New Releases by Barbara Kesel

Batman''s old foe Copperhead slithers into town and is putting the squeeze on one of Hawk and Dove''s friends.

After witnessing a ÒmysteriousÓ slaying, Ren''s life is in danger...but so are the lives of Hawk and Dove as they meet the menace of M.A.C.

The thrilling conclusion to the mysterious Barter''s involvement in Hawk and Dove''s world as they all face the ancient menace of Count St. Germain and his legion of gargoyles.

Hawk faces "Sudden Death," while Dove receives a strange visitor...the ghost of Don Hall, the first Dove.

Barter makes Hawk and Dove an offer they can''t refuse...and in the process we learn more about their secret origin.

In this Post-Crisis blockbuster, Superman teams up with the heroes from Crisis on Infinite Earths to challenge the power of the Volt Lord!

The Untouchables...they only look like 1930s gangsters, but they''re pure current-day evil, a gang that''s literally untouchable.

In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places-some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can’t, couldn’t or shouldn’t exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. Featuring the League of Justice battling the insane sorcerer Luithorr, Diana Prince and the Justice Riders against the evil robber baron Maxwell Lord, Batman and Superman as pulp heroes, a gender reversed World’s Finest teaming up to save Lex Luthor and other tales! Now, for the first time, the Justice League’s prestige format Elseworlds tales are featured in a new graphic novel collection. Collects ELSEWORLD’S FINEST #1-2, ELSEWORLD’S FINEST: SUPERGIRL & BATGIRL, JUSTICE RIDERS, LEAGUE OF JUSTICE #1-2, TITANS: SCISSORS, PAPER, STONE, and WONDER WOMAN: AMAZONIA!

Disgruntled student Max Fuller takes his revenge on the school president and student body by releasing a poisonous gas on campus.

Rainbow Dash wakes up to discover that here wings have VANISHED! It''s up to the relatively newly-winged Twilight to help her friend find out the source of the mysterious occurrence.

Wonder Woman is put to the ultimate test in this series of adventures from an array of comics'' finest talents, including CARLA SPEED McNEIL (FINDER), JASON BADOWER (THE FLASH: SEASON ZERO), BARBARA RANDALL KESEL (HAWK AND DOVE), ADAM BEECHEN (BATMAN BEYOND), JOSH ELDER (SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED: A CRISIS OF IMAGINATION), JAMAL IGLE (SUPERGIRL), JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN), TRINA ROBBINS (HONEY WEST) and many more! As Wonder Woman, Princess Diana of Themyscira is a warrior whose skills are surpassed only by her compassion and her desire to spread peace throughout the world. Unfortunately, there are those who would see this ambassador, and her message of harmony, wiped from existence. Ares, the god of war, fuels civil unrest within the Central African Republic of Itari. The end-bringer Typhon threatens to scorch the earth unless Wonder Woman and Poison Ivy can set aside their mutual animosity. And in front of high-schoolers, Diana must somehow best Superwoman without harming the villain''s unborn child. A legal right to rehabilitation makes the Cheetah more lethal to her own family than her arch-nemesis, and a visit to Gotham pits the Amazon against several of the city''s heroes and villains-all so that she may rescue the abducted offspring of the mother of monsters, Echidna.

Just when Hawk can finally admit that he needs Dove''s help, she''s nowhere to be found. But it''s all-out war against Kestrel with or without her.

Kestrel''s got Hawk right where he wants him, thanks in no small part to Hawk''s difficulty in handling the return of Dove.

The mini-series concludes with Hawk and Dove facing Kestrel for the final time...only this time, they do so as captives in his realm of Chaos. Also, Dove''s origin revealed at last.

His brother, Dove, is dead. The Teen Titans have thrown him off the team. Hawk is a man living on the edge...and just about anything can give him the push that will send him tumbling over into the abyss. HAWK & DOVE is the story of this man...and of the person chosen by the fates and the forces of Order to become his new partner, Dove. Hawk has drifted in his turmoil since Dove died, but now as the battle heats up between the Lords of Order and Chaos, he realizes that only Dove can save him from giving in to his bestial nature...if he can be saved at all.

"FORGOTTEN REALMS creator Ed Greenwood opens the adventures of an unlikely new band of heroes who get into a bit more trouble than usual in the fabled port city of Waterdeep, but soon discover some of the seedier corners of the wider Realms--the hard way!"--Publisher''s website.

"Meet Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Rarity! These ponies are the best of friends and love spending time with one another. Join them as they tour Ponyville, play with pets, celebrate special days, and explore a brand-new castle!"--Dust jacket flap.

Fluttershy knows her way around knitting! But her hidden talent starts to take on a startling new form, one that could be the next ''''big thing'''' in Ponyville! Will timid Fluttershy be able to handle the spotlight? The pressure is only going to increase with a visit from Princess Celestia!

Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!

Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!

Don''t miss this new edition of the title collecting the 5-issue miniseries from 1988, as these two dissimilar heroes meet for the first time and battle Kestrel, a Super-Villain intent on the destruction of Hawk.

Granted powers by mystical entities, Dawn Granger and Hank Hall are two ordinary college students with the ability to transform themselves into Hawk and Dove whenever they are in danger. With their powers based on chaos and order, Hawk is an agent of anger and unpredictable behavior while Dove is a hero based on calmness and strategy. Together, they use their contradictory abilities and styles to fight against injustice wherever it appears. In Hawk and dove these two dissimilar heroes meet for the first time and work together against Kestrel, a super-powered villain intent on the destruction of Hawk.

Hawk and the new Dove are separated, and each is left to face the deadly machinations of Kestrel alone...and only one of them will be able to hold his or her own against him.

They call her their muse, but this goddess of art is killing artists, not just inspiring them. Can Melinda Gordon help spirits cross over if they don''t want to abandon their goddess?

Annja Creed is a world-traveling archeologist who also happens to be the heir to Joan of Arc’s mystic sword. In this debut story, Annja’s drive to explore unrecorded, shadowy history leads her to Virginia City in search of a rumored manuscript that could change the public perception of Mark Twain forever. But a very powerful mystery man doesn''t want anyone to find the truth, and will stop at nothing — not even murder — to keep Annja away from the answers she seeks.

The Meridian Traveler series continues. A princess fairy-tale childhood is shattered by the death of her father... and a gift of terrifying power. Branded by marks of supernatural origin, Sephie and her wicked uncle Ilahn will either bring renewal or destruction to the poisoned world of Demetria.