DC COMICS
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Phil Jimenez (CA) Phil Jimenez
This oversized, slipcased edition collect the entire INFINITE CRISIS series along with the initial series proposal, the script and art breakdowns for issue #1, and more!
(W) Alan Moore (A) Stephen R. Bissette (CA) John Totleben
Collecting issues #35-50 of Alan Moore's seminal Swamp Thing run in oversize Absolute format, this volume brims with horrors including underwater vampires, a werewolf with an unusual curse-and the debut of John Constantine! Plus, Swamp Thing's quest for self-discovery comes to its shattering conclusion, and a harbinger of doom awakens an evil beyond comprehension-bringing together Constantine, Deadman, the Phantom Stranger, the Spectre and others.
AMNESTY
(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) Robson Rocha (CA) Robson Rocha
The tides turn for the Sea King as Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Pretty Deadly) and red-hot artist Robson Rocha steer Aquaman into uncharted waters! Arthur Curry discovers more of his true nature and his connection to the seas. Once he regains his memories and uncovers the shocking truth of how he lost them, which home will he return to-the land or the sea? Plus, Aqualad returns, Mera makes a life-altering decision and Black Manta reunites with his dead father! Collects Aquaman #48-53 and Annual #2.
UNSPOKEN WATER
(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) Robson Rocha (CA) Robson Rocha
In the wake of the epic "Drowned Earth," an amnesiac Arthur Curry washes ashore on a remote island and ends up being cared for by a young woman named Caille, who's just a little too curious for comfort. And as a lifetime of horror movies has taught us, there's something strange going on in this island village. Aquaman needs to come to his senses quickly...or he might wind up sleeping with the fishes instead of just chatting with them. Collects Aquaman #43-47 by the new creative team of writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Robson Rocha.
(W) Joe Hill (A) Leomacs (CA) Reiko Murakami
Hunted to the point of exhaustion, June Branch struggles to outwit and outfight the home invader coming after her. He's armed with a .44 and a secret agenda; she's got a thousand year-old Viking relic and no way to escape. The axe is about to fall in the topsy-turvy second chapter of the horror story with the sharpest edge in comics! Fears escalate and a full moon rises over the HMS Havoc in chapter three of the "Sea Dogs" backup tale, written by Joe Hill!
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(W) Joe Hill (A) Leomacs (CA) Clayton Crain
Hunted to the point of exhaustion, June Branch struggles to outwit and outfight the home invader coming after her. He's armed with a .44 and a secret agenda; she's got a thousand year-old Viking relic and no way to escape. The axe is about to fall in the topsy-turvy second chapter of the horror story with the sharpest edge in comics! Fears escalate and a full moon rises over the HMS Havoc in chapter three of the "Sea Dogs" backup tale, written by Joe Hill!
WHO IS ORACLE (REBIRTH)
(W) Julie Benson (A) Claire Roe (CA) Yanick Paquette
In these tales from BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #1-6 and REBIRTH #1, a mysterious new criminal operative called Oracle has declared war on Gotham City! Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl-and a.k.a. super-cyber hero Oracle-in a previous guise, takes exception to someone smearing her legacy. Can she count on Black Canary and the volatile Huntress to help her get to the bottom of this mystery?
SOURCE CODE (REBIRTH)
(W) Julie Benson (A) Roge Antonia (CA) Yanick Paquette
There's something strange afoot in Gotham City - someone is making promises to the world's deadliest killers, offering them things well beyond the powers of a mortal human to provide! As the Birds search for answers about whoever's handing out massive increases in power to Gotham City's most dangerous metahumans, Nightwing gets mixed up in the mission... which mixes up some of the team's dynamic. Collects BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #7-13.
FULL CIRCLE REBIRTH
(W) Julie Benson (A) Roge Antonia (CA) Terry Dodson
Oracle's past entanglements with Gotham City's underworld have gotten the Birds in deep trouble as Calculator, Catwoman and Poison Ivy all pull the team into their own dark agendas! Collects BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #14-22.
BEYOND BURNSIDE (REBIRTH)
(W) Hope Larson (A) Rafael Albuquerque (CA) Rafael Albuquerque
In order to up her game after the events of the Battle of Burnside, Babs travels to Japan on a quest to train with one of her all time heroes. But when a chance meeting with an old friend puts a target on her back, Batgirl may need to use her new skills (and rack up a few more stamps in her passport) to solve a deadly mystery. Collects BATGIRL #1-6.
SON OF PENGUIN (REBIRTH)
(W) Hope Larson (A) Chris Wildgoose (CA) Francis Manapul
For Barbara Gordon, things take a turn for the strange when the new tech mogul moving into her neighborhood turns out to be the estranged son of the Penguin! But Ethan Cobblepot isn't what she expected, and Babs might just be falling for him! Will he turn out to be the hero he says he is, or the villain he was born to be? Collects BATGIRL #7-11 and BATGIRL ANNUAL #1.
SUMMER OF LIES REBIRTH
(W) Hope Larson (A) Chris Wildgoose (CA) Dan Mora
Batgirl and Nightwing's feelings for each other have always run deep...but is their bond built on more than Bat-Family loyalty and a long-ago childhood crush? When an old villain comes back into Babs' life, she and Dick will have to reopen painful wounds and remember a time they'd hoped would remain forgotten. This is an event no Batgirl or Nightwing fan will want to miss! Collects BATGIRL #12-17.
