DC August 2015 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS   ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW HC Written by DENNIS O’NEIL and ELIOT S. MAGGIN Art by NEAL ADAMS, DICK GIORDANO and others Cover by NEAL ADAMS ADVANCE SOLICIT • On sale DECEMBER 9 • 368 pg, FC, 8.25” x 12.5”, $99.99 US This stunning Absolute Edition features the classic team-ups in which Green Lantern and Green Arrow confronted menaces including racism, poverty, and drug abuse! Collects stories from GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW #76-87 and 89, plus THE FLASH #217-219 and 226. * * * THE BOY COMMANDOS BY JOE SIMON AND JACK KIRBY VOL. 2 HC Written by JOE SIMON and JACK KIRBY Art by JOE SIMON, JACK KIRBY and others Cover by JOE SIMON and JACK KIRBY On sale OCTOBER 7 • 320 pg, FC, $49.99 US In these stories from THE BOY COMMANDOS #3-5, WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #10-13 and DETECTIVE COMICS #74-83 and 85, the Boy Commandos must escape enemy kidnappers, encounter a mystical monk looking for items that exemplify modern civilization, set up a pirate radio station behind enemy lines, and stand accused of treason. * * * THE MULTIVERSITY DELUXE EDITION HC Written by GRANT MORRISON Art by IVAN REIS, JOE PRADO, BEN OLIVER, CAMERON STEWART, CHRIS SPROUSE, KARL STORY, JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS, DOUG MAHNKE and others Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO On sale OCTOBER 21 • 448 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $49.99 US The biggest adventure in DC’s history is here! Join visionary writer Grant Morrison, today’s most talented artists, and a cast of unforgettable heroes from 52 alternative Earths of the DC Multiverse! Prepare to meet the Vampire League of Earth-43, the Justice Riders of Earth-18, Superdemon, Doc Fate, the super-sons of Superman and Batman, the rampaging Retaliators of Earth-8, the Atomic Knights of Justice, Dino-Cop, Sister Miracle, Lady Quark, and the latest, greatest Super Hero of Earth-Prime: YOU! This deluxe edition hardcover collects all nine MULTIVERSITY issues, plus the indispensible GUIDEBOOK issue! * * * BATMAN YEAR 100 DELUXE EDITION HC Written by PAUL POPE Art and cover by PAUL POPE On sale OCTOBER 14 • 240 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $29.99 US Visionary writer/artist Paul Pope presents a futuristic mystery of epic proportions! In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered, and a contingent of Washington’s top agents is hot on the trail of the Batman, long thought gone, but now the suspect in the murder. This new collection of the 4-issue miniseries includes never before published sketch material! * * * CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS DELUXE EDITION HC Written by MARV WOLFMAN Art by GEORGE PEREZ, DICK GIORDANO, JERRY ORDWAY and others Cover by GEORGE PEREZ On sale OCTOBER 7 • 400 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $49.99 US The 12-issue epic is collected in a deluxe hardcover! The mysterious Anti-Monitor has begun a crusade to end all existence. As alternate Earths are destroyed, the Monitor quickly assembles a team of heroes from across time and space to stop the menace! * * * FABLES DELUXE EDITION BOOK ELEVEN HC Written by BILL WILLINGHAM and MARK BUCKINGHAM Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, STEVE LEIALOHA, ANDREW PEPOY, JIM FERN, CRAIG HAMILTON, DAVID LAPHAM, INAKI MIRANDA and others Cover by JOAO RUAS On sale OCTOBER 28 • 456 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $29.99 US • MATURE READERS These tales from FABLES #86-100 include the epic “Witches,” in which Bufkin, the meek and mild flying monkey, is trapped with the evil witch Baba Yaga, while Frau Totenkinder and the witches at the Farm prepare to deal with Mister Dark down in what’s left of Fabletown. Then, heads will roll, blood will spill and Snow White and Rose Red, the loveliest sisters in all the lands, will be forever changed after “Rose Red”! Also includes the gala 100th issue of the series, with an all-star art lineup! * * * BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE HC BOOK AND DVD/BLU-RAY SET Written by various • Art by various Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS On sale TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 • 240 pg, B&W, $26.99 US Presented in stark black-and-white tones, this collection of the Dark Knight adventures features stories and art by stellar creators including Neil Gaiman, Joe Kubert, Frank Miller, Jim Lee and more. Comes with the BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT animated movie on Blu-Ray and DVD discs, featuring six spellbinding chapters! Read the book, watch the movie! * * * THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN HC BOOK AND DVD/BLU-RAY SET Written by various • Art by various Cover by DAN JURGENS and BRETT BREEDING On sale TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 • 168 pg, FC, $26.99 US When a hulking monster begins a mindless rampage, only Superman can stand against the monstrosity called “Doomsday.” Accompanying this collection is the animated movie SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY on Blu-Ray and DVD discs! Read the book, watch the movie! * * * BATMAN YEAR ONE HC BOOK AND DVD/BLU-RAY SET Written by FRANK MILLER Art and cover by DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI On sale TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 144 pg, FC • $26.99 US One of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures ever! In addition to telling the entire dramatic story of Batman’s first year fighting crime, this collection includes loads of reproductions of original pencils, script pages, promotional art, unseen Mazzucchelli Batman art and more! Accompanied with the book is the hit BATMAN: YEAR ONE animated movie on Blu-Ray and DVD discs. Read the book, watch the movie! * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE ORIGIN HC BOOK AND DVD/BLU-RAY SET Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS and others Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS On sale TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 192 pg, FC • $26.99 US In a universe where super heroes are strange and new, Batman has discovered a dark evil that requires him to unite the World’s Greatest Heroes! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg unite for the first time to form the JUSTICE LEAGUE in these stories from issues #1-5 of the smash-hit series! Included with this volume is the animated movie JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR on Blu-Ray and DVD discs, bringing Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s epic story to the screen. Read the book, watch the movie! * * * JLA EARTH 2 HC BOOK AND DVD/BLU-RAY SET Written by GRANT MORRISON Art and cover by FRANK QUITELY On sale TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 • 144 pg, FC, $26.99 US Nothing has ever threatened the Crime Syndicate of Amerika proudly enforce—until a twisted mirror image of the CSA arrives from the flipside of reality! Accompanying this original graphic novel is JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS, the animated movie inspired by the book on Blu-Ray and DVD discs. Read the book, watch the movie! * * * WONDER WOMAN: GODS AND MORTALS HC BOOK AND DVD/BLU-RAY SET Written by GEORGE PEREZ, LEN WEIN and GREG POTTER Art by GEORGE PEREZ and BRUCE PATTERSON Cover by GEORGE PEREZ On sale TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 • 192 pg, FC, $26.99 US Collecting WONDER WOMAN #1-7, this volume tells the young Amazon’s origin and her introduction to “Man’s World.” Wonder Woman must battle the chaos of the Greek god Ares before he starts World War III! This set includes the animated movie WONDER WOMAN on Blu-Ray and DVD discs. Read the book, watch the movie! * * * GRAPHIC INK: THE DC COMICS ART OF DARWYN COOKE HC Written by DARWYN COOKE and others Art by DARWYN COOK and others Cover by DARWYN COOKE On sale OCTOBER 14 • 400 pg, FC, 8.625” x 11.625”, $39.99 US This beautiful book features the distinctive style of Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Darwyn Cooke, dating back to 1985’s TALENT SHOWCASE #19, and stories from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS, LEGION WORLDS, JSA ALL STARS, JONAH HEX and more, plus dozens of covers! * * * GET JIRO: BLOOD AND SUSHI HC Written by ANTHONY BOURDAIN and JOEL ROSE Art by ALE GARZA Cover by DAVE JOHNSON On sale OCTOBER 14 • 160 pg, FC, $22.99 US • MATURE READERS Acclaimed chef, writer, and television personality, Anthony Bourdain, and Joel Rose (Kill The Poor) return for the follow-up to their #1 New York Times bestseller, GET JIRO!, from Vertigo. In GET JIRO: BLOOD AND SUSHI, Bourdain and Rose examine the origins of the mysterious Jiro and what made him into the chef he has become. Born the heir to a Yakuza crime family, Jiro never longed to travel the criminal path laid out before him, but instead chose to secretly study the rich culinary history of his homeland—something that would have significant repercussions if discovered by his gangster