DC December 2017 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS   HARLEY QUINN AND THE GOTHAM CITY SIRENS OMNIBUS HC Written by PAUL DINI, SCOTT LOBDELL, MARC ANDREYKO, TONY BEDARD and PETER CALLOWAY Art by GUILLEM MARCH , ANDRES GUINALDO and others Cover by GUILLEM MARCH Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are tired of playing by other peoples’ rules regardless of which side of the law they’re on. These tough ladies have a new agenda that’s all their own, and they’ll use any means necessary to pursue it. But can they get along and work as a team? And who will get hurt along the way? Collects GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #1-26 and CATWOMAN #83. On sale APRIL 18 • 648 pg, FC, $75.00 US   * * * SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC Written by LEO DORFMAN, JERRY SIEGEL, CARY BATES and others Art by JIM MOONEY, CURT SWAN, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER and others Cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER In these 1960s Supergirl adventures, the Girl of Steel meets the Tot from Nowhere, learns more about the fate of her home on Argo City and encounters Lex Luthor’s sister, Lena Thurol. Plus, Linda Danvers enrolls in Stanhope College and considers leaving Earth for a planet of super-powered women. Collects stories from ACTION COMICS #308-333, #335-340, #342, #344-346, #348-350, #353-354, #356-359, #361-372 and #374-376. On sale MAY 16 • 704 pg, FC, $99.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: EXILE AND OTHER STORIES OMNIBUS HC Written by JERRY ORDWAY, ROGER STERN and GEORGE PEREZ Art by JERRY ORDWAY, MIKE MIGNOLA, P. CRAIG RUSSELL, KERRY GAMMILL, GEORGE PEREZ, KEITH GIFFEN and others Cover by KERRY GAMMILL and DENNIS JANKE The late 1980s stories that set the stage for the epic “Death of Superman” are collected in a new hardcover Omnibus edition for the first time. These tales include appearances by Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Mongul, Mr. Mxyzptlk and more, plus the debut of the Eradicator, a key player in the post “Death of Superman” era. Collects THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #445-460, SUPERMAN #23-37, ACTION COMICS #643-646 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2. On sale APRIL 4 • 912 pg, FC, $125.00 US * * * TALES OF THE BATMAN: GENE COLAN VOL. 2 HC Written by DOUG MOENCH, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT and others Art by GENE COLAN, ALFREDO ALCALA, BOB SMITH and others Cover by GENE COLAN and DICK GIORDANO These never-before-collected Batman tales from the 1980s spotlight the art of comics legend Gene Colan and include appearances by The Joker, Poison Ivy, Deadshot and the Scarecrow, plus two team-up tales co-starring Superman. Collects BATMAN #373, DETECTIVE COMICS #530-538 and 540-544 and WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #297 and #299. On sale FEBRUARY 28 • 304 pg, FC, $39.99 US TRADE PAPERBACKS   SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL VOL. 2: LITTLE RUNAWAY TP Written by CECIL CASTELLUCCI Art by MARLEY ZARCONE, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE and ANDE PARKS Cover by BECKY CLOONAN Shade hits the road in these stories from issues #7-12 of the acclaimed new series from DC’s Young Animal! After her high school friends made it clear they didn’t want her around, Shade realized she doesn’t want to be there anyway. Map in hand, she decides to explore America. First stop: Gotham City. The city’s population may have seen its fair share of madness, but never like this. The only thing Shade didn’t factor in is that embracing her powers ends up signaling her home planet as to her whereabouts, and Meta police are going to come looking for her stolen coat. On sale JANUARY 31 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * AQUAMAN VOL. 4: UNDERWORLD TP Written by DAN ABNETT Art and cover by STJEPAN SEJIC Enraged by rumors of Arthur’s survival in the slums of Atlantis, the ruthless King Rath orders the use of ancient Atlantean techno-magic to track down the Aquaman at all costs! But the ex-king Arthur can’t hide for long when his fate collides with that of a mysterious young woman on the run from Rath’s own secret police. Her name: Dolphin. Collects AQUAMAN #25-30. On sale JANUARY 24 • 152 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * BATMAN BEYOND VOL. 2: RISE OF THE DEMON TP Written by DAN JURGENS Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG Batman is drawn into a battle against global conquest after a violent visit from his old foe, Curare, pulls him into the fray. A new world power that no one anticipated or recognizes is reengineering large swaths of the planet, and Batman’s only chance of success hinges on an old friend joining him in the fight that looms ahead as Terry must face one of Bruce’s old teammates. Collects issues #6-12. On sale JANUARY 10 • 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL. 4: FRACTURE TP Written by ROBERT