 DETECTIVE
COMICS #790
Written by Andersen Gabrych and A.J. Lieberman; art by Pete Woods,
Cam Smith, Jean-Jacques Dzialowski and Dan Green; cover by Tim Sale
Batgirl
guest-stars in “Scarification” by new regular creative team Andersen
Gabrych, Pete Woods and Cam Smith! As she and Batman descend
on Gotham to break up a murderous drug ring, will the two most tight-lipped
heroes in the DCU form a bond? And in the backup, Part 2 of “The
Tailor,” the origin of Gotham's major weapons and equipment supplier
continues to unfold as the Tailor's daughter is held hostage by
a man wearing a unique power suit — one the Tailor designed!
January 7 ::
40 pages :: $2.75
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 BATMAN
#623
Written by Brian Azzarello; art by Eduardo Risso; cover by Dave
Johnson
Part
4 of the 6-part “Broken City” by the creative team of 100 BULLETS.
The mystery surrounding the killer of a boy’s parents deepens as
Batman viciously tears into the stoolies and criminals of Gotham
City for answers. But the bad guys have two bombs of their own to
drop on the Dark Knight: Little Boy and Fat Man, two destructive
new villains who’ve already proven they’re tougher than Gotham’s
guardian.
January 28
:: 32 pages :: $2.25
Don't miss Batman's
appearance in THE FLASH #206! |
 BATMAN:
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #175
Written by John Wagner; art and cover by Chris Brunner
Rough Justice
goes for the money in Part 4 of the 5-part “Testament.” Desperate
for cash, they’ve targeted Bruce Wayne, the wealthiest man in Gotham.
Only they stumble across something even more damaging than the loss
of Wayne's priceless artifacts: the journal of Batman!
January 14
:: 32 pages :: $2.50
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 BATMAN:
GOTHAM KNIGHTS #49
Written by Scott Beatty and Geoff Johns; art by Roger Robinson,
John Floyd, Tommy Castillo and Rodney Ramos; cover by Kamajian
Get
ready for the final Bane story! Batman, Nightwing, Robin
and Batgirl go toe-to-toe with the man who once broke Batman’s back.
But even with the help of his three protégés, can
Batman prevent Bane from exacting revenge against King Snake? And
in the backup, Geoff Johns (JSA, THE FLASH) and Tommy Castillo &
Rodney Ramos contribute "The Frightener," in which the
Scarecrow teaches a lethal lesson on the nature of fear!
January 21
:: 40 pages :: $2.75
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 BATGIRL
#48
Written by Dylan Horrocks; art by Jean-Jacques Dzialowski and Drew
Geraci; cover by James Jean
Batgirl’s relationship
with Batman continues to fray as she proceeds against orders in
an investigation to find a missing girl. But when she traces the
kidnapping to a worldwide white-slavery operation, will she be in
over her head?
January 28
:: 32 pages :: $2.50
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 BATMAN
ADVENTURES #10
Written by Ty Templeton and Dan Slott; art by Rick Burchett and
Terry Beatty; cover by Kelsey Shannon
Misunderstood
by the cops, Batman needs Catwoman’s help to escape them. But if
Catty thinks they can be fugitives together, she’s wrong! And in
the backup story, Catwoman pulls a heist at Wayne Manor!
January 21
:: 32 pages :: $2.25
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 BATMAN:
CITY OF LIGHT #4 (of 8)
Written by the Pander Brothers and Mark Paniccia; art by the Pander
Brothers and Alvaro Lopez; cover by the Pander Brothers
The
thrilling miniseries by the Pander Brothers continues!
Batman’s back…but he’s becoming a Darker Knight than ever before.
Darker, angrier and more out of control than those around him have
ever seen! What effects will Batman’s psychological battle have
on Gotham City and on his allies?
January 7 ::
32 pages :: $2.95
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 BATMAN:
DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #6 (of 9)
Written by Greg Rucka; art and cover by Klaus Janson
Bruce Wayne
takes a discomforting walk down memory lane, discovering things
about himself he never dared acknowledge before. Meanwhile, the
secret history of Ra's and Nyssa concludes with a startling revelation,
and we finally learn what was pilfered from the Batcave!
January 14
:: 32 pages :: $2.95
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 BATMAN:
EGO — relist
Written by Darwyn Cooke; art and cover by Cooke
This beautiful
Prestige Format one-shot is reoffered to coincide with the release
of DC: THE NEW FRONTIER #1 — featuring story and art by the award-winning
Darwyn Cooke. EGO offers a glimpse of the psychological conflicts
that drove Batman early in his career.
