Batman is forced into an unholy alliance with Etrigan the Demon when a rash of ritual murders sweeps through Gotham, the work of another demon who has orchestrated these lethal black-magic slayings! Gothic terror and infernal schemes abound in a tale that takes the Dark Knight into the Abyss itself to fight for the lives of Gotham's people.
Written by Alan Grant. Art by David Roach. Cover by Roach and Brian Stelfreeze.
Elseworlds one-shot. Something is stalking the streets of Gotham. A mysterious being is brutally slaying the villains that normally prey on the city's innocents ? a supernatural, demonic creature that looks strangely like a bat. Billionaire Bruce Wayne confronts the menace of the "bat-Demon" and learns a shocking secret about himself and those closest to him in BATMAN/DEMON: A TRAGEDY, a dramatic Elseworlds one-shot in the Prestige Format written by Alan Grant (veteran writer of both characters) with lavish painted art by Jim Murray (BATMAN/JUDGE DREDD: DIE LAUGHING). Discovering that not only his beloved manservant Alfred, but even his own memories, cannot be trusted, Wayne uncovers a startling connection between himself and the Demon. When he realizes there is only one way to stop the creature's disturbing murders, will Wayne make the ultimate sacrifice to save the lives of Gotham's villains?
This project is supported with house ads. BATMAN/DEMON: A TRAGEDY is a 48-page one-shot in the Prestige Format, edited by Dennis O'Neil. Cover price $5.95.
Batman Day Special Edition - Cover by Greg Capullo. Stories by Bill Finger, Brad Meltzer and Scott Snyder. Art by Bob Kane, Bryan Hitch, Sean Murphy and designer Chip Kidd.
Cover by JG Jones First Wave tie-in - Written by Brian Azzarello. Art by Phil Noto. Sketchbook material and variant cover by Rags Morales. Doc Savage returns to DC Comics...and comes face-to-fist with the Batman! Superstar scribe Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, JOKER) and the breathtaking art of Phil Noto combine to shine the first light on a shadowy new version of the DC Universe, where the thugs run rampant, corruption runs deep, and even heroes can't be trusted! Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, hates what he's heard about the connections between a grisly murder and Gotham City's violent new vigilante.
WRITTEN BY ALAN GRANT; ART AND PAINTED COVER BY NORM BREYFOGLE. The sequel to the sold-out BATMAN: THE ABDUCTION finds the Dark Knight in Area 51! While looking for a murderer, Batman is captured by the rogue agent Staines. Can he survive the madman's torture?
Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Gary Frank and Jonathon Sibal. Cover by Gary Frank. In the tradition of SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE, this spectacular original graphic novel gives new insight into BRUCE WAYNE'S transformation into BATMAN and his first year as THE DARK KNIGHT.Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.
Giant-size issue. Batgirl and Robin star in "The Invader From Hell!" Script by Elliot Maggin, art by Mike Grell. Reprint back-up stories: Alfred stars in "The Great Handcuff King!" (art by Jerry Robinson); Batman and Robin star in "Commissioner Gordon's Death-Threat!" (script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Joe Giella); Batman stars in "Challenge of the Man-Bat" (script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano). Mike Grell cover.
Giant-size issue. Cover by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson. All reprints. Batman, Batgirl, and Robin star in "Batgirl Breaks Up the Dynamic Duo!" (script by Gardner, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene); Batman and Robin star in "The Dynamic Trio"; Batman and Robin star in "The Cluemaster's Topsy-Turvy Crimes!" (script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene); Batman and Robin star in "Alfred's Mystery Menu!" (script by Fox, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Joe Giella).
This prestige format one-shot is "A Scientific Romance of Harry Houdini, the Ectoplasmic Man and that Shadowy Avenger, the Bat Man."
An Elseworlds tale written by Howard Victor Chaykin and John Francis Moore, with art by Mark Chiarello.
Cover by Chris Burnham (W) Grant Morrison (A) Chris Burnham BATMAN, INCORPORATED makes its NEW 52 debut with an all-new first issue! The series hits the ground running as BATMAN and ROBIN face off against the assassin GOATBOY! LEVIATHAN'S sinister mission revealed!
Cover by Chris Burnham (W) Grant Morrison (A) Chris Burnham The DC COMIC - THE NEW 52 debut of...MATCHES MALONE?? BATMAN is hot on the trail of whoever is trying to kill DAMIAN - and he's not going to like what he finds!
Cover & art by Trevor Von Eden and Josef Rubinstein, script by C. J. Henderson
The Clown Prince of Crime takes a new inmate under his wing - creating a deadly foe for the Dark Knight; Under the Joker's tutelage, serial rapist Arthur Rankel escapes from Arkham and embarks on a twisted plan to trick both the FBI and Batman into believing that a serial killer is heading for Gotham; But when the ultimate showdown finally takes place, who will have the last laugh? 68 pgs.
