DC COMICS
(W) Brian Azzarello (A) Lee Bermejo (CA) Lee Bermejo
In the all-new, hardcover original graphic novel JOKER, writer Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS) and artist Lee Bermejo (HELLBLAZER covers) - the creative team behind the acclaimed miniseries LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL - show an even darker and more disturbing side to the most dangerous man in Gotham: The Joker. After yet another stint in Arkham Asylum, The Joker finds "his city" divided among mobsters and costumed villains. Not content to settle for a piece of the pie, The Joker vows to take back the whole damn enchilada by any means necessary. Look for appearances by a slew of Gotham's most wanted, including gritty takes on Two-Face, Riddler, Killer Croc, Penguin, Harley Quinn and even Batman! Not since THE KILLING JOKE have you seen such a powerful tale of The Joker - you won't want to miss this one! Advance-solicited; on sale October 22 • 128 pg, FC, $19.99 US
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Jorge Jimenez
"The Sixth Dimension" part one! At last, the Justice League has the map to the Sixth Dimension in hand-and with it, they have the key to saving the Multiverse from utter destruction! But things aren't as simple as they seem, because they still need to get to the doorway-and to do that, they'll have to go through the only being in all of existence who can get them there: Mr. Mxyzptlk!
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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Rob Liefeld
"The Sixth Dimension" part one! At last, the Justice League has the map to the Sixth Dimension in hand-and with it, they have the key to saving the Multiverse from utter destruction! But things aren't as simple as they seem, because they still need to get to the doorway-and to do that, they'll have to go through the only being in all of existence who can get them there: Mr. Mxyzptlk!
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Jorge Jimenez
"The Sixth Dimension" part two! The Leaguers come face to face with their future selves in the Sixth Dimension and explore the path that lies before them. Meanwhile, Superman is trapped on a world with no light and hundreds of dead Supermen! Can the Man of Steel escape before his powers completely disappear? To do that, he'll need to learn who captured him!
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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Terry Dodson
"The Sixth Dimension" part two! The Leaguers come face to face with their future selves in the Sixth Dimension and explore the path that lies before them. Meanwhile, Superman is trapped on a world with no light and hundreds of dead Supermen! Can the Man of Steel escape before his powers completely disappear? To do that, he'll need to learn who captured him!
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Francis Manapul (CA) Francis Manapul
In the aftermath of the Justice League's battle with the Legion of Doom, an armada from the stars has come to plunder the Earth and its seas. With powers beyond comprehension, even Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and the rest of the League's combined might can't stop these invaders. With nowhere left to turn, these heroes will have to turn to an ancient power to help them, one that even Arthur Curry fears unleashing. Collects Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1, Justice League #10-12, Aquaman #40-41, Titans #28 and Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1
(W) Christopher Priest (A) Pete Woods (CA) Paul Pelletier
In this new hardcover, the Justice League is confronted by three concurrent threats as a sleep-deprived Batman makes a crucial error that causes an unthinkable - and potentially unforgivable - tragedy. As if that weren't enough, the combined Justice League and Justice League of America teams clash over leadership while the Green Lanterns face making critical choices that will affect their teams forever! Collects Justice League #34-43.
(W) James TynionIV (A) Alvaro Eduardo Martinez Bueno (CA) Alvaro Eduardo Martinez Bueno
Doctor Fate has assembled his Lords of Order, and it means certain destruction for the Justice League Dark! As Doctor Fate traps the magical community on Earth, the team fights against the Otherkind. The walls are closing in on them, and they'll need to find a way to stop Fate if there's any hope for magic's survival!
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(W) James TynionIV (A) Raul Fernandez (CA) Kelley Jones
Doctor Fate has assembled his Lords of Order, and it means certain destruction for the Justice League Dark! As Doctor Fate traps the magical community on Earth, the team fights against the Otherkind. The walls are closing in on them, and they'll need to find a way to stop Fate if there's any hope for magic's survival!
(W) Dan Abnett (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico (CA) Carmine Di Giandomenico
The trouble on Tamaran becomes a fight to the death as the team slugs it out with Blackfire. Will Cyborg, Starfire, Azrael and Jessica Cruz learn to work as a team, or will they be destroyed before they even have the chance? Time is running out, and Darkseid's warning may prove to be the only truth they can believe in. A great threat is rising in the Ghost Sector, and the entire Multiverse is at stake!
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(W) Dan Abnett (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico (CA) Toni Infante
The trouble on Tamaran becomes a fight to the death as the team slugs it out with Blackfire. Will Cyborg, Starfire, Azrael and Jessica Cruz learn to work as a team, or will they be destroyed before they even have the chance? Time is running out, and Darkseid's warning may prove to be the only truth they can believe in. A great threat is rising in the Ghost Sector, and the entire Multiverse is at stake!
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Jason Fabok (CA) Jason Fabok
The Justice League originally united to stop the forces of Darkseid from destroying Earth! Now the ruler of Apokolips is back in this new DC Essential collection, but this time he's set his sights on the world-shattering Anti-Monitor. Will the combined might of the Justice League be enough to protect Earth from becoming collateral damage as gods fight? This title collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #40-50, a story from DC COMICS DIVERGENCE #1 and JUSTICE LEAGUE: DARKSEID SPECIAL #1.
(W) Jack Kirby (A) Jack Kirby (CA) Jack Kirby
One of Jack Kirby's greatest epics of the 1970s is collected at last in a single hard-cover volume. These are the stories that introduced the postapocalyptic world of the Great Disaster and Kamandi, the last boy on Earth, along with his friends Prince Tuftan, Doctor Canus, Flower, Ben Boxer and more! Collects KAMANDI, THE LAST BOY ON EARTH #1-40!
