BARBIE #1
(W) Sarah Kuhn (A) Alitha Martinez
Barbie makes her triumphant return to comics! Starting her new career in the fashion industry and ready to be a fashion superstar, Barbie is assisting mega-designer Whitney Yang at her big spring fashion show. Barbie's big plan is to wow Whitney with her impeccable design sense and, of course, great accessories. But can Barbie get over her designer's block before the big show to come up with a way to impress her new boss? Written by Sarah Kuhn with art by the Eisner-winning Alitha Martinez.
BAREFOOT GEN GN #5
(CURR PTG)
(W) Keiji Nakazawa (A) Keiji Nakazawa (CA) Keiji Nakazawa
Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, 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. Part five of a ten-part series.
BARRIER LIMITED ED SLIPCASE (EMPTY) #0
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Marcos Martin (CA) Marcos Martin
To celebrate serialized comic books (and the awesome stores that sell them!), BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and MARCOS MARTIN have no plans to ever release a collected edition of their Eisner-nominated miniseries BARRIER, but for everyone looking for a way to store or display all five original issues, Image Comics is proud to release this gorgeous new SLIPCASE, the perfect home for this unconventional sci-fi drama about violence, language, and illegal immigration. INCLUDES BARRIER #1-5
BARRIER LIMITED ED SLIPCASE SET #0
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Marcos Martin (CA) Marcos Martin
To celebrate serialized comic books (and the awesome stores that sell them!), BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and MARCOS MARTIN have no plans to ever release a collected edition of their Eisner-nominated miniseries BARRIER, but for everyone looking for a way to store or display all five original issues, Image Comics is proud to release this gorgeous new SLIPCASE, the perfect home for this unconventional sci-fi drama about violence, language, and illegal immigration. INCLUDES BARRIER #1-5
(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Paul Pelletier
You can take the Batgirl out of Gotham City, but you can't take Gotham out of the Batgirl! Politics gets personal as the race for Congress in Gotham City heats up, leading to civil unrest in Barbara's new neighborhood-as a new villain begins to make themselves known!
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(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Joshua Middleton
You can take the Batgirl out of Gotham City, but you can't take Gotham out of the Batgirl! Politics gets personal as the race for Congress in Gotham City heats up, leading to civil unrest in Barbara's new neighborhood-as a new villain begins to make themselves known!
(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Norm Rapmund (CA) Paul Pelletier
In this issue, it's Batgirl for Congress! Plus, masked assassins and awkward exes! Barbara Gordon volunteers to campaign for an up-and-coming reformer candidate who wants to take on the GCPD. That puts Barbara in a tough spot against her father-police commissioner James Gordon. And just when things couldn't get any more awkward, a former flame reenters Barbara's life. Personal angst and a masked super-villain hunting a mystery target. It's gonna be a long day, Babs.
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(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Stanley Lau
In this issue, it's Batgirl for Congress! Plus, masked assassins and awkward exes! Barbara Gordon volunteers to campaign for an up-and-coming reformer candidate who wants to take on the GCPD. That puts Barbara in a tough spot against her father-police commissioner James Gordon. And just when things couldn't get any more awkward, a former flame reenters Barbara's life. Personal angst and a masked super-villain hunting a mystery target. It's gonna be a long day, Babs.
(W) Gardner Fox (A) Carmine Infantino (CA) Karl Kerschl
Throughout the 1970s, Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, was one of DC's most popular heroes. Now, the adventures of Gotham City's greatest heroine are collected in an oversize omnibus collection, BATGIRL: THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 1! This massive title features numerous appearances by Batman and Robin and collects DETECTIVE COMICS #359, #363, #369, #371, #384-385, #388-389, #392-393, #396-397, #400-401, #404-424, #481-499, #501-502, #505-506, #508-510, #512-519, BATMAN #197 and BATMAN FAMILY #1, #3-7 and #9-11.
(W) Chuck Dixon (A) Marcos Martin (CA) Marcos Martin
Determined to join the ranks of crime-fighters against the wishes of her police-captain father, Barbara Gordon dons a caped costume to become Batgirl, and must overcome Batman's skepticism while taking on archvillain Killer Moth. Collects BATGIRL: YEAR ONE #1-9.
(W) Tom King (A) Travis Moore (CA) Tony S. Daniel
What happened to the boy who wanted to be Bruce Wayne? The young criminal mastermind orchestrate his own parents' deaths to emulate his hero and was carted off to Arkham when Batman exposed his crimes, but that is not the end of the story. Tom King reteams with NIGHTWING artist Travis Moore to create a sequel to their masterpiece of dark horror from BATMAN #38.
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(W) Tom King (A) Travis Moore (CA) Frank Miller
Now features the Story solicited for #61 written by Tom King with art by Mitch Gerads. The Eisner-winning creative team behind MISTER MIRACLE is back together as artist Mitch Gerads rejoins the Bat team for a special issue! Professor Pyg is loose in Gotham, and you know that means things are going to get weird... and bloody!
