(W) Alan Burnett - Paul Dini (A) Various (CA) Dave Johnson
From Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, the visionary producers of Batman: The Animated Series, comes a collection of all-new stories and adventures that turn Batman?s world upside down! Starting off with an attack on S.T.A.R. Labs in Gotham City by a giant robot that steals an entire room of the laboratory! Batman is going to have to stop it before it can cause more harm...and with Lex Luthor freshly back in Gotham, he knows where to start his search. Will Batman be able to topple the billionaire before he leaves Gotham? Collects Batman: The Adventures Continue #1-8.
(W) Alan Burnett, Paul Dini (A) Rick Burchett, Ty Templeton, Jordan Gibson (CA) Riley Rossmo
Gotham City is changing. After Mayor Hill is killed by a mysterious assailant, Batman finds himself tracking down an ancient order that?s long been buried under the streets of Gotham: the Court of Owls. An old face returns to the city, looking to take back power after Mayor Hill?s death! Check out the all-new season in the Batman: The Animated Series mythos! Collecting Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two issues #1-7 and a short story from ?Tis the Season to Be Freezin? #1!
(W) Paul Dini, Alan Burnett (A) Various (CA) Kevin Nowlan
Art by Ty Templeton, Jordan Gibson, Jacob Edgar, and Kevin Altieri When all of Gotham's major super-villains are behind bars, does Batman's mission finally end? Fear not, the World's Greatest Detective still has his hands full protecting the Muscle from retribution and pondering the return of his high school sweetheart...who also happens to be Harley Quinn's college girlfriend?! Then, when Ra's al Ghul and his daughter, Talia, show up with a proposition, Bruce must determine what Batman's future will be! Alan Burnett and Paul Dini return one final time to the world of Batman: The Animated Series for a finale over 30 years in the making! Collects Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Three #1-8.
(W) Dennis McNicholas (A) Anthony Marques, J. Bone (CA) Dave Johnson
Don't touch that dial! Picking up right after the first season finale of the award-winning podcast, Batman: The Audio Adventures continues in this new seven-issue miniseries! A string of attacks has plagued Gotham's seedy underbelly, sending criminals into a panic. But it's not Batman who is striking at the heart of the city--it's a group of mysterious assailants on the hunt for an ancient artifact. As Batman hunts down these assassins, he finds clues that keep drawing him to their true goal: the sword of King Scimitar! But what he learns about the sword reveals something far darker is brewing in the world.
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jock, Francesco Francavilla (CA) Jock
For years Batman and Commissioner Gordon have stared into the unyielding, black abyss that is Gotham City. But even after a lifetime of quelling the worst of humanity, an even darker and more dangerous evil pushes the two crime-fighters to their absolute limits. As the city's top cop, James Gordon has seen it all. But can he unravel a deep and personal mystery that is inextricably tied to Gotham City's underworld? Or will the darkness that turns Gotham's citizens into monsters blind him forever? From Eisner Award-winning writer SCOTT SNYDER (Batman: The Court of Owls) comes this deluxe edition of his #1 New York Times bestselling debut work on the Dark Knight with stunning art provided by JOCK (The Losers) and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (Swamp Thing). Collects Detective Comics #871-881 and includes additional bonus material featuring sketches, designs, a wrapround cover by Jock, and more!
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jock, Francesco Francavilla (CA) Jock
For years Batman and Commissioner Gordon have stared into the unyielding, black abyss that is Gotham City. But even after a lifetime of quelling the worst of humanity, an even darker and more dangerous evil pushes the two crime-fighters to their absolute limits. As the city's top cop, James Gordon has seen it all. But can he unravel a deep and personal mystery that is inextricably tied to Gotham City's underworld? Or will the darkness that turns Gotham's citizens into monsters blind him forever? From Eisner Award-winning writer SCOTT SNYDER (Batman: The Court of Owls) comes this deluxe edition of his #1 New York Times bestselling debut work on the Dark Knight with stunning art provided by JOCK (The Losers) and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (Swamp Thing). Collects Detective Comics #871-881 and includes additional bonus material featuring sketches, designs, a wrapround cover by Jock, and more!
Originally published in DETECTIVE COMICS #871-877, this epic from the writer of BATMAN, SWAMP THING and AMERICAN VAMPIRE forces Batman to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils! Plus: The corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City's foremost banks, setting a deadly mystery in motion!
