ASTERISK WAR LIGHT NOVEL SC #15
In the sixth round of the Lindvolus, the final four will be decided! But if Ayato advances, he'll have to face Julis in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Ayato is visited by two students from Gallardworth who say they've been asked to come save Haruka...
AVATAR NEXT SHADOW #1
(W) Jeremy Barlow (A) Josh Hood (CA) Guilherme Balbi
Jake Sully maintains his position as leader of the Omatikaya Na'vi tribe, but with their homeland in ruins, he begins to doubt his place among them. As the Na'vi and human feud persists, tensions between the tribes begin to escalate as longstanding family rivalries ignite-spawning treachery and betrayal! o An untold story set immediately after the events of Avatar!
AVENGERS #41
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Javi Garron (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
THE BATTLE TO DECIDE THE ALL-NEW PHOENIX CONTINUES! Who will wield the power of the PHOENIX FORCE? A globe-spanning tournament is underway, under the direction of the firebird itself, pitting some of Marvel's greatest heroes against their fiercest enemies and also against each other, giving each of them a taste of the awesome cosmic might that's at stake. All will be transformed. Not all will survive. Rated T+
AVENGERS #41
WEAVER CONNECTING VAR
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Javi Garron (CA) Dustin Weaver
THE BATTLE TO DECIDE THE ALL-NEW PHOENIX CONTINUES! Who will wield the power of the PHOENIX FORCE? A globe-spanning tournament is underway, under the direction of the firebird itself, pitting some of Marvel's greatest heroes against their fiercest enemies and also against each other, giving each of them a taste of the awesome cosmic might that's at stake. All will be transformed. Not all will survive. Rated T+
AVENGERS #41
YU MARVEL VS ALIEN VAR
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Dale Keown (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
THE BATTLE TO DECIDE THE ALL-NEW PHOENIX CONTINUES! Who will wield the power of the PHOENIX FORCE? A globe-spanning tournament is underway, under the direction of the firebird itself, pitting some of Marvel's greatest heroes against their fiercest enemies and also against each other, giving each of them a taste of the awesome cosmic might that's at stake. All will be transformed. Not all will survive. Rated T+
AVENGERS BY HICKMAN COMPLETE COLLECTION TP #3
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Jim Cheung (CA) Mike Deodato
Jonathan Hickman rocks the Avengers World with INFINITY! To protect their planet from greater dangers, the Avengers got bigger. But when the oldest race in the universe marks Earth for destruction, it's time for Captain America to think grander still. As the most powerful Avengers team ever assembled heads into space, an old enemy deems their homeworld unprotected. Thanos unleashes his dark forces against Earth in search of a terrible prize, and his Black Order fires the opening shots of a galactic war that will be fought both on Earth and in deep space! As the mad Titan's secrets are revealed, the Inhuman city of Attilan falls and the secretive Illuminati find themselves on the front line! Galactic empires will fall as Thanos' crazed plans come to fruition! Collecting INFINITY #1-6, NEW AVENGERS (2013) #8-12 and AVENGERS (2012) #18-23. Rated T+
BACKTRACK #10
(W) Brian Joines (A) Jake Elphick (CA) Marco D'Alfonso
And we're back! It's the final leg of the race, and the four remaining drivers have returned to Los Angeles. It's everyone for themselves to win the grand prize; all that remains is making it across the finish line. But Quellex was never going to let them off that easy, and what awaits is their biggest challenge yet. Gotta go out with a bang, right?
BANANA FOX GN #1
SECRET SOUR SOCIETY
(W) James Kochalka (A) James Kochalka (CA) James Kochalka
From Eisner Award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka comes an uproariously funny new series. Banana Fox is on the case! The great detective Banana Fox is called back to duty to find a missing turtle. But the deeper he digs, the more he discovers, and it's worse than he thought! The Secret Sour Society is back, and they're mixing up a bunch of trouble. Can Banana Fox and his sidekick, Flashlight, put an end to the Secret Sour Society once and for all? Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
BANANA FOX HC GN #1
SECRET SOUR SOCIETY
(W) James Kochalka (A) James Kochalka (CA) James Kochalka
From Eisner Award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka comes an uproariously funny new series. Banana Fox is on the case! The great detective Banana Fox is called back to duty to find a missing turtle. But the deeper he digs, the more he discovers, and it's worse than he thought! The Secret Sour Society is back, and they're mixing up a bunch of trouble. Can Banana Fox and his sidekick, Flashlight, put an end to the Secret Sour Society once and for all?
