DC COMICS: February 2006 Collected Editions and Reprints Solicits HARDCOVERS SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC Written by Otto Binder, Bill Finger, Robert Bernstein and others Art by Wayne Boring, Curt Swan, Al Plastino and others Cover by Swan & Stan Kaye The exploration of the Silver Age of Superman continues with this volume collecting stories from ACTION COMICS #248-254 AND SUPERMAN # 127-131 (1959)! Featuring the introductions of Lori Lemaris, Metallo and Bizarro, the return of Mr. Mxyzptlk, and more. On sale Feb 1 240 pg, FC, $49.99 US * * * ALL STAR ARCHIVES VOL. 0 HC Written by Gardner Fox, Jerry Siegel, Bill Finger, Jon L. Blummer, Ken Fitch, John B. Wentworth, and various Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Martin Nodell, Bernard Bailey, Creig Flessel, Chad Grothkopf, Jon L. Blummer, Everett Hibbard, William Smith and Stan Aschmeier Cover by Howard Purcell From the Golden Age of comics - a special volume collecting the early individual adventures of the members of the Justice Society of America from ALL STAR COMICS #1 and #2 at a special price! While ALL STAR COMICS #3 was unquestionably one of comics' greatest milestones, issues #1 and #2 were also impressive in their own right. Virtually every founding member of the (yet-to-debut) original JSA lineup - minus Superman and Batman - was represented in these individual adventures, and most of the stories are written and drawn by their original creators. ALL STAR ARCHIVES Vol. 0 is the perfect preface to the 11-volume complete reprinting of every JSA adventure from the Golden Age. Now the entire body of these "All Star" exploits is in print and available to all those who were there when they were published the first time around - or wish they had been! Advance-solicited; on sale March 15 144 pg, FC, $39.99 US * * * DOOM PATROL ARCHIVES VOL. 3 HC Written by Arnold Drake Art by Bruno Premiani and Bob Brown Cover by Brian Bolland An amazing hardcover collecting DOOM PATROL #98-105 and CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #48 (1966)! Witness a new "unofficial" member, a wedding, and the Challengers of the Unknown! Featuring an introduction by comics historian Bill Schelly and a new cover by Brian Bolland! On sale Feb 15 • 240 pg, FC, $49.99 US * * * THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 12 HC Written by Will Eisner Art and cover by Eisner THE WILL EISNER LIBRARY. Reoffered to coincide with THE WILL EISNER COMPANION. The master returns to the work that made him a legend! This Archive collects Spirit sections originally published between January 6, 1946 and June 30, 1946, following Will Eisner's honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. On sale Feb 1 • 216 pg, FC, $49.95 US TRADE PAPERBACKS BATMAN: WAR CRIMES TP Written by Andersen Gabrych, Bill Willingham, Devin Grayson, Bruce Jones and Will Pfeifer Art by Pete Woods, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and others Cover by James Jean A pivotal collection featuring BATMAN #643-644, DETECTIVE COMICS #809-810, and material from BATMAN ALLIES SECRET FILES 2005 and BATMAN VILLAINS SECRET FILES 2005! On sale Feb 15 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: THE DAILY PLANET TP Written and illustrated by various Cover by Kevin Nowlan This 192-page Superman collection revolves around the Daily Planet newspaper and its staff. Featuring classic stories with reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane, photographer Jimmy Olsen, Editor-in-chief Perry White, and many more - showing how far they will go to get a great story! This volume reprints select stories from ACTION COMICS #211, 429, 436, and 461, SUPERMAN (first series) #280, SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #17, 24, 45, and 56, SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #42, 63, 75, and 124. Advance-solicited; on sale March 1 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: THE JOURNEY TP Written by Mark Verheiden and Gail Simone Art and cover by Ed Benes, John Byrne and Nelson The events that have turned the DCU upside down are reflected in this collection of stories from SUPERMAN #117, 121-125 with pages from ACTION COMICS #83. After his first contact with an OMAC, Superman must contend with the arrivals of Bizarro