DC January 2018 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS   ABSOLUTE SANDMAN: OVERTURE HC Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III Neil Gaiman’s legendary series is back in DC’s Absolute Edition format! From the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured, THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE features cameo appearances by fan-favorite characters such as the Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King’s siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny. This volume collects THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE #1-6 in its entirety together with a special presentation of the whole story’s original, uncolored art by J.H. Williams III, plus bonus material and a new cover by Williams! ADVANCE SOLICITED • On sale JUNE 13 • 416 pg, FC, 8.25” x 12.5” • $125.00 US   * * * BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL OMNIBUS VOL. 3: KNIGHTSEND HC Written by CHUCK DIXON, DOUG MOENCH, ALAN GRANT and others Art by JIM APARO, KELLEY JONES and others New cover by KELLEY JONES In this final KNIGHTFALL Omnibus collection, Bruce Wayne turns to Lady Shiva for help in retraining. Meanwhile, moving in on an arms dealer, Batman discovers that the perpetrator might actually be an old and deadly enemy of the Order of St. Dumas. Bruce Wayne and Robin recruit Nightwing, the first Robin, to keep tabs on the new Batman’s activities even as he continues his pursuit of the deadly arms dealer, while Wayne sets up a training facility in an abandoned logging mill in the hills outside Gotham City. Collects BATMAN #509-510 & #512-515, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #29-30 & #32-35, DETECTIVE COMICS #676-677 & #679-682, ROBIN #8-9 & #11-14, CATWOMAN #12-13, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #62-63, SHOWCASE ‘94 #10, NIGHTWING: ALFRED’S RETURN #1, BATMAN: VEGEANCE OF BANE #2. On sale MAY 2 • 760 pg, FC, $99.99 US * * * BATMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 5 HC Written by BILL FINGER, DON CAMERON, ALVIN SCHWARTZ and others Art by DICK SPRANG, JACK BURNLEY, WIN MORTIMER and others Cover by TBD In these tales from the late 1940s, the Dynamic Duo battle evil-doers including the Penguin, The Joker, Catwoman and many more. Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #113-132, BATMAN #35-45 and stories from WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #23-32. On sale MAY 30 • 800 pg, FC, $99.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS – THE OZ EFFECT: THE DELUXE EDITION HC Written by DAN JURGENS Art by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC and RYAN SOOK Cover by NICK BRADSHAW Since the dawn of the Rebirth era, Mr. Oz has been plotting against DC’s heroes. But when Mr. Oz at last steps from the shadows, his true identity rocks the Last Son of Krypton to his core. And if Superman refuses to join Mr. Oz’s cause, maybe Superboy will! The stakes are raised when the Last Son of Krypton is forced to choose between his son and his adopted home planet. This new hardcover features a lenticular dust jacket on the first printing only and collects ACTION COMICS #985-992. On sale MARCH 21 • 192 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875” $29.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS – THE REBIRTH DELUXE EDITION BOOK TWO HC Written by DAN JURGENS Art by PATCH ZIRCHER, TYLER KIRKHAM, STEPHEN SEGOVIA and others Cover by MIKEL JANIN Lex Luthor is under attack—and only Superman can save him! When the world’s most ingenious scientific mind took on the mantle of Metropolis’ new Man of Steel, the world took notice—and so did the mysterious Godslayer! Then the Man of Steel turns his attention to uncovering the mystery of the human Clark Kent living and working in Metropolis. Collecting issues #967-984. On sale FEBRUARY 14 • 424 pg, FC, $34.99 US * * * BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS VOL. 2 HC Written by MIKE W. BARR Art by JIM APARO, ALAN DAVIS, DAN DAY, BILL WILLINGHAM, TREVOR VON EEDEN and others Cover by JIM APARO Combining superhero action with espionage, the Outsiders face the threat of the delusional Maxie Zeus, who believes himself to be a Roman god, at the 1984 Olympics, plus an adventure into ancient Egypt, Geo-Force’s run-in with Superman and more. Collects BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #13-23 and BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1. On sale FEBRUARY 14 • 312 pg, FC, $49.99 US * * * THE CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN BY JEPH LOEB AND TIM SALE HC Written by JEPH LOEB Art and cover by TIM SALE The eight-issue miniseries that reinvented the Challengers of the Unknown is back in a new hardcover edition! In this tale, the Challengers are ancient history—but a hack reporter is about to find them and shake them out of their situations and force them to become heroes once more! On sale FEBRUARY 7 • 248 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * FLASHPOINT UNWRAPPED HC Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by ANDY KUBERT The epic adventure known as FLASHPOINT is presented for the first time in the original pencil art! This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. It’s a world on the brink of war—but where are Earth’s Greatest Heroes to stop it? It’s a place where America’s last hope is Cyborg, who intends to gather the forces of the Outsider, the Secret 7, S!H!A!Z!A!M!, Citizen Cold and other new and familiar-yet-altered faces! It’s a world that could be running out of time, if The Flash can’t find the villain who altered the timeline! On sale FEBRUARY 21 • 160 pg, B&W, $29.99 US * * * GREEN LANTERN CORPS: BEWARE THEIR POWER VOL. 1 HC Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, ALAN MOORE and others Art by JOE STATON, MARK FARMER, IAN GIBSON, KEVIN O’NEILL and others Cover by JOE STATON and BRUCE PATTERSON Guy Gardner rejoins the Green Lanterns of Earth, Kilowog leads the battle against the Rocket Red Brigade, while Hector Hammond and Star Sapphire join forces to try and kill Hal Jordan. Plus: a night out on the town leads to ruined romances and nightmare visions. Collects GREEN LANTERN CORPS #207-215 and TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #2. On sale FEBRUARY 7 • 264 pg, FC, $39.99 US * * * JACK OF FABLES: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK TWO HC Written by MATTHEW STURGES and BILL WILLINGHAM Art by RUSS BRAUN, TONY AKINS, ANDREW ROBINSON and others Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND In these stories from issues #17-32, the “Americana” epic unfolds as Jack rebuilds Humpty Dumpty, then travels on the same path as Paul Bunway and Hillary Page. Plus, a secret chapter from Jack’s past as the Old West hero Jack Candle is revealed—silver bullets and all! On sale FEBRUARY 28 • 416 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875” • $39.99 US TRADE PAPERBACKS   DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: DATE WITH DISASTER TP Written by SHEA FONTANA Art and cover by YANCEY LABAT From the highly successful DC SUPER HERO GIRLS line of original graphic novels comes the latest title, starring Batgirl! Catwoman is out on the prowl one night when kaboom! An explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs rouses the heroes from their slumber. Star students Batgirl and Lois Lane both know the lab incident is fishy, and they meet later to share clues. But nothing could’ve prepared Batgirl for what they see next: Batgirl’s dad out on a date! Batgirl is grossed out until her friends convince her that dads get lonely, too. And with the school dance coming up and everyone pairing off—heck, even Principal Waller has a date with a guy called Deadshot—maybe it’ll be okay. The girls place a personal ad for Commissioner Gordon while they delve deeper into the mystery surrounding the explosion, but they’re about to discover more than who is behind the attack on S.T.A.R. Labs. Could it be that posting an ad looking for dates for the commissioner is like advertising catnip for criminals? On sale JANUARY 31 • 128 pg, FC, 6” x 9”, $9.99 US * * * CAVE CARSON VOL. 2: EVERY ME, EVERY YOU TP Written by GERARD WAY and JON RIVERA Art by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Cave Carson has a cybernetic eye! Or more accurately, he had one. After the fallout with the Whisperer and his cult, the eye has run amok—and it’s up to Cave and the rest of Team Carson to find it. What’s that cognizant ocular computer chasing, anyhow? Collects issues #7-12. On sale FEBRUARY 7 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * MOTHER PANIC VOL. 2: UNDER HER SKIN TP Written by JODY HOUSER and JIM KRUEGER Art by JOHN PAUL LEON, SHAWN CRYSTAL, PHIL HESTER and ANDE