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Simone Di Meo
Written by Guillem March, Christopher Cantwell, Kyle Starks, Javier Rodriguez and More Art by Mitch Gerads, Otto Schmidt, Fernando Pasarin, Jeff Spokes and More Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Out of the Darkness offers five thrilling tales from DC's premier anthology! Embark on a journey through Gotham--and beyond--as presented by all-star creators, such as Guillem March, Christopher Cantwell, Javier Rodríguez, Kyle Starks, and more!
(W) Tom King (A/CA) Mitch Gerads
Prepare yourself for a shockingly brutal retelling of the first bloody clash between The Joker and the Batman! Detective Jim Gordon must call on the mysterious Dark Knight to help investigate the latest string of murder and mayhem terrorizing Gotham City. But what will it take to find the culprit behind these darkly comedic antics, and what will the repercussions be for everyone involved? The Eisner Award-winning team of Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite to give life to what may be the most frightening Joker story in a generation! Collects King and Gerads's The Winning Card storyline from Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1-2, #5, and #9.
(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Greg Capullo
Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC?s bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size! Considered one of the greatest stories in the Dark Knight's historic lore, BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA is an epic tale told by two of comics' finest storytellers. After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect. Could the Court of Owls, once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend, be behind the crime and corruption? Or is Bruce Wayne losing his grip on sanity and falling prey to the pressures of his war on crime? Collects Batman (2011) #1-11.
(W) Jim Starlin (A/CA) Bernie Wrightson
Batman has faced a multitude of foes throughout his career, but he's never faced anyone like the charismatic Deacon Blackfire. By manipulating the minds of the homeless and downtrodden, Blackfire has amassed an army willing to follow his every command--and Batman may become his latest acolyte! Will Blackfire succeed in breaking the Dark Knight's spirit? This deluxe edition of the classic miniseries by JIM STARLIN (Batman) and BERNIE WRIGHTSON (Swamp Thing) collects all four issues plus a never-before-seen gallery of original art by Wrightson.
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(W) Louise Simonson, Peter Milligan, Alan Grant, Various (A) Jim Fern, Jim Aparo, Luke McDonnell, Various (CA) Denys Cowan
Batman's iconic adventures from the 1990s continue in this volume that follows the Dark Knight as he tracks down a deadly assassin, encounters a foe who can alter reality, and investigates a bomber who is destroying the city for the sake of causing destruction. Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #634-638, #641, and #643; DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #4; BATMAN #474; and BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #27.
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Matt Wagner
Written by Chuck Dixon, Louise Simonson, Alan Grant, and John Wagner Art by Tom Lyle, Graham Nolan, Tom Grindberg, Tom Mandrake, and others In the final volume of the Dark Knight Detective series, Batman and Robin hunt a murderer with electricity-based powers, encounter a fledgling vigilante called the Spoiler, and team up with Huntress to take down a terrorist group. Plus, appearances from Scarface and The Joker! Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #644-653 and DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #5, plus a corrected printing of DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #4.
A horrific tragedy in the United Kingdom sends a very personal and deadly message to the Dark Knight—one that will draw Batman out of Gotham City to investigate! From the moment he lands in Europe, Batman will face a difficult investigation and unheard-of adversaries and gain the assistance of a partner once more—all in the hunt for the villain known as Equilibrium! New villains! New allies! A thrilling overseas adventure begins for the Dark Knight!
Collects Batman: The Detective #1-6.
(W) Tom Taylor (A) Andy Kubert, Sandra Hope (CA) Andy Kubert
A horrific tragedy in the United Kingdom sends a very personal and deadly message to the Dark Knight - one that will draw Batman out of Gotham City to investigate! From the moment he lands in Europe, Batman will face the ultimate challenge and unheard-of adversaries and gain the assistance of a partner once more - all in the hunt for the villain known as Equilibrium! Collects BATMAN: THE DETECTIVE #1-16.
(W) Mike Mignola, Richard Pace (A) Troy Nixey, Dennis Janke (CA) Mike Mignola
Gotham City, 1928. Twenty years have passed since a madman slew the parents of young Bruce Wayne, heir to one of the oldest fortunes in Gotham City. Then, Bruce fled the carnage of Gotham and the unearthly voice warning him to prepare for the world to come. Now Bruce Wayne has returned. And hell has followed... A terrible thing from beyond space and time has awakened. The Lurker on the Threshold has called its faithful servants?immortal sorcerers, reptile men, beings of eldritch cold and fungal horror?to feed our world into its gaping maw. Join acclaimed comics talents Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Richard Pace (Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword), and Troy Nixey (Harley Quinn) as they present Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, a terrifying reimagining of the greatest heroes and villains in the Batman mythos. Collects Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham #1-3.
