(W) Tom King (A/CA) Jorge Fornes Joining the Justice League is a goal for any superhero, but what happens when a quest for membership takes a sinister turn? Join Starman, Metamorpho, and Warlord as they look to prove themselves worthy by summoning and defeating Darkseid in battle. But calling upon a New God never ends well, and now their world is headed for a crisis! The journey to save the day will be a treacherous one filled with princesses, knights, and all kinds of monsters. Each person the heroes encounter plays a crucial role in this gripping narrative that's a little bit silly, a whole lot dark, and completely cool. Expect the unexpected with a supporting cast featuring Manhunter, Lady Cop, the Green Team, and the Creeper! A multilayered crime drama starring some of DC's most obscure creations: no one will see it coming, but everyone will want to see where it goes! Collects DANGER STREET #1-6.

(W) Tom King (A/CA) Jorge Fornes THE PLOT THICKENS! As the Green Team is revealed to be behind the horrible fate bestowed upon our heroes, they rally against it and recruit the once-hated Outsiders. Is there a deeper connection between the two groups and what does the Helmet of Fate and the sky falling have to do with it? All of this and more as Lady Cop closes the case on the murders of Danger Street. You'll have to read it to believe it as our tale of knights, ogres, monsters, princesses, and magicians comes to its epic conclusion! This volume collects DANGER STREET #7-12.

(W) Laura Marks (A) Kelley Jones (CA) Piotr Jablonski In the gaslit splendor of late 19th-century New York, rage builds inside 14-year-old Daphne. The sudden death of her father has left her alone with her grief-stricken mother who becomes easy prey for a group of occultists promising to contact her dead husband. While fighting to disentangle her mother from these charlatans, Daphne begins to sense a strange, insidious presence in her own body...an entity with unspeakable appetites. What does ?Brother? want? And could Daphne stop him even if she tried? Writer Laura Marks (TV?s Ray Donovan, The Expanse, and The Good Fight) and horror comics legend Kelley Jones (The Sandman, Batman: Red Rain) join forces to unleash spirits from beyond into DC?s Hill House Comics, curated by Joe Hill!

(W) Laura Marks (A) Kelley Jones (CA) Piotr Jablonski In late-19th-century New York, rage builds inside 14-year-old Daphne. The sudden death of her father has left her alone with her grief-stricken mother, who becomes easy prey for a group of occultists promising to contact her dead husband. While fighting to disentangle her mother from these charlatans, Daphne experiences a genuine supernatural encounter?a strange, insidious presence in her own body. Brother, a charming entity with unspeakable appetites, visits her in her dreams and shares his terrifying power with her. A demon? A ghost? Her own hallucination? Daphne can?t be sure what Brother is or what he wants. And even if she knew, could she stop him? Would she want to? An unsettling, blood-soaked tale from writer Laura Marks (The Good Fight) and artist Kelley Jones (Batman, The Sandman), Daphne Byrne collects the full six-issue miniseries from DC?s smash-hit Hill House Comics library, curated by Joe Hill (NOS4A2, Locke & Key), along with commentary and extras.

(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Daniel Sampere, Various (CA) Daniel Sampere - Alejandro Sanchez Crisis on Infinite Earths. Infinite Crisis. Final Crisis. And now...Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths! The epic event years in the making is finally here. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League are dead. The remaining heroes are left to protect the world from an onslaught of violent attacks by DC's greatest villains! Can the legacy heroes step out of the shadows of the classic heroes to form a new Justice League? And will that be enough to stop a darkness greater than anything they?ve ever faced from destroying everything? Don't miss out on the blockbuster event of the year, now collected in a hardcover edition! Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #75 and DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #0-7.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Chris Burnham - Adriano Lucas Written by Tom King, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Tini Howard, Stephanie Phillips, Simon Spurrier, and others Art by Chris Burnham, Federico Blanco, Leila Del Duca, Clayton Henry, Ryan Sook, Dan Jurgens, and others The Justice League are dead. Or are they? During an epic battle against Pariah and his Dark Army, Earth's defenders sacrificed themselves to save the Multiverse. The team seemed dead to their world, but Pariah, needing power to fuel his plans, imprisoned the League members on custom-made worlds using his growing powers. Each world is tailored to the innermost desires of the Justice League. What Pariah intends to do with these worlds is a mystery... Crafted by an all-star creative team including Tom King, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Tini Howard, Simon Spurrier, Dan Jurgens, and many more, Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League directly ties into the event Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, giving readers a look at what happened to the legendary heroes after the shocking events of Justice League #75. Collects DARK CRISI

