It's a new Stretch Armstrong for a new age! Charter City was run down and crime ridden, until the arrival of Rook Unlimited, the leading technology company in the world. The company's biggest achievement is the development of Flexarium, a compound that can stretch to incredible lengths and become lighter than air or dense as lead. One night, high-school friends Jake Armstrong, Ricardo Perez, and Nathan Park go to hang out at the warehouse where Flexarium is stored, causing an accident that leads to the chemical compound bonding with their bodies, giving them superpowers. The trio is enlisted by Rook Unlimited to fight crime in Charter City as Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters! Advance solicited for June release! From the writers of the new Netflix animated series!
(W) Peter B. Gillis, James D. Hudnall (A) Brent Anderson, Various (CA) Brent Anderson
The epic sci-fi cult favorite sensation of the '80s is collected in a single hardcover! A savage alien race called the horde has invaded Earth, enslaving its people and plundering its resources. Scientists have devised a method of fighting back: the Morituri process, which grants enhanced abilities to a select few compatible humans - but the transformation is fatal within a year. Now, a handful of brave volunteers make up Strikeforce: Morituri - an elite, experimental and highly effective fighting force against the horde's depredations. But the heat of every battle, the celebration of every victory and every quiet moment alone is tainted by the inescapable knowledge that - win or lose - their fate is sealed! The war against the Horde will be filled with monstrous twists and turns - but when it's finally over, will mankind prove victorious? And where will that leave the surviving members of Strikeforce: Morituri? COLLECTING: Strikeforce: Morituri (1986) 1-31, Strikeforce: Morituri - Electric Undert
Now awake, aware, and furious about what's been done to him, the murderous super?villain known as Requiem wants answers. There are huge gaps in his memories-he doesn't understand how he comes to be in this world he doesn't know, in this life that isn't his. But he does know there's no one he won't hurt or kill to get information. Not even Leo Winters' family. Mike Carey (Lucifer, The Unwritten) and artist Elena Casagrande (Hulk, Hack/Slash) continue to tell amazing stories in this critically acclaimed third arc of SUICIDE RISK, which also includes the thrilling standalone story illustrated by spotlight artist Jorge Coehlo (Polarity, Venom).
(W) Mike Carey (A) Elena Casagrande, Jorge Coehlo (CA) Stephanie Hans
Mike Carey (Lucifer, The Unwritten) and fan-favorite artist Elena Casagrande (Hulk, Hack/Slash) continue the mysterious superhero world of Suicide Risk with this critically acclaimed fourth arc, which also includes the celebrated standalone story illustrated by spotlight artist Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel, Avengers). Requiem is in full control now, and Tracey, Danny, and Suni must find a way to survive the vengeful god parading around in Leo Winters' body. He has his own plans and has been thwarted before, but this time Requiem won't let something as simple as family get in his way? Collects issues #14-17.
(W) Rob Williams (A) Barnaby Bagenda & Various (CA) Whilce Portacio
Devastated by Rustam and his Burning World, the international conspiracy known as the People reveals itself to Amanda Waller in a desperate move to secure their mysterious endgame for planet Earth! Meanwhile, the walls tighten for Captain Boomerang as Harley Quinn gets closer to discovering the traitorous murderer within Task Force X...This new hardcover collects SUICIDE SQUAD #21-32.
HARLEY QUINN, DEADSHOT, KING SHARK and others are a team of death-row Super-Villains recruited by the government to take on missions so dangerous - they're sheer suicide! After a prison riot at BELLE REVE PENITENTIARY, the hunt for the escaped HARLEY QUINN is on! Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #1-7!
(W) Rob Williams, Simon Spurrier (A) Jim Lee & Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams
Amanda Waller needs Kryptonite, and only Lex Luthor has it! But a deal like this won't be cheap-or easy. And soon, the dark energies of the Black Vault are driving everyone in Belle Reve Penitentiary to acts of violent, bloody madness. Everyone except Harley Quinn, who's somehow been?cured? Plus: welcome to Evil Anonymous, the support group for super-villains in need, where no problem is too insane or homicidal. Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #5-8 and the HARLEY QUINN AND THE SUICIDE SQUAD APRIL FOOL'S SPECIAL #1!
