DC COMICS: December 2009 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF NOTE   BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM SPECIAL Written by Archie Goodwin, Chuck Dixon and Ed Brubaker Art by Gene Ha, Scott McDaniel, Pete Woods and others Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz Previously offered in DC Direct’s ARKHAM ASYLUM BOX SET, this Special spotlights The Joker, the Penguin and Killer Croc in stories from SHOWCASE ’95 #11, BATMAN CHRONICLES #3, BATMAN #586 and ROBIN #85. On sale December 9 64 pg, FC, $5.99 HARDCOVERS   THE CREEPER BY STEVE DITKO HC Written by Steve Ditko, Don Segall, Dennis O’Neil and Michael Fleischer Art by Steve Ditko and others Cover by Steve Ditko Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man, struck again in 1968 with the strange hero The Creeper. Now, for the first time, DC collects Ditko’s Creeper epics from SHOWCASE #73, BEWARE THE CREEPER #1-6, 1ST ISSUE SPECIAL #7 and short stories from WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #249-255. Advance-solicited; on sale February 24 256 pg, FC, $39.99 * * * SUPERMAN: MON-EL VOL. 1 HC Written by James Robinson, Richard Donner and Geoff Johns Art by Renato Guedes, Javier Pina, Pablo Raimondi, Jesus Merino, Eric Wight and José Wilson Magalhães Cover by Andrew Robinson Following the startling events of NEW KRYPTON, Earth finds itself without Superman. Luckily, Metropolis still has heroes like Mon-El. But after years of knowing nothing but the solitude of the Phantom Zone, how will Mon-El acclimate himself to society? And the recently returned Guardian has his hands full with his new position in the Science Police. How can they fill Superman's shoes? Collecting SUPERMAN #684-690, ACTION COMICS #874 and elements from ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10! Advance-solicited; on sale February 3 224 pg, FC, $24.99   * * * THE STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 4 HC Written by James Robinson and Jerry Ordway Art by Tony Harris, Gary Erskine, Matt Smith, Leonard Kirk, Gene Ha, Mike Mignola and others Cover by Tony Harris Jack Knight’s groundbreaking adventures continue as Starman teams up with Batman and Hellboy, then heads into space to find lost hero Will Payton. Collecting STARMAN #39-46, STARMAN 80-PAGE GIANT #1, THE POWER OF SHAZAM #35-36, STARMAN: THE MIST #1 and BATMAN/HELLBOY/STARMAN #1-2. Advance-solicited; on sale February 17 432 pg, FC, $49.99   * * * PREACHER BOOK TWO HC Written by Garth Ennis Art by Steve Dillon Cover by Glenn Fabry In this new hardcover volume collecting PREACHER #13-26, Jesse Custer, along with his girlfriend Tulip and their Irish vampire friend Cassidy, head west to a party of Babylonian proportions. Then Jesse flies to France to rescue Cassidy from the clutches of religious fanatics. His search leads him into a no-holds-barred battle against the forces of the mysterious organization known as The Grail. Advance-solicited; on sale February 10 368 pg, FC, $39.99  * * * HELLBLAZER: PANDEMONIUM HC Written by Jamie Delano Art and cover by Jock Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the first appearance of John Constantine, Jamie Delano – the very first HELLBLAZER writer – returns for a new original graphic novel! Joining him for the occasion is fan-favorite artist Jock (THE LOSERS), who – for the first time ever – uses the meticulous techniques he’s developed for his Eisner-nominated covers to illustrate a gripping horror story tailor-made for the 21st century. When an alluring Muslim woman catches Constantine’s eye, she also brings trouble clattering to his doorstep: a bombing in a London museum, mysterious ancient Sumerian artifacts, an unearthly creature running rampant with renegade intentions... To protect his life and freedom, Constantine embarks on a desperate trail sprawling from the back streets of London to the detainment centers of contemporary Iraq – where the man who’s seen everything will see modern-day terror like he’s never imagined. Advance-solicited; on sale February 10 128 pg, FC, $24.99  TRADE PAPERBACKS BATMAN: UNDER THE COWL TP Written by Bill Willingham, Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Chuck Dixon and others Art by Various Cover by Andy Kubert Don’t miss this new collection featuring stories of different Batmen from BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #168, BATMAN #666, BATMAN BEYOND #1, BATMAN #512, DETECTIVE COMICS #665 and TEEN TITANS #18. Advance-solicited; on sale January 27 144 pg, FC, $17.99 * * * DEAD ROMEO TP Written by Jesse Blaze Snider Art and cover by Ryan Benjamin Jonathan Romero was the lead singer of the band The Dead Romeos before mysterious circumstances sent him straight to Hell. Now he’s back on Earth, and he has a choice: Kill his true