THE LAUGHING MAGICIAN

(W) Andy Diggle (A) Leonardo Manco (CA) Kai Carpenter

In these stories from HELLBLAZER #239-249, when the war-mage Mako carves a bloody swath through London's occult underworld, John Constantine tries to rally his former allies, despite all the bridges he's burned... Plus, when something goes horribly wrong in a secret room in the Vatican, a priest is forced to turn to Constantine for help. And in a story from HELLBLAZER SPECIAL: LADY CONSTANTINE #1-4, Johanna Constantine, 18th-century ancestor of Hellblazer, lands a job that promises a future of wealth and entitlement-and almost certain death and damnation in the frozen North Sea!

REGENERATION

(W) Peter Milligan (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Yasmin Putri

As strange as it sounds, seducing a 2,000-year-old demon with a grudge isn't the riskiest stunt John Constantine has ever pulled. But tipping the supernatural scales for a chance at love will exact a cost higher than he ever thought possible. And try as he might, is this something that devil-may-care Constantine can walk away from? Collects Hellblazer #250-260 and Hellblazer Special: Chas-The Knowledge #1-5.

(W) Rob Sheridan (A) Barnaby Bagenda (CA) Vinz el Tabanas

Hundreds of years after the end of the world, a new human society has rebuilt itself from scratch. The one percent of the population who control all of the wealth and power on Earth have long since hidden themselves away behind the walls of a mysterious city: High Level. Our story begins in an outland community where High Level is spoken of only in myth and rumor. There we'll join a self-interested smuggler called Thirteen on a sprawling sci-fi adventure across a new continent of mystery and danger, as she's tasked with delivering a child messiah to the fabled metropolis at the top of the world, from which no one has ever returned. Collects the six-issue series.

(W) Nalo Hopkinson (A) Dominike "Domo" Stanton (CA) Marcio Takara

After her encounter with Erzulie, the young girl known as Poquita finally has the strength to stand up to the adoptive family that's forced her into labor. But is that strength really coming from a benevolent goddess? Or is it the tiny fragment of the Corinthian that's taken up residence in her life whispering in her ears?

(W) Paul Levitz (A) Joe Staton (CA) Brian Bolland

These are the 1970s stories that first introduced the Huntress: daughter of Batman and Catwoman of Earth-2! But after her mother is murdered, Helena dons a costume of her own. With her crossbow as her weapon, the Huntress vows to avenge her mother's death. This title collects stories from DC Super Stars #17, Batman Family #18-20, and Wonder Woman #271-287, #289, #290, #294, and #295.

(W) Ivory Madison (A) Various (CA) Matthew Clark

Learn what led young Helena Bertinelli away from a life in organized crime and set her on the path to becoming a Gotham City vigilante in this volume collecting the 6-issue miniseries!

(W) Zoe Quinn (A) Ben Oliver (CA) Viktor Bogdanovic

Donna Troy is a hero. She fought alongside friends, led the Titans into battle, and buried more friends in the line of duty than she cares to remember. She's strong, she's brave, she's one of the fiercest warriors on the planet...and she's the Batman Who Laughs' next target for infection! Spinning out of the events of The Batman Who Laughs and Batman/Superman comes the story of a hero who is done with bringing peace to a world that cannot be trusted with it. A woman who's past has been her greatest adversary, and whose newly awakened dark side is ready to burn it all down and forge a new destiny. No more peace. Only...Deathbringer!

(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Jack Herbert (CA) Viktor Bogdanovic

Commissioner Gordon has dedicated his life to the safety of the citizens of Gotham City. Sure, he doesn't wear a cape, but this hero has chosen a thankless job, because it's the right thing to do. But what happens when Jim Gordon's sense of duty and honor is stripped away? What happens when Gotham City's greatest public pillar of justice finally says "enough"? Spinning out of the events of The Batman Who Laughs and Batman/Superman comes the story of a man who has finally given in to his worst impulses-and he might just take the entire city into the darkness with him...

(W) Keith Giffen (A) Keith Giffen (CA) Scott Koblish

Seems like old times...or does it? In the days following the Invasion, the Tasmanian Devil pulverizes a certain cosmic starfish from space (and gets pulverized in return!), while the Peacemaker streaks across Russian skies to battle the Rocket Reds! And when you see the alien monsters descend on Dangerfield, Arizona, it'll be more like "screams like old times!"

(W) Keith Giffen (A) Keith Giffen (CA) Keith Giffen

Seems like old times...or does it? In the days following the Invasion, the Tasmanian Devil pulverizes a certain cosmic starfish from space (and gets pulverized in return!), while the Peacemaker streaks across Russian skies to battle the Rocket Reds! And when you see the alien monsters descend on Dangerfield, Arizona, it'll be more like "screams like old times!"

(W) Bill Willingham (A) Ivan Reis (CA) Jim Lee

This hardcover collects the 2005 event including ACTION COMICS #826 and 829, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #639 and 642, COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS #1, DAY OF VENGEANCE #1-6, DAY OF VENGEANCE INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1, JLA #115-119 #1, INFINITE CRISIS #1-6, INFINITE CRISIS SECRET FILES 2006 #1, THE OMAC PROJECT #1-6, THE OMAC PROJECT INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1, RANN-THANAGAR WAR #1-6, THE RANN-THANAGAR INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1, SUPERMAN #216 and #219, VILLAINS UNITED #1-6, VILLAINS UNITED INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1 and WONDER WOMAN #129. OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space.