father! And as Jiro’s interest in the culinary arts deepens, the challenge of keeping his artistic and criminal worlds separate becomes too great, triggering a great personal loss that will forever change Jiro’s path. TRADE PAPERBACKS   MAD’S ORIGINAL IDIOTS: JACK DAVIS TP Written by HARVEY KURTZMAN Art and cover by JACK DAVIS On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 152 pg, FC, $14.99 US Hoo hah! One of MAD’s original “Usual Gang of Idiots,” artist Jack Davis specialized in parodies of horror and Western stories. This new title collects his work from the original 23 issues of the MAD comic book, all written by Harvey Kurtzman, including hilarious spoofs of The Lone Ranger, Alice in Wonderland, movies High Noon and The Barefoot Countessa, TV game show What’s My Line, plus an adaptation of the poem Casey at the Bat and much more! * * * MAD’S ORIGINAL IDIOTS: WALLY WOOD TP Written by HARVEY KURTZMAN Art and cover by WALLY WOOD On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US Again, hoo hah! One of MAD’s original “Usual Gang of Idiots,” Wally Wood specialized in parodies of science fiction and war stories, as well as slick Hollywood films. This new title collects his work from the original 23 issues of the MAD comic book, all written by Harvey Kurtzman, including twisted takes on Superman, Batman, Little Orphan Annie, Flash Gordon, Prince Valiant, Julius Caesar, and movies like The Wild One, The Caine Mutiny and On the Waterfront. * * * MAD’S ORIGINAL IDIOTS: WILL ELDER TP Written by HARVEY KURTZMAN Art and cover by WILL ELDER On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 200 pg, FC, $14.99 US Yet again, hoo hah! One of MAD’s original “Usual Gang of Idiots,” Bill Elder may have been MAD’s most versatile artist, able to mimic any other artist’s style while still retaining his own “chicken fat” approach to cartooning. This new title collects his work from the original 23 issues of the MAD comic book, all written by Harvey Kurtzman, including parodies of Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, Wonder Woman, Archie Comics, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, The Shadow, Dragnet, and much more. * * * MAD’S ORIGINAL IDIOTS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE WORK OF JACK DAVIS, WILL ELDER AND WALLY WOOD IN MAD COMICS #1-23 Written by HARVEY KURTZMAN Art by JACK DAVIS, WALLY WOOD and WILL ELDER On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 528 pg, FC, $44.99 US Can’t decide which MAD ART book you want the most? We humbly suggest you buy them all in this new slipcase that includes all three volumes spotlighting the art of Jack Davis, Wally Wood and Will Elder, pulled from the pages of MAD COMICS #1-23! * * * BATMAN VOL. 6: GRAVEYARD SHIFT TP Written by SCOTT SNYDER, MARGUERITE BENNETT and JAMES TYNION IV Art by GREG CAPULLO, DANNY MIKI, ANDY KUBERT, DUSTIN NGUYEN, DEREK FRIDOLFS, ALEX MALEEV and others Cover by GREG CAPULLO On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 224 pg, FC, $16.99 US In these tales from BATMAN #0, 18-20, 28 and 34, plus BATMAN ANNUAL #2, look back to the early days of the Dark Knight, then see the impact of the death of his son, Damian! Plus, has Batman’s worst foe become...Bruce Wayne? This title also includes three pivotal chapters from the epic ZERO YEAR storyline, and a chapter that ties into BATMAN ETERNAL! * * * WONDER WOMAN VOL. 6: BONES TP Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO Art by CLIFF CHIANG and GORAN SUDZUKA Cover by CLIFF CHIANG On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US In this final WONDER WOMAN volume by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, Olympus must fall and its rightful ruler must be restored. Wonder Woman is locked in desperate battle with the First Born and the destiny of immortals at stake in these stories from WONDER WOMAN #30-35 and a story from SECRET ORIGINS #6. * * * THE NEW 52: FUTURES END VOL. 3 TP Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO, KEITH GIFFEN, DAN JURGENS and JEFF LEMIRE Art by various Cover by RYAN SOOK On sale SEPTEMBER 9 • 408 pg, FC, $29.99 US In this final volume of the hit weekly series, Brainiac has arrived from the stars, and he intends to take New York City with him as a souvenir. Superman, Batman Beyond, Firestorm, Stormwatch, and the Justice League Dark must band together stop Brainiac and Brother Eye from destroying the future. Collects THE NEW 52: FUTURES END #31-48. * * * SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: TRIAL BY FIRE TP Written by JOHN OSTRANDER Art by LUKE