DC COMICS: October 2008 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS BATMAN: PRIVATE CASEBOOK HC Written by Paul Dini and Peter Milligan Art by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs Cover by Dustin Nguyen Collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #840-845, plus a story from the INFINITE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, this hard-hitting new BATMAN volume pits The Dark Knight and guest-star Zatanna against the new Ventriloquist and still-the-same Scarface, as well as Talia al Ghul, The Riddler and more. Advance-solicited; on sale December 17 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * GREEN LANTERN: SECRET ORIGIN HC Written by Geoff Johns Art by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert The origin and training of Green Lantern Hal Jordan is chronicled in this new hardcover collecting issues #29-35 of the red-hot monthly series! But while Hal is inducted into the Corps, the Green Lantern called Sinestro investigates the death of Hal’s predecessor, Abin Sur. Who – or what – could have killed this Lantern? And what does it all have to do with the event called “The Blackest Night”? Advance-solicited; on sale December 10 176 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 26 HC Written by Will Eisner Art and cover by Will Eisner The very last SPIRIT ARCHIVES volume brings this award-winning series to a spectacular end! This amazing collection features nearly impossible-to-find post-1952 Spirit material by legendary creator Will Eisner including stories originally published by companies including Harvey Comics, Kitchen Sink Press, The New York Herald Tribune and many more! Closing the door on DC’s massive republishing effort of classic comics spotlighting the Spirit, this volume is a genuine collector’s treasure trove. Old fans and new readers alike won’t want to miss this farewell edition! Advance-solicited; on sale December 31 252 pg, FC, $59.99 US TRADE PAPERBACKS BATMAN: GOTHAM UNDERGROUND TP Written by Frank Tieri Art by Jim Calafiore & Jack Purcell The entire Bat-family unites to bring down one of the largest Gotham City crime coups ever! Featuring issues #1-9 of the popular miniseries, this trade paperback contains appearances by every major Gotham hero, villain and vigilante! Advance-solicited; on sale November 19 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * BATMAN: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TP Written by Andy Diggle Art and cover by Whilce Portacio & Richard Friend Now in trade paperback! Writer Andy Diggle (THE LOSERS) joins forces with artists Whilce Portacio and Richard Friend (WETWORKS) in this volume collecting the first six issues of BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL, looking at how Batman developed his arsenal in the war on crime. Advance-solicited; on sale November 26 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS TP Written by Darwyn Cooke and Paul Grist Art by Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale and Bill Wray The volume collecting Darwyn Cooke’s greatest Batman stories is now available in trade paperback! Includes the complete epics BATMAN: EGO and CATWOMAN: SELINA’S BIG SCORE, plus tales from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #23 and 33 and SOLO #1 and 5. Advance-solicited; on sale November 12 200 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * JLA/AVENGERS TP Written by Kurt Busiek Art and cover by George Pérez The once-in-a-lifetime crossover that brought two super-teams together and rocked the comics world is at last available in trade paperback! Own the entire 4-issue co-publishing event between DC and Marvel and written by Kurt Busiek (TRINITY, Marvels) with stunning art by George Pérez (final crisis: legion of three worlds, Avengers). This collection also features introductions by original Avengers writer/editor Stan Lee and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA editor Julius Schwartz. Advance-solicited; on sale November 12 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * BAT LASH: GUNS AND ROSES TP Written by Peter Brandvold & Sergio Aragones Art by John Severin Cover by Nick Cardy & Kevin Nowlan The acclaimed 6-issue Western miniseries that brought back Bat Lash is collected in trade paperback with an all-new cover! In it, young Bat must face a crooked sheriff intent on destroying his family name and save the woman he loves. Advance-solicited; on sale November 26 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS VOL. 4 TP Written by Paul Dini, Keith Giffen, Adam Beechen, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Sean McKeever Art by Ron Lim, Carlos Magno, Al Barrionuevo, Jesus Saiz, Scott Kolins and others Cover by Adam Kubert The fourth and final COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS TP is here, collecting stories from issues #12-1 and featuring an all-new cover by Adam Kubert! Don’t miss