DC July 2015 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS   BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS DELUXE EDITION HC Written by FRANK MILLER Art by FRANK MILLER and KLAUS JANSON Cover by FRANK MILLER On sale SEPTEMBER 23 • 512 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $49.99 US THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1-4 and THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #1-3 are collected in a deluxe edition! In a dystopian future, Gotham City cries out for help, and Batman returns, joined by Carrie Kelley to face off against The Joker, Two-Face and Superman! * * * SWAMP THING BY SCOTT SNYDER DELUXE EDITION HC Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JEFF LEMIRE Art by YANICK PAQUETTE, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, KANO, STEVE PUGH, TIMOTHY GREEN II and others Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE On sale SEPTEMBER 16 • 512 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $49.99 US In these stories from SWAMP THING #0-18, ANNUAL #1 and ANIMAL MAN #12 and 17, Anton Arcane attempts to destroy the Red and the Green as Rot World ensnares Animal Man and Swamp Thing! * * * SWEET TOOTH DELUXE EDITION BOOK ONE HC Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 296 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $29.99 US • MATURE READERS In issues #1-12 of the acclaimed series by Jeff Lemire, meet Gus, a human/animal hybrid who was raised in isolation after a pandemic that struck a decade earlier. Now, the death of his father has left him alone – until a drifter named Jepperd promises to help him find a refuge for hybrids. * * * BATMAN VOL. 7: ENDGAME HC Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art and cover by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKI On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 192 pg, FC, $24.99 US The Joker is back in these stories from BATMAN #35-40! For years, The Joker has regarded Batman with a sick, twisted love. But now, the Clown Prince of Crime is done playing. He’s going to kill Batman. And he’s going to do it using those whom Batman loves the most: the Justice League. The Joker returns to Gotham City with a deadlier agenda than ever before, using every tool at his disposal to finally kill the Dark Knight. That includes turning Batman’s allies against him in the bloodiest brawl that he’s ever had to survive. * * * THE JOKER: ENDGAME HC Written by JAMES TYNION IV, BECKY CLOONAN, CAMERON STEWART, BRENDEN FLETCHER, BRIAN BUCCELLATO, FRANK TIERI and others Art by KELLEY JONES, GRAHAM NOLAN, JOHN McCREA, SAM KIETH, DUSTIN NGUYEN, ROGE ANTONIO, JEFF STOKEY, BENGAL and others Cover by ANDY KUBERT On sale SEPTEMBER 23 • 176 pg, FC, $24.99 US Gotham City is overrun by Jokerized victims, and The Joker himself is prowling the streets. Even as Batman confronts the Clown Prince of Crime, ordinary citizens and Arkham inmates must confront the mark The Joker has left on the city and themselves. Is anyone truly safe? This jam-packed collection features backup stories from BATMAN #35-39, BATMAN ANNUAL #3, GOTHAM ACADEMY: ENDGAME #1, BATGIRL: ENDGAME #1, DETECTIVE COMICS: ENDGAME #1 and ARKHAM MANOR: ENDGAME #1. * * * BATMAN NOIR: HUSH HC Written by JEPH LOEB Art by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS Cover by JIM LEE On sale SEPTEMBER 16 • 304 pg, B&W, $39.99 US The epic thriller is presented in stark black and white! In this story of murder, mystery and romance, Batman sets out to discover the identity of the mysterious villain wreaking havoc in his life. But Batman ends up facing what might be the most intense case of his life as secrets from his past flood into the present, and the most notorious villains to ever haunt Gotham City’s streets attack simultaneously! Guest-starring The Dark Knight’s greatest allies and enemies, this collection features BATMAN #608-619 as well as the 6-page chapter from Wizard #0 and a 2-page origin story that originally appeared at dccomics.com. * * * BATMAN R.I.P. UNWRAPPED HC Written by GRANT MORRISON Art and cover by TONY S. DANIEL On sale SEPTEMBER 9 • 224 pg, B&W, $34.99 US This stunning unwrapped collection features the game-changing BATMAN: R.I.P., the story that led into Grant Morrison’s best-selling FINAL CRISIS. Batman is dead – and with him out of the picture, The Club of Villains begins a crime spree through the streets of Gotham City, while Batman’s allies attempt to keep order. This deluxe edition presents the art of Tony S. Daniel from issues #676-681 in pencil form. * * * GREEN LANTERN/NEW GODS: GODHEAD HC Written by ROBERT VENDITTI, VAN JENSEN, CHARLES SOULE, JUSTIN JORDAN and CULLEN BUNN Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER, BILLY