DC COMICS: April 2007 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS GOLDEN AGE DR. FATE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC Written by Gardner Fox Art by Hal Sherman and various Cover by Hal Sherman Don't miss this new, extra-sized archive collecting the complete, mystic adventures of Doctor Fate from More fun Comics #55-98! Young Kent Nelson, taken in by the ancient wizard Nabu, is trained in the mystic arts, preparing to protect the world from mystic threats as the golden-helmeted hero Dr. Fate! Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 396 pg, FC, $75.00 US * * * SUPERMAN/BATMAN VOL. 5: THE ENEMIES AMONG US HC Written by Mark Verheiden Art by Ethan Van Sciver, Matthew Clark, Andy Lanning, Marlo Alquiza and others Cover by Van Sciver This explosive volume collects the best-selling SUPERMAN/BATMAN #28-33! The JLA's Martian Manhunter attacks Batman! The villainous Parasite and Titano return! Superman's allegiances will be tested in this story involving the Green Lantern Corps and more! Advance-solicited; on sale May 7 128 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL. 1 HARDCOVER Written by Brad Meltzer Art by Ed Benes & Sandra Hope Cover by Michael Turner New York Times best-selling author Brad Meltzer (IDENTITY CRISIS, The Book of Fate) redefines the World's Greatest Super Team for a new generation in this hardcover collecting the first six issues of the all-new JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA series, featuring art by Ed Benes & Sandra Hope! Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman decide to re-form the Justice League and must choose the new roster of members. A new villain appears during their selection process, and he's just one of the many sinister forces gathering to bring an end to the league. Advance-solicited; on sale June 6 224 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * WONDER WOMAN: WHO IS WONDER WOMAN? HC Written by Allan Heinberg Art and cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Collecting the first 5 issues of the landmark new WONDER WOMAN series, written by Allan Heinberg (JLA, Young Avengers) with stunning art by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson (HARLEY QUINN)! One year after the execution of Maxwell Lord and the earth-shattering events of INFINITE CRISIS, the DCU is still struggling to come to terms with its most powerful heroine. Is she a martyr or a murderer? A politician or a super hero? Discover the future of the DCU's most powerful woman in this sensational hardcover collection! Advance-solicited; on sale June 13 128 pg, FC, $19.99 US TRADE PAPERBACKS 52 VOLUME 1 TP Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid Breakdowns by Keith Giffen Art by various Cover by J.G. Jones After the INFINITE CRISIS, the DCU spent a year without Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman - a year in which those heroes were needed more than ever as the fate of the world hung in the balance. Don't miss the first of a four-volume collection featuring the lead stories from 52 WEEK 1-13 of the unprecedented, critically acclaimed weekly series of death, danger, romance, terror and the never-ending search for heroism in the DC Universe's most eventful year ever. 52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder Woman…but not a year without heroes. Advance-solicited; on sale May 30 304 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * THE BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TP Written by Bill Finger Art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson and various The third volume in the series collecting every Batman story in chronological order of publication! This volume, collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #46-50, BATMAN #4-5 and more, features The Joker, Clayface and more. Advance-solicited; on sale May 9 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOLUME 1: BATMAN TP Written by Michael Fleischer Art by various Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Dark Knight - and so much more - can be found in this amazing volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years! Originally published in 1976, this extensive volume - the first in a series - includes everything you could want to know about Batman, his allies and enemies, weapons in his war on crime and his adventures from the 1930s to the 1970s! Advance-solicited; on sale May 23 416 pg, B&W, $19.99 US * * * BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 3 TP Written by various Art by various Cover by Dave Johnson A new collection of classic Batman tales in black and white, featuring unique visions of the Dark Knight from such comics luminaries as Brian Azzarello, Darwyn Cooke, Judd Winick, Jill Thompson, Michael Wm. Kaluta and many more! Advance-solicited; on sale May 16 • 288 pg, B&W, $19.99 US * * * SUPERMAN & BATMAN VS. ALIENS & PREDATOR TP Written by Mark Schultz Art and cover by Ariel Olivetti DC's greatest icons, Superman and Batman, clash with the stars of the blockbuster Aliens and Predator movies from Twentieth