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DC COMICS: December 2005 Collected Editions and Reprints Solicits
HARDCOVERS GOLDEN AGE HAWKMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 1
Written by Gardner Fox A new archive featuring select stories from FLASH COMICS #1-22, introducing Hawkman! Gardner Fox's stories took the reincarnated Egyptian prince and pitted him against common criminals and uncommon masked felons. Plus, an introduction by Sheldon Moldoff. (224 pages, $49.99.) BATMAN ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS VOL. 3 HC
Written by Dennis O'Neil, Bob Haney, Len Wein and others The extra-sized final volume collecting Neal Adams's Dark Knight! This volume includes material from BATMAN #232, #234, #237, #243-245 and #251 plus stories done for Peter Pan records and a sketchbook section showcasing Adams's advertising and custom comics work. Retailers note: This item is resolicited; all previous orders are cancelled. (280 pages, $49.99.) TRADE PAPERBACKS BATGIRL: KICKING ASSASSINS TP
Written by Andersen Gabrych It's a new start for Batgirl in this collection featuring issues #60-64! Cassandra Cain begins to build a new life for herself in Bludhaven, but with the Penguin looming large in the city once protected by Nightwing, can Batgirl keep the streets safe, or will she face something more sinister and foul than ever before? (128 pages, $14.99.) LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL TP
Written by Brian Azzarello Superman has been called many things, from the defender of Truth, Justice and the American way to the Big Blue Boy Scout. In LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL, he is called something he never been called before: a threat to all humanity! In this trade paperback collecting the acclaimed 5-issue miniseries LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL, fan-favorite writer Brian Azzarello (SUPERMAN, 100 BULLETS) teams up with artist Lee Bermejo (BATMAN/DEATHBLOW) for a bold story in which readers get a glimpse into the mind of Superman's longtime foe. MAN OF STEEL reveals why Luthor chooses to be the proverbial thorn in the Man of Steel's side - to save humanity from an untrustworthy alien being. (144 pages, $12.99.) SUPERMAN: TRUE BRIT SC
Written by Kim "Howard"Johnson (with a little help from) John Cleese Kim "Howard"Johnson teams with Monty Python alumus John Cleese and fan-favorite artists John Byrne & Mark Farmer for a unique tale of Superman - if he crash-landed in England! As a journalist for the Daily Smear tabloid, Colin Clark may learn that the key to success may be revealing his greatest secret. What will the neighbors think? (96 pages, $17.99.) SUPERMAN/BATMAN VOL. 2: SUPERGIRL TP
Written by Jeph Loeb Award-winner Jeph Loeb and the red-hot Michael Turner reintroduce a classic character into the DCU! This fantastic softcover includes the entire "Supergirl from Krypton"storyline, originally presented in the best-selling SUPERMAN/BATMAN #8-13. Batman has discovered something strange on the bottom of Gotham Bay, which leads him to a mysterious and powerful teenaged girl bent on destroying Gotham City! What's her connection to Superman? Why does Wonder Woman want to hide her from the outside world? Will Darkseid succeed in recruiting her into doing his bidding? Plus, this volume includes an introduction by Loeb as well as a Kryptonian language translation key! (168 pages, $14.99.) CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS: THE TEAM-UPS VOL. 1 TP
Written by Gardner Fox and John Broome In these eight stories from the pinnacle of the Silver Age of DC Comics, thrill to the exploits of Green Lantern, Flash, Dr. Fate, Hourman, Black Canary and Starman as they oppose the Shade, Captain Cold, Solomon Grundy, and more! This volume collects THE FLASH #123, 129, 137, 151; GREEN LANTERN #40; SHOWCASE #55-56; THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #61. (224 pages, $14.99.) THE LIGHT BRIGADE TP
Written by Peter Tomasi There's a war in Heaven, and Earth is the battleground in this volume collecting the supernatural 4-issue miniseries! A ragtag squad of WWII G.I.s must recover the mysterious Sword of God, a heavenly artifact coveted by angels, demons, and Nazis! "You'll get a charge from LIGHT BRIGADE, a must-have book that should be on everybody's must-have list!" - Entertainment Weekly (200 pages, $19.99.) PLASTIC MAN VOL. 2: RUBBER BANDITS TP
Written by Kyle Baker Another volume of offbeat and hysterical Plas adventures by Harvey and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Kyle Baker! In RUBBER BANDITS, collecting PLASTIC MAN #8-11 and #13-14, our pliable hero wrecks continuity as we know it, investigates a vampire, gets in trouble with homeland security, battles a menacing mouse, and stops one of the worst crimes ever: illegal music downloading! (144 pages, $14.99.) WONDER WOMAN: EYES OF THE GORGON TP
Written by Greg Rucka A new volume collecting WONDER WOMAN #206-213! The deadly Medousa comes calling, and Wonder Woman's world is turned completely upside-down. After a terrible sacrifice, the Amazing Amazon must prove herself once again to her comrades in the JLA and to the world! (192 pages, $19.99.) RANN/THANAGAR WAR TP
Written by Dave Gibbons Don't miss this thrilling new trade paperback that collects the 6-issue miniseries that helped set the stage for INFINITE CRISIS! The planet Rann was taken from its solar system, hidden for its own protection. But when the danger passed, it was placed in a different system. Now threatening Thanagar's very existence, Rann tries to maintain peace and save the populations of two worlds. A religious fanatic, though, aspires to something else: power. And to achieve it, she's willing to sacrifice as many people and as many worlds as necessary! Standing in her way are the greatest champions from across the universe: Adam Strange, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Green Lantern, the Omega Men, L.E.G.I.O.N. and the Darkstars. Alliances are forged, friendships tested, and the balance of galactic power will be redefined before the conflict is over! (144 pages, $12.99.) VILLAINS UNITED TP
