 pages. /Rated T+.
Hank Pym's triumph has turned to tragedy - an unfathomable Pandora's Box of destruction! When a brave new world is unleashed, only one team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes can save us from the future: Avengers A.I.! Featuring the Vision, Hank Pym, Victor Mancha, Doombot, the mysterious Alexis and Monica Chang, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! As the Sentient Iron Man armor returns, Dimitrios - a powerful super-intelligence with a grudge against humanity - strikes! The Vision is thrown into the Diamond, a surreal new virtual world - but is he a prisoner there, or a savior? Either way, with the Vision MIA and AIs considered a threat, the new squad has little choice but to team with S.H.I.E.L.D. to face down Dimitrios. But what secrets does the powerful Alexis hold? Prepare yourself for the kingdom of thinking machines! Collecting Avengers A.I. #1-6. [Written by SAM HUMPHRIES / Penciled by ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO & VALERIO SCHITI / Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER]
AVENGERS ACADEMY: ARCADE DEATH GAME SC - Description: Written by PAUL TOBIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & TERRY KAVANAGH Penciled by DAVID BALDEON, RICH BUCKLER, MICHAEL NASSER & CHRIS MARRINAN Cover by ED MCGUINNESS The traps are set and the dice are rolled as the vibrantly villainous Arcade decides to rebuild his tarnished reputation - by setting his sights on the "easy pickings" of the Avengers Academy and the Young Allies! But when one of his teenage victims escapes, is it a setback for Arcade or all part of a master plan to transform the entirety of New York intoMurderworld? Plus: Spider-Man, Nightcrawler and Excalibur fight for their lives in two classic tales of Arcade-style madness! Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY?GIANT-SIZE #1, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #89 and SPIDER-MAN (1990) #25. 120 pages. /Rated A 120 pages. Rated: A
• With AVENGERS 2: AGE OF ULTRON right around the corner, Marvel celebrates the greatest super-team the world has ever known with a FREE magazine-sized extravaganza! Meet the creative legend who helped start it all, Jack Kirby, as we look back at his first year of AVENGERS artistry! Relive the history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes with a series of probing character profiles! Explore the Avengers' creative history with Earth's Mightiest Interview, a roundtable with some of the greatest writers in the team's history, and have your mind blown by a gallery of all-time great Avengers artist John Buscema's finest work! All this and more - including a countdown of the greatest Avengers stories of all time! Earth's Mightiest Magazine is distributed free in April!
Infinity tie-in! Deep in space, the Avengers join the Council of Worlds as they declare war on their cosmic invaders. As the Skrull Empire is reborn, witness the first encounter with the Builders! And when betrayal strikes the Galactic Council and the Avengers find themselves prisoners of war, one last desperate plan is hatched! The Builders make unexpected overtures, Ex Nihilo re-enters the picture, and the final battle for the Marvel Universe begins. Galactic empires fall and rise - and as Earth is targeted, the Avengers race back to their own solar system. But will they be in time to stop the Black Order from making their move? Or will Thanos' mad plans conquer all life? Collecting Avengers (2012) #18-23. [Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN / Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU / Cover by LEINIL YU]
The Avengers vs. X-Men event spills over into the all-action AVX: VS - offering extended, blow-by-blow accounts of fan-favorite matchups as chronicled by an incredible array of comic-book talent! It's the ultimate grudge match as Thing grapples with Namor! Sparks fly as Iron Man clashes with Magneto! Love hurts as Black Panther battles Storm! Explosive energies meet unbreakable shield as Gambit faces Captain America! Chaos erupts as Hope butts heads with the Scarlet Witch! Thrill to these bouts and more, served up by a titanic tag-team of Marvel's biggest writers and artists. It's Avengers vs. X-Men - 'nuff said! Plus: The X-Babies face the A-Babies in the tie-in to end all tie-ins! Collecting AvX: Vs #1-6 and A-Babies vs. X-Babies #1. [(W/A) Various (CA) Adam Kubert]
The West Coast branch of Earth's Mightiest Heroes faces one villainous threat after another without letup! From walking natural disasters Vibro and Hydro-Man to longstanding Avengers villains the Grim Reaper and Ultron, the outlook is bleak for our favorite Wackos! A silver lining appears when Julia Carpenter, the second Spider-Woman, joins the team - but will her presence be enough to re-energize the West Coast Avengers? Collecting AVENGERS WEST COAST #58-59 and #63-75. [(W/A) Various (CA) Tom Morgan]
The ultimate Vision story begins with catastrophe, as the android Avenger is laid low bythe Barrier! But if it doesn't kill him, will his experience only make him stronger? And are Earth's Mightiest prepared for the answer? The old order changeth once again as the Avengers welcome aboard Starfox and a new Captain Marvel - but does that leave any room for Spider-Man? And it's guest stars galore as the Fantastic Four move in to the mansion, the ghost of Spider-Woman haunts the team, and Dr. Strange makes a house call seeking Scarlet Witch's aid dealing with Dracula, lord of the vampires! Writer Roger Stern's acclaimed Avengers run kicks into high gear! Collecting Avengers (1963) #231-241 and Annual #11-12, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, Fantastic Four (1961) #256, and Doctor Strange (1974) #60. [(W/A) Various (CA) TBD]
The Mighty Thor! Captain America! The Invincible Iron Man! Alone, each one of these champions is a legend throughout the Marvel Universe. But together, they make up the Avengers' big three! Witness how this triumphant trio justifies their status as the three greatest among Earth's Mightiest Heroes in adventures that span from Avengers Mansion to Asgard, with the time-tossed tale the Terminatrix Objective thrown in for good measure! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #176; AVENGERS (1963) #150-151, #215-216 and #224; AVENGERS: THE TERMINATRIX OBJECTIVE #1-4; AVENGERS (1998) #21; and THOR (1998) #81. 264 pages. /Rated T+
And there came a day when the Avengers' greatest hits were collected in one truly mighty box set! Thrill to the complete adventures of the original lineup: Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp and Captain America! Then, Earth's Mightiest Heroes go intergalactic, swept up in the cosmic Kree/Skrull War; clash with the dynamic Defenders; ponder the mystery of the Celestial Madonna; battle the all-powerful Korvac; come under siege from Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil; battle the Gatherers in a never-before-collected saga; are spellbound by Morgan Le Fay; assemble from across time and space to oppose Kang and Immortus; and are torn apart by the shocking events of Avengers Disassembled! Finally, discover the Avengers' latest and deadliest threat: the Final Host! Collecting Avengers By Lee & Kirby Premiere HC, Avengers: Kree/Skrull War Premiere HC, Avengers/Defenders War Premiere HC, Avengers: Celestial Madonna Premiere HC, Avengers: The Korvac Saga Premiere HC, Avengers: Under Siege Premiere HC, Avengers: The Gatherers Saga Premiere HC, Avengers: The Morgan Conquest Premiere HC, Avengers Forever Premiere HC, Avengers Disassembled Premiere HC, Avengers: The Final Host Premiere HC and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Box Set Slipcase Poster.
The opening salvo to the hotly anticipated Avengers/Captain Marvel four part event! • Can't keep a good Captain down! • Vicious echoes of the Avengers' past are cropping up all over Manhattan?and a grounded Captain Marvel refuses to be left behind. • Who is the sinister figure behind these incursions and what does it have to do with Carol Danvers' mysterious condition? • But is this villain real or just a figment of Captain Marvel's increasingly deadly imagination? [(W/A) Various (CA) TBD]
Written by ROB LIEFELD, JIM VALENTINO, KURT BUSIEK, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & DAN SLOTT Penciled by CHAP YAEP, ROB LIEFELD, GEORGE PÉREZ, DAVID FINCH, FRANK CHO, KHOI PHAM & MIKE DEODATO JR. Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ A half-dozen lineups in a single volume! Reborn, New, Mighty - an Avenger by any other name is still one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! This collection highlights not only individual inductions - Ares, Cage, Firestar, Triathlon and more - but team-wide reorganizations and revisions! Plus: The Avengers have fought plenty of the world's deadliest criminals, but what happens when the world's deadiest criminals BECOME the Avengers? Collecting AVENGERS (1996) #1, AVENGERS (1998) #1, #4 & #27, NEW AVENGERS #3 & #15, MIGHTY AVENGERS #1 & #21 and DARK AVENGERS #1. 296 pages. /Rated T+
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, ROY THOMAS, DANN THOMAS, LEN KAMINSKI, TOM DEFALCO & KURT BUSIEK Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, M.C. WYMAN, BOB HALL, JOHN ROMITA JR., KEITH POLLARD, MARSHALL ROGERS, JACKSON GUICE, RON FRENZ, DAVE COCKRUM, PAUL RYAN & GEORGE PEREZ Cover by GIL KANE It's been said that when there's no more room left in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth! And that's just what?happens when Earth's Mightiest Heroes come face-to-face with various hordes of dearly departed heroes and?villains! Featuring the original Human Torch, the Swordsman, the Monster of Frankenstein and Count Nefaria - plus more cantankerous cadavers than you can shake an Uru hammer at! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #131-132, #352-354 and ANNUAL #16; GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #3; AVENGERS WEST COAST #61; and AVENGERS?(1998) #10-11. [(W/A) Various (CA) Gil Kane]
Written by PAUL JENKINS, ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA, ADAM GLASS, MIKE BENSON, SEAN MCKEEVER, KATHRYN IMMONEN & KYLE HIGGINS Penciled by PAOLO RIVERA, STEPHANIE HANS, DALIBOR TALAJIC, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, AL BARRIONUEVO & STEPHANE PERGER Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Avengers origins, updated and reimagined! It's a fully painted retelling of the earliest days of the gamma-powered Hulk! Witness Steve Rogers' transformation from a weakling with a heart of steel into Captain America! Revisit the unlikely courtship of the astonishing Ant-Man and the winsome Wasp! Can a lifetime of good deeds make up for Luke Cage's years spent on the other side of the law? See Pietro and Wanda Maximoff grow from children on the run to Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Tasked with destroying the Avengers, the android Vision must defy his creator. And finally, join Thor for a timeless family drama played out against a cosmic backdrop. Collecting MYTHOS: HULK and CAPTAIN AMERICA; and AVENGERS ORIGINS: ANT-MAN & THE WASP, LUKE CAGE, QUICKSILVER & THE SCARLET WITCH, VISION and THOR. [(W/A) Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic]
Before Steve Rogers took to the front lines as Captain America. Before Bruce Banner began living a deadly double life as the Hulk. Before Ant-Man found a partner in crime-fighting in the Wasp. Before the Vision learned what it meant to be human. Before Luke Cage reclaimed the streets with an iron will and steel-hard skin. Before Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch escaped Magneto's clutches. Before Thor was worthy to heft the hammer Mjolnireach of Earth's Mightiest Heroes walked a long and lonely road - risking everything to earn their place among the hallowed ranks of the Avengers! Collecting MYTHOS: HULK and CAPTAIN AMERICA; and AVENGERS ORIGINS: ANT-MAN & THE WASP, LUKE CAGE, QUICKSILVER & THE SCARLET WITCH, VISION and THOR. [(W/A) Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic]
What makes an Avenger? That's what this star-studded anthology featuring characters from throughout the team's storied history will attempt to answer! Starring Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man, the Thing, Iron Fist, Justice, Firestar, Nova, the Young Avengers and more of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Collecting I AM AN AVENGER #1-5.
Aliens, androids, demons, mutants and more! Still in the team's early days, the wondrous Whackos continue filling out their roster, but the crazed and compulsive Quicksilver is out to depopulate both Avengers teams in a run for revenge - in three grudge matches setting his ex-teammates against the android Zodiac! Elsewhere, Graviton gathers fundamental forces of nature to bend the world to his will, and the Cat People await to feast on Avengers - body and soul! Plus: the origin of Mockingbird and the rebirth of Tigra! Secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D. and long-lost villains! Guest-starring the Defenders' Son of Satan and Hellcat, the X-titles' Freedom Force; and the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing! Collecting West Coast Avengers (1985) #10-16 and Annual #1, and Avengers Annual #15. [Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, DANNY FINGEROTH & MARK BRIGHT / Penciled by AL MILGROM, STEVE DITKO & MA]
In 2001, Hellboy quit the B.P.R.D., leaving its roster of special agents to defend the world from any occult threats, and the growing menace of the frog army. Now their adventures are collected in one continuous saga, following the exploits of Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, Roger the Homunculus, Johann Krauss, Kate Corrigan, Ashley Strode, and many more from the war on frogs through the end of Ragna Rok. Join Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and a slew of talented writers and artists as they bring you the main collection of B.P.R.D. stories in a single series of ten volumes. Collects B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth & Other Stories, B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice & Other Stories, and B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs.
This is a special 100-page full-color edition spotlighting DC Bronze Age Giants and Reprints! We open DC Comics' vaults for an in-depth exploration of its 100-Page Super Spectaculars! Plus: a history of comics giants, DC indexes galore, and a salute to human encyclopedia E. Nelson Bridwell. Featuring the work of Pat Broderick, Rich Buckler, Frank Frazetta, Joe Kubert, Bob Rozakis, Bernie Wrightson, and more. Super Spec tribute cover featuring classic art by Nick Cardy! Edited by Michael Eury.
Back Issue goes around the world to look at International Heroes! Includes features on Alpha Flight, the New X-Men, Global Guardians, Captain Canuck, and Justice League International, plus Spider-Man in the UK and more. Also: an exclusive interview with cover artists Steve Fastner and Rich Larson. Featuring the work of JOhn Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Richard Comely, Keith Giffen, Kevin Maguire, and more, and an Alpha Flight vs. X-Men cover by Fastner and Larson!
Back Issue is an all-jerks issue, starring the Green Lantern you love to hate, Guy Gardner! Plus there's Namor in the Bronze Age, J. Jonah Jameson, Flash Thompson, DC's Biggest Blowhards, the Heckler, Obnoxio the Clown, and Archie's pal Reggie Mantle! Featuring the work of (non-jerks) Rich Buckler, Kurt Busiek, John Byrne, Steve Englehart, Keith Giffen, Alan Kupperberg, and many more. Cover-featuring Kevin Maguire's iconic Batman/Guy Gardner One Punch!
All-Captains Issue! Bronze Age histories of Shazam! (Captain Marvel) and Captain Mar-Vell, Captain Carrot, Captain Storm and the Losers, Captain Universe, and Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers. Featuring C. C. Beck, Pat Broderick, Jack Kirby, Elliot S. Maggin, Bill Mantlo, Don Newton, Bob Oksner, Scott Shaw!, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas, and more. Cover painting by Dave Cockrum!
Spotlighting Indie Superheroes! Neal Adams Ms. Mystic interview, Continuity Comics, Bill Black Captain Paragon interview, Justice Machine history, Steven Grant/Norm Breyfogle Whisper Pro2Pro interview, and the ?80s revivals of Mighty Crusaders and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. Featuring Rich Buckler, Mike Deodato, Mark Ellis, Tom Grindberg, Mike Gustovich, Tony Isabella, Doug Murray, Bill Reinhold, Jerry Ordway, George Pérez, Dann Thomas, and more. With an electrifying Ms. Mystic cover by Neal Adams!
