DC Universe Rebirth Tie-In - Night of the Monster Men: Part 1 - Written by Tom King and Steve Orlando. Art by Riley Rossmo. Cover by Yanick Paquette.
'NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN' part 1! The first crossover of the 'Rebirth' era is here! As a huge storm approaches, Batman, Batwoman, and Nightwing try and prepare Gotham City for the worst, but nothing can prepare them for enormous tall monsters rampaging through the streets! Batman will need all of his allies to unite in order to stop these mad science monsters from tearing their city apart!
32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.
Night of the Monster Men: Part 4 - Written by Tom King and Steve Orlando. Art by Riley Rossmo. Cover by Yanick Paquette.
The giant monsters might be bad, but Gotham's heroes encounter a whole new threat level when two of their own start terrorizing the city! Batman must face the horrifying possibility of losing two of his closest allies to Hugo Strange's vicious attack.
Night of the Monster Men: Part 4 - Written by Tom King and Steve Orlando. Art by Riley Rossmo. Cover by Yanick Paquette.
The giant monsters might be bad, but Gotham's heroes encounter a whole new threat level when two of their own start terrorizing the city! Batman must face the horrifying possibility of losing two of his closest allies to Hugo Strange's vicious attack.
28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.
DC Universe Rebirth - I Am Suicide: Part 1 of 5 - Written by Tom King. Art and Cover by Mikel Janin.
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!
32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.
Book 3 in the Batman-Vampire Trilogy - 1st printing.
96 pages, full color. Wrapped in plastic after purchase.
Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones, John Beatty, and Les Dorscheid. In Crimson Mist, the vampire Batman lies comatose with a stake through his heart! But what happens when this true creature of darkness rises from his tomb?
Where would the Dark Knight be if not for the monsters that prey on the very essence of innocent life? His defeats of villains like the Riddler have only helped grow his legend. But what if that's been part of Edward Nigma's plan all along? And for all of Batman's victories, could a new villain obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe be the one to finally bury him? It's up to Arkham Asylum's newest psychologist, Dr. Updin, to find out.
An all-star roster of comics' brightest talents including AARON LOPRESTI, SCOTT KOLINS, DOUG WARNER, MATTHEW DOW SMITH, MARC GUGGENHEIM, FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO, RON MARZ, CULLY HAMNER, J. TORRES, MATTHEW CLARK and more explores all these aspects of Batman in LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT VOL. 5! Collects LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #66-68, #70-84.
Softcover, 200 pages.
1st printing - In Batman Sword of Azrael (1992) #1-4, a major new hero was introduced to the Batman mythos. Now, another character is added to the Batman family. Only this time, it's a villain. Bane is the sole survivor of the Venom experiments (first revealed in Batman Legends of the Dark Knight (1989-2007) #16-20), an attempt to create drug-enhanced killing machines. As a result of these tests, Bane has spent a lifetime as the toughest inmate in the worst prison on the South American island of Santa Prisca where he acquired his berserk strength, a savage, calculating intellect, and an unparalleled megalomania. He ultimately sets his sights on Gotham City, and goes gunning for the Dark Knight.
Written by Chuck Dixon, with art by Graham Nolan and Eduardo Barreto. Painted cover by Glenn Fabry. 68 pages.
Written by Doug Moench, with art by Mike Manley and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Manley.
Looking back on his life, Bruce Wayne remembers how his parents' violent deaths at the hands of a two-bit gunman drove him to become the Dark Knight of Gotham City, and hints of a never-before revealed dark episode in Batman's early career are exposed, offering new insights into the character of the World's Greatest Detective.
Hardcover, 256 pages. Sealed in original shrink wrap.
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 and back into the light?
From the critically acclaimed, New York Times #1 best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year--Dark City is the concluding volume to Batman's origin story, as you've never seen it before. Collects Batman #25-27 and 29-33.
First Printing. Direct Edition. Cover by Greg Capullo. Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Be here for the start of a new era for The Dark Knight from writer Scott Snyder (AMERICAN VAMPIRE, BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM) and artist Greg Capullo (Spawn)! A series of brutal killings hints at an ancient conspiracy, and Batman learns that Gotham City is deadlier than he knew. First appearance of Harper Row (cameo, not named in issue).
Cover by Greg Capullo Night of the Owls Tie-In - (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various
BATMAN takes the fight to THE COURT OF OWLS! Discover the evil mastermind behind THE COURT. Plus: The 'Fall of the House of Wayne' backup by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV and RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE.
Cover by Greg Capullo Night of the Owls Tie-In - (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various
The stunning conclusion to 'THE COURT OF OWLS' epic! The final chapter of 'THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF WAYNE.'
Cover by Greg Capullo Court of Owls Epilogue - "Ghost in the Machoine!" (W) Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV (A) Becky Cloonan (pgs 1-21) and Andy Clarke (pgs. 22-28)
It's the epilogue to 'The Court of Owls'! The next major storyline begins here! A stand-alone issue starring the esoteric Harper Row, BATMAN #12 is written by Scott Snyder and features stunning guest art by Becky Cloonan, the first woman to ever illustrate the series.
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.
TPB, 176 pages
Cover by GREG CAPULLO Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art and cover by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Bruce Wayne is back in the cowl, hunting a new and deadly killer in Gotham City - a killer with a vendetta against Bruce Wayne! But who is this mysterious killer in an owl skull mask? And is he the key to unlocking one of Gotham's oldest and most terrifying secrets? Be there for their first brutal encounter!
Cover art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. The Underworld Olympics '76! starring Batman, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua);
Underworld Crime Olympics '76 members go to Gotham to compete in a crime contest.
Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). "The Ferry Blows at Midnight!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Tex Blaisdell;
The North American team of the Underworld Olympics draws its assignment, but it has an unforeseen complication.
Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). The Haunting of the Spook!, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua);
Batman faces the mysterious Spook.
Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua) and Vince Colletta. Four Doorways to Danger!, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Tex Blaisdell;
Batman battles the Special Police Unit, impersonates their major, and heads off for Burundi.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Mystery of Christmas Lost! starring Batman, script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Romeo Tanghal, art by Frank Springer;
Dr. Tzin-Tzin mentally controls ants to help him escape from solitary confinement.
Cover art by Mike Grell. "Skull Dugger's Killjoy Capers!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Mike Grell, inks by Vince Colletta;
Continuing his hunt for the evil Cosmo "Skull" Dugger, the Dark Knight Detective struggles from an odd mental affliction; Due to an encounter with Dugger's Recognito machine, Batman's reflexes of joy instead produce tremendous pain.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Mad Hatter Goes Straight!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Vince Colletta
The Mad Hatter, sad that crime isn't fun anymore, reminisces about his youth, when he would fantasize about being a white-hatted sheriff or a plume-hatted cavalier, or wearing the hat of a Foreign Legionnaire.
Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Case of the Crimson Coffin!", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by John Calnan, inks by Dick Giordano;
Batman battles the Carib machete assassins, who are kidnapping and drugging victims for a human sacrifice.
