BABY SITTERS LITTLE SISTER GN #1
KARENS WITCH
(W) Ann M. Martin (A) Katy Fari NA (CA) Katy Fari NA
A fresh and fun graphic novel series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen Brewer lives next door to Mrs. Porter, who wears long robes and has wild gray hair. Mrs. Porter has a black cat NAmed Midnight and always seems to be working in her garden. Karen isn't supposed to spy on her neighbor, but she's determined to prove that Mrs. Porter is a witch NAmed Morbidda Destiny! Mrs. Porter is getting ready to have a special meeting at her house, and Karen is sure the meeting is for witches. Are they going to cast a spell on Karen? Or will she be brave enough to send them away, once and for all? Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
BABY SITTERS LITTLE SISTER HC GN #1
KARENS WITCH
(W) Ann M. Martin (A) Katy Fari NA (CA) Katy Fari NA
A fresh and fun graphic novel series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen Brewer lives next door to Mrs. Porter, who wears long robes and has wild gray hair. Mrs. Porter has a black cat NAmed Midnight and always seems to be working in her garden. Karen isn't supposed to spy on her neighbor, but she's determined to prove that Mrs. Porter is a witch NAmed Morbidda Destiny! Mrs. Porter is getting ready to have a special meeting at her house, and Karen is sure the meeting is for witches. Are they going to cast a spell on Karen? Or will she be brave enough to send them away -- once and for all?
BACCANO LIGHT NOVEL HC #12
(W) Ryohgo NArita (A) Katsumi E NAmi (CA) Katsumi E NAmi
It's the year 2002, and Firo and Ennis are fi NAlly on their very belated honeymoon-and for some reason, Czes has been invited to join them on the cruise to Japan. But with movie stars, stuntmen, stowaways, and gunslingers aboard, the voyage is looking to be anything but peaceful... For readers ages 13 years and up.
BACK ISSUE #118
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler; John Beatty
Back Issue #118 is a Greatest Stories Never Told issue! Alex Ross' unrealized Fantastic Four reboot, DC: The Lost 1970s (including Joe Simon's Guardian Angel and Gerry Conway and John Cal NAn's Ninja the Invisible), Frank Thorne's Red Sonja prelimi NAries, Chris Claremont and Dave Sim's X-Men/Cerebus, Mike Grell's Batman/Jon Sable, Larry Hama's Fury Force, Curt Swan's lost pages from Ed Hannigan's Skull and Bones, Steve Englehart and Trevor Von Eeden's Batman/Mad Hatter, Brian Augustyn and Mike Parobeck's Target, and Paul Kupperberg's insider's look at the ill-fated Impact reboot (with unpublished art by Dave Cockrum, Michael Netzer, and more)!
BAD GIRLS SC GN
(W) Alex De Campi (A) Victor Santos (CA) Victor Santos
Six million dollars. Twelve hours to get out of Cuba. A gangster's moll, a jazz singer, and a mambo queen all have their reasons for needing to escape the El Eden Casino in Hava NA. And during a tumultuous New Year's Eve in 1958, when Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees the country and the NAtion falls to Fidel Castro's Communists, they get their chance, thanks to the help of six suitcases filled with stolen dirty money. Of course, it's one thing to get the cash... and quite another to get off the island alive.
BAD RECEPTION #5
(W) Juan Doe (A) Juan Doe (CA) Juan Doe
The last dance has fi NAlly arrived-but will it be for Hashtag, or for those who have survived this far? Join superstar creator Juan Doe for this fi NAle as we bid farewell to everyone that attended this "off-the-grid" wedding extravaganza. We leave you with these parting words, the first day of the rest of your life may be your last. Written and drawn by AfterShock's very own Juan Doe (DARK ARK, AMERICAN MONSTER, WORLD READER), BAD RECEPTION is a searing horror story that doubles as a topical, satirical critique on society's obsession with technology, social media and the cult of celebrity.
BADASS #2
(W) Adrian Nelson (A) Adrian Nelson (CA) Adrian Nelson
Parasites, elderly zombies and Sam, oh my! A day at the office go sideways for B.A.D.A.S.S. (Bureau of Alien Detection And Super NAtural Sightings) when a battle is waged inside their own headquarters!