VENDITTI Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER, RAFA SANDOVAL and JORDI TARRAGONA Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER A rash decision during a routine hunt for outlaw Sinestro Corps members leads to a confrontation that shakes the foundation of the fragile working relationship between the Green Lanterns and the Sinestro Corps. Can Hal Jordan pull the truth into the light and keep the peace? Collects #22-29. On sale JANUARY 3 • 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * HARLEY QUINN VOL. 4: SURPRISE, SURPRISE TP Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI Art by JOHN TIMMS and CHAD HARDIN Cover by AMANDA CONNER Harley has faced every challenge even she could possibly imagine, but can she survive…a visit from her parents?! Harley’s gang of misfits must be on their best behavior when the Quinzels come to Coney Island. Plus, Harley’s entire cast of crazy characters comes together to celebrate the birthday of cyborg senior citizen Sy Borgman…but is there actually a bigger secret behind this gathering? Collects the lead stories from issues #22-27 plus the HARLEY QUINN 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1! On sale JANUARY 10 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * NIGHTWING VOL. 4: BLOCKBUSTER TP Written by TIM SEELEY and MICHAEL McMILLIAN Art by MIGUEL MENDONÇA, MINKYU JUNG, CHRISTIAN DUCE and others Cover by MARCUS TO One of the classic villains from Nightwing’s past shows up in Blüdhaven looking to use his brute force to exploit the city’s crime syndicates for protection. But it’s this rogues intellect that is going to be his real weapon in taking over Nightwing’s town. It’s up to the former Robin to stand up to this longtime nemesis, and he’ll have to use not only physical but also mental strength to take on this deadly and cerebral foe. Collects NIGHTWING #22-28. On sale JANUARY 17 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * ANARKY: THE COMPLETE SERIES TP Written by ALAN GRANT Art and cover by NORM BREYFOGLE and JOE RUBINSTEIN Following the devastating earthquake that rocked Gotham City, Anarky becomes one of thousands of refugees streaming out of the ruined city. On the hunt to find his missing parents, Anarky must confront the possibility that his biological father is none other than the Joker! Collects ANARKY #1-8. On sale JANUARY 17 • 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * AQUAMAN: THE WATERBEARER TP NEW EDITION Written by RICK VEITCH Art by YVEL GUICHET, MARK PROPST and others Cover by J.G. JONES Banished from Atlantis and branded a traitor with every denizen of the deep programmed to deliver him a death sentence, Aquaman must cope with life after the Obsidian Age. It’s Aquaman as you’ve never seen him before. Collects AQUAMAN #1-6 and AQUAMAN SECRET FILES #1. On sale JANUARY 3 • 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT VOL. 3 TP Written by ALAN GRANT Art by VINCE GIARRANO, BRET BLEVINS and others Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE In these tales from the “Knightfall” epic, Jean-Paul Valley, the former Azrael, has taken over as Batman! As this untested Dark Knight struggles to keep crime in Gotham City under control, battling the Corrosive Man, Lady Clayface, the Ventriloquist, Scarface and others, Bruce Wayne retrains for battle with Lady Shiva! Plus, in a “Zero Hour” crossover, Batman and Robin encounter an Alfred from another Earth! Collects BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #0 and #24-31 plus BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT ANNUAL #2. On sale JANUARY 10 • 320 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * BLACK LIGHTNING VOL. 2 TP Written by DENNIS O’NEIL, GERRY CONWAY, MARTIN PASKO and J.M. DeMATTEIS Art by DICK DILLIN, GEORGE TUSKA, RICH BUCKLER, MARSHALL ROGERS, PAT BRODERICK and others Cover by EDDY NEWELL Presenting never-before-reprinted adventures of Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, from the pages of WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #256-260, DC COMICS PRESENTS #16, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #173-174 and DETECTIVE COMICS #490-491 and 494-495! On sale JANUARY 31 • 200 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * BLACK LIGHTNING: YEAR ONE TP NEW EDITION Written by JEN VAN METER Art by CULLY HAMNER Photo cover The electrifying origin of Black Lightning is collected in this title featuring the complete 6-issue miniseries. See how Jefferson Pierce went from teacher to the hero of Metropolis’s Suicide Slum, taking on corrupt politician Tobias Whale and the crime syndicate the One Hundred along the way. On sale JANUARY 10 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * CAPTAIN ATOM: THE FALL AND RISE OF CAPTAIN ATOM TP Written by CARY BATES and GREG WEISMAN Art by WILL CONRAD Cover by JASON BADOWER Captain Atom hasn’t been seen or heard from in years—and even if you think you know what happened to him...you’re wrong! But you’re not alone. To this day, no one on Earth—not even the other superheroes—has