love and earn his release from eternal damnation — or protect her and burn for eternity. Collecting the hot six-issue miniseries! Advance-solicited; on sale January 13 144 pg, FC, $19.99 * * * DOC SAVAGE: THE SILVER PYRAMID TP Written by Dennis O’Neil Art by Adam Kubert and Andy Kubert Cover by Andy Kubert Classic pulp fiction hero Doc Savage stars in this fast-paced tale featuring early work by comics superstars Adam Kubert and Andy Kubert, collected for the first time from the 1987 four-issue miniseries. Doc and his rugged band of assistants are introduced into the modern era as retired heroes – and now, on the eve of an alien invasion triggered by a gang of would-be world conquerors, only Doc Savage’s grown grandchild, Chip, can set things right. But is Chip, a self-professed pacifist, up to the task? Advance-solicited; on sale January 13 128 pg, FC, $19.99 * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: SANCTUARY TP Written by Dwayne McDuffie and Alan Burnett Art by Ed Benes, Carlos Pacheco, Ethan Van Sciver and others Cover by Ed Benes The Justice League face off with The Suicide Squad when a cabal of Super-Villains turn themselves over to the Super Heroes for protection – much to the chagrin of Amanda Waller and her super-team. This volume collects JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #17-21 and features a tale drawn by THE FLASH: REBIRTH artist Ethan Van Sciver! Advance-solicited; on sale January 20 128 pg, FC, $14.99 * * * JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: STRANGE ADVENTURES TP Written by Kevin J. Anderson Art by Barry Kitson and Gary Erskine Cover by John Watson Johnny Thunder wants to become a big-time writer by chronicling the adventures of the JSA. But when a deadly villain called Lord Dynamo appears with a crew of deadly robot zombies, it’s up to Johnny and his mentor, real-life science fiction writer Jack Williamson, to help the rest of the JSA save the day! Collecting the 2004 six-issue miniseries for the first time! Advance-solicited; on sale January 27 200 pg, FC, $14.99 * * * R.E.B.E.L.S VOL. 1: THE COMING OF STARRO TP Written by Tony Bedard Art by Andy Clarke, Claude St. Aubin and Scott Hanna Cover by Andy Clarke In this new title collecting the first six R.E.B.E.L.S issues, Brainiac’s son Vril Dox must recruit a new team to free countless lives across a galaxy. And this time, he's basing his new group on the greatest heroes and villains of the 31st century. But can Dox assemble his team fast enough to stop Starro from conquering the entire universe? Advance-solicited; on sale January 20 144 pg, FC, $17.99 * * * SUPERBOY: THE GREATEST TEAM-UPS EVER TOLD TP Written by Bill Finger, Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel and others Art by Curt Swan, Al Plastino, John Forte and others Cover by Alan Davis Superboy, the hero who would grow up to become Superman, battles evil alongside some of the world’s greatest heroes in this new collection. Features content from ADVENTURE COMICS #216, 253, 271, 280, SUPERBOY #55, 63, 80, 171, 182 and NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERBOY #13. Advance-solicited; on sale January 20 168 pg, FC, $19.99 * * * THE SPIRIT BOOK FIVE TP Written by Michael Uslan, F.J. DeSanto, Dean Motter, Michael Avon Oeming and Mike Ploog Art by Justiniano, Paul Rivoche, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Ploog, Walden Wong and Dan Green Cover by Kevin Nowlan The Spirit’s adventures continue in this new title collecting issues #26-32 from his monthly series! Don’t miss The Spirit’s close encounters with Lorelei Rox, Plaster of Paris, the mystic Cormac and more! Advance-solicited; on sale January 6 168 pg, FC, $19.99 * * * TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL. 2 TP Written by Alan Moore, Len Wein, Kurt Busiek and others Art by Dave Gibbons, Kevin O’Neill and others Cover by Brian Bolland It’s another incredible collection of classic tales of the Corps from the pages of GREEN LANTERN #168, 169, 171-173, 177, 179-183, 185, 187-190 and TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #1, and featuring the work of Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and many others! Advance-solicited; on sale January 27 144 pg, FC, $19.99 * * * TITANS: OLD FRIENDS TP Written by Judd Winick Art by Ian Churchill, Joe Benitez and Julian Lopez Cover by Ethan Van Sciver The former teen heroes known as the Teen Titans are all grown up and under siege in this trade paperback collecting TITANS #1-6 as well as the hard-to-find one-shot TEEN TITANS EAST SPECIAL #1! Advance-solicited; on sale January 6 200 pg, FC, $19.99 * * * BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD TP Written by Matt Wayne and J. Torres Art by Andy Suriano, Phil Moy, Carlo Barberi and others Cover by