(W) Meghan Fitzmartin (A) Laura Braga (CA) Max Dunbar Crises have always had devastating impacts on the generation of heroes that makes up Young Justice, and the Dark Crisis will hit them even harder. Tim Drake, Impulse, and Superboy go missing during the Justice League's funeral. The only person concerned enough to find them? Cassie Sandsmark, a.k.a. Wonder Girl. But...the three boys of Young Justice aren't on this Earth anymore... They're on the world of their dreams, one they may never want to leave! Collecting the bestselling event tie-in DARK CRISIS: YOUNG JUSTICE #1-6 by the acclaimed creative team of Meghan Fitzmartin (Batman: Urban Legends, Tim Drake: Robin) and Laura Braga (Harley Quinn).

(W) Scott Snyder & Various (A) Andy Kubert & Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams For years, Batman has been tracking a mystery. He's quietly been pulling a thread, conducting research in secret laboratories across the globe and stowing evidence deep in the Batcave, hidden even from his closest allies. Now, in an epic story spanning generations, the heroes and villains of the DC Universe, including Green Lantern, The Joker, Wonder Woman and more, are about to find out what he's discovered-and it could threaten the very existence of the Multiverse! This trade paperback edition collects Dark Days: The Forge #1 and Dark Days: The Casting #1, as well as classic DC stories that built the foundations of Metal, including Final Crisis #6-7, The Return of Bruce Wayne #1, Batman #38-39, Nightwing #17 and more!

The epic ending you never saw coming is here because you demanded it! The Dark Knight rises again to face the dawn of the master race!

(W) Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello (A) Andy Kubert, Klaus Janson (CA) Jim Lee The unexpected finale to the Dark Knight saga continues as Carrie Kelly gets caught?that is, she finds herself?she gets into-well, you're just going to have to read it yourself. This oversized title collects both stories from DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #2 at the same size!

(W) Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello (A) Andy Kubert, Klaus Janson (CA) Jim Lee Batman and Superman are back together again-but is their reunion too late? This oversized paper-over-boards COLLECTOR'S EDITION features both stories from DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #7 at the same size, with cover art that's a pencils-only version of Jim Lee's 1:500 variant cover.

This oversized paper-over-boards COLLECTOR'S EDITION features both stories from DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #8 at the same size, with cover art that's a pencils-only version of Jim Lee's 1:500 variant cover.

(W) Tom Taylor, Jay Kristoff (A) Riccardo Federici, Tirso (CA) Tirso The snow falls thick, blood runs black, and color itself is only a distant memory. The legendary assassin Deathstroke stalks a frozen wasteland, killing for coin among a nation of ever-warring jarls. But when our murderer for hire finds himself cast in the role of reluctant guardian, will he fight to end the icy curse destroying his land or be consumed by the sins of his own dark past? Expertly written by Jay Kristoff, with striking images from rising star artist Tirso, this volume collects DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL: ALLWINTER #1-6, the latest from DC's hit Elseworlds line. Also includes a story by Dark Knights of Steel architect Tom Taylor and The Fellspyre Chronicles artist Riccardo Federici, detailing an all-new sword-and-sorcery origin for Aquaman!

(W) Jay Kristoff, Tom Taylor (A) Tirso, Riccardo Federici (CA) Tirso THE SWORD-AND-SORCERY EPIC NOW IN SOFTCOVER! The snow falls thick, blood runs black, and color itself is only a distant memory. The legendary assassin Deathstroke stalks a frozen wasteland, killing for coin among a nation of ever-warring jarls. But when our murderer for hire finds himself cast in the role of reluctant guardian, will he fight to end the icy curse destroying his land or be consumed by the sins of his own dark past? Expertly written by Jay Kristoff, with striking images from rising-star artist Tirso, this volume collects DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL: ALLWINTER #1-6, the latest from DC's hit Elseworlds line. Also includes a story by Dark Knights of Steel architect Tom Taylor and The Fellspyre Chronicles artist Riccardo Federici, detailing an all-new sword-and-sorcery origin for Aquaman!

