DC COMICS: October 2009 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: SHAZAM! – THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL HC Written by Otto Binder Art and cover by C.C. Beck At last, DC Comics collects the legendary serialized story from the pages of CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #22-46 (1943-1945). The Big Red Cheese battles foe after foe as he inches his way toward the malevolent force behind it all: the two-inch long, superintelligent worm known as Mr. Mind! Advance-solicited; on sale December 23 272 pg, FC, $39.99 US * * * ROBIN ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC Written by Various Art by Jim Mooney, Win Mortimer and Sheldon Moldoff Cover by Jim Mooney & Win Mortimer This new ROBIN ARCHIVES collects stories from the late 1940s in which The Boy Wonder faces the Sinister Knight, declares war on Batman, travels to Rancho Fear, battles crime in Hollywood, and meets the fearsome man with the Midas touch. Features tales from STAR SPANGLED COMICS #86-105. Advance-solicited; on sale March 31 256 pg, FC, $59.99 US * * * EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION VOL. 2 HC Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Tony Harris & Tom Feister and Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Cover by Tony Harris In this new, deluxe volume collecting issues #12-20 of the hit series along with EX MACHINA SPECIAL #1-2, Mayor Mitchell Hundred must make a difficult decision about his own future, becomes part of a shocking trial complicated by the unexpected arrival of an all-new Super Hero, and leaves New York City for the first time since his election to embark on a strange adventure. Plus, shocking tragedy strikes an Iraq War protest in downtown Manhattan. Advance-solicited; on sale December 2  272 pg, FC, $29.99 US • MATURE READERS TRADE PAPERBACKS BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL COMPANION TP Written by David Hine, Royal McGraw, Chris Yost, Fabian Nicieza and Joe Harris Art by Jeremy Haun, Tom Mandrake, Pablo Raimondi, Jim Calafiore and others Cover by Ladrönn Spinning out of BATMAN: R.I.P.! With Batman gone, the forces of good and evil in Gotham City struggle for dominance in this new title collecting the five BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL Specials: ARKHAM ASYLUM, THE NETWORK, MAN-BAT, UNDERGROUND and COMMISSIONER GORDON. Advance-solicited; on sale November 4  128 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * BATMAN: PRIVATE CASEBOOK TP Written by Paul Dini and Peter Milligan Art by Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs Cover by Dustin Nguyen Collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #840-845, plus a story from the DC INFINITE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, this hard-hitting BATMAN trade paperback pits The Dark Knight and guest star Zatanna against the new Ventriloquist and still-the-same Scarface, as well as Catwoman, the Riddler and more. Advance-solicited; on sale November 11 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE NEW PRINTING Written by Alan Moore Art and cover by Brian Bolland Don’t miss this new printing of the timeless Prestige Format Special by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. Created especially for DC Direct’s BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE ACTION FIGURE SET, it features the coloring from the original printing and is available only while supplies last. On sale October 7 48 pg, FC, $5.99 US • MATURE READERS * * * BLACK LIGHTNING YEAR ONE TP Written by Jen Van Meter Art and cover by Cully Hamner The electrifying origin of Black Lightning is collected in this hot new title featuring the complete 6-issue miniseries. See how Jefferson Pierce went from teacher to the hero of Metropolis’s Suicide Slum, taking on Tobias Whale and the crime syndicate The 100 along the way. Advance-solicited; on sale November 18 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * THE FLASH VS. THE ROGUES TP Written by John Broome Art by Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson and others Cover by Ethan Van Sciver These seminal tales from the 1960s, torn from the pages of SHOWCASE #8, THE FLASH #105, 106, 110, 113, 117, 122, 140 and 155, introduced the Scarlet Speedster’s Rogues Gallery, including Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Gorilla Grodd, the Weather Wizard, Captain Boomerang and Heat Wave — all prominently featured in FINAL CRISIS: ROGUES’ REVENGE. Advance-solicited; on sale November 25 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL VOL. 3 TP Written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis Art by Kevin Maguire, Ty Templeton, Mike McKone, Bill Willingham, Joe Rubinstein and Dick Giordano Cover by Kevin Maguire & Joe Rubinstein The 1980s adventures of the Justice League continue! This new volume, now in trade paperback, collects JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #23-25 and JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #26-30. Advance-solicited; on sale November 25 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME PART 2 TP Written by Geoff Johns and Alex Ross Art by Dale Eaglesham & Ruy Jose Cover by Alex Ross The Kingdom Come Superman continues to crusade against evil alongside his new Justice Society teammates – but is he the only one who can stand against the threat of Magog? And what are Gog's true motives? This hard-hitting new volume, now in trade paperback, collects JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #13-18! Advance-solicited; on sale November 18 192 pg,FC, $19.99 US * * * OUTSIDERS: THE DEEP TP Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Adam Kubert, Lee Garbett, John Dell and Trevor Scott Cover by Lee Garbett and Trevor Scott Batman is gone — but his legacy must endure in the wake of “Batman: R.I.P.” A new team of Outsiders is born in this title collecting the BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 