(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Brent Eric Anderson, Alex Sinclair (CA) Alex Ross The longest, most sweeping epic in Astro City's history, in one volume for the first time. Across the 1970s and '80s, Charles and Royal Williams deal with tragedy and obsession. One a cop, one a criminal, both have been shaped irrevocably by Astro City's heroes, and as the city enters a time of darkness, it'll take all they have to survive. Also features the full story of the death-and life-of the Silver Agent. Collects ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK ONE #1-4, ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK TWO #1-4, ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #1-4, ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK FOUR #1-4, ASTRO CITY: SILVER AGENT #1-2, and portions of ASTRO CITY/ARROWSMITH: THE FLIP BOOK

(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Brent Eric Anderson, Tom Grummett, Jesus Merino, Alex Sinclair, Wendy Broome (CA) Alex Ross Samaritan battles his greatest foe across time and space. The origins of Beautie and Winged Victory are revealed. The Broken Man makes his debut, and more secrets of Astro City history are revealed. Plus much more, from Astra’s college graduation to the tale of a gorilla who wants to be a drummer but may become a hero.  Collects ASTRO CITY: SAMARITAN #1, ASTRO CITY: BEAUTIE #1, ASTRO CITY: ASTRA #1-2, and ASTRO CITY, VOL. 3 #1-10, 17 & 22-24

(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Brent Eric Anderson & Various (CA) Alex Ross A superpowered convict must turn detective to protect his community. A young lawyer becomes entangled with a chilling avenger. A television actor finds himself playing superhero for real. A living cartoon reflects on his strange life. And much more, including a guide to Astro City's heroes, history, and neighborhoods illustrated by an all-star roster of artists. Star creators KURT BUSIEK, BRENT ANDERSON, ALEX ROSS, and friends bring you more stories that changed how we think about superheroes. Collects ASTRO CITY, VOL. 2 #13-22; ASTRO CITY: LOCAL HEROES #1-5; ASTRO CITY SPECIAL #1; portions of 9-11: THE WORLD'S FINEST COMIC BOOK WRITERS & ARTISTS TELL STORIES TO REMEMBER #2; and ASTRO CITY: A VISITOR'S GUIDE.

(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Brent Eric Anderson (CA) Alex Ross This collection starts with a look back at Astro City's past in a special 20th anniversary tale. It all began with Samaritan's dreams of flying - but what is he dreaming of now? Then, a suburban family must face a terrifying alien invasion in 'The Menace from Earth.' And finally, the spotlight turns to Steeljack and how he's been getting by the last few years. When he's hired by a femme fatale from his past, he'll wind up in deep trouble with no one to turn to. Collects ASTRO CITY #26, 29-30 and 32-34.

(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Alex Ross, Brent Eric Anderson, Jesus Merino, Joe Infurnari (CA) Alex Ross Quarrel and Crackerjack have been crimefighters for years, but now face aging and retirement. Former super-criminal Steeljack helps an old lover solve a dangerous mystery. The First Family faces peril on a far-flung planet. Plus much more, from dangerous dreams threatening Samaritan, the world's greatest hero, to a day in the life of a sorcerer's assistant. Comics legends KURT BUSIEK, BRENT ANDERSON, ALEX ROSS, and friends continue to showcase the human within the superhuman.Collects ASTRO CITY, VOL. 3 #11-16, 18-21 & 25-34

He's back! Astro Boy makes his amazing return to comics, paving the way for his exciting feature film debut later this year! It's an all-new Astro Boy adventure, with Astro exploring a strange subterranean kingdom in search of his lost father, encountering weird creatures large and small. But are they friend or foe?

(W/A/CA) Osamu Tezuka Taking his second century by storm, Astro Boy remains the robot of choice for legions of readers worldwide. In this volume, Astro must stop the completion of a deadly robot built from alien blueprints, explosive Astro Boy balloons terrorize Tokyo, the very first appearance of Astro Boy from 1952, and more!