(W) Tom Taylor, Jay Kristoff, CS Pacat (A) Various (CA) Yasmine Putri THE JUSTICE LEAGUE GOES MEDIEVAL IN THE BESTSELLING ELSEWORLDS TALE FROM EISNER-WINNING WRITER TOM TAYLOR. From Eisner Award-winning writer Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased) and rising artist Yasmine Putri comes an Elseworlds epic about a hero from a distant world, a dark knight crusader, and an Amazon warrior set in a world of steel and magic. Peace between the kingdoms of El, the Kingdom of Storms, and the Amazons has always been uneasy. But when a member of the royal family of El is assassinated to prevent a dark prophecy from coming true, the only remaining course is all-out war. But was the prophecy itself accurate, or is a far greater evil responsible for setting the three realms against each other? Swords will clash, spells will be cast, and blood will be spilled as the war of the three kingdoms begins! This deluxe edition collects DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL #1-12 and DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL: TALES FROM THE THREE KINGDOMS #1 and features an introduction by Mark Waid and a new cover by Yasmine Putri.

(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Yasmine Putri An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet. Years later, the El Kingdom reigns, and Jefferson Pierce, the head of the Kingdom of Storms, sees their family as a threat and gathers allies to challenge them. Monarchs will die, kingdoms will rise, and what seemed like the end of the world for many was only the beginning! An epic high-fantasy story set in a DC Universe where nothing is what it seems... Collecting Dark Knights of Steel #1-6.

(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion Get ready for the reality-shattering encore?now in a new deluxe edition hardcover! Writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the legendary team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: Last Knight on Earth, reunite for one last tour of DC?s Dark Multiverse. When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs?who is reborn as the Darkest Knight! Humanity struggles to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, and Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman are trapped in nightmare worlds within the Dark Multiverse! It all comes down to the Darkest Knight versus Wonder Woman, in the most metal-est DC event of all time?paving the way for the future of the DC Universe! Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-7.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Geoff Johns, and others Art by Greg Capullo, Yanick Paquette, Bryan Hitch, and others Join Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman and they make one last stand against Perpetua and her army of Dark Knights! This omnibus collects the complete Death Metal saga from Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-7 plus all the tie-in stories from Dark Nights: Death Metal Legends of the Dark Knights #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse's End #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1; Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1; and Justice League #53-57.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Tony S. Daniel As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League fights to survive! The stories collected here expand the tapestry of metal mayhem from Dark Nights: Death Metal. These epic tales introduce Robin King, along with a sentient Batmobile and Batmanasaurus Rex, as well as a drag race from hell starring the extended Flash Family. Then, it?s the trinity of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman versus the Anti-Monitor, Superboy Prime, and Darkseid! Plus, Owlman, President Superman, Iris West, Captain Carrot, and Guy Gardner team up, and we witness the fallout from the World?s Greatest Heroes? battle against Perpetua! Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal Legends of the Dark Knights #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse?s End #1, and Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1.

(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion Get ready for the reality-shattering encore?now in softcover! Writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the legendary team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: Last Knight on Earth, reunite for one last tour of DC?s Dark Multiverse. When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs?who is reborn as the Darkest Knight! Humanity struggles to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, and Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman are trapped in nightmare worlds within the Dark Multiverse! It all comes down to the Darkest Knight versus Wonder Woman, in the most metal-est DC event of all time?paving the way for the future of the DC Universe! Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-7.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Dan Mora As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League battles to survive! Stand with our heroes as they prepare for what may well be...the final fight of their lives. What do the world?s mightiest heroes feel right before combat? As the Dark Multiverse envelops the Earth unveil how the heroes prepare for war in what could be their last stand... if the Justice League knows anything, it?s that heroes never go down without a fight! Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 and Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Greg Capullo Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Others Pencils by Greg Capullo, Riley Rossmo, John Romita Jr. and Others Inks by J. Glapion, Danny Miki, Greg Capullo and Others Collects: DARK NIGHTS: METAL #1-6, DARK NIGHTS: THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1, DARK DAYS: THE FORGE #1, DARK DAYS: THE CASTING #1, DARK KNIGHTS RISING: THE WILD HUNT #1, NIGHTWING #29, THE FLASH #33, HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32, GREEN ARROW #32, SUICIDE SQUAD #26, TEEN TITANS #12, JUSTICE LEAGUE #32-33, BATMAN: THE RED DEATH #1, BATMAN: THE DEVASTATOR #1, BATMAN: THE MERCILESS #1, BATMAN: THE MURDER MACHINE #1, BATMAN: THE DROWNED #1, BATMAN: THE DAWNBREAKER #1, BATMAN: LOST #1, and HAWKMAN: FOUND #1.