PARKS Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS Gotham City’s newest vigilante, Mother Panic, sees a life she once saved struck by tragedy, causing her to look at her mission of revenge and her role in Gotham City. But when she gets a hunch about the murderer, are impulsiveness and a thirst for vengeance really the right tools to stop a killer? Then Violet hits the Gotham City party scene to dig up more clues for the people behind Gather House. What she finds is a figure from her past whom she thought was long dead. Meanwhile, Violet’s allies discover something disturbing about her mother... Collects issues #7-12. On sale FEBRUARY 21 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 5: LEGACY TP Written by BRYAN HITCH Art by FERNANDO PASARIN, OCLAIR ALBERT and others Cover by BRYAN HITCH In these stories from JUSTICE LEAGUE #26-31, the children of the Justice League come from the future to stop a terrible event that destroyed their world. There’s only one problem: they came back too late. The cataclysm has already been set in motion, and now the children are forced to come up with a backup plan that involves doing the unthinkable. On sale FEBRUARY 28 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * TEEN TITANS VOL. 2: THE RISE OF AQUALAD TP Written by BENJAMIN PERCY Art by KHOI PHAM, WADE VON GRAWBADGER, PHIL HESTER, TREVOR SCOTT, POP MHAN and others Cover by KHOI PHAM As the Teen Titans adjust to life in Titans Tower, Damian investigates a series of strange disappearances in San Francisco. Meanwhile, Aqualad Jackson Hyde heads west to fulfill his destiny...and finds himself in the crosshairs of the Teen Titans! Plus, out of the depths of the San Francisco Bay rises King Shark, backed by an army of mutant shark-people! Collects TEEN TITANS #6-7, 9-11, 13 and 14! On sale FEBRUARY 28 • 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * TITANS VOL. 3: A JUDAS AMONG US TP Written by DAN ABNETT Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT, V KEN MARION, BRETT BOOTH and others Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT As Omen begins her investigation into the identity of the team’s traitor, the Titans launch a full assault on H.I.V.E., whom they believe hold the key to restoring Bumblebee’s broken mind. Meanwhile, tensions rise when Roy discovers Wally and Donna’s blossoming romance—which threatens to tear the Titans apart! Collects issues #12-18. On sale FEBRUARY 14 • 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * AQUAMAN BY PETER DAVID BOOK ONE TP Written by PETER DAVID Art by KIRK JARVINEN, BRAD VANCATA, MARTIN EGELAND and others Cover by MARTIN EGELAND and BRAD VANCATA Peter David’s classic run on Aquaman begins in this volume collecting AQUAMAN: TIME AND TIDE #1-4 and AQUAMAN #0-8. From his abandonment on a reef to his upbringing by a dolphin to his first encounter with surface dwellers, these tales chronicle the origin and ascension of the mythic figure known as Aquaman. On sale FEBRUARY 7 • 320 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * BATMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE VOL. 4 TP Written by BILL FINGER and others Art by BOB KANE, JERRY ROBINSON and others Cover by TBD The 1940s tales that cemented Batman’s reputation as the world’s greatest crime-fighter, including the Caped Crusader’s run-ins with the Joker, the Penguin, Two-Face and more! Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #66-74, BATMAN #12-15 and WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #7-9. On sale FEBRUARY 14 • 384 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * BATMAN: LEGACY VOL. 2 TP Written by CHUCK DIXON, DOUG MOENCH and others Art by GRAHAM NOLAN, JIM APARO and others Cover by CARL CRITCHLOW Bane takes center stage in this second Legacy trade, in which the man who broke Batman’s back returns to Santa Prisca to learn the identity of his father. This title also includes Bane’s run-ins with Ra’s al Ghul and Azrael from the pages of Batman #534, Batman: THE VENGEANCE OF Bane #1, Batman: Bane of the Demon #1-4, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #54, Detective Comics #701-702 and Robin #32-33. On sale FEBRUARY 14 • 276 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * BATMAN: SUPER POWERS TP Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Art and cover by JERRY BINGHAM The Justice League guest-stars in this tale written by Marc Guggenheim! While