A Marvel Fanfare Issue! Go behind the scenes of Marvel's celebrated ?80s anthology series, featuring an exclusive chat with Editori-Al himself, Al Milgrom. Includes interviews with and art by Arthur Adams, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Steve Englehart, Michael Golden, Roger Mckenzie, Frank Miller, Doug Moench, Ann Nocenti, George Pérez, Marshall Rogers, Paul Smith, Ken Steacy, Charles Vess, and many more! Re-presenting the back cover of Marvel Fanfare #58 by Sandy Plunkett, recolored by Glenn Whitmore.
The Bird People Issue! Hawkman in the Bronze Age: his Shadow War and monthly series, JLA squabbles with Green Arrow, Golden Eagle, and more! Plus: Jim Starlin's Superman/Hawkgirl team-up, Timothy Truman's Hawkworld, Hawk and Dove, a Penguin villain history, Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, Condorman, and Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel's Nightwing. Featuring Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Greg Guler, Richard Howell, Tony Isabella, Karl Kesel, Rob Liefeld, Denny O'Neil, and others! Featuring a high-flying Hawkman cover by George Pérez.
It's the DC in the 80s Issue! From the experimental to the fan faves, this was the decade when DC Comics declared, There's No Stopping Us Now! Behind-the-scenes looks at Secret Origins, Action Comics Weekly, DC Challenge, Thriller, Electric Warrior, and Sun Devils. Featuring Jim Baikie, Mark Evanier, Dan Jurgens, Doug Moench, Martin Pasko, Trevor Von Eeden, and others! Featuring a mind-numbing Nightwing cover by Romeo Tanghal.
Back Issue celebrates Batman: The Animated Series' 25th-anniversary! An all-star creator line-up looks back at the influential, perennially popular Batman cartoon series. Plus: a BTAS episode guide, BTAS Batmobile toys, a Harley Quinn history, DC's Batman Adventures and Animated Universe comic books, and a tribute to the late, great artist Mike Parobeck. Featuring Kevin Altieri, Brian Augustyn, Rick Burchett, Kevin 'Batman' Conroy, Sean Catherine Derek, Bob 'Commissioner Gordon' Hastings, Denny O'Neil, Martin Pasko, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, Ty Templeton, Bruce Timm, and others! Featuring a heart-stopping Harley Quinn cover by Timm.
The Rock 'n' Roll Comics Issue, featuring an exclusive interview with Sam J. Jones, star of the rock/sci-fi classic, Flash Gordon. Plus: KISS in comics, Marvel's Alice Cooper, T. Rex's Marc Bolan's interview with Stan Lee, Sir Paul Mccartney: Fearless Front-Facer, Charlton's Partridge Family, David Cassidy, and Bobby Sherman comics, Marvel's Steeltown Rockers, Lila Cheney, and Hypno-Hustler, the Monkees' comic connections, superheroes' favorite bands, and Comic-Con's house band, Seduction of the Innocent. Featuring Amy Chu, Max Allan Collins, Jack Kirby, Angel Medina, Bill Mumy, Don Sherwood, Alan Weiss, and others!
Back Issue is busting loose with Black super-heroes of the 1970s, featuring a history of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire! Plus: a retrospective of artist Billy Graham, a Tony Isabella interview, Black Lightning, Black Panther in the UK, Black Goliath, the Teen Titans' Mal and Bumblebee, Don McGregor and Paul Gulacy's Sabre, and Black Bomber (who?). Featuring Mike W. Barr, Steve Englehart, Roy Thomas, and more, under a classic Luke Cage cover by the Irreverent Billy Graham.
Back Issue celebrates the 40th anniversary of Marv Wolfman and George Prez's New Teen Titans, featuring a guest editorial by Wolfman and a Prez tribute and art gallery! Plus: The New Teen Titans' 40 Greatest Moments, the Titans in the media, hero histories of Raven, Starfire, and the Protector, and more! With a never-before-published Prez Titans cover from 1981.
Back Issue #126 is a 'Legacy' issue, starring Wally West as the Flash! Featuring a Brandon Routh Superman interview, Harry Osborn/Green Goblin, Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Infinity Inc., the Reign of the Supermen, and the John Romita Legacy (with a bonus Romita Sr. and Jr. Rough Stuff feature). With Jon Bogdanove, Gerry Conway, Matt Fraction, Tom Grummett, Geoff Johns, Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Jerry Ordway, Sandy Plunkett, Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, Mark Waid, and many other superstar creators. Flash cover by Mike Wieringo and Jose Marzan Jr.
Silver Issue, starring the Silver Surfer in the Bronze Age! Plus: Jack Kirby's Silver Star, Scott Hampton's Silverheels, Silver Sable, a Silver Banshee villain history, and more! Featuring Kurt Busiek, Steven Butler, Tom Defalco, Steve Englehart, Ron Frenz, Sterling Gates, Ron Marz, Fabian Nicieza, Gordon Purchell, Alex Ross, Marshall Rogers, Joe Rubinstein, Roger Stern, Gregory Wright, and more. Silver Surfer cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott.
Dinosaur Comics! Interviews with Xenozoic's Mark Schultz and dino-artist extraordinaire William Stout! Plus: Godzilla at Dark Horse, Sauron villain history, Dinosaurs Attack!, Dinosaurs for Hire, Dinosaur Rex, Dino Riders, Lord Dinosaur, and Jurassic Park! Featuring Arthur Adams, Stephen Bissette, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Gary Gerani, Randy Stradley, Roy Thomas, and many more. Re-presenting a 1992 Xenozoic cover by Mark Schultz.
Spies and P.I.s! Nick Fury, from Howling Commando to Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Ms. Tree's Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty reunite in a Pro2Pro interview, and Mark Evanier reports on his Crossfire series! Plus: a Hydra villain history, Will Eisner's John Law, Checkmate, and private eyes Tim Trench and Mike Mauser. With Pat Broderick, D.G. Chichester, Kim DeMulder, Steve Erwin, Tom Grindberg, Tony Isabella, Denis Kitchen, Paul Kupperberg, Joe Staton, Roy Thomas, Greg Wright, and many more. Featuring a jaw-dropping Fury S.H.I.E.L.D. cover by Dave Johnson!
The Riddler. Two-Face. The Penguin. Mr. Freeze. Catwoman. Bane. Clayface. Ra's al Ghul. Each villain has their reasons for opposing the Caped Crusader. But were they victims of circumstance who were pushed over the edge, or were they always drawn to darkness? This complete box set contains all eight Batman - One Bad Day hardcovers plus a special edition of Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland featuring the original colors by John Higgins.
Written by Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller, Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, and Alan Grant Two of comics' darkest characters cross paths again in the most anticipated comics event of the decade! Batman and Spawn are two vigilantes of the night who avenge the innocent by their own methods. When sinister forces manipulate the Dark Knight and the Hellspawn into confronting each other, you can bet that there'll be hell to pay when our heroes discover the truth and turn the tables on their would-be puppeteers. This deluxe edition of the blockbuster event features the 2022 Batman/Spawn one-shot; 1994's Batman/Spawn: War Devil #1 and Spawn/Batman #1; and a gallery of behind-the-scenes art from the new story and the original tales from the '90s.
Batman Adventures: Cat Got Your Tongue? collects some of Batman and Catwoman's most iconic moments! Whether she's taking revenge on her enemies or stealing right out of someone else's clutches, Catwoman is always surprising Gothamespecially Batman. ? Collects Adventures in the DC Universe #2, #19; Batman: Gotham Adventures #4, #24, #50; and Batman Adventures #10.
Following Alfred's tragic death in City of Bane, this collection gathers the greatest stories in the character's 75-year history, including his debut appearance in 1943's Batman #16, the mystery of The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie, and the touching Father's Day. Collects stories from Batman #16 and #31; Detective Comics #83, #356, #501, #502, #806, and #807; Untold Legends of the Batman #2; Batman Annual #13; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31; Batman: Gotham Adventures #16; Batman Eternal #31; and Batman Annual (2016) #1 and #3.
Selina Kyle is a dangerous criminal whose claws aren't to be crossed, but she's also Gotham City's Robin Hood, using her unlawful talents to help those in need. This rich contradiction has made Catwoman one of the most complex and compelling antiheroes in comics, and one of the most enduring villains in the Dark Knight's rogues gallery. This volume collects Selina Kyle's greatest tales from BATMAN #1, #355; CATWOMAN (1989) #1-4; CATWOMAN (1993) #54; CATWOMAN (2002) #25; CATWOMAN SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #1; and SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #70-71.
A brand-new incarnation of the groundbreaking anthology series, celebrating its 25th anniversary! There is good. There is evil. And there will always be Batman Black & White. This incredible collection features stories digging into the entire Batman mythos: the Batcave, the Batmobile, The Joker, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, Jace Fox, ninja man-bats, and even Batmen of alternate worlds. All done by some of the best creators working in comics today, including James Tynion IV, John Ridley, Mariko Tamaki, Jorge Jimenez, Andy Kubert, Joshua Williamson, and more!
The world is simple. There's good. There's evil. And there's still...Batman Black & White! This Eisner Awardwinning anthology series returns with all-new tales of mystery, mayhem, and madness from some of the finest and most innovative storytellers to explore the Batman mythos in stark black-and-white!
The 1950s was a decade of change for the Dark Knight Detective, one that introduced new friendsand foes! These tales include the debuts of Deadshot, future member of the Suicide Squad; the original Batwoman, Kathy Kane; Mr. Zero, who would go on to greater fame as the nefarious Mr. Freeze; the original Red Hood; and the pesky interdimensional pixie known as Bat-Mite. This was also an era of great inventiveness, with tales that revealed how Batman's own father, Thomas Wayne, was once a Batman himself; how Batman became a Superman-like hero on the distant planet Zur-En-Arrh; the secrets of Batman's utility belt; and the introduction of an all-new Batmobile. Collects Batman #59, #62-63, #81, #92, #105, #113-114, #121-122, and #128; Detective Comics #156, #168, #185, #187, #215-216, #233, #235-236, #241, #244, #252, #267, and #269; and World's Finest Comics #81 and #89.
Written by Joshua Williamson, Peter J. Tomasi and Robbie Thompson Art by Brad Walker, Gleb Melnikov, Javier Fernandez and more A storm is coming... and a battle years in the making between Bruce Wayne and Damian Wayne is on the horizon. A major turning point in the lives of Batman and Robin brought to you by writers Robbie Thompson (Suicide Squad, Teen Titans), Peter J. Tomasi (Batman & Robin, Detective Comics), and Joshua Williamson (The Flash, Dark Crisis), featuring stunning artwork by Eduardo Pansica (Suicide Squad), Gleb Melnikov (Jinny Hex, Robin), and more! Collects Teen Titans #43-44, Teen Titans Annual #2, Detective Comics #1032-1033, and a two-part backup feature that sets the stage for a new chapter in the life of Damian Wayne, originally presented in Batman #106 and Detective Comics #1034.
Since the start of his career, Batman's partners in crime-fighting and his amazing rogues gallery have been key to the Dark Knight's unending popularity! This title collects the all-star anniversary anthologies of tales celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Dark Knight, along with his greatest allies and enemies, including Robin, The Joker, Catwoman, and others! Collects Detective Comics #1000, Detective Comics: 80th Anniversary Giant #1, Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, and The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1.
Following the events of The Joker War, Gotham City is changing fast, and there's a new mayor named Christopher Nakano who wants Batman gone. To get closer to the city and the people he's sworn to protect, Batman shuts down Wayne Manor and the Batcave for good, relocating to a townhouse in the heart of the city and building new micro-caves throughout the Gotham sewer system. But very quickly, Batman and Bruce Wayne get wrapped up in a murder mystery that changes the shape of the city. One of Bruce Wayne's neighbors, Sarah Worth, has been murdered, and Bruce Wayne is the number one suspect. Sarah's rich and unhinged father, Mr. Worth, will stop at nothing to bring Bruce to justice and destroy Batman for getting in his way. The beginning of the critically acclaimed run by the Future State: Dark Detective team of Mariko Tamaki and Dan Mora is here, and they're accompanied by some of the brightest new writers and artists in the DCU! This volume collects Detective Comics #1034-1039.
The definitive 'Fear State' collection is here! Gotham City is on the brink of martial law as Batman fights a two-front battle! The Scarecrow is unleashing a devastating attack on the city while the Magistrate have made their move to invade! Gotham City i
Written by Arvid Nelson, Jason Aaron, J.T. Krul, and others Art by Alex Sanchez, Jason Pearson, Guillem March, and others The Clown Prince of Crime is back, here to share 10 villainous tales starring Batman's greatest foes! Get unique insights into the lives of famous criminals such as the Penguin, Poison Ivy, the Riddler, and many moreall narrated by The Joker himself. Collects Joker's Asylum: The Joker #1, Joker's Asylum: Penguin #1, Joker's Asylum: Poison Ivy #1, Joker's Asylum: Scarecrow #1, Joker's Asylum: Two-Face #1, Joker's Asylum II: The Riddler #1, Joker's Asylum II: Harley Quinn #1, Joker's Asylum II: Mad Hatter #1, Joker's Asylum II: Killer Croc #1, and Joker's Asylum II: Clayface #1.
Written by PAUL DINI, BRUCE TIMM and GLENN MURAKAMI Art by BRUCE TIMM, MIKE PAROBECK, MATT WAGNER, DAN DECARLO, KLAUS JANSON and GLENN MURAKAMI Cover by BRUCE TIMM Now in trade paperback, this fantastic collection features the origin of Harley Quinn, co-starring The Joker and Poison Ivy. Also included are tales starring The Scarecrow, Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze and Batgirl from BATMAN ADVENTURES ANNUAL #1-2, BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY SPECIAL, ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE #3 and BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #1. Scheduled to arrive on AUGUST 31 208 pages. Full Color.
Written by Chuck Dixon, Greg Rucka, Dennis O'Neil, and others Art by Dale Eaglesham, Scott McDaniel, and others Months after a massive earthquake cut off Gotham City from the rest of the United States, Batman and his allies are still struggling to maintain law and order. When an unlikely savior arrives offering to help rebuild Gotham, their assistance might come at a grave cost. The epic conclusion to Gotham's darkest hour includes all of the crossover issues from one of the biggest story events in DC Comics history. Contains: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #122-126; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58-61; Batman #569-574; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89-94; Detective Comics #736-741; Catwoman #75-77; Robin #68-73; The Batman Chronicles #18; Nightwing #38-39; Batman No Man's Land #0 #0; Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files #1
After a cataclysmic earthquake hits Gotham City, destroying much of its infrastructure, thousands are dead and even more are without homes. The U.S. government declares the city uninhabitable and orders all citizens to leave. Many do. But months later, those who refused to vacate live in the lawless territory now known as "No Man's Land." Forsaken by the rest of the country, the former Gotham is now a citywide turf war of gangs and costumed villains in which the strongest prey on the weak. But with the return of Batman and the appearance of an enigmatic new Batgirl, justice is returning to Gotham. Collects the first half of the monumental crossover event that changed the Dark Knight forever. Collects Batman: No Man's Land #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83-88, Batman #563-568, Detective Comics #730-735, Azrael: Agent of the Bat #51-57, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116-121, The Batman Chronicles #16-17, Young Justice in No Man's Land #1, Robin #67, Nightwing #35-37, and Catwoman #72-74.