(W) Scott Snyder & Various (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico & Various (CA) Jason Fabok The Batman Who Laughs: a lunatic driven mad by his world's Joker. The Red Death: a thief who stole his reality's Speed Force power. The Drowned: a female, amphibious Batman. The Dawnbreaker: a twisted Green Lantern. The Murder Machine: a deranged, deadly cyborg. The Merciless: a warrior who wears the helmet of Ares. The Devastator: a part-human, part-Doomsday monster. The evil Batmen - twisted mirror images of the Dark Knight - have been unleashed upon Earth and the Justice League with only one thing on their minds: total devastation. How can the World's Greatest Heroes stop a horde of deadly beings who appear to be powerful nightmare versions of familiar figures? Featuring stories from Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Peter J. Tomasi, Grant Morrison, Joshua Williamson, Ethan Van Sciver, Philip Tan, Tyler Kirkham, Francis Manapul, Riley Rossmo, Tony S. Daniel, Howard Porter, Doug Mahnke and many more! Collects BATMAN: THE RED DEATH #1, BATMAN: THE DEVASTATOR #1, BATMAN: THE MERCILESS #1, BATMAN: THE M

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and others Art by Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., and others An evil force as old as time has emerged from the nightmare realm known as the Dark Multiverse. But it's not just any nightmares that have spilled out of this void. They call themselves the Dark Knights: twisted versions of Batman, each from a world where one of his worst fears has come true. To defeat them, Batman and the Justice League must undergo an impossible quest to find the mysterious metals capable of repelling the Dark Knights and their master, the fearsome Barbatos. If they fail, everything they've ever known will be plunged into eternal darkness. Prepare to have your world rocked with this omnibus, which collects Dark Nights: Metal #1-6, plus tie-in stories from Dark Days: The Forge #1, Dark Days: The Casting #1, Batman: The Red Death #1, Batman: The Devastator #1, Batman: The Merciless #1, Batman: The Murder Machine #1, Batman: The Drowned #1, Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1, Dark Nights: The

(W) Scott Snyder & Various (A) Howard Porter & Various (CA) Whilce Portacio In this DARK NIGHTS: METAL tie-in, the Justice League has scattered around the world to find artifacts that can stand against the invasion of the Dark Multiverse. Plus, an S.O.S. from Dick Grayson sends Robin back to Gotham City to find Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Black Canary and Green Arrow trapped in a labyrinth of madness and death! Collects TEEN TITANS #12, NIGHTWING #29, SUICIDE SQUAD #26, GREEN ARROW #32, BATMAN: LOST #1, THE FLASH #33, HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32, JUSTICE LEAGUE #32-33 and HAWKMAN: FOUND #1.

(W) Scott Snyder & Various (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo Beyond our universe, there is the Multiverse ... and beneath the Multiverse is a nightmare realm where every fear that has ever been felt on our Earth becomes reality. Now an evil force as old as time wants to drag us down into the shadows, into the realm of never-ending terror. But when the door between worlds opens, it's not just any nightmares that come spilling out. They call themselves the Dark Knights. Each one is a twisted version of Batman from a world where one of his worst fears has come true. With the invasion underway and Batman trapped in the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League must undergo an impossible quest to find the mysterious metals capable of repelling the Dark Knights and their master, the fearsome Barbatos. If they fail, everything they've ever known will be plunged into eternal darkness. But the true horror is...what if they're already too late? Collects Dark Nights: Metal #1-6.

One of the most memorable things we've read in a long time.' - io9 'Beautifully written and utterly gorgeous, DAYTRIPPER completely blew me away.' - Gerard Way (Umbrella Academy, My Chemical Romance) What are the most important days of your life? F?bio Moon and Gabriel B? answer that question in the critical and commercial hit series that took the industry by storm, winning praise from such comics veterans as Terry Moore, Craig Thompson and Jeff Smith. Follow aspiring writer Br?s de Oliva Domingos as each chapter of DAYTRIPPER peers in at a completely different moment in his life. Moon and B? tell a beautifully lyrical tale chronicling Domingos's entire existence - from his loves to his deaths and all the possibilities in between. Introduction by Craig Thompson (Blankets).