A powerful, predatory corporation acquires a valuable asset - Dracula! They think they own him, but no one can own the Son of the Dragon. There's a monster in their midst that puts Hannibal Lecter to shame - and he plans to gain his freedom in blood! It's bloodsuckers vs. bloodsucker, as Kurt Busiek (Astro City), Daryl Gregroy (Pandemonium), and Scott Godlewski (Codebreakers) bring an incredibly modern spin to the Dracula mythos!

(W/A/CA) Osamu Tezuka More than sixty years after his birth, Astro Boy is still the robot hero by which all others are measured! In this final volume of Astro's atomic-powered adventures, Astro saves a human time machine, commands a mission to Mars, and battles a rampaging robot Frankenstein!

(W/A/CA) Osamu Tezuka Stranded in the twentieth century, Astro Boy must save Earth from a voracious Martian fungus-and save the intelligent organism from the hydrogen bomb! From Osamu Tezuka, 'the Walt Disney of Japan,' Astro Boy is all-ages adventure, loaded with humor and heart! Collects three stories from Astro Boy volume 7 and all of volume 8 and volume 9.

(W/A/CA) Osamu Tezuka Sixty years old and still rockin', Astro Boy proudly wears the championship belt of all-ages robot action! In this volume, a powerful robot bent on creating a robot nation threatens to ignite all-out war between man and machine . . . and cause the destruction of Astro Boy! o Osamu Tezuka is renowned internationally as a master cartoonist, animator, and storyteller.

(W/A/CA) Osamu Tezuka Under the ruse of building older bodies for Astro and his sister so that the young robots can grow up, an unscrupulous con man replaces their electrobrains to help him abscond with the art treasures stored in the Neo Pyramid! Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with humor and heart. Collects one story from volume 10 and all of volumes 11-13.

(W/A/CA) Osamu Tezuka Who will stand against invaders from space, robot slave masters, and a dictator producing human clones? Astro Boy, that's who! The most popular and influential creation of Osamu Tezuka, 'the Walt Disney of Japan,' Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with action, laughs, and a few tugs at the heartstrings.

(W/A/CA) Osamu Tezuka Built by a brilliant scientist to replace his lost son, but with powers beyond imagination, Astro Boy fights for the oppressed and helpless-human, alien, or robot. Created by Osamu Tezuka, 'Japan's Walt Disney,' Astro Boy is action-packed, classic fun for all ages, now featured in value-priced omnibus editions!

(W) Kurt Busiek (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco - Jesus Merino Kurt Busiek (Astro City), Carlos Pacheco (Superman/Batman), and Jesus Merino's (Action Comics) legendary Superman run returns to print in deluxe format. All seems well in Superman's world: he's happily married, Intergang is on the run, and Metropolis stands as a shining example of a modern-day Camelot. But not even the Man of Steel may be powerful enough to avert disaster when an ancient sorcerer prophesizes that Camelot will fall! This volume collects SUPERMAN #654-658, #662-664, #667, and SUPERMAN ANNUAL #13 and features a brand-new introduction from Busiek!

In this new trade paperback collecting BATMAN #8-12 and ANNUAL #1, Bruce Wayne has learned that the Court of Owls is real-and a deadly threat to Gotham City! As Batman struggles to stop the Court of Owls before they claim the city for their own, he uncovers dark secrets about the Wayne family and the city he's sworn to protect!

(W) Greg Pak (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) Minkyu Jung, Sunny Gho Meet a new Korean hero named...City Boy! Or at least, that's the best translation of what the cities call him. City Boy, a.k.a. Cameron Kim, is just getting by, using the powers the cities have offered him to find the lost, the missing, the valuable. But when the cities speak, it can be overwhelming. Especially when powerful human forces aligned with one of the DC Universe's greatest threats try to take control! As Cameron's powers get stronger, the cities start forming animal avatars from scraps in order to physically travel alongside him on his adventures. As he flees from Mokkarison's influence, he meets the dragon of Metropolis, the rat of Gotham, and the bat of Bl?dhaven (along with some more familiar faces from those cities). But his search for family and connection drives him to continue searching for the home he needs. Don't miss the debut of a brand-new hero with a never-before-seen connection to the DC Universe. City Boy is written by comics superstar Greg Pak and illustrated by Minkyu Jung, featuring Nightwing, Supe

City Fall' concludes as Shredder reveals his new second-in-command and launches a full-scale war on New York City! Forced to make strange alliances, the Turtles fight back against their most deadly enemy.

