New Releases by Tony Bedard

A high-tech hazard threatens the streets of Metropolis, and a mob boss recently “promoted” is to blame. As the Birds lose control of the situation, Metropolis’s other hero warns Oracle about her future in the City of Tomorrow. Then, Oracle delves into the mystery of Misfit while Lady Blackhawk and Huntress hash out their differences! And that’s just where the story starts for our Birds of Prey! Collects Birds of Prey #113-127.

These fearsome fighting females are a force to be reckoneded with. Watch these Birds of Prey soar! The Birds of Prey cross paths with the villainous group the Secret Six, just as Spy Smasher takes the dismantling of Oracle''s operation intero her own hands! Who will end up with control of the Birds of Prey? Then as Black Canary prepares for her wedding, The Calculator attacks and Black Alice discovers a mystery involving Darkseid! This collection includes tales from Birds of Prey #104-112!

KRIEG DER WELTEN Was war der Auslöser für den Konflikt zwischen den Atlantern und den Amazonen, der den Flashpoint massiv geprägt hat? Wonder Woman! Aquaman! Liebe! Tragödie! Verrat! Krieg! Zwei komplette Flashpoint-Miniserien in einem Band, von Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Tony Bedard und anderen!

This volume of DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS continues the combined forces of classic DC heroes and villains, as they must form an uneasy alliance to combat the threat of Brainiac! As the battle rages on, tension rises not only between Lex Luthor and the DC heroes, but also between members of the Justice League themselves! Written by DC Comics legend Marv Wolfman and GREEN LANTERN CORPS scribe Tony Bedard!

Damian Wayne, the most powerful adversary crime has ever known, sits alone in the Batcave, twiddling his thumbs. Where is Batman? Why won’t he allow Robin to help? And most importantly, why has he left Damian to die of boredom?

Collects X-Men Unlimited (2004) #2-14, Giant-Size X-Men (2005) #3-4, Mythos: X-Men (2006) #1, material from Free Comic Book Day 2006 (X-Men/Runaways). An uncanny array of A-list talents unleashes their unlimited imaginations! The mutants of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s ASTONISHING X-MEN – Shadowcat, Beast, Wolverine, Emma Frost and the recently resurrected Colossus — take center stage in insightful and exciting solo stories! Bishop patrols the streets of District X, Gambit takes on an expensive mission, Juggernaut tries to become a teacher, Nightcrawler makes a new friend, Angel puts his business skills to the test, Iceman debates retiring from heroism, Cannonball and Sunspot try to get dates — and the astonishing X-Men meet the Runaways! Plus: Untold tales of the All-New, All-Different X-Men — and a fresh, contemporary take on the original team’s founding!

Facing the foes no single super hero could withstand! When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America, Storm, Iron Man, The Hulk, Giant-Girl, Wolverine and Spider-Man! With great power comes... a whole lotta trouble? That''s what the Wrecker finds out when he''s zapped by a jolt of magical muscle meant for Loki, the god of mischief. Suddenly, the Joe Lunchpail of crime is taking on Earth Mightiest Heroes, and all of them are running afoul of one very angry Norse god! Plus: three more original tales of Earth''s Mightiest Heroes! Collects Marvel Adventures Mighty Avengers #5-8.

"Bryan Hitch makes his triumphant return to DC Entertainment with the world''s most powerful heroes, the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA! It''s massive widescreen action and adventure from superstar writer/artist Hitch, as the League comes up against an armada of aliens heading for Earth that claims to be a peaceful religious tribe. But something sinister is lurking in their ranks...something with ties to ancient Krypton! And more importantly...whose side will the Man of Steel fall on?"--

DC’s iconic superheroes meet the wacky characters of Looney Tunes in some of the most surprising stories in comics in DC MEETS LOONEY TUNES! When Elmer Fudd sets his sights on Bruce Wayne, it’s a “wabbit hunt” you’d never imagine! Prospector Yosemite Sam strikes it rich, but can circus performer Foghorn Leghorn and bounty hunter Jonah Hex keep him alive long enough to enjoy it? Plus, Wonder Woman enlists the help of the Tasmanian Devil to save the Amazons; Lobo gets caught in the war between a mutated Road Runner and a wily super-genius of a coyote; and the last survivors of Mars fight over the fate of planet Earth! Finally, when the Legion of Super-Heroes needs help, a wrong turn at Albuquerque means the future’s survival depends on…“Super” Bugs Bunny! Worlds collide, courtesy of some of comics’ greatest talents, among them Tom King, Lee Weeks, Jimmy Palmiotti, Mark Texeira, Tony Bedard, Bill Morrison, Kelley Jones, Steve Orlando, Sam Humphries and more! Collects BATMAN/ELMER FUDD SPECIAL #1, JONAH HEX/YOSEMITE SAM SPECIAL #1, WONDER WOMAN/TASMANIAN DEVIL SPECIAL #1, LOBO/ROAD RUNNER SPECIAL #1, MARTIAN MANHUNTER/MARVIN THE MARTIAN SPECIAL #1 and LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES/BUGS BUNNY SPECIAL #1!