(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Mikel Janin
"City of Bane" chapter eleven! The end is near as one victory leads to another defeat. As Batman reclaims his city from Bane, can he regain his sense of family? More specifically, when a man who is your father from another dimension has torn everything down around you, what will it take to build it back up? Especially when that man is currently staring you in the face and threatening to punch it. The fi NAl battle for Gotham City...and the cowl of the Caped Crusader...starts here!
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(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Francesco Matti NA
"City of Bane" chapter eleven! The end is near as one victory leads to another defeat. As Batman reclaims his city from Bane, can he regain his sense of family? More specifically, when a man who is your father from another dimension has torn everything down around you, what will it take to build it back up? Especially when that man is currently staring you in the face and threatening to punch it. The fi NAl battle for Gotham City...and the cowl of the Caped Crusader...starts here!
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(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Francesco Matti NA
The stunning conclusion to "City of Bane" is here! How will Flashpoint Batman be vanquished from our dimension? What will become of Gotham Girl now that she's betrayed all she knows? How will the Bat team cope without Alfred? Will Catwoman stick around? Who will rebuild Gotham City? Is Batman ever going to be Batman again? The event of the summer now closes out the year, setting the stage for a whole new path for the Dark Knight Detective. You don't dare miss the extra-sized concluding chapter to Tom King's epic run on Batman-and it all leads to the new Batman and Catwoman series!
LESSER GODS
(W) Bryan Hill (A) Dexter Soy (CA) Tyler Kirkham
Several years ago, Batman put the Barrera family of Gotham City into hiding after rescuing them from an organization called the Ark. Now all but one of them has turned up dead... and Batman needs to locate Sofia Barrera before the wrong people get their hands on her-and her surprising power! And when Black Lightning, Kata NA, the Sig NAl, and Orphan find out what Batman is really up to, their true loyalties will be called into question. Collects Batman and the Outsiders #1-7.
(W) Doug Moench (A) Doug Mahnke (CA) Matt Wagner
Don't miss out on this collection of chaos in Gotham City caused by the Black Mask, featuring the villain's introduction and much more! Along the way, Black Mask causes mayhem with a total city blackout, and Catwoman faces a dead villain that she was responsible for killing-the origi NAl Black Mask! Collects Batman #386-387, #484-485, and #648, Detective Comics #553, Catwoman #16 and 83, and Black Mask: Year of the Villain #1.
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Scott Eaton (CA) Dustin Nguyen
The mystery of Neo-Gotham's newest protector deepens! With Terry McGinnis missing, a new, unidentified person has stepped up to replace him as protector of Gotham! Even the greatest detective of all time, Bruce Wayne, is u NAble to determine who's hidden behind the mask. Gotham's newest hero appears capable, but does she have what it takes to combat Terry's greatest enemy-the murderer of his father-Derek Powers, a.k.a. Blight? Or will her time as the city's guardian end in tragedy?
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(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Scott Eaton (CA) Francis Ma NApul
The mystery of Neo-Gotham's newest protector deepens! With Terry McGinnis missing, a new, unidentified person has stepped up to replace him as protector of Gotham! Even the greatest detective of all time, Bruce Wayne, is u NAble to determine who's hidden behind the mask. Gotham's newest hero appears capable, but does she have what it takes to combat Terry's greatest enemy-the murderer of his father-Derek Powers, a.k.a. Blight? Or will her time as the city's guardian end in tragedy?
THE LONG PAYBACK REBIRTH
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Ber NArd Chang (CA) Ber NArd Chang
Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne return to Neo-Gotham as Terry dons a brand-new Batsuit. But before he can even get his bearings, the Royal Flush gang is after him. Topping things off, someone behind the scenes is coordi NAting an attack by Batman's greatest villains against him, forcing Terry to overcome multiple threats if he has any hope of discovering who's pulling the strings and manipulating Neo-Gotham's underworld against him. Collects issues #13-19.
THE FI NAL JOKE
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Brett Booth (CA) Viktor Kalvachev
The dedication of a new building commemorating a special Wayne family event brings out all of Neo-Gotham's familiar faces, including one who was not on the guest list. The Joker makes his return to Neo-Gotham, and no one is safe! Will he strike at Batman, Robin, Commissioner Barbara Gordon or the origi NAl Caped Crusader, Bruce Wayne? Decades after his last fight with the Dark Knight, the Clown Prince of Crime returns home to take his city back once and for all. Collects issues #25-30 and behind-the-scenes content!
