(W) ARCHIE GOODWIN (A) WALTER SIMONSON (CA) WALTER SIMONSON
The cult-favorite Manhunter epic from the 1970s is collected in a Deluxe Edition hardcover! In 1973, revered comics writer Archie Goodwin teamed with rising star artist WALTER SIMONSON for a short feature in Detective Comics called Manhunter, colored by future superstar artist Klaus Janson! Conceived as a colorful contrast to the dark lead stories starring Batman, Manhunter was adventurer Paul Kirk, who criss-crossed the globe in an espionage caper, with the mysterious Council that trained him in pursuit. The story culminated in a team-up with Batman, with a fateful ending for Manhunter. Collects stories from Detective Comics #437-443, plus the silent epilogue story first published in 1999’s Manhunter: The Special Edition.
ETERNALS TP DREAMING CELESTIAL SAGA
(W) Peter B. Gillis (A) Sal Buscema (CA) WALTER SIMONSON
The awesome Uni-Mind and a tragic death set the stage for a new era in the battle between the godly Eternals and their Deviant adversaries! The Eternals have spread out among the human population in secret. In these uncertain times, their new leader must hold the remaining Eternals together even as a new adversary emerges from deep in the Deviants' underground stronghold. Ghaur, leader of the Deviant priesthood, has discovered the location of a renegade Celestial, defeated and sealed away by his brethren long ago. If the Eternals can't come together and stop Ghaur, he will possess the cosmic power of this Dreaming Celestial - and conquer Earth! Plus: Don't miss the origins of the Eternals from rare WHAT IF? backup features! Collecting ETERNALS (1985) #1-12, IRON MAN ANNUAL #6, AVENGERS (1963) #246-248 and material from WHAT IF? (1977) #23-30. Rated T
(W) STAN LEE and MICHAEL USLAN
art by JOHN BYRNE, GARY FRANK, SCOTT McDANIEL, CHRIS BACHALO, WALTER SIMONSON, JOHN CASSADAY, and others
In 2001, the unthinkable happened—Stan Lee, the comics creator most synonymous with Marvel, reimagined DC’s greatest heroes with a lineup of comics’ greatest artists. Back in print following the legend’s passing in 2018, this collects the second half of Lee’s unique takes on DC’s greatest icons, reinventing them from the ground up. Collects Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Byrne Creating Robin #1, Just Imagine Stan Lee with Gary Frank Creating Shazam! #1, Just Imagine Stan Lee with Scott McDaniel Creating Aquaman #1, Just Imagine Stan Lee with Chris Bachalo Creating Catwoman #1, Just Imagine Stan Lee with WALTER SIMONSON Creating the Sandman #1, and Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Cassaday Creating Crisis #1.