and Zoom i before dealing once and for all with a souped-up Blackrock! On sale Feb 22 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * BIRDS OF PREY: BETWEEN DARK AND DAWN TP Written by Gail Simone Art by Ed Benes, Ron Adrian, Jim Fern, Eric Battle, Eduardo Barreto and others Cover by Matt Haley A new volume collecting BIRDS OF PREY #69-75! Huntress goes undercover to infiltrate a religious cult with a dangerous secret, while Black Canary and Oracle uncover the true nature of Sovereign Brusaw's organization. Advance-solicited; on sale March 29 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US * * * GREEN ARROW: MOVING TARGETS TP Written by Judd Winick Art by Phil Hester, Tom Fowler, Eric Battle, Tommy Castillo and others Cover by James Jean Collecting GREEN ARROW #40-50, guest-starring the Teen Titans and Outsiders! Star City's underworld has been taken over by Brick, who, along with the Riddler, wants Green Arrow dead! And Mia Dearden, Green Arrow's new ward, also faces new highs and lows! On sale February 1 256 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * TEEN TITANS/OUTSIDERS: INSIDERS TP Written by Geoff Johns and Judd Winick Art by Matthew Clark, Carlos D'Anda, Tony Daniel, Art Thibert and Marlo Alquiza Cover by Daniel Acuña An amazing new volume collecting TEEN TITANS #24-26 and OUTSIDERS #24, 25 and 28! When Nightwing and Speedy figure out there's a traitor in their midst, secrets come to the fore, including Superboy's ultimate corruption by his genetic father, Lex Luthor! * * * JSA: BLACK VENGEANCE TP Written by Geoff Johns Art by Don Kramer, Keith Champagne and various Cover by Alex Ross Don't miss a new collection featuring JSA #68-75 plus pages from 66-67! The Spectre, without a human host, is running rampant, meting out a brutal form of justice encouraged by the new Eclipso! Plus, Atom Smasher seeks forgiveness, Degaton's plan to destroy the JSA is thwarted, and more! Advance-solicited; on sale March 1 200 pg, FC, $??.99 US * * * JLA: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP Written and illustrated by various Cover by Alex Ross Collecting some of the stand-out tales from the long history of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes, from the Silver Age through INFINITE CRISIS! Included here are JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #19, #77, #122, #166-168, JUSTICE LEAGUE #1, JLA SECRET FILES #1, JLA #61, and the 3-page origin from JLA #200, pencilled by George Pérez! On sale Feb 22 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * TEEN TITANS/OUTSIDERS: THE DEATH AND RETURN OF DONNA TROY TP Written by Phil Jimenez and Judd Winick Art by José Luis García-Lopez, Alé Garza, George Pérez, Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning and others Cover by Jimenez & Pérez An amazing collection featuring TITANS/YOUNG JUSTICE: GRADUATION DAY #1-3 and DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY #1-4! ! On sale Feb 1 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * WONDER WOMAN: LAND OF THE DEAD TP Written by Greg Rucka and Geoff Johns Art by Rags Morales, Drew Johnson, Justiniano, Michael Bair, and others Cover by J.G. Jones Collecting WONDER WOMAN #214-217 and THE FLASH #219! Just as Wonder Woman is starting to deal with her blindness, the Cheetah returns and teams with the Reverse-Flash! Then Athena sends Wonder Woman on a journey of unimagined peril! On sale Feb 8 128 pg, FC, $12.99US * * * THE WILL EISNER COMPANION SC Written by N.C. Christopher Couch and Stephen Weiner Art and cover by Will Eisner Will Eisner's career spans the entire history of American comic books, from his formative days in the 1930s into the 1940s when he revolutionized narrative sequential art with his internationally famed series The Spirit, to the 1970s when he created the contemporary graphic novel form with A CONTRACT WITH GOD, to the present! THE WILL EISNER COMPANION is a comprehensive, critical overview of the work of this legendary writer/artist, and is now available in softcover! Divided into two sections - his Spirit work and his graphic novels - this authorized companion features critical and historical essays by noted comics historians N.C. Christopher Couch and Stephen Weiner, as well as alphabetical indexes relating to all aspects and