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Darwyn Cooke
Written by Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, and Whitney Ellsworth Art by Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos Reread Batman?s 1939 debut and other early tales in this collection of Golden Age classics. Since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27, Batman has become one of the most popular comics characters in the world, appearing in multimillion-dollar movie franchises, TV shows, video games, and other media. Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 features the very first appearance of Batman and introduces such classic characters as Commissioner James Gordon, Robin, The Joker, Catwoman, the Penguin, and many more! Reprints stories from Detective Comics #27-56, Batman #1-7, New York World's Fair Comics #2, World's Best Comics #1, and World's Finest Comics #2-3.
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Darwyn Cooke
Batman and Robin patrol the streets of Gotham City, protecting the innocent from such returning super-villains as The Joker, Catwoman and Scarecrow. But now the Dynamic Duo will meet two all-new adversaries: Two-Face, the crusading district attorney horribly scarred by a mobster's acid, and the Penguin, the enigmatic master criminal who terrorizes the population of Gotham City with his deeds. All of this, plus the first appearance of the Batcave and Batman fighting the Nazi menace in World War II. Collects tales from DETECTIVE COMICS #57-74, BATMAN #8-15, and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #4-9.
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Darwyn Cooke
Batman and Robin patrol the streets of Gotham City, protecting the innocent from such returning super-villains as The Joker, Catwoman and Scarecrow. But now the Dynamic Duo will meet two all-new adversaries: Two-Face, the crusading district attorney horribly scarred by a mobster's acid, and the Penguin, the enigmatic master criminal who terrorizes the population of Gotham City with his deeds. All of this, plus the first appearance of the Batcave and Batman fighting the Nazi menace in World War II. Collects tales from DETECTIVE COMICS #57-74, BATMAN #8-15, and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #4-9.
(W) Jeph Loeb, AJ Lieberman, Paul Dini (A) Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams
Pencils by Jim Lee, Al Barrionuevo, Dustin Nguyen, and others Inks by Scott Williams, Javier Bergantino, Francis Portela, and others Gotham City is swept by a crime epidemic, and all of Batman's enemies have emerged to throw his life into utter chaos. Little do they know that they're all pawns of the villainous Hush in an elaborate game of revenge against Bruce Wayne! Experience the Hush saga in its entirety for the first time ever, including many never-before collected issues! Collecting BATMAN #608-619 and #685; BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #50-55, #60-71, and #73-74; DETECTIVE COMICS #846-850 and #852; a Hush interlude from WIZARD #0; the Hush tales from BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #1-4, #14, and #16-21; and a brand-new short story from BATMAN: HUSH: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
(W) Mattson Tomlin (A/CA) Andrea Sorrentino
Bruce Wayne?s mission as the Batman has only been under way for a year or so, but he can tell he?s making a difference. Unfortunately, he?s made some powerful enemies. All the traditional power brokers of Gotham resent the disruption the Batman has brought to town?and it seems one of them has a plan to neutralize him. There?s a second Batman haunting Gotham?s rooftops and alleys?and this one has no qualms about murdering criminals, live and on tape. With the entire might of the Gotham City Police Department and Gotham?s rich and powerful coming down on his head, Batman must find this imposter and somehow clear his name?but how can you prove your innocence from behind a mask?
(W) Mattson Tomlin (A/CA) Andrea Sorrentino
Early in his career, Bruce Wayne must contend with another Batman on the streets - one who doesn't share his reticence about violently killing criminals! From screenwriter Mattson Tomlin and Eisner-winning artist Andrea Sorrentino, this collection of the popular and critically acclaimed series is the perfect tonal companion to 2022's megahit film The Batman! Collects THE BATMAN: THE IMPOSTER #1-3.
(W) Alan Moore, Brian Bolland (A/CA) Brian Bolland
The groundbreaking Batman tale is back in a new deluxe edition. Looking to prove that any man can be pushed past his breaking point to madness, The Joker attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon insane. Refusing to give up, Gordon struggles to maintain his sanity with the help of Batman in a desperate effort to best the madman. Collects BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE #1 and stories from BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #4 and COUNTDOWN #31, plus dozens of covers, pinups and sketches.