(W) Dan Abnett (A) Dale Eaglesham (CA) Jim Lee
Prepare to join the industry's top creative teams in a round-robin, no-holds-barred storytelling extravaganza titled THE KAMANDI CHALLENGE as 14 writer/artist teams take the title character on a quest to find his long-lost parents. Each chapter leads to a cliffhanger, and it's up to the next creative team to resolve it before creating their own, as Kamandi faces tigers armed with the ultimate weapon, becomes a holy messenger to a society of God Watchers, encounters proletariat grizzly bears in the Russian tundra and much more!
(W) Mark Waid (A) Alex Ross (CA) Alex Ross
Winner of five Eisner and Harvey awards, KINGDOM COME is the best-selling graphic novel from acclaimed writer Mark Waid and superstar painter Alex Ross, now back as part of the new DC Black Label line with the four-issue KINGDOM COME epic and more than 150 pages of behind-the-scenes material, including sketches, annotations and the never-before-published original proposal, series treatment, series outline, issue #1 outline and issue #1 script. In the near future, the DC Universe is spinning out of control. The new generation of heroes have lost their moral compass, becoming as reckless and violent as the villains they fight. The previous regime of heroes-the Justice League-returns under dire circumstances, which sets up a battle of the old guard against these uncompromising protectors in a conflict that will define what heroism truly is.
(W) Derek Fridolfs (A) David Alvarez (CA) David Alvarez
Blacque Jacque Shellacque is back-and he's in pursuit of gold karats and Bugs Bunny wants golden carrots, leading them both up the beanstalk to fulfill their desires. But what they find instead is a giant problem that wishes to pet them and squeeze them. What goes up, Doc, must come down...if they hope to escape from Hugo the giant!
(W) Dan Waters (A) Max Fiumara (CA) Tiffany Turrill
Lucifer remembers. But the price of clarity may be destruction, as the Devil sits at the edge of a precipice-and erstwhile allies remember his past sins, too. Meanwhile, the Moon attempts to steal from the Earth, and a potential Antichrist is conceived.
(W) Usual Gang of Idiots (A) Usual Gang of Idiots (CA) Usual Gang of Idiots
It's April, which means it's time to celebrate-no, not tax day...something almost as bad: the birthday of Alfred E. Neuman! Also in this issue, Sergio Aragonés looks at virtual reality, Teresa Burns Parkhurst has fun with staggering debt, and the MAD crew sinks Aquaman! Plus, as an added bonus, this issue includes a free exclusive facsimile edition of PLOP! #1 from 1973, featuring work by Sergio Aragonés, Bernie Wrightson, Basil Wolverton, and more! Available in Direct Market copies only!
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Ivan Reis (CA) Ivan Reis
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! The six-issue weekly series written by Brian Michael Bendis is collected, along with the prelude story from DC NATION #0.
(W) Steve Orlando (A) Riley Rossmo (CA) Riley Rossmo
There's only one witness to the murder of the Addams family, and the disappearance of Ashley Addams. Good master detective John Jones has tracked the witness down! Bad the witness is... an iguana. Can even John's Martian telepathic mind withstand contact with a primitive animal? And in his past on Mars, the fiery plague of H'ronmeer's Curse is creating a desperate situation... how far will J'onn J'onnz go to keep his family safe?
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Jamal Campbell (CA) Jamal Campbell
A brand-new character in the DC Universe comes into focus as Naomi confronts the one person in her small town she is convinced knows the secret of her mysterious adoption and her obsession with Superman. The truth is going to change both her and the DC Universe forever. The secret of Naomi opens the door to an enormous reveal you will not want to miss. This exciting new mystery from the powerhouse creative team of writers Brian Michael Bendis (Jessica Jones, Spider-Man) and David F. Walker (Shaft, Cyborg) and new, amazing art talent Jamal Campbell.
(W) Jack Kirby (A) Jack Kirby (CA) Jack Kirby
At last, DC collects NEW GODS, the centerpiece of Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" saga, in its own trade paperback. This title introduces the sprawling cast from the twin worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips, including Darkseid, Orion, Highfather, Lightray and many more! This collection includes NEW GODS #1-11, plus the 48-page story "Even Gods Must Die" from 1984 and the original 1985 graphic novel THE HUNGER DOGS.
(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Chris Mooneyham (CA) Chris Mooneyham
The Joker's Daughter is back! Or is she? While she wasn't shot in the head like Nightwing, Duela Dent might be facing an identity crisis even more traumatic than Ric Grayson's. Fortunately the new Nightwings are doing their best to protect Blüdhaven-learning as they go-allowing Ric to try to help steer Duela away from the life of a homicidal zealot of the crazy Clown Prince of Crime!
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(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Chris Mooneyham (CA) Tyler Kirkham
The Joker's Daughter is back! Or is she? While she wasn't shot in the head like Nightwing, Duela Dent might be facing an identity crisis even more traumatic than Ric Grayson's. Fortunately the new Nightwings are doing their best to protect Blüdhaven-learning as they go-allowing Ric to try to help steer Duela away from the life of a homicidal zealot of the crazy Clown Prince of Crime!
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Michael Gaydos (CA) Michael Gaydos
From the creators of Jessica Jones! The new Yakuza crime epic begins a bold new chapter. It's what we in the business call a reader-friendly jumping-on point! Meet Pearl, a talented tattoo artist for elite members of the Yakuza in San Francisco. Following the tragedy of her mother's death, Pearl tattooed her albino skin with an elaborate full-body tattoo you can see only when she is flushed with excitement-or rage. Now Pearl has learned the truth behind her family, her clan and her upbringing, all of which sends her heading to Tokyo to face her legacy head-on! Award-winning artist Michael Gaydos focuses his amazing eye on Japan! All this, plus an all-new, in-depth Jinxworld letter column!