Written by James Tynion IV, Ed Brisson, Mariko Tamaki, and Tony Patrick Art by Christian Ward, Dani, Rosi Kampe, Joshua Hixson, David Lapham, and Christian Duce Batman and Detective Comics scribes James Tynion IV and Mariko Tamaki are joined by a cadre of incredible collaborators to tell the heretofore-untold origin stories of some of Batman's greatest allies and archrivals. Discover the mysteries of breakout characters from Fear State and Joker War such as Miracle Molly, Clownhunter, and the Gardener! Collects Batman Secret Files: The Signal #1, Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1, Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1, Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper-01 #1, Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1, and Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1!
An all-new anthology series, headlined by the Dark Knight and starring heroes from across the DC Universe!
♦ The Eisner Award-winning team of Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite for a horrifying four-part retelling of the first bloody clash between The Joker and the Batman. A tale of loathing, lies, and laughter, this may be the most frightening Joker story in a generation. Everyone is going to be shocked. Everyone is going to be talking about it.
♦ The Justice League may be gone, but its enemies aren't. Who'll protect the world from the worst of the worst? Ed Brisson and Jeff Spokes pick up the story started in the Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special as Director Bones and his new covert StormWatch team travel the globe on black-ops missions to take super-powered weapons of mass destruction off the board. But this is StormWatch, and as always, not all is as it seems.
♦ Down with the Kings starts here! Superstar artist Dan Mora makes his writing debut kicking off a new series of Batman Black & White short stories. In a Gotham City overrun by the cybernetic henchmen of The Joker, the only person who can save us is the mysterious motorcycle-riding, bat-costumed hero of urban legend...
♦ In The Order of the Black Lamp - Part I, from writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Javier RodrÃguez, Superman finds a decoder ring with a secret message - Save me - which sends him on a quest to solve a mystery with ties to the Man of Steel's past.
Written by Tom King, Ed Brisson, Christopher Cantwell, and Joelle Jones Art by Mitch Gerads, Jeff Spokes, Javier Rodriguez, and Joelle Jones Tick, tick, tick goes the clock as Gotham City prepares for another shocking murder at the hands of The Joker! The brutal and terrifying tale of The Joker and Batman's first meeting continues as Tom King and Mitch Gerads once again deliver a shocking, bloody blockbuster tale! Stormwatch race to find an ancient sword that has long been buried in the darkest depths of the ocean. A sword of unspeakable horrors, capable of wiping out entire civilizations. But they may already be too late: a group of exiled Xebels have found the blade and are hell-bent on bringing humanity to its knees. For one member of Stormwatch, this may be the end. All-star creator Joëlle Jones (Catwoman, Wonder Girl) gives readers a Batman Black & White tale exploring Batman's scars, both literal and psychological, revisiting the Dark Knight's toughest fights and deepest wounds. In part two of Order of the Black Lamp from writer Christopher Cantwell (Briar, Iron Man) and artist Javier Rodriguez (Defenders, Daredevil), Superman uses a mysterious decoder ring to uncover a location with a shocking tie to his past!
The Eisner Award-winning team of Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite for a horrifying four-part retelling of the first bloody clash between The Joker and the Batman. A tale of loathing, lies, and laughter, this may be the most frightening Joker story in a generation. Everyone is going to be shocked. Everyone is going to be talking about it. The Justice League may be gone, but its enemies aren't. Who'll protect the world from the worst of the worst? Ed Brisson and Jeff Spokes pick up the story started in the Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special as Director Bones and his new covert StormWatch team travel the globe on black-ops missions to take super-powered weapons of mass destruction off the board. But this is StormWatch, and as always, not all is as it seems. Down with the Kings starts here! Superstar artist Dan Mora makes his writing debut kicking off a new series of Batman Black & White short stories. In a Gotham City overrun by the cybernetic henchmen of The Joker, the only person who can save us is the mysterious motorcycle-riding, bat-costumed hero of urban legend... In The Order of the Black LampPart I, from writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Javier Rodríguez, Superman finds a decoder ring with a secret message Save me which sends him on a quest to solve a mystery with ties to the Man of Steel's past.
Uncover the mysteries of which perpetrators are claiming to be Batman, bizarre disasters, persuasive killers, the Golem of Gotham story arc, and much more. Featuring classic Gotham characters, iconic Bat-gadgets, and new versions of 'The Case of the Chemi
DC takes Batman's war on crime worldwide in a new hardcover anthology, Batman: The World. This 160-page book will feature Batman stories by creative teams from across the globe, taking place in their home countries. This original Batman project launches worldwide on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 and the complete anthology will be localized to the following international territories: North America, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, China, Korea, and Japan. This global collaboration is the first of its kind for DC, so join us for this phenomenon, proving that Batman is a true pop culture iconand that the call for justice knows no borders. Creators involved are: Brian Azzarello (Writer)/ Lee Bermejo (Artist) - USA, Mathieu Gabella (Writer)/Thierry Martin (Artist) France, Paco Roca (Writer/Artist) Spain, Alessandro Bilotta (Writer)/Nicola Mari (Artist) Italy, Benjamin Von Eckartsberg (Writer)/Thomas Von Kummant (Artist) Germany, Stepan Kopriva (Writer)/Michal Suchanek (Artist) Czech Republic, Tomasz Kolodziejczak (Writer)/Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson (Artists) Poland, Ertan Ergil (Writer)/ Ethem Onur Bilgic (Artist) Turkey, Alberto Chimal (Writer)/Rulo Valdes (Artist) Mexico, Carlos Estefan (Writer)/Pedro Mauro (Artist) Brazil, Inpyo Jeon (Writer)/Jae-Kwang Park , Kim Jung Ji (Artists) Korea, Xu Xiaodong, Lu Xiaotong (Writers)/Qiu Kun, Yi Nan (Artists) China, Writers: Kirill Kutuzov, Egor Prutov (Writers)/ Natalia Zaidova (Artist), Okadaya Yuichi (Artist/Writer) - Japan
BATMAN & ZATANNA: Vita Ayala and Nikola Cimeija join forces to tell a story that will change Batman and Zatanna's relationship forever. Every year the two have to come together to defeat an evil curse. This year they fail, and the world is in peril because of it. HOUNDED: Ace the Bat-Hound, the goodest boy in the DCU, has his day in an epic story featuring many DC Super Pets, brought to you by Mark Russell and Karl Mostert. WIGHT WITCH: Catwoman tie-in/Fear State aftermath! Aftermath. The mysterious relationship between Ghost-Maker and Wight Witch is revealed in all its horrifying glory here. Prestige format.
John Constantine enters the fray to help Batman and Zatanna with their mystical woes, but will he only tear the two further apart? In the final 'Eternity' chapter, Christopher Freeman comes face to face with a brutal killer to help solve a decades-old mur
Batman and Zatanna are at the mercy of the DCU's newest magic! Ace the Bat-Hound and the Super-Pets versus Gotham's worst villains! A new Birds of Prey led by Lady Shiva and Katana? And a team-up between Batman and the Question!
Zatanna has to save Batman's soul! Ace the Bat-Hound must confront the source of his traumaThe Joker! Meanwhile, the night of Batman's auction is finally here! Katana doesn't buy what Lady Shiva is selling for a second about the new Birds of Prey, and she's going to let her know personally. Batman has to team up with Plastic Man to save a criminal from having his life taken by the Penguin and KGBeast!
Written By Vita Ayala, Mark Russell, Che Grayson, and Josh Trujillo Art By Nikola Cizmesija, Karl Mostert, Serg Acuna, and Rosi Kampe Batman and Zatanna stand up against the curse they've been facing throughout their whole relationship! Ace and his Super-Pet compatriots make their last stand. Will the new Birds of Prey crumble because of their lack of trust in each other? And we go back in time for a Batman and Alfred team-up story where Alfred's taking the lead on the action!
The next chapter in the lives of Gotham City's greatest heroes is here. The Outsiders fight the forces of Future State and Fear State! Batwoman tries to save Gotham City from itself. Tim Drake searches for a kidnapped friend and discovers his own identity. Azrael returns to Gotham City. Oracle and the Batgirls chart out new paths following the Joker War. Gotham City's future is in the pages of Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 2!
Written by Ram V, Mohale Mashigo, Che Grayson, Ryan Cady, Joey Esposito, Alex Paknadel, and others Art by Anand RK, Arist Deyn, Serg Acuna, Gleb Melnikov, Amancay Nahuelpan, and others FEAR THE FUTURE, FIND ALLIES IN THE PRESENT! The fourth volume of Batman: Urban Legends is full of serialized stories from the best talents working in comics today. Ram V and Anandrk unravel the mystery of the Wight Witch. Mohale Mashigo and Arist Deyn bring Eternity to Gotham. Che Grayson and Serg Acuna create a brand-new Birds of Prey for a new era. All of that in addition to Batman teaming up with Aquaman, Plastic Man, the Flash, the Question, Black Adam, and...Alfred Pennyworth?
Written by Joey Esposito, Brandon Thomas, Chris Burnham, and Dennis Culver Art by Vasco Georgiev, Alberto Albuquerque Jimenez, Chris Burnham, and Hayden Sherman Four epic Gotham sagas rage on! The Signal, a.k.a. Duke Thomas, assembles Batman and the Outsiders to find his missing mother. Years before his passing, we follow Alfred Pennyworth on the mystery of a lifetime. In another story from Gotham's recent past, Thomas and Martha Wayne have arrived at Wayne Manor, and Batman goes on a hunt to find out who is responsible and if he's being lied to. And a bold new piece of the Gotham City universe gets introduced from the wreckage of Arkham Asylum...the children and proteges of some of Gotham's most wicked villains are assembled in the inaugural class of Arkham Academy! Don't miss this incredible volume of Batman: Urban Legends!
The complete Greg Pak run of Dynamite's New Battlestar Galactica series is collected here in one massive omnibus edition! Best of all, the special "Pegasus' one-shot is also featured in this massive softcover collection! This massive ??? Page Softcover Edition also features a complete cover gallery by series cover artists and industry super-stars like Billy Tan, Michael Turner, Nigel Raynor, Stjepan Sejic and more!
Cover: Photo Cover Writer: Robert Napton, Kevin Fahey, Clay Carmouche, Brandon Jerwa Artist: Jonathan Lau, Adriano Batista Collecting Dynamite's successful run of Battlestar Galactica: Origins along with the Battlestar Galictica: Zarek mini-sereies, focusing on the characters and events of the award-winning Sci Fi series! Featuring the "origin" tales of the commander of the Galactica, William Adama, as well as Tom Zarek, Gaius Baltar, Kara "Starbuck" Thrace and Karl "Helo" Agathon. From the academy to their assignment onboard the Galactica, follow them on this previously untold tale! 12 Issues! 1 Collection!
Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III & W. HADEN BLACKMAN Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III and AMY REEDER with RICHARD FRIEND Cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III 1:10 Variant cover by AMY REEDER "I suspect that Batwoman is socialite Kate Kane. I intend to prove it beyond a shadow. I need to know if she can be trusted, what her motivations are. I"m going undercover." - Batman: Mission Log Entry 2756 Featuring a unique story composition that combines the art of Eisner Award-winner J.H. Williams III (DETECTIVE COMICS, PROMETHEA) and Amy Reeder (MADAME XANADU), this special #0 issue acts as a new introduction into the life of Batwoman! Things pick up roughly where the BATWOMAN: ELEGY Hardcover. left off, and this issue acts as a primer for the upcoming new series featuring multiple award-winning creators!
Acclaimed artist J.H. Williams III reveals the shocking origin of one of comics' most prominent lesbian characters, collected for the first time ever in one epic omnibus hardcover edition! Determined to continue serving others after her military career was cut short by bigotry, Kate Kane has taken up the identity of Batwoman, leading a one-woman war on Gotham City's evil underbelly. Who or what is stealing children from the barrio, and for what vile purpose? How will Kate handle unsettling revelations about her father, Colonel Jacob Kane? And why is a certain government agency suddenly taking an interest in her? J.H. Williams III's extensive work on Batwoman saw him play both writer and illustrator. Batwoman Omnibus is a visually stunning collection that includes works from Williams and his frequent collaborators Greg Rucka and W. Haden Blackmanhere in their entirety. Collects Detective Comics #854-863, Batwoman #0 (New 52), Batwoman #0-24, and Batwoman Annual #1.
Here's the complete illustrated story of the Beatles from their formation, through the Beatlemania phenomenon, all the way through their breakup. We see how they evolved along with and amplified the uproar of the sixties, became politically and socially active, and achieved a lasting impact unparalleled in pop music. Chapters combine text and comics for complete information presented in a fun way.
The ultimate 2000 AD mix-tape has finally arrived! Best of 2000 AD is a landmark series from the cult comic, bursting with our greatest stories for a new generation of readers. In each edition you'll find an explosive new Judge Dredd adventure, fresh essays by prominent popular culture writers, a graphic novel-length feature presentation by global legends and a vintage Dredd case. In this volume: Judge Dredd battles Mutie Block anarchy; Halo Jones escapes in Alan Moore's first masterpiece; humanity is on the Brink in the space murder mystery from Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard; Judge Anderson takes centre stage in the search for Shamballa.
The ultimate 2000 AD mix-tape has finally arrived! An explosive Judge Dredd adventure, fresh essays by prominent popular culture writers, a graphic novel-length feature presentation and a vintage Dredd case. In this volume: Judge Dredd hunts untraceable assassins firing Magic Bullets by Al Ewing and Colin Wilson, even robots get the Red Planet Blues from Alan Moore, Steve Dillon and John Higgins, not even Mega City One's brightest can escape The Vampire Effect, join the front line of the resistance against intergalactic bigots in Gothic masterpiece Nemesis The Warlock! Cover by Becky Cloonan and designer Tom Muller.
Every Best of 2000 AD contains a mix of modern classics and gems from the vault. In each edition you'll find an explosive new Judge Dredd adventure, fresh essays by prominent popular culture writers, a graphic novel-length feature presentation by global legends and a vintage Dredd case. In this volume: Spend a night on The Graveyard Shift with Judge Dredd; Gordon Rennie and Frazer Irving tune in and drop tab of superpowers before Storming Heaven; get lost in the darkness lying in the belly of the good ship Leviathan from Ian Edginton and D'Israeli. Boasting brand new covers from an all-star line-up of artists including Erica Henderson and Declan Shalvey with designer Tom Muller, Best of 2000 AD is the essential gateway into the Galaxy's Greatest Comic.
This beautifully remastered hardcover version of the best-selling The Best of Archie Comics Book 2 contains over 400 pages of the most iconic Archie stories, hand-selected by Archie creators, editors and historians.