and OUTSIDERS #15-20. Advance-solicited; on sale November 11 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * THE SPIRIT BOOK 4 TP Written by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier Art by Chad Hardin, Aluir Amancio, Wayne Faucher and Hilary Barta Cover by Joe Kubert Hit the pavement with Will Eisner’s immortal creation in this new volume collecting THE SPIRIT #21-25. Don’t miss Denny Colt’s efforts to trace a killer to Cambodia, as well as his battle against a terrorist who’s poisoning Central City’s food supply. Advance-solicited; on sale November 18 128 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * SUPERGIRL: WHO IS SUPERWOMAN? TP Written by Sterling Gates Art by Jamal Igle, Matthew Clark, Jon Sibal and Keith Champagne Cover by Joshua Middleton When a costumed woman arrives in Metropolis calling herself Superwoman, it’s up to Supergirl to get to the bottom of things! After meeting this so-called Superwoman during the “New Krypton” storyline, the Girl of Steel has two pressing questions: Who is Superwoman really, and what gives her the right to wear the symbol of the House of El? Don’t miss this collection featuring SUPERGIRL #34 and 37-42. Advance-solicited; on sale November 11 176 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * SUPERMAN/BATMAN: THE SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE TP Written by Michael Greene and Mike Johnson Art and cover by Shane Davis and Matt “Batt” Banning The epic adventure from SUPERMAN/BATMAN #44-49 by Michael Green and Mike Johnson, two of the writers of the hit TV series Heroes, is now available in trade paperback! The World's Finest team has a new mission: collect all Kryptonite from across the globe — no matter who gets in their way! Includes a foreward by “Dark Knight” co-writer Jonah Nolan! Advance-solicited; on sale November 4 160 pg, FC, $12.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: DC COMICS PRESENTS – SUPERMAN TEAM-UPS VOL. 1 TP Written by Len Wein, Paul Levitz, Cary Bates and others Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Murphy Anderson, and others Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Superman meets DC’s greatest heroes including The Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and many more in this title collecting DC COMICS PRESENTS #1-26. Advance-solicited; on sale November 18 512 pg, B&W, $17.99 US VERTIGO/WILDSTORM/ETC. THE WINTER MEN TP Written by Brett Lewis Art and cover by John Paul Leon In the now-collapsed Soviet Union, the subjects of a Super Hero experiment must pick up the shattered pieces of their lives and carry on. But who – or what – is the deadly threat that’s stalking them all? Collecting THE WINTER MEN #1-5 and the WINTER MEN WINTER SPECIAL. Advance-solicited; on sale November 25 176 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS * * * THE X-FILES TP Written by Frank Spotnitz, Marv Wolfman and Doug Moench Art by Brian Denham Cover by Ryan Sook THE X-FILES lives on in this new collection that serves as a “lost” season of the smash-hit TV series. Mulder and Scully are sent to San Francisco to solve a string of murders, then become targets of the Tong underworld and travel to the mysterious Badlands to investigate a series of disappearances in this title collecting THE X-FILES #0-6. Advance-solicited; on sale November 11 176 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * AIR VOL. 2: FLYING MACHINE TP Written by G. Willow Wilson Art and cover by M.K. Perker In this second volume of the acclaimed new Vertigo series, Blythe’s mysterious rescuer reveals the truth behind one of the most shocking disappearances in aviation history – a secret tied to the origin of hyperprax flight. Then, as the race to find a mysterious device begins, Blythe must master her skills as a hyperpract – regardless of her own acrophobia. Don’t miss this second AIR collection, featuring issues #6 - 10. On sale October 7 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US MATURE READERS * * * HELLBLAZER: SCAB TP Written by Peter Milligan Art by Eddie Campbell, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Goran Sudzuka, Stefano Landini and Rodney Ramos Cover by Lee Bermejo The first HELLBLAZER collection from writer Peter Milligan! What’s the bizarre link behind a horrifying skin condition affecting Constantine, his new girlfriend and a bloody union strike from twelve years ago? Find out in this title collecting HELLBLAZER #251-255 and a story from #250. Advance-solicited; on sale November 4 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS * * * SHADE THE CHANGING MAN VOL. 1: THE AMERICAN SCREAM TP NEW PRINTING Written by Peter Milligan Art by Chris Bachalo and Mark Pennington Cover by Brendan McCarthy Shade is back in this new printing of the groundbreaking Vertigo trade from writer Peter Milligan. Collecting the first six SHADE issues, beginning with Kathy George’s encounter with Shade’s arrival on Earth from his home dimension of Meta – in the body of her parents’ killer. From there, Shade and Kathy journey into America’s collective unconscious to find the evil known only as The American Scream. These are the classic Vertigo stories written by Peter Milligan, so if you’ve been digging the acclaimed writer’s work on GREEK STREET and HELLBLAZER, be sure to pick up this new printing of Milligan’s earlier work! Advance-solicited; on sale November 25 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US • MATURE READERS * * * SHADE THE CHANGING MAN VOL. 2: THE EDGE OF VISION TP Written by Peter Milligan Art by Chris Bachalo, Bill Jaaska and Mark Pennington Cover by Brendan McCarthy This new, second volume collects SHADE THE CHANGING MAN #7-13 for the first time ever, as Shade and Kathy George continue their epic, mind-bending journey into the heartland of a nation on the trail of The American Scream. Advance-solicited; on sale November 25 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS