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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Michael Avon Oeming (CA) Michael Avon Oeming

Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim are up to their necks in the most dangerous chase of their careers when they're faced with a case that will take more than just their expertise to solve. Also, Deena is pregnant! So there's that. Get on board the creator-owned series that shows cops and capes like you've never seen them before! Collects Powers: Bureau #1-12.

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(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Kenneth Rocafort (CA) Dan Mora

This is the Year of the Villain, and Red Hood has been tasked by Lex Luthor with training the worst teens in the DC Universe to become the super-villains of tomorrow. But while these kids may think they're the future of villainy, they're about to learn they may already be doomed. Reiser is rampaging through a S.T.A.R. Labs facility, unleashed like never before. Can the Red Hood see DNA, Cloud Nine, Devour and the enigmatic Babe in Arms safely home, or is this one field trip no one should have gotten permission to go on? Plus, where in the world are Artemis and Bizarro now?

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(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Kenneth Rocafort (CA) Philip Tan

This is the Year of the Villain, and Red Hood has been tasked by Lex Luthor with training the worst teens in the DC Universe to become the super-villains of tomorrow. But while these kids may think they're the future of villainy, they're about to learn they may already be doomed. Reiser is rampaging through a S.T.A.R. Labs facility, unleashed like never before. Can the Red Hood see DNA, Cloud Nine, Devour and the enigmatic Babe in Arms safely home, or is this one field trip no one should have gotten permission to go on? Plus, where in the world are Artemis and Bizarro now?

(W) Mark Russell (A) Scott Godlewski (CA) Mikel Janin

Lex Luthor has presented dark gifts to super-villains across the DC Universe, setting off what can only be called the Year of the Villain. Unfortunately, resources are limited, so not everyone got something. The Riddler is one such person, and he is most displeased about it. Was this merely an oversight or a deliberate slight? The Riddler is determined to find out which-and so should you!

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) J. H. Williams (CA) Dave McKean

From the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured, THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE features cameo appearances by fan-favorite characters such as the Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King's siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny. This volume collects THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE #1-6, plus bonus material.

(W) Sholly Fisch (A) Scott Jeralds (CA) Scott Jeralds

Magical fanboy imps Bat-Mite and Scooby-Mite are back-and they've brought along a host of Batmen and Scooby-Doos! But when the mites conjure up the ultimate trans-dimensional menace for our heroes to battle, will even a League of Batmen and Society of Scoobies be enough to save their infinite Earths? Plus, can they unravel the mystery behind the shadowy figure known only as...Scrappy-Doo?

(W) Geoff Johns (A) Dale Eaglesham (CA) Dale Eaglesham

The magical superhero adventure continues as the seventh member of the Shazam Family is finally chosen-and it will change Billy Batson and his brothers and sisters forever! But can this new family come together to stop the deadly all-new Monster Society? Plus, Mary's pet rabbit, Hoppy, makes a startling discovery...

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(W) Geoff Johns (A) Dale Eaglesham (CA) Dustin Nguyen

The magical superhero adventure continues as the seventh member of the Shazam Family is finally chosen-and it will change Billy Batson and his brothers and sisters forever! But can this new family come together to stop the deadly all-new Monster Society? Plus, Mary's pet rabbit, Hoppy, makes a startling discovery...

CODE OF SILENCE

(W) Dan Abnett (A) John RomitaJr (CA) John RomitaJr

Super-strong, highly trained, armed with devastating and stealthy metahuman abilities, the Silencer is virtually invincible. Or at least she was. After decades as Leviathan's chief assassin, Honor Guest put in her time and managed to get out with her skin intact. Now she lives a normal life with a normal family in a normal house on a normal street. But the past has come back to haunt her in the form of her old employer and a deadly new mission...and Talia al Ghul won't take no for an answer. Collects issues #1-6 of the new series!

HELLIDAY ROAD

(W) Dan Abnett (A) Viktor Bogdanovic (CA) Tyler Kirkham

Reeling from her previous encounter with Talia al Ghul, the Silencer wants a permanent end to hostilities-which she intends to accomplish with several bullets in al Ghul's face. But when Talia's loyal followers want to revive her in the Lazarus Pit, the Silencer must race to stop them while still trying to keep her personal life a secret! Collects issues #7-12 and ANNUAL #1.

UP IN SMOKE

(W) Dan Abnett (A) V Kenneth Marion (CA) V Kenneth Marion

The Silencer is once more the weapon of Leviathan-and Talia al Ghul has seen to it that she can never escape again. As her family grieves her loss as one of the many missing and presumed-dead civilians of the Action Land massacre, Honor Guest is seemingly unconcerned and focused solely on her new mission for Talia. But is Honor really ready to let go? Or is the game of cat and mouse between the Silencer and Talia far from over? Plus: two shocking revelations will rock everyone's world. Collects issues #13-18.

(W) Gerry Conway (A) Ric Estrada (CA) Mike Grell

These classic 1970s stories are collected in hardcover for the first time! In stories from SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #234-240 and ALL-NEW COLLECTORS' EDITION #C-55, the Legion give Superboy a treatment that blocks his memory, try to stop the Worldsmith from terraforming the surface of Braal and witness the wedding of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad!