(W) Brian Buccellato (A) Iban Coello (CA) Brett Booth

In the war between Superman and Batman, all the heroes have chosen sides. For five years, former friends and allies have fought bitterly, with casualties on both sides. Now, at an impasse, both Batman and Superman realize that to gain ground in their battle, they'll have to do the unthinkable: recruit their former enemies to attack their former friends. Collects Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #1-20 and the Annual #1.

(W) Tim Seeley (A) Freddie Williams II (CA) Tim Seeley

Batman recruits He-Man in the ultimate fight against Superman's dictatorship on Earth! But as He-Man forms an alliance with the heroes of Injustice, his own home of Eternia faces a threat of its own in the form of Darkseid! Collects the six-issue crossover event!

(W) Si Spurrier (A) Aaron Campbell (CA) John Paul Leon

John's return to London isn't going as smoothly as he'd hoped...though it's already been just as bloody as he could have expected! Enormous angels straight from the mind of William Blake are tearing people to ribbons in Peckham Rye Common, and the gang lord who's pressed John into service is getting increasingly impatient about John's inability to deal with them.

(W) Kami Garcia (A) Mico Suayan (CA) Francesco Mattina

Harley Quinn follows the evidence-and it leads her to a dangerous conclusion: she might know the true identity of the serial killer she's hunting. But as Harley digs deeper into The Joker's past, he is watching her...and leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Gotham City has never needed a hero more!

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(W) Kami Garcia (A) Mico Suayan (CA) Mico Suayan

Harley Quinn follows the evidence and it leads her to a dangerous conclusion: she might know the true identity of the serial killer she's hunting. But as Harley digs deeper into the Joker's past, he is watching her...and leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Gotham has never needed a hero more!

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Andrea Sorrentino (CA) Andrea Sorrentino

Ben Arnell promised his wife and child one thing: even though he spends his days attempting to reach the bottom of The Joker's insanity, he would never bring that madness home. No matter how dark the work gets, he would never allow The Joker's craziness to tear their family apart. And in that, he failed. The Eisner-winning creative team of Gideon Falls kick their blackhearted chronicle of The Joker's destructive influence into high gear with an issue that turns the entire story on its head, with disastrous consequences for Dr. Arnell!

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(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Andrea Sorrentino (CA) Jeff Lemire

DC BLACK LABEL - PRESTIGE PLUS FORMAT - APPROX. 8.5" x 10.875" Ben Arnell promised his wife and child one thing: even though he spends his days attempting to reach the bottom of The Joker's insanity, he would never bring that madness home. No matter how dark the work gets, he would never allow The Joker's craziness to tear their family apart. And in that, he failed. The Eisner-winning creative team of Gideon Falls kick their blackhearted chronicle of The Joker's destructive influence into high gear with an issue that turns the entire story on its head, with disastrous consequences for Dr. Arnell!

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Francis Manapul

"Justice/Doom War" part eight! The Justice League is making their final push against Perpetua, but some players they previously counted as allies may have been working for the other side the whole time! Who among Perpetua's children will betray them and join Lex Luthor's war on justice?

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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Tony S. Daniel

"Justice/Doom War" part eight! The Justice League is making their final push against Perpetua, but some players they previously counted as allies may have been working for the other side the whole time! Who among Perpetua's children will betray them and join Lex Luthor's war on justice?

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Francis Manapul

"Justice/Doom War" finale! Lex Luthor is triumphant. Perpetua is back to full power and ready to take on the Multiverse, to bend and twist the whole of existence to suit Doom. Has the Justice League finally come up against a foe they can't defeat? Perpetua is the mother of their universe after all, the original creator. In war, there can only be one winner, and it just may be Doom's turn to collect the spoils. This issue leads directly into Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1!

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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Tony S. Daniel

"Justice/Doom War" finale! Lex Luthor is triumphant. Perpetua is back to full power and ready to take on the Multiverse, to bend and twist the whole of existence to suit Doom. Has the Justice League finally come up against a foe they can't defeat? Perpetua is the mother of their universe after all, the original creator. In war, there can only be one winner, and it just may be Doom's turn to collect the spoils. This issue leads directly into Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1!

(W) James TynionIV (A) Alvaro Eduardo Martinez Bueno (CA) Yanick Paquette

With Eclipso by her side, the new goddess of magic, Circe, is unstoppable! As she rewrites the rules of magic, the Justice League Dark must work to free themselves from Eclipso's grasp. Can they escape in time to save magic from the clutches of the Injustice League Dark once and for all? Or are they doomed to spend eternity trapped in the shadows?

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(W) James TynionIV (A) Raul Fernandez (CA) Clayton Crain

With Eclipso by her side, the new goddess of magic, Circe, is unstoppable! As she rewrites the rules of magic, the Justice League Dark must work to free themselves from Eclipso's grasp. Can they escape in time to save magic from the clutches of the Injustice League Dark once and for all? Or are they doomed to spend eternity trapped in the shadows?