DCÕs iconic superheroes meet some of Hanna-BarberaÕs best-loved characters in the most unexpected stories of the year, collected here in DC MEETS HANNA-BARBERA. When Booster Gold tries to rescue future Earth from an alien invasion, he travels back in time and finds help from none other than Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble! In an unexplored sector of space, Green Lantern and Space Ghost join forces to help an alien race facing disaster! Adam Strange lands on an unfamiliar Earth, and only Jonny Quest, Hadji, Dr. Quest and Race Bannon can help him get home! And when Amanda Waller needs to rescue the Suicide Squad, she reaches out to the newest inmates in Belle Reve: animal rock band the Banana Splits! All this plus unexpected takes on Hanna-Barbera characters the Jetsons, Top Cat, Ruff ÕnÕ Reddy and Snagglepuss in a collection featuring some of comicsÕ top creators, among them Howard Chaykin, Mark Russell, Jeff Parker, James Tynion IV, Steve Lieber, Tony Bedard, Marc Andreyko, Ariel Olivetti, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Dan DiDio and Howard Porter! Collects BOOSTER GOLD/THE FLINTSTONES SPECIAL #1, GREEN LANTERN/SPACE GHOST SPECIAL #1, ADAM STRANGE/FUTURE QUEST SPECIAL #1 and SUICIDE SQUAD/BANANA SPLITS SPECIAL #1.

Everyone''s kung-fu fighting as we shine the spotlight on the Seven Deadly Brothers one martial artist who can split into seven different people, each of whom is a master of an ancient martial arts technique. But how will one martial artist or seven fare against an alien god and horde of Chinese mobsters?

The Teen Titans should be keeping a low profile. After all, a misunderstanding has left them wanted criminals, on the run from the law. But when Red Robin, Beast Boy, Wonder Girl, Raven, Power Girl and Bunker see people that need saving-whether it’s from a rampaging French gorilla or a designer drug that turns them into mindless beasts-they spring into action. That’s what being a Teen Titan is all about. Unfortunately, if you’re a metahuman who’s a wanted criminal, you’re going to find yourself in Amanda Waller’s crosshairs! The master manipulator wants the Teen Titans for her Suicide Squad, and she’s determined to prove that the Titans are just as dangerous as her hardened criminals. But if the only thing keeping these heroes from becoming outlaws is when the Titans stand together, what happens when one of their own pays the ultimate price? Is this the end of the Teen Titans as we know them? Writers Tony Bedard (SUPERGIRL) and Scott Lobdell (RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS) and artists Ian Churchill (THE RAVAGERS) and Miguel Mendonça (WONDER WOMAN) set the stage for the rebirth of the Teen Titans…by tearing the team apart! Collects TEEN TITANS #20-24, TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2 and a special preview of TEEN TITANS: REBIRTH #1.

It''s not easy being Jaime Reyes. He has to deal with high school, family and all the drama that comes with being a teenager. Also, he''s linked to a powerful scarab created by an alien race known as the Reach who seeks to subjugate planets—or annihilate them!

He''s Silverback, the one-man tank, and he''s coming for the alien scarab that grants Beetle his powers. But if Beetle can barely control those powers, will he finally embrace the scarab''s true purpose and become the weapon destined to conquer Earth?

What is Jaime Reyes going to do? La Dama and the unstoppable, mechanical monster known as Silverback both want the scarab for their own nefarious purposes, and Jaime''s family and friends want to know why he disappeared. Can he keep his secret safe, or will he risk everything to tell his loved ones the truth?