BANDETTE TP #2
STEALERS KEEPERS TP
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Colleen Coover (CA) Colleen Coover
The world's greatest thief is a costumed teen burglar by the nome d'arte of Bandette, and she's been challenged for the title! The Great Thieving Race is on, as Bandette and rival Monsieur compete to steal priceless artifacts from a criminal organization and its evil leader, but their response could make this Bandette's final crime spree! o Now available as a trade paperback with new cover art!
BARBALIEN RED PLANET #3 (OF 5)
CVR A WALTA
(W) Tate Brombal (A) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (CA) Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Barbalien continues to flee the Martian bounty hunter Boa Boaz-and continues to develop a relationship with a young activist under an assumed identity. But past and present collide when Boa begins targeting people in Barbalien's life.
BARBALIEN RED PLANET #3 (OF 5)
CVR B KOCH
(W) Tate Brombal (A) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (CA) Aud Koch
Barbalien continues to flee the Martian bounty hunter Boa Boaz-and continues to develop a relationship with a young activist under an assumed identity. But past and present collide when Boa begins targeting people in Barbalien's life.
BARBALIEN RED PLANET TP
(W) Tate Brombal (A) Gabriel Walta (CA) Gabriel Walta
Mark Markz has found his place on Earth as both a decorated police officer and as the beloved superhero, Barbalien. But in the midst of the AIDS crisis, hatred from all sides makes balancing these identities seem impossible-especially when a Martian enemy from the past hunts him down to take him back, dead or alive. Collects issues #1-#5 of the series.
BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH MONSTERS HC
(W) Barry Windsor-Smith (A) Barry Windsor-Smith (CA) Barry Windsor-Smith
Created over a period of 35 years, Barry Windsor-Smith' Monsters is a tour de force of visual storytelling. Part family drama, part espionage thriller, part metaphysical journey, it is an intimate portrait of individuals struggling to reclaim their lives and an epic political odyssey across two generations of American history. Monsters is rendered in Windsor-Smith's impeccable technique, the visual storytelling being the most sophisticated of the artist's career. There are passages of heartbreaking tenderness, of excruciating pain, and devastating violence. It is surely one of the most intense graphic novels ever drawn.
BATMAN & BATGIRL UNITE BOOK ABOUT TEAMWORK HC
(W) Michael Dahl (A) Omar Lozano (CA) Omar Lozano
Batman and Batgirl are two of the world's greatest super-heroes. They have the brains, tools, and talent to take down Gotham City's most dangerous bad guys. But what's their most powerful skill of all? Teamwork! In this addition to the best-selling DC Super Heroes picture book series, join Batman and Batgirl as they demonstrate the importance of working together.
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #2 (OF 6) CVR A JOCK
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jock
The all-new anthology series continues with new tales of mystery, mayhem and madness from all levels of Gotham City by some of the finest talents in comics. In this auspicious issue: • Eisner Award-winning collaborators Tom King and Mitch Gerads (Mister Miracle, Strange Adventures) tell a tale of Batman administering a form of last rites to a dying priest. Or is it the other way around? • Eisner-nominated storytellers Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) find the Dark Knight facing certain death—with The Joker his last lifeline. • Multiple award-winner for his innovative work on Hawkeye, David Aja writes and draws his first DC story, in which Batman is set on the trail of a deadly cult preying on Gotham City—and it’s one you’ll be talking about all year! • The brilliant Sophie Campbell (Jem and the Holograms, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wet Moon) returns to DC after a 10-year absence to follow Batman and Catwoman on one of their greatest chases ever. • Celebrated artist of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Avengers and the creator of Paklis, Dustin Weaver makes his DC debut as Batman takes to the sky in a stunning aerial battle against one of the most unsettling foes he’s ever faced.
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #2 (OF 6) CVR B DOUG BRAITHWAITE VAR
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Doug Braithwaite
The all-new anthology series continues with new tales of mystery, mayhem and madness from all levels of Gotham City by some of the finest talents in comics. In this auspicious issue: • Eisner Award-winning collaborators Tom King and Mitch Gerads (Mister Miracle, Strange Adventures) tell a tale of Batman administering a form of last rites to a dying priest. Or is it the other way around? • Eisner-nominated storytellers Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) find the Dark Knight facing certain death—with The Joker his last lifeline. • Multiple award-winner for his innovative work on Hawkeye, David Aja writes and draws his first DC story, in which Batman is set on the trail of a deadly cult preying on Gotham City—and it’s one you’ll be talking about all year! • The brilliant Sophie Campbell (Jem and the Holograms, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wet Moon) returns to DC after a 10-year absence to follow Batman and Catwoman on one of their greatest chases ever. • Celebrated artist of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Avengers and the creator of Paklis, Dustin Weaver makes his DC debut as Batman takes to the sky in a stunning aerial battle against one of the most unsettling foes he’s ever faced.