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Carmine Di Giandomenico
How did an angry, damaged young man grow into the most accomplished detective and crime-fighter the world has ever known? On Bruce Wayne's journey toward becoming the Dark Knight, he has many hard lessons to learn. His adventure begins in Paris, where he'll train with a world-renowned cat burglar and encounter a horrifying serial killer stalking the city's wealthy elite. Will this first test for the young Batman prove deadly? Superstar writer Chip Zdarsky and acclaimed artist Carmine Di Giandomenico will take Bruce Wayne on a fraught journey, making allies and enemies, on his training to become Batman. Collects BATMAN: THE KNIGHT #1-10.
(W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Tim Sale
Christmas. St. Patrick?s Day. Easter. As the calendar?s days stack up, so do the bodies littered in the streets of Gotham City. A murderer is loose, killing only on holidays. The only one who can stop this fiend? The Dark Knight. A murder mystery taking place during Batman?s early days of crime-fighting, Batman: The Long Halloween is one of the greatest Dark Knight stories ever told. With a new cover by Tim Sale, this deluxe hardcover includes the original 13-issue series, as well as more than 30 pages of behind-the-scenes sketches, interviews, and more. Classic.
(W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Tim Sale
On All Hallows? Eve, there?s no telling what will haunt the Dark Knight. This haunting collection contains the tales of three Halloweens?BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1, BATMAN: MADNESS ? A LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1, and BATMAN: GHOSTS ? A LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1.
From the early days of Batman's crimefighting career, this new edition of the classic mystery involves a killer who strikes only on holidays. Working with Harvey Dent and Lieutenant Gordon, Batman races to discover who Holiday is! Collected from the original 13-issue series!
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Doug Mahnke, Patrick Zircher and Sean Phillips (CA) Doug Mahnke
A mysterious homicidal maniac is killing prominent citizens of Gotham City, each time leaving an unusual calling card: a ghastly rictus grin plastered on the victims? lifeless faces. Batman is on the case, and before long finds himself taking on his eventual archnemesis, The Joker! Plus, Batman teams with the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott, to untangle a murder mystery that stretches back decades. Collects Batman: The Man Who Laughs #1 in a Deluxe Edition hardcover for the first time, along with stories from Detective Comics #784-786 and Batman: Gotham Noir #1, the first team-up of the Eisner Award-winning team of writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips.
Witness Batman's first encounter with The Joker in this volume collecting the graphic novel BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke! This collection also includes DETECTIVE COMICS #784-786, a murder mystery tale guest-starring Green Lantern Alan Scott.
Grant Morrison's best-selling multipart Batman epic continues with this collection of the six-issue miniseries, now in trade paperback! Witness Bruce Wayne's adventures across time as he is swept through the time stream, from the ancient days that predate history itself through epics set in the times of pirates and the Old West, through his triumphant return to present day Gotham City!
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Eddy Barrows
Batman may be a loner, but he can?t always do it alone. In this oversize hardcover collection, current Batman writer James Tynion IV is joined by an all-star team of artists as someone targets Batman?s allies in Gotham City?young, untested heroes who model themselves after the Dark Knight but don?t have his training or resources. With the help of Batwoman, the Caped Crusader recruits these young vigilantes, training them to be a team worthy of Gotham?s biggest threats.Red Robin, Spoiler, Orphan, and Clayface are the first heroes to get recruited. But can a team inspired by Batman and trained by Batwoman take on an entire anti-vigilante army? Or will Batman?s vision of a team of Bat-heroes go down in flames? And as Cassandra Cain and Azrael join, can this team withstand the threat of the Order of St. Dumas? Or will inner conflict doom this alliance?Collects Detective Comics #934-981 and pages from issue #1000, Detective Comics Annual #1, Batman #7-8, and Nightwing #5-6.
The 'No Man's Land' story defined an era of the Batman books, and the massive tale is collected in this omnibus edition. Collects Azrael: Agent of the Bat #40 and 47-52, Batman #554-562, Batman: Arkham Asylum-Tales of Madness #1, Batman: Blackgate-Isle of Men #1, Batman: Huntress/Spoiler-Blunt Trauma #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73-82, Catwoman #56-57, Detective Comics #719-722 and 724-729, Nightwing #19-20, Robin #52-54, and The Batman Chronicles #12 and 14-15. ON SALE 10.14.20
After an earthquake leaves Gotham City in ruins, Bruce Wayne must put aside his life as Batman and take his fight to Washington, D.C., to stop the government from cutting the city off from the rest of the nation. Collects BATMAN #560-562, DETECTIVE COMICS #727-730, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #80-82, BATMAN CHRONICLES #15 and AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #47-50.