characters in his oeuvre. This volume also includes a chronology, a bibliography and suggested reading lists, as well as an introduction by Dennis O'Neil. THE WILL EISNER COMPANION is a must-have celebration for new fans as well as old. On sale February 1 176 pg, B&W & 4C, $12.99 US * * * ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST VOL. 13 TP Written by Richard & Wendy Pini Art by Wendy Pini and John Byrne Cover by Wendy Pini Reprinting stories from ELFQUEST (second series) #4-7, #9, #11-13 and #15-18! A single desperate hope for Cutter's family lies within the folds of wrapstuff, magical Preserver webbing that allows elves to slumber for centuries without harm. But the Wolfriders are tied to the future, and in strange dreams, do they foresee their doom? On sale February 8 7.5" x 5.5" 224 pg, B&W, $9.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 1 TP Written by Len Wein, Robert Kanigher, Gerry Conway and others Art by Bernie Wrightson, Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Alex Toth and others Cover by Joe Orlando Do you dare to enter...the House of Mystery? Everyone who does will find a full 22 issues of this classic DC series! Beginning with editor Joe Orlando's first issue (#174), this 552-page black-and-white trade paperback features a wealth of art from macabre masters! On sale Feb 8 552 pg, B&W, $16.99 US WILDSTORM THE AUTHORITY: REVOLUTION BOOK TWO TP Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Dustin Nguyen & Richard Friend Collecting the final six issues of this amazing Authority tale! After the debacle in the nation's capital that led to the total destruction of Washington, DC, the Authority relinquished control of the United States and all but vanished. How long can tyranny stand, before heroes will rise up? Advance-solicited; on sale March 8 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * CITY OF TOMORROW T Written by Howard Chaykin Art and cover by Chaykin Collecting the futuristic 6-issue miniseries written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin! When Eli Foyle's utopian city of Columbia - built with super-advanced nanotechnology and run by an army of robot supermen - becomes a robotic police state, prodigal son Tucker Foyle returns to put his house in order...as loudly and violently as possible! On sale Feb 1 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * THE MAXX BOOK SIX TP Written by Sam Kieth Art and cover by Kieth The final volume of Sam Kieth's eclectic masterpiece collects a series of innovative stories known as "Friends of Maxx." These tales mark a turning point for Kieth's artistic evolution as a storyteller, paving the way for later groundbreaking titles such as ZERO GIRL and FOUR WOMEN. On sale Feb 22 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US VERTIGO KID ETERNITY TP Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by Duncan Fegredo Comics visionary Grant Morrison re-imagines Kid Eternity in this 144-page trade paperback collecting the 3-issue Prestige Format miniseries from 1991. Aspiring stand-up comedian Jerry Sullivan joins Kid Eternity on a quest to free his Keeper from Hell, only to find himself swept up in a much larger struggle between the Lords of Order and Chaos. On sale February 8 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * SWAMP THING VOL. 3: HEALING THE BREACH TP Written by Joshua Dysart Art by Enrique Breccia, Ronald Wimberly and Richard Corben Cover by Breccia A new collection featuring issues #15-20 of the ongoing series. With the consciousness of Alec Holland still separated from its former host and scattered across the world, the Swamp Thing must face a new threat to the Green which is manifesting itself inside a growing dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. On sale Feb 15 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * WAR STORIES VOL. 2 TP Written by Garth Ennis Art by Cam Kennedy, David Lloyd, Carlos Ezquerra and Gary Erskine Reprinting the second quartet of WAR STORY one-shots from acclaimed writer Garth Ennis. This collection showcases tales of a world at war from the North African desert, the skies over Germany, the battlefields of Spain and the waters of the North Atlantic, with a new afterword by Ennis. Advance-solicited; on sale March 1 240 pg, FC, $19.99 US