One of Archie's most popular graphic novels gets the deluxe treatment in this full-sized remastered hardcover edition collecting over 50 iconic favorite stories from across Archie's 75+ year history. The bestselling retrospective of this essential piece of Americana finally gets the treatment its due in this keepsake bookshelf edition.
The fourth volume of Archie's most popular graphic novel series gets the deluxe treatment in this full-size, remastered hardcover edition collecting over 50 iconic favorite stories from across Archie's 75+ year history, along with decade-by-decade content and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. The bestselling retrospective of this essential piece of Archie history finally gets the treatment its due in this keepsake bookshelf edition.
BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS SC - Description: (W/A) Various For 70 years, Archie Comics has been a vital and constant presence in American entertainment and pop culture, selling over 1.5 billion comic books. The Best of Archie Comics features classic tales from some of the biggest creative names in the company's history, including Bob Montana, Harry Lucey, Dan DeCarlo, Sam Schwartz, Stan Goldberg, Dan Parent, and more. Hand-picked by Archie historians and experts, the stories collected in The Best of Archie Comics take readers on a veritable pop culture tour of America, from the World War II era to the swingin" 60s to the present - including anecdotes, memories, historical highlights, exclusive content and more from Archie creators.
Celebrate 80 years of Archie and the Riverdale Gang with this fun, full-color commemorative collection of high school hijinks! Contains over 700 pages of classic, much-loved comic book stories-one from each of the 80 illustrious years of Archie Comics publishing. Featuring special behind-the-scenes anecdotes that shed light on decades of mirth, this is a must-have for all comic book fans everywhere!
Mainstream meets the Underground in Comix Book! In 1974, Marvel publisher Stan Lee and underground pioneer Denis Kitchen collaborated on a series: Comix Book. Featuring underground comix by Joel Beck, Kim Deitch, Justin Green,Trina, Art Spiegelman (first national appearance of Maus), Skip Williamson, and S. Clay Wilson. This Best Of collects them all! Introduction by Stan Lee. In 1974, Marvel publisher Stan Lee and underground pioneer Denis Kitchen collaborated on a series: Comix Book. Featuring underground comix by Joel Beck, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Trina Robbins, Art Spiegelman (first national appearance of Maus), Skip Williamson, and S. Clay Wilson, this best-of collects them all! Introduction by Stan Lee. • Hardcover collection reprinting the best of the 1970s series Comix Book!• Introduction by the legendary Stan Lee and foreword by underground pioneer Denis Kitchen! [(W/A/CA) Various]
A collection of the best stories from the classic Fawcett run of Don Winslow of the Navy, one of the most popular comics running during and after World War II. Edited by Craig Yoe, the selected stories are digitally restored and contextualized with Craig's historical research and introduction. Preceding the full, colorful tales is a detailed introduction on the creation of the adventurous Don Winslow. The character served to foster recruitment, entertain Navy personnel and the public during World War II and beyond. Winslow fights the Axis and super villains like The Snake and the smoldering hot, but deadly, Singapore Sal.
Journey back to the Silver Age with America's Sweethearts, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, as the duo scaled to new heights of hilarity in the Sensational Sixties! Continue the 80th anniversary celebration of Archie Comics with this special retrospective
TWO BRAND NEW STORIES! First, Ethel and new girl Cassie Cloud are teaming up against Betty and Veronica in a beach volleyball contest. But when two cuties on the beach catch their eyes, they have a new mission-hit the ball in their direction to get their attention! But when Ethel's aim is a little off, chaos ensues! Then, in Solar Panic, Archie's spending a day on the beach with Darla Lang-aka Darkling! But it's not all sun in the fun for Darla, who isn't exactly a fan of sunshine. Can Archie get her to change her mind, or will he get sunburned trying?
See how Betty & Veronica tackle the world in the first of a chronological collection featuring the magazine-format series spotlighting Riverdale's iconic duo, Betty and Veronica!
This is the second in a chronological collection featuring the magazine-format series spotlighting Riverdale's iconic duo. Betty & Veronica take on the world in this series of once-quarterly stories! See how B&V tackle the world of fashion, prep for the red carpets of Hollywood and still have time to finish their homework!
Enjoy some fun in the sun with this cool collection of sizzling summer fun! The Riverdale Shore is about to see the wildest party ever! Betty, Veronica and the gang are taking over the beach in this special summer compilation. With all the sun, surf and swimsuits, it sounds like a paradise! Put on some sunscreen and join us in this 120-page collection of classic Archie Comics stories!
For 200 issues, Riverdale's favorite girl-next-door had her own spotlight series. In the first volume of this collection, check out Betty's adventures alongside the whole gang!
Betty & Veronica: What If is classic B&V at their finest-loaded with friendship and fun. Featuring the timeless, classic Archie style known across the world for its family-friendly stories and rich history. Betty and Veronica stories are back with this collection of tales that see the two iconic BFFs tackle the fantastical, supernatural, dangerous and everything in-between!
Where else could the world's greatest alternative cartoonists run rampant through the DC Universe in utterly unhinged stories? Bizarro, an imperfect duplicate of Superman who does everything backward, tries drawing comics, concocting stories in which Wonder Woman participates in a poetry slam, baby Superman torments his baby-sitter...and that's just the start! This deluxe edition collects the two anthology titles Bizarro Comics and Bizarro World, with a cover by the legendary creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening! Includes stories and art by acclaimed creators including Kyle Baker, Jeff Smith, Ivan Brunetti, Paul Pope, Hunt Emerson, Carol Lay, Roger Langridge, Mark Crilley, Dave Cooper, Eddie Campbell, Tony Millionaire, James Kochalka, Harvey Pekar, Peter Bagge, and many more!
Before seeing Black Adam on the big screen, rediscover classic DC comics that inspired the film! This slipcase box set includes softcover editions of Shazam! Vol. 1, Black Adam/JSA: Black Reign, and Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire-a new collection of Black Adam's epic journey from 52.
Weaving together tales of a world after the Infinite Crisis, this collection follows Teth-Adam, the antihero better known as Black Adam, during the year without Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman! Will Black Adam's vision of a free Kahndaq be realized, or will his dreams come crashing down around him? Collects stories from 52 #1-3, #6-10, #12-16, #18-26, #29-34, #36-40, #43-50, #52, and the 52 Omnibus.
Written by DAVID LISS Penciled by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI In the wake of SHADOWLAND, there's a new protector of Hell's Kitchen! He has no kingdom, no Vibranium and no high-tech safety net - just bloody knuckles and the will to prove himself in a foreign land where the fiercest of jungle predators stalks the most dangerous urban prey! His name is T"Challa - and in the aftermath of Shadowland, he will create a new life, a new identity, and learn what it is to be a different kind of hero. But with Daredevil gone, the bad guys are coming out to play, and a new nemesis - Vlad the Impaler - plots his bloody rise to power. Be there as national best-selling author and Edgar Award-winner David Liss and pulp master Francesco Francavilla (Zorro, Green Hornet) craft a shocking new chapter for the world's most dangerous man! Guest-starring Luke Cage and Spider-Man! Collecting BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513-518 and material from X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS SPOTLIGHT. 144 pages. /Rated T+
The Black Widow goes solo in adventures that defined her as one of Marvel's greatest heroes! In one of the most beloved Black Widow stories of all time, enter a web of intrigue as Natasha navigates a complex maze of international espionage orchestrated by an old foe! Then, a revelation regarding the Red Guardian draws Black Widow back into a Russian spymaster's crosshairs. Plus: Natasha teams with the Punisher to take down a rogue former government agent, reunites with Daredevil to investigate the murder of S.H.I.E.L.D. psychics and returns to post-Soviet Russia with Nick Fury! Collecting Black Widow: The Coldest War, Punisher/Black Widow: Spinning Doomsday's Web, Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir, Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty and Journey Into Mystery (1952) #517-519 - and material from Bizarre Adventures #25, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #10-13, Solo Avengers #7, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #135 and Daredevil Annual #10.
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI & JOE AHEARNE Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA & BRIAN CHING Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN A senator is seduced and assassinated, and his journalist son follows the trail to a fatally sexy Soviet agent. This deadly "woman in black" moonlights as a high-class escort to lure powerful men into her web of blackmail and death. But Nick Crane believes he's finally found his father's murderer, and he's about to expose...the Black Widow! Plus: Tony Stark gets his spy on, and the Black Widow proves she's an Iron Man's best friend, when the Armored Avenger goes undercover to take down a foe using his own decommissioned tech! Collecting BLACK WIDOW (2010) #6-8 and material from IRON MAN: KISS AND KILL. 104 pages. /Rated T+
(W) Greg Hale, Jamie Nash, Eduardo Sanchez, Robert Place Napton (A) Mario Guevara (C) John Cassaday Producers Eduardo (writer of The Blair Witch Project) Sanchez and Gregg (Producer of The Blair Witch Project) Hale are joined by Robert Napton and Jamie Nash to present the ultimate adventure tale of a bygone age, when pyrates ruled the waters! Beginning with his childhood through to his bitter end, Blackbeard's legacy has never been explored as deeply and illustrated as beautifully by Mario Guevara than now! Also contains biographical information on Blackbeard and a complete cover gallery.
Written by JAMES ROBINSON, GEOFF JOHNS & GREG RUCKA Art by SCOTT KOLINS, NICOLA SCOTT, EDDY BARROWS & RUY JOSE Cover by RUDOLFO MIGLIARI The Flash, Wonder Woman and the JSA come face to face with their greatest foes and long-lost loved ones, newly undead as evil Black Lanterns, in this collection of three 3-issue BLACKEST NIGHT miniseries. [(w) Various (a) Various (ca) Rudolfo Migliari]
Artist Charles Vess comes together with an all-star ensemble of groundbreaking writers to produce a special art edition based upon song and folktales of English, Irish, and Scottish tradition! Featuring work by New York Times bestsellers, award winners, and masters of science fiction and fantasy. Top names include: Neil Gaiman (Sandman), Jane Yolen (Lost Girls, Briar Rose), Sharyn McCrumb (The Ballad of Frankie Silver), Jeff Smith (Bone), and Charles Vess (Stardust)!
The son of a manipulative sorceress and a mystical falconer, Tim Hunter is destined to become the most powerful mage in the world. But as the young Londoner comes to terms with his abilities and future, he must deal with demons, wizards, and evil Tim Hunters looking to claim his power. As Tim's life is dismantled by magic and his own missteps, he will embark on an adventure across Faerie and the realms that will change the world as we know it. This second of three omnibuses collects the epic finale to writer John Ney Rieber's run, as well as the full run by writer/artist Peter Gross, all from The Books of Magic #33-75, The Books of Magic Annual #1-3, The Books of Faerie #1-3, stories from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1-3, Hellblazer/The Books of Magic #1-2, and The Books of Faerie: Molly's Story #1-4. Also included a brand-new foreword by John Ney Rieber and a brand-new introduction by Peter Gross.
BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES VOLUME 2 Dick Wood (W), Leo Dorfman (W), Paul S. Newman (W), Joe Certa (A), Ray Bailey (A), Alex Toth (A), Mike Sekowsky (A), and others Scheduled to arrive on Feb 3 Full Color. 240 pages HC, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" Spirits of a Ouija board possess a dutiful housewife . . . A pleading ghost haunts a father for his refusal to forgive . . . An army major's dead body carries a deceptive message to Nazis in World War II . . . A phantom ship seeks a new captain . . . A possessed armored hand defends a castle from a hostile takeover . . . These stories and many, many more are collected in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives Volume 2! These are tales of suspense, crime, intrigue, horror, and irony hosted by the renowned actor Boris Karloff and featuring art from some of the finest comics storytellers from the sixties. Contains issues #5-#10 of Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery. Features a new introduction by Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner!
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI Art by IVAN REIS, FERNANDO PASARIN, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO Covers by DAVID FINCH Issue #1 1:50 variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT BRIGHTEST DAY continues, but in ways you can't possibly expect! What does BRIGHTEST DAY mean to the DC Universe? Is everything from here on out going to be bright and shiny? No, BRIGHTEST DAY means something else entirely, something we can't tell you...yet. But we can tell you our heroes will need to rise up more than ever to combat the forces of evil, and a select few will uncover a secret that binds them ALL. It all begins in the specially priced issue #1! [(w) Various (a) Various (ca) Various]
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO Covers by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS 1:10 Variant covers by IVAN REIS The hottest series in comics blazes on as the legacy of the new Aqualad is forged and the extent of his powers is revealed! Plus, Aquagirl joins the battle, and Firestorm seeks out the Justice League's help! Issue #15 scheduled to arrive on DECEMBER 1 Issue #16 scheduled to arrive on DECEMBER 15 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO Covers by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS Variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT 1:10 Variant covers by IVAN REIS Hawkman and Hawkgirl pay a visit to the Star Sapphires, but with the Hawks' connection to the cosmic corps, it looks like this meeting may end in bloodshed. And more even more blood may be drawn as Captain Boomerang hunts down Deadman and Dove! Scheduled to arrive on JANUARY 5; 32 pages. Full Color.
Writer: Jai Nitz, Alex Ross Penciller/Inker: Wilson Tortosa Cover: Alex Ross Wayne Russell is an elite para-rescue jumper in the Air Force serving in Afghanistan. He leads the most rigorously trained troops on the most dangerous missions into enemy territory. During a deadly mission, Wayne's team is ambushed. Mortally wounded, Wayne finds and fires an experimental weapon, but the weapon malfunctions. The result will change Wayne and warfare forever! With plot, concept, and amazing covers by Alex Ross, script by Jai Nitz (Tron: Betrayal), and art by Wilson Tortosa (Wolverine: Prodigal Son), Bring the Thunder is a creative tour-de-force! Collects the four-issue Bring the Thunder series, and includes a complete cover gallery and bonus material. Note: Advance-solicit for October 2011
The secret origins of some of the most important Slayers in history and the First Appearance of a new character with a familiar face who will change the way you look at Buffy and everything about her world. This is the Buffy comic that everyone will be talking about and the most important new character in over twenty years!
25 years later, dive into a whole new universe of stories celebrating the phenomenal icon of a generation, Buffy Summers! Where in the Multiverse is Buffy? And what's happened to the Scooby Gang? Find out in the surprising epilogue to BOOM! Studios' a
25 years later, dive into a whole new universe of stories celebrating the phenomenal icon of a generation, Buffy Summers! Where in the Multiverse is Buffy? And what's happened to the Scooby Gang? Find out in the surprising epilogue to BOOM! Studios' acclaimed first three years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Discover the start of an all new series about the Slayer from Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Gailey (Eat the Rich, Magic for Liars)! Plus, three brand new original stories about your fan favorites from the Buffyverse in this 64 page perfect bound deluxe special celebrating the pivotal anniversary of the Slayer!
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI Penciled by PAUL GULACY, LAN MEDINA, HUMBERTO RAMOS, GABRIEL GUZMAN, GIANCARLO CARACUZZO, DENYS COWAN, ALE GARZA & PACO MEDINA Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC It's the end of the world for Cable and Hope. Literally. With Lucas Bishop hunting them day and night and a malfunctioning time machine that will only allow them to travel into the future, the unlikely duo has run out of time. But Cable works best under pressure. And when he hijacks Bishop's time machine and uses it to leap into the past, he thinks he's outwitted his nemesis for good. Unfortunately for Cable, his plan falls to pieces when he finds himself not in the present, but in 17th-century New York - with Bishop still hot on his trail! Things go from bad to worse when Hope starts manifesting her mutant powers, leading to some serious questions about her origins. But there's little time for mysteries when enemies from Cable's past arrive to settle an old score. Collecting CABLE #21-25 and X-MEN HOPE. 184 pages. /Rated T+
Volume #22 in the Captain America Epic Collections. Operation: Rebirth! Captain America, thought dead by the nation he loves, returns to the land of the living with a vengeance - but his unlikely savior is one of his deadliest enemies! Reunited with long-lost love Sharon Carter, Steve Rogers must face a foe he hoped he'd never see again. But Cap's return is good news for the Avengers - with Thor powerless, Iron Man a teenager and the Zodiac attacking, they need him now more than ever. But does America? When Cap is framed and exiled from the United States, he must uncover the truth and track down the mysterious manipulator before time runs out for America! Collecting Captain America (1968) #444-454, Thor (1966) #496, Iron Man (1968) #326, Avengers (1963) #396, Captain America Ashcan Edition #1, Captain America: The Legend #1 and material from Captain America Collectors' Preview #1.
Written by DANIEL KNAUF, CHARLES KNAUF, KYLE HIGGINS, ALEC SIEGEL & HOWARD CHAYKIN Penciled by MITCH BREITWEISER, AGUSTIN PADILLA & HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN A hero for the ages in a trio of war-torn tales! In Operation Zero Point, a squadron of anti-gravity Nazi aircraft rises from behind enemy lines! In Prisoners of Duty, Steve Rogers is taken captive along with fellow infantrymen inside the forbidding walls of a Nazi-held castle. And in America First!, the Commie-busting Cap of the "50s uncovers a fifth-columnist plot that has its origins in the most unsuspecting of places! It's Cap action set in war-torn Europe and at the height of America's Cold War with the Soviet Union, rendered by a contemporary crew of comics' best! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICA FIRST, OPERATION ZERO POINT and PRISONERS OF DUTY. 128 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MARK WAID, KURT BUSIEK & ROGER STERN Penciled by ANDY KUBERT & PATRICK ZIRCHER Covers by ANDY KUBERT Where's Doctor Strange when you need him? When the evil lord of dreams, Nightmare, threatens the world with nuclear devastation, only Captain America and Sharon Carter stand against him! But the threats don't stop there as Cap faces the Rhino, M.O.D.O.K., Mentallo and the Kree! Guest-starring Iron Man, Ms. Marvel and USAgent! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1988) #8-13 and ANNUAL 1998. 248 pages. /Rated A
Written by BRIAN CLEVINGER, JEFF PARKER & PAUL TOBIN Penciled by GURIHIRU, MANUEL GARCIA, DAVID BALDEÓN & CRISSCROSS Cover by BARRY KITSON A ragtag Special Forces unit brings Captain America on his first mission during World War II! Their orders? Don't get him killed! But when the low-profile assignment draws the attention of Baron Strucker, the future Red Skull and half the Nazi army, it'll be a crash course in super heroics for Marvel's first Avenger! Plus: An evil from the Sentinel of Liberty's earliest days reemerges in the modern era to exact vengeance on Cap and the Avengers! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIGHTING AVENGER #1, MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #3 and #37, and MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES (2010) #5 120 pages. /Rated A
Written by JONATHAN MABERRY Penciled by SERGIO CARIELLO, TOM SCIOLI, PHIL WINSLADE, KYLE HOTZ & GRAHAM NOLAN Cover by ADI GRANOV From the dark days of World War II to the Heroic Age, witness the brutal battle between Captain America and the immortal evil known as Hydra! How far back has the gruesome group been killing its way to capture the secrets of eternal life? What can Steve Rogers do to halt its sinister spread when the horrific hordes of the undead rise to stop him? Find out as award-winning horror novelist Jonathan Maberry (DOOMWAR) teams with five different artists to capture five different time periods - including Sergio Cariello (Lone Ranger), Tom Scioli (Godland), Phil Winslade (Wonder Woman), Kyle Hotz (ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - WRAITH) and Graham Nolan (X-MEN FOREVER)! Guest-starring the Falcon, Black Panther, Nomad, Nick Fury and the Avengers! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: HAIL HYDRA #1-5. 120 pages. /Rated T+
The shattering of Captain America's seemingly indestructible shield has caused a harmonic Vibranium cancer wave, which threatens to destroy every piece of the miracle metal remaining on Earth! But as Cap races to contain the unseen threat, the villainous Klaw prepares to capitalize on it. It will take a miracle to defeat the master of sound, but a miracle just might be what Captain America gets! Then, Cap goes undercover in prison, faces down Crossbones and the Absorbing Man, and battles the terrorist threats of Hydra and Flag-Smasher! Plus: a WWII tale featuring Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos, captured by the vampiric Baron Blood! Blockbuster writer Mark Waid wraps up his run here, and it's a doozy! Collecting Captain America (1998) #20-24, Captain America Annual 1999 and material from Captain America: The Legend. [(W/A) Various (CA) Andy Kubert]
Written by JOE SIMON, JACK KIRBY, ROY THOMAS, STEVE ENGLEHART, STAN LEE, MARK GRUENWALD & ED BRUBAKER Penciled by JOE SIMON, JACK KIRBY, SAL BUSCEMA, FRANK ROBBINS, JOHN ROMITA, TOM MORGAN & STEVE EPTING Cover by MIKE ZECK Captain America - a hero for the ages, no matter who's behind the mask! In 1941, watch as Cap and Bucky take on the Red Skull for the first time! Learn the secrets of the men who wore the mask after Cap died! In 1987, witness Johnny Walker become a government-sponsored Cap! And in 2008, see the long-thought-dead Bucky take over as the new Cap! Plus: one young man who donned the mask for only a day! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS (1941) #1, WHAT IF? (1977) #4, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #155 and #333, CAPTAIN AMERICA (2005) #34, and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #178-183. 136 pages. /Rated T+
When Steve Rogers was restored to his natural age, he chose one of his closest and most trusted allies to take up his shield: Sam Wilson, formerly the Avenger known as the Falcon! But Sam isn't Steve - and after recent events, he's on the outs with both his old friend and S.H.I.E.L.D. What could have sent the high flying new Cap's approval rating plummeting so dramatically? Things get slithery when the vile Sons of the Serpent make the scene, and you'll howl at the glorious return of fan-favorite Cap-Wolf - well, Fal-Cap-Wolf! But what other horrors await in the dungeon of Doctor Malus? And who will be the All-New, All-Different Falcon? The headline-making Sam Wilson is a Captain America for today! Collecting Captain America: Sam Wilson #1-6.
Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by PAUL NEARY Second-rate criminals are being targeted by a mysterious mass murderer called the Scourge! Multiple villains have been gunned down in front of the Thing, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Captain America and others, and no one seems to know what's happening or why! Captain America and USAgent dig deep into the roots of the Scourge mystery, finding clues and secrets that tie back to one of Marvel's oldest and finest heroes from World War II! See the entire Scourge epic play out here! Collecting MARVEL FANFARE #29, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #278, USAGENT #1-4; and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA #318-320 and #358-362 - plus the "Scourge kills" pages from more than a dozen other issues! 296 pages. /Rated A
Seven tales charting the adventures that made Captain America the Sentinel of Liberty we know today - from skinny Steve Rogers to the shield-slinger leading battalions of men into battle! He'll be forced to choose between his country and his best friend, and will experience one of his darkest days when a World War II mission goes wrong. He'll take on Soviet Russia and Nazis defying the laws of physics. And wounded behind enemy lines, Cap will face his greatest challenge: escaping a prisoner-of-war camp as plain old Steve Rogers! Plus: Witness the star-spangled super-soldier's legacy reverberate through the ages in a story set during the Gulf War! Collecting Captain America: Theater Of War - America The Beautiful #1, A Brother In Arms #1, To Soldier On #1, Ghosts Of My Country #1, America First! #1, Operation Zero Point #1 and Prisoners Of Duty #1.
Written by LARRY LIEBER, JIM LAWRENCE & STEVE PARKHOUSE Penciled by RON WILSON, PABLO MARCOS, JOHN STOKES & PAUL NEARY Cover by HERB TRIMPE The adventures of Marvel U.K.'s first all-original super hero continue! Captain Britain thought he had it rough facing foes like the alien Star-Creature, the shape-shifting Black Baron, the mad Doctor Claw and the vicious Slaymaster. But that's nothing compared to what awaits him when travels to America and teams up with Spider-Man to battle the villainous Arcade, and then battles side-by-side with the Black Knight as they plunge into the heart of Otherworld - where they encounter the mystical Merlyn, the evil Modred and the ancient Nethergodsand must resurrect King Arthur himself! Collecting SUPER SPIDER-MAN AND CAPTAIN BRITAIN #233-247; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #65-66; and material from HULK COMIC #1 and #3-46, and INCREDIBLE HULK WEEKLY #47-55 and #57-63. 376 pages. /Rated A
• Captain Universe has joined the Avengers! But who ? or what ? is this cosmic hero? • In times of crisis, the Enigma Force manifests, empowering an innocent bystander to avert the catastrophe! • See Captain Universe touch the lives of an astronaut, twin sisters, a burglar, a troubled teen, a toddler, Spider-Man's college professor?and a dog?! • It's an all-star assemblage of the Uni-Power's earliest appearances! • Collecting Marvel Spotlight (1979) #9-11, and material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #25, Web of Spider-Man Annual #5-6, and What If? (1989) #31. [(W) Various (A) Steve Ditko & Various (CA) Steve Ditko]
story HOANG NGUYEN, KHARI EVANS, PAUL GARDNER & MIKE KENNEDY art / cover HOANG NGUYEN, KHARI EVANS & KINSUN LOH To a noble family twins are born; Mathilde and Giselle, the Sisters Grey. For centuries the Greys have protected the Kaiser, ruler of Mitteleuropa - but this is a different time. At the dawn of the industrial age a great war rages. When the Kaiser is found dead Giselle is accused of his murder. Pursued by her sisters and hunted by the enemy Giselle must unravel the prophecy of the Carbon Grey before history itself is rewritten. "Sisters at War" includes all three issues of the sold-out first arc plus deleted scenes, concept art and additional new content.
It's an All-Star collection featuring your favorite shows and characters from Cartoon Network! Cow & Chicken, Johnny Bravo, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Bill and Mandy, and Ed, Ed and Eddy get their due in this collection re-printing stories from CN Block Party and Cartoon Network Starring.
What's better than the gift of fun? This season, give a collection of some of Cartoon Network's greatest hits from Emmy Award-winning shows Adventure Time, Steven Universe, and Amazing World of Gumball... featuring all-star creators like Art Baltazar (Tiny Titans), Katie Cook (My Little Pony), Katy Farina (Rick & Morty), and Kat Leyh (Lumberjanes), this is the perfect entry point for any Cartoon Network fan to discover exciting stories from their favorite shows! This gift set collects Adventure Time Comics Vol. 1, Steven Universe Vol. 1: Warp Tour, and Amazing World of Gumball: After School Special Vol. 1 for a special value price!
It's time to storm the castle once again! The return of Castle of Frankenstein, from the publishers of Scary Monsters! Premiering 60 years ago, Castle of Frankenstein is back with issue #36, exploring vintage and modern classic horror, sci-fi, and fantasy films in depth and without compromise. We'll also feature mini film reviews from Baron von Neck, a retro "Slaymate of the Month," and other regular features over 96 pages loaded with fantastic photos.
Castle of Frankenstein #37 is the next regular issue in the historic return of the famed horror, sci-fi, and fantasy magazine, from the publishers of Scary Monsters! In this issue, we explore the unmade sequel to George Pal's The Time Machine, the Karloff/Lugosi classic The Invisible Ray, the centennial of Chaney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, plus regular features Baron von Neck's Mad Movie Reviews, Mike Goes to the Movies, Castle Archives, Slaymate of the Month, and much more. 96 pages loaded with fantastic photos!
Selling Comics is a practical guide to the nuts and bolts of modern comics retailing, with essays and best practices guidelines from some of the sharpest minds in the industry. Featuring articles on almost every aspect of comic retailing, including staging successful in-store events, training staff, and diversifying product lines, Selling Comics is a ground level guide to building, developing, and growing your shop.
Presented by Sabrina the Teenage Witch, this collection features some of the most horrifying classic stories to ever be published by Archie Comics, collected for the first time in graphic novel form. Featuring an all-new cover by comic artist extraordinaire Francesco Francavilla (Afterlife With Archie)!
A premiere collection of the best stories of EC Comics, curated in a deluxe hardcover, just in time to celebrate the legendary publisher's 75th anniversary! Collects material from Crime SuspenStories issues 1, 17, 18; Frontline Combat issues 1, 3, 4, 8; Haunt of Fear issues 4, 10, 11, 15, 17, 19, 22; Impact issue 1, Shock SuspenStories issues 1, 4, 6, 7, 9; Tales from the Crypt issues 22, 25, 32-36, 38, 45, 46; Two-Fisted Tales 19, 23, 25; Vault of Horror issues 13, 14, 19, 20, 28, 31-33, 35; Weird Fantasy issues 9, 15, 17 (1951), 17 (1952), 18, 21; Weird Science issues 6, 9, 18, 20; and Weird Science-Fantasy issues 23-25. Featuring legendary creators Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and more! Reprinted in full color!
Our second issue of the year is packed with photo-filled features, including an 18-page Film in Focus on Richard Attenboroughs A Bridge Too Far (1977), and John Harty exposes the troubles behind Samuel Bronston's 55 Days at Peking (1963). Tim Greaves recalls Sophia Loren's American debut movie Boy on a Dolphin (1957), and Nicholas Anez reveals the alternative ending to Steve McQueen's The Cincinnati Kid (1965). All of this, plus our usual round-up of book, music and DVD releases and news, makes for another great issue.
Captain America has fallen into a conflict with his government and his friends, and the people close to him are paying the price. Sharon Carter's life is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her. The Winter Soldier comes face-to-face with Cap, but which side will he choose? Then, get inside Tony Stark's mind and learn why he feels that only he can lead the charge for superhuman registration! In the midst of the war, Captain America and Iron Man meet secretly. Is there any hope of working out their issues before further tragedy occurs? And in the war's aftermath, the two heroes meet again in a heart-wrenching epilogue that cannot be missed. Collecting Captain America (2005) #22-24, Winter Soldier: Winter Kills #1, Iron Man (2005) #13-14, Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties Of War #1 and Civil War: The Confession #1.
