New Releases by Brenden FLETCHER

Childhood friends BRENDEN FLETCHER (MOTOR CRUSH) and Eisner Award-winning storyteller KARL KERSCHL (Gotham Academy) reunite on the comics page with a breathtaking fantasy adventure two decades in the making! The captain of the Royal Guard has fled the capital city with the Queen of Maar, suffering under the effects of an evil spell. Captain Rook''s only hope of returning Queen Olwyn to her throne and saving the kingdom from impending war lies on an island half a world away a place known in myth as Isola, land of the dead. Featuring lush color work by MSASSYK (Gotham Academy) and letters by ADITYA BIDIKAR (MOTOR CRUSH). Recommended for fans of Studio Ghibli and the work of Hayao Miyazaki.

This final volume of the acclaimed series GOTHAM ACADEMY is here in GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER VOL. 2: THE BALLAD OF OLIVE SILVERLOCK. The second semester at Gotham Academy is wrapping up, but more than just the school year may be coming to an end. Olive Silverlock is possessed by the spirit of her ancestor, Amity Arkham, a ghoulish entity who wants to burn Gotham City to the ground. As Amity leads Olive on a mission of fire and vengeance, the rest of Detective Club scrambles to find a way to free their friend. When their rescue attempt leads them to an ancient relic hidden inside Wayne Manor, will Damian Wayne be able to help the students without revealing his secret identity as Robin? And when AmityÕs control pits Olive against villains Two-Face and the Penguin, OliveÕs friendsÕ good intentions might just get them killedÉ Collects GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER issues #9-12 and #4, from the creative team of Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, and Karl Kerschl, Adam Archer and MSASSYK.

Die westliche Neuinterpretation des Megahits Attack on Titan! Zwölf völlig neue und eigenständige Geschichten auf über 200 Farbseiten versprechen fette Titanenaction! Doch diesmal steckt nicht etwa Hajime Isayama hinter diesem Werk, sondern eine lange Liste von Comicgrößen aus aller Welt, die sich schon mit diversen anderen Serien einen Namen gemacht haben. Unter anderem schwingen die Eisner Award-Preisträger Scott Snyder (Batman), Michael Avon Oeming (Powers), Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl), Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) und Paolo Rivera (Mythos) die Feder und sorgen für beste Unterhaltung. Ein Fest nicht nur für eingefleischte Fans von Isayamas düstererm Manga, sondern auch für neugierige Comicleser, die erstmals in die Welt der Titanen eintauchen möchten.

ÒThe Ballad of Olive SilverlockÓ finale! It all comes down to this. With Olive poised to raze the city to the ground, Maps is determined to make one final crusade in the name of friendship. But life isnÕt school, and if she failsÉall of Gotham could pay the price! DonÕt miss the final issue of this beloved series!

The acclaimed creative team of Brenden Fletcher (BATGIRL), Becky Cloonan (Southern Cross) and Karl Kerschl (WEDNESDAY COMICS) are joined by artist Adam Archer (AME-COMI GIRLS) as classes begin and new mysteries unfold for the kids of Gotham Academy in GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER VOL. 1ÑWELCOME BACK! ItÕs the second semester at Gotham Academy, and everything is back to normal. Of course, ÒnormalÓ for GothamÕs top prep school would be considered uncontrollable weirdness anywhere else! First, a bunch of students start walking out of their extracurricular activities with no explanation and signing up for a strange new societyÑWitch Club! Then, a stolen map of the Academy puts the students on the trail of ancient symbols and hidden chambers. ThereÕs plenty for the Detective Club to investigateÑbut Olive Silverlock is distracted by her new rebel roommate, Amy. Is Maps Mizoguchi right to be suspicious of a bad influence, or just jealous that sheÕs losing her best friend? Plus, Detective Club is joined by the WorldÕs Greatest DetectiveÑBatman! Collects GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER 1-3, 5-8.

ÒThe Ballad of Olive SilverlockÓ part three! A terrible revelation sends Maps on a quest for answers at Wayne Manor! With Two-Face hot on their trail, Maps and Damian Wayne must work together to stop OliveÕs rampage of destruction across Gotham City.

The team behind the critically-acclaimed revamp of Batgirl returns with an exciting sci-fi action-adventure series! By day, Domino Swift competes for fame & fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting “machine narcotic” known as Crush. Collects issues 1 through 5.