James Tucker Inspired by the hit Cartoon Network series, The Caped Crusader teams up with heroes including Green Arrow, Plastic Man, Blue Beetle, Aquaman and others. In these tales from the first six issues of the monthly series, Batman and his allies tangle with The Time Lord, saves the world’s children from the Queen of Fables and more! Advance-solicited; on sale January 13 128 pg, FC, $12.99 * * * MAD ABOUT SUPER HEROES VOL. 2 TP Written and illustrated by the Usual Gang of Idiots Everybody loves superhero movies! Now, MAD rains on the parade by collecting its outrageous parodies of movies including Spider-Man, THE DARK KNIGHT, Iron Man, WATCHMEN, SUPERMAN RETURNS, X-MEN, The Incredibles, Fantastic Four, The Hulk and many more! Advance-solicited; on sale January 6 192 pg, FC, $12.99 * * * WILDCATS: FAMILY SECRETS TP Written by Christos N. Gage and Keith Giffen Art by Neil Googe, Pete Woods, Ryan Sook, Phil Jimenez and others Cover by Neil Googe After struggling to survive in Los Angeles, the appeal of Majestic’s Hawaiian utopia proves to be a powerful lure for some of the team. But what’s really going on in the tropical paradise – and will the truth tear the team apart? Find out in this new title collecting WILDCATS #8-12 and WORLDSTORM SPECIAL #2. Advance-solicited; on sale January 27 128 pg, FC, $17.99 * * * WILDSTORM: AFTER THE FALL TP Written by Christos N. Gage and Russell Uttley Art by Trevor Hairsine, Ivan Reis, Mike McKone, Pete Woods, Phil Noto, Chris Sprouse, John Paul Leon and others Cover by Simon Coleby Deathblow, Team Achilles, Backlash, Cybernary, Tao, Lord Defile, Team Seven and more star in stories that show how each survived WILDSTORM: ARMAGEDDON. Learn how they found their way in a strange new world in stories from THE AUTHORITY #1-11, WILDCATS #1-11, GEN13 #21-28 and STORMWATCH PHD #13-20. Advance-solicited; on sale January 6 160 pg, FC, $19.99 * * * HUMAN TARGET TP Written by Peter Milligan Art by Edvin Biukovic and Javier Pulido Cover by Tim Bradstreet Collecting the Vertigo title that inspired the upcoming Fox TV series! Christopher Chance makes his living by turning himself into a human target. A master of disguise, he cunningly takes on the appearance and persona of men and women with contracts out against them. But when a routine assignment to impersonate an African-American minister with a bounty on his head goes south, Chance finds himself caught between a lethal assassin and a vicious gang war. After the assignment changes his life completely, Chance’s next adventure takes him into the world of Hollywood as he impersonates an aging actor to find a missing boy and flirts with the idea of leaving his dangerous life behind him. This volume collects the original 4-issue Vertigo HUMAN TARGET miniseries with art by Edvin Biukovic along with the follow-up, standalone, 96-page HUMAN TARGET: FINAL CUT OGN with art by Javier Pulido (ROBIN: YEAR ONE). Advance-solicited; on sale January 13 200 pg, FC, $14.99 * * * HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 3: THE SPACE BETWEEN TP Written by Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham and Chris Roberson Art by Luca Rossi, Gilbert Hernandez, Neal Adams, Ralph Reese, Sergio Aragones, David Hahn and Eric Powell Cover by Esao Andrews The characters trapped inside the House of Mystery finally discover how and why they’ve been imprisoned there in this newest HOUSE OF MYSTERY volume collecting issues #11-15. This title includes issue #13, with art by comics superstars Neal Adams, Gilbert Hernandez and others. Advance-solicited; on sale January 27 128 pg, FC, $14.99 * * * YOUNG LIARS VOL. 3: ROCK LIFE TP Written by David Lapham Art and cover by David Lapham In this final volume collecting issues #13-18, obsession grows and Loreli’s life is in extreme danger. But are Annie’s actions noble or sinister? As events spiral out of control, Danny stumbles upon the ultimate secret — one that changes everything not only for himself and Sadie, but for the entire world. Advance-solicited; on sale January 20 144 pg, FC, $14.99 * * * THE UNWRITTEN VOL. 1: TOMMY TAYLOR AND THE BOGUS IDENTITY TP Written by Mike Carey Art by Peter Gross Cover by Yuko Shimizu Tom Taylor’s life was screwed from the word go. His father created the mega-popular Tommy Taylor boy-wizard fantasy novels. But dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom that fans constantly compare him to his counterpart, turning him into a lame, Z-level celebrity. When a scandal hints that Tom might really be the boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a mysterious, deadly group that’s secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, to all the places in world history where fictions have shaped reality. Advance-solicited; on sale January 6 144 pg, FC, $9.99