B-SQUAD TP #1
(W) Eben Burgoon (A) Lauren Monardo
The expendable misfits of B-Squad live from mission to mission and die by die roll! Not everyone will make it back, and the casualties of each mission are decided by the roll of the writer's dice. Join the best of the worst as they bravely tackle the dangerous leftover missions no other outfit would take on. In this first mission, B-Squad is sent to Cambodia to protect a cancer researcher from radicalized hipsters convinced his research is part of an international conspiracy. Taking on waxed mustaches and fixies, cancer-curing mugwais and mad scientists, B-Squad soon gets overwhelmed sorting out the truth from fiction.
BACK ISSUE #114
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler; John Beatty
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.
BAD LUCK CHUCK #4 (OF 4)
(W) Lela Gwenn (A) Matthew Dow Smith (CA) Matthew Dow Smith
Cursed at birth, Charlene "Chuck" Manchester hires out her own bad luck, providing disaster where someone else can profit-but now disaster is coming home to roost! The cops want her, the evangelists want her, and a highly motivated insurance adjuster wants her-Chuck ran to the one place she's ever been safe, and now she's brought a hellish alliance down on her sanctuary, led by a vengeful mob boss.
BANJAX #1
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(W) Rylend Grant (A) Fabio Alves (CA) Fabio Alves
Chapter 1: The Cure. A wholly original and delightfully twisted deconstruction of the superhero genre by Hollywood screenwriter/Aberrant-scribe Rylend Grant. Liard Mason, a disgraced former superhero, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, brought on by years of using his powers. Defending what he has deemed an ungrateful and ultimately unworthy city is literally killing him. With just months to live and a legacy hanging in the balance, Mason launches a violent and misguided Death Wish-like campaign to purge the city of supervillains before he dies.
BANJAX #1
CVR B ALVES
(W) Rylend Grant (A) Fabio Alves (CA) Fabio Alves
CHAPTER 1: THE CURE. A wholly original and delightfully twisted deconstruction of the superhero genre by Hollywood screenwriter/Aberrant-scribe Rylend Grant. Liard Mason, a disgraced former superhero, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, brought on by years of using his powers. Defending what he has deemed an ungrateful and ultimately unworthy city is literally killing him. With just months to live and a legacy hanging in the balance, Mason launches a violent and misguided Death Wish-like campaign to purge the city of supervillains before he dies.
BAREFOOT GEN GN #10
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(W) Keiji Nakazawa (A) Keiji Nakazawa (CA) Keiji Nakazawa
Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, and autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. The honest portrayal of emotions and experiences speaks to children and adults everywhere. Featuring a sleek new cover design, this landmark ten-part series returns to print in this 45th anniversary year of the series' debut.
BASIL WOLVERTON WEIRD WORLDS ARTIST ED HC
(W) Basil Wolverton (A) Basil Wolverton (CA) Basil Wolverton
Basil Wolverton was one of the most unusual, innovative and influential cartoonists of all time. He drew the cover of a Life Magazine (the winner of Al Capp's legendary ugliest woman contest), early issues of Harvey Kurtzman's edited MAD Comics, and countless bizarre caricatures. This Artist's Edition features an incredible array of comic book stories and pages, including Powerhouse Pepper and Spacehawk, a selection of his classic end of the world illustrations, and a good helping of zany characters of all manner, as only Wolverton could have done them!
(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Francis Manapul
Batgirl escapes the madness of Fox's Den only to discover Vulture is hot on her tail and itching for revenge. Does she stand a chance against this bird of prey? Meanwhile, the fight for Gordon Clean Energy rages on as the workers discover the greatest threat to their employment future is Batgirl herself! RATED T
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(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Joshua Middleton
Batgirl escapes the madness of Fox's Den only to discover Vulture is hot on her tail and itching for revenge. Does she stand a chance against this bird of prey? Meanwhile, the fight for Gordon Clean Energy rages on as the workers discover the greatest threat to their employment future is Batgirl herself! RATED T
(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) David Finch
"The Fall and the Fallen" part three! Is this the end of Gotham City? Bane's army of villains is taking over the city, and Batman's back is against the wall. With all the things Bane has done to him over the last year-from breaking up his wedding to trying to assassinate Nightwing, and then invading Batman's mind to expose his most terrible fears-could this be the worst hate the Caped Crusader has ever encountered? RATED T
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(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Michael Golden
"The Fall and the Fallen" part three! Is this the end of Gotham City? Bane's army of villains is taking over the city, and Batman's back is against the wall. With all the things Bane has done to him over the last year-from breaking up his wedding to trying to assassinate Nightwing, and then invading Batman's mind to expose his most terrible fears-could this be the worst hate the Caped Crusader has ever encountered? RATED T
(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Mikel Janin
"The Fall and the Fallen" part four! Batman has been defeated by Bane's minions and chased out of Gotham. As a last-ditch effort to save his son from the lonely fate of being Batman, his father from another universe, Thomas Wayne, a.k.a. the Flashpoint Batman, is taking Bruce to the far ends of the Earth to try to give him the one thing that will cause him to give up crime-fighting for good. RATED T
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(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Ben Oliver
"The Fall and the Fallen" part four! Batman has been defeated by Bane's minions and chased out of Gotham. As a last-ditch effort to save his son from the lonely fate of being Batman, his father from another universe, Thomas Wayne, a.k.a. the Flashpoint Batman, is taking Bruce to the far ends of the Earth to try to give him the one thing that will cause him to give up crime-fighting for good. RATED T
(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Patrick Gleason (CA) Patrick Gleason
Teaming Batman with his son Damian, a.k.a. Robin, writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason's run on BATMAN and ROBIN was one of the standout titles in the New 52. Mixing dark themes from Damian's childhood with the League of Assassins and touching stories of a father and son, this creative team invented some of the greatest Batman and Robin stories ever told! Collects BATMAN & ROBIN #20-22, BATMAN & ROBIN #0-40 from the New 52 series, BATMAN & ROBIN ANNUAL #1-3, ROBIN RISES: OMEGA #1, ROBIN RISES: ALPHA #1 and a story from SECRET ORIGINS #4.