TAN, DALE EAGLESHAM and others Cover by LEE WEEKS On sale SEPTEMBER 9 • 424 pg, FC, $34.99 US In these stories from GREEN LANTERN/NEW GODS: GODHEAD #1, GL #35-37, GL CORPS #35-37, GL NEW GUARDIANS #35-37, RED LANTERNS #35-37, SINESTRO #6-8 and GL ANNUAL #3, Highfather learns that ring-wielders stole secrets of cosmic importance from beyond the Source Wall! Now, Highfather must breach the wall – but first, he needs his own set of rings! * * * GREEN LANTERN: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS Written by JOHN BROOME, DENNIS O’NEIL, GEOFF JOHNS and others Art by MARTIN NODELL, GIL KANE, NEAL ADAMS and others Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 400 pg, FC, $39.99 US The heroic career of Green Lantern is celebrated in a new, 75th anniversary hardcover! Don’t miss these tales that introduced the Golden Age GL, Alan Scott, as well as Hal Jordan and the entire legacy of the Green Lantern Corps! * * * TEEN TITANS VOL. 1: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT HC Written by WILL PFEIFER Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT and SCOTT HEPBURN Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT On sale AUGUST 5 • 176 pg, FC, $24.99 US Red Robin, Wonder Girl, Raven, Bunker and Beast Boy step out of the shadows to offer bold, sometime dangerous ideas on how to protect a world full of superpowered teenagers – any one of whom could be a hero or villain! But can they control their own presence on social media? And what is S.T.A.R. Labs’ interest in the new team? Find out in these stories from issues #1-7! * * * WONDER WOMAN VOL. 7: WAR-TORN HC Written by MEREDITH FINCH Art by DAVID FINCH, RICHARD FRIEND, MATT BANNING, JONATHAN GLAPION and others Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 160 pg, FC, $24 .99 US The new creative team of writer Meredith Finch and artist David Finch takes over! A mythological force seemingly tied to Wonder Woman’s role as War has attacked the Amazons, and as her own people lose faith in her, a new queen arises to take her place! Guest-starring Superman, Swamp Thing, Aquaman and more. Collects WONDER WOMAN #36-40 and ANNUAL #1. * * * FREE COUNTRY: A TALE OF THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE HC Written by NEIL GAIMAN, TOBY LITT, ALISA KWITNEY and JAMIE DELANO Art by PETER GROSS, CHRIS BACHALO, MIKE BARREIRO and PETER SNEJBJERG Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM On sale SEPTEMBER 23 • 200 pg, FC, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS “A long time ago, I wrote the first part of a story, and waited to find out how it middled, then worked with Jamie Delano and Alisa Kwitney on the end. For years people have asked how and when they could read all the story of The Children’s Crusade. I’m glad to say that it’s now been retooled and refinished, and is something both old and new – a forgotten jewel and a new delight.”—Neil Gaiman For the first time ever, the two-issue miniseries THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE, written by Neil Gaiman, Alisa Kwitney and Jamie Delano, is collected – and with them, a new chapter written by Toby Litt that completes the tale as Gaiman originally envisioned it. When several children go missing in a small English town, the Dead Boy Detectives are on the case. A series of strange and unexpected twists takes them to Free Country, a place that dates back a millennium, where children never grow old and are free from the abuse and tyranny of adults. But Free Country is failing, and what it needs is the strength of five innately powerful children – including the young sorcerer Timothy Hunter – to restore their uncanny world to what it once was. This hardcover collects THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE #1 and THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE #2, written by Gaiman with cowriters Alisa Kwitney and Jamie Delano. A brand-new middle chapter written by DEAD BOY DETECTIVES novelist Toby Litt and drawn by artist Peter Gross (THE BOOKS OF MAGIC, THE UNWRITTEN) completes this compelling tale of ancient history, stolen dreams and lost children. It also features a new introduction by Gaiman, plus new cover art by artist Mark Buckingham (FABLES, DEAD BOY DETECTIVES). * * * ASTRO CITY VOL. 2: CONFESSION HC NEW EDITION Written by KURT BUSIEK Art by BRENT ANDERSON and WILL BLYBERG Cover by ALEX ROSS On sale SEPTEMBER 9 • 208 pg, FC, $24.99 US The classic ASTRO CITY epic is back in a new hardcover collecting issues #4-9 and #1/2! Brian Kinney has left his rural home to seek adventure in the big city – Astro City. After working his way into the super hero scene as a busboy and waiter, Brian attracts the attention of Astro City’s vigilante Confessor. Dubbed Altar Boy, Brian