(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. Perso NAl angst and a masked super-villain hunting a mystery target. It's gon NA 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. Perso NAl angst and a masked super-villain hunting a mystery target. It's gon NA be a long day, Babs.
(W) Tom King (A) Travis Moore (CA) Tony S. Daniel
What happened to the boy who wanted to be Bruce Wayne? The young crimi NAl 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.
(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 Kata NA 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) 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 Dy NAmic 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 Fi NAl 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 Dy NAmic 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 Fi NAl Joke"?
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Tony S. Daniel (CA) Frank Quitely
The Dark Knight has fallen, sacrificing himself in the Fi NAl 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 fi NAle of one of the best-reviewed miniseries of the year, sure to go down as a modern Batman classic!
(W) Scott Peterson (A) Kelley Jones (CA) Kelley Jones
The epic fi NAle! Batman must battle Scarecrow and his own mind to save Gotham City. If he doesn't, Scarecrow will turn Gotham and everything else Batman believes in into a nightmarish hellscape!
(W) Alan Grant (A) Bret Blevins (CA) Brian Stelfreeze
Following the events of "Knightfall," Batman returns to Gotham City to take back the streets. First, a string of seemingly random kid NAppings leads Batman to one person: The Joker. Plus, A NArky makes his return too, but this time he teams up with the Dark Knight to take on a new foe who has prophesized Gotham City's end and will do anything to make sure it happens! Collects Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32-42.
BATMAN THE MAXX ARKHAM DREAMS #0 (OF 5)
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(W) Sam Keith (A) Sam Kieth (CA) Sam Kieth
Midnight, the witching hour. Arkham is the scariest and most dangerous place in Gotham on a good day... but when the power is suddenly cut... super-sophisticated magnetic locks are now useless... and the worst inmates are released! Meanwhile, in the bowels of Arkham, Dr. Disparu has added the Riddler and Killer Croc to his insane plot to uncover Batman and The Maxx's hidden secrets, buried deep in their inner psyches known as "Outbacks." The plot thickens, and so does the tension, as Disparu's secrets are fi NAlly revealed!
BATMAN THE MAXX ARKHAM DREAMS #4 (OF 5)
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(W) Sam Keith (A) Sam Kieth (CA) Sam Kieth
Midnight, the witching hour. Arkham is the scariest and most dangerous place in Gotham on a good day... but when the power is suddenly cut... super-sophisticated magnetic locks are now useless... and the worst inmates are released! Meanwhile, in the bowels of Arkham, Dr. Disparu has added the Riddler and Killer Croc to his insane plot to uncover Batman and The Maxx's hidden secrets, buried deep in their inner psyches known as "Outbacks." The plot thickens, and so does the tension, as Disparu's secrets are fi NAlly revealed!
BEAUTY & BEAST GN
A sweet yuri manga about a lonely monster and the girl she loves! A lonely monster, living in seclusion in the forest, wishes she could live amidst humans despite her frightening appearance. Everything changes when she starts getting a visitor, a blind human girl who's fasci NAted with her mysterious forest friend. As the monster and the girl grow attached in their secluded world, their love proves that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
BERNIE WRIGHTSON ARTIFACT ED HC #1
NEW PTG
(W) Bernie Wrightson (A) Bernie Wrightson (CA) Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson began his career in the late 1960s, just barely out of his teens, and within a decade, rose to prominence as the preeminent horror artist of his generation. This loving tribute to comics' Master of the Macabre will showcase Wrightson's groundbreaking work in the DC Comics Mystery books and his legendary artistic turn on Swamp Thing. Additio NAlly, we have assembled a number of rarely seen and completely (until now) unseen treasures. New Printing! 152 pages plus THREE foldouts with SIX oversized pieces of art! Includes NINE Swamp Thing covers (House of Secrets #92 and Swamp Thing #1, #3-6, #9, and others) and tons of Mystery covers, frontis pieces, and pages.
