New Releases by Gail Simone

Fifty years ago, Batgirl made her Million Dollar Debut taking down the nefarious Killer Moth. And ever since, the butt-kicking hero has been a vital part of Batman’s team and a role model for girls everywhere, squaring off against mobsters, assassins, super-villains and more. Though many young women have worn the cowl—from unassuming librarian Barbara Gordon to deadly mute assassin Cassandra Cain to teen vigilante Stephanie Brown—all have made their distinct mark on the DC Universe. Now BATGIRL: A CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS collects all the greatest triumphs and most tragic moments of the many Batgirls in one volume, offering a crash course in the character, from Babs’ first appearance by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino to her modern-day adventures by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr, Gail Simone and more.

Fan-favorite creators Gail Simone (Batgirl, Deadpool) and J. Calafiore (Secret Six, Exiles) return to the city whose citizens are hunted, not by villains, but by heroes! The survivors of Leaving Megalopolis reluctantly return to the doomed city still under the control of formerly beloved superheroes, now turned brutal killers on a rescue mission straight into the heart of madness! Get in on the ground floor of this critically acclaimed series, and see what happens when the good guys go very, very bad. Collects issues 1-6 of the nail-biting series. Praise for the first volume of Leaving Megalopolis: "If this first volume is any indication, Simone and Calafiore both have a bright future, full of the guts and glory we''ve all come to love from them, in creator-owned comics." -Comicosity

Spinning directly out of COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS! Meet the new Secret Six: Catman, Deadshot, Chesire, Ragdoll, Scandal and Parademon! United by the mysterious Mockingbird, these six unlikely allies stand together against not only the heroes of the DC Universe, but the other villains as well!

Continuing the "Sacrifice" storyline from SUPERMAN #219. Concerned for Superman''s mental state, the JLA confronts the Man of Steel to help him remember the previous day''s events. However, instead of fighting Brainac, the Last Son faces off against Darkseid! Continues in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #642.

The conclusion of the INFINITE CRISIS prelude limited series! Who is the enigmatic organizer of the Secret Six known as Mockingbird? Find out this issue, but the answer not only shocks and awes but also raises even more questions!

An INFINITE CRISIS tie-in one-shot! Following the end of the VILLAINS UNITED limited series, the Secret Six meet in the midst of the Crisis to discuss their future, but their decision possibly gets made for them when the Society of Supervillains initiates a global prison break!

HELL IS REAL. AND THE DEVIL IS COMING. Astrid Mueller is a world-famous horror novelist, a publicly reviled huckster and the all-powerful leader of a secretive cult whose tentacles reach into every sphere of American life. She’s also humanity’s last hope. You see, her organization’s apocalyptic beliefs are neither fraud nor fiction. Ever since she was a child, Astrid has been able to see the extradimensional entities preying on our unsuspecting world, and she’s used every ounce of her fame and fortune to stop them. But what if it’s not enough? When a shocking attack takes the seemingly indestructible Astrid down, it’s up to reporter Chloe Pierce and Mueller’s inner circle to root out the conspirators who are plotting against her and the entire human race. Because behind closed doors—and underneath the skin—unimaginable evil is preparing its ultimate assault, and not even Astrid’s inner sanctum, the Clean Room, can keep them out forever. Acclaimed talents Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt continue their captivating new horror saga with CLEAN ROOM VOL. 2: EXILE, collecting issues #7-12 of this Vertigo series.

BLACKOUT The magic is gone. Something has sucked all arcane energies out of our world, leaving every practitioner of the occult arts in the dark and our entire dimension defenseless against an invasion by the Elder Gods beyond. And as far as the Earth’s greatest mages are concerned, the culprit is one teenage girl-Black Alice, the Secret Six’s most powerful member. Now it will take everything the team has to clear her name, restore the missing magic and protect our world from obliteration. Meanwhile, another threat is lurking in the shadows. Strix was once the deadliest Talon in the Court of Owls’ arsenal of assassins, until she broke free of their cruel control and found true friends among the Secret Six. But when the Court comes calling to take back what was theirs, will the Six stand by her side? The strangest superhero team in comics faces its final challenge in SECRET SIX VOL. 2: THE GAUNTLET, from the killer creative team of Gail Simone (BIRDS OF PREY, BATGIRL, WONDER WOMAN), Tom Derenick (INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US) and Dale Eaglesham (GREEN LANTERN)-featuring cameos by Batgirl, Swamp Thing, the Demon, Superman and more! Collects issues #7-14.