ÒThe Ballad of Olive SilverlockÓ part two! As everyone around him begins to lose faith in their quest, Kyle refuses to believe that all hope is lost. But which will be harderÉleaving behind the friends he thought would never give up, or facing his true feelings for Olive?

ÒThe Ballad of Olive SilverlockÓ part one! With alliances irrevocably shifted, the loyalty of the Detective Club undergoes its most crucial test. The time has come to leave school behind and fight for each other and the city they love.

The original Pink Ranger returns! Featuring an introduction by Amy Jo Johnson, the actress who portrayed Kimberly Hart. After leaving the life of a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger behind, Kimberly Hart finds herself pulled back into the fray. With her parents missing and their village overrun by monsters, she must reclaim her destiny and discover the power that lies within. She''ll have to call on some old friends if she''s to unravel this mystery and save this once sleepy village. From writers Brenden Fletcher (Batgirl, Gotham Academy), Kelly Thompson (Jem and the Holograms, A-Force), and Tini Howard (The Skeptics), and artist Daniele Di Nicuolo (Mirror''s Edge: Exordium), the Pink Ranger embarks on her first solo Power Ranger adventure! "Readers new and old can...enjoy the tale of a stubborn, quick-witted heroine without feeling lost by canon." - Comics Alliance

In an epic climax to this storyline, Olive faces her true destiny as the fate of Gotham Academy hangs in the balance. Will her friends be able to reach her in timeÉor will the Academy be lost forever?!

You know youÕre in trouble when Batman calls you to the principalÕs office! To stop the new threat to the Academy, Detective Club must team up with the Dark Knight. Not even Batarangs, however, can stop the sting of betrayal.

Final issue! Are Kimberly, Trini, and Zack ready to leave behind the life of a Ranger once more? What does this mean for Tommy and Kimberly?

The Book of Gotham holds a truth that Olive Silverlock may not be ready for. When devastating secrets are revealed, OliveÕs closest allies will be seen for what they truly are, and the fate of the Academy itself may hang in the balance.

The enemy of my enemy is my enemy! The unlikeliest of team-ups in Power Rangers'' history may be required to save the world from a new techno-terror.

When a member of Detective Club is forced to stand trial for expulsion, the rest of the gang must rally for a rescue. But clues thrust them on a search for the mysterious Book of Gotham, and the gang learns there are more terrifying things at Gotham Academy than getting kicked out!

CULT OF PERSONALITY Rock star. Public menace. Martial artist. Superhero. Dinah Drake is all these things and moreÑand sheÕs got the legions of fans, friends and foes to prove it. But thereÕs a part of her life sheÕs never been able to get a handle on, a role sheÕs never been able to play: daughter. Her mother went missing, and took the secrets of DinahÕs own past with her. Now a mysterious cultÑfronted by a white ninja whose skills may outmatch even Black CanaryÕsÑis determined to dig them up. And if that means digging them directly out of DinahÕs soul? So be it. To escape this implacable enemy and track down the roots of the cult that rose up in her motherÕs absence, Dinah must go on a whirlwind tour from the streets of Gotham City to the nightclubs of Europe. And sheÕll need the help of everyone from Batgirl to her band to survive. Because this foe wonÕt stop until the Canary Cry is silenced for goodÉ Writer Brenden Fletcher and artists Sandy Jarrell, Moritat and Annie Wu crank the volume of the Dinah Drake saga up to eleven in BLACK CANARY VOL. 2: NEW KILLER STAR! Collects stories from BLACK CANARY #8-12, GOTHAM ACADEMY #17 and a special preview of BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY: REBIRTH #1.

Could it be? Maps Mizoguchi has abandoned Detective Club forÉWitch Club?! The gang refuses to believe that their fearless cartographer would ever betray them. A mystery must be afoot! But who is behind it and what sinister plans do they have for the Academy?