becomes the Confessor’s sidekick. While Astro City suffers under the looming threat of a serial killer on the loose and the city government moves to ban super heroes altogether, Brian questions the actions of his mentor. If that weren’t enough, there just may be an alien invasion looming! TRADE PAPERBACKS   GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS VOL. 6: STORMING THE GATES TPWritten by JUSTIN JORDAN Art by BRAD WALKER, ANDREW HENNESSY and others Cover by DIOGENES NEVES and MARC DEERING On sale AUGUST 19 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US In these stories from issues #35-40, Kyle Rayner’s trip beyond the Source Wall has left him losing his grip on reality, and the Guardians are concerned. When help arrives in the form of Highfather, the Guardians know he can’t be trusted – but desperation can lead to bad decisions... * * * GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT VOL. 1: WE DO NOT SLEEP TP Written by RAY FAWKES Art and cover by BEN TEMPLESMITH On sale AUGUST 19 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US Spinning out of BATMAN ETERNAL, these stories from issues #1-5 of the new series star Jim Corrigan as he leads a group of very unlikely detectives against supernatural forces in Gotham City! But when an Internal Affairs officer starts looking into their work, it may take divine intervention to keep him alive! And how long can Corrigan keep the Spectre at bay? * * * INFINITE CRISIS: FIGHT FOR THE MULTIVERSE TP Written by DAN ABNETT Art by CARL POTTS, LARRY STROMAN, TOM RANEY, JAVIER GARRON, ACO, TOM DERENICK and others Cover by GENE HA On sale AUGUST 5 • 208 pg, FC, $14.99 US Based on the hit videogame INFINITE CRISIS, the cosmos-spanning series is now available in print! In an alternate Earth, Atomic Two-Face has stolen the Eternal Key, an artifact that could give him the power to level a universe! The heroes of every Earth in the universe must band together to stop him. Arcane Green Lantern, Gaslight Catwoman, Atomic Wonder Woman and Nightmare Robin are only a few of the millions of alternate versions of our heroes and villains who will play a part in this universe spanning adventure. Collects issues #1-6 of the new series! * * * CONSTANTINE VOL. 4: THE APOCALYPSE ROAD TP Written by RAY FAWKES Art by JEREMY HAUN Cover by JUAN FERREYRA On sale AUGUST 19 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US Trapped on a dying world, John will have to pull off the most daring escape of his life if he’s going to survive! And on Earth-2, he’s faced with the pressure of having something worth fighting for: his family! Plus: It’s hate at first sight when Constantine meets his Earth-2 counterpart. Collects issues #18-23. * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK VOL. 6: PARADISE LOST TP Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS Art by ANDRES GUINALDO, WALDEN WONG, TOM DERENICK and others Cover by GUILLEM MARCH On sale AUGUST 26 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US In these stories from issues #35-40 and ANNUAL #2, Zatanna assumes leadership of the team and prepares to rebuild. With team members angry and confused by John Constantine’s methods during their recent battles, how will Constantine fit into this new team, if at all? * * * SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 TP Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO, CULLEN BUNN, ROBERT VENDITTI, TIM SEELEY, TOM KING, JEFF LEMIRE and others Art by RICK BURCHETT, JACK HERBERT, EDGAR SALAZAR, GORAN SUDZUKA, TRAVEL FOREMAN and others Cover by LEE BERMEJO On sale AUGUST 12 • 272 pg, FC, $19.99 US The beginnings of the most popular characters in the DC Universe are here in stories from issues #5-11 starring Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, The Flash, Animal Man, Grayson and many others! * * * LOBO VOL. 1: TARGETS TP Written by CULLEN BUNN Art by REILLY BROWN, NELSON, ALISSON BORGES, CLIFF RICHARDS and others Cover by AARON KUDER On sale AUGUST 12 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US Charged with protecting a valuable client from six highly trained assassins, Lobo cuts a path of destruction through the DC Universe as he attempts his mission while trying to find those responsible for the contract on his client’s life. In the midst of all the chaos, Lobo must also track down the individual who has stolen his identity and serve him with Lobo’s own brand of justice! These tales from issues #1-6 guest-star Superman! * * * SUPERMAN VOL. 5: UNDER FIRE TP Written by SCOTT LOBDELL Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT, ED BENES, BRETT BOOTH and others Cover by ED BENES On sale AUGUST 5 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US In the wake of the Psi