AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION OPERATION GALACTIC STORM TP
(W) Bob Harras (A) Greg Capullo (CA) Steve Epting
The Kree/Shi'ar War! When two of the galaxy's most ancient and powerful races clash, it's up to Earth's Mightiest Heroes to play cosmic peacekeeper! With Earth in the crossfire, the Avengers are drawn into the conflict - and end up as alien invaders on war-torn worlds of wonder! Assemblers East and West are embroiled in an epic too big for even two Avengers titles - one that will shake the team to its very foundations! Super heroes from three galaxies clash in a war filled with incredible action - including Thor vs. Gladiator of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard - and the Avengers will face repercussions that will haunt them for years! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #345-347, AVENGERS WEST COAST #80-82, QUASAR #32-34, WONDER MAN (1991) #7-9, IRON MAN (1968) #278-279, THOR (1966) #445-446, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #401 and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #398-400. Rated T
AVENGERS INITIATIVE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP #2
(W) Christos Gage (A) Steve Kurth (CA) Humberto Ramos
In the wake of the Skrull Invasion, the public has lost faith in the Initiative! What a time for Reptil to make his mark on the Marvel Universe! As storm clouds gather, the members of the black-ops Shadow Initiative must abduct one of their own - who has defected to Hydra! But Norman Osborn's Dark Reign changes everything. Where Camp Hammond once trained future Avengers, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. now trains tomorrow's Dark Avengers! The new principals are Taskmaster and the Hood, and they're registering villains as heroes and spreading Norman's empire across the nation. But those who once made up the Initiative aren't about to let this happen. Hunted by the law, hidden from sight, a Resistance has formed - and its members are out to stop H.A.M.M.E.R. by any means necessary! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #20-35, AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE SPECIAL and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE FEATURING REPTIL. Rated T+
BABYTEETH #2
(W) Donny Cates (A) Garry Brown (CA) Garry Brown
The first few weeks of raising a baby can be hell. Clark won't latch or take a bottle, he's fussy all the time and he has just destroyed Sadie's sleep schedule. Ugh, and also the constant assassins and secret cabals organizing against her to kill her baby because he's the dark lord incarnate who will usher in the apocalypse...well, that is just not helping either... From the writer of Buzzkill, Paybacks, Redneck and the break-out hit God Country comes a pulse-pounding new series with art from THE REVISIONIST's Garry Brown!
BACK ISSUE #99
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler; John Beatty
Back Issue celebrates Batman: The Animated Series' 25th-anniversary! An all-star creator line-up looks back at the influential, perennially popular Batman cartoon series. Plus: a BTAS episode guide, BTAS Batmobile toys, a Harley Quinn history, DC's Batman Adventures and Animated Universe comic books, and a tribute to the late, great artist Mike Parobeck. Featuring Kevin Altieri, Brian Augustyn, Rick Burchett, Kevin "Batman" Conroy, Sean Catherine Derek, Bob "Commissioner Gordon" Hastings, Denny O'Neil, Martin Pasko, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, Ty Templeton, Bruce Timm, and others! Featuring a heart-stopping Harley Quinn cover by Timm.
BACK TO THE FUTURE #22
CVR A FERREIRA
(W) Bob Gale (A) Marcelo Ferreira (CA) Marcelo Ferreira
"TIME SERVED, PART 1!" On a mission to uncover the secrets that sent Jailbird Joey Baines to prison, Marty is trapped in 1972-and the DeLorean has vanished! Things go from bad to worse when Biff Tannen teams with 18-year-old Joey to break into a house... and they drag Marty along! Their target: Doc Brown's mom!!!
BACK TO THE FUTURE #22
CVR B WHALEN
(W) Bob Gale (A) Marcelo Ferreira (CA) Tom Whalen
"TIME SERVED, PART 1!" On a mission to uncover the secrets that sent Jailbird Joey Baines to prison, Marty is trapped in 1972-and the DeLorean has vanished! Things go from bad to worse when Biff Tannen teams with 18-year-old Joey to break into a house... and they drag Marty along! Their target: Doc Brown's mom!!!
BALLAD OF RORY HAWKINS GN
(W) Ben Sherrill (A) Rowel Roque (CA) Rowel Roque
A tale of murder, motorcycle gangs, Charlie Manson, and the man who was TV's Marshal Hondo Bradley. It's 1969 and novelist Rory Hawkins is in Los Angeles researching his next novel. He interviews George Clayton, a western actor, and the two visit the Spahn movie ranch where Charles Manson is secretly plotting a series of high profile murders. Now Manson has put them at the top of it.
(W) Chuck Dixon (A) Graham Nolan (CA) Graham Nolan
Sure, they may have had to team up to escape Damocles' clutches - but Batman and Bane can't keep their hands off each others' throats for long! The question is, will Damocles be able to use that rivalry to his advantage?
BANKSHOT #2
(W) Alex De Campi (A) Chris Cross (CA) Chris Cross
Marcus King was shot in the back, paralyzed, and left for dead. But fate, a beautiful woman, and science intervened. Now King has returned, better than ever, on a mission to take down the most dangerous adversary from his past: the Dutchman. Spies! Intrigue! Betrayal! o Written by Eisner nominee Alex de Campi (Archie vs. Predator). o Art by ChrisCross (Convergence: Justice League of America).
BARRACUDA GN #6
DELIVERANCE
(W) Jean Dufaux (A) Jeremy (CA) Jeremy
The end of the Barracuda's adventure! It's time for the final act. In Puerto Blanco, the traders, the freebooters and the slaves are in open revolt, led by Raffy and Ferrango. At sea, Blackdog and the Barracuda have struck an alliance with the Red Hawk. Everywhere the Spanish are retreating, and the island should soon be recaptured. But beyond political and military considerations, there remains the question of the Kashar Diamond's fate. How many lives will be lost in the name of its curse? Who will survive?
