New Releases by Brian Azzarello

Five years from now, the DC Universe is reeling from a war with another Earth, leaving the world unprepared for an approaching evil that threatens to destroy the future. As heroes are turned into mindless villains, the planet as we know it is no more. The only salvation lies in the past, where this future apocalypse must be averted. Can a time-traveling Batman Beyond help a massive cast of the DCU''s finest avert the impending apocalypse? Written by a cast of the industry''s best talents, including Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens, this new epic series will expose the secrets of the New 52 universe! Collects issues #0-17.

Wonder Woman''s life is changed forever when she is called on to take the place of War on Olympus! An epic new era of WONDER WOMAN begins here, as Diana must decide if the path set out for her is one she wants to take. But there''s no time for Wonder Woman to fully comprehend the fallout as her family gathers to prepare for an assault on Olympus! The last time the First Born came for Olympus, it took the death of the God of War to stop him. With Wonder Woman as the new God of War and the First Born more determined than ever to claim his birthright, things are about to get violent indeed! Collects WONDER WOMAN #24-29, and WONDER WOMAN #23.2 FIRST BORN.

Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang''s critically acclaimed Wonder Woman reintroduces The New Gods! Wonder Woman’s world is shocked to its core when her eldest brother, the First Born, is freed from his slumber. Now, with her family in ruins and her friends scattered, she must turn to Orion and the New Gods of New Genesis to save herself and Zola’s newborn from the First Born’s wrath! Collects WONDER WOMAN #19-23.

One is the World''s Greatest Detective with unlimited resources for his vigilante quest for justice. The other is a soldier; a black-ops killer who does whatever it takes for the greater good. What happens when the two meet? We''ll never know because Michael Cray, code-name Deathblow, is dead. The Dark Knight faces the daunting task of finishing a job that someone else started, but for reasons that remain a mystery, refused to finish. That someone was Michael Cray. Collecting the 3-issue miniseries by Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, WONDER WOMAN), with stunning, evocative art by Lee Bermejo (JOKER, BATMAN: NOEL), Tim Bradstreet (HELLBLAZER, Punisher covers) & Mick Gray (PROMETHEA).

Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang''s critically acclaimed Wonder Woman reintroduces the New Gods! Wonder Woman''s world is shocked to its core when her eldest brother, the First Born, is freed from his slumber. Now, with her family in ruins and her friends scattered, she must turn to Orion and the New Gods of New Genesis to save herself and Zola''s newborn from the First Born''s wrath! Collects WONDER WOMAN #19-23.

A New York Times Bestseller! Wonder Woman has finally discovered her heritage, as well as all the family that comes along with it. However, as she digs deeper into her familial tree, there''s as many Gods that are willing to lend her a hand as there are those that would do her harm. WW continues on her search for her friend Zola''s baby, not knowing who she can trust. So when she discovers New God Orion at her doorstep, is he here to help her--or destroy her? Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS) and illustrators Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins blend superheroics with ancient mythology in this critically acclaimed graphic novel WONDER WOMAN VOL. 3. Collects issues #0, #13-17.

When you''re the daughter of a God-King, a family feud can threaten the whole universe. That Wonder Woman''s discovered her true identity-daughter of the Queen of the Amazons and Zeus, King of the Gods-she''s learning this lesson the hard way: from her father’s jealous wife Hera to his prodigal sun Apollo, an array of Olympians are out to destroy her-and the innocent, potentially omnipotent baby Zeus recently fathered with a human woman… Quest to save the child-and her own skin-has forced her to team up with a motley crew of demigods and deities. But Olympus isn''t the only pantheon in play: in the far reaches of space, a race of New Gods prepares to send its greatest warrior into battle-not to save the child, but to destroy it. And in the frozen wastes at the edge of the Earth, an old god arises, with old scores to settle. Woman''s mettle is about to be tested-but will it be melted down entirely? Gods forbid… Olympus and outer space, WONDER WOMAN: IRON (collecting issues #0, #13-18), is modern mythmaking and icon-shattering at its pulse-pounding best, from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling team Brian Azzarello (JOKER, 100 BULLETS), Cliff Chiang (GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY), along with a pantheon of talented artists including Tony Akins (JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER) and Goran Sudžuka (Y: THE LAST MAN)!

The controversial, long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: BEFORE WATCHMEN! For over twenty years, the backstories of the now-iconic characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s landmark graphic novel have remained a mystery, until now. DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of WATCHMEN, with this second volume starring two of the most polarizing anti-heroes ever, COMEDIAN and RORSCHACH. Eisner Award-winning writer and creator of 100 BULLETS Brian Azzarello brings his gritty, nuanced storytelling to these two recognizable characters. In RORSCHACH, Azzarello again teams with superstar artist Lee Bermejo (JOKER, LUTHOR, BATMAN/DEATHBLOW) to illustrate how one of most dangerous vigilantes the comics world has ever seen became even darker. COMEDIAN, featuring art by J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS, Wanted), plants the famed war hero within the context of American history, as we find out how the Vietnam War and the Kennedy assassination revolve around him. Collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN #1-6 and BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH #1-4.