an inkling of the missing Captain Atom’s true fate. At last, the truth is about to be revealed in a saga that transcends not only the meaning of life and death, but the limits of time and space. Collects issues #1-6. On sale JANUARY 3 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * CHECKMATE BY GREG RUCKA VOL. 2 TP Written by GREG RUCKA, JUDD WINICK and ERIC TRAUTMANN Art by JOE BENNETT, EDDY BARROWS, JACK JADSON, CHRIS SAMNEE, MATTHEW CLARK, RON RANDALL and others Cover by MATTHEW CLARK and ART THIBERT Checkmate is on the hunt for the Outsiders! But something is afoul on Oolong Island. Then, Amanda Waller’s unauthorized Black Ops game is exposed! What does it mean for the future of Checkmate and of Amanda Waller? Also featuring Mademoiselle Marie and Kobra! Collects CHECKMATE #13-25 and OUTSIDERS #47-49! On sale JANUARY 24 • 392 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR THREE – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP Written by TOM TAYLOR and BRIAN BUCCELLATO Art by MIKE S. MILLER, BRUNO REDONDO and others Cover by TBD The war with the Green Lanterns is over, but it claimed a civilian victim whose death John Constantine will not let go unavenged. Joining forces with Batman, Constantine unites a team of magical beings, superheroes and ordinary humans to finish off Superman. Then, Batman must ask for help against Superman from the one person he would never trust: John Constantine! But will even the might of the dark mage’s power be enough against the forces that stand against them? Collects issues #1-12. On sale JANUARY 10 • 304 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * GREEN ARROW: THE ARCHER’S QUEST TP NEW EDITION Written by BRAD MELTZER Art and cover by PHIL HESTER and ANDE PARKS Oliver Queen takes a moody, dangerous trip down memory lane as he and his former ward Arsenal seek out a series of legendary artifacts from his past and along the way run into the likes of the Shade, Solomon Grundy and Catman! Collects GREEN ARROW #16-21. On sale JANUARY 24 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * GREEN ARROW VOL. 9: OLD TRICKS TP Written by MIKE GRELL Art by SHEA ANTON PENSA, RICK HOBERG, BILL MARIMON, MIKE GRELL and others Cover by MIKE GRELL In these stories from GREEN ARROW #73-80, a mysterious archer from Oliver’s past has come for his head. With the return of Shado, and the aid of Dinah Lance and Marianne, they will have to scour the Seattle Underground to uncover the truth. And GREEN ARROW: THE WONDER YEARS #1-4 revisits the earliest days of the Emerald Archer’s crime-fighting career! On sale JANUARY 17 • 328 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * LOBO BY KEITH GIFFEN AND ALAN GRANT VOL. 1 TP Written by KEITH GIFFEN and ALAN GRANT Art by SIMON BISLEY, DENYS COWAN and KEITH GIFFEN Cover by SIMON BISLEY It’s the big, bad Lobo book that has something to offend everyone! In these fast-shooting, gut-wrenching tales from the 1990s, Lobo’s out for revenge on whoever wrote an unauthorized biography of his life as a gun for hire! Then, the Easter Bunny hires Lobo to kill his biggest rival: Santa Claus! And Lobo signs on to kill the galaxy’s greatest criminal, but promptly gets killed. And 200 of the main man’s illegitimate offspring team up to knock off dear old dad! Collects LOBO #1-4, LOBO PARAMILITARY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #1, LOBO’S BACK #1-4, LOBO: BLAZING CHAIN OF LOVE #1 and LOBO CONVENTION SPECIAL #1. On sale JANUARY 24 • 320 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * SUICIDE SQUAD: THE SILVER AGE TP Written by ROBERT KANIGHER Art by ROSS ANDRU and MIKE ESPOSITO Cover by TBD The original 1960s missions of the Suicide Squad are collected in trade paperback, including stories from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #25-27 and 37-39, plus STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES #110-111, 116-121, 125, 127 and 128. When all other options are exhausted, the U.S. calls in their new team, Task Force X, led by Rick Flag! Whether a scientist is missing, a dangerous serum is in the wrong hands or dinosaurs threaten our fighting forces, the Suicide Squad is ready for action! On sale JANUARY 3 • 336 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * SUPERBOY BOOK ONE TP Written by KARL KESEL and EDDIE BERGANZA Art by TOM GRUMMETT, DOUG HAZLEWOOD, MIKE PAROBECK, HUMBERTO RAMOS and others Cover by TOM GRUMMETT and KARL KESEL In the aftermath of the “Death of Superman” and the return of the Man of Steel, the new Superboy moves to Hawaii! But as his powers develop, the young clone of Superman must learn to be a hero as he battles villains including Sidearm and Knockout, and faces the effects of the dread clone plague! Collects issues #0-11. On sale JANUARY 3 • 296 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * SUPER POWERS BY JACK KIRBY TP Written by JACK KIRBY, JOEY CAVALIERI and PAUL KUPPERBERG Art by JACK KIRBY, MIKE ROYER, GREG THEAKSTON, MIKE THIBODEAUX and others Cover by JACK KIRBY and MIKE