chasing a supposed alien, Batman heads to the Watchtower to get information. There he relives his first meeting with a super-powered team before his heroic career truly got under way! This new collection features BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #50-54. On sale FEBRUARY 28 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * DC MEETS LOONEY TUNES TP Written by TOM KING, SAM HUMPHRIES, BILL MORRISON, STEVE ORLANDO, FRANK BARBERI, TONY BEDARD and others Art by LEE WEEKS, TOM GRUMMETT, KELLEY JONES, BILL MORRISON, AARON LOPRESTI, BARRY KITSON and others Cover by LEE WEEKS The team-ups you never thought you’d see are collected in a new title featuring the acclaimed LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES/BUGS BUNNY SPECIAL #1, LOBO/ROAD RUNNER SPECIAL#1, MARTIAN MANHUNTER/MARVIN THE MARTIAN SPECIAL #1, BATMAN/ELMER FUDD SPECIAL #1, WONDER WOMAN/TASMANIAN DEVIL SPECIAL #1, JONAH HEX/YOSEMITE SAM SPECIAL #1. Order yours now, because th-th-th-that’s all, folks! On sale FEBRUARY 14 • 248 pg, FC • $19.99 US * * * THE DC UNIVERSE BY NEIL GAIMAN TP Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by ANDY KUBERT, SIMON BISLEY, MARK BUCKINGHAM, KEVIN NOWLAN, MATT WAGNER, MICHAEL ALLRED and others Cover by ANDY KUBERT New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman’s tales of DC’s greatest superheroes are collected in a new trade paperback. Gaiman, co-creator of THE SANDMAN and author of American Gods, teams with superstar artist Andy Kubert to tell the story that truly defines the years of Batman’s life in the epic “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” Also included are stories starring Batman, Poison Ivy, The Riddler, Metamorpho and others from the pages of SECRET ORIGINS #36, SECRET ORIGINS SPECIAL #1, WEDNESDAY COMICS #1-12, BATMAN #686, DETECTIVE COMICS #853 and GREEN LANTERN/SUPERMAN: LEGEND OF THE GREEN FLAME #1. On sale FEBRUARY 21 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * ELSEWORLDS: SUPERMAN VOL. 1 TP Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS, DAVE GIBBONS, HOWARD CHAYKIN, ROGER STERN, STEVE VANCE and ROY THOMAS Art by EDUARDO BARRETO, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, GIL KANE, MICHAEL LARK and others Cover by EDUARDO BARRETO In these reimagined versions of Superman, the Man of Tomorrow becomes a medieval knight, a grizzled loner fighting to save the planet, a Dark Knight, and much more. Collects SUPERMAN: SPEEDING BULLETS, SUPERMAN: KAL, SUPERMAN: DISTANT FIRES, SUPERMAN: A NATION DIVIDED, SUPERMAN, INC. and SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE WORLDS. On sale FEBRUARY 7 • 368 pg, FC, $34.99 US * * * JACK KIRBY 100 TP Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN, DAN JURGENS, STEVE ORLANDO, SHANE DAVIS, WALTER SIMONSON, KEITH GIFFEN, SAM HUMPHRIES, MARK EVANIER, PAUL LEVITZ and REGINALD HUDLIN Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN, JON BOGDANOVE, RICK LEONARDI, SHANE DAVIS, WALTER SIMONSON, MARK BUCKINGHAM, STEVE RUDE, SCOTT KOLINS, DENYS COWAN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ and others Cover by CHRIS BURNHAM Celebrate the 100th anniversary of legendary comics creator Jack “King” Kirby with these tribute tales by a star-studded cast of writers and artists that collects THE NEW GODS SPECIAL #1, THE NEWSBOY LEGION AND THE BOY COMMANDOS SPECIAL #1, THE SANDMAN SPECIAL #1, the MANHUNTER SPECIAL #1 and the DARKSEID SPECIAL #1! On sale FEBRUARY 28 • 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: THE 8 TP Written by GARDNER FOX, ROGER STERN, TOM PEYER, JEFF LEMIRE and STEVE ORLANDO Art by GIL KANE, DWAYNE TURNER, STEVE DILLON, MAHMUD ASRAR, ANDY MACDONALD and others Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO Don’t miss these tales starring one of the heroes of the hit CW TV series Legends of Tomorrow! These action-packed stories introduce the Atom from the Silver Age to today! Collects SHOWCASE #34, SECRET ORIGINS #29, THE ATOM SPECIAL #1, GIANT-SIZED ATOM #1, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE ATOM: REBIRTH #1. On sale FEBRUARY 14 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * NIGHTWING VOL. 7: SHRIKE TP Written by CHUCK DIXON Art by GREG LAND, RICK LEONARDI, MIKE LILLY, TREVOR McCARTHY and others • Cover by GREG LAND and DREW GERACI Follow Dick Grayson as he shapes his new life and identity as Nightwing and by day