this epic’s conclusion, starring Jimmy Olsen, Mary Marvel and The Challengers from Beyond. Advance-solicited; on sale November 19 272 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * GREEN LANTERN CORPS: RING QUEST TP Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Patrick Gleason, Prentis Rollins and Drew Geraci Cover by Patrick Gleason & Jesse Delperdang Mongul strikes in this powerful new trade paperback collecting GREEN LANTERN CORPS #19-20 and #23-26! In the wake of The Sinestro Corps War, Mongul is amassing new power — and only The Green Lantern Corps can stand against him! Advance-solicited; on sale November 26 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * ROBIN: VIOLENT TENDENCIES TP Written by Chuck Dixon Art by Chris Batista, David Baldeón, Rafael Albuquerque and Victor Ibañez There’s a new vigilante in town — one who steals from the rich and keeps for herself! And what is Violet’s relation to Spoiler? Collecting ROBIN #170-174 and the ROBIN/SPOILER SPECIAL Advance-solicited; on sale November 19 • 160 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * SUPERMAN/BATMAN: VENGEANCE TP Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines Don't miss this collection featuring SUPERMAN/BATMAN #20-25, the issues that reunited writer Jeph Loeb with the dynamic art team of Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines! Featuring Darkseid, Lex Luthor, Superwoman and Batwoman! Advance-solicited; on sale December 3 160 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * TEEN TITANS: ON THE CLOCK TP Written by Sean McKeever Art by Eddy Barrows, Jamal Igle, Jimmy Palmiotti, Ruy Jose and Rob Hunter Cover by Rafael Albuquerque It’s The Teen Titans vs. The Clock King and his Terror Titans in this new trade paperback collecting TEEN TITANS #55-61. Advance-solicited; on sale December 3 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * THE SPIRIT VOL. 1 TP Written by Darwyn Cooke and Jeph Loeb Art by Darwyn Cooke & J. Bone The first volume of the award-winning series is collected in trade paperback, featuring BATMAN/THE SPIRIT and THE SPIRIT #1-6! Advance-solicited; on sale December 3 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL VOL. 2 TP Written by Jerry Siegel and Leo Dorfman Art by Jim Mooney Cover by Curt Swan & George Klein Kara Zor-El takes center stage in the stories that presented her to the world, collected from ACTION COMICS #283-321. Advance-solicited; on sale December 3 512 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SGT. ROCK VOL. 2 TP Written by Robert Kanigher Art by Joe Kubert, Russ Heath and Jerry Grandenetti More World War II tales of Sgt. Rock and Easy Company, in stories from OUR ARMY AT WAR #118-148. Advance-solicited; on sale November 19 520 pg, B&W, $16.99 US VERTIGO/WILDSTORM/ETC. THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 5: BUG BROTHERS FOREVER TP Written by Simon Oliver Art by Tony Moore and others Cover by Philip Bond It’s the explosive final battle between Bug-Bee-Gone and the killer cockroaches! The fate of humanity hangs in the balance in this stunning conclusion to the EXTERMINATORS epic collecting issues #24-30. Advance-solicited; on sale November 12 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US MATURE READERS * * * FABLES VOL. 11: WAR AND PIECES TP Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham and others Cover by James Jean The war for Fabletown heats up! Cinderella heads out on a cloak-and-dagger mission to bring a mysterious package back into town. But when the Empire heads after the same prize, there’s no telling who will be left standing when the smoke clears. Collects issues #70-75 of the award-winning series. Advance-solicited; on sale November 19 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS * * * FABLES VOL. 10: THE GOOD PRINCE TP Written by Bill Willingham Cover by James Jean Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and Aaron Alexovich Relisted to coincide with the release of FABLES VOL. 11: WAR AND PIECES! In this title collecting issues #60-69 of the hit series, Flycatcher is drawn into the spotlight as he discovers the startling truth about his past as the Frog Prince. At the same time, he learns that the Adversary plans to destroy his foes once and for all. But how can the meek Flycatcher hope to save the day? On sale October 1 240 pg, FC, $17.99 US RELIST Mature Readers * * * SLOTH TP Written by Gilbert Hernandez Art and cover by Gilbert Hernandez Eisner Award-winning creator Gilbert Hernandez (Love & Rockets) dazzles with this dark coming-of-age tale available for the first time in trade paperback. One year after slipping into a coma, teenager Miguel Torres awakens to a new world where everything has literally slowed down. Hernandez deftly crafts a hypnotic tale Playboy calls “a slyly magical tale of troubled teens in suburbia.” Advance-solicited; on sale November 26 6.875” x 9” 128 pg, B&W, $14.99 US MATURE READERS