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For the first time since the events of the Knightfall storyline, Bruce Wayne returns to his role as Gotham City''s protector, Batman! The Knightfall Saga reaches its conclusion as Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City in the never-before-collected Batman: Troika! A new era begins, as Batman reinvents himself to take on a new breed of foe. When the Bat-Family declares war against former KGB operatives with plans to take control of Gotham City''s underworld, who will come out the victor? In the midst of all of this, Bruce Wayne must also cope with his decision to pass on the mantle of Batman to Jean-Paul Valley. Part of a massive 25th anniversary recut of the entire Batman: Knightfall saga, this graphic novel collects Batman #515, Batman: Shadow of The Bat #35, Detective Comics #682, Robin #14, Nightwing: Alfred Returns and Batman: Vengeance of The Bat #2. Collect the complete Knightfall Saga, now re-cut in its entirety for the first time ever! Batman: Prelude to Knightfall Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1 Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2 Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 1 Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 2 Batman: Knightquest: The Search Batman: Knightsend Batman: Prodigal Batman: Troika

What motivates Anarky, one of the most lethal and distrubing villains in the DCU? He wants to tear down the very fabric of civilization, so that he can start everything over under his own mad philosophical ideas. After first appearing in DETECTIVE COMICS, Anarky became a cult favorite villain of the 1990s and was featured in two of his own series. He also made multiple appearances in other DC Comics series. While trying to spread his anti-establishment credo, Anarky crosses path with characters from the dark corners of the DCU like The Demon and Darkseid, as well as one of the world''s finest superheroes, the Dark Knight himself, Batman! Collects ANARKY #1-8.

A devastating earthquake has left Gotham City in ruins, and the government is getting close to completely cutting it off from the rest of civilization. But there''s one man who''s vowed to save Gotham from whatever foe it comes up against, and now Bruce Wayne must put aside his life as Batman and put on his suit and tie as he takes his fight for the fate of Gotham to Washington, D.C. Lurking in the shadows is the mysterious Nicholas Scratch who will do everything in his power to ensure Gotham becomes a No Man’s Land! In this, the final act before the beginning of the classic event, “No Man''s Land,” Bruce Wayne, Robin, Nightwing and many others try to save their city from destruction once again-this time at the hands of the U.S. government. BATMAN: ROAD TO NO MAN’S LAND VOL. 2 collects for the first time the complete “Road to No Man’s Land” storyline that rocked the Bat family and leads into the hit crossover event No Man’s Land, Reprinting DETECTIVE COMICS #727-729, BATMAN #560-562, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #80-82, THE BATMAN CHRONICLES #15, AZRAEL #47-50, and BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #1.

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad film gathers the weirdest and wildest cast of characters in superhero movie history-from Squad veterans like Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang to the downright peculiar Savant and the Javelin, and more. Discover the legacy of the film’s eclectic characters in this second of two collections featuring their stories from throughout DC history! The Suicide Squad Case Files 2 features debuts and key appearances of Captain Boomerang, Rick Flag, the Ratcatcher, Savant, Javelin, Blackguard, and Harley Quinn, the Mistress of Mayhem herself. This volume collects their stories from Batman:Harley Quinn #1, Birds of Prey #58, Booster Gold #1, Detective Comics #585, Green Lantern #174, Secret Origins #14, and Suicide Squad #44.

Following Alfred''s tragic death in "City of Bane," this collection gathers the greatest stories in the character''s 75-year history, including his debut appearance in 1943''s Batman #16, the mystery of "The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie," and the touching "Father''s Day." Collects stories from Batman #16 and #31; Detective Comics #83, #356, #501, #502, #806, and #807; Untold Legends of the Batman #2; Batman Annual #13; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31; Batman: Gotham Adventures #16; Batman Eternal #31; and Batman Annual (2016) #1 and #3.

COSTUMES ARE FOR CREEPS! From super-powered aliens to Cursed Earth mutants, Judge Dredd dishes out justice to all in this action-packed collection of stories from some of comic''s biggest talents, including John Wagner, Alan Grant, Carlos Ezquerra, Mike Collins, Alan Davis, Simon Bisley, Richard Elson, Simon Spurrier and Eric Powell, amongst many others. HEROES DON’T LAST LONG IN MEGA-CITY ONE! Welcome to Mega-City One, a nightmarish metropolis situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Poverty is rife, crime is rampant, and only the Judges – empowered to dispense instant justice – can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD – he is the Law! There are plenty of law-breaking freaks amongst the citizenship of the ‘Big Meg’. From Futsies to Umpty-baggers, the Judges have their hands full. But the worst offenders are those who try and enforce their own brand of justice. Especially that strange strain of vigilante who chooses to hit the streets in brightly-coloured spandex! From super-powered aliens to Cursed Earth mutants, Judge Dredd dishes out justice to all in this action-packed collection of stories from some of comicdom’s biggest talents, including John Wagner, Alan Grant, Carlos Ezquerra, Mike Collins, Simon Bisley, Richard Elson, Simon Spurrier and Eric Powell, amongst many others.