Written by Gail Simone Collecting the intriguing 6-issue miniseries that led into INFINITE CRISIS! Six of justice's deadliest enemies band together to start a revolution. Together, they want to take a stand to stop the super-heroic community from tampering with their minds and to prove how deadly they can be! But not everyone agrees to this agenda. Six rogues are recruited by the enigmatic Mockingbird, charged with opposing the Society and given assignments to thwart their rivals and even help their enemies. Who is Mockingbird? Could it be one of the six? The status quo is rocked by the Society's formation and the revelations along the way make certain that when the Secret Six are done, nothing in the DCU will ever be the same! (144 pages, $19.99.) ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST VOL. 12 TP
Written by Wendy & Richard Pini The saga continues in this volume collecting ElfQuest: Kings of the Broken Wheel #8-11. Suntop and Ember have been kidnapped by Rayek and taken into the mists of time. Ten thousand years in the future, the travelers will reappear. But by then mortal Wolfriders will be long dead! (224 pages, Black & White, $9.99.) THE BEST OF THE SPIRIT TP
Written by Will Eisner DC Comics is proud to present its first-ever collection celebrating the greatest stories by comics mastermind Will Eisner starring one of the most indelible characters ever created: The Spirit! THE BEST OF THE SPIRIT reprints 22 Spirit sections from 1940-1950, featuring famous first appearances, classic confrontations, human interest tales, and all those magnificent splash pages! Eisner's blue-suit-clad, fedora-wearing crimefighter starred in hundreds of newspaper adventure stories that thrilled readers with Eisner's groundbreaking style. Eisner was a master of utilizing the comics format to its greatest strengths, and his Spirit stories are some of his finest examples! This volume also features an introduction by New York Times best-selling novelist Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN). (192 pages, $14.99.) MAJESTIC: WHILE YOU WERE OUT TP
Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Witness Majestic's triumphant return to the WildStorm Universe in this trade paperback collecting the first seven issues of the acclaimed new series! When DCU mainstay Superman helps him return home, Majestic is faced with the biggest - and most chilling - mystery of his life! (168 pages, $12.99.) TOM STRONG BOOK FOUR SC
Written by Alan Moore, Peter Hogan and Geoff Johns ABC. The fourth amazing collection of Tom Strong in softcover for the first time, collecting issues #20-25 of the acclaimed series! Witness the introduction of a newly discovered Strong family member, Tom Strong's best pal and more! (160 pages, $17.99.) FABLES VOL. 6: HOMELANDS TP
Written by Bill Willingham Collecting issues #34-41 of writer Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning creation, HOMELANDS follows Boy Blue on a mission of revenge as he uncovers the Adversary's true identity! Plus, the 2-part story of Jack's adventures in Hollywood and the one-shot story of Mowgli's return to Fabletown. (192 pages, $14.99.) SWAMP THING: SPONTANEOUS GENERATION TP
Written by Rick Veitch Cover by John Totleben Rick Veitch continues his run on the series that helped lay the foundation for the Vertigo line in this new trade paperback collecting SWAMP THING #71-76 . Swamp Thing must find a way to allow himself and his heir to coexist in this world. The solution that presents itself after repeated failures comes as a surprise to everyone, especially John Constantine, who is about to become an unlikely father. (160 pages, $19.99.) VIMANARAMA TP Written by Grant Morrison Art and new cover by Philip Bond From the fertile mind and nimble fingers of writer Grant Morrison and artist Philip Bond comes the latest in multiculturalist spectacle! Color, song and cosmic violence collide in VIMANARAMA, collecting the 3-issue Vertigo miniseries that fuses East and West together into a transcendental delight of romance and danger. Feel the Earth tremble as 19-year-old grocer's son Ali and his beautiful arranged bride Sofia accidentally unleash an ancient race of unimaginable evil from beneath Bradford, England, then summon the equally powerful Prince Ben Rama and his Ultrahadeen to do battle against them. Shudder as Ben Rama reveals his love for Sofia, the reincarnation of his immortal soul mate, only to lose all his power at her hesitation. And thrill to the final battle between good and evil, played out over the ancient land of Atlantis together with the consummation of the ultimate end-of-the-world love story. All this and more awaits you in VIMANARAMA, the best of all worlds! (104 pages, $12.99.) SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL. 1
Written by Gardner Fox The newest installment in the SHOWCASE PRESENTS collection spotlights the JLA! In these stories from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #28-30, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1-16 and MYSTERY IN SPACE #75, thrill to confrontations with intergalactic, mystical, and super-powered rogues such as Despero, Kanjar Ro, Dr. Destiny, Amos Fortune and Felix Faust! (544 pages, $16.99.)
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