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(W) Joe Orlando (A) Hugo Petrus (CA) Carlos D'Anda

In these stories from JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #18-21 and ANNUAL #1, Batman leaves the team - and the JLA is at each other's throats! As Vixen tries to affirm her role as team leader and fill the vacuum, the villain Prometheus arrives in Happy Harbor to prove to the world that the Justice League must be destroyed and lay waste to the heroes once and for all. And he's brought a friend...

(W) Usual Gang of Idiots (A) Usual Gang of Idiots

It had to happen! This issue, MAD goes Hollywood! Alfred E. Neuman could be in the role of a lifetime... all he has to do is hit his mark, look good and say, "What, me worry?"

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Joe Prado (CA) Miguelanxo Prado

A new era begins for Superman as a threat from his earliest origins reemerges to destroy the Last Son of Krypton. As Superman struggles to come to grips with what has happened to his wife and son, he must also face a new threat that's determined to burn down Metropolis!

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Evan Shaner (CA) Ivan Reis

With an arsonist loose in Metropolis, Superman's powers are almost useless in finding the culprit. And back at the Daily Planet, everyone wants to know what's going on with Lois Lane. How can Clark hold on to the secret of what happened to Lois and Jon much longer?

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Ryan Sook (CA) Ivan Reis

The merciless killer and zealot calling himself Rogol Zaar has searched the cosmos for Superman-and when he reaches the Fortress of Solitude, his actions will cut Superman to the core.

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Kevin Maguire (CA) Ivan Reis

Rogol Zaar has committed a string of atrocities across the cosmos that have led him to the Fortress of Solitude-and now Superman and Supergirl plan to crush his schemes! But are even two Kryptonians enough to stop his sinister machinations?

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Adam Hughes (CA) Ivan Reis

Beaten by Rogol Zaar, his city burning at the hands of an unknown arsonist and the secret of what happened to Lois and Jon drawing closer to revelation - even Superman feels powerless against all that stands before him.

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Jason Fabok (CA) Ivan Reis

The fate of Lois Lane and Jon Kent is revealed! Metropolis' survival hangs in the balance! And Superman must somehow put an end to Rogol Zaar's rampage! It's do-or-die time for the Man of Steel in the final chapter of this explosive miniseries!

(W) Dan Abnett (A) Lan Medina (CA) Nicola Scott

Just as Mera and Orm prepare to fight side by side to save Atlantis from utter desolation, Nereus makes Orm a devious proposal that's hard to refuse: control of the Xebellian army in exchange for Tula's unwilling hand in marriage! Can the Ocean Master really resist the call of the sea? Or will Mera have to fight her own people to help Tula escape a fate that was once her own?

(W) Jody Houser (A) Ibrahim Moustafa (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards

After six months of learning the ins and outs of her new status quo, Violet Paige decides it's time to go public: Gotham City's favorite bad-girl celebutante is back! But not everyone is pleased to learn of the socialite's sudden resurfacing, least of all her estranged brother, who thought he had her on ice for good. Meanwhile, the Cult of the Bat begins to make moves, and it's no laughing matter.

(W) Si Spurrier (A) Rachael Stott (CA) Eric Canete

Heroes, villains, siblings. All these and more collide in the explosive conclusion of Vertigo's acclaimed series, which finds Tabitha and her most-wanted-murderer-in-the-Multiverse brother Bubba learning the unbelievable truth about their mother, a secret that will turn this already mega-dysfunctional family upside down forever.

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(W) Si Spurrier (A) Rachael Stott (CA) Kim Jung Gi

Heroes, villains, siblings. All these and more collide in the explosive conclusion of Vertigo's acclaimed series, which finds Tabitha and her most-wanted-murderer-in-the-Multiverse brother Bubba learning the unbelievable truth about their mother, a secret that will turn this already mega-dysfunctional family upside down forever.

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Andy Kubert (CA) Andy Kubert

The Challengers of the Unknown venture on their first mission for the Professor... to the bottom of the ocean! But when the ancient artifact they have to collect turns out to be far more dangerous than expected, the new teammates realize they might not all make it out alive!

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Brent Peeples (CA) Philip Tan

"Fear the Future"! New Super-Man and the Justice League of China prepare for their final mission, and the fate of the Chinese metahuman future lies in the treacherous realm of ghosts! The team must enter the realm and confront their greatest fears to discover the path forward for their country - and help restore balance to the entire world in the process!

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(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Brent Peeples (CA) Bernard Chang

"Fear the Future"! New Super-Man and the Justice League of China prepare for their final mission, and the fate of the Chinese metahuman future lies in the treacherous realm of ghosts! The team must enter the realm and confront their greatest fears to discover the path forward for their country - and help restore balance to the entire world in the process!