In the aftermath of ÒHell Above, Heaven Below,Ó we go back to the beginning to learn how Astrid was first affected after her hospitalizationÉthrough the eyes of one who cannot see what she sees: her would-be assassin and brother, Peter Mueller.

YouÕre invited to the gala celebration featuring WONDER WOMAN talent from the past and present to commemorate this landmark issue! Renumbered to reflect Wonder WomanÕs starring role in 600 issues, this book features the industryÕs top talentÑincluding Geoff Johns, Phil Jimenez, George PŽrez, Gail Simone, Joe Madureira and more! Plus, readers wonÕt want to miss a chance to check out the exciting, all-new direction for the Wonder Woman universe as new ongoing writer J. Michael Straczynski (SUPERMAN, BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Amazing Spider-Man) provides a story of his own!

Fan-favorite writer Gail Simone (BATGIRL) pairs with artist J. Calafiore (RED LANTERNS) in the final hurrah for the misfit mercenary team. The Secret Six have never been more divided. Bane and Jeannette have split off from the rest of the group and formed a team of their own, recruiting King Shark, Lady Vic, Dwarfstar and Giganta. But a deal too good to pass up in the lost world of Skartaris will bring Bane’s new team directly into the crosshairs of his former comrades in Scandal Savage’s original Secret Six. With neither team prepared to back off, it’s a six-on-six super-villain battle royal! Plus, the Secret Six trade blows with Lex Luthor, the Doom Patrol and the minions of hell! And it all comes to a final stand of heroes versus villains in Gotham City. Collects SECRET SIX #25-36.

One of the great mysteries of the event that destroyed Americas greatest city and turned its greatest heroes into savage hunters of humanity has been Where are the supervillains?� Where did they go, and what have they been up to? This issue, we find out where all the bad guys went before the good guys made them obsolete! The intense horror/hero story continues as the tension escalates! Gail Simone and J. Calafiore put their demented imaginations to the test in this gritty new reality!

Gail Simone, the acclaimed writer of Red Sonja and Birds of Prey, spearheads an epic celebration of iconic female characters with Swords of Sorrow! A genre-spanning, sprawling crossover drawing together Dynamite Entertainment''s beloved heroines, Swords of Sorrow features contributions from an all-star line-up of female writers, including Mairghread Scott, Nancy A. Collins, G. Willow Wilson, Erica Schultz, Leah Moore, Marguerite Bennett, Emma Beeby, and Mikki Kendall. A mysterious woman known only as The Traveller journeys across time and space, bestowing ebony blades to female adventurers like Red Sonja, Dejah Thoris, Vampirella, Jungle Girl, Kato, Lady Zorro, Jennifer Blood, Miss Fury, and many more. Her mission? To prepare a last line of defense against the Prince of All Universes, a lovelorn despot with the power to shatter realities. United by the Swords of Sorrow, these spirited women must face not only the Prince''s legion of Shard Men, but such agents of chaos as Mistress Hel, Purgatori, and Chastity! Featuring the artistic talent of Sergio Dávila, Dave Acosta, Mirka Andolfo, Noah Salonga, Francesco Manna, Crizam Zamora, Rod Rodolfo, and Ronilson Freire, plus a complete cover gallery and an all-new Gail Simone introduction!