War, Lois Lane lies in a coma, unable to speak – but her newfound powers allow her to astral-project in times of need. It is just this power that brings the power-hungry creature Parasite to Metropolis in search of Lois. Is there anything The Man of Steel can do, or will he lose his best friend? Collects SUPERMAN #25-31. * * * G.I. ZOMBIE: A STAR-SPANGLED WAR STORY TP Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI Art by SCOTT HAMPTON Cover by DARWYN COOKE On sale AUGUST 26 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US Meet the soldier they call G.I. Zombie! In these stories from issues #1-8 and FUTURES END #1, an undercover operation exposes a terrorist plot – and the only thing in its way is a zombie with an AK-47! Plus, the only man who can negotiate with terrorists is already dead! * * * SUPERMAN: KRYPTON RETURNS TP Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, JUSTIN JORDAN, MICHAEL ALAN NELSON, TOM DeFALCO, MICHAEL GREEN and MIKE JOHNSON Art by R.B. SILVA, ED BENES, PAULO SIQUEIRA, KENNETH ROCAFORT, DAN JURGENS and others Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT On sale AUGUST 12 • 208 pg, FC, $16.99 US In this epic from SUPERBOY #0 and 25, SUPERGIRL #0 and 25, SUPERMAN #0, 25 and 23.3: H’EL, and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2, three heroes must unite to prevent H’El from dooming the entire universe! * * * EFFIGY VOL. 1: IDLE WORSHIP TP Written by TIM SEELEY Art by MARLEY ZARCONE Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES On sale AUGUST 26 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS Former child star Chondra Jackson returns to her hometown of Effigy Mound, OH, to find a seemingly impossible crime: a fresh corpse in an ancient Indian burial site. Even weirder, the murder resembles a scene from an episode of her old TV show, Star Cop, a live-action children’s show about a kid detective. Collects the first six issues of the new series. * * * FAIREST VOL. 5: THE CLAMOUR FOR GLAMOUR TP Written by MARK BUCKINGHAM Art by RUSS BRAUN Cover by ADAM HUGHES On sale AUGUST 19 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS In final FAIREST collection featuring issues #27-33, refugees from Fabletown have returned to New York’s Castle Dark, and Reynard travels the mundane world to regale the animals with tales of his exploits, rubbing the other Fables’ noses in his good fortune. * * * HELLBLAZER VOL. 11: LAST MAN STANDING TP Written by PAUL JENKINS Art by SEAN PHILLIPS, CHARLES ADLARD and WARREN PLEECE Cover by JAE LEE On sale AUGUST 12 • 336 pg, FC, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS In these tales from issues #108-120, Constantine summons sinister beings with terrible consequences. Plus, cattle mutilations in Yorkshire lead John to discover that one of the villagers has become a werewolf, but this case of lycanthropy is only a sign of worse to come... * * * THE NAMES TP Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ Cover by CELIA CALLE On sale AUGUST 19 • 200 pg, FC, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS The 9-issue Vertigo miniseries is collected! Kevin Walker is a successful New York trader. He has it all – until the mysterious man called the Surgeon walks into his office. It’s a visit that ends with Kevin Walker’s suicide – and now, Katya, Kevin’s beautiful and deadly wife, must find out who killed her husband, and why – No matter who she has to kill. * * * MAD MAX: FURY ROAD TP Written by GEORGE MILLER, NICO LATHOURIS and MARK SEXTON Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI, LEANDRO FERNANDEZ, TRISTAN JONES, MARK SEXTON and PETER POUND On sale AUGUST 26 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS In a fallen world ravaged by oil and water wars, humanity exists without law or mercy. All those who wander the Wasteland are ruled by a single imperative… survival! Among them is Max Rockatansky, a Road Warrior haunted by his turbulent past… “As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken. It was hard to know who was more crazy…Me…or everyone else?!” The four stunning tales are collected in a single volume from the mind of George Miller, the creator of the Mad Max trilogy. In these preludes to the film, witness the rise of a war hero turned tyrannical warlord known as the Immortan Joe, along with the story of one of his “War Boys,” the indomitable Nux. Plus, follow the journey of Furiosa, Immortan Joe’s most feared Imperator, and witness the cycle of violence and tragedy as the Road Warrior Max Rockatansky fights to rebuild his Interceptor – the vehicle that ensures his freedom! Finally, exclusively available in print for the first time, the tale of the mighty War Rig and the lives it claimed throughout its wild road battles!