LIQUID CITY, VOL. 2 once again brings together creators from Southeast Asia to offer an amazing diversity of stories. From LAT's vignette of a soccer game in Malaysia, to IVAN SONG's poignant near-future tale of childhood memories, and Vietnamese artist NGUYEN THANH PHONG's account of his adventures in South Korea, the collection showcases an incredible variety of styles and genres . War, fantasy, drama, road trips and Robot Rabbits; you'll find it all and more in LIQUID CITY, VOL. 2.

It's all led to this! Bane's minions have taken control of Gotham City and are ruling with an iron fist, and Batman is nowhere to be found. Instead, Flashpoint Batman is patrolling the city, dispensing a violent brand of justice. It's all building to a rebellion among the bad guys who don't want to play along with Bane! Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is on a quest to regain his fighting spirit...Collects Batman #75-79.

It's all led to this! Bane's minions have taken control of Gotham City and are ruling with an iron fist, and Batman is nowhere to be found. Instead, Flashpoint Batman is patrolling the city, dispensing a violent brand of justice. It's all building to a rebellion among the bad guys who don't want to play along with Bane! Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is on a quest to regain his fighting spirit...Collects Batman #75-79.

(W/A/CA) Jeff Lemire When a new member of the family arrives in the fading industrial town of Royal City looking for answers, the past and present all come together, and the Pike family must face the truths about their youngest brother's death decades earlier. The concluding chapter of ROYAL CITY, the generation-spanning saga of one family haunted by their own private ghosts from the New York Times bestselling writer and artist, JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS, Sweet Tooth, Essex County). Collects ROYAL CITY #11-14

AT LAST! The long-awaited collection of the complete KING CITY series is here, full of full on comic book games, puzzles and wordplay! Joe is a catmaster, trained to use his cat as any tool or weapon. His best friend Pete falls in love with an alien he's forced to sell into green slavery, while his ex Anna watches her Xombie War veteran boyfriend turn into the drug he's addicted to. King City, an underbelly of a town Run by spy gangs and dark dark magic with mystery down every alleyway. Collects KING CITY #1-12

(W) Bartosz Sztybor (A) Filipe Andrade, Alessio Fioriniello (CA) Matias Bergara Two scavengers in Night City make a living for themselves stealing cyberware and indulging in parties and braindances. One seeks to become the most famous gangster in the city. The other longs for something more-meaning, belonging, warmth . . . As they chase their dreams, their paths begin to deviate. But one thing they can both agree on, in a place like Night City-you run, you fight, you change, or you die.

(W/A/CA) Faith Erin Hicks Kai and Rat must sacrifice everything for peace in the riveting conclusion to the Nameless City trilogy! The Nameless City is under siege-held by the rogue Dao prince Erzi, and under attack by a Dao general determined to end the war for the Nameless City for once and for all. And the people of the city - the 'Named' - are caught in between. Meanwhile, Rat and Kai must infiltrate Erzi's palace and steal back the ancient and deadly formula for napatha, the weapon of mass destruction he has unearthed from the ancients - before he can use it to destroy everything Rat and Kai hold dear! In her third and final installment in the Nameless City trilogy, Faith Erin Hicks delivers a heart-thumping conclusion.

(W/A/CA) Faith Erin Hicks Every nation that invades the City gives it a new name. But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands (and names) once again. The natives don't let themselves get caught up in the unending wars. To them, their home is the Nameless City, and those who try to name it are forever outsiders. Kaidu is one such outsider. He's a Dao born and bred--a member of the latest occupying nation. Rat is a native of the Nameless City. At first, she hates Kai for everything he stands for, but his love of his new home may be the one thing that can bring these two unlikely friends together. Let's hope so, because the fate of the Nameless City rests in their hands. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

(W/A/CA) Faith Erin Hicks written and illustrated by HICKS, FAITH ERIN SYNOPSIS: _______________________________________________________________________ Book two in the groundbreaking Nameless City trilogy from graphic novel superstar Faith Erin Hicks Kaidu and Rat have only just recovered from the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades when more chaos breaks loose in the Nameless City: deep conflicts within the Dao nation are making it impossible to find a political solution for the disputed territory of the City itself. To complicate things further, Kaidu is fairly certain he's stumbled on a formula for the lost weapon of the mysterious founders of the City. . . . But sharing it with the Dao military would be a complete betrayal of his friendship with Rat. Can Kai find the right solution before the Dao find themselves at war?

