(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.

**Page 151 in this collection was printed twice and page 153 was omitted from the collection entirely. This book will not be reprinted but the affected story, DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #4 will be reprinted in its entirety in volume 08. If you purchase this title from us and would like a PDF file of the missing page, please send an email to our customer service requesting the missing page.** (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.

(W) Mike W. Barr, Dennis O Neil (A) Jerry Bingham, Tom Grindberg, Norm Breyfogle (CA) Norm Breyfogle THREE CLASSIC BATMAN GRAPHIC NOVELS IN ONE EXQUISITE HARDCOVER! From writers Mike W. Barr and Dennis O? Neil, with artists Jerry Bingham, Tom Grindberg, and Norm Breyfogle, these stories set the foundation for decades of future comics storytelling and inspired the creation of Bruce and Talia?s son, Damian Wayne, the current Robin. Batman: The Demon Trilogy collects three original graphic novels into a single volume hardcover at the original trim size, with essays by Barr and actor Mark Hamill.

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) 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) 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.

(W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Tim Sale THE ACCLAIMED SERIES FROM THE EISNER AWARD-WINNING TEAM OF JEPH LOEB AND TIM SALE! Batman: The Long Halloween is created by the Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (authors of Superman for All Seasons, Catwoman: When in Rome, and Batman: Haunted Knight). This compelling look into the Dark Knight's early career features some of the most deadly and cunning members of Batman's rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain Two-Face!

(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.

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

(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!

Batman has always been crazy? but this? This is suicide! In order to retrieve Psycho-Pirate and save Gotham Girl, Batman must recruit a team from Amanda Waller to break into the most impenetrable prison in the world and steal from one of the Dark Knight's greatest foes? Bane. The next great Batman story begins here! Collects BATMAN #9-15.

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!

The second arc of BATMAN: ZERO YEAR is collected as the New 52 origin of The Dark Knight delves into Bruce Wayne's past with the Red Hood Gang and his run-ins with aspiring District Attorney Harvey Dent! You won't want to miss the moment that Bruce becomes Batman! This new hardcover collects BATMAN #21-24.

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki (CA) Greg Capullo Before the Batcave and Robin, The Joker and the Batmobile, there was ZERO YEAR. The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness back into the light? This final ZERO YEAR volume collects BATMAN #25-27 and 29-33.

(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki The Joker is back in these stories from BATMAN #35-40! For years, The Joker has regarded Batman with a sick, twisted love. But now, he's out to kill Batman! The Joker returns to Gotham City with a deadlier agenda than ever before, using every tool at his disposal to finally kill the Dark Knight. That includes turning Batman's allies against him in the bloodiest brawl that he's ever had to survive.

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki After his deadliest battle to date, Batman is bruised, battered and scarred. And forever changed. Now, a figure in an 8-foot mechanized suit of armor roams the streets of Gotham City. More powerful than ever before, Batman's pursuit of justice has never been more swift or efficient. But who is the new Dark Knight? And why is he...or she here? Plus, learn the secret origin of the strange new villain known as Mr. Bloom! Collects BATMAN #41-45 and a story from DC COMICS DIVERGENCE #1.

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo As the new Batman, former police commissioner Jim Gordon is in for the fight of his life against the bizarre threat of Mr. Bloom, who controls the underworld in Gotham City! At the same time, an amnesiac Bruce Wayne has discovered the truth of his past as the Dark Knight-and now he must descend into the Batcave and reclaim that painful legacy. Don't miss the latest helping of Dark Knight tales from issues #46-50 and a story from DETECTIVE COMICS #27.

(W) Judd Winick (A) Various (CA) Jock Art by Doug Mahnke, Shane Davis, Jeremy Haun, Eric Battle, and others For the first time ever, Under the Red Hood and The Lost Days are collected together to tell the complete story of Red Hood's origin. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Jason Todd with this brand-new oversize hardcover featuring his infamous return to Gotham City as Red Hood and his long journey back from death. Collecting Batman #635-641, Batman #645-650, Batman Annual #25, Red Hood: The Lost Days #1-6, and pages from Batman #617-618, along with a brand-new introduction by Judd Winick and never-before-seen behind-the-scenes material.