THIBODEAUX In 1984, legendary writer/artist Jack Kirby returned to DC to illustrate tales of the Justice League of America in the pages of SUPER POWERS. At last, DC collects the first two SUPER POWERS miniseries in a single collection! These tales pit the Justice League of America—Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and more—against the forces of Darkseid, Lord of Apokolips. These stories are the only time in his long career that Kirby would draw the Justice League, elevating these stories to legendary status. Collects SUPER POWERS Vol. 1 #1-5 and SUPER POWERS Vol. 2 #1-6. On sale JANUARY 17 • 272 pg, FC, $39.99 US * * * SUPERGIRL VOL. 4 TP Written by STERLING GATES Art by JAMAL IGLE, KEITH CHAMPAGNE, JON SIBAL and others Cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON Kryptonian-human relations are strained even further in this new collection featuring issues #34-43 of Supergirl’s 2000s series! The turmoil forces Supergirl to make a terrible decision: does she stand with the Kryptonians, the people she’s longed to be reunited with, or with the humans, the race she’s sworn to protect? Then, Supergirl runs into someone claiming to be Superwoman! But who is she and what brings her to New Krypton? On sale JANUARY 10 • 248 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: THE COMING OF THE SUPERMEN TP Written by NEAL ADAMS Art and cover by NEAL ADAMS From legendary writer/artist Neal Adams comes a threat so epic it will take more than one Man of Steel to handle it in this 6-issue miniseries! Superman is facing his worst enemies as terror is taking hold of Apokolips. There’s also another planet that has been deemed the New Krypton which is facing some of this evil. On sale JANUARY 31 • 160 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * VIGILANTE: SOUTHLAND TP Written by GARY PHILLIPS Art by ELENA CASAGRANDE Cover by MITCH GERADS Donny was feeling pretty settled in his cushy life. Even though his girlfriend was politically active, he never gave social justice or racial issues any time. So, when Dorrie discovers something she shouldn’t have and ends up dead, no one expects Donny to be the guy to carry on her work—but that’s exactly what he does, putting on a mask and taking to the streets. He soon finds himself tangled in family history, political conspiracy, and a plot that goes far deeper than he ever imagined. Written by Gary Phillips, noted writer of the Ivan Monk series of novels, and drawn by Elena Casagrande (Suicide Risk), this hard-hitting tale of revenge and redemption takes the Vigilante into a whole new danger zone. This paperback collects the six-issue miniseries, including issues #4-6, which have never been published in print before. On sale JANUARY 31 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * DOOM PATROL BOOK FOUR TP Written by RACHEL POLLACK Art by RICHARD CASE, STAN WOCH, LINDA MEDLEY, SCOT EATON, TOM SUTTON and others Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND Writer Rachel Pollack continues Grant Morrison’s legendary run on the DOOM PATROL with stories from issues #64-74 plus DOOM PATROL ANNUAL #2 and a tale from VERTIGO JAM #2. In these stories, the Doom Patrol must pull themselves together yet again as they move into a bizarre new headquarters, gain two new members and try to cope with the preteen menace known as the Wild Girls! On sale JANUARY 31 • 352 pg, FC, $34.99 US * * * HELLBLAZER VOL. 18: THE GIFT TP Written by MIKE CAREY and DENISE MINA Art by LEONARDO MANCO, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, LORENZO RUGGIERO and FRAZER IRVING Cover by JOHN McCREA John Constantine has become a father. Through magic, coercion and deceit, the she-demon, Rosacarnis has birthed three children of the Hellblazer’s seed—Adam, Maria and Saul—and has now unleashed them upon the world. But before they can realize their malevolent destiny, the children must first confront and defeat their mortal father, a powerful and cunning mage. Collects HELLBLAZER #202-215. On sale JANUARY 24 • 328 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * SAVAGE THINGS TP Written by JUSTIN JORDAN Art by IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA Cover by JOHN PAUL LEON Twenty-five years ago, a secret government organization kidnapped children and trained them to be agents of chaos, designed to foment unrest and execute enemies of the state around the world. When these cold and unfeeling creations proved too difficult to control, the powers that be exterminated their kill squad with extreme prejudice. Too bad it didn’t work. Now a rogue band of the worst monsters the world has ever known is cutting a swath of terror across the United States, threatening not just to disrupt the peace but to expose secrets their handlers never wanted to come to light. The only way to stop them is to call back the only man who ever walked away from them. His code name is Abel, and he’s not afraid of getting his hands bloody. Collects SAVAGE THINGS #1-8. On sale JANUARY 24 • 184 pg, FC, $19.99 US