Whose side are you on? One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of the team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen: Amid the tumult and tensions, the Fantastic Four break up! Who will toe the line, who will join the resistance, and who will leave the battlefield altogether? Is this the end for Marvel's First Family? Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #538-543.
As Civil War rages, an unlikely group of heroes gather to hunt down fugitive superhumans who refuse to register. Misty Knight and Colleen Wing use their bail-bonds skills, underworld connections and government funding to lead an all-new Heroes for Hire: Black Cat, Shang-Chi, Paladin, the new Tarantula and more! It's action, adventure, crime, beautiful women and kung-fu chaos! Then, the Thunderbolts may be known criminals, but they sure can get good publicity by hunting down renegade heroes! Now, it's time for the T-Bolts to kick some spandex butt! But why have so many newly recruited Thunderbolts agreed to Baron Zemo's plans? What role does the Grandmaster and his Squadron Sinister play? And can there be anything worse than having the universe's fate lie in the hands of Zemo? Collecting Heroes For Hire (2006) #1-5 and Thunderbolts (1997) #101-105.
The biggest story in the House Of M universe is finally revealed: How did Magneto take over the world? He began life as a penniless refugee, but rose to conquer the entire planet - and now Christos N. Gage (Thunderbolts, House Of M: Avengers) and Andrea Di Vito (ANNIHILATION) show you exactly how the Master of Magnetism did it! Witness Magneto's first battle with the Sentinelsthe tragic end of his marriageand his fight against Apocalypse for leadership of all mutants! The secret history of the House Of M unfolds here! Collecting Civil War: House Of M #1-5.
CIVIL WAR is encompassing the entire Marvel Universe, and the effects are being felt by every hero, villain and civilian. Wild cards like Venom, Ant-Man, Iron Fist, U.S.Agent and even Howard the Duck must take a stand, while the Sentry is confronted with a past he can't leave behind - and one of Marvel's greatest heroes must face their own fearful future! Whose side will Marvel's top superhuman lawyer, She-Hulk, fight for when the war threatens the rights of every American super hero? And in the war's aftermath, Tony Stark must begin building a new Marvel Universe! Plus: What if things had gone very differently? Collecting Civil War: The Initiative #1, Civil War: Choosing Sides #1, Civil War: The Return #1, She-Hulk (2005) #8 and What If: Civil War #1.
The war has begun, sides have been chosen, and the die has been cast! With the repercussions of events in CIVIL WAR spreading across the Marvel Universe, see how every action can have enormous consequences - even in Peter Parker's life. Now, one of Spider-Man's oldest and most insidious foes - the Chameleon - decides to make his move against the wall-crawler! His first step: gathering a new super-team of Spider-Man's deadliest foes and striking him where he's most vulnerable! Plus: How has Peter Parker's unmasking affected the three most important women in his life? A special triptych featuring Mary Jane, Aunt May and the Black Cat explores how they've dealt with the revelation that Peter is Spider-Man! Collecting Sensational Spider-Man (2006) #28-34.
Enough is enough! The tension between the X-Men, the refugees of the 198 and the Office of National Emergency's Sentinel guard dogs has finally reached a breaking point. As the superhuman Civil War rips apart the Marvel Universe, the X-Men also find themselves crumbling from the inside out. Will they admit defeat, or will they finally start to fight back? As a very prominent member of the team breaks ranks to join the Pro-Registration movement, and a member of the 198 plots bloody vengeance from within, the original X-Men go rogue in a search for the truth. But the truth might just get them - and half of the world's very few remaining mutants - killed! Collecting Civil War: X-Men #1-4, Cable & Deadpool #30-32 and X-Factor (2006) #8-9.
As the tide of public opinion turns inexorably against Marvel's heroes, the gears of Civil War threaten to crush the young heroes known as the Runaways. But when the Young Avengers offer their assistance, can the Runaways believe they're on the same side? The warden of the prison called the Cube wants both teams taken down - and he sends his most powerful weapon to do it: Noh-Varr, the young Kree known as Marvel Boy! Can the two teen teams put aside their differences and work together to free their captured teammates? And what happens when Marvel Boy busts loose? This Civil War tie-in has lasting repercussions for both popular teams! Plus: Look deep into Iron Man's classified files and learn all about the major players of Civil War! Collecting Civil War: Young Avengers #1-4 and Civil War Files #1.
The flutter of first dates, the thrill of a text-back, the heart-stopping seconds before coming out, and the rush when finally discovering who you truly are - all of these life-changing moments across the full spectrum of LGBTQIA+ experience are ready to explore in this bright and inspiring comics anthology! The Color of Always is a collection of personal stories, testimonies, heirlooms, evocations, and evangelisms for queer creators and readers that celebrates feeling good about who you are, and coming into your own at last.
What's black and white and red all over? The Deadpool Coloring Book when you've finished with it! Say goodbye to your scarlet pens and crimson pencils as you bring to life page after page of pinups featuring the claret-clad clown who's one-in-a-vermilion! Or if you're feeling anarchic, why not conduct your own Crayon X experiment and take an all-hue, all-different approach? Whether you're embellishing a Jade Wilson or a Merc With the Mauve, you have the power to usher Deadpool into a bold new fuchsia. With 60 pages of line art by some of the finest illustrators ever to regenerate your favorite degenerate, hours of fun await. Grab yourself a chimichanga in one hand, a coloring implement in the other, and go wild!
Little is ever black and white in the age-old conflict between the Jedi and the Sith. Now, it's up to you to bring the color to that war-torn galaxy far, far away! Faced with page after page of fantastic Star Wars artwork, it's your job to add hues to Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Artoo, Threepio, Vader and more! So choose your weapon - and remember, the crayon is mightier than the lightsaber! Will you turn to the dark side, or favor pastel shades? Will you press gently, or will your Force be strong? Will you stick to the canon, or go wild with a scarlet Skywalker, a fuchsia Fett or a violet Vader? There's only one rule: Color, or color not, there is no try! Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.
Comic Book Creator spotlights Neal Adams' Batman: Odyssey (the recent 13-issue DC Comics mini-series written and drawn by the comics legend), in a unique, comprehensive examination of an artist and his work. We grapple with the question: is the book a masterwork for the ages or an epic fail of mythic proportions? CBC goes in deep with the creator to examine his intent with Adams vigorously responding to critics, as we balance the successes and weaknesses of the quintessential Batman artist's ultimate take on a beloved character - all behind a new Neal Adams cover.
Comic Book Creator #5 gets cooking with our All This, and Denis' Kitchen Sink, Too number! We talk with the creator of many hats - cartoonist, publisher, author, CBLDF firebrand, and art agent (and world-renowned Nancy and Li'l Abner collector) - to discuss his friendships with Harvey Kurtzman, R. Crumb, Will Eisner, and many more; never mind his achievements as legendary underground comix publisher at Kitchen Sink Press. Plus, we examine the supreme artistry of John Romita, Jr.; Bill Everett's final splash; delve into the nefarious backroom dealings of Stolen Comic Book Art; and ascend The Gods of Mt. Olympus, a '70s gem by Johnny Achziger, Joe Staton and John Workman; and, natch, we throw Hembeck into the pot to spice things up in our flavor-filled fifth ish! Edited by Jon B. Cooke.
Comic Book Creator gives you a double-dose of amazing coverage as we feature a history of the short-lived but amazing Star Wars precursor, the Broadway science fiction epic Warp! Though the 1973 show lasted a mere two weeks on the Great White Way, the work of art director Neal Adams is unforgettable and, after all, it spawned a 1980s series at First Comics! We interview Neal, director Stuart Gordon (Reanimator), playwright Lenny Kleinfeld, stage manager David Gordon (Flying Frog), as well as those participates in the First Comics series! On the flipside, CBC is proud to feature an exhaustive interview with Peter Bagge (Hate!), from his work on Comical Funnies to editor of Weirdo magazine to his solo series Neat Stuff to the chronicles of Buddy Bradley, and beyond!
Comic Book Creator answers the question, What makes Jack Kirby 'the King of Comics'? as we examine the mid-life work of the greatest super-hero creator of all time, from the explosively cosmic developments in Fantastic Four and The Mighty Thor at Marvel in the mid-60s to the artist/writer's magnum opus, the Fourth World saga of New Genesis versus Apokolips! Plus we'll reveal the real-life background drama that unfolded during that tumultuous era, all behind an astonishing cover by Steve The Dude Rude featuring the Gods of New Genesis! Our main co-feature is an exhaustive, career-spanning interview with underground comix pioneer Howard Cruse, the extraordinary cartoonist and graphic novelist of the award-winning Stuck Rubber Baby.
From out of the swamp comes a look at the amazingly eclectic and diverse life of the multi-talented Stephen R. Bissette, best known for his collaboration with Alan Moore on Swamp Thing. The career-spanning chat discusses his early love of dinosaurs and hi
Don McGregor's life and talent is spotlighted in a comprehensive retrospective in CBC #29, the first issue we've devoted predominately to a writer! From his Hopalong Cassidy obsessed Rhode Island childhood to obsequious presence on Marvel Comics letters pages in the 1960s and early '70s debut as Warren Publications scripter, to his breakout and blossoming at the House of Ideas, the superb scribe discusses his triumphs on Black Panther, Killraven, Sabre, Detectives Inc., Ragamuffins, and so much more. Plus, Robert Menzies offers a detailed look at Herb Trimpe's fascinating mid '70s visit to the United Kingdom, when he worked on Marvel's British comics weeklies.
The artistry of Graham Nolan! A career-spanning interview with the co-creator of Batman's back-breaking nemesis Bane, from Graham's D&D start to recent Compass Comics titles, including The Chenoo and Alien Alamo! There's also an art gallery of his Monster Island projects, The Phantom newspaper strip, and his Darknight Detective collaborations with writer Chuck Dixon! Plus, we spotlight The Night Marvel Comics Invaded Carnegie Hall, where Stan Lee and the whole blamed Bullpen put on a notorious and near-catastrophic stage production in 1972. Then it's Part One of a look at cartoonist Frank Borth, from producing Phantom Lady at Quality Comics and his friendship with Reed Crandall, to work for Treasure Chest and Cracked magazine, and more. And Greg Biga talks with Dan Didio, former DC Comics co-publisher, on his fannish beginnings, being a DC comics executive and writer, and publisher of Frank Miller's current comics line!
From the trenches of independent/small press comics publishing, two art comics publishers talk - Gary Groth (Fantagraphics) interviews Annie Koyama (Koyama Press). This issue of the award-winning magazine focuses on international small press comics publishing and distribution. A civilized conversation between two North American advocates of comics as art and publishing as an avocation. An interview with Koyoma Press publisher Annie Koyoma by Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth leads into The Comics Journal #309's focus on international small press comics publishing and distribution. John Porcellino, the King Cat of zines and carefully observed autobio comics, speaks to Inés Estrada, cartoonist (Alienation) and publisher/distributor of comics and zines in Mexico. Also: a gallery of Henriette Valium's work, from his drawing table at the time of his passing. Cartoonist (Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse) and publisher (Uncivilized Press) Tom Kascynski debates comics critic Alin Rautoiu about crypto and comics. And: a biography/ gallery of Sharon Smith and her classic comic strip, Button 'n' Beax; a brand-new comic from Betty Kim; a deep dive into Nick Drnaso's oeuvre; a deconstruction of the Image comics aesthetic; a spotlight on cartoonist Hyena Hell; the debut of two new columns focusing on new and classic manga, avant-garde European comics, and much, much more.
Original cover by Bhanu Pratap, lauded as one of 2021's Best Cartoonists for Dear Mother & Other Stories! In this supplement to The Comics Journal magazine (free for subscribers), working critics/cartoonists highlight the most innovative, risky, and unapologetically artistic English-language comics work of 2022. Interviews, essays and excerpts make this an essential guide for what is happening in comics right now. Contributors include Ryan Carey, RJ Casey, Cristian Castelo, Helen Chazan, Austin English, November Garcia, Joe McCulloch, Chantal McStay, Pratap and Sophie Yanow.
America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, includes 19 pages of full-color comic strips, and features Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison, Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Tarzan by Gil Kane, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts, Mandrake the Magician by Lee Falk, Krazy Kat by George Herriman, and many more!
America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, includes 19 pages of full-color comic strips, and features Drago by Burne Hogarth, Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison, Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, and Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts.
Reprints classic comic strips from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950's 1960s, and 1970s.
America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, including full-color comic strips.
America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, includes 19 pages of full-color comic strips, and features Drago by Burne Hogarth; Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison; Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde; Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores; Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin; Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff; Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts; and many more.
Color features: Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison; Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde; Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores; Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin; Tarzan by Russ Manning; Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff; Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts; plus the following stories in black and white: The Phantom by Sy Barry; Krazy Kat by George Herriman; Buz Sawyer by Roy Crane; Sir Bagby by R&B Hackney; Steve Roper by Saunders and Overgard; Garth by Peter O'Donnell.
America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, includes 8 pages of full-color comic strips. Color features: Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison and Mac Raboy; Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde; Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores; Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin; Tarzan by Russ Manning; Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff; Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts, plus the following stories in black and white: Krazy Kat by George Herriman; Mandrake the Magician by Lee Falk and Phil Davis; Buz Sawyer by Roy Crane; Sir Bagby by R&B Hackney; Steve Roper by Saunders and Overgard; Garth by Peter O'Donnell.
America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, includes 19 pages of full-color comic strips, and features Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison, Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts, Drago by Burne Hogarth, plus more classic strips in black & white.
Take a ride in a UFO with Cosmo the Merry Martian! For the first time ever, this classic interplanetary tale has been collected into one giant-size collection. Join Cosmo, Orbi, Astra and all their wacky friends as they explore the unknown and discover all-new life forms. What adventures will these Martian explorers find on Jupiter, or Venus, or even Earth?! Put on your spacesuit and find out!
You've played the game, now watch the action play out in scores of super-hero showdowns! Welcome to the Battlerealm - a broken section of space-time where cosmic beings gamble for ultimate power using unwilling pawns drawn from across the multiverse. Your favorites must fight for their lives and a chance to return to their respective Earths. Iron Man! Venom! Gamora! Ares! Plus sensational breakout stars-in-waiting like Outlaw, White Fox and the Guillotine! And don't miss the incredible battle between the man who trained Daredevil and the woman who loved Matt Murdock: Stick versusBullseye?! But what roles in this celestial game are the Collector and the Maestro playing? And then there's the biggest question of all: Who will survive the Contest of Champions? Collecting Contest Of Champions (2015) #1-6 and material from All-New, All-Different Point One #1.
Gather your wooden stakes and silver bullets and descend into horror history with Creepy Archives Volume 1. Reanimated in a value-priced paperback format, and in its original magazine size, this gruesome grimoire presents some of the finest work by comics legends Archie Goodwin, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Reed Crandall, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, and more. Collects Creepy magazine issues #1-#5 and includes original letters pages, text features, and ads.