(W) Rob Williams, John Ostrander (A) John Romita & Various (CA) John Romita, Richard Friend
Spinning directly out of the events of JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD! Hidden somewhere deep within the world is a burning flame. It's a fire fueled by hatred, by rage and by vengeance. Used, abused and left for dead, the greatest foe the Suicide Squad has ever faced returns to burn down the world Amanda Waller has given everything to protect. Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #11-15 and the WAR CRIMES special. And when a retired American politician is taken to Europe and tried for alleged war crimes, the Suicide Squad must recover him from an allied nation before terrible truths are revealed.
As the Suicide Squad closes in on Basilisk leader Regulus, Deadshot and Harley discover sleeper agents in their ranks. Meanwhile, Harley must face her former boyfriend, The Joker! Collecting issues #14-19 of the hard-hitting series!
The team returns to Belle Reve to lick their wounds and bury their dead - and to meet Task Force X's new leader, who plans to make them even deadlier than before. Collecting issues #20-23, plus JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7.1: DEADSHOT and DETECTIVE COMICS #23.2: HARLEY QUINN.
(W) Rob Williams (A) Tony S. Daniel & Various (CA) Tony S. Daniel, Sandu Florea
Amanda Waller is used to getting what she wants-but this time, what Waller wants is something only Lex Luthor has. Striking a deal won't be easy-or cheap! It's a war on two fronts as Waller leads a smoldering charm offensive in Luthor's penthouse while her Suicide Squad tries to open the most heavily guarded safe in all of LexCorp. Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #16-20.
(W) Matt Kindt, Sean Ryan (A) Patrick Zircher & Various (CA) Doug Mahnke As FOREVER EVIL sweeps over the DCU, the Suicide Squad experiences a world full of freed villains! And now, with the Reverse Suicide Squad taking over Belle Reve, Amanda Waller and James Gordon Jr. must free a prisoner from the early days of The New 52 if they are to have any hope of surviving! Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #24-30 and SUICIDE SQUAD: AMANDA WALLER #1.
(W) Rob Williams (A) Barnaby Bagenda & Various (CA) Stejpan Sejic
Task Force X. Maxwell Lord. General Zod. Everything. And the message came from...outer space?! Determined to identify and neutralize this unprecedented threat, Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad boldly go where no sociopath has gone before! Collects #27-32.
(W) John Ostrander, Kim Yale (A) Luke McDonnell, Geof Isherwood (CA) Geof Isherwood, Karl Kesel
Amanda Waller puts together a special team that includes Suicide Squad founding members Nemesis, Nightshade, Bronze Tiger and Deadshot for a personal mission to preserve the legacy of Rick Flag! Who will make it out alive? SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 7 collects issues #50-58 of the classic series.
This fantastic new hardcover features Jim Lee's pencil artwork in its purest form! Harley Quinn. Deadshot. Killer Croc. Captain Boomerang. Enchantress. Katana. All deadly criminals sent on the most dangerous missions possible by a government that wants them killed. Their newest challenge? A teammate so powerful that even these murderers and thieves can't control him. Collects Suicide Squad April Fool's Special #1 and Suicide Squad #1-8.
This is where it begins! The Evil Max Maximus wants to get to Inner-Earth! He wants the dinosaurs that live there! He wants the powerful DynOre mineral that originates there! SUPER DINOSAUR and DEREK DYNAMO are the only ones who can stop him! The fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a ten year-old kid and his best friend, a nine-foot tall Tyrannosaurus Rex who loves to play video games. Collects SUPER DINOSAUR #1-5 and SUPER DINOSAUR ORIGIN SPECIAL #1
The never-ending action continues! The fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a ten year-old kid and his best friend, a nine-foot tall Tyrannosaurus Rex who loves to play video games. New enemies, new adventures, and new weapons await Derek Dynamo and Super Dinosaur! COLLECTS SUPER DINOSAUR #6-10
Escape from Inner-Earth! Derek Dynamo is a prisoner of The Exile - who has taken him deep into Inner-Earth. Now Super Dinosaur must assemble a team to save his best friend, but along the way, he will learn the secret of Inner-Earth - something that could bring about the fall of human civilization! Collects SUPER DINOSAUR #12-17
(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Jason Howard, Cliff Rathburn
Super Dinosaur and Derek Dynamo come face-to-face with a new threat unlike any they've faced before. Who is TYRANNOSAURUS X?! And where in the world is Derek's mother?