Century Fox in a no-holds-barred slugfest the likes of which the universe has never seen! This volume, co-published with Dark Horse Comics, collects the acclaimed 2-issue miniseries featuring the battle of the century! Advance-solicited; on sale May 23 112 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * THE ALL-NEW ATOM VOL. 1: MY LIFE IN MINIATURE TP Written by Gail Simone Art by John Byrne, Trevor Scott and others Cover by Ariel Olivetti Collecting the first 6 issues of the acclaimed new series! Meet Ryan Choi - the young hotshot professor filling the empty slot on Ivy University's teaching staff…and who inadvertently fills the role as the all-new super-heroic Atom! Advance-solicited; on sale May 2 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL. 1: TO BE A LANTERN TP Written by Dave Gibbons Art and cover by Patrick Gleason & Prentis Rollins Collecting the first six issues of the new series re-establishing the legendary Green Lantern Corps! From the Guardians' citadel on the newly fortified planet Oa, Green Lantern Guy Gardner is assigned - against his will - to a feudal world of shadows and sudden death. And across the galaxy, new Lanterns discover what it truly means to wear the Corps insignia, as their courage and comradeship is tested to the limit. Advance-solicited; on sale May 9 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE FLASH VOL. 1 TP Written by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Gardner Fox Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella and various Cover by Infantino & Giella Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume! The Fastest Man Alive stars in these fantastic tales from late 1950s and into the 1960s! This collection features The Flash in battle against the Mirror Master, the Trickster, Captain Cold and many other villains! Advance-solicited; on sale May 16 512 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL. 1 TP Written by Robert Kanigher Art and cover by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume collecting one of the most unusual series ever from DC Comics! On an unnamed, uncharted Pacific island, dinosaurs continued to thrive while World War II raged across the globe. It's there that members of the U.S. Military found themselves armed only with standard-issue weapons against the deadliest predators ever to roam the Earth! Advance-solicited; on sale May 2 560 pg, B&W, $16.99 US VERTIGO/WILDSTORM/ETC. ALAN MOORE: WILD WORLDS Written by Alan Moore Art by Various Cover by Michael Golden Alan Moore, writer of the top-selling graphic novels V FOR VENDETTA and WATCHMEN, returns with this new title starring some of the biggest names from the WildStorm Universe and beyond! This slam-bang title features a tale that pits the covert action team known as the WildCats against the demonic hero called Spawn! Plus, hard-hitting tales of Majestic, Voodoo, Deathblow and more! Advance-solicited; on sale May 30 320 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * BATTLER BRITTON TP Written by Garth Ennis Art by Colin Wilson Cover by Garry Leach One of the most fondly remembered characters from the British comics of the 1950s returns in a tensely told and lushly rendered tale of honor, duty, loyalty and sacrifice. This volume collects the acclaimed 5-issue miniseries written by Garth Ennis (PREACHER). Advance-solicited; on sale May 16 120 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * HELLBLAZER: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW TP Written by Jamie Delano Cover by Glenn Fabry Art by Mark Buckingham, David Lloyd and others This volume features some of Constantine's earliest adventures by writer Jamie Delano, including his first victory in the long war with the demon Nergal and an encounter with a strange woman who is the embodiment of the world's horrors, painted by V FOR VENDETTA co-creator David Lloyd. Advance-solicited; on sale May 9 264 pg, FC, $19.99 US MATURE READERS * * * THE OTHER SIDE TP Written by Jason Aaron Art and cover by Cameron Stewart A new volume collecting the hard-hitting, acclaimed miniseries examining life on opposing sides of the Vietnam War through the eyes of two young men: Bill Everette, an Alabama farm boy who's been drafted into the Marine Corps, and Vietnamese farmer Vo Dai, who enlists in the People's Army of Vietnam to fulfill his duty to his country. This volume features loads of behind-the-scenes extras, including an introduction by Captain Dale Dye. Advance-solicited; on sale May 23 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US MATURE READERS * * * Y: THE LAST MAN VOL. 9: MOTHERLAND TP Written by Brian K. Vaughan Cover by Massimo Carnevale Art by Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan Jr. and others This volume of the critically acclaimed series collects issues #49-53! Yorick and Agent 355 prepare for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people or thing behind the disaster that wiped out half of humanity is revealed! Advance-solicited; on sale May 9 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US MATURE READERS