DC COMICS: December 2007 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF INTEREST COUNTDOWN SPECIAL: THE ATOM 80-PAGE GIANT #1-2 Written by Gerry Conway Art by Alan Lee Weiss, Arvell M. Jones and others Covers by Ryan Sook Thrill to the adventures of Ray Palmer in these two giant-sized Specials! Issue #1 collects stories from SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #11-12, and #2 features material from #13-14 (1977). Issue #1 on sale December 5 Issue #2 on sale December 19 80 pg, FC, $4.99 US HARDCOVERS BATMAN: FALSE FACES HC Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Scott McDaniel, Scott Kolins, Rick Burchett, Marcos Martin, Karl Story, Mark Pennington and others Don’t miss this hard-hitting volume from award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (EX MACHINA, Y: THE LAST MAN, Lost), collecting Batman #588-590, Detective Comics #787, Wonder Woman #160-161 and Batman Gotham City Secret Files! In the first of these tales of the DCU, Bruce Wayne adopts the guise of Matches Malone - the seedy identity he uses to infiltrate the Gotham underworld. But when Matches is shot, it’s up to Batman to determine what really happened....and how Scarface is involved! Plus, in other stories, Batman takes on the Mad Hatter, and Wonder Woman and Donna Troy square off against Clayface! Advance-solicited; on sale February 6 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * DOOM PATROL ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC Written by Arnold Drake Art and cover by Bruno Premiani The World's Strangest Heroes return in this volume collecting THE DOOM PATROL #106-113 (Sep. 1966-Aug. 1967)! Advance-solicited; on sale February 27 228 pg, FC, $49.99 US * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL. 2: THE LIGHTNING SAGA HC Written by Brad Meltzer and Geoff Johns Art by Ed Benes, Shane Davis, Dale Eaglasham, Jim Lee, Adam Kubert, George Perez, and others Cover by Michael Turner Two of DC’s most prominent super-teams join forces in this stunning hardcover volume collecting JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #0 and #8-12 and Justice Society of America #5-6! In the wake of "The Tornado’s Path," the JLA has discovered the existence of several members of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the present. With the help of the JSA, Superman and his team must track down all seven Legionnaires to discover why these heroes of the future have traveled back in time! Advance-solicited; on sale February 13 224 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY: THE WEDDING HC Written by Tony Bedard, J. Torres, Judd Winick and Dwayne McDuffie Art by Paulo Siquiera, Tom Derenick, Mike McKone, Amanda Conner, and others Cover by Ryan Sook Celebrate the superhero wedding of the year with this amazing hardcover collection that includes BLACK CANARY #1-4, the JLA WEDDING SPECIAL, the BLACK CANARY WEDDING PLANNER and the GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY WEDDING SPECIAL! Before the nuptials can take place, The League of Assassins tracks Black Canary to Star City in an effort to liberate the child, Sin, they believe to be the DCU's next greatest assassin. Luckily, Black Canary has other plans for Sin's abilities and future! Then, the fun unfolds in the most unexpected way possible! Advance-solicited; on sale February 20 208 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * GREEN LANTERN: THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR VOL. 1 HC Written by Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons Art by Ethan Van Sciver, Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason and others Cover by Ethan Van Sciver The landmark story arc that shook the Green Lantern Corps to its foundations is collected in this hardcover volume featuring the best-selling Green Lantern 21-22, Green Lantern Corps 14-15, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1! Sinestro's army of fear has gathered: Arkillo! Karu-Sil! The Cyborg-Superman! And hundreds more of the most terrifying villains the universe has ever seen! Hal Jordan has overcome great fear throughout his life, but what fear still lingers inside him? Parallax knows, and Hal's about to be reminded as he leads Earth's Green Lanterns on a life-or-death rescue mission in the middle of this war. Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Universe find dissent within their ranks as a bizarre prophecy is fulfilled. Advance-solicited; on sale February 20 160 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: CAMELOT FALLS VOL. 2 HC Written by Kurt Busiek Art and cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino The epic storyline from fan-favorites Kurt Busiek, Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino concludes in this volume collecting SUPERMAN #662-664 and #667-668! The Man of Steel defends Metropolis from harm, but now he faces a dilemma: Are his heroics only making things worse? It all leads to a brawl between Superman and Arion of Atlantis miles beneath the Atlantic! But can Superman’s Kryptonian might stand up to the magic of a sorcerer? And what will the outcome of the battle mean for the fate of the world? Advance-solicited; on sale February 27 128 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * INCOGNEGRO HARDCOVER Written by Mat Johnson Art by Warren Pleece Cover by Stephen John Philips Writer Mat Johnson (HELLBLAZER: PAPA MIDNITE), winner of the prestigious Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for fiction, constructs a fearless graphic novel that is both a page-turning mystery and a disturbing exploration of race and self-image in America, masterfully illustrated with rich period detail by Wareen Pleece (THE INVISIBLES, HELLBLAZER). In the early 20th Century, when lynchings were commonplace throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were African-American men who, due to their light skin color, could "pass" among the white folks. They called this dangerous assignment going "incognegro." Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New Holland Herald barely escapes with his life after his latest "incognegro" story goes bad. But when he returns to the sanctuary of Harlem, he’s sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother, charged with the brutal murder of a white woman in Mississippi. With a lynch mob already swarming, Zane must stay "incognegro" long enough to uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother - and himself. He finds that the answers are buried beneath layers of shifting identities, forbidden passions and secrets that run far deeper than skin color. Advance-solicited; on sale February 6 136 pg, 6.875" x 9", Black-and-white, $19.99 US, MATURE READERS TRADE PAPERBACKS OUTSIDERS/CHECKMATE: CHECKOUT TP Written by Judd Winick and Greg Rucka Art by Joe Bennett, Matthew Clark, Eddy Barrows and others Cover by Clark & Art Thibert Collecting the explosive crossover from Checkmate #13-15 and Outsiders #47-49! The DCU's top spies throw down with the DCU's most troublemaking hero team as Checkmate hunts the Outsiders! Advance-solicited; on sale January 30 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * JLA: KID AMAZO TP Written by Peter Milligan Art by Carlos D’Anda Cover by Howard Porter Collecting the acclaimed story by Peter Milligan and Carlos D’Anda from JLA CLASSIFIED #37-41! Professor Ivo and Amazo have hatched an unusual experiment that just might mean the downfall of the Justice League - but could their experiment turn on them? Meet the robot Amazo's only child: Kid Amazo! Advance-solicited; on sale January 2 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * JLA: THE HYPOTHETICAL WOMAN TP Written by Gail Simone Cover by Garcia-Lopez Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Sean Phillips and Klaus Janson Writer Gail Simone and legendary artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez send the JLA to an emerging nation torn by revolution in this volume collecting JLA CLASSIFIED #16-21! Who - or what - is the Hypothetical Woman that enables the dictatorial General Tuzik to create his own twisted League Against Justice? Advance-solicited; on sale January 23 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * INFINITE CRISIS TP Written by Geoff Johns Art by Phil Jimenez, George Perez, Jerry Ordway, Ivan Reis, Andy Lanning and others The 7-issue miniseries event that rocked the entire DC Universe in 2005-2006 - a sequel to the epic CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS - is now available in an amazing softcover collection! OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space. And in the middle of it all, a critical moment has divided Earth's three greatest heroes: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. It's the DCU's darkest day, and long-lost heroes from the past have returned to make things right in the universe...at any cost. Heroes will live, heroes will die, and the DCU will never be the same again! This exhaustive volume contains every cover and variant produced for the