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Sheldon Moldoff
The Caped Crusader is known for protecting the streets of Gotham from the villains who wish to cause harm. Follow along on some of his most adventurous tales in Batman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 collecting Batman #101-116 and Detective Comics #233-257!
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Lee Bermejo
BRIAN AZZARELLO (writer)/ LEE BERMEJO (artist) - USA MATHIEU GABELLA (writer)/THIERRY MARTIN (artist) ? France PACO ROCA (writer/artist) ? Spain ALESSANDRO BILOTTA (writer)/ NICOLA MARI (artist) ? Italy BENJAMIN VON ECKARTSBERG (writer)/THOMAS VON KUMMANT (artist)- Germany STEPAN KOPRIVA (writer)/MICHAL SUCHANEK (artist) ? Czech Republic TOMASZ KOLODZIEJCZAK (writer)/PIOTR KOWALSKI, BRAD SIMPSON (artists) ? Poland ERTAN ERGIL (writer)/ ETHEM ONUR BILGIC (artist) ? Turkey ALBERTO CHIMAL (writer)/RULO VALDES (artist) ? Mexico CARLOS ESTEFAN (writer)/PEDRO MAURO (artist) ? Brazil INPYO JEON (writer)/ JAE-KWANG PARK , KIM JUNG JI (artists) ? Korea, XU XIAODONG, LU XIAOTONG (writers)/QIU KUN, YI NAN (artists) ? China Writers: KIRILL KUTUZOV , EGOR PRUTOV (writers)/ NATALIA ZAIDOVA (artist) OKADAYA YUICHI (artist/writer) - Japan
DC takes Batman?s war on crime worldwide in a new hardcover anthology, Batman: The World. This 160-page book will feature Batman stories by creative teams from across the globe, taking place in their home countries. This o
(W) Geoff Johns (A/CA) Jason Fabok
Thirty years after Batman: The Killing Joke changed comics forever, Batman: Three Jokers reexamines the myth of who, or what, is the Joker and what is at the heart of his ongoing battle with Batman? New York Times bestselling writer Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok, the team that waged the ?Darkseid War? in the pages of Justice League, reunite to tell the ultimate story of Batman and The Joker!In this highly anticipated epic, learn why there are three Jokers, and what that means for the decades-long battle between the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime. In this powerful, emotional story, Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood?all past victims of The Joker?work together to solve a mystery unlike anything they?ve ever faced before!
(W) Geoff Johns (A/CA) Jason Fabok
Thirty years after Batman: The Killing Joke changed comics forever, Batman: Three Jokers reexamines the myth of who, or what, is the Joker and what is at the heart of his ongoing battle with Batman? New York Times bestselling writer Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok, the team that waged the ?Darkseid War? in the pages of Justice League, reunite to tell the ultimate story of Batman and The Joker! In this highly anticipated epic, learn why there are three Jokers, and what that means for the decades-long battle between the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime. In this powerful, emotional story, Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood?all past victims of The Joker?work together to solve a mystery unlike anything they?ve ever faced before!
(W) Geoff Johns (A/CA) Jason Fabok
Thirty years after Batman: The Killing Joke changed comics forever, superstars Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok reexamine the myth of who, or what, is The Joker! Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood--all past victims of The Joker--work together to solve the mystery of why not one but three different Jokers (each seemingly the genuine article) are terrorizing Gotham! Collects BATMAN: THREE JOKERS #1-3.
(W) Tom King, Scott Snyder (A/CA) David Finch
The Caped Crusader has never been stopped. Not by the Joker. Not by Two-Face. Not even by the Justice League. But now, in the wake of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH, Batman faces his most challenging foe ever-the idealistic hero known as Gotham, who wants to save the city from Batman himself! Collects the pages of BATMAN: REBIRTH #1 and issues #1-6 of the new, hit BATMAN series! This collection features a new cover by superstar artist David Finch!
In this new trade paperback, a series of brutal murders rocks not only Gotham City to its core but also the Caped Crusader himself when the prime suspect is one of Batman's closest allies: Dick Grayson! ? Collects BATMAN #1-7!