(W) Dan Jurgens, Andy Schmidt, Robert Venditti (A) Various (CA) Ivan Reis, Joe Prado Art by Ivan Reis, Bryan Hitch, Yanick Paquette, John Romita Jr., Kevin Nowlan, Doug Braithwaite, Rags Morales, Emanuela Lupacchino, and others In these tales, a threat of cosmic proportions to DC's newest (and oldest) universe compels one of the most unusual groups of heroes ever assembled to take on the most mysterious foe they have ever encountered. Join the original Batman, Kamandi, Starfire, Sinestro, Booster Gold, Dr. Light, Steel, and Sinestro in their quest to save the universe before time runs out. Collects Generations Shattered #1, Generations Forged #1, and the story Generations Fractured from Detective Comics #1027.

(W) Various (A) Various Collect all your favorite adventures of Catwoman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Wonder Woman, and more in the DC Comics: Girls Unite! box set. With four books featuring the superwomen of the DC Universe, the DC Comics: Girls Unite! box set collects Batman Adventures: Cat Got Your Tongue?, Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel, Batman Adventures: Batgirl?A League of Her Own, and Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power.

(W) Various (A/CA) Lee Bermejo DC Comics: The Art of Lee Bermejo collects the boldest and most iconic work of celebrated comics artist Lee Bermejo! Known for his incredible and distinctive work on the Joker and Lex Luthor: Man of Steel collaborations with writer Brian Azzarello, Before Watchmen: Rorschach, a long list of powerfully compelling covers, and more, Lee Bermejo?s work speaks for itself!This volume is a beautiful and brilliant showcase of Bermejo?s art and features commentary on some of his favorite titles, essays from fellow comics professional and friends, behind-the-scenes artwork, and an extensive gallery of some of his finest covers.

(W) Amanda Conner & Various (A/CA) Amanda Conner In a sequel to DC Comics: The Sequential Art of Amanda Conner, we present more of the ultra-talented Ms. Conner's comics, including Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1-4, Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary Special #1, The Kamandi Challenge #3, Harley Quinn: Be Careful What You Wish For #1, Batman #68, the Supergirl stories from Wednesday Comics #1-12, and more.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Nick Cardy Written by Jack Miller, Otto Binder, Robert Bernstein and Others Art by Ramona Fradon, Nick Cardy and Others Marking Aquaman's early Silver Age appearances, this volume is the perfect starting point for fans of Arthur Curry's retconned continuity that established him as the ruler of Atlantis and expanded his supporting cast to include Aqualad, Mera, Topo the octopus, and more. Featuring art by Ramona Fradon and Nick Cardy, The King of Atlantis collects stories from ADVENTURE COMICS #229-280, #282, and #284: ACTION COMICS #272; DETECTIVE COMICS #293-300; WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #125; SHOWCASE #30-33; SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #12; and AQUAMAN #1-3.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Tim Sale Written by Kelley Puckett, Chuck Dixon, Scott Peterson and Joe Kelly Art by Damion Scott, Robert Campanella and More Cassandra Cain was raised by her father to be the ultimate assassin. But after impressing Batman during the events of No Man's Land with her heroic deeds, Cassandra was given a new purpose: to be Gotham City's newest protector bearing the mantle of Batgirl. As Gotham's silent knight, Cass constantly struggles to reconcile her violent upbringing with her new role as a member of the Bat-Family. Will she live up to her predecessor's honored legacy? Find out in DC Finest: Batgirl: Nobody Dies Tonight, collecting BATGIRL #8-27 and SUPERBOY #85.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jim Aparo Written by Jim Starlin, Alan Grant, John Wagner and More Art by Jim Aparo, Bernie Wrightson, M.D. Bright and More Two of the most controversial Batman stories--The Cult and A Death in the Family--are featured together for the first time in this DC Finest volume that showcases the Caped Crusader?s lowest moments of despair as he is pushed to his mental limits. Collects BATMAN #423-429, BATMAN ANNUAL #12, DETECTIVE COMICS #590-595, and DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1, plus the miniseries BATMAN: THE CULT #1-4 illustrated by Bernie Wrightson.