(W) Ben Percy (A) Chris Mooneyham (CA) Declan Shalvey

Nightwing investigates a string of murders that at first seem disconnected... but when signs start to point to the digital underworld, the mean streets of Blüdhaven begin to transform. So how does a hero like Dick Grayson - used to using his fists to solve problems - stop a villain he can't get his hands on? Especially when Blüdhaven isn't the only thing compromised by a tech implant in this new "smart city" initiative... so is Nightwing's mind.

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(W) Ben Percy (CA) John Romita

Nightwing investigates a string of murders that at first seem disconnected... but when signs start to point to the digital underworld, the mean streets of Blüdhaven begin to transform. So how does a hero like Dick Grayson - used to using his fists to solve problems - stop a villain he can't get his hands on? Especially when Blüdhaven isn't the only thing compromised by a tech implant in this new "smart city" initiative... so is Nightwing's mind.

(W) Louise Simonson (A) Walter Simonson (CA) Walter Simonson

Legendary writer/artist Walter Simonson takes on Jack Kirby's Fourth World! These tales star the heroes and villains of the Fourth World as Darkseid seeks the Anti-Life Equation and Orion battles to stop him! This volume includes material from ORION #1-11, SHOWCASE '94 #1, DC UNIVERSE HOLIDAY BASH #1, NEW GODS SECRET FILES #1, SECRET ORIGINS OF SUPER-VILLAINS 80-PAGE GIANT #1, LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE 80-PAGE GIANT #2 and more!

(W) Gail Simone (A) Adriana Melo (CA) Aaron Lopresti

Meet Eel O'Brian: a petty thug, thief and con artist who runs a strip club. Hey, he's also dead, at least according to the gang that tossed him out like last week's garbage. Literally. Don't worry, though-he bounced back from all that, and now he's trying to make a new life for himself, but the effort is stretching him pretty thin. How can he get revenge on his old boss, keep a street kid out of trouble, make a dancer fall in love with him and stop a mysterious society from taking over the world? Eel has no idea!

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(W) Gail Simone (A) Adriana Melo (CA) Amanda Conner

Meet Eel O'Brian: a petty thug, thief and con artist who runs a strip club. Hey, he's also dead, at least according to the gang that tossed him out like last week's garbage. Literally. Don't worry, though-he bounced back from all that, and now he's trying to make a new life for himself, but the effort is stretching him pretty thin. How can he get revenge on his old boss, keep a street kid out of trouble, make a dancer fall in love with him and stop a mysterious society from taking over the world? Eel has no idea!

(W) Ray Fawkes (A) Inaki Miranda (CA) Guillem March

After a failed mission to raid a tomb in the Israeli desert, war veteran Rory Regan is plagued by the deaths of his partners. As Rory battles his guilt back in Gotham City, he discovers that what was in that tomb has followed him home, and it's about to change his life. But as Rory begins his journey, an evil is invading Gotham City, and it wants what he's discovered. This new vision of the classic hero is presented here in RAGMAN, collecting issues #1-6.

(W) Marv Wolfman (A) Pop Mhan (CA) Guillem March

Are Raven and her mother, Arella, truly dead? Can Baron Winters do nothing but watch helplessly as Trigon wins at last?

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Kenneth Rocafort (CA) Tyler Kirkham

Red Hood, Arsenal and Starfire join forces to battle everything from The Joker to space aliens to the League of Assassins. And when Jason and the team find out that Starfire is one of the most feared (and dangerous) commanders in all of space, their adventures head for the stars and beyond to help decide the fate of the throne of Tamaran. Collects Red Hood and the Outlaws #0-27, Teen Titans #16, Batman #17 and Red Hood and the Outlaws Annual #1.

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Trevor Hairsine (CA) Trevor Hairsine

Bizarro is teetering on the brink between brilliance and - well, Bizarro! Artemis is coming to grips with her past as a secret envoy to Lex Luthor. But it's Red Hood who's in for the shock of his life when he finds the cache of letters Ma Gunn kept from him when he was a ward under her care. Letters from his father. Jason Todd has hated his deadbeat dad as long as he can remember, but what he's about to learn may threaten the future of the Outlaws - and anyone who dares to stand in Jason's path.

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(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Trevor Hairsine (CA) Guillem March

Bizarro is teetering on the brink between brilliance and - well, Bizarro! Artemis is coming to grips with her past as a secret envoy to Lex Luthor. But it's Red Hood who's in for the shock of his life when he finds the cache of letters Ma Gunn kept from him when he was a ward under her care. Letters from his father. Jason Todd has hated his deadbeat dad as long as he can remember, but what he's about to learn may threaten the future of the Outlaws - and anyone who dares to stand in Jason's path.