McDONNELL, KARL KESEL and BOB LEWIS Cover by JERRY BINGHAM On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 232 pg, FC, $19.99 US In these stories from SUICIDE SQUAD #1-8 and SECRET ORIGINS #14, the team must take down the evil Jihad before it can attack the U.S. Then, the Squad is sent into Russia to extract a famous dissident—but can they get out alive? * * * THE FLASH VOL. 5: HISTORY LESSONS TP Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO and CHRISTOS N. GAGE Art by BRETT BOOTH, NORM RAPMUND, PATRICK ZIRCHER, AGUSTIN PADILLA, NEIL GOOGE and others Cover by PASCAL FERRY On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US In these stories from issues #26-29 and FLASH ANNUAL #2, find out how Barry Allen adjusts after his battle with Reverse-Flash! Plus, witness the first meeting of The Flash and Green Lantern. * * * BATMAN BEYOND 2.0 VOL. 3: MARKED SOUL TP Written by KYLE HIGGINS and ALEC SIEGEL Art by PHIL HESTER, CRAIG ROUSSEAU, THONY SILAS and others Cover by THONY SILAS On sale SEPTEMBER 9 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US Superstar artist Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW) joins the team for a new storyline, and the answers to the big questions of what really happened between Bruce Wayne and Terry McGinnis start to be revealed here! BATMAN BEYOND 2.0 VOL. 3: MARKED SOUL collects print issues #13-16. * * * ARROW SEASON 2.5 TP Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM and KETO SHIMIZU Art by JOE BENNETT, JACK JADSON and SZYMON KUDRANSKI Photo cover On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 264 pg, FC, $19.99 US Bridging the gap between seasons 2 and 3 of the hit TV series Arrow, these tales from issues #1-12 start with Oliver Queen’s battle against the Church of Blood, with the fate of Starling City hanging in the balance. * * * THE FLASH SEASON ZERO TP Written by ANDREW KREISBERG, BROOKE ELKMEIER and KAI WU Art by PHIL HESTER, ERIC GAPSTUR and MARCUS TO Photo cover On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 264 pg, FC, $19.99 US Follow the adventures of Barry Allen from issues #1-12 of this new series as he struggles to balance his job as a police crime scene investigator, his unrequited crush on Iris West, and his new life as Central City’s guardian angel! * * * DEATHSTROKE BOOK AND MASK SET Written by TONY S. DANIEL Art by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA Cover by TONY S. DANIEL On sale NOVEMBER 4 • 144 pg, FC, approx. 8.5” wide x 11.75” tall x 5.25” deep, $29.99 US The latest book and mask set stars classic DC villain Deathstroke, and features a PVC mask plus DEATHSTROKE VOL. 1: GODS OF WAR TP, collecting issues #1-6 of the new, hit series! * * * THE NEW TEEN TITANS VOL. 3 TP Written by MARV WOLFMAN and GEORGE PEREZ Art by GEORGE PEREZ, ROMEO TANGHAL and others Cover by GEORGE PEREZ On sale SEPTEMBER 16 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US In these NEW TITANS tales from issues #17-20 and TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS #1-4, a childhood friend of Kid Flash is in trouble, and the Titans join together to help her. And, after a battle that almost destroys the Titans’ Tower, it becomes clear that there is someone very powerful at work behind the scenes. * * * COFFIN HILL VOL. 3: HAUNTED HOUSES TP Written by CAITLIN KITTREDGE Art by INAKI MIRANDA Cover by DAVE JOHNSON On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS Eve Coffin is released from jail in these stories from issues #14-21...and there’s waiting for her in Coffin Hill with open arms. Ghosts are abroad in the town, and one has her sights set on Eve—and on a bloody chain of events her family set in motion almost three hundred years ago! * * * Y: THE LAST MAN BOOK THREE TP Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Art by PIA GUERRA, GORAN SUDZUKA and JOSE MARZAN JR. Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE On sale SEPTEMBER 23 • 320 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS In this collection of issues #24-36 of the Eisner Award-winning series, Yorick’s unbalanced sister, Hero, tracks him to San Francisco, only to find that he has seemingly succumbed to the male-killing plague. * * * 100 BULLETS BOOK THREE TP Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO Art by EDUARDO RISSO Cover by DAVE JOHNSON On sale SEPTEMBER 16 • 512 pg, FC, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS These stand-alone stories from issues #37-57 of the Eisner Award-winning series spotlight the major players in the story. Plus: the final fate of Loop Hughes!