Best Selling Books by Jim Starlin

A young orphan is chosen by a mysterious light from space to become the latest in a long line of cosmic guardians; super-powered defenders who are charged with protecting the galaxy. Ray Torres is literally teetering on the edge of suicide - planning to leap from the roof of the orphanage where he lives - when a shooting star changes his life forever by choosing him to join a long line of space superheroes called The Cosmic Guard.

What has young Ray Torres gotten himself into? Just last night, he was minding his own business, planning to jump off of the roof of the orphanage where he lives... and now he''s got the voice of a dead super-hero from a distant planet, a hero called the "Dark Paladin", in his head! This Dark Paladin says he''s charged with the responsibility of preparing Ray to become the next Cosmic Guardian, sworn to protect the galaxy from the Genociders, an evil space-armada whose sole purpose is the destruction of the universe! Ray isn''t sure he even believes any of this, but if he hopes to save his fellow orphans from a black market organ-stealing scheme, he may have to start!

Jason''s quest for his mother. Batman''s quest for the Joker. The Joker''s quest for weapons of mass destruction. Three different journeys leading to the same place--a confrontation that can only end in bloodshed! "A Death in the Family" part 2.

The death of Jason Todd! The infamous Batman saga reaches its penultimate issue as the Dark Knight arrives too late to save his ward. Featuring a guest appearance by the Man of Steel, Superman! "A Death in the Family" part 3.

The Order promises peace through order. All they ask is that you obey without question. Disobedience is treasonÑa crime punished by elimination. If you are outside of the system? You are non-essentialÑa crime punishable by elimination. But it only takes one spark to turn basic survival into a full-blown resistanceÑone act to turn fearful individuals into a powerful movement. It is not enough just to survive, one must be allowed to live!

Team Stormwatch is lost in a dimensional shift. A new team must rise and take their place--but who will it be?

The new StormWatch is even more bloodthirsty than the previous team. On their first off-planet mission, they must prove themselves of the reputation.

While searching for the truth about the Kollective, the team runs straight into the arms of the Main Man, Lobo.

"Originally published in single magazine form in DETECTIVE COMICS #38, 342; BATMAN #20, 107, 156, 408, 424, 427, 442, 657; STAR SPANGLED COMICS # 82, 86, 103; BATMAN FAMILY #1; ROBIN #46, 126, 1,000,000; NIGHTWING #25, 101; SUPERMAN/BATMAN #7, 77; BATMAN AND ROBIN ANNUAL #1; JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 7 BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #2, 3; DC ONE MILLION 80-PAGE GIANT #1"--Title page verso.

As random citizens begin exhibiting unexplained murderous berserker violence, Tom Laker, a Vietnam vet-turned-Catskills constable, is trapped as he strivesto keep martial law in a world where there is no order. "Exciting, compulsivereading!"--Stephen King.

Adam Strange finds himself cornered on Hardcore Station by agents of the Church of Eternal Light. Meanwhile, the people of Rann have been whipped up into a Lady Styx-inspired religious fervor and their next target is: Hawkman!

Darkseid, ruler of the dread planet Apokolips, is perhaps the most powerful evil force in the universe - but when he faces a threat which dwarfs even his own abilities, he must recruit the greatest heroes of our planet to stand against the deadliest enemy of all Now, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern John Stewart, Martian Manhunter, Starfire and the Demon - plus the New Gods Orion, Lightray and Forager - must stand at Darkseid''s side to race against time and stop a cosmic entity hell-bent on galactic destruction Do they have what it takes? Or will one hero''s brashness spell cataclysmic death for an entire planet?

While on an archaeological dig, Hawkgirl sees a chamber with Kryptonese inscriptions and contacts Superman for help in "The Stars, Like Moths."

After their battle with the Kollective, the remaining members of Stormwatch must pick up the pieces left behind--just in time for the original team to return.

Throughout the DC Universe, the unimaginable and unthinkable has happened. New Gods across the world have seemingly died, with Lightray''s death in COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS the biggest of them all. Now, the carnage continues...but the mystery and adventure are just beginning!

Since time immemorial, the forces of New Genesis and Apokolips have been at odds for control over the universe. Nothing less than the threat of total cosmic destruction could forge an alliance between Highfather and DarkseidÉbut that time has come and the story is told in COSMIC ODYSSEY. Metron has at last unlocked the secret of the mysterious Anti-Life Equation, the very meaning of life itselfÉthrowing the fate of the entire universe into question. The only chance for salvation is a hastily assembled team of the universe''s greatest heroes, consisting of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Starfire, Orion and othersÉoperating under the joint supervision of Highfather and Darkseid.

Superman and Starman team up to battle Mongul and rescue Starman''s beloved Merria in "Whatever Happened to Starman?"

The true nature of the Kollective is revealed, and the mystery surrounding past Stormwatch teams grows.

Extremax and Jenny return to Earth as the final battle with the Kollective looms on the horizon.

Midnighter recalls the final pieces of his and Apollo''s origin just as Lobo and the Stormwatch team are getting their faces kicked in by The Exec.

Superman is sent in by President Reagan when the residents of Trudeau, South Dakota all vanish in ÒThe Union.Ó

Orion, Mr. Miracle and Superman break into the Forever People''s hideaway—only to make a shocking discovery! Meanwhile, Metron continues to investigate the mystery surrounding the deaths of the New Gods and Mr. Miracle undergoes a startling transformation!

Preparations for the final cosmic conflict continue! Meanwhile, the Weird and Starfire make a deal with the devil in order to save Rann.

Spiraling out of the events of RANN-THANAGAR: HOLY WAR! Hawkman finds himself face to face with a force of unspeakable evil: Synnar. The things Hawkman will learn in the course of their confrontation may lead him to question his very existence!

Mr. Miracle has lost the person closest to him! Superman and the other New Gods try to comfort him, but can the man who can escape anything escape his own grief? And what dangerous decision might that grief force him to make?

The planet Xanshi has been obliterated, leaving Green Lantern John Stewart suicidal over his role in its destruction…while Batman and Bug go into battle against the mysterious Anti-Life Aspect to prevent Earth from sharing Xanshi''s fate.

A new odyssey begins as Darkseid abandons his quest for the Anti-Life Equation and goes after the greatest prize of all: the Source itself. His violation of this most sacred of energies threatens to destroy not only gods of New Genesis but the entire DC Universe. It falls to Orion, son of Darkseid and warrior of New Genesis, to overcome his evil heritage and oppose his fatherÕs mad plan.

Orion recognizes the New Gods'' killer as he stares into the face of death himself! Can even the son of Darkseid withstand the might of this murderer? Plus, Mr. Miracle is driven to the brink of insanity as the Anti-Life Equation threatens to erase all the progress that he and Superman have made!

It''s time for decisions as the heroes of the Odyssey return to New Genesis with their tales of success and failure…while Darkseid and Etrigan the Demon go against Highfather''s wishes to venture into the Anti-Life itself.

Storm Control decides to trade one peril to Earth for another while Stormwatch teams up with a mega-powered cosmic dynamo, and we finally get to meet Extremax the Omega in the flesh.

It''s all-out war between the Rannians and Thanagarians! Sardath prepares Rann''s space fleet for an attack on Thanagar, but they''re ill-prepared for what the Thanagarians have waiting for them.