Cosmic villain Xero plans a bloodfest with Batman and Judge Dredd as the star performers. Using the Riddler as a pawn, Xero gathers the toughest beings from throughout the cosmos and pits the Dark Knight of Gotham City against the number-one lawman of Mega-City One. Now it's hero vs. hero - to the death. Written by Alan Grant and John Wagner, with painted art by Carl Critchlow and Dermot Power. Painted cover by Critchlow.
In this second meeting between Fleetway's ultimate lawman and DC's Dark Knight, Judge Dredd comes to Gotham City seeking revenge on Batman. Much fighting between the two flagship characters ensues. Prestige format one-shot, written by Alan Grant and John Wagner with art by Cam Kennedy. Cover by Mike Mignola.
Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Joshua Williamson. Art by Doug Mahnke. Cover by Olivier Coipel.
Trapped in the Dark Multiverse, Batman must face his greatest fears!
40 pages, full color, RATED T+ Cover price $4.99.
Lenticular cover. Painted cover art by Alex Ross. No Law and a New Order Part One: Values, script by Bob Gale, pencils by Alex Maleev, inks by Wayne Faucher
In Part 1 of the 4-part "No Law and a New Order," it's been three months since Gotham was declared unsalvageable, and the Dark Knight is nowhere to be found; With Gotham carved up into sectors by warring villains, Oracle provides running commentary on a city well on the way from bad to worse; But does the Batman-like figure that has been spotted signal the return of Gotham's defender, or is someone else wearing the mantle of the Bat?
Story continued in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83. 52 pgs.
Pin-ups by: Dale Eaglesham & Sean Parsons, William Rosado & Shawn Martinbrough, Norm Breyfogle, Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson, John Cassaday, Dan Jurgens & Art Thibert, John Stanisci & Klaus Janson, Mike Deodato, Jr., Yvel Guichet & Aaron Sowd, Rick Burchett, Scott McDaniel, Tommy Lee Edwards & Robert Campanella, Damion Scott & Robert Campanella, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ernie Chan, Phil Jimenez (2 pages), Creig Flessel, Roger Robinson & James Pascoe, Frank Cho, Dave Ross & Jordan Raskin, Paul Ryan & John Stanisci, Matt Broome & Sean Parsons, Greg Land & Drew Geraci, Darick Robertson, John Buscema & Sal Buscema, Jim Aparo & Graham Nolan, ChrisCross & Rob Stull, Rodolfo Damaggio, Paul Pope, Jason Minor, Craig Rousseau & Terry Beatty.
Cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams.
WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART BY STEFANO GAUDIANO; COVER BY JAE LEE. "OUR WORLDS AT WAR," Part 4. Batman investigates what appears to be a government cover-up regarding a mysterious crash-site in downtown Gotham. Plus, the animosity between President Luthor and Bruce Wayne reaches a fever pitch, setting the stage for an upcoming storyline in the Batman titles.
Grayson and Damaggio cover. Dammagio art.
This 1997 one-shot comic book sees Roy Harper (Arsenal) team up with Batman to find the missing villain Cheshire and confront the KGBeast!
It's Batman! It's The Punisher! C'mon, it'll be fun....This prestige format one-shot pits the Azrael version of Batman against Marvel's The Punisher, resulting in mindless slugfests aplenty. Written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Barry Kitson and James Pascoe.
WRITTEN BY SCOTT MORSE; ART AND PAINTED COVER BY MORSE
A new 64-page Special by Scott Morse (Elektra: Glimpse; Echo: Barefoot) focusing on one of Batman's greatest allies: Jim Gordon! Batman's presence permeates this tale of a recently retired, convalescing Gordon, as he takes a trip to the shore for some much-deserved rest and relaxation. Soon after he registers at an old seaside resort, a body shows up ? and a murder-mystery is suddenly his to unravel! But will his investigation be derailed by a Batman-obsessed youngster?
In Prohibition-era Chicago, the "Untouchables" wage war on Al Capone and his criminal empire, aided by a mysterious "bat-man" who may be more foe than friend.
Batman: Scar of the Bat is a hard-boiled Elseworlds one-shot written by Max Allan Collins (award-winning co-creator of Ms. Tree) and illustrated by Eduardo Barreto (Superman: Speeding Bullets, Batman: Master of the Future). Together, they painstakingly evoke the smokey, streetwise, tommy-gun flavor of an era when life was cheap, death came easy, and enemies were encased in concrete.
WRITTEN BY ALAN GRANT;ART BY CHARLIE ADLARD;PAINTED COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ.
When ventriloquist Arnold Wesker gets rid of his killer puppet Scarface, does Scarface really go away?
DC Edition - Volume1 - 1st Printing.
Collects Detective Comics #469-479. "Strange Apparitions!" Story by Steve Englehart and Len Wein. Art by Marshall Rogers, Walt Simonson, Terry Austin, Al Milgrom, and Dick Giordano. This handsome trade paperback features the first appearances of Bruce Wayne's girlfriend Silver St. Cloud. Featuring the villainy of Rupert Thorne, the Penguin, Hugo Strange, Dr. Phosphorus, Deadshot, Clayface, and the Joker.
Softcover, 176 pages, full color.