one of Gotham City’s finest as he battles Blockbuster and his new weapon, Shrike. Collects NIGHTWING #54-60 and NIGHTWING: OUR WORLDS AT WAR #1. On sale FEBRUARY 14 • 264 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: THE MANY WORLDS OF KRYPTON TP Written by DENNIS O’NEIL, LEN WEIN, CARY BATES, ELLIOT S. MAGGIN, JOHN BYRNE, PAUL KUPPERBERG and MARV WOLFMAN Art by DAVE COCKRUM, MARSHALL ROGERS, MIKE MIGNOLA, HOWARD CHAYKIN and others Cover by ROSS ANDRU and DICK GIORDANO Witness the past of Superman’s homeworld in SUPERMAN: THE MANY WORLDS OF KRYPTON in this new title collecting WORLD OF KRYPTON #1-3, THE WORLD OF KRYPTON #1-4 and stories from SUPERMAN #233, 236, 238, 240, 248, 257, 266 and SUPERMAN FAMILY #182. On sale FEBRUARY 28 • 240 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: PRESIDENT LUTHOR TP NEW EDITION Written by PETER DAVID, J.M. DeMATTEIS, JEPH LOEB, GREG RUCKA, MARK SCHULTZ and others Art by ARTHUR ADAMS, MATTHEW CLARK, DALE EAGLESHAM, TONY HARRIS, DOUG MAHNKE, ED McGUINNESS and others Cover by ERIC PETERSON Lex Luthor is the most powerful man in Metropolis. So what’s next on his horizon? The White House, naturally! It was only a matter of time before billionaire Lex Luthor ran for the highest office in the land. And besides bringing him victory, Luthor’s campaign for the presidency is calculated to bring maximum grief to the Man of Steel. This title collects SECRET FILES: PRESIDENT LUTHOR #1, SUPERMAN #162-163, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #110, SUPERMAN: LEX 2000 #1, LEX LUTHOR: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY #1, plus content from ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #581 and #586, SUPERMAN #164-165 and SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #108-109. On sale FEBRUARY 21 • 296 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * TEEN TITANS BY GEOFF JOHNS BOOK TWO TP Written by GEOFF JOHNS, BEN RAAB, MARK WAID and others Art by TOM GRUMMETT, MIKE McKONE, IVAN REIS and others Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ and ANDY LANNING The Titans return from the trip with the Legion...ten years too late! Get ready to meet the all-new Titans lineup: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Animal Man, Aquawoman and The Flash! Face to face with themselves ten years from now, the Teen Titans make a pact that doesn’t bode well for the future. Now they must find a way home, before the Titans of Tomorrow catch up with them! Collects TEEN TITANS #13-19, LEGENDS OF THE DCU 80-PAGE GIANT #1, BEAST BOY #1-4 and TEEN TITANS/LEGION #1. On sale FEBRUARY 7 • 320 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * SCOOBY APOCALYPSE VOL. 3 TP Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS Art by DALE EAGLESHAM and others Cover by JILL THOMPSON Velma’s brother turns sibling rivalry up to extremes in his quest to rule the monsters...but the creatures are more interested in attacking his skyscraper than in being his loyal subjects. Can Velma, Scooby and the gang stop him from carrying out his plans to mutate the creatures even more? This new title collects issues #13-18 of the hit series! On sale FEBRUARY 7 • 160 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * YOUNG JUSTICE BOOK TWO TP Written by PETER DAVID and others Art by TODD NAUCK, KOI TURNBULL, ANGEL UNZUETA and others Cover by TODD NAUCK and LARY STUCKER In this new helping of stories from YOUNG JUSTICE #8-17, YOUNG JUSTICE: 80-PAGE GIANT #1, YOUNG JUSTICE IN NO MAN’S LAND #1, SUPERGIRL #36-37 and pages from YOUNG JUSTICE: SECRET FILES #1, the team is studying espionage under Captain Atom. Their class project? Solve a cold case that involves a forty-year-old murder. Now, the true killer has resurfaced to target anyone who might expose the truth about the original crime—and that includes each and every member of the team! On sale FEBRUARY 21 • 416 pg, FC, $34.99 US * * * DMZ BOOK FOUR TP Written by BRIAN WOOD Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI and others Cover by BRIAN WOOD In these stories from DMZ #45-59, journalist Matty Roth redefines his role in the DMZ, rolling with a private security force and self-defined mandate to heal the city. Then Matty retreats into self-exile to take a good, hard look at himself and his conduct since he entered the DMZ, and he doesn’t like what he sees. On sale FEBRUARY 28 • 384 pg, FC, $24.99 US