project, annotations, character designs, excerpts from scripts, unused scenes, and much more! Advance-solicited; on sale January 16 264 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 2 TP Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Lee Moder and Dan Davis Collecting issues #0 and #9-14 of the series that launched superstar writer Geoff Johns’s career! Don’t miss these early adventures of Courtney Whitmore teaming as the Star Spangled Kid with her stepfather before she became Stargirl of the Justice Society! Advance-solicited; on sale January 9 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * MANHUNTER VOL. 4: UNLEASHED TP Written by Marc Andreko Art by Javier Pina, Fernando Blanco, Brad Walker and others Cover by Arthur Adams Collecting issues #24-30 of the acclaimed MANHUNTER series written by Marc Andreyko! Manhunter Kate Spencer takes on her biggest case yet with Wonder Woman as the client, but the stakes are higher than anyone knows! Is the Amazon princess guilty of murdering Max Lord? Advance-solicited; on sale January 30 176 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * TALES OF THE NEW GODS TP Written by Mark Evanier, John Byrne, Walter Simonson, Jeph Loeb and others Art by Steve Rude, Byrne, Simonson, Frank Miller, Dave Gibbons, Arthur Adams, Erik Larsen and others Don’t miss this new volume featuring the greatest New Gods stories by a Who’s Who of all-star creators! Recognized as one of Jack Kirby’s greatest creations, the New Gods now play an integral role in the DC Universe. Rediscover the classic tales of young Scott Free, Darkseid, Orion and more in this softcover collecting stories from Mister Miracle Special, Jack Kirby's Fourth World #2-20, and Orion #3-4, #6-8, #10, #12, #15, #18-19! Plus, a never-before-published short story by writer Mark Millar with art by Steve Ditko & Mick Gray! Advance-solicited; on sale January 23 168 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * SHADOWPACT VOL. 2: CURSED TP Written by Bill Willingham Art by Steve Scott, Tom Derenick, Scott Hampton and others Cover by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher Collecting issues #4 and #9-13 of writer Bill Willingham’s SHADOWPACT! Thrill to a day in the life of Blue Devil, an encounter with Etrigan the Demon, the formation of a new team roster and more in this action-packed, magic-filled volume! Advance-solicited; on sale January 2 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * TANGENT COMICS VOL. 2 TP Written by Karl Kesel, John Ostrander, Chuck Dixon and Dan Jurgens Art by Sean Chen, Klaus Janson, Matt Haley and others Cover by Dan Jurgens & Kevin Conrad Collecting more of DC's Tangent titles, presenting a group of strange new heroes with very familiar names! This volume includes TANGENT COMICS: JOKER, NIGHTWING, BATMAN, SECRET SIX and DOOM PATROL. Advance-solicited; on sale January 23 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: BATMAN TEAM-UPS VOL. 2 TP Written by Bob Haney and Dennis O’Neil Art by Neal Adams, Nick Cardy, Jim Aparo and others A second volume collecting the greatest Batman team-ups of the Silver Age, from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #88-109! Retro-solicited; on sale December 26 520 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL. 3 TP Written by Gardner Fox Art by Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino and others Cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson A third gigantic black-and-white volume collecting 1960s adventures of the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes, from JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #37-60! Retro-solicited; on sale December 12 528 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: AQUAMAN VOL. 2 TP Written by Jack Miller, Bob Haney and others Art by Ramona Fradon, Nick Cardy, Howard Purcell and others More 1960s adventures of the master of the sea! This volume collects stories from Aquaman #7-23, World’s Finest #130-133, #135, #137 and #139 and THE Brave and the Bold #51! Advance-solicited; on sale January 23 528 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER VOL. 1 TP Written by Gardner Fox, Bob Haney, Leo Dorfman and others Art by Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams, Gil Kane and others Cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson Don’t miss this massive volume collecting stories from Batman #184, 192, 227, 229-231, 234-236, 239-242, 244-246, 248-250, 252, 254, Detective Comics #386, 390, 394-395, 398-403, 445, 447, 