(W) Brian Azzarello (A) Lee Bermejo (CA) Lee Bermejo
The first new series from DC Black Label is collected in a spectacular new hardcover! The Joker is dead. There is no doubt about that. But whether Batman finally snapped his scrawny neck or some other sinister force in Gotham City did the deed is still a mystery. Problem is, Batman can't remember... and the more he digs into this laby RINthian case, the more his mind starts to doubt everything he's uncove RINg. So who better to set him straight than... John Constantine? Problem with that is as much as John loves a good mystery, he loves messing with people's heads even more. So with John's "help," the pair will delve into the sordid underbelly of Gotham as they race toward the mind-blowing truth of who murdered The Joker. BATMAN: DAMNED is a supernatural horror story told by two of comics' greatest modern creators-a visceral thrill-ride that proudly puts the "black" in BLACK LABEL. This new collection includes a sketch gallery and other bonus features.
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo (CA) Greg Capullo
Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum. Young. Sane. And...he was never Batman. So begins this sprawling tale of the Dark Knight as he embarks on a quest through a devastated DC landscape featu RINg a massive cast of familiar faces from the DC Universe. As he tries to piece together the mystery of his past, he must unravel the cause of this terrible future and track down the unspeakable force that destroyed the world as he knew it... From the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the team that reinvented Batman from the emotional depths of "Court of Owls" to the bombastic power of DARK NIGHTS: METAL, DC Black Label is proud to present the bimonthly, three-issue miniseries BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH, published at DC's standard comic trim size. This could be the last Batman story ever told...
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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo (CA) Jock
Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum. Young. Sane. And...he was never Batman. So begins this sprawling tale of the Dark Knight as he embarks on a quest through a devastated DC landscape featu RINg a massive cast of familiar faces from the DC Universe. As he tries to piece together the mystery of his past, he must unravel the cause of this terrible future and track down the unspeakable force that destroyed the world as he knew it... From the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the team that reinvented Batman from the emotional depths of "Court of Owls" to the bombastic power of DARK NIGHTS: METAL, DC Black Label is proud to present the bimonthly, three-issue miniseries BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH, published at DC's standard comic trim size. This could be the last Batman story ever told... Prestrige Format
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Andy Kubert (CA) Andy Kubert
This DC Essential Edition collects the "Batman & Son" epic and the "Black Glove" saga in one volume for the first time! Batman is in for the shock of his life when he discovers that he has a son, Damian! Then, mysterious Batman impostors are appea RINg throughout Gotham City. To solve this enigma, Batman must confront the childhood trauma that made him the Dark Knight-the murder of his parents on that fateful night in Crime Alley. Collects BATMAN #655-658 and #663-675 and stories from 52 #30 and #47, along with pages from "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" from BATMAN BY GRANT MORRISON OMNIBUS VOL. 1.
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo (CA) Greg Capullo
The DC Essential Edition series of graphic novels highlights the best standalone stories the medium has to offer, featu RINg comics' greatest characters. Hidden for years, the mysterious Court of Owls surfaces in Gotham City-what must Batman do to defeat them, and what deadly connection do they have to his past? Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's masterpiece epic is collected in its entirety in trade paperback for the first time ever! Collects issues #1-11 of BATMAN as well as bonus material including sketches, scripts, design concepts and variant covers.
BEASTS OF BURDEN ANIMAL RITES TP
(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Jill Thompson (CA) Jill Thompson
Black magic, demonic frogs, and zombie road kill are just a few of the problems plaguing this seemingly sleepy little town. Beneath the quiet streets a rat cabal plots vengeance, while in the local cemetery the dead leave their graves. With the human residents unaware of the supernatural danger, it's up to a determined crew of dogs (and one cat) to keep their community safe. Lives will be lost, and bonds forged as the beasts of Burden Hill battle against an unknown evil rooted within their town. Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) come together to share the lives of some unlikely heroes. This volume rep RINts the comic-book series Beasts of Burden issues #1-4, the short stories from the Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, the Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, the Dark Horse Book of the Dead, and the Dark Horse Book of Monsters, "Stray," "Unfamiliar," "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie," and "A Dog and His Boy," published by Dark Horse Comics.
BEYONDERS TP #1
(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Wesley St. Claire (CA) Wesley St. Claire
A young boy obsessed with crop circles and cryptography finds his bo RINg life turned upside-down when he discovers that all of his conspiracy theories are true, sending him on the ultimate treasure hunt for an ancient secret spanning thousands of years. What is the connection between a lost mountaineer, an indecipherable manuscript, and the lost library of Alexandria? How is this connected to a one-eyed, flatulent Welsh Corgi and endless plates of corned beef sandwiches? Find out in... BEYONDERS! From Paul Jenkins (ALTERS, Wolve RINe: Origin, Sentry) and Wesley St. Claire (FU JITSU, Teen Titans) comes the mystery series that can be summed up in one word of its own - AfterShock!