Superstar writer Gail Simone (BIRDS OF PREY, BATGIRL, WONDER WOMAN) reinvents her fan-favorite super-team-up! Six strangers captured, drugged and thrown together in a prison cell in the middle of the ocean. All of them with certain special abilities. None of them exactly superheroes. How are they connected? Why were they taken? With no answers coming, these unlikely allies must band together to escape the shadowy figure who locked them away and continues to hunt them down for reasons they don’t understand. If they can manage not to kill each other first, they may just stay alive long enough to get their revenge on the mysterious “Mockingbird.” And a taste for revenge, it turns out, is the one thing they all have in common. Not quite heroes, not quite villains; one thing’s for sure-these ain’t the Justice Dorks. Featuring art from Ken Lashley (ACTION COMICS), Dale Eaglesham (GREEN LANTERN), Tom Derenick (INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US) and more! Collects issues #1-6 and DC SNEAK PEEK: SECRET SIX #1.

Ronnie and Jason have never agreed on anything, and now it''s all-out war as the mysterious Zither pits them against each other! But with the mystery of the Rogue Firestorms spiraling out of control, the guys will have to come to an agreement„or risk serious fallout!

From the acclaimed creative team of Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Batgirl) and Walter Geovani comes an all-new Red Sonja epic that will shake the She-Devil to her core! While the Hyrkanian warrior aids a small village against the ravages of a rampant parasite, she picks up the trail of the man she hates and distrusts most in the world: the last survivor of the marauders who murdered her family. In the grip of a vengeful obsession that is all-consuming, the heroine barely recognizes herself. Can even the unconquerable Red Sonja return from a darkness so complete?

From the acclaimed creative team of Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Batgirl) and Walter Geovani comes an all-new Red Sonja epic that will shake the She-Devil to her core! While the Hyrkanian warrior aids a small village against the ravages of a rampant parasite, she picks up the trail of the man she hates and distrusts most in the world: the last survivor of the marauders who murdered her family. In the grip of a vengeful obsession that is all-consuming, the heroine barely recognizes herself. Can even the unconquerable Red Sonja return from a darkness so complete?

A dying emperor has a last request of Sonja. He is throwing the ultimate send-off party, and needs the six greatest artisans from all the known lands: the greatest chef, swordsman, courtesan, and more. If Sonja brings them in time, he will free a thousand slaves...but if she fails, they will be buried alive right next to his coffin! COLLECTION FEATURES: Issues 7-12 and 0 of the critically-acclaimed series by GAIL SIMONE (BATGIRL, BIRDS OF PREY), WALTER GEOVANI and NOAH SALONGA. Gail Simone’s original script to RED SONJA #0. All of the beautiful covers by some of the top artists in the comic book industry including: JENNY FRISON, STEPHANIE BUSCEMA, JOYCE CHIN, NEI RUFFINO, AMY REEDER, STEPHANIE HANS, ALLISON SOHN, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, and MORE!

STARRING HEROES FROM THE PRE-FLASHPOINT DC UNIVERSE! Once, there were infinite Earths. Then there came a Crisis... a Zero Hour... a Flashpoint. Worlds lived. Worlds died. But some worlds must now fight for their future-in the Convergence! The evil alien intelligence known as Brainiac has stolen 50 doomed cities from throughout time and space and sealed them behind impenetrable domes. Now, after a year, the domes will come down-and the heroes and villains of 50 dead worlds must battle to be the last one standing! In this volume: SUPERMAN: The Man of Steel must battle the Batman and Kal-El of the Flashpoint universe to protect the most important thing of all: his baby with Lois Lane! THE QUESTION: Renee Montoya joins forces with an ex and an enemy-Batwoman and Two-Face-against Flashpoint''s Harvey Dent! JUSTICE LEAGUE: The women of the Justice League face off against the brutal determination of Flashpoint''s Aquaman! BATGIRL: Three legendary Students of the Bat-Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain and Tim Drake-must put aside their differences to defeat Flashpoint''s Catwoman and Gorilla Grodd! NIGHTWING/ORACLE: Two of comics'' greatest couples collide as a reunited Dick Grayson and Barbara Grayson fight for their lives against Flashpoint''s Hawkman and Hawkwoman! The dark denizens of the Flashpoint universe take their battle to the heroes whose world their own wiped out in CONVERGENCE: FLASHPOINT BOOK ONE!