(W) Bill Finger (A) Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff, Jerry Robinson, Various (CA) Bob Kane THE COMICS DEBUT OF BATMAN, ROBIN, CATWOMAN, AND THE JOKER! To most people, Bruce Wayne is just another wealthy socialite with too much time and money on his hands. But little does anyone suspect that the tragic murder of his parents inspired him to dedicate his life to honing his mind and body so that one day he could avenge their deaths. Knowing that criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot, Bruce patrols Gotham?s rooftops as a justice-seeking creature of the night known as the Batman! This DC Finest volume collects Batman?s introduction in The Case of the Chemical Syndicate, plus other early appearances from DETECTIVE COMICS #27-52, BATMAN #1-5, and WORLD'S BEST COMICS #1 featuring Robin the Boy Wonder, Catwoman, and the Clown Prince of Crime: The Joker!

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Brian Bolland Written by Alan Moore, Mike W. Barr, Jim Starlin and Others Art by Brian Bolland, Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle, Jerry Bingham and Others The Caped Crusader continues to battle crime in Gotham in the late 1980s, this time squaring off against villains such as Two-Face, the Ratcatcher, and KGBeast in BATMAN #413-422 and DETECTIVE COMICS #580-589. This volume also contains two celebrated graphic novels--BATMAN: SON OF THE DEMON #1 by Mike W. Barr and Jerry Bingham and BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE #1 by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, the comics masterpiece that explored the complex dynamic between Batman and his archnemesis, The Joker.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) David Mazzucchelli THE DEFINITIVE RETELLING OF THE DARK KNIGHT'S ORIGIN! Written by Frank Miller, Mike W. Barr, Max Allan Collins and Others Art by David Mazzucchelli, Todd McFarlane, Dave Cockrum and Others Begin your DC Finest: Batman collection with what is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces in comics: Year One. We all know the story of how young Bruce Wayne lost his parents. Now witness his early years, before he befriended an honest cop named James Gordon, as Bruce trains to become a dark guardian of justice. And in Year Two, Batman meets the Reaper, a villain so vile he made the Dark Knight rethink his stance on firearms. Collects BATMAN #404-414, BATMAN ANNUAL #11, and DETECTIVE COMICS #571-581.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Bill Fraccio, Dick Giordano THE SACRED BLUE BEETLE FINDS A WORTHY NEW WIELDER! Written by Joe Gill, Steve Ditko, D.C. Glanzman and Benjamin Smith Art by Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, Steve Ditko and Dan Reed When archeologist Dan Garrett discovers a mystical scarab in an Egyptian tomb, he is granted super-human abilities and becomes the first Blue Beetle! Later, inventor Ted Kord uses his genius intellect to become a more gadget-based version of the Blue Beetle who continues to crusade for justice. This volume collects never-before-reprinted Charlton Blue Beetle stories, including the Dan Garrett-era issues from BLUE BEETLE (1964) #1-5 and BLUE BEETLE (1965) #50-54, plus the early Ted Kord stories from CAPTAIN ATOM #83-86, BLUE BEETLE (1967) #1-5, and CHARLTON BULLSEYE #1.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jim Balent Written by Mindy Newell, Jo Duffy, Peter Milligan, and More Art by Jim Balent, J.J. Birch, Tom Grindberg, and More Following in the footsteps of Batman: Year One, witness the birth of a legend with the first solo Catwoman stories ever told and the beginning of the ongoing series that would define the character forever. Collects Catwoman (vol. 1) #1-4, Catwoman (vol. 2) #1-12, Catwoman Annual #1, Batman/Catwoman: Defiant #1, and stories from Action Comics Weekly #611-614 and Showcase '93 #1-4.

(W) Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Various (A) Jim Balent, Various (CA) Jim Balent Breakouts! Heists! Burglaries! Kidnappings! Catwoman must claw her way out of the deadliest capers and prove once more why she is best at what she does. Facing the likes of Batman, Gorilla Grodd, Robin, Catman, Nazis, princes, and more...she's in for the adventures of a lifetime. Collects CATWOMAN #0, #13-32; CATWOMAN ANNUAL #2; BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #43-44; and a story from SHOWCASE '95 #4, including many never-before collected tales!