(W) Ridley Pearson (A/CA) Ile Gonzalez
In the aftermath of The PolarShield Project, Jon Kent and Damian 'Ian' Wayne, the respective sons of Superman and Batman, are on the run! With their hometown in ruins, and in the absence of their heroic fathers, Jon and Ian are on a mission to find a sample of the deadly virus that's threatening Wyndemere and Jon's mother, Lois Lane. Meanwhile, Candace follows clues that hold the key to her destiny, and her journey is filled with twists and turns as she unlocks powerful abilities she never knew existed. While their quests threaten to divide the three of them, it's only through teamwork and trust that they can succeed. The Foxglove Mission is the rare sequel that takes everything readers love about the Super Sons and raises the stakes without losing any of the charm or sense of wonder. Join New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson (Kingdom Keepers) and artist Ile Gonzalez as they introduce new settings, new allies and villains, and an all-new adventure in this latest action-packed chapter!
(W) Ridley Pearson (A/CA) Ile Gonzalez
The polar ice caps have nearly melted away, causing devastation to coastal cities. Erratic, deadly weather forces everyone inland, tearing families apart. Earth is facing its greatest crisis-and Superman and Batman are nowhere to be found. Jon Kent and Damian Wayne are opposite in every way except one-they are the sons of the World's Greatest Heroes! To uncover a global conspiracy, this unlikely dynamic duo will need to learn to trust each other and work together to save the Earth. But who is the mysterious Candace? And what secrets does she hold that could be the key to everything? From New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson (Kingdom Keepers) and artist Ile Gonzalez comes the first original graphic novel in an epic three-part series that follows the Super Sons of Superman and Batman as they struggle to find their place in a rapidly changing world!
(W) Ridley Pearson (A/CA) Ile Gonzalez
Finishing the thrilling adventure that began in The PolarShield Project, amysterious new foe plans to release a deadly virus, launching the sons of the world's two greatest superheroes on their biggest mission yet!
With the news of the Four Fingers taking refuge in the land of Landis, Batkid, Superboy, and Tilly begin their journey to stop the deadly virus from being unleashed onto the world. Meanwhile, Candace has found her way to Landis and is taken underground to a
group of people who still believe her to be the true queen of Landis. Our team is reunited in an action-packed adventure through the desert of Landis, an unknown territory filled with unknown dangers!
New York Times bestselling authorRidley Pearson (Kingdom Keepers) and artist Ile Gonzalez bring the epic conclusion to a story three books in themaking. Don't miss the Super Sons of Superman and Batman as they spring into action on what might be their final
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(W/A/CA) Various
Weirdness from A-Z! Airmale to The Zebra! Here's a new tome crammed with OMG, WTH, and LOL bizarro heroes of the Golden Age. Eisner-winner Craig Yoe provides both witty and fascinating context to heroes like Mr. Whiskers (a young actor who dresses like an old geezer), Hip Knox (who has an eye-ball on his chest and what looks like a woo-woo on his belt), and Pat Parker War Nurse (who fights Nazis in a skimpy nurse/superhero costume)! Over 30 full comic stories in all!
(W) Mark Millar, Nacho Vigalondo (A/CA) Leinil Francis Yu
When the market is flooded with competition, and the authorities are always on your tail, what's an all-American super villain to do? Go to Spain, of course! Johnny Bolt convinces his villainous pals to pull off one last heist in the land of bullfighting and churros - but will culture shock get to them before the policia do? And when Johnny's target is revealed as the Bastard, the greatest super villain of all time, things go horribly wrong - but it's too late to turn back. A massive secret in the American super-hero community might just work in their favor - and if the Supercrooks can survive, it will mean an enormous payday! From the writer who brought you KICK-ASS and the artist of SUPERIOR and SECRET INVASION! Collecting SUPERCROOKS #1-4.