For the first time, DC Comics collects the entire, original Red Hood saga from BATMAN #635-641 and 645-650 and BATMAN ANNUAL #25, in one massive trade paperback. Batman is confronted with a hidden face from the past - it's the return of the vigilante Red Hood, who appears to be Batman's one-time partner, Jason Todd, the same Jason Todd who died many years ago. But the Red Hood's violent ways pit him against the Dark Knight in his hunt for the very person responsible for his death: The Joker. On sale AUGUST 17 ? 384 pg, FC, $29.99 US

(W) Vita Ayala, Mark Russell (A) Nikola Cizmesija, Karl Mostert (CA) Jorge Molina The third volume in the bestselling and critically acclaimed Batman anthology title is here, collecting the feature stories that originally ran in issues #11-16 of BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS. Batman & Zatanna: Batman & Zatanna have to contain a curse that they helped release. But in order to reverse its effects, they?re going to have to fix their frayed relationship. Hounded: (Bat)man?s best friend Ace the Bat-Hound breaks out of an animal testing facility with his new super-fur-friends in order to sniff out where Batman?s been kidnapped for auction to his rogues gallery!

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jim Cheung Written by Ram V, Mohale Mashigo, Che Grayson, Ryan Cady, Joey Esposito, Alex Paknadel, and others Art by Anand RK, Arist Deyn, Serg Acuna, Gleb Melnikov, Amancay Nahuelpan, and others FEAR THE FUTURE, FIND ALLIES IN THE PRESENT! The fourth volume of Batman: Urban Legends is full of serialized stories from the best talents working in comics today. Ram V and Anandrk unravel the mystery of the Wight Witch. Mohale Mashigo and Arist Deyn bring Eternity to Gotham. Che Grayson and Serg Acuna create a brand-new Birds of Prey for a new era. All of that in addition to Batman teaming up with Aquaman, Plastic Man, the Flash, the Question, Black Adam, and...Alfred Pennyworth?

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Dike Ruan Written by Joey Esposito, Brandon Thomas, Chris Burnham, and Dennis Culver Art by Vasco Georgiev, Alberto Albuquerque Jimenez, Chris Burnham, and Hayden Sherman Four epic Gotham sagas rage on! The Signal, a.k.a. Duke Thomas, assembles Batman and the Outsiders to find his missing mother. Years before his passing, we follow Alfred Pennyworth on the mystery of a lifetime. In another story from Gotham's recent past, Thomas and Martha Wayne have arrived at Wayne Manor, and Batman goes on a hunt to find out who is responsible and if he?s being lied to. And a bold new piece of the Gotham City universe gets introduced from the wreckage of Arkham Asylum...the children and proteges of some of Gotham's most wicked villains are assembled in the inaugural class of Arkham Academy! Don?t miss this incredible volume of Batman: Urban Legends!

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Nikola Cizmesija Written by Jamal Campbell, Greg Hahn, Tini Howard, Michael Cho, Joey Esposito, and others Art by Jamal Campbell, Mike Norton, Mikel Jan?n, Hayden Sherman, Michael Cho, Simone Di Meo, and others In this sixth volume of Batman: Urban Legends, the Director is wreaking havoc and filming his crimes. Nightwing must make sense of the senseless and bring the Director down. Arkham Academy gets a guest instructor who doesn't care whether the students live or die, the Dynamic Duo will push the Batmobile to its absolute limits, and Batman's parents pay him a visit. You'll also get a glimpse into the past as we see Renee Montoya's last days as a detective as well as the beginning of Dick Grayson's tenure as Robin. Collects stories from BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #18-23.

(W/A/CA) Neal Adams Ra's al Ghul has begun his campaign to take over Gotham. His private security force is aiding the GCPD, his nuclear power plant is supporting the city's electric grid, his good friend Bruce Wayne is backing his every move...but Wayne's proteges don't trust him. Could there be more to al Ghul's plans that he hasn't revealed? The Court of Owls, the evil genius known as Simulacrum, and the dimension-hopping Chiaroscuro are all working for him...and he's influencing the Batman trials underway to determine the best man to take over the hero's mantle! Batman vs. Ra's al Ghul collects the complete miniseries, the culmination of Neal Adams's contributions to Gotham.

(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Mahmud Asrar - Scott Godlewski Spinning out of the events of both Batman/Superman: World's Finest and Shadow War, father and son will do battle in one of the most Earth-shattering tales ever told! Deep in the heart of Lazarus Island, the demonic legacy of the al Ghul family line has at last been freed, and the Devil Nezha is out for blood. To reclaim his total domination over planet Earth, Nezha has supercharged all magic?anyone who dares use it is overcome by a demonic evil that boosts their abilities to dangerous, unpredictable, and in some cases deadly levels! With Damian in Nezha's clutches and Bruce haunted by the return of an old friend, the Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder are pitted against one another in the battle of the century! Legendary writer Mark Waid helms the next epic saga in Batman history, while superstar artist Mahmud Asrar makes his triumphant return to DC!