(W) Paul Jenkins & Various (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Dave Dorman What's to Love: From the writings of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to comics like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Lady Mechanika, the detailed and imagination-fueled steampunk movement has excited fans worldwide. Lantern City explores everything we love about the genre and what it takes to change a person's place in the world. Created by Trevor Crafts, Bruce Boxleitner, and Matthew Daley, written by Daley, Paul Jenkins (Fairy Quest), and Mairghread Scott (Transformers), and illustrated by Carlos Magno (RoboCop), Lantern City explores what it takes to change a person's place in the world, all set in an original, sprawling steampunk universe. What It Is: Sander Jorve just wants to keep his wife and son safe. Living in the brutalized lower class of Lantern City means living in near-constant darkness, the enormous walls of the city always looming overhead, while the upper class enjoys the elevated, interconnected towers and airships above. When Sander's brother-in-law, the persuasive activist Kendal, convinces him to i

(A/CA) Guy Colwell Beginning in 1972, Guy Colwell's Inner City Romance forged new territory for underground comix, portraying stories about prison, black culture, ghetto life, the sex trade and the realities of inner city life. Every issue is included in this collection, as well as many of the highly detailed paintings he created at the same time. Colwell recounts in the accompanying text, his personal journey to artistic maturity forged by radicalism and frustration. Beginning in 1972, Guy Colwell's Inner City Romance forged new territory for underground comix, portraying stories about prison, black culture, ghetto life, the sex trade and the realities of inner city life. Every issue is included in this collection, as well as many of the highly detailed paintings he created at the same time. Colwell recounts in the accompanying text, his personal journey to artistic maturity forged by radicalism and frustration.

(W) Tom King (A/CA) Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur There once was a shining city on the water, a home for families, hope, and prosperity. It was Gotham, and it was glorious. The story of its fall from grace, the legend that would birth the Bat, has remained untold for 80 years. That's about to change. Superstar creators Tom King and Phil Hester team up for the first time to tell the definitive origin of Gotham City: how it became the cesspool of violence and corruption it is today, how it harbored and then unleashed the sin that led to the rise of the Dark Knight. Two generations before Batman, private investigator Slam Bradley gets tangled in the kidnapping of the century as the infant Wayne heir disappears in the night...and so begins a brutal, hard-boiled, epic tale of a man living on the edge and a city about to burn. Collecting Gotham City Year One #1-6.

(W) Tom King (A) Various (CA) Tony S. Daniel The bestselling ?City of Bane? epic is collected in one volume, bringing writer Tom King?s Batman saga to a bloody and brutal end!Bane?s minions have taken control of Gotham City and are ruling with an iron fist, and Batman is nowhere to be found. Instead, the Flashpoint Batman?Thomas Wayne, Bruce Wayne?s father from an alternate timeline?is patrolling the city, dispensing a violent brand of justice. It all builds to a rebellion among the bad guys who don?t want to play along with Bane! But as the Dark Knight Detective returns, is he ready to take on the foe who broke him worse than any other that came before? Batman and his allies have a choice: let Bane stay in power and guarantee the city?s survival, or risk everything to break free! Collects Batman #75-85.

(W) Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (A) Luca Merli (CA) Roberta Ingranata When a young roughneck lands in Silver City, the gritty, purgatorial metropolis of the afterlife, she must adapt to her new existence, while attempting to uncover how and why she died. Her mission is derailed, however, when she rescues a newly-dead girl from a mysterious kidnapping attempt and discovers powerful, kinetic abilities. Welcome to Silver City, where the sun never rises and nothing ever changes?until now. This 128-page volume contains the entire series, issues #1-5.