STRANGE LOOP REBIRTH
(W) Hope Larson (A) Sami Basri (CA) Joshua Middleton
After the Maid of Mischief infects Barbara Gordon's company party with a killer virus, Batgirl must embark on a wild goose chase around the city to find a cure. Then, Batgirl begins an investigation into attacks targeting women in Burnside, but she's not the only one searching. Collects issues #18-24 and stories from #25.
ART OF THE CRIME
(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Julian Totino Todesco
During a high-speed chase with the murderous Grotesque, the villain hits Batgirl with a souped-up stun gun that fries the device implanted in her spine. (That thing that helps her, you know, walk and be Batgirl?) Babs finds herself in for a whole new world of hurt now that old wounds have been opened up-and so does Grotesque. Collects BATGIRL #26-29 and ANNUAL #2 plus a story from BATGIRL #25.
OLD ENEMIES
(W) Mairghread Scott (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Emanuela Lupacchino
It's Batgirl for Congress! Not to mention 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. Plus, the Terrible Trio strike! Collects Batgirl #30-36.
(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Mikel Janin
It's chapter nine of "City of Bane," and it's time for a reckoning in Gotham City! Thomas Wayne has joined forces with Bane, and that alliance threatens to throw a monkey wrench into Batman's plans. And as Bane's evil army begins to crumble, the Caped Crusader must face the real force behind it all. As the end of this epic tale grows near, Batman and his allies have a choice: let Bane stay in power and guarantee the city's survival, or risk everything to break free!
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(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Francesco Mattina
It's chapter nine of "City of Bane," and it's time for a reckoning in Gotham City! Thomas Wayne has joined forces with Bane, and that alliance threatens to throw a monkey wrench into Batman's plans. And as Bane's evil army begins to crumble, the Caped Crusader must face the real force behind it all. As the end of this epic tale grows near, Batman and his allies have a choice: let Bane stay in power and guarantee the city's survival, or risk everything to break free!
(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Sean Chen (CA) Lee Weeks
After all these years, Derek Powers, long thought dead, returns! The lethal villain who now goes by the name Blight is back to terrorize Neo-Gotham while he hunts down Bruce Wayne! With Terry McGinnis wanted by the police and on the run, the only person who can stop him is Batwoman! But how do you stop a walking nuclear reactor when you barely know how to use your own high-tech suit?
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(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Sean Chen (CA) Francis Manapul
After all these years, Derek Powers, long thought dead, returns! The lethal villain who now goes by the name Blight is back to terrorize Neo-Gotham while he hunts down Bruce Wayne! With Terry McGinnis wanted by the police and on the run, the only person who can stop him is Batwoman! But how do you stop a walking nuclear reactor when you barely know how to use your own high-tech suit?
ARKHAM KNIGHT
(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Brad Walker (CA) Brad Walker
After Batman's battle with the Arkham Knight, things only get worse when one of his allies jumps into the fray and ends up in way over their head! Damian was so certain he could succeed against the Arkham Knight where his father failed-and not only was he wrong, but the Knight has a surprising plan for the son of Batman! And when the face behind the mask is finally revealed, we'll learn who's taken up the mantle of the Arkham Knight. Collects Detective Comics #1001-1005, Annual #2 and a story from Detective Comics #1000.
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Gary Frank (CA) Gary Frank
The spectacular original graphic novel by writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank, the acclaimed team behind SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN and the SHAZAM! stories in JUSTICE LEAGUE! In the tradition of SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE, this tale gives new insight into Bruce Wayne's first year as THE DARK KNIGHT. In this all-new take on the Batman mythos, Bruce Wayne is on the hunt for his parents' killer. His target? The Mayor of Gotham City! Plus, who is Alfred Pennyworth - and why is he so determined to put an end to the Batman?
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Gary Frank (CA) Gary Frank
The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller and critically acclaimed BATMAN: EARTH ONE by the superstar creative team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank is here in trade paperback! While Gotham City is plunged into terror by an enigmatic anarchist and killer calling himself The Riddler, the Dark Knight must reconcile the increasingly conflicting ideologies of Detective Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne's head of security, Alfred Pennyworth. But there are many more mysteries lurking within Gotham City, including the secret agenda of Harvey Dent and the bizarre creature prowling the sewers-Killer Croc!
This issue includes two new stories: "Law of the Jungle," a 16-page story written by Michael Gray with art by Ryan Benjamin and Richard Friend Batman is hot on the trail of a series of murders in Brazil, where government officials and various captains of industry have been mysteriously murdered by their own bodyguards. As the Dark Knight starts assembling the pieces of the puzzle, he notices the thing all these victims have in common is a connection to the logging industry, a penchant for bribes...and Poison Ivy! "Lifelines," an eight-page story written by Andrea Shea with art by Neil Edwards and Scott Hanna Duke Thomas, a.k.a. the Signal, trained under Batman to become Gotham City's daytime protector. But his responsibilities as a superhero have vastly outweighed his responsibilities at home, and Duke becomes painfully aware of this fact when he learns the member of the Xiqu gang who stabbed him is none other than his childhood friend Danny Wong. o New cover by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira Plus, these reprint tales: o "Trust Fall," from BATMAN #2 o "Elegy Part One," from DETECTIVE COMICS #854 o "Better than Batman Part One," from NIGHTWING #1
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo (CA) Greg Capullo
Gotham City has been remade. Omega reigns supreme. Can Batman finally accomplish what no other hero has and free the world from his dark reflection's shadow? Or is it too late for the recreated Caped Crusader?
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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo (CA) Rafael Albuquerque
Gotham City has been remade. Omega reigns supreme. Can Batman finally accomplish what no other hero has and free the world from his dark reflection's shadow? Or is it too late for the recreated Caped Crusader?