(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Mikel Janin
There are strange goings-on in the dark alleys of Gotham City, mysteries that will require a different skill set than the Caped Crusader's if he's going to stop the whole city from succumbing to the darkness. John Constantine, the Hellblazer, is a person with just those skills-but after the events of "The Witching Hour," is Constantine in any condition to help the Dark Knight Detective?
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(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Tony S. Daniel
There are strange goings-on in the dark alleys of Gotham City, mysteries that will require a different skill set than the Caped Crusader's if he's going to stop the whole city from succumbing to the darkness. John Constantine, the Hellblazer, is a person with just those skills-but after the events of "The Witching Hour," is Constantine in any condition to help the Dark Knight Detective?
(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?
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Brett Booth (CA) Pasqual Ferry
The Clown Prince of Crime amasses his own army, and there might not be enough of Batman and Robin left to stop them. The only thing more dangerous than The Joker is a city full of weaponized Jokerz being pointed at Gotham, led by the Clown Prince himself! With his old nemesis firmly back in play, retiree Bruce Wayne becomes obsessed with bringing him down. But does he have enough in the Bat-tank? And what happens when Gotham's terrified citizens start backing The Joker's play?
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(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Pasqual Ferry (CA) Dave Johnson
The Clown Prince of Crime amasses his own army, and there might not be enough of Batman and Robin left to stop them. The only thing more dangerous than The Joker is a city full of weaponized Jokerz being pointed at Gotham, led by the Clown Prince himself! With his old nemesis firmly back in play, retiree Bruce Wayne becomes obsessed with bringing him down. But does he have enough in the Bat-tank? And what happens when Gotham's terrified citizens start backing The Joker's play?
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Norm Rapmund (CA) Pasqual Ferry
The Joker prepares to deliver his fatal punchline: everything and the kitchen sink hits the fan for Batman and Robin, and even with Dick Grayson's help, the Dynamic Duo of tomorrow and Bruce Wayne may not stand a chance. Will Joker turn Terry's brother into the new Jason Todd? Is now a good time for Terry and Bruce to clash? And why are Neo-Gothamites cheering on the Clown Prince? Will anyone survive "The Final Joke"?
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(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Norm Rapmund (CA) Chris Stevens
The Joker prepares to deliver his fatal punchline: everything and the kitchen sink hits the fan for Batman and Robin, and even with Dick Grayson's help, the Dynamic Duo of tomorrow and Bruce Wayne may not stand a chance. Will Joker turn Terry's brother into the new Jason Todd? Is now a good time for Terry and Bruce to clash? And why are Neo-Gothamites cheering on the Clown Prince? Will anyone survive "The Final Joke"?
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Andy Kubert (CA) J. H. Williams
This new Omnibus collection kicks off with the introduction of Damian Wayne! Then, Batman and a group of global heroes face a killer on a mysterious island, and Batman relives an adventure in the life of young Bruce Wayne: the hunt for his parents' killer. And when Bruce Wayne disappears, the Club of Villains begins a crime spree through the streets of Gotham City, while Batman's allies attempt to keep order. Collects BATMAN #655-658 and #663-683, stories from 52 #30 and 47 and DC UNIVERSE #0. This title also includes two new story pages written and drawn by Chris Burnham that recap events from "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul."
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Tony S. Daniel (CA) Frank Quitely
The Dark Knight has fallen, sacrificing himself in the Final Crisis. Tim Drake has laid down the mantle of Robin to search the world for a sign that his mentor can be brought back from oblivion. Now Dick Grayson has taken up the cape and cowl of his former partner, and Damian Wayne has become a deadly new Robin. Together, they must overcome a pair of rival vigilantes with ties to their own tragic pasts-and stay away from each other's throats long enough to succeed. Collects Batman #700-702, Batman and Robin #1-16 and Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1-6 in reading order for the first time ever.
(W) Kurt Busiek (A) John Paul Leon (CA) John Paul Leon
Bruce Wainwright is not the man he believed himself to be. He never was. But when you've unleashed horror on the world...what can you do about it? Is Bruce human after all? Or has he become more than a man? It's the unmissable finale of one of the best-reviewed miniseries of the year, sure to go down as a modern Batman classic!
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo (CA) Greg Capullo
After having his face sliced off one year ago, The Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City! But this time, he's after the people Bruce Wayne holds most dear! Even for a man who's committed a lifetime of murder, The Joker is more dangerous than ever before. A more vicious Clown Prince of Crime targets Batman's family-Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin and his Batman's own son, Damian Wayne, a.k.a. Robin-in a sick and twisted gambit to make the Dark Knight all his own! How can Batman protect his city and those he's closest to? It all leads back to Arkham Asylum... Collects BATMAN #13-17.
CAPSTONE - PICTURE WINDOW BOOK
BATMAN IS LOYAL YR PICTURE BOOK
(W) Christopher Harbo (A) Gregg Schigiel (CA) Gregg Schigiel
Batman supports his friends and protects his city. He keeps his word to Commissioner Gordon, always ready to serve alongside the Gotham City police. When villains like Clayface cause chaos, Batman bravely leaps into battle. When Robin works to learn new skills, Batman is there to cheer him on. Batman is loyal! As part of the DC Super Heroes Character Education series, this book on loyalty supports school character education programs and excites young readers with action-packed illustrations.