Supergirl's cosmic adventure is back in print in this new all-ages book! Supergirl meets Belinda Zee, a new junior high adversary, in this all-ages title collecting the six-issue miniseries. And that's just the start of the fun that includes super-powered pets and cosmic adventure! ON SALE 08.26.20
(W) Dan Slott (A) Mark Bagley & Various (CA) Mark Bagley
The Superior Spider-Man returns - but how?! Ten years after the body-swap story that shocked the world, Dan Slott and Mark Bagley spin a new tale of Otto Octavius, the would-be wall-crawler you love to hate - or hate to love! Once known as the Superior Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus has made a life-changing discovery. But the sins of his past will exact a heavy toll on the present, and one of Peter Parker's closest friends must pay the price! With disaster looming, only one flawed hero can step up and save the day! Well, one flawed hero and his army of expendable Spider-Minions, that is. With his former love Anna Maria's life at stake, Otto Octavius seeks not to just be Superior, but to become the ONLY Spider-Man! Collecting SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN RETURNS #1, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (2023) #1-5 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #31. Rated T
(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Mark Bagley
The Spidey super-team of Dan Slott and Mark Bagley continue their Superior Spider-Man saga, featuring Doctor Octopus! Supernova is the living embodiment of Otto Octavius' life's work, and she wants him dead. Anna Maria Marconi is the woman Otto loves, but who will never love him back. Her life hangs in the balance. Can he save her? Can he save himself? This isn't a job for a hero OR a villain. This situation calls for something far more?superior! COLLECTING: Superior Spider-Man (2023) 5-8 Rated T
(W) Dave Croatto (A/CA) Tom Richmond
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the worst day ever! It's a 100% UNauthorized children's book parody as only MAD Magazine can do it in SUPERMAN AND THE MISERABLE, ROTTEN, NO FUN, REALLY BAD DAY! It's a day so terrible that only the Man of Steel could possibly hope to survive it! On this miserable, rotten, no fun, very bad day, Superman will face rampaging super-villains, angry editors, boring chores, a cranky Justice League and, worst of all, bad pizza. Superman's home planet, Krypton, exploded - so he's no stranger to bad days-but even so, this is one for the record books! In this all-new story from the Usual Gang of Idiots at MAD Magazine (the same crew that brought you GOODNIGHT, BATCAVE) the best-selling children's book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is parodied with the heroes and villains from the world of DC Comics' Superman!
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Patrick Gleason & Various (CA) Ryan Sook
In these tales from ACTION COMICS #1001-1006, the devastating repercussions from the Man of Steel miniseries still reverberate as Metropolis enters a new age! The Daily Planet teeters on the brink of disaster! A new criminal element has made its way onto the streets of Superman's hometown! With mobsters being killed off and the Daily Planet staff hunting for answers, it's up to Superman to discover what lurks in the underside of the city he thought he knew so well. Who is the Red Mist, and why has Superman never heard of someone so powerful and dangerous? And what is Lois Lane doing with Lex Luthor?
(W) Andy Diggle, Scott Lobdell (A) Tony S. Daniel & Various (CA) Tony S. Daniel, Matt Batt Banning
Determined to turn Metropolis against the Man of Steel, Lex Luthor unleashes a virus on Metropolis capable of rewriting the DNA of those infected, including Superman. Collecting ACTION COMICS #19-24 plus tales from YOUNG ROMANCE #1 and SUPERMAN ANNUAL #2.
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Gary Frank; Jon Sibal (CA) Gary Frank
Written by Geoff Johns ? Art by Gary Frank & Jon Sibal ? Cover by Gary Frank The amazing 'Brainiac' storyline from ACTION COMICS #866-870 is collected in this spectacular new paperback! This is the hard-hitting story that revitalized Brainiac and set the stage for the storyline 'New Krypton.'
(W) Dan Jurgens & Various (A) Chris Batista & Various (CA) Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding
Superman travels to the nightmare world of Apokolips for a confrontation with Doomsday, the creature who cost the Man of Steel his life. With the help of the mysterious, time-traveling Waverider, Superman at last discovers the shocking truth of his greatest enemy's origin. And just when he thinks the terror is finally over, the murderous juggernaut returns to Earth even more powerful than ever! This new title collects DOOMSDAY ANNUAL #1, SUPERMAN: THE DOOMSDAY WARS #1-3 and SUPERMAN/DOOMSDAY: HUNTER/PREY #1-3!