DIVIDE CONQUER AND KILL
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Rick Leo NArdi (CA) Chris Samnee
A mysterious new villain known as the Splitt is preying on Neo-Gotham. Only Batman is capable of stopping him, but Terry McGinnis isn't getting help from Bruce Wayne, who is too busy lavishing cash all over the city to support Terry. Will even the combined forces of Batman and the Flash be enough to stop Splitt-and the mysterious False Face? Collects issues #31-36.
(W) Sean Murphy (A) Sean Murphy (CA) Sean Murphy
The GTO struggles to forgive Batman for his behavior on the tails of tragedy, but a promising path forward comes into focus when he uncovers a monumental clue about the mystery of Gotham's ancestral curse. It may prove too little too late, as Azrael breaks free of Ruth's mandate and unleashes a radical new reign of terror over the city and its competing super-crimi NAls.
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(W) Sean Murphy (A) Sean Murphy (CA) Sean Murphy
The GTO struggles to forgive Batman for his behavior on the tails of tragedy, but a promising path forward comes into focus when he uncovers a monumental clue about the mystery of Gotham's ancestral curse. It may prove too little too late, as Azrael breaks free of Ruth's mandate and unleashes a radical new reign of terror over the city and its competing super-crimi NAls.
(W) Joshua Williamson (A) David Marquez (CA) David Marquez
The Batman Who Laughs has unleashed his Secret Six! Now these infected heroes threaten to spread their dark infection across our world, and the only thing that might stop them is the combined might of the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel. If they fail, the planet will become the seed that grows a new Dark Multiverse-heroes will fall, villains will rise, and a new era dawns for the DCU in this explosive first arc fi NAle that leads directly into Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1!
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(W) Joshua Williamson (A) David Marquez (CA) Jim Cheung
The Batman Who Laughs has unleashed his Secret Six! Now these infected heroes threaten to spread their dark infection across our world, and the only thing that might stop them is the combined might of the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel. If they fail, the planet will become the seed that grows a new Dark Multiverse-heroes will fall, villains will rise, and a new era dawns for the DCU in this explosive first arc fi NAle that leads directly into Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1!
(W) Derek Fridolfs (A) Dustin Nguyen (CA) Dustin Nguyen
Gotham City is filled with stories-of heroes and of villains, of police and crimi NAls, of families both lost and found. But the enchanted short stories in Batman Tales are brought to life with a classic fairy-tale twist that will fill you with wonder. Once upon a crime in Gotham... Damian Wayne dreams of becoming a real boy wonder-as long as he can avoid telling lies and making his nose grow. Batman's butler takes an unexpected trip through the looking glass and finds himself in a topsy-turvy world, for Alfred's in Wonderland! Gotham City Police Department detectives interrogate Gotham's most dangerous crimi NAls looking for the princess who stole the pea. And Batman meets a snow queen who leads him on a dangerous quest. Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen, the creative team behind Batman: Li'l Gotham, return to their Bat-roots-this time with a fairy-tale flair!
(W) Bill Finger (A) Bob Kane (CA) Michael Cho
These origi NAl stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #27-45, BATMAN #1-3 and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR COMICS #1 include the origin of the Dark Knight, as well as the debuts of Robin, Commissioner Gordon, Professor Hugo Strange, The Joker, Catwoman and more!
(W) Bill Finger (A) Bob Kane (CA) Michael Cho
In these classic tales from the 1940s, the Dy NAmic Duo faces off with The Joker, the Conjurer, the Penguin, Two-Face, Tweedledee and Tweedledum and more! Collects BATMAN #8-11, DETECTIVE COMICS #57-65 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #4-6.
(W) Bob Fingerman (A) Bob Kane (CA) Nick Derington
The adventures of Batman and Robin reach the mid-1940s with these tales, collected in trade paperback for the first time. In these stories from the pages of Batman #21-25, Detective Comics #82-92, and World's Finest Comics #12-14, the Dy NAmic Duo stop a gang of cattle rustlers, untangle the upside-down crimes of The Joker, and face a gang of crooks who use football plays to inspire their crimes.