(W) Hope Larson (A) Chris Wildgoose (CA) Dan Mora
"BATS AND CATS" part one! When an innocent bystander close to Batgirl's heart gets caught in between a feud between herself and Catwoman, what started as just another case could become direly important.
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(W) Hope Larson (A) Chris Wildgoose (CA) Joshua Middleton
"BATS AND CATS" part one! When an innocent bystander close to Batgirl's heart gets caught in between a feud between herself and Catwoman, what started as just another case could become direly important.
(W) Julie Benson (A) Roge Antonia (CA) Yanick Paquette
"SOURCE CODE" part two! Oracle crossed half the criminal underworld in his early years - and now, he's caused a black cat to cross the Birds of Prey's path! Catwoman's been waiting for a chance to get her claws on this guy for a while... but at this point, do the Birds even want to stand in her way?
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(W) Julie Benson (A) Roge Antonia (CA) Karmome Shirahama
"SOURCE CODE" part two! Oracle crossed half the criminal underworld in his early years - and now, he's caused a black cat to cross the Birds of Prey's path! Catwoman's been waiting for a chance to get her claws on this guy for a while... but at this point, do the Birds even want to stand in her way?
(W) Bryan Q. Miller (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Stanley Lau
Stephanie Brown is Batgirl - and now, she must learn to balance school and crime-fighting or face the wrath of Barbara Gordon! With guest appearances from Batman and Robin and villains like Man-Bat and Scarecrow, Batgirl steps up to the mantle! Plus, Batgirl must stop a nanovirus that will turn the citizens of Gotham City into mindless techno-zombies! Collects BATGIRL #1-12.
(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Mikel Janin
"THE WAR OF JOKES AND RIDDLES" part two! The Riddler and The Joker escalate their bloody feud, and the villains of Gotham City are forced to choose sides or be caught in the crossfire! It's up to Batman to push himself to the limit and keep innocent citizens out of harm's way.
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(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Tim Sale
"THE WAR OF JOKES AND RIDDLES" part two! The Riddler and The Joker escalate their bloody feud, and the villains of Gotham City are forced to choose sides or be caught in the crossfire! It's up to Batman to push himself to the limit and keep innocent citizens out of harm's way.
(W) Tom King (A) Davide Gianfelice (CA) Davide Gianfelice
"THE WAR OF THE JOKES AND RIDDLES" part three! The war has spread to every corner of Gotham City, and while Batman battles back the forces of Joker and Riddler, an unlikely criminal becomes the pivotal key to its potential resolution... but it could cost him everything.
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(W) Tom King (A) Davide Gianfelice (CA) Tim Sale
"THE WAR OF THE JOKES AND RIDDLES" part three! The war has spread to every corner of Gotham City, and while Batman battles back the forces of Joker and Riddler, an unlikely criminal becomes the pivotal key to its potential resolution...but it could cost him everything.
(W) Lee Allred (A) Michael Allred (CA) Michael Allred
In pursuit of the time-traveling criminal known as Universo, the super-powered kids from the 30th century travel back to the 1960s to enlist the aid of the "greatest teen superhero ever" - Robin, the Boy Wonder! But Batman's hard-boiled nemesis Egghead has stolen one of their unattended time bubbles and taken off to the Legion's own time period. Looks like Batman has to head to the far-flung future with one group of heroes while Robin stays in the swinging sixties with another. Holy time-travel paradox!
(W) Bill Finger (A) Bob Kane (CA) Guillem March
Clayface, one of the most recognized villains in Gotham City, is the star in this new best-of collection featuring stories from Detective Comics #40, 298 and 478, Outsiders #21, Secret Origins #44, Batman #550, Catwoman #4, Batman: Gotham Knights #23 and 69-71 and Batman Villains Secret Files #1.
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Bernard Chang
"RISE OF THE DEMON" part five! Just as Bruce Wayne had feared, the experimental new Bat-suit has altered Terry's mental state and turned him into a colder, deadlier Batman. Trapped in the lair of Ra's al Ghul and surrounded by the League of Assassins, the suit may be the only thing that allows Terry and Bruce to survive. But at what price?
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(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Martin Ansin
"RISE OF THE DEMON" part five! Just as Bruce Wayne had feared, the experimental new Bat-suit has altered Terry's mental state and turned him into a colder, deadlier Batman. Trapped in the lair of Ra's al Ghul and surrounded by the League of Assassins, the suit may be the only thing that allows Terry and Bruce to survive. But at what price?
(W) Alan Grant (A) Vince Giarrano (CA) Kelley Jones
The next movement of the "Knightfall" saga is collected for the first time in its entirety! In this volume, Jean-Paul Valley assumes the mantle of the Dark Knight and faces the Scarecrow, the Joker, Gunhawk and others! Collects for the first time all of "Knightquest" in a single hardcover edition including DETECTIVE COMICS #667-675, ROBIN #1, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #19-28, BATMAN #501-508, CATWOMAN #6-7 and JUSTICE LEAGUE TASK FORCE #5-6.
(W) Tom King (A) David Finch (CA) David Finch
In the wake of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH, Batman faces his most challenging foe ever-the idealistic hero known as Gotham, who wants to save the city from Batman himself! Then, in order to retrieve Psycho-Pirate and save Gotham Girl, Batman must recruit a team from Amanda Waller to break into the most impenetrable prison in the world and steal from one of the Dark Knight's greatest foes...Bane. The next great Batman story begins here! Collects BATMAN: REBIRTH #1, BATMAN #1-15.