More enchanting tales from L. Frank Baum's ever-captivating world of Oz! When your name is Dorothy Gale, all roads lead back to Oz. And sure enough, Dorothy soon finds herself on yet another magical journey! This time she's joined by the Shaggy Man, with his handy-dandy love magnet, and Button-Bright, the wisest little boy who 'don't know' anything. But will the trio arrive in time for Princess Ozma's birthday gala? Then, when Dorothy, Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are forced to leave their Kansas home, where can they go? To the Emerald City, of course! Dorothy and the Wizard take Em and Henry on a grand tour - but will Oz be able to withstand an attack by the Nomes, the Growleywogs and the evil shape-shifting Phanfasms? Collecting ROAD TO OZ #1-6 and EMERALD CITY OF OZ #1-5. All Ages

(W) Matthew Daley, Scott Mairghread (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Benjamin Carre Sander Jorve gave up everything to change Lantern City: his family, his home, even his identity. Now, with a ruthless force of outlaws rising from the Underground, an emperor gone mad, and a desperate army from beyond the Wall converging on the city, Sander will have to choose a side...if he can remember what he's fighting for. Collects the final arc of this epic steampunk saga, issues #9-12.

(W) Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas (A) Dan McDaid (CA) Ulises Farinas Dredd finds himself the only Judge in a Mega-City One that he barely recognizes. Joined by a trio of feral girls, he has taken on his most challenging case yet: to uncover what happened to the city he has sworn to serve and protect. Collects issues #5-8.

(W/A/CA) Meredith McClaren New to the city of Cobble, Orio must depend on help wherever she can find it, but her assigned familiar Bauble has other interests. And as the two explore the walls of their city, they find that they are not the only new arrivals.

The long-awaited second installment of the epic historical trilogy! The people of Weimar Berlin search for answers after the lethal May Day demonstration of 1929. Tension builds along with the dividing wall between communists and nationalists, Jews and gentiles, as the dawn of the Second World War draws closer. The lives of the characters within Lutes's epic weave together to create a seamless portrait of this transitory city. Marthe Muller follows lover Kurt Severing as he interviews participants in the May Day demonstration, but moonlights in the city's lesbian nightlife. Lutes creates a sense of anxiety and imminent doom.

(W) Usata Nonohara (A/CA) Ox Thanks to Mariela's alchemy know-how, things in the Labyrinth City are looking up: the Labyrinth's subjugation is closer at hand, and the city's chemists are more knowledgeable than ever before. Sieg is busy honing his combat skills to become an A-Rank adventurer, while Lynx is starting to come to terms with his feelings for Mariela. But can these carefree days continue for much longer...?

(W/A/CA) Jeff Lemire 'Buzzing with a meticulously controlled intensity that's propelled by its deeply flawed and richly imagined cast of characters, JEFF LEMIRE is at his best.' -IGN In a return to the literary and thematic territory of JEFF LEMIRE's breakthrough graphic novel Essex County, ROYAL CITY follows Patrick Pike, a fading literary star who reluctantly returns to the once-thriving factory town where he grew up. There, Patrick is quickly drawn back into the dramas of his two adult siblings, his overbearing mother, and his browbeaten father, all of whom are still haunted by different versions of his youngest brother, Tommy, who drowned decades ago. ROYAL CITY is a sprawling, ambitious graphic novel that charts the lives, loves, and losses of a troubled family and a vanishing town across three decades. Collects ROYAL CITY #1-14

(W) Jim Zub (A) Leandro Oliviera & Various (CA) Genzoman The Pathfinder heroes head to the city of Magnimar, and danger isn't far behind. As the wizard Ezren seeks an audience with the Pathfinder Society, his adventuring allies explore the city's ancient magic, well-hidden secrets, and deep political divides. The dangers and opportunities of the big city could bring the adventurers closer together - or tear them apart! Ezren ambushed, Kyra targeted, Merisiel tempted by her past... will the group endure? With a captivating story written by Jim Zub (Samurai Jack, Skullkickers) and explosive artwork by Leandro Oliveira, this third volume in the Pathfinder graphic novel series expands upon the mythos of Paizo's award-winning fantasy world, fiction line, and tabletop RPG. Bonus materials include over thirty-pages of encounters and world detail for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.