BITTER ROOT TP #1
FAMILY BUSINESS
(W) David Walker (A) Sanford Greene (CA) Sanford Greene
Once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, the Sangerye family specialized in cu RINg the souls of those infected by hate. But those days are fading. A terrible tragedy has claimed most of the family, leaving the surviving cousins divided between by the desire to cure monsters or to kill them. Now, though, there's a new breed of monster loose on the streets of Harlem, and the Sangerye family must either come together or watch the human race fall to untold evil. Collects BITTER ROOT #1-5.
BLACK HAMMER TP #1
SECRET ORIGINS
(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston (CA) Dean Ormston
Once they were heroes. Now, banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. But as they attempt to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to b RINg them back into action for one last adventure! Collects issues #1-6 of the series.
BLACK HAMMER TP #2
THE EVENT
(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston (CA) Dean Ormston
When a visitor from the outside world arrives on the Farm, looking for the Black Hammer and b RINging news of Spiral City to its Golden Age heroes, everything changes. Her arrival stirs up old memories and awakens new hope in the marooned heroes and they make a new attempt to escape their strange prison.
BLACK KNIGHT TP #1
(W) Terry Kavanagh (A) Sergio A RINo (CA) Sergio A RINo
Spinning out Grimm Fairy Tales! Defense attorney, Peyton Parks' life is anything from normal or average. After being given the powers of The Black Knight from the book of fables, she has been riding the line of the legal system between attorney and vigilante. Now with her life finally slowing down some a new threat has emerged from the shadows and Peyton may be the only one with the power to stop it. Collects The Black Knight #1 - 5.
BLACK PANTHER #12
(W) Ta-Nehisi Coates (A) Jen Bartel (CA) Daniel Acuna
THE "GATHE RING OF MY NAME" REACHES A TURNING POINT! The can't-miss issue! Rising star Jen Bartel returns for the end of the second groundbreaking arc. Years ago, the Black Panther departed Earth for the stars - and discovered an empire bigger than he could have dreamed. Learn at last how the King of Wakanda found himself a slave in the Vibranium mines of a half-familiar world. T'Challa's lost past is revealed here! Rated T
BLACK PANTHER #12
HEYJIN IM MARVEL BATTLE LINES VAR
(W) Ta-Nehisi Coates (A) Jen Bartel (CA) Heyjin Im
THE "GATHE RING OF MY NAME" REACHES A TURNING POINT! The can't-miss issue! Rising star Jen Bartel returns for the end of the second groundbreaking arc. Years ago, the Black Panther departed Earth for the stars - and discovered an empire bigger than he could have dreamed. Learn at last how the King of Wakanda found himself a slave in the Vibranium mines of a half-familiar world. T'Challa's lost past is revealed here! Rated T
BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP #3
(W) Hiroaki Samura (A) Hiroaki Samura (CA) Hiroaki Samura
Over 650 pages of samurai battles and bitter rivalries! RIN's seemingly immortal protector, Manji, is helping her destroy the eccentric, bloodthirsty Itt?-ry? sword school. While Manji has his hands full with a trio of devious assassins, RIN decides to make her way across Edo in a solo search for the murderous Anotsu Kagehisa!
BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP #5
(W) Hiroaki Samura (A) Hiroaki Samura (CA) Hiroaki Samura
Over 700 pages of samurai swordplay and grudge matches! Collecting Hiroaki Samura's fast-paced "Mirror of the Soul," "Last Blood," and "Trickster" story arcs! Kidnapped and bound by three Itto-ryu warriors, RIN is unable to warn her bodyguard Manji, the immortal swordsman, that he's heading into a trap! Collects volumes 13, 14, and 15. o Now a live-action film from Takashi Miike!
BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP #6
(W) Hiroaki Samura (A) Hiroaki Samura (CA) Hiroaki Samura
Hiroaki Samura's titanic tale hits its midpoint, and RIN begins to discover her skills as a warrior and strategist, as she makes new allies and resolves to find the missing Manji. Her immortal swordsman is imprisoned and being tortured in an underground stronghold beneath Edo Castle, however, and cruel doctors hope to find the secret behind his mystical powers. Collects volumes 16, 17, 18, and 19.
BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP #7
(W) Hiroaki Samura (A) Hiroaki Samura (CA) Hiroaki Samura
Collecting the "Demon Lair" story arc, which features a massive prison escape helmed by young RIN, and "Footsteps," a key story arc that builds up to Blade of the Immortal's intense, multi-volume final battle! Dishonored military leader Kagimura must destroy Anotsu and the hated Itto-ry? school, so he forms the new Rokki-dan gang of odd criminal misfits to help him track Anotsu down. Collects volumes 20-22.
