New Releases by Scott Peterson

S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury has brought together Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to form the Avengers. These are top secret S.H.I.E.L.D. files on Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. But what kind of threat would cause Fury to call six Super Heroes and not just one?

The Joker has created a virus that infects the latest videogame craze, and turns players into zombies--but in order to defeat him Batman must first discover where he is hiding with the kidnapped creator of the videogame.

Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!

In "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" part 17, Batman tracks who was behind the Bruce Wayne smear campaign and discovers how much absolute power this enemy actually wields! Plus, a Batman Black & White backup, "Hands."

NO OTHER COUNTRY SO DOMINATES THE HEADLINES: Iran is portrayed as a nuclear threat, a terrorist nation, a charter member of the Axis of Evil bent on the destruction of Israel. But behind those headlines—and the fierce rhetoric of Iran’s most hard-line leaders—is a proud nation with a 2,500-year history of Persian poetry, art, and passion. Based on more than thirty extended reporting trips to Iran, including the turbulent aftermath of the disputed June 2009 election, Scott Peterson’s portrait is the definitive guide to this enigmatic nation, from the roots of its incendiary internal struggles to the rise and slide of Iran’s earthshaking 1979 Islamic Revolution. This prize-winning American journalist with unparalleled experience in Iran takes us there, inside a country where an educated and young population is restlessly eager to take its place in the world; where martyrs of the "sacred" Iran-Iraq War are still mourned with tears of devotion; where the cultural and religious forces of light and darkness are locked in battle. Peterson brings stunningly alive the diversity within Iran—from the hard-liners who shout "Death to America" to the majority who comprise the most pro-American population in the Middle East. Let the Swords Encircle Me gives voice to Iranians themselves—the clerics and the reformers, the filmmakers and the journalists, the True Believers and their Westernized and profane brethren—to understand the complexities of Iran today. Through dedicated and in-depth reporting, Peterson shows how every word, image, and sensibility in Iran is often deliciously unexpected and counterintuitive. Ideology matters. So does "resistance." And azadi: freedom. Peterson deftly holds a mirror up to both sides of the U.S.-Iran conflict. Americans and Iranians, he writes, share a belief in their own exceptionalism and "manifest destiny" (which for Iran includes its nuclear ambitions) and frequent need of an "enemy" in political discourse. The same elements that have locked the United States and Iran in the most vicious of struggles—stretching back to the 1953 CIA coup in Tehran and the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage saga—are the same ones that could one day make Iran and the United States the most "natural" allies in the region. In this critical and personal account, Peterson illumines the latest episodes of Iran’s century-old quest for democracy and freedom. He explains how the Islamic Revolution—launched as a beacon of justice and resistance for Iranians and all the world’s Muslims—has not lived up to its ambitious promise. He shows how the violence of 2009 damaged the regime’s legitimacy and marks the start of an irreversible decline. Let the Swords Encircle Me takes us into the minds and hearts of Iranians today, and will be a crucial guide as Americans and Iranians attempt to overcome their bitter estrangement.

Donatello and Leonardo try to repair the city''s power lines before the city becomes totally dark!

Retellings of Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Sleeping Beauty that are part storybook, part comic book.

Cartoon Tales gives young kids a chance to enjoy all the fun of their older siblings'' comic books and graphic novels! This clever new format interweaves colorful comic strips with blocks of prose to create exciting stories young readers won''t be able to put down. The comic book art serves not only to illustrate the book, but also to move the story along, with some of the most exciting moments occurring within the comic panels. Each book in the series contains three tales based on favorite animated Disney films. The featured characters will run the gamut from classic to new, adventurers to princesses. Deep Sea Cartoon Tales is the third volume in the series. Featured within its pages are Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid, and Atlantis.

Kids will love this adventure-filled story featuring a favorite and timeless superhero--Batman, The Dark Knight!Once, Bruce Wayne was the luckiest boy in Gotham City. He had two loving parents, a wonderful home, and even a butler. Then one night, Bruce''s parents met an awful end, and Bruce was left all alone. This is the story of his journey to find his place in the world and his special secret identity--Batman!

Written by Kelley Puckett and Scott Peterson; ART by Damion Scott, Phil Noto, Vincent Giarrano, Robert Campanella, and Jesse Delperdang; COVER by Scott and Campanella In stores April 14. A thrilling trade paperback collecting BATGIRL #15-16, 21, and 26-28! In this action-packed volume, Batgirl faces the deadliest of Gotham''s villains - the Joker - who gets the "Last Laugh" when Cassandra and guest-star Spoiler must also defeat a "jokerized" Shadow Thief. Then, can Batgirl stop the father of a young boy from making a lethal mistake? And just who are the mysterious agents that are after our heroine? For more information, see the feature article. sC, 7X10, 144pg, fc

Batman battles Gotham City''s greatest villains in these eight stories.

The bestselling series of books about Lars, the Little Polar Bear, will soon be a movie from warner Bros. To celebrate, Lars appears in a range of titles and formats, based on his film adventures. Full color.

A new batgirl crusades for justice mentored by Barbara Gordon.

A retelling of Dick Grayson''s origin tale—from his early days as Robin to taking on the title of Nightwing—offering hints of where the Nightwing name came from! Also: Nightwing and Oracle discuss Dick Grayson''s lost loves, a ''lost pages'' sequence focusing on the Teen Titans, and more!

With the reactors running low on amber, it''s up to the Dragon Flyz team to retrieve as many crystals as possible to keep Airlandis, their home in the sky, afloat. This 3-D picturebook comes packed with 3-D glasses and full-color 3-D effects on every page.

When Airlandis'' top scientist creates the Scavenger, a crystal- gathering machine that can replace the Dragons, it looks like they''ve found the answer to keeping Airlandis afloat forever. But when Dread Wing gets his evil hands on it and threatens to destroy the Dragon Flyz once and for all, who will be the victor?

A narrative of three educators who decided to research how teachers and students engage in theme study in a truly effective and holistic way. It provides comfort for others who are experiencing difficulties and tensions of becoming "whole language" teachers.

This revised and expanded edition provides a brief introduction to the rich and varied body of wisdom of Native American Histories, philosophies, and origins. Many of the prophecies examine how we as humans define our relationship to the earth and its relevance today.