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(W) Marc Andreyko (A) Eduardo Pansica (CA) Jesus Merino

After months on the outer edges of the universe, Supergirl is back on Earth! But things are not as she left them-her adoptive parents have disappeared without a trace, Leviathan's plans are in motion and a Brainiac lurks in the shadows with its sights set on Kara! Oh, and what about that grave? The truth of who is in it will shake Supergirl to her very core!

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(W) Marc Andreyko (A) Eduardo Pansica (CA) Derrick Chew

After months on the outer edges of the universe, Supergirl is back on Earth! But things are not as she left them-her adoptive parents have disappeared without a trace, Leviathan's plans are in motion and a Brainiac lurks in the shadows with its sights set on Kara! Oh, and what about that grave? The truth of who is in it will shake Supergirl to her very core!

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

At last, it's the return of the Legion of Super-Heroes! The greatest super heroes of the 32nd century have traveled back in time not just to meet the heroes who inspired them, but to make an offer...but to which hero? And why will that choice tear Superman's life apart? Plus, the fallout from Lex Luthor's conversation with Lois Lane escalates! What dark secret did Lex tell Lois?

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

At last, it's the return of the Legion of Super-Heroes! The greatest super heroes of the 32nd century have traveled back in time not just to meet the heroes who inspired them, but to make an offer...but to which hero? And why will that choice tear Superman's life apart? Plus, the fallout from Lex Luthor's conversation with Lois Lane escalates! What dark secret did Lex tell Lois?

(W) Mark Millar (A) Dave Johnson (CA) Dave Johnson

DC's classic three-issue epic is back in this new trade paperback. In this tale of Cold War paranoia, the spaceship carrying the infant Superman lands in the 1950s Soviet Union, where he grows up to become a symbol of Soviet power.

THE UNITY SAGA PHANTOM EARTH

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

The fallout from THE MAN OF STEEL mini-series has Clark Kent looking at the world through new eyes...with new ideas about what Superman could and should do for the city of Metropolis and the planet Earth. His first job? Getting the planet out of the Phantom Zone! The world quakes and shakes as it begins to succumb to the effects of the entire planet being moved into the lifeless realm known as the Phantom Zone. As Superman works with the Justice League, an old enemy trapped in the same prison returns to stop the Man of Steel and escape. Collects SUPERMAN #1-6.

(W) Tom King (A) Sandra Hope (CA) Andy Kubert

Available to comics shops for the first time! Superman is tormented by visions of the death of Lois Lane while awaiting his release from a bureaucratic prison planet! Then, a detour through time lands the Man of Steel on the battlefields of World War II next to Sgt. Rock and the combat happy joes of Easy Company! Originally published in SUPERMAN GIANT #7 and #8.

(W) Matt Fraction (A) Steve Lieber (CA) Steve Lieber

Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today in this catalog to remember our friend, Superman's pal, the late Jimmy Olsen...'s assassination decoy! Wait, somebody killed Jimmy's decoy body? But whodunit? And, like, whydunit? And...wait, when did Jimmy get a decoy of himself? What we do know is it's not safe for Jimmy in the City of Tomorrow anymore, and with Superman busy and all (you read that SUPERMAN #15 solicit yet?), Jimmy's best bet is to solve his own murder within the safe borders of Gotham City! (Seriously, "safe"?)

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(W) Matt Fraction (A) Steve Lieber (CA) Ben Oliver

Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today in this catalog to remember our friend, Superman's pal, the late Jimmy Olsen...'s assassination decoy! Wait, somebody killed Jimmy's decoy body? But whodunit? And, like, whydunit? And...wait, when did Jimmy get a decoy of himself? What we do know is it's not safe for Jimmy in the City of Tomorrow anymore, and with Superman busy and all (you read that SUPERMAN #15 solicit yet?), Jimmy's best bet is to solve his own murder within the safe borders of Gotham City! (Seriously, "safe"?)

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(W) Adam Glass (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Francis Manapul

Who is crazy enough to steal a djinn's ring? We'll do you one better: How much damage can you do with a stolen djinn ring? Robin and the Teen Titans hunt the thief of magic...but are they looking in the wrong place? The Year of the Villain strikes close to home-a major turning point in the Titans status quo starts here!

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(W) Adam Glass (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Alex Garner

Who is crazy enough to steal a djinn's ring? We'll do you one better: How much damage can you do with a stolen djinn ring? Robin and the Teen Titans hunt the thief of magic...but are they looking in the wrong place? The Year of the Villain strikes close to home-a major turning point in the Titans status quo starts here!

(W) Ivan Cohen (A) Sandy Jarrell (CA) Erich Owen

The Titans may have bungled Raven's surprise party, but Pretty, Pretty Pegasus Live is coming to Jump City, and it's their big chance to get tickets from some "Power Brokers" and make things right! Plus, when Robin decides the team needs more motivation to learn new skills, he designs a bunch of merit badges...but what happens to a team member who feels they are "Without Merit"?

FULL THROTTLE

(W) Adam Glass (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Bernard Chang

Tag along with the Teen Titans as they discover a new beginning without the supervision of their elders. Introducing brand-new characters like Crush, Lobo's illegitimate daughter; Roundhouse, a shape-shifting superhero noob, and Djinn, an 8,000-year-old genie who's just been let out of her bottle. With a new team behind him, Robin is building something in secret beneath the new Teen Titans HQ. Don't miss these tales from TEEN TITANS #20-24 and TEEN TITANS SPECIAL #1.