A feline killer is leaving a bloody trail across Gotham City, and Batman figures it must be either Catwoman, his old foe Catman...or perhaps a man-eating tiger loose in the city. Whatever the answer, Batman must find out before more people die.

Robert Louis Stevenson''s ''Kidnapped'' is here retold as a graphic novel. It is the story of 17-year-old David Balfour who sets out to find his uncle, never dreaming that he will narrowly escape being murdered or that he will be kidnapped and end up in the company of the fugitive Alan Breck.

Before the legend ... Before the icon ... There was the teenager named Clark Kent ... When dogs begin dying under mysterious circumstances, a man is found dead in an open grave, and a sudden storm nearly drowns a group of students, some of the locals are convinced that the town of Smallville has been cursed by a suspected witch, whose long-dormant tomb was recently disturbed. And when not even an exorcism can lift the cloud of terror from the town, Clark becomes involved - and comes face to face with the one thing that not even he can overpower. Look out for: Arrival by Michael Teitelbaum; See No Evil by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Flight by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Animal Rage by David and Bobbi Weiss; Speed by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Buried Secrets by Suzan Colon; Greed by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Control by Susan Colon; Shadows by Diane Gallagher; Silence by Nancy Holder; Curse by Alan Grant; City by Devlin Grayson

The Batman tales that tie into the epic “Zero Hour” storyline are now finally collected into one graphic novel in BATMAN: ZERO HOUR! Time is collapsing in on itself. The villainous Extant has ushered in a series of black holes that are swallowing the universe-past, present and future! The Bat-family, like everyone else in the DC Universe, has seen time loops affect their lives. The result? The return of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, teenage Dick Grayson as Robin, and Bruce Wayne’s parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne. Then, after the crisis in time as been averted, new details about the origins of Batman, Robin and Catwoman are revealed. Legendary comics writers Chuck Dixon, Archie Goodwin, Alan Grant and Doug Moench team up with veteran Batman artists Graham Nolan, Jim Balent, Bret Blevins and more to present the Dark Knight stories tying into the classic ZERO HOUR event, now collected here for the first time! Collects BATMAN #0, #511; BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #0, #31; DETECTIVE COMICS #0, #678; CATWOMAN #0, #74; BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #0; and ROBIN #0, #10.

It begins with the return of the Apocalypse Plague-a deadly disease that infected Gotham City and almost killed Robin-now in an even more virulent form. Batman, Robin, Nightwing and even Catwoman must find out the origin of this ancient virus before it is released worldwide. Their travels take them from the heart of Gotham halfway around the world to Sudan, where two of their greatest enemies are revealed to be the masterminds of this wicked plot. The stakes have never been this high and the question remains: Will Batman and his allies stop a relic of the past from dooming mankind’s future? Now, for the first time ever, get the complete BATMAN: LEGACY storyline along with never-before-collected chapters that reveal the architects of the outbreak in BATMAN: LEGACY! Collects BATMAN #533, BATMAN SHADOW OF THE BAT #53, CATWOMAN #33-35, DETECTIVE COMICS #697-700 and ROBIN #31.

Featuring the first appearance of Anarky. Letters to the editor are causing a masked vigilante to mete out his own kind of justice. Anarchy is on the loose in Gotham.

Graphic Novel. Gotham City is plagued with crime and corruption in places high and low, but one man has taken a stand against evil of all forms: the dark avenger known as Batman.Now, in this new collection of stories illustrated by superstar artist Tim Sale - the man responsible for all the artwork seen in the smash-hit TV series "Heroes" - the Dark Knight faces off against a murderous master swordsman, takes on the Calendar Man, relives the death of his parents, and faces a terrifying challenge: a night out on a date!Written by comics luminaries including Darwyn Cooke ("The Spirit"), James Robinson ("Starman"), Kelley Puckett ("Batman Adventures") and Alan Grant ("L.E.G.I.O.N."), this is the unforgettable team-up of the Dark Knight and one of the finest artists to draw him!