January 21
:: 64 pages :: Prestige Format :: $6.95
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 BIRDS
OF PREY #63
Written by Gail Simone; art and cover by Ed Benes and Alex Lei
In China, Lady
Shiva makes Black Canary an offer that could change the course of
her life. Back in Gotham, Barbara is plagued by her own technology,
causing the once-infallible Oracle to send the wrong data to the
JLA!
January 21
:: 32 pages :: $2.50
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 CATWOMAN
#27
Written by Ed Brubaker; art and cover by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti
Guest-starring
Batman! Selina crosses paths with the Dark Knight as she
scours the East End for the mastermind behind the brutal kidnapping
that put one of her friends in the hospital. Will these uneasy allies
be able to work together, or will Catwoman go her own way?
January 28
:: 32 pages :: $2.50
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 CATWOMAN:
SELINA’S BIG SCORE SC — relist
Written and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke; pinups by Mike Allred,
Shane Glines, Jaime Hernandez, Adam Hughes, Mike Mignola, Kevin
Nowlan, Steranko, and Daniel Torres; painted cover by Cooke
Reoffered to
coincide with Darwyn Cooke’s DC: THE NEW FRONTIER #1, the gorgeous
softcover edition of the award-winning original hardcover! This
tale takes place just prior to CATWOMAN #1 (current series), as
Selina is presumed dead and desperate for cash. Can her assembled
crew of thieves pull off one big heist?
January 21
:: 96 pages :: $17.95
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 GOTHAM
CENTRAL #15
Written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka; art by Michael Lark and Stefano
Gaudiano; cover by Lark
It’s
the conclusion of The Joker’s sniper spree…and it won’t be pretty!
The Joker is in custody. Is this just another part of his game with
Batman, with the detectives of the GCPD caught in the middle? Just
how dangerous is The Joker in a holding cell? You'll be stunned
to find out!
January 14
:: 32 pages :: $2.50
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 NIGHTWING
#89
Written by Devin Grayson; art and cover by Patrick Zircher and Andy
Owens
In NIGHTWING
#88, Blockbuster upped the ante in his bloody vendetta against Nightwing.
This month, he does the unthinkable in the single most shocking
issue of the year! Don’t miss this turning point in the life of
Dick Grayson!
January 14
:: 32 pages :: $2.25
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 NIGHTWING:
BIG GUNS TP
Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Greg Land, Patrick Zircher, Manuel
Gutierrez, Mike Collins, José Marzán, Jr., Drew Geraci,
John Stanisci, Sean Parsons, Steve Bird, Wayne Faucher; cover by
Land and Karl Story
Reprinting NIGHTWING
#46-50 and material from NIGHTWING 80-PAGE GIANT #1 and NIGHTWING
SECRET FILES! Dick Grayson needs to clean up the corrupt police
force in Blüdhaven, and finally gets his chance when he joins
its ranks! While searching for evidence, he also must deal with
the out of control Nite-Wing, Sylph — a killer lady in white with
a grudge, Torque — the former cop with a twisted view of the world;
and Hella — a vicious woman with a mad-on against a certain cop
family. For more information, see the feature
article.
January 21
:: 192 pages :: $14.95
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 NIGHTWING:
A KNIGHT IN BLÜDHAVEN TP — relist
Written by Chuck Dixon; art and cover by Scott McDaniel and Karl
Story
Reoffered to
coincide with NIGHTWING: BIG GUNS TP, this dazzling collection of
the first eight issues of the popular NIGHTWING ongoing series.
In this handsome paperback, Dick Grayson makes a new home for himself
in Blüdhaven, Gotham City's deadlier neighbor. Dick soon discovers
that, behind the corruption and villainy that permeate the city,
there lurks a powerful foe: the newly intelligent, incredibly powerful
Blockbuster!
January 21
:: 192 pages :: $14.95
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 ROBIN
#122
Written by Bill Willingham; art by Rick Mays and Aaron Sowd; cover
by Jason Pearson
Eisner
Award-winning writer Bill Willingham’s (FABLES) hard-hitting debut
ROBIN adventure continues in “Bad to the Bone.” Robin’s
in for the battle of his life against madman mob-enforcer Johnny
Warren. But when the bloody conflict takes a mystical turn, will
either combatant survive?
January 21
:: 32 pages :: $2.25
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 ACTION
COMICS #811
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; art by Karl Kerschl; cover
by Ed McGuiness and Dexter Vines
Kicking
off the 3-part “Strange New Visitor,” running weekly in January’s
core Superman books! Superman is missing after the cataclysmic
events of SUPERMAN #200, and now Metropolis is facing a new crisis
without the help of its champion. The rest of Team Superman — Superboy,
the new Steel, and Krypto — do what they can to save the city, but
this looks like a job for…Mr. Majestic!? For more information, see
the feature article.