Alone and on an unfamiliar planet, Kara Zor-El just wants to make her father proudÉand all her father asks is that she kill her only living relativeÑSuperman! Feeling that she has completely failed at having a life on Earth, Supergirl returns to her Kryptonian roots, as her fatherÕs spirit reveals to her her true origin and destinyÑto destroy the living magnet attracting evil phantoms to Earth: Kal-El. Does Kara have the power or desire to slay her cousin? Or will she betray her fatherÕs dying wish? And if that weren''t enough, Batgirl wants her dead, newcomer Power Boy wants her affection, someone claiming to be the true Supergirl wants her to quit, and the Legion of Super-Heroes are in town. In SUPERGIRL VOL. 2: BREAKING THE CHAIN, Joe Kelly (JLA, SUPERMAN/BATMAN), Ian Churchill (TEEN TITANS), AlŽ Garza (BATGIRL), Norm Rapmund (THE FLASH) and others tell classic tales of a young womanÕs struggling to find her place in the world. Collects SUPERGIRL #11, #13-22 and a story from DCU INFINITE HOLIDAY SPECIAL!

"From legendary writer/artist Neal Adams comes a threat so epic it will take more than one Man of Steel to handle it in this new 6-issue miniseries! Superman is facing his worst enemies as terror is taking hold of Apokolips. There''s also another planet that has been deemed as the New Krypton which is facing some of this evil"--

Collecting SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #26-30! The Dominators'' plan to destroy Earth reaches fruition as the Robot Rebellion sweeps the planet!

A CONVERGENCE tie-in graphic novel! 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: THE ATOM: It’s atomic fusion as Ray Palmer joins forces with Ryan Choi against the man who killed him-Deathstroke the Terminator! SPEED FORCE: Wally West leads the Flash family in a race to protect their city against the onslaught of Flashpoint’s warmongering Wonder Woman! THE TITANS: With their team in tatters, Starfire, Donna Troy and Arsenal are the last line of defense against the world-conquering Extremists! BATMAN AND ROBIN: It’s up to a dysfunctional Bat-family-the Dark Knight Detective, his son Damian, and his prodigal protégé Jason Todd-to stop an Extremist invasion of Gotham City! HARLEY QUINN: When the going gets tough, the tough get crazy-which is why Harley Quinn is teaming with Poison Ivy and Catwoman against Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew! The legends of the pre-Flashpoint DC Universe make a last stand against threats from worlds both brutal and bizarre in CONVERGENCE: FLASHPOINT BOOK TWO!

A CONVERGENCE tie-in graphic novel, starring the heroes of the 1990s! 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: John Henry Irons suits up as Steel to defend Metropolis against the tempestuous teens of Gen13! BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT: The Dark Knight and his even darker replacement, Azrael, must join forces against the team of black-ops assassins known as Wetworks! AQUAMAN: The one-time-and one-handed-King of Atlantis must go hand-to-hand and toe-to-toe against the WildStorm Universe’s deadliest warrior: Deathblow! SUPERGIRL: MATRIX: To survive a madcap trip through the Multiverse, the shape-shifting Girl of Tomorrow must forge an uneasy alliance with Ambush Bug and L.E.G.I.O.N.’s Lady Quark! GREEN LANTERN/PARALLAX: To repel an invasion from Earth-6, Kyle Rayner must turn to disgraced Green Lantern Hal Jordan-but will he save their city, or destroy it? The unforgettable ZERO HOUR-era versions of your favorite DC heroes square off against the WildStorm Universe-and even wilder places-in CONVERGENCE: ZERO HOUR VOL. 2!

During her time with the X-Men, the mysterious young woman known as Rogue has been many things. Soldier, friend, student and daughter. But when a mission brings her back to her childhood home in Mississippi, Rogue comes face-to-face with the demons in her past u0097 and a terrible secret that has haunted her family since her birth! With Gambit on hand to help out, Rogue must discover her parentsu0092 fate! Then, when a photograph surfaces of Rogue and Mystique during their time in the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants u0097 a photograph that Rogue has no memory of u0097 her search for the truth takes her all the way to Japan! And during clashes with Sunfire and Lady Deathstrike, a traumatic encounter will leave Rogue drastically changed! Who is Blindspot u0097 and is she Rogueu0092s best friend, or greatest foe? Collecting ROGUE (2004) #1-12.