(W) Bruce Timm (A) Bruce Timm (CA) Bruce Timm
Written and drawn by the masterminds behind the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, this Batman one-shot reveals the origins of Harley Quinn as she proves her love to the Joker by trying to eliminate the Dark Knight on her own! Batman Adventures: Mad Love Deluxe Edition collects the comics debut of Harley Quinn, one of the most popular-and controversial-characters in the DC Universe. Though seemingly a comic made for children, within the pages of this now-classic book is a complex tale written by two storytellers that transformed a simple cartoon about the Dark Knight into a deeply layered noir television series. Don't be fooled by it's appearance-Batman Adventures: Mad Love Deluxe Edition is one of, if not the finest Harley Quinn story ever written.
(W) Bryan Hill (A) Dexter Soy (CA) Tyler Kirkham
Sofia Barrera is on the run from an enforcer for the Ark, the program that gave her powers-but in the process, she's fallen into the hands of the mystery man called Kaliber! He claims he wants to protect her...but who's paying his bill? And is Katana already questioning Black Lightning's leadership on their very first mission? Or is she just pushing him in a direction he's not willing to go? RATED T+
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(W) Bryan Hill (A) Dexter Soy (CA) Otto Schmidt
Sofia Barrera is on the run from an enforcer for the Ark, the program that gave her powers-but in the process, she's fallen into the hands of the mystery man called Kaliber! He claims he wants to protect her...but who's paying his bill? And is Katana already questioning Black Lightning's leadership on their very first mission? Or is she just pushing him in a direction he's not willing to go? RATED T+
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Rick Leonardi (CA) Chris Samnee
"Lost Daze" part three! Defeated at the hands of the Splitt, Batman radios for help. But Bruce Wayne doesn't seem to have the same knowledge and experience Terry has relied on over the years from his mentor. Meanwhile, Melanie Walker tries to get to the bottom of everyone's strange behavior by breaking into Arkham Asylum. Will she make a shocking discovery that will help Terry the way Bruce seems unable to? RATED T
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(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Rick Leonardi (CA) Kaare Andrews
"Lost Daze" part three! Defeated at the hands of the Splitt, Batman radios for help. But Bruce Wayne doesn't seem to have the same knowledge and experience Terry has relied on over the years from his mentor. Meanwhile, Melanie Walker tries to get to the bottom of everyone's strange behavior by breaking into Arkham Asylum. Will she make a shocking discovery that will help Terry the way Bruce seems unable to? RATED T
THE LONG PAYBACK REBIRTH
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Bernard Chang
Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne return to Neo-Gotham as Terry dons a brand-new Batsuit. But before he can even get his bearings, the Royal Flush gang is after him. Topping things off, someone behind the scenes is coordinating an attack by Batman's greatest villains against him, forcing Terry to overcome multiple threats if he has any hope of discovering who's pulling the strings and manipulating Neo-Gotham's underworld against him. Collects issues #13-19.
TARGET BATMAN
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Will Conrad (CA) Viktor Kalachev
After the events of "The Long Payback," we find Batman with his mysterious new partner...but can this new ALLY be trusted? You never know when it comes to the corrupt city of Gotham. Follow Terry as he dives deeper into the secrets of the city and the true identity of his new partner. Collects BATMAN BEYOND #20-24.
THE FINAL JOKE
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Brett Booth (CA) Viktor Kalvachev
The dedication of a new building commemorating a special Wayne family event brings out all of Neo-Gotham's familiar faces, including one who was not on the guest list. The Joker makes his return to Neo-Gotham, and no one is safe! Will he strike at Batman, Robin, Commissioner Barbara Gordon or the original Caped Crusader, Bruce Wayne? Decades after his last fight with the Dark Knight, the Clown Prince of Crime returns home to take his city back once and for all. Collects issues #25-30 and behind-the-scenes content!
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo (CA) Greg Capullo
The first 33 issues of BATMAN from the New 52 era by writer Scott Snyder, artist Greg Capullo and others are collected in this new hardcover! These are the tales that introduced the deadly Court of Owls, brought back The Joker (minus his face!), delved into the Dark Knight's past in "Zero Year," and plunged Gotham City into darkness, courtesy of the Riddler! It's an epic, acclaimed and bestselling run that you will want to revisit again and again!
(W) Tom King (A) Tony S. Daniel (CA) Jim Lee
The day has finally arrived: the nuptials of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle. But the Bat and the Cat must undergo even more trials and tribulations before they walk down the aisle! Then, Bruce Wayne gets selected for jury duty in a chilling court case involving Mr. Freeze, forcing Bruce and the rest of the jury to take a hard look at the Dark Knight's methods. And why is Dick Grayson running around the city dressed as Batman? Collects BATMAN #45-57 and a story from DC NATION #0.
(W) Tom King (A) David Finch (CA) David Finch
Bane is back, and he'll stop at nothing to get his revenge on the Dark Knight! This epic hardcover includes the events of "The Button," in which Batman and the Flash unite to explore the mystery behind a certain bloodstained smiley-face button. And The Joker and the Riddler go to war in the streets of Gotham City while the romance between Batman and Catwoman heats up! Collects BATMAN #16-32 and BATMAN ANNUAL #1.