January 14
:: 32 pages :: $2.25
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 ADVENTURES
OF SUPERMAN #624
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; art by Karl Kerschl; cover
by Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines
Continuing
the 3-part “Strange New Visitor!” Out of the raging storm
that plagues Metropolis comes a new hero from another world, poised
to take Superman's place in the DCU! Can Majestic truly fill the
void left by the Man of Steel? For more information, see the feature
article.
January 21
:: 32 pages :: $2.25
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 SUPERMAN
#201
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; art by Karl Kerschl; cover
by Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines
The
3-part “Strange New Visitor” reaches a stunning conclusion, as Superman
is still missing! Believing that Majestic is the cause
of the crisis that is plaguing Metropolis, the heroes unite against
him. But will this lead to a greater cataclysm for the city? And
what happens when a hero falls? For more information, see the feature
article.
January 28
:: 32 pages :: $3.50
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 SUPERMAN/BATMAN
#6
Written by Jeph Loeb; art and cover by Ed McGuinness and Dexter
Vines
The
first story arc of the hottest new book of the year reaches an explosive
conclusion! It all comes down to this, as DC’s two biggest
heroes take on Lex Luthor face-to-face!
January 21
:: 32 pages :: $2.95
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 SUPERMAN:
BIRTHRIGHT #6 (of 12)
Written by Mark Waid; art and cover by Leinil Yu and Gerry Alanguilan
Lex
Luthor’s first meeting with Clark Kent! What’s the connection
between the two that has roots in Smallville? Does the master of
Metropolis know more about this new hero Superman than anyone else?
And what will happen when he decides to make that information public
knowledge? Ace reporter Lois Lane is on the scene for the scoop!
January 7 ::
32 pages :: $2.95
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 SUPERMAN:
END OF THE CENTURY SC — relist
Written by Stuart Immonen; art by Immonen and José Marzan,
Jr.; cover by Immonen
Reoffered to
coincide with SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY #1, also featuring art by
Stuart Immonen! Superman and Lois Lane must save the world from
the deranged and super-powerful son of the former Mrs. Lex Luthor
in a stunning softcover edition of the original graphic novel.
January 14
:: 96 pages :: $17.95
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 SUPERMAN:
METROPOLIS #12 (of 12)
Written by Chuck Austen; art by Teddy Kristiansen; cover by Ashley
Wood
Final
issue! Lena has gained freedom, but at what cost to the
city? Jimmy may have to make an even greater sacrifice, and Superman
disappears! This issue ties into SUPERMAN #200 and the 3-part “Strange
New Visitor,” running through January’s ACTION COMICS #811, ADVENTURES
OF SUPERMAN #624, and SUPERMAN #201.
January 21
:: 32 pages :: $2.95
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 SUPERMAN:
RED SON TP
Written by Mark Millar; art by Dave Johnson, Andrew Robinson, Kilian
Plunkett and Walden Wong; painted cover by Dave Johnson
ELSEWORLDS.
Collecting the sold-out 3-issue miniseries! In
this Elseworlds tale, the ship carrying the infant who would be
Superman lands in the midst of the Cold War-era Soviet Union in
the 1950s. Featuring an introduction by movie producer Tom DeSanto
(X-Men, X2: X-Men United), a sketchbook section
featuring preliminary art by Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett, and
an all-new cover by Johnson! For more information, see the feature
article.
January 7 ::
160 pages :: $17.95
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 SUPERMAN:
SECRET IDENTITY #1 (of 4)
Written by Kurt Busiek; art and cover by Stuart Immonen
A Prestige
Format miniseries by the critically acclaimed Kurt Busiek (JLA/AVENGERS,
ASTRO CITY) and Stuart Immonen (SUPERMAN: END OF THE CENTURY).
You’re young, living in Kansas, and you want to be a writer. Your
last name is Kent, and your parents make the mistake of naming you
Clark. Now life is filled with taunts and jokes… “Hey, Clark! Where’re
your super-powers?” Then one day, you discover that you can
fly, and you do have super-strength. But how? And what
do you do now? For more information, see the feature
article.
January 14
:: 48 pages :: Prestige Format :: $5.95
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 SMALLVILLE
#6
Written by Mark Verheiden and Clint Carpenter; art by Tom Derenick,
Adam DeKraker, and Kano; cover by John Van Fleet
Lex
and Clark star in a story that explores their fears of telling the
truth! Lex finds himself on the psychiatrist's couch explaining
his time lost at sea, while Clark is put in a situation in which
he must use his powers to save Lana from a criminal. Plus, the tumultuous
love life of Pete Ross is spotlighted in a back-up story!
January 21
:: 48 pages :: $3.95
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