450-451, Jimmy Olsen #91 and 111, Justice League of America #50 and 91-92, Teen Titans #14, Brave and the Bold #83 and #100 and World's Finest #195 and #200! Advance-solicited; on sale January 9 512 pg, B&W, $16.99 US VERTIGO/WILDSTORM/ETC. GRIFTER AND MIDNIGHTER TP Written by Chuck Dixon Art by Ryan Benjamin & Saleem Crawford Grifter and Midnighter - two of the WildStorm Universe's titans - come together in this explosive volume collecting the miniseries by Chuck Dixon (Nightwing, Detective Comics) and Ryan Benjamin (TEEN TITANS)! These desperate, burned out, hair-trigger bad boys are set on a collision course that will either save the planet....or destroy it. Advance-solicited; on sale January 9 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * WETWORKS VOL. 2 TP Written by Mike Carey and J.M. DeMatteis Cover by Portacio Art by Whilce Portacio, Richard Friend, Joel Gomez and Trevor Scott Collecting issues #6-12 of the all-new WETWORKS series! The classic Wetworks team is reunited - but they're up against a united front of Earth's vampires, mutated into even stronger forms! Plus, Mother-One is suddenly gripped by a mysterious - and deadly - illness. And only Ab-Death holds the answers! Advance-solicited; on sale January 23 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * DOOM PATROL VOL. 6: PLANET LOVE TP Written by Grant Morrison Art by Richard Case, Stan Woch and others Cover by Brian Bolland Legendary writer Grant Morrison (ALL STAR SUPERMAN, BATMAN) finishes his fractured remake of this 1960s misfit super-team in this volume collecting DOOM PATROL #58-36 and DOOM FORCE SPECIAL #1. Along the way, the Doom Patrol must face new challenges: Danny the Street meets his cosmic destiny, the bizarre hero known as Rebis battles the Candlemaker, and Crazy Jane attempts to find her place in the world. Advance-solicited; on sale January 16 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US MATURE READERS * * * EL DIABLO TP Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Danijel Zezelj Cover by Tim Sale Collecting the hard-hitting Western miniseries by Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, LOVELESS) and artist Danijel Zezelj (LOVLESS). Small-town sheriff Moses Stone is running from his past, and from something even worse: the legendary El Diablo, a relentless, violent gunman who has unearthed the skeletons in Stone's closet. Is El Diablo a man on a mission, or is he a spirit of atonement avenging the ghosts of the past? Advance-solicited; on sale January 30 104 pg, FC, $12.99 US MATURE READERS * * * FIGHT FOR TOMORROW TP Written by Brian Wood Art by Denys Cowan & Kent Williams Cover by Jo Chen Collecting the miniseries by Brian Wood (DMZ) and artist Denys Cowan telling tale of a young Buddhist monk turned kung fu street brawler. Kidnapped as a boy, Cedric Zhang - raised to fight in competitions - formed a bond with Christy, a young nurse. When she disappears with no explanation, Cedric immerses himself in the violent NYC underworld in an effort to locate her, finding himself back in the s horrible world he spent his life trying to escape. Advance-solicited; on sale January 16 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US MATURE READERS * * * PRIDE OF BAGHDAD SC Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art and cover by Niko Henrichon "Engaging." - Time "Prescient." - Playboy, Best of 2006 The startlingly original look at life on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War inspired by true events arrives in a stunning new softcover edition. In his award-winning work on Y: THE LAST MAN and EX MACHINA (one of Entertainment Weekly's 2005 Ten Best Fiction titles), writer Brian K. Vaughan has displayed an understanding of both the cost of survival and the political nuances of the modern world. Now, in this provocative graphic novel, Vaughan examines life on the streets of war-torn Iraq. The experience is made all the more evocative by the lush, spectacular artwork of Niko Henrichon. In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. Lost and confused, hungry but finally free, the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives. In documenting the plight of the lions, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD raises questions about the true meaning of liberation - can it be given, or is it earned only through self-determination and sacrifice? And in the end, is it truly better to die free than to live life in captivity? Advance-solicited; on sale January 2 136 pg, FC, $12.99 US MATURE READERS