She’s the Last Daughter of Krypton and one of Earth’s greatest heroes, but for Kara Zor-El, being Supergirl means feeling like she’s got no place to call home. So when a deep-space school called the Crucible-an intergalactic academy that trains the universe’s most powerful beings-comes calling, Supergirl is happy to go. There, she’s no “super hero”-she’s just like everyone else. But this strange school hides dark secrets. Just what are Kara and her new friends being trained for? And what does Crucible want with Supergirl’s clone “cousin,” Superboy? Once the truth comes out, Supergirl may not make it to graduation…ar From writers Mike Johnson (SUPERMAN/BATMAN), Tony Bedard (GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS) and K. Perkins in her comics debut, along with artists Emanuela Lupacchino (WORLDS’ FINEST) and Ray McCarthy (GREEN ARROW) comes SUPERGIRL: CRUCIBLE. Class is in session! Collects issues #34-40 and SUPERGIRL: FUTURE’S END #1.

She’s the Last Daughter of Krypton and one of Earth’s greatest heroes, but for Kara Zor-El, being Supergirl means feeling like she’s got no place to call home. So when a deep-space school called the Crucible-an intergalactic academy that trains the universe’s most powerful beings-comes calling, Supergirl is happy to go. There, she’s no “super hero”-she’s just like everyone else. But this strange school hides dark secrets. Just what are Kara and her new friends being trained for? And what does Crucible want with Supergirl’s clone “cousin,” Superboy? Once the truth comes out, Supergirl may not make it to graduation… From writers Mike Johnson (SUPERMAN/BATMAN), Tony Bedard (GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS) and K. Perkins in her comics debut, along with artists Emanuela Lupacchino (WORLDS’ FINEST) and Ray McCarthy (GREEN ARROW) comes SUPERGIRL: CRUCIBLE. Class is in session! Collects issues #34-40 and SUPERGIRL: FUTURE’S END #1.

Together, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are three of Gotham City''s most powerful quasi-reformed criminals and together they spark scandal wherever they go. Bu when Harley stages a riot in Arkham Asylum to the Joker, it could be the beginning of the end of the Gotham City Sirens. As the situation inside Gotham quickly spins out of control, and Harley becomes more and more mired in her obsession with the Clown Prince of Crime, Poison Ivy and Catwoman struggle over how to handle their estranged teammate. The Gotham City Sirens are ready to make their final stand, but will they be fighting each other? Writers Tony Bedard (SUPERGIRL) and television''s Peter Calloway (Brothers & Sisters, Hellcats) team up with artists Andres Guinaldo (NIGHTWING), Jeremy Haun (BATWOMAN), Ramon F. Bachs (BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM) and more, in GOTHAM CITY SIRENS (collects issues #14-26), pushing alliances to the limit and putting the bad girls of Gotham at each other''s throats.

The Reds have found their newest recruit: Supergirl! Guy Gardner is hardly equipped to handle a teenaged Kryptonian Red Lantern, so he heads for Earth and hand her off to her cousin, Superman! But Superman is...unimpressed by Guy''s leadership skills (or lack thereof). But even the power of Supergirl can''t make Guy Gardner''s team of Red Lanterns unstoppable. Guy wasn''t counting on the arrival of the deadliest Red yet: The Judge! When she makes her ruling, the fate of the Red Lanterns, Earth and an entire space sector will hang in the balance! Collects Red Lanterns #27, 29-34, Red Lanterns Annual #1, Green Lantern/Red Lanterns #28, and Supergirl #31.

The Psi-Lords discover a lost Harbinger colony ship adrift in space for nearly two thousand years. Will this 20th century relic and the team of Harbinger Foundation killers it holds spell the end for the team?

The Psi-Lords space station is under assault by alien nanotechnology, can they contend with the infestation from within and defeat the Sirian menace that caused it?

When one of their own decides to exterminate a team of time lost 20th century Harbingers, the Psi-Lords will find themselves set against each other as Aesha and Graal each try to resolve the fight in their own way. Will they come together again in time to win the day, or is this the end for the Psi-Lords?

In pursuit of a band of dangerous smugglers, the Psi-Lords find themselves face to face with a cosmic being of near limitless power. They''ll have to decide if they should seek a peaceful resolution, or the absolute destruction of their foe with an experimental new weapon.

Tying into the latest Green Lantern event masterminded by comics'' hottest writer Geoff Johns, Kyle Rayner and his fellow Ringer bearers must join forces to beat back ''The Third Army'' and survive ''The Wrath of the First Lantern!'' Green Lantern KyleRayner must master the emotional spectrum itself in order to stand a chance against the Third Army. But even then, a more dangerous threat lurks in the shadows—The First Lantern! Collects GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #0, 13-20.