(W) Jeff Parker (A) Michele Bandini, Trevor Hairsine, Danny Kim (CA) Dan Mora
Prepare for an epic crossover event, with a not-so-jolly St. Nick descending upon Gotham City! His cheerful demeanor has been replaced by a grim determination to investigate a brutal crime that has shaken the city in the days leading up to Christmas. With the help of his former student, the iconic Batman, Santa will unite with the heroes of the DC Universe, including the legendary Justice League, to right this wrong--or the world will wake up to coal in their stockings! And when Krampus arrives, releasing monsters to destroy the holiday, Santa Claus and the Justice League stand as the only beacon of hope. This is not your typical holiday tale but a brutal, two-fisted narrative of hope, wonder, and monster hunting that will keep you on the edge of your seat--it's Claus in canon!
(W) Jeff Parker (A) Michele Bandini, Trevor Hairsine, Danny Kim (CA) Dan Mora
Prepare for an epic crossover event, with a not-so-jolly St. Nick descending upon Gotham City! His cheerful demeanor has been replaced by a grim determination to investigate a brutal crime that has shaken the city in the days leading up to Christmas. With the help of his former student, the iconic Batman, Santa will unite with the heroes of the DC Universe, including the legendary Justice League, to right this wrong--or the world will wake up to coal in their stockings! And when Krampus arrives, releasing monsters to destroy the holiday, Santa Claus and the Justice League stand as the only beacon of hope. This is not your typical holiday tale but a brutal, two-fisted narrative of hope, wonder, and monster hunting that will keep you on the edge of your seat--it's Claus in canon!
Sam Kieth's unforgettable depiction of the Dark Knight fills the pages on the new BATMAN: SECRETS-SAM KIETH GALLERY EDITION. Focusing on Kieth's artwork from the 124-page BATMAN: SECRETS series, this large-format, Smythe-sewn hardcover edition is sourced from and captures the look and feel of the original boards. Rounding out this 248- page presentation is the complete art from BATMAN: CONFIDENTIAL #40, BATMAN/LOBO #1, Kieth's eight-page story from BATMAN #38 and an extensive gallery section containing covers and pages from SCRATCH, ARKHAM ASYLUM: MADNESS and BATMAN: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. Graphitti Designs' Gallery Editions replicate the look, feel and attitude of the original artwork. Every page is reproduced at full board size on heavy paper stock to provide fans and collectors with museum-quality reproductions that are unobtainable from any other source. Containing samples of Kieth's art from his early days (1992) to the present (2015), this book gives the fan, collector and art student a never-before-seen overview of his incredible work.
(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Dan Mora
Batman and Superman are on a quest to train the mysterious new hero Boy Thunder...but what's that in the dark? A faint noise. Sounds like a laugh? Uh-oh...the Joker is here, and he's got his own plans for a super-powered sidekick! Someone hide all the crowbars, quick!
(W) James Tynion IV (A/CA) Freddie E. Williams II
The Caped Crusader meets the Heroes in a Half Shell when Krang, the Shredder, and the Foot Clan appear in Gotham City. Fortunately, the Dark Knight won't have to face them alone, for wherever the Foot appears, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are never far behind! From author James Tynion IV (Detective Comics) and illustrator Freddie Williams II (Robin), Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1 collects BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1-6!
(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) 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) 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.
(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!
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!
After having his face sliced off, The Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City in this epic from issues #13-17 that shook Batman to his core! But even for a man who's committed a lifetime of murder, he's more dangerous than ever before. How can Batman protect his city and those he's closest to?
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 & Various (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo
In these tales from BATMAN #0, 18-20, 28 and 34, plus BATMAN ANNUAL #2, look back to the early days of the Dark Knight, then see the impact of the death of his son, Damian! Plus, has Batman's worst foe become...Bruce Wayne? This title also includes three pivotal chapters from the epic ZERO YEAR storyline, and a chapter that ties into BATMAN ETERNAL!