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #2 (OF 6) CVR C KAMOME SHIRAHAMA CATWOMAN VAR
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Kamome Shirahama
The all-new anthology series continues with new tales of mystery, mayhem and madness from all levels of Gotham City by some of the finest talents in comics. In this auspicious issue: • Eisner Award-winning collaborators Tom King and Mitch Gerads (Mister Miracle, Strange Adventures) tell a tale of Batman administering a form of last rites to a dying priest. Or is it the other way around? • Eisner-nominated storytellers Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) find the Dark Knight facing certain death—with The Joker his last lifeline. • Multiple award-winner for his innovative work on Hawkeye, David Aja writes and draws his first DC story, in which Batman is set on the trail of a deadly cult preying on Gotham City—and it’s one you’ll be talking about all year! • The brilliant Sophie Campbell (Jem and the Holograms, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wet Moon) returns to DC after a 10-year absence to follow Batman and Catwoman on one of their greatest chases ever. • Celebrated artist of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Avengers and the creator of Paklis, Dustin Weaver makes his DC debut as Batman takes to the sky in a stunning aerial battle against one of the most unsettling foes he’s ever faced.
BATMAN CATWOMAN #2 (OF 12) CVR A CLAY MANN
(W) Tom King (A) Clay Mann (CA) Clay Mann
Phantasm has come to Gotham City! Andrea Beaumont, the one-time love of Bruce Wayne, is looking for her lost child, and she’s pretty sure The Joker is involved. So, who better to have as an ally than Batman? And what better way to get to Batman than through Catwoman? It’s a knotted history for this costumed quartet, spanning past, present, and future. What The Joker did to Selina Kyle at the beginning of her career will have deadly consequences at the end of their lives. Tom King’s ultimate tale of the Dark Knight kicks into high gear as the story roars down the avenues only hinted at in the pages of Batman.
BATMAN CATWOMAN #2 (OF 12) CVR B JIM LEE & SCOTT WILLIAMS VAR
(W) Tom King (A) Clay Mann (CA) Jim Lee - Scott Williams
BATMAN CATWOMAN #2 (OF 12) CVR C TRAVIS CHAREST VAR
(W) Tom King (A) Clay Mann (CA) Travis Charest
Phantasm has come to Gotham City! Andrea Beaumont, the one-time love of Bruce Wayne, is looking for her lost child, and she’s pretty sure The Joker is involved. So, who better to have as an ally than Batman? And what better way to get to Batman than through Catwoman? It’s a knotted history for this costumed quartet, spanning past, present, and future. What The Joker did to Selina Kyle at the beginning of her career will have deadly consequences at the end of their lives. Tom King’s ultimate tale of the Dark Knight kicks into high gear as the story roars down the avenues only hinted at in the pages of Batman.
BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS CONTESTED TP
(W) Devin Grayson - Chuck Dixon (A) Roger Robinson - John Floyd - Leonardo Manco (CA) Brian Bolland
The eclectic early millennium stories of Batman, Nightwing, and the extended Bat-family continue as Dick Grayson returns to his acrobat roots to take on the criminal sister duo, Double Dare! Then, Batman calls Aquaman for a favor, Scarecrow unleashes his fear toxin in Arkham, and Superman pays a visit to Gotham City! Collects the lead stories from Batman: Gotham Knights #14-24 and #29.
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #8 (OF 8) CVR A MIRKA ANDOLFO
(W) Alan Burnett - Paul Dini (A) Ty Templeton (CA) Mirka Andolfo
It’s the holidays in Gotham City, and Harley and Ivy have a wonderful idea: they want to hold a party for all the city’s villains to commemorate the season! But one evildoer wasn’t invited and has sent a devious present to the festivities to make some mischief. Can Batman intercept the package and save the villains, or is it the final night for these fiendish foes?!
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #8 (OF 8) CVR B RONNIE DEL CARMEN VAR
(W) Alan Burnett - Paul Dini (A) Ty Templeton (CA) Ronnie Del Carmen
BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS HARLEY QUINN #4 (OF 6) CVR A SEAN MURPHY
(W) Katana Collins - Sean Murphy (A) Matteo Scalera (CA) Sean Murphy
Harley’s pursuit of the Golden Age killer gets personal. Still in the fog of her discovery about Hector’s obsession, she relives her darkest memory of Jack’s transformation into The Joker—and her own early evolution into Harley Quinn. With Bruce’s counsel, she grapples with the guilt of her past and makes a choice that sends her straight into Starlet and the Producer’s den for an expertly staged showdown that will either crack the case or end her life.