The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times best-selling graphic novel SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE by acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski and superstar artist Shane Davis is now available in trade paperback! Young Clark Kent continues his journey toward becoming the World's Greatest Super Hero but finds dealing with humanity to be a bigger challenge than he ever imagined! From a ruthless dictator to a new love interest who's NOT Lois Lane, things are never easy for this emerging Man of Steel. And the worst is yet to come, in the form of a man-monster with an insatiable appetite, the Parasite! The only thing that might appease his hunger is The Last Son of Krypton!
(W/A/CA) Various
Written by Geoff Johns, Joe Casey, Mark Schultz and Joe Kelly Art by Pascual Ferry, Duncan Rouleau and others Cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino When the villainous Manchester Black uncovers Clark Kent's secret identity, it sets in motion one of the hardest days in Superman's life. Collects stories from SUPERMAN #185-186, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #608-609, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #130-131 and ACTION COMICS #795-796
His truth is revealed! After decades of leading a double life, the Man of Steel makes the monumental decision to reveal his secret identity to the world-leading to major repercussions in Metropolis and beyond. In a story that made international headlines, find out how the DC Universe react to discovering Superman and Clark Kent are one and the same. Plus, the Super Sons are reunited as Jonathan and Damian team for a new adventure-right before Jonathan has to decide if he'll travel a thousand years in the future and join the Legion of Super-Heroes. Collects Superman #16-19, Superman: Heroes #1, and Superman: Villains #1.
(W/A) Art Baltazar, Franco (CA) Art Baltazar
Can Superman keep Smallville from going to the dogs? Acts of awesomeness are happening around town. People are being rescued, runaway tractors stopped, and fires extinguished. This is all in a day's work for the hero known only as 'Superman.' But who is he, really? Thirteen-year-old Clark Kent knows. He has a super secret-one his parents are constantly worried will get out. Clark promises to be extra careful, but when random objects begin to take flight and disappear, his parents threaten to ground him. Except he's innocent! If Superman isn't responsible…who is? Join Clark in this hilarious adventure as he sniffs out the real culprit. From New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning creators Art Baltazar and Franco comes a fun, whimsical story featuring young Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and of course, Clark Kent.
(W) Peter J. Tomasi & Various (A) Doug Mahnke & Various (CA) Jorge Jimenez
Witness the first meeting of the Last Son of Krypton and Earth's Mightiest Mortal in this thrilling story! While Superman must stop members of a cult from stealing an ancient artifact from the Metropolis Natural History Museum, Captain Marvel must defeat giant robots rampaging through Fawcett City! Collecting the classic four-issue miniseries in hardcover for the first time!
The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Chinatown to Downtown Metropolis. While Dr. Lee is eager to begin his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to the famous superhero Superman! Tommy adjusts quickly to the fast pace of their new neighborhood, befriending Jimmy Olsen and joining the baseball team, while his younger sister Roberta feels out of place when she fails to fit in with the neighborhood kids. She's awkward, quiet, and self-conscious of how she looks different from the kids around her, so she sticks to watching people instead of talking to them. While the Lees try to adjust to their new lives, an evil is stirring in Metropolis: the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan targets the Lee family, beginning a string of terrorist attacks. They kidnap Tommy, attack the Daily Planet, and even threaten the local YMCA. But with the help of Roberta's keen skills of observation, Superman is able to fight the Klan's terror, while exposing those in power who support them-and Roberta and Superman learn to emb
(W) Gene Luen Yang (A/CA) Gurihiru
The Daily Planet is under attack! When the Klan invades the newspaper's office, they kidnap Lois Lane, Perry White, and Inspector Henderson. The Klan's attacks have separated our heroes, forcing Roberta and Jimmy Olsen to step up and help save the Daily Planet staff. But the Klan has one more surprise to reveal. In order to save his friends and stop the Klan once and for all, Superman must face his own identity to unleash his full potential and ultimately accept who he really is. Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial 'Clan of the Fiery Cross,' New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, The Terrifics, New Super-Man) concludes his personal retelling of the adventures of the Lee family as they team up with Superman to smash the Klan.
Following Crisis on Infinite Earths, comic book superstar John Byrne reimagined Superman for a new era in bold tales presented in this new collection! Starting with the six-issue Man of Steel miniseries, Byrne fundamentally changed Superman's origins and propelled him into the present, including iconic encounters with Lex Luthor, Metallo, and Darkseid! This title collects The Man of Steel #1-6, Superman #1-4, Adventures of Superman #424-428, and Action Comics #584-587.