Various (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Oct 28 b&w, 240 pages HC, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8" Enter a world of the finest in scary storytelling and dazzling artwork! Creepy Archives Volume 5 continues the critically acclaimed series that throws back the dusty curtain on a treasure trove of amazing comics art and brilliantly blood-chilling stories. From the gorgeously painted full-color covers to the exquisite black-and-white interiors, this groundbreaking archival series resurrects some of the finest graphic storytelling ever printed. From "The Rats in the Walls' to "It That Lurks," these are infamous tales to chill the blood. Featuring the artwork of comics legends Steve Ditko, Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, and more! 2009 Eisner Award nominee-Best Archival Collection/Project
CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 7 Various (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on June 16 B&W. 200 pages HC, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8" Creepy Archives Volume 7 collects a fascinating array of stories from the second great generation of artists and writers in the history of the world's best illustrated horror magazine. As the 1960s ended and the "70s began, the original, classic creative lineup for Creepy was eventually infused with a slew of new talent, with phenomenal new contributors like Richard Corben, Ken Kelly, and Nicola Cuti joining the ranks of established greats like Reed Crandall, Frank Frazetta, and Al Williamson. This volume of the Creepy Archives series collects more than two hundred pages of distinctive short horror comics in a gorgeous hardcover format. This book reprints all of the original stories from issues #33 to #36 in crisp black-and-white and includes full-color bonus-page reproductions of each issue's cover. Creepy Archives Volume 1 was awarded the 2009 Will Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection, and has sold more than 14,000 copies to date.
CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 8 Various (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Oct 27 B&W. 256 pages HC, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8" Dark Horse's multiple-award-winning archive editions of Creepy have arrived at one of the most compelling and legendary eras of the horror magazine's epic run. Creepy Archives Volume 8 collects issues #37-#40, which herald the beginning of the more psychedelic and strangely spooky stories that came into vile vogue with the onset of the 1970s. This gore-geously designed volume highlights work from amazing artists such as Basil Gogos, Ernie Colón, Vaughn Bodé, Ken Kelly, and others, and stories written by Nicola Cuti, Phil Seuling, Doug Moench, and other great monsterminds! Creepy Archives Volume 1 was awarded the 2009 Will Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection. "Terrifyingly good!" -Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net
CREEPY ARCHIVES VOL. 11 HC - B&W/Full Color. Description: Various (W/A) Our latest foray into fear reprints some of Warren Publishing's first full-color story offerings from the early "70s and features more of the unique talents that made Creepy so tantalizing and timeless. With gorgeous covers by Sanjulian and work by comic-book talents Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Budd Lewis, Tom Sutton, and Reed Crandall, this volume is not to be missed! (NOTE: This title is advance solicited for October shipping.) 240 pages. (8 3/8" x 10 7/8")
Creepy Comics Volume 1 gathers all of the new material from the first two years of Dark Horse's celebrated new Creepy series and collects it into one gargantuan book! This 184-page monstrosity features a spellbinding assortment of gory stories about all your favorite terror-inducing topics, including cannibals, lurking demons, werewolves, zombies, and psychotic murderers, illustrated in glorious black and white, following the great tradition of classic Creepy, with twenty bonus pages in full color! Collects Creepy #1-#4 and the two full-color stories from MySpace Dark Horse Presents.
Continuing the terrifying tradition of the odious original, Dark Horse's Creepy brings a modern flavor to classic horror! In this vicious volume, your dear Uncle Creepy presents over a dozen new spine-tingling stories from twisted talents including David Lapham, Jeff Parker, Doug Moench, Joe R. Lansdale, Jason Shawn Alexander, Timothy Truman, Rick Geary, Colleen Coover, Emily Carroll, Nathan Fox, and more! With so much fear to go around, this awful omnibus is sure to keep you drenched in a cold sweat all the way through! Collecting issues #5-#9 of the series. [(W/A) Various]
Relive the days when gangsters ruled the streets in this gripping collection of notorious vintage pre-Code crime comics! True life criminals Al Capone, Legs Diamond, Pretty Boy Floyd, Dutch Schultz, Lucky Luciano, and John Dillinger are featured alongside colorful pulp fiction characters with rods ablaze. These mobsters flaunted their sexy gun molls and ill-gotten gains of big cars and fancy suits, living outside the law until getting their just desserts in the end. Features masterful creators Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Fred Guardineer, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bernie Krigstein, Mort Meskin, Bob Powell, John Prentice, Mike Sekowsky, Leonard Starr, Marvin Stein, Alex Toth, and many others. These Senate-investigated stories are fully restored-over 20 full comic stories in all!
Find out how the devastating effects of Crisis on Infinite Earths reverberated across the DC Universe in these stories from Amethyst #13, Blue Devil #17-18, Wonder Woman #327-329, Swamp Thing #46, Legion of Super-Heroes #16 and #18, Superman #413-415, DC Comics Presents #87, 88, 94 and 95, Justice League of America Annual #3 and The Omega Men #31, plus a story from The Omega Men #33. Includes many never-before-reprinted stories and new essays by Crisis associate-editor Robert Greenberger!
Written by Gerry Conway, George Perez, Marv Wolfman, and others Art by Dick Dillin, George Perez, Rich Buckler, Don Heck, and others The Justice League of America and their predecessors, the Justice Society of America, return for another collection of Bronze Age team-up stories that will set the stage for the greatest Crisis event to strike the DC Universe! This final softcover edition of the CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS series collects JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #171-172, #183-185, #195-197, #207-209, #219-220, #231-232; ALL-STAR SQUADRON #14-15; and DC COMICS PRESENTS ANNUAL #1.
Max Allan Collins, Stephen Grant, Kris Oprisko (w) Gabriel Rodriguez, Stephen Mooney, Ashley Wood, Steven Perkins (a) Ashley Wood (c) This first CSI Omnibus collection includes CSI: Serial, about a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorizing Las Vegas; CSI: Bad Rap, when a duel between retro-punk rappers ends with one of them dead; and CSI: Demon House, where the CSI team finds themselves pulling double duty between a series of armed robberies and a body that turns up in a charity haunted house. TPB Full Color. 368 Pages 6" x 9" ISBN: 978-1-60010-547-0
SUPERMAN AND SWAMP THING UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE GREAT DARKNESS! Written by Joshua Williamson, Dan Watters, Ram V, and others During the original Crisis on Infinite Earths, Swamp Thing encountered and formed a truce with the Great Darkness, but this ancient force has been awakened by Pariah and now its influence is felt across the Multiverse. Now the Avatar of the Green must work together with new allies to investigate how far it's spread and why it would work with Pariah. If they want to stop the Great Darkness from swallowing the Green, they need some extra help... ENTER: SUPER SWAMP THING.
A BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND VIEW OF DARK CRISIS! Written by Matthew Rosenberg, Delilah S. Dawson, Jeremy Adams, Frank Tieri, and Stephanie Williams Art by George Kambadais, Daniel Bayliss, Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan, and Serg Acuña As the Hall of Justice falls, get new perspectives on the various conflicts while the battles across Dark Crisis rage on! With the classic Justice League members gone, see how members of the next generation such as Red Canary and The Flash Family deal with the chaos in this key chapter of the saga leading into Dark Crisis #7.
Written by Tom King, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Tini Howard, Stephanie Phillips, Simon Spurrier, and others Art by Chris Burnham, Federico Blanco, Leila Del Duca, Clayton Henry, Ryan Sook, Dan Jurgens, and others The Justice League are dead. Or are they? During an epic battle against Pariah and his Dark Army, Earth's defenders sacrificed themselves to save the Multiverse. The team seemed dead to their world, but Pariah, needing power to fuel his plans, imprisoned the League members on custom-made worlds using his growing powers. Each world is tailored to the innermost desires of the Justice League. What Pariah intends to do with these worlds is a mystery... Crafted by an all-star creative team including Tom King, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Tini Howard, Simon Spurrier, Dan Jurgens, and many more, Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League directly ties into the event Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, giving readers a look at what happened to the legendary heroes after the shocking events of Justice League #75. Collects DARK CRISIS: WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE - SUPERMAN #1, DARK CRISIS: WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE - GREEN LANTERN #1, DARK CRISIS: WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE - WONDER WOMAN #1, DARK CRISIS: WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE - GREEN ARROW #1, and DARK CRISIS: WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE - BATMAN #1.
Mike Mignola, Hellboy, and a roster of great creators and characters explore the dark corners of the horror genre in thirty-five stories of witchcraft, ghosts, and the risen dead. Originally published in four award-winning anthologies, these stories featured the debut of Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden series, and standalone stories by Kelley Jones, Kurt Busiek, and many others. In addition to the comics, Gary Gianni (Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea) illustrates stories by legendary authors such as Robert E. Howard (Conan) and William Hope Hodgson (The House on the Borderland), and Scott Allie interviews experts in the occult fields, including a seance medium and a witch who specializes in love spells. • Collects The Dark Horse Book of Monsters, The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, and The Dark Horse Book of the Dead.
Originally collected as a hardcover, these stories from the likes of Mike Mignola, Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson, Gary Gianni, Robert E. Howard, and more first appeared in the Dark Horse Book of Monsters, the Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, the Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, and the Dark Horse Book of the Dead. Now available for the first time in paperback, these haunting shorts have lost none of their spine-tingling genius! Collects the work of acclaimed horror writers and artists Mike Mignola, Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson, Gary Gainni, Guy Davis, and more!
As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League fights to survive! The stories collected here expand the tapestry of metal mayhem from Dark Nights: Death Metal. • These epic tales introduce Robin King, along with a sentient Batmobile and Batmanasaurus Rex, as well as a drag race from hell starring the extended Flash Family. Then, it's the trinity of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman versus the Anti-Monitor, Superboy Prime, and Darkseid! Plus, Owlman, President Superman, Iris West, Captain Carrot, and Guy Gardner team up, and we witness the fallout from the World's Greatest Heroes' battle against Perpetua! • Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal Legends of the Dark Knights #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse's End #1, and Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1.
As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League fights to survive! This collection cranks up the volume with stories that further expand the twisted world of Dark Nights: Death Metal! ? As the Justice League battles through a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo present a story that's louder, faster, and metal-er-and Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs sees the new status quo created by Snyder and Capullo explored like never before! With the Batman Who Laughs's newfound power, he's created a multiverse of nightmares to replace our own! See your favorite characters twisted beyond recognition and read the origin of the universe's most sadistic 10-year old, Robin King! ? This title collects Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1, and Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1.
As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League battles to survive! Stand with our heroes as they prepare for what may well be...the final fight of their lives. What do the world's mightiest heroes feel right before combat? As the Dark Multiverse envelops the Earth unveil how the heroes prepare for war in what could be their last stand...if the Justice League knows anything, it's that heroes never go down without a fight! Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 and Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1.
Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and others Art by Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., and others An evil force as old as time has emerged from the nightmare realm known as the Dark Multiverse. But it's not just any nightmares that have spilled out of this void. They call themselves the Dark Knights: twisted versions of Batman, each from a world where one of his worst fears has come true. To defeat them, Batman and the Justice League must undergo an impossible quest to find the mysterious metals capable of repelling the Dark Knights and their master, the fearsome Barbatos. If they fail, everything they've ever known will be plunged into eternal darkness. Prepare to have your world rocked with this omnibus, which collects Dark Nights: Metal #1-6, plus tie-in stories from Dark Days: The Forge #1, Dark Days: The Casting #1, Batman: The Red Death #1, Batman: The Devastator #1, Batman: The Merciless #1, Batman: The Murder Machine #1, Batman: The Drowned #1, Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1, Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1, Batman: Lost #1, Hawkman: Found #1, Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, Nightwing #29, The Flash #33, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32, Green Arrow #32, Suicide Squad #26, Teen Titans #12, and Justice League #32-33.
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JONATHAN HICKMAN, JEFF PARKER, GREG PAK, ADAM FELBER, JIM MCCANN & MATT FRACTION Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, DANIELE RUDONI, CARLO PAGULAYAN, LEONARDO MANCO, PAULO SIQUEIRA, DAVID LOPEZ, ALEX MALEEV, MIKE DEODATO, MITCH BREITWEISER & DANIEL ACUÑA Cover by JOE QUESADA The Invasion is over, and the shape of the world has changed, with new and returning players now center stage. Get the lowdown on what"s going on across the Marvel Universe as we enter DARK REIGN. In DARK REIGN: NEW NATION, we meet the Secret Warriors, the Skrull Kill Krew and other Marvel players as they embark on their own adventures in the wake of Secret Invasion. Then DARK AVENGERS #1 kicks off an explosive new era in the Avengers mythos. Who are the Dark Avengers? A simple question with a shocking answer! Plus, learn the truth about Emma Frost"s secret past in UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #2. Collecting DARK REIGN: NEW NATION, SECRET INVASION: DARK REIGN, DARK AVENGERS #1, UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #2, DARK REIGN FILES and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: DARK REIGN. 256 pages. /Rated T+
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the '90s hottest hero in three spectacular stories! First, an untold story from Darkhawk's early days by creators Danny Fingeroth and Mike Manley! Then explore the winged hero's cosmic years by Dan Abnett and Andrea Di Vito. Finally, find out what the future holds for Darkhawk by Kyle Higgins and more!
story PAUL JENKINS, RON MARZ, PHIL HESTER, FRANK TIERI, DAVID LAPHAM, & JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV art DALE KEOWN, MICHAEL BROUSSARD, WHILCE PORTACIO, JORGE LUCAS & BRIAN DENHAM cover MICHAEL BROUSSARD The twisted journey of Jackie Estacado, bearer of The Darkness, an elemental force that allows those who wield it access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons who dwell there, continues! Follow Jackie as he returns from Hell itself to seek revenge against the Franchetti mob family, rises to Don, becomes a Kingpin, and falls from grace in these stories by Top Cow's Finest. Collects THE DARKNESS, VOL. 2 #1-24, THE DARKNESS, VOL. 3 #1-10, THE DARKNESS #75-89 & more!
story JENKINS, MARZ, HESTER, TIERI, LAPHAM, & FIALKOV art KEOWN, BROUSSARD, PORTACIO, LUCAS, MONTIEL, & DENHAM cover BROUSSARD The twisted journey of Jackie Estacado, bearer of The Darkness, an elemental force that allows those who wield it access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons who dwell there, continues! Follow Jackie as he returns from Hell itself to seek revenge against the Franchetti mob family, rises to Don, becomes a Kingpin, and falls from grace in these stories by Top Cow's Finest. Collects THE DARKNESS vol. 2 #1-24, THE DARKNESS vol. 3 #1-10, THE DARKNESS #75-89 & more!
Written by JOE KELLY and CHUCK DIXON Art by DUNCAN ROULEAU, PASCAL FERRY, KANO and OTHERS Cover by SCOTT MCDANIEL These spectacular stories from ACTION COMICS #768, 771, 772 and 773 guest-star the Marvel Family and Nightwing, and include an epic controntation between The Man of Steel and Ra's Al Ghul! Scheduled to arrive on JULY 6 96 pages. Full Color.