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! A slew of comicsÕ top writers and artists pay tribute to the coolest school in the DC Universe as GOTHAM ACADEMY ends its first semester with a bang! They faced magic, monsters and mayhemÑalong with quizzes, crushes and dining-hall foodÑbut Olive, Maps and the rest of the Academy gang survived their first term at Gotham CityÕs most prestigious school. Now itÕs time to look back by putting together their yearbook. But it wouldnÕt be Gotham Academy if there werenÕt an all-new, untold adventure on every page! What happens when students sneak into a faculty party full of (mostly) reformed super-villains? What kind of trouble can kids get into at the mall when an elite assassin is their chaperone? And why is Robin, the Boy Wonder himself, interested in MapsÕ maps? In GOTHAM ACADEMY VOLUME 3: YEARBOOK, writer Brenden Fletcher (BLACK CANARY) and artist Adam Archer (Scribblenauts: Unmasked) lead an all-star team of killer creators including David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Michael Dialynas (The Woods), Hope Larson (BATGIRL), Katie Cook (My Little Pony), Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen (LIÕL GOTHAM), Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl), James Tynion IV (BATMAN ETERNAL), Annie Wu (BLACK CANARY), Rafael Albuquerque (AMERICAN VAMPIRE), Steve Orlando (MIDNIGHTER) and more!

Kimberly and Goldar have to work together to escape the War Zord, while Trini and Zack, along with Serge and his sister, work to find a way to prepare the village against Verto''s onslaught.

Despite OliveÕs new friendship with the rebellious Amy, she, Maps, Kyle, Colton and Pomeline are back together at last. The only thing theyÕre missingÉis a mystery! Maps campaigns to recruit new cases, but stumbles on a threat that might be too big for even the Detective Club.

Kimberly is in charge of a new team of Teenagers with Attitude. With time against them, she''s going to have to put all her training to the test if she''s to get her new friends out of this alive!

When the Gotham Academy student body comes down with a mysterious disease, Pomeline and Colton disagree on the origin of the threat, causing a fissure in Detective Club! The team fractures to get to the bottom of the case_but who will solve it first? Will Maps be able to reunite her friends? Will they ever eat pizza together again?! Join the search for clues in the first ever Gotham Academy Annual, precursor to Gotham Academy: Second Semester!

THE BATTLE FOR BURNSIDE IS ON! She rides a cool motorcycle, swings a mean right hook, and has backup from the best crime-fighters in the biz, but BatgirlÕs greatest weapon has always been her mind. As the brilliant Barbara Gordon, sheÕs on the verge of a tech breakthrough that could transform her beloved Burnside neighborhood, and all of Gotham City to bootÑthough if it falls into the wrong hands, it could just as easily devastate them. But how can Batgirl stop a hacker who can break into her brain itself? A sinister figure has been haunting BatgirlÕs nightmares and stealing all her secrets, from her high-tech innovations to her hidden identity. And heÕll use that knowledge to destroy her forever. Now Batgirl must assemble a band of her best friends and closest alliesÑincluding Spoiler, Black Canary, Batwing and moreÑto stop the most dangerous enemy sheÕs ever known, or Burnside and the entire Bat-family will burnÉ It all comes down to this! The revolutionary creative team of Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, and Babs Tarr bring the saga of the Batgirl of Burnside to a close in BATGIRL VOL. 3: MINDFIELDS. Be there for the shocking climax to one of the greatest Batgirl stories ever told! Collects BATGIRL #46-52.

Black Canary''s European tour comes to an end as Dinah and her crew bring the fight to the sinister cult that''s taken control of her mother''s legacy! But there''s one more secret about her past that Dinah has yet to learn...

What''s to Love: We''re so thrilled by the response to our Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series that we wanted to focus on some of the individual Rangers and let them shine in their own stories. First up is a series centered around Kimberly Hart, the Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger, and who better than Batgirl and Gotham Academy writer Brenden Fletcher and A-Force and Jem and the Holograms writer Kelly Thompson to bring it to us!

As the ''Gotham Academy Yearbook'' storyline comes to an end, Olive, Maps and the gang wrap up the year with stories that will reveal secrets about the Academy you won''t want to miss!

After the events of issue #50, Barbara Gordon is at a crossroads in her life-will new horizons beckon her away from her home in Burnside?

The true scope of what Dinah''s up against stands revealed-and it''s an infernal evil that''s out of this world! What did this sinister presence do to Dinah''s missing mother and what horrible bargain has the mysterious white ninja made with it?

It''s the final chapter of ''Yearbook''! Maps and Olive now have the entire gang involved in putting together the perfect yearbook-but which story will come out on top? With art and story by Eisner Award winners Faith Erin Hicks (ADVENTURES OF SUPERHERO GIRL), David Petersen (MOUSE GUARD), and Michael Dialynas (THE WOODS)!