You’ve never seen the streets of Gotham City like this before! Bringing the same neo-noir flavor and grimy realism that have distinguished his work100 BULLETS, artist Eduardo Risso, with writing from his frequent creative partner Brian Azzarello, stitches together gorgeous, brutal Batman tales that will haunt you long after you’ve finished reading. Eduardo Risso and his dramatic renderings of the Caped Crusader with collaborator, Brian Azzarello. brings Gotham’s protector out of the shadows and into stunning black and white. BATMAN NOIR: EDUARDO RISSO pits Batman up against some of his greatest villains including the Joker, The Penguin, Killer Croc and others in a way that has never made this Knight darker. This deluxe hardcover edition collects BATMAN #620-625, FLASHPOINT: BATMAN - KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-3, stories from WEDNESDAY COMICS #1-12 and the short story from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #8.

Wonder Woman must travel to Hell to rescue her friend Zola from Hades, a vengeful god who wants more from Wonder Woman than just her soul.

Wonder Woman’s world is shattered when a secret her mother, Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, kept all her life is revealed: Diana is not clay brought to life, but is in fact the child of Zeus! In this reimagining of Diana’s history, superheroics and mythology seamlessly blend as Brian Azzarello (JOKER, 100 BULLETS) creates a new direction for one of the world’s best-known heroes. With stunning art by Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins, Wonder Woman has never looked better. Nuanced and bold, this new beginning of the iconic character is considered one of the greatest stories in the history of the Amazon Warrior. WONDER WOMAN VOLUME 1: BLOOD—the critically acclaimed and best-selling series—collects issues #1-6 from the New 52 era.

Wonder Woman goes to hell! After playing Poseidon, Hades, and Hera against each other, Hades strikes back by kidnapping Zola and trapping her in the Underworld. It''s up to Wonder Woman—with a little help from the God of Love and the God of Smiths—to break Zola out. But what is Hades'' real game, and once you get into the land of the dead, how exactly do you get out?

Featuring stories by some of comics'' top creators, all centering on the world of the chain-smoking magician John Constantine! Plus, this one-shot special also includes a Hellblazer timeline and character profiles!

Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It''s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war--but where are Earth''s Greatest Heroes to stop it? Batman Knight of Vengeance: Wayne Casinos towers over Gotham City, but even the bright lights can''t keep the dark shadows from enveloping the city. When the Joker kidnaps the children of the city''s district attorney, the Batman takes the case. But the man under the mask may not be the Dark Knight we know! Deadman and the Flying Graysons: Come to see the greatest show in the world of FLASHPOINT--featuring the body-bending Ragdoll, the amazing Flying Graysons and the star performer, the death-defying Deadman! However, when the Amazons come looking for the mysterious helmet of Fate, will the show go on or get cut short? Deathstroke and Curse of the Ravager: Most of Europe lies underwater thanks to the ongoing battle between Amazon and Atlantean, but one man braves the rough waters in search of his missing treasure. Deathstroke the Terminator enters the world of FLASHPOINT. Secret Seven: One among them will betray them all! Who are the secret seven? This Batman volume collects FLASHPOINT: BATMAN KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-3, DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1-3, DEATHSTROKE AND THE CURSE OF THE RAVAGER #1-3 and SECRET SEVEN #1-3.

Doc Savage, struggling with the loss of his father, has been blind to the evil cabal bent on world domination, until now. Central City''s mysterious spirit has caught wind of their plans as well, but whose side have the Blackhawks chosen? What is the Red Right Hand? And where is Batman?

Superman has been called many things, from the defender of truth, justice and the American way to the Big Blue Boy Scout. In LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL, he is called something he has never been called before: a threat to all humanity. Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo—the acclaimed team who brought you the best-selling JOKER—deliver a bold story in which readers get a glimpse into the mind of Superman''s longtime foe. MAN OF STEEL reveals why Luthor chooses to be the proverbial thorn in the Man of Steel''s side: to save humanity from an untrustworthy alien being.

Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso''s riveting crime saga ''100 Bullets'' reaches its epic conclusion!This dark and intriguing Eisner Award-winning series features a mysterious agent named Graves who approaches ordinary citizens and gives them an opportunity to exact revenge on a person who has wronged them. Offering his clients an attache case containing proof of the deed and a gun, he guarantees his ''clients'' full immunity for all of their actions, including murder. In this final volume, we learn more about the past history of The Trust and the Minutemen''s place in contemporary history as secrets are revealed about what really caused Graves'' war with the Trust.

Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Victor Santos Cover by Lee Bermejo Richard "Junk" Junkin has always lived on the wrong side of trouble. A former pro football star whose career was cut short by injury (and a nasty gambling problem), Junk now spends his time dreaming of what might have been, selling cars in Jersey and lusting after the boss''s unbelievably spoiled, unbelievably sexy and unbelievably rich daughter, Victoria. So when the boss asks him to be Victoria''s personal bodyguard while she tears up the New York City club scene, Junk leaps at the chance. But before long, he''s finds that Victoria wants a lapdog and not a chaperone, someone who''s going to do all of her dirty work-all of it-someone who wants to get filthy rich... From Brian Azzarello, the multiple Eisner Award-winning writer of Vertigo''s long-running crime series 100 BULLETS and the smash-hit graphic novel, JOKER, and artist Victor Santos, the creator/writer/artist of the hit French series Young Ronin. Advance-solicited; on sale August 19 - 200 pg, B&W, 5.5" x 8" - $19.99 US - MATURE READERS

Special over-sized issue! An all-star creative cast leaves five new holiday tales under the tree—including Brian Azzarello, Jamie Delano, China Mieville and more! See what the season has in store for the always-naughty, never-nice John Constantine.

Reprinting 100 BULLETS #50-58, unraveling the tangled mystery of the Trust as Wylie Times becomes the latest Minuteman to be reactivated by the Trust''s one-time enforcer Agent Graves. But which side will he choose?

Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Batman: Broken City) has teamed up with Wizard Magazine''s Best Artist of 2003 Jim Lee (Batman: Hush) for the most hotly anticipated storyline in the Man of Steel''s history. A mysterious event has struck the Earth, and millions of people have disappeared without a trace. Even Superman is affected and he''s left with many questions and very few answers. As the stakes are raised, one question emerges: just how far is Superman willing to go ''For Tomorrow''? This sizzling new dust-jacketed volume, which also features sketchbook material and a new cover by Lee, will leave you in no doubt as to the power of the Man of Steel.

Reprinting issues #31-36 of the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning VERTIGO series, 100 BULLETS: THE COUNTERFIFTH DETECTIVE brings to light another chapter in the story of Agent Graves and the remnants of his old outfit the Minutemen. In this fifth suggested for mature readers trade paperback collection by acclaimed writer Brian Azzarello (HELLBLAZER, BATMAN/DEATHBLOW: AFTER THE FIRE), featuring art by Eduardo Risso (BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS) and a new cover by Dave Johnson, Agent Graves presents his trademark attaché case containing a gun and 100 untraceable bullets to Milo Garret — a small-time private dick who''s just gotten out of the hospital after losing an argument with his car''s windshield. With his face covered in bandages, Milo has become an invisible man in more ways than one. As his latest case draws him into the shadowy world of the Trust, he''s forced to confront the blank space that is his past and figure out what it has to do with the attaché case he''s holding in the present... and do it before what he doesn''t know ends up finishing the job that the windshield started.

In the fourth collection of this series, Agent Graves continues to offer immunity to everyday people to carry out their innermost desires of vengeance with the 100 bullets that he supplies. But as these self-serving manipulations take place, piecesof the mystery of the Minutemen and the organization that created them start to come together, and we discover the research and conspiracy theories of Mr. Branch. As more is revealed about the series'' main characters, the true meaning and importanceof the conflict between Graves and the Trust starts to emerge. Collects issues #20-30.

The second trade paperback in the 100 BULLETS line, this book resumes the tale of the mysterious Agent Graves who offers ordinary wronged people the opportunity to kill with impunity using 100 bullets that he supplies them with. But even as Agent Graves continues to approach and manipulate his "clients," questions about the ghoulish agent start to arise as people from his past begin to appear, revealing interesting information about their former acquaintance. In the end though, these facts only lead to different questions as the mystery behind Agent Graves'' motives deepens.

Hard Time'' part 1! Stripped of his trademark trench coat, his pack of Silk Cuts, and the safety net of his personal connections, Constantine must adapt to an environment unlike any other he''s experienced: a hard place governed by even harder men, where weakness is rewarded by death.

In this dark and intriguing collection, the mysterious Agent Graves approaches ordinary citizens and gives them an opportunity to exact revenge on a person who has wronged them. Offering his clients an attache case containing proof of the deed and a gun, he guarantees his ''clients'' full immunity for all of their actions, including murder. In these opening chapters, Dizzy Cordova, a Latina gangbanger who has just finished a prison sentence, is given the chance to avenge her family''s murders, and a downtrodden bartender receives the opportunity to exact revenge against the woman that ruined his life.

Presents the stories of several people who were seriously hurt before being approached by Agent Graves, who offered each a gun, one hundred untraceable bullets, and a convincing story about whomever betrayed them.

Writer Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS) and superstar artist Jim Lee (BATMAN: HUSH) unite to begin an epic! As people around the Earth disappear, a new threat tests Superman like never before! Plus, meet Father Leone, a figure who will play an important role in The Man of Steel''s life.

The Gods walk among us. To them, our lives are playthings. Only one woman would dare to protect humanity from the wrath of such strange and powerful forces. But is she one of us--or one of them? WONDER WOMAN begins anew under the creative team of Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang!

The thrilling conclusion to the FLASHPOINT tie-in limited series by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso! Thomas Wayne comes face-to-face with the smiling face of his greatest enemy and greatest tragedy.