BETTY & VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER #4
GO TO WORK
(W) Bill Golliher (A) Dan Parent (CA) Dan Parent
Classic Betty and Veronica-style stories are back with this collection of entertaining stories that see the two iconic BFFs get into some (friendly) career competitions and occupatio NAl hazards!
BIRTHRIGHT #35
(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Andrei Bressan (CA) Andrei Bressan
Bren NAn has become one of the most powerful mages on Earth... but at what cost to his family?
BLACK AF DEVILS DYE #2 (OF 4)
(W) Vita Ayala (A) Lia NA Kangas (CA) Maika Sozo
Indigo, Waters, and X have traced the supply of VANTA to a single source - an old nemesis, SAVAGE, who has re-branded himself a businessman and is running the drug from his nightclub. The trio arrive in style and get to work, ma NAging to get to Savage and getting the NAme of his supplier. That NAme triggers a reaction in Indigo that is more dangerous that VANTA ever could be, and her partners may not be able to keep her from going past the point of no return...
BLACK BUTLER GN #27
(W) Ya NA Toboso (A) Ya NA Toboso (CA) Ya NA Toboso
Three years prior, on his tenth birthday, Earl Ciel Phantomhive lost everything...but he was not alone. From the attack on the Phantomhive manor to the moment the contract with a certain devil was made, Ciel starkly recounts all that has come to pass...leaving all who bear witness breathless!
BLACK HAMMER #1
DIRECTORS CUT
(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston (CA) Dean Ormston
The Eisner award-winning hit Black Hammer gets a special first issue director's cut edition presented in black in white. This deluxe, director's cut showcases high res, uncleaned scans of Dean Ormston's beautiful inked line art from the first issue of the award-winning Black Hammer series, with Todd Klein's lettering overlayed on top, and also Jeff Lemire's origi NAl script, and a high res scan of the origi NAl cover. o A must for collectors and all Black Hammer fans!
BLACK KNIGHT #4 (OF 5)
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(W) Terry Kava NAgh (A) Sergio Arino (CA) Riveiro
Fi NAlly, the Black Knight vs. Sirin-- and Sirin has tricks she hasn't even revealed yet-- to save an entire Russian mob family! And the truth about NAdia's is bigger, and more horrific, than anyone imagined!
BLACK KNIGHT #4 (OF 5)
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(W) Terry Kava NAgh (A) Sergio Arino (CA) Eman Cassalos
Fi NAlly, the Black Knight vs. Sirin-- and Sirin has tricks she hasn't even revealed yet-- to save an entire Russian mob family! And the truth about NAdia's is bigger, and more horrific, than anyone imagined!
BLACK KNIGHT #4 (OF 5)
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(W) Terry Kava NAgh (A) Sergio Arino (CA) Josh Burns
Fi NAlly, the Black Knight vs. Sirin-- and Sirin has tricks she hasn't even revealed yet-- to save an entire Russian mob family! And the truth about NAdia's is bigger, and more horrific, than anyone imagined!
BLACK KNIGHT #4 (OF 5)
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(W) Terry Kava NAgh (A) Sergio Arino (CA) Robert Atkins
Fi NAlly, the Black Knight vs. Sirin-- and Sirin has tricks she hasn't even revealed yet-- to save an entire Russian mob family! And the truth about NAdia's is bigger, and more horrific, than anyone imagined!
BLACK ORDER #3 (OF 5)
(W) Derek Landy (A) Philip Tan (CA) Philip Tan
You just can't work to destabilize an empire these days without drawing the attention of at least one pesky super-powered hero, now can you? All the Black Order wants to do is usurp, assassi NAte and sabotage, and here comes the man called Nova to spoil all the fun... Rated T+
BLACK ORDER #3 (OF 5)
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(W) Derek Landy (A) Philip Tan (CA) John Tyler Christopher
You just can't work to destabilize an empire these days without drawing the attention of at least one pesky super-powered hero, now can you? All the Black Order wants to do is usurp, assassi NAte and sabotage, and here comes the man called Nova to spoil all the fun... Rated T+