BLOOD REALM VOL 2 #2
(W) Robert Geronimo (A) Robert Geronimo (CA) Robert Geronimo
After discove RINg the harrowing fate of the Skorn Legion, the Saytrians venture beneath the Hollow Fortress to the haunting ruins of a fallen kingdom-where ancient terrors lie in wait.
BOYS OMNIBUS TP #2
(W) Garth Ennis (A) Darick Robertson (CA) Darick Robertson
An all-new omnibus p RINting that includes The Boys Volume 3: Good for the Soul & The Boys Volume 4: We Gotta Go Now! In "Good for the Soul..." Everyone has something to get off their chest: Frenchie and the Female are up to something nasty with the Mafia, Mother's Milk goes to see his mom, Annie January wants a word with God himself, and Butcher enjoys yet another ghastly tryst with CIA Director Rayner. The Legend, meanwhile, offers to tell Hughie everything he wants to know about The Boys - all Hughie has to do is take a walk with the dead. In "We Gotta Go Now..." All is not well with mysterious millionaire John Godolkin's band of misfits. Silver Kincaid, one of the original G-Men, has just committed suicide in the most public and grotesque way imaginable. That's not good news for Vought-American's number one franchise, with G-Force, G-Coast, G-Style, G-Wiz, the G-Brits and the G-Nomads all depending on their slice of the G-pie. There's far too much at stake for anyone to go poking around the G-Mansion now. Who knows what dirty secrets might be waiting down there in the dark?
BPRD DEVIL YOU KNOW TP #2
PANDEMONIUM
(W) Mike Mignola (A) Sebastian Fiumara (CA) Laurence Campbell
Hellboy has returned to earth and reunited with the B.P.R.D. to help lead the push against one demon's quest to turn New York City into a new Pandemonium. With the demon Varvara gathe RINg followers from all over the country to do her bidding and create this new Hell on earth, the B.P.R.D. tracks her to New York, where she calls other demons of Hell to her side and transforms her cultists into an army of demons and zombies to take down the agents standing in her way. Collects B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #6-#10.
BRITANNIA #1 (OF 4)
DOLLAR DEBUT
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Cary Nord
On the f RINges of civilization, the world's first detective is about to make an unholy discovery... Ruled by the Fates. Manipulated by the Gods. Commanded by Caesar. In the year 65 A.D., one's destiny was not his own. At the height of Nero's reign, a veteran of Rome's imperial war machine has been dispatched to the farthest reaches of the colonies to investigate unnatural happenings... In the remote outpost of Britannia, Antonius Axia - the First Detective - will become Rome's only hope to reassert control over the empire's most barbaric frontier...and keep the monsters that bridge the line between myth and mystery at bay... From comics mastermind Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Shade the Changing Man) and incendiary artist Juan Jose Ryp (NINJAK, Clone) comes a psychological journey into terror, temptation, and bloodshed - presented in an all-new prestige format limited series!
BRITANNIA TP #1
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Cary Nord
On the f RINges of civilization, the world's first detective is about to make an unholy discovery... Ruled by the Fates. Manipulated by the Gods. Commanded by Caesar. In the year 65 A.D., one's destiny was not his own. At the height of Nero's reign, a veteran of Rome's imperial war machine has been dispatched to the farthest reaches of the colonies to investigate unnatural happenings... In the remote outpost of Britannia, Antonius Axia - the First Detective - will become Rome's only hope to reassert control over the empire's most barbaric frontier...and keep the monsters that bridge the line between myth and mystery at bay... From comics mastermind Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Shade the Changing Man) and incendiary artist Juan Jose Ryp (NINJAK, Clone) comes a psychological journey into terror, temptation, and bloodshed in Valiant's latest magnum opus.! Collecting BRITANNIA #1-4.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TP #1
(W) Jordie Bellaire (A) Dan Mora (CA) Matt Taylor
Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon! This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil. But her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-winner Dan Mora (Saban's Go Go Power Rangers) b RINg Buffy into a new era with new challenges, new friends... and a few enemies you might already recognize. But the more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang faces brand new Big Bads, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell. Collects issues #1-4.
CALAMITY KATE #3
CVR A HOWELL PINTO
(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A) Co RIN Howell (CA) Co RIN Howell
Delving into Kate's past, we discover what brought the monster hunter to the West Coast, and the painful destruction of a relationship. As Kate feels she has adjusted to her new locale, a face from her past throws everything in Kate's life out of control.
CALAMITY KATE #3
CVR B ST ONGE
(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A) Co RIN Howell (CA) Jenn St-Onge
Delving into Kate's past, we discover what brought the monster hunter to the West Coast, and the painful destruction of a relationship. As Kate feels she has adjusted to her new locale, a face from her past throws everything in Kate's life out of control.