In these stories from issues #15-24 and SUICIDE SQUAD #67, the Suicide Squad has captured Deadshot, and they’re determined to make him rejoin the team. But the Secret Six have some serious objections to that plan! Plus, Catman heads to Africa to find the men who kidnapped his long lost son, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake that threatens to destroy the Secret Six once and for all.

Gail Simone concludes her epic run on Red Sonja with the most heart-wrenching event in the life of our heroine! Face-to-face with the man she hates and distrusts most in the world, Red Sonja hears - for the first time ever - his side of the story. The last survivor of the craven murderers who wiped out her tribe finally comes clean at the end of Sonja''s blade. But then... something wholly shocking and unexpected happens. Nothing will prepare you for what''s to come, as Sonja''s infamous blood rage comes to a boil!

As the epic era-spanning tale rockets towards conclusion, reluctant heroines find themselves facing terrifying alternate versions of themselves on the road to the ultimate showdown with the Prince Of All Worlds. Can even the combined forces of Kato, Red Sonja, Dejah Thoris, Vampirella, Jungle Girl, Lady Zorro and dozens more save reality? Join us for the penultimate chapter in what critics are calling the best crossover event of the summer!

Since her fearless debut in 1973, the She-Devil with a Sword has redefined the fantasy genre thanks to the efforts of acclaimed writers including Gail Simone, Roy Thomas, Luke Lieberman, and Eric Trautmann! Joined by first-time Sonja writer Cullen Bunn and a handful of amazing artists, these titanic talents each contribute tales of derring-do to this supersized, action-packed anthology. Everyone''s favorite red-tressed heroine battles monsters, rivals, and ne''er-do-wells in Hyborian adventures retro-tinted to capture the flavor of her classic comics era!

The gang''s all here: Catman, Scandal, Deadshot, Ragdoll and their new recruits gear up to get out of dodge after a contract has been put out on the Secret Six. Join the team as they shoot, swindle, and scam their way out of the most dangerous parts of the DC Universe, and the grips of its most dangerous killers! New York Times best-selling writer Gail Simone (BATGIRL, Red Sonja, Deadpool), is joined by artists Nicola Scott (EARTH 2), Douglas Hazlewood (TEEN TITANS), Javier Pina (SWAMP THING) and more in SECRET SIX: MONEY AND MURDER (collects SECRET SIX #1-14), for the most brutal battles yet of the DCU''s band of baddies!

Gail Simone (Batgirl, Red Sonja) and rising star Sergio Davila (Legenderry) team to bring you this epic tale, featuring the most amazing, most beloved, and fiercest pulp heroines of all time! All the great Women of Dynamite are united against an unbeatable horror, and this historic issue features, for the first time ever, characters from the worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard as Dejah Thoris and Red Sonja clash!

The penultimate issue of Red Sonja''s epic quest to recover the six greatest artisans in the entire world leads her to single-handedly fight a kingdom to rescue a single Astronomer from execution for heresy! The acclaimed hit run from Gail Simone and Walter Geovani continues!

Collecting the series that led into INFINITE CRISIS! Six of justice''s deadliest enemies band together to start a revolution. Together, they want to take a stand to stop the super-heroic community from tampering with their minds and to prove how deadly they can be! But not everyone agrees to this agenda. Six rogues are recruited by the enigmatic Mockingbird, charged with opposing the Society and given assignments to thwart their rivals and even help their enemies. Who is Mockingbird? Could it be one of the six? Collects VILLIANS UNITED #1-6, SECRET SIX #1-6, VILLIANS UNITED: INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1.

Red Sonja''s new soul-searing epic, the FORGIVING OF MONSTERS, continues, as a brutal and repulsive parasite has infected the She-devil, right as she is on the trail of the last survivor of the marauders who murdered her village! This is Sonja as you have never seen her before, don''t miss it! Gail Simone''s epic story ends with issue #18, so prepare for the culmination of her epic run!

Gail Simone teams with Jim Zub to bring together legendary warriors in this truly epic crossover! In a story spanning multiple eras in the lives of these classic characters, Conan and Red Sonja become comrades to take down a sorcerer-priest hell bent on creating a dark new age in Hyborian warfare!