Written by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant Art by Simon Bisley and Henry Flint Cover by Bisley Collected for the first time, Lobo''s three forays into the exciting holiday season! The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special, The Authority/Lobo: Jingle Hell, and The Authority/Lobo: Spring Break Massacre!

Everybody''s favorite bad boy of comics returns! This time, Lobo''s taken a job as a skip-tracer, courtesy of his old friend Ramona, the skip-tracing hairdresser who''s set him on the trail of his bounty, Loo. That''s Loo, the self-proclaimed “baddest bastich in the galaxy”...who may just be a match for Lobo himself. Yeah, right! LOBO''S BACK is a pulse-pounding, action-packed bonanza of violence, hilarity and more violence!

"One of Batman''s deadliest enemies, Poison Ivy is an eco-terrorist who obsesses over plant life and utilizes natural toxins as a weapon. Able to pull from her surrounding environment to take down her enemies, Poison Ivy has a lethal advantage. One of Batman''s Rogues Gallery, she has been battling the Dark Knight for decades of comics. Either solo or with the help of her best friend, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy will stop at nothing to get what she wants"--

Offered again! Rediscover the history of the Batman and the Penguin’s greatest clashes before they return to the big screen in The Batman. Featuring stories from industry legends from throughout comics history, Batman: The Penguin collects Detective Comics #58, #610, #611, #824, Batman #155, #374, #548, #549, Batman: Penguin Triumphant #1, and Joker’s Asylum: Penguin #1.

''The Mudpack'' part 1. The Dark Knight Detective battles Clayface€unaware that the Man of Clay has teamed up with previous incarnations of the shape-shifting villain.

Fanboys and speculators, watch out! The Main Man is hitting the convention circuit in search of another copy of SUPERMAN #75, the polybagged edition with the armband, because he laughed so hard reading his first copy that he tore it in half! And thatÕs exactly what heÕll do to any fanboy who tries to gouge him! ItÕs the LOBO CONVENTION SPECIAL, and itÕs the most fun youÕll have all summer. Imagine the satisfaction of seeing Lobo coping with registration lines, cleaning his teeth with hologram trading cards and using polybags as only he can.

Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot was bullied throughout his childhood and teased with the nickname “Penguin” for his unique features, his eccentric fashion and the umbrella that never left his side. An outcast among his peers, Oswald would retreat to his mother’s bird shop, making friends of the feathered variety. Before long, he turned to a life of crime. Ruthless, vindictive, calculating and inventive, the Penguin presents himself as the sophisticated gentleman, but his need for respect and power is what truly drives him. From his bombastic beginnings as the master of “bird” crimes to his emergence as one of Gotham City’s meanest gangsters, the Penguin remains one of Batman’s oldest and most brilliant foes. Batman Arkham: Penguin collects some of the villain’s greatest stories by classic creators, including Bill Finger (Detective Comics), Alan Grant (Batman: Shadow of the Bat), John Ostrander (Suicide Squad), Doug Moench (Batman), Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series), Jason Aaron (Star Wars) and many more! Collects Detective Comics #58, #610, #611, #824, Batman #155, #374, #548, #549, Batman: Penguin Triumphant #1 and Joker’s Asylum: Penguin #1.

Anarky'' part 1! Anarky learns that a self-styled prophet of doom named Malochia is intent on fulfilling the apocalyptic prophecies of the past in today''s Gotham City. Can he and Batman stop him before the villain brings about the end of days?

A new vigilante appears in Gotham City, one looking to exact justice against those who have committed crimes specifically against women.

Rite of Passage part 1! Tim Drake dreams of becoming Robin, the Boy Wonder. Meanwhile, the plane carrying Tim Drake''s parents goes missing and the Dark Knight intends to find out why.

In part three of “Destroyer,” continued from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #27, Batman sets a trap for the man who is responsible for the destruction of Gotham City’s architecture, using Bruce Wayne as the bait.

Continued from Batman (1940-2011) #448. The Dark Knight learns why the Penguin is using attacking flocks of birds to decimate Gotham City. Continued in Batman (1940-2011) #449.

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The Batman visits the dark side of the American Dream to find out who is terrorizing the homeless of Gotham City.

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The Joker'' part 1! A rash of seemingly random kidnappings erupts into something far worse when Batman begins a new hunt for the Joker. But Dr. Arkham brings in some help of his own: the enigmatic Mr. Wild.

It''s the Dark Knight''s first encounter with the deadly and deranged botanical genius Poison Ivy.

Batman and Judge Dredd are transported to an alien world ... and forced to meet each other in mortal combat for the amusement of an insane, intergalactic sportsman. It''s a game neither hero wants to win--or can afford to lose ...