DC COMICS: May 2007 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC Written by Joe Samachson Cover by Mort Meskin Art by Ed Dobrotka, Maurice Del Bourgo, Joe Kubert and others Another fantastic volume collecting the adventures of the Seven Soldiers, the inspiration for Grant Morrison's hit maxiseries! Featuring Green Arrow, Speedy, the modern Western hero The Vigilante, The Crimson Avenger, The Shining Knight and more, The Seven Soldiers battled injustice and villainy at the height of World War II in these colorful, fast-paced tales from LEADING COMICS #5-8! Advance-solicited; on sale July 25 228 pg, FC, $49.99 US * * * BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS HC Written by Darwyn Cooke and others Art by Cooke and others DC proudly presents Darwyn Cooke's tales of the Dark Knight in one graphic novel, including the acclaimed BATMAN: EGO and the original graphic novel CATWOMAN: SELINA'S BIG SCORE! Also included are stories from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #23 & 33 and SOLO #1 & 5. Advance-solicited; on sale June 20 200 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * SILVERFISH HARDCOVER Written by David Lapham Art and cover by Lapham Multiple Eisner Award winner David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Murder Me Dead, DETECTIVE COMICS) brings his unique brand of stark crime noir and dark, gritty realism to SILVERFISH, an original hardcover graphic novel replete with betrayal, double lives and family annihilators that will plunge itself into your gut and keep twisting until its bloody conclusion. What starts as a childish prank for her father's affection turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse for 16-year-old Mia when she discovers her beautiful new stepmom Suzanne's secret possessions: an address book, a stash of money and a knife caked in blood. Mia makes the fateful mistake of phoning Daniel, a murderer from Suzanne's past, who believes he's possessed by a demonic silverfish. And at midnight, on the boardwalk of a sleepy seaside town, Mia's survival will depend not only on whether Suzanne is good or evil, but whether Mia can find out which before Daniel reaches them... Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 160 pg, B&W, $24.99 US MATURE READERS TRADE PAPERBACKS BATMAN: TURNING POINTS TP Written by Greg Rucka, Chuck Dixon and Ed Brubaker Art by Steve Lieber, Dick Giordano, Paul Pope and others Cover by Tim Sale Collecting the miniseries BATMAN TURNING POINTS #1-5! This story explores the relationship between Batman and Commisioner Gordon, and how it has developed through the years, from Batman's early days through sidekicks and even a broken back. Advance-solicited; on sale June 6 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL. 5: DEAD ROBIN TP Written by Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker Art by Kano & Stefano Gaudiano Cover by Sean Phillips In this volume collecting Gotham Central #33-40, the dead body of Robin, the Boy Wonder is found on the streets. Now the detectives of Gotham Central must try to solve the mystery of his death while dealing with his former associates, Batman and the Teen Titans! Advance-solicited; on sale June 13 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME TP Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Tim Sale Don't miss the softcover edition of the hardcover collecting the 6-part miniseries by the Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale! WHEN IN ROME chronicles Catwoman's mysterious trip to Italy and her dealings with the deadly Falcone crime family. It's an incredible tale of Gotham's sexiest cat burglar! Advance-solicited; on sale June 6 160 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * THE BLUE BEETLE VOL. 2: ROAD TRIP TP Written by Keith Giffen & John Rogers Art by Cully Hamner, Rafael Albuquerque, Duncan Rouleau and others A new volume collecting BLUE BEETLE #7-12! Jaime discovers the secret of his Blue Beetle armor and hits the road looking for answers from the Scarab's original owner. Advance-solicited; on sale June 20 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 1 TP Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Lee Moder & Dan Davis Collecting issues #1-8 of the STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. series that kicked off Geoff Johns' DC career and introduced Courtney Whitmore, the Star Spangled Kid! When Courtney discovers her stepfather was the sidekick of the Star-Spangled Kid, she begins acting as the all-new Star-Spangled Kid! He retaliates by donning an 8-foot suit of armor to keep her out of trouble, and adventure ensues! Advance-solicited; on sale June 20 • 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * THE TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 1 TP Written by Judd Winick Art and cover by Howard Porter Collecting the first 6 issues of the new maxiseries by writer Judd Winick (OUTSIDERS, GREEN ARROW) and artist Howard Porter (JLA)! Freddie Freeman, also known as Captain Marvel Jr., has been left powerless, but is given the opportunity to take over the mantle of his mentor, Captain Marvel…if he can pass tests administered by the gods! Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN VOL. 2 TP Written by Gardner Fox, Bob Kanigher and John Broome Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino and Chic Stone Cover by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella The 1960s Batman and Robin adventures continue in this second volume reprinting, in black and white, the original stories created for Batman #175-188 and Detective ComicS #343-358. Witness the first appearances of the behemoth Blockbuster, the pernicious Poison Ivy, the obscure Outsider, and more! Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 512 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE ATOM VOL. 1 TP Written by Gardner Fox Art by Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and Sid Greene Cover by Kane & Anderson From the Silver Age of Comics comes this collection of science-fiction tales starring Ray Palmer, The Atom! Included here are some of the Atom's greatest adventures, from SHOWCASE #34-36 and THE ATOM #1-17! Advance-solicited; on sale June 13 528 pg, B&W, $16.99 US VERTIGO/WILDSTORM/ETC. A MAN CALLED KEV TP Written by Garth Ennis Art by Carlos Ezquerra Cover by Glenn Fabry Collecting the hit 5-issue miniseries! After murdering his boss in a nasty government scheme, Kev Hawkins has been banished from the United Kingdom under pain of death. What does the world hold for a man with little life experience or job training beyond wetworks and assassination? Advance-solicited; on sale June 6 112 pg, FC, $19.99 US MATURE READERS * * * CROSSING MIDNIGHT VOL. 1: CUT HERE TP Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern, Rob Hunter and Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III Miyazaki's Spirited Away meets Asian horror in this inital volume of CROSSING MIDNIGHT, collecting the acclaimed first five issues of the series by writer Mike Carey (LUCIFER) and artist Jim Fern (FABLES). A compelling fantasy/horror series set in the heart of present-day Nagasaki, Japan, CROSSING MIDNIGHT begins when extraordinary twins are born — one just before midnight and the other just after. They discover the huge impact this small difference has on their destinies when one of them is inducted into a world of supernatural beings and events that intersects with our own world. Together, the twins will try to stay one step ahead of their terrifying fates while they learn how far their new world of terror intersects with their own. Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 128 pg, FC, $9.99 US MATURE READERS * * * FABLES VOL. 9: SONS OF EMPIRE TP Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and others Cover by James Jean Collecting FABLES #52-59! Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between his father, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York. Plus, Bigby Wolf reluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind, and makes a journey with Snow White and their kids to find him. Advance-solicited; on sale June 13 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS MINX RE-GIFTERS Written by Mike Carey Art and cover by Sonny Liew & Marc Hempel The Minx imprint continues with a new project by the creative team of MY FAITH IN FRANKIE — writer Mike Carey (CROSSING MIDNIGHT, HELLBLAZER) and artists Sonny Liew & Marc Hempel! Meet Jen Dik Seong — or "Dixie" as she's known to her friends. Korean American, dirt poor, and living on the ragged edge of LA's Koreatown, Dixie's only outlet is the ancient martial art of hapkido. In fact, she's on the verge of winning a championship — until she falls for fellow California surfer boy Adam and gets thrown spectacularly off her game. As she struggles to win the tournament — not to mention Adam's affections — Dixie learns that in love and in gift-giving, what goes around comes around. This title also includes free previews of the Minx titles THE PLAIN JANES, CLUBBING and GOOD AS LILY . Advance-solicited; on sale June 13 / 176 pg, B&W, $9.99 US