Written by JAMES ROBINSON and DANNY FINGEROTH Art by VAL SEMEIKS, RANDY GREEN, WAYNE FAUCHER and PAUL NEARY Cover by KEVIN NOWLAN Superman has his first encounter with one of his earliest and strangest foes, the Ultra-Humanite, in tales from LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1-3 written by James Robinson. Plus, from issue #39 of that series, Superman meets a billionaire who believes Earth is doomed to explode - just like Krypton! Scheduled to arrive on JANUARY 26 96 pages. Full Color.
The terrifying debut of the tie-in to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It begins here, with a story that's bursting at the seams with clues about the Conjuring's latest villainess...Meet Jessica. Jessica just returned to her freshman year of college after winter break, bringing with her the anxieties of last semester's poor grades, the awkwardness of facing a boy she wishes she'd never slept with, and an undeniably unnerving feeling of being watched. She soon comes to realize that something evil made her its target, and it will not rest until it has her in its unholy grip. But why did this sinister presence set its sights on a seemingly normal college freshman? Read this nerve-racking tale, creepily crafted by Conjuring 2 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It screenwriter David L. Johnson-McGoldrick and Rex Ogle with heart-stopping art from Garry Brown and chill-inducing covers by Bill Sienkiewicz, to find out! Featuring backup stories from the famed artifact room by some of comics best and creepiest creators! Collecting issues 1-5.
Concept by Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski and Ben Kissel Written by Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski From the creators of The Last Podcast on the Left, exorcism just got a whole lot easier. After attending a seminar hosted in a hotel conference room by a mysterious group called the Soul Plumbers, Edgar Wiggin discovers what he thinks is the secret to delivering souls from the thrall of Satan. But after stealing the blueprints and building the machine himself, out of whatever he can afford from his salary as a gas station attendant, Edgar misses the demon and instead pulls out an interdimensional alien, with dire consequences for all humankind. Collects DC HORRO PRESENTS: SOUL PLUMBER #1-6.
The team-ups you never thought you'd see are here! In these stories from March's four one-shots, Jonny Quest and his fellow Hanna-Barbera action heroes must help Adam Strange cross dimensions to return to his home; Booster Gold dives into the Flintstones' prehistoric epoch to discover why the future is ruled by reptilian aliens; Green Lantern and Space Ghost swap power ring for power bands to battle alien foes; and the Banana Splits join forces with the Suicide Squad for a top-secret mission only Amanda Waller could concoct! This new trade paperback also includes the backup stories featuring Top Cat, Batman, the Jetsons, Snagglepuss, and Ruff and Reddy!
Offered again! In the 853rd century, Earth remains safe, thanks to the heroics of the JLA of the future, but they have never met anything as deadly as Solaris, the Tyrant Sun. As this threat becomes too much to handle, these heroes of the future turn to t
Written by Chuck Brown, Morgan Hampton, Stephanie Williams, Evan Narcisse, And Others. First there was DC Pride and DC Festival of Heroes; now it's time to celebrate Black History Month! Cyborg, John Stewart, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Batwing, Vixen, Amazing-Man, and more take center stage to highlight the power of Black excellence across the DC Universe, in stories from a variety of comics' finest Black artists and writers!
DC's very first Pride celebration collected in a beautiful hardcover edition! In 2021, DC celebrated Pride Month with stories and pinups starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Future
Written by Grant Morrison, Nicole Maines, Christopher Cantwell, Nadia Shammas, and others! Art by Hayden Sherman, Paulina Ganucheau, Stephen Sadowski, Skylar Patridge, Mildred Louis, and others! DC Pride is back again with a brave and bold and all-new collection of stories starring DC's fan-favorite stable of LGBTQIA+ characters--many of whom will find themselves in thrilling team-ups the likes of which you've never seen before! Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy go to extreme measures to get a little alone time...but there's nowhere on the planet Crush can't crash! Jon Kent gets a comprehensive course in dark magic when John Constantine sics a golem on him. Tim Drake and Connor Hawke learn that there's nothing more awkward than reuniting with an old friend after you've both come out and one of you was indoctrinated by the League of Shadows for a while. Circuit Breaker struggles to stifle his powers after the Flash of Earth-11 leaps out of the time stream and knocks them both into another dimension. Just how far would Flashlight go to honor his lost love? All these stories and many more in DC Pride 2023! This year's anthology also includes: An introduction by Phil Jimenez! A 5-page preview of Dreamer's YA debut written by Nicole Maines and drawn by Rye Hickman! A parade of pinups by Babs Tarr, Maria Llovet, Brandt & Stein, Noah Dao, Travis G. Moore, and more!
Written by Kevin Conroy, Alyssa Wong, Travis G. Moore, Devin Grayson, and others Art by Nick Robles, Brittney Williams, Evan Cagle, Zoe Thorogood, and others DC celebrates Pride Month with more stories, more characters, and more pride than ever before! This gorgeous hardcover collects for the very first time: Thirteen thrilling tales spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan-favorites new and old including Superman (Jon Kent), Nubia, Kid Quick, Connor Hawke, Aquaman (Jackson Hyde), Green Lantern (Jo Mullein), Alysia Yeoh, the Ray, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Batwoman Finding Batman, an autobiographical comic written by the late Kevin Conroy and drawn by J. Bone that details how Kevin's personal experiences from childhood to Hollywood ultimately informed his universally beloved performance as the iconic voice of Batman All five parts of Tim Drake's coming-out story across BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #4-6, #10, and DC PRIDE: TIM DRAKE SPECIAL #1 An introduction by activist, actress, and real-life superhero Nicole Maines Gorgeous art from across the complete DC Pride 2022 celebration!
Written by Greg Rucka, William Messner-Loebs, Steve Orlando, Vita Ayala, and Tim Sheridan Art by J.H. Williams III, Greg LaRocque, Jamal Campbell, and Cian Tormey Take a journey through over 30 years of fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters in the DC Universe with this collection that not only remembers and celebrates three landmark issues of days past but also teases exciting new stories yet to come! DC Pride: Through the Years collects: The Flash #53 (1991), in which villain-turned-hero Pied Piper comes out to his friend the Flash and helps thwart a dastardly villain Detective Comics #854 (2009), the thrilling beginning of Batwoman's first solo series, which would launch her into stardom Supergirl #19 (2018), which tells the story of Lee Serano--a nonbinary teenager who befriends the Girl of Steel An all-new story starring Alan Scott, which will light the way to his next great adventure as Green Lantern!
The '80s were a truly rad time for comic books. DC was killing it with groundbreaking titles like Man of Steel, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Watchmen. This collection, curated by writer and former DC publisher Paul Levitz, celebrates the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths era of the early 1980s with memorable adventures including Alan Moore and Curt Swan's poignant "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?," both Batman and Superman teaming with their Golden Age equivalents in separate stories, Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor versus gremlins, and more. Collects Action Comics #583, Detective Comics #500, The Flash #296-298, Jonah Hex #54-55, Superman #423, House of Mystery #286, #290, #294-295, #300, #308, #321, Warlord #42, Wonder Woman #311-312, The Brave and the Bold #200, Weird War Tales #93, Time Warp #2 and #3, G.I. Combat #288, Blackhawk #258, DC Comics Presents Annual #1, Super Friends #36, and Sgt. Rock #345, #347, #368, and #387. Also includes new essays on this amazing era from such comics luminaries as Jack C. Harris, Elliot S! Maggin, J.M. DeMatteis, Andy Kubert, and more, and features the complete text of Alan Moore's legendary, never-before-published Twilight proposal!
Curated by Paul Levitz. The 1980s were a period of unprecedented achievement and transition for DC Comics, one that introduced some of DC's most acclaimed and bestselling titles, including Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. For the first time, DC offers a retrospective of this monumental decade in one collected edition, featuring some of the most innovative and creative comics of the era, highlighting the work of groundbreaking creators such as Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, and Frank Miller, in genre-bending works that pushed the boundaries of the medium. • Collects Secret Origins #48, Swamp Thing #40, The Sandman #8, Doom Patrol #25, Warlord #48 and #55, Legion of Super-Heroes #298, Nathaniel Dusk #1, Infinity Inc. #14, The New Teen Titans #16, The Best of DC: Blue Ribbon Digest #58, Watchmen #1, Camelot 3000 #1, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2, Angel Love #1, and History of the DC Universe #1-2, all selected by former DC President and Publisher Paul Levitz.
Batman may be the World's Greatest Detective, but he's hardly the only sleuth in the DC Universe. This new title collects key adventures starring Lois Lane, the Question, the Sandman (Wesley Dodds), Detective Chimp, Slam Bradley, and of course, the Dark Knight Detective. These tales span DC's history, from 1937 to today, and even include a special appearance by the granddaddy of all detectives: Sherlock Holmes. Collects stories from Adventure Comics #51, Batman #441, Detective Comics #2, #329, and #572, Lois Lane #1-2, Secret Origins #40, and The Question #8.
Written by Derek Fridolfs, John Layman, Max Bemis, Cavan Scott, Michael Conrad, Scott Bryan Wilson, and more! Art by Dustin Nguyen, Fico Ossio, Christopher Mitten, Skylar Patridge, and others Ho-ho-ho my gosh, it's time to deck the halls with holly...er, Harley Quinn, Batman, and more of your favorite DC superstars! Who made it to the Nice List? Hawkman? Black Canary? Is that Animal Man on the naughty list? And how did Grifter find himself in the targeting sights of those pesky reindeer! Get one for you and an extra for a loved one's stocking (yule be glad you did!) in this holiday song celebration!
Written by Ashley Allen, Julio Anta, Calvin Kasulke, Travis Moore, Kenny Porter, Cavan Scott, and Zac Thompson Art by Isaac Goodhart, Brian Level, Travis Moore, Jacoby Salcedo, Hayden Sherman, Atagun Ilhan, and more! How do you announce winter is coming to an end? You spring it on them! Welcome the springtime with a celebration of DC's greenest and greatest. As the flowers bloom, breathe in that Swamp Thing smell. Watch the Blue Beetles fly out from Titans West. Pick a Captain Carrot or two from Floronic Man's garden, but make sure to avoid the Poison Ivy. The season may go by in a Flash, but don't worrystories like these last forever. Oh, and Wonder Woman will be there, too!
Written by Paul Levitz, Karla Pacheco, Jeremy Haun, Tim Seeley, Zac Thompson, and others Art by Peter Nguyen, Juan Doe, Kelley Jones, Andy MacDonald, and others October is here, and that means it's time for fables of fear, time for stories of suspense, and time for tales of...time? Join us for a terrifying tour across the ages from some of comics' top talent! Witness zombies menace the JSA in the 1940s. Experience the haunting of the Gotham City Sirens in the 1990s. Watch as Swamp Thing goes up against an irradiated monstrosity in the far future. These are just a taste of the time-hopping terrors we have in store for you in our fright-filled Halloween anthology!
Joy to all 52 worlds-it's time to celebrate the holiday season across the DC Multiverse! In ten stories that will light your yule log and spike your eggnog, Batman decks the gaslit halls, Lobo goes Old Testament in space, Ragman learns the true meaning of Saturnalia, President Superman attempts to figure out how Bizarro stole Christmas, and Harley Quinn tries her hand at interdimensional caroling. These seasonal sagas are sure to help you have yourself a very merry Multiverse! PRESTIGE FORMAT
Take a journey into the dark minds of DC's most dangerous super-villains in these tales starring The Joker, the Mist, Captain Cold, Signalman, the Puppeteer, Clock King, Mr. Who and many more. Collects Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains #1-9 from 1972, which reprinted stories from Action Comics #57 and 69; Batman #25, 84 and 112; World's Finest Comics #6 and 111; The Flash #114 and 121; Adventure Comics #72 and 77; Green Lantern #1 and 33; Wonder Woman #36; Sensation Comics #66 and 71; More Fun Comics #65, 73 and 76; Flash Comics #86, 90 and 100; All-American Comics #61; Kid Eternity #15; and Doll Man Quarterly #15.
When Darkseid's plan to use Cyborg to spread the Anti-Life Equation goes horribly awry, it results in the creation of a modified virus that is capable of spreading through technology. Those afflicted by the plague are not only robbed of their free will but are left with an insatiable desire to attack every living creature! With the fate of all of humanity now at risk, the lines between heroes and villains no longer exist. There are only survivors and the infected. This five-book set features softcover editions of DCEASED, DCEASED: UNKILLABLES, DCEASED: DEAD PLANET, DCEASED: HOPE AT WORLD'S END, and DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS.
This is a collection of one-shot stories set in the Weird West world of Deadlands, created by Shane Lacy Hensley. Each story features some of the industry's top creators and each story shows a different aspect of the Deadlands world.
Originally introduced in 1967, Deadman was a circus performer known as Boston Brand who was murdered while on the high wire. In the afterlife, a mysterious being known as Rama Kushna gifted his spirit with the ability to possess the bodies of the living, so he could discover the identity of his killer and bring THEM to justice! Featuring spectacular art by Neal Adams, José Luis García-López, and others, these tales take Deadman across the DC Universe in search of justice. This massive hardcover collects Strange Adventures #205-216; The Brave and the Bold #79, #86, #104, and #133; Aquaman #50-52; Challengers of the Unknown #74 and #84-87; Justice League of America #94; World's Finest Comics #223 and #227; The Phantom Stranger #33 and #39-41; Superman Family #183; DC Super-Stars #18; DC Special Series #8; Adventure Comics #459-466; DC Comics Presents #94; Detective Comics #500; Deadman #1-4 (1986); and Secret Origins #15. [Various]
Deadpool Vs. Sabretooth STARTS NOW! Deadpool has no idea that he killed his own parents. SHHH! Don't tell! Only problem is...he's investigating whodunit, swearing vengeance. Don't worry! He thinks Sabretooth did it! This is gonna be a fun fight.
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA & DAN SLOTT Penciled by REILLY BROWN, STAZ JOHNSON, RON LIM, JON MALIN & NELSON DECASTRO Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER Wade Wilson and Nathan Summers-Marvel's mightiest mutant mercs-are back, and this time they're stuck with each other! Can two grown men armed to the teeth with deadly genetic weaponry live together without driving each other crazy?! Action, adventure, black humor, black-ops, face-changing viruses, gratuitous France-bashing and lots of gunfire mark the unexpected, unconventional and inexplicable pairing of two of Marvel's fan-favorite anti-heroes! Now, relive the capeless crusaders' entire run, collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! In this volume, Deadpool takes on the Taskmaster, reunites with the X-Men, and teams up with Wolverine, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Brother Voodoo, Ka-Zar, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengersand the Great Lakes Initiative?! Collecting CABLE & DEADPOOL #36-50 and DEADPOOL/GLI: SUMMER FUN SPECTACULAR. 424 pages. /Rated T+
Deadpool might be an Avenger now, but he's also got his own private team of mercenaries...the legally-cleared-to-be-called Mercs For Money! Got a problem you can't solve on your own and a pile of money you'd like to be rid of? Just call Deadpool, Stingray, Massacre, Solo, Foolkiller, Terror and Slapstick and watch as that problem is shot, stabbed, eviscerated, pulverized and generally made bloody!