(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) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin & Various (CA) Mikel Janin
The Dark Knight waddles into a turf war with the Penguin! Still reeling from the attacks on his Bat-Family and reputation, the Caped Crusader looks to track down the mysterious operator lurking behind the scenes in Gotham City-the Penguin! But the Penguin is on Batman's side for once, and the crime boss sees dangerous things on the horizon. How can he convince the Caped Crusader he's on the level? Plus, appearances by Professor Pyg, John Constantine and the boy who wanted to be Bruce Wayne! Collects Batman #58-63.
After years of epic battles, the Dark Knight finally finds a way to cure the twisted mind of his archenemy. The Joker...is now sane. The Clown Prince of Crime has now changed his ways, fighting for good in Gotham City, and it may just cause Batman to go over the edge of his own sanity. Writer/artist Sean Murphy takes the helm of this Batman/Joker story like no one else could, delivering an alternative examination of the relationship between the greatest rivals in the DC Universe, exploring the darkest corners of justice and madness. This title is the first collected edition from the new DC Black Label imprint, and includes the entire eight-issue miniseries!
(A/CA) Brian Bolland
The art of Brian Bolland has been a high-point for comic fans for over forty years. Scanned at actual-size from the original art, this deluxe, hardcover collection follows Bolland?s career featuring his DC Comics work from his early 1980?s covers and stories to his current covers. This once in a lifetime gathering of Bolland?s art comprises the finest presentation and the definitive compilation of his body of work. This will be a 280 page, large-format (13? x 20?) hardcover book that will include three 2-page foldouts and seven vellum inserts, with similar paper stock and production values to the previous Graphitti Designs Gallery Editions. Besides featuring the complete Batman: The Killing Joke story from 1988, the BRIAN BOLLAND-BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE and Other Stories & Art Gallery Edition will also include: ? Afterword by Brian Bolland ? Introduction by Richard Starkings ? An Innocent Guy from BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE #4 (8 pages) ? Certified Safe from MYSTERY IN SPACE #115 (7 pages) ? Freeway of Fun Fear! from THE OUTSIDERS #18 (8 pages) ? The Princess & the
(W) Doug Moench, Various (A) Norm Breyfogle, Various (CA) Jerry Bingham
Some of the best Elseworlds tales starring the Dark Knight are collected for the first time, including BATMAN: HOLY TERROR #1, BATMAN: DARK ALLEGIANCES #1, BATMAN: DARK JOKER - THE WILD #1, BATMAN: IN DARKEST KNIGHT #1, ROBIN 3000 #1-2 and more.
(W) Doug Moench (A) Kelley Jones, John Beatty, Malcolm Jones III (CA) Kelley Jones
Gotham City is caught in a vortex of corruption and decay, and those who feed on blood and despair are about to suck any remaining life from her dying veins. All that stands against them is the Batman, the last line of defense between the innocent and the screaming chaos of mindless appetite. To combat this primeval threat, however, the Dark Knight must give up everything he holds dear, including life itself--for death is only the first step toward the final reckoning between good and evil. Collecting BATMAN & DRACULA: RED RAIN, BATMAN: BLOODSTORM, and BATMAN: CRIMSON MIST.
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Eduardo Barreto, Mike Grell, Bob Layton
BATMAN TAKES ON AL CAPONE AND MORE! Written by Doug Moench, Max Allan Collins, Mike Grell and Bob Layton Art by Jim Aparo, Bret Blevins, Norm Breyfogle, Tom Grummett and Others In these stories, Ra's al Ghul creates a league of Batman-like assassins in the far future, Batman takes on Al Capone in the 1920s, Batman and Harvey Dent fight over the love of a ballerina in an operatic tale, and the Dark Knight seeks vengeance in Camelot. Includes Brotherhood of the Bat #1, Batman: Knight Gallery #1, Batman: Scar of the Bat #1, Batman: Masque #1, and Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table #1-2.