DC COMICS: June 2008 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF INTEREST DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL: REIGN IN HELL 80-PAGE GIANT Written by Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens and Roger Stern Art by Keith Giffen, Dan Jurgens, Jackson Guice and others Cover by Ryan Sook Celebrate the start of TO REIGN IN HELL with this 80-page collection featuring stories from SUPERMAN #71, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #15, and ACTION COMICS #680! In stores June 4 80 pg, FC, $4.99 US HARDCOVERS THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD VOL. 2: THE BOOK OF DESTINY HC Written by Mark Waid Art and cover by George Pérez & Bob Wiacek Collecting issues #7-12 of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD! The Book of Destiny's been opened, and it will take the combined might of Superman, The Flash, the Metal Men, the Blackhawks, the Atom, Hawkman, Aquaman, the Teen Titans, the Newsboy Legion and more to prevent certain doom! Advance-solicited; on sale August 20 160 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * DEATH OF THE NEW GODS HC Written by Jim Starlin Art and cover by Starlin & Matt Banning Witness the carnage of the Fourth World in this hardcover volume collecting the shocking 8-issue miniseries by Jim Starlin! Someone’s killing off the New Gods. Who will be the next victims? Who — or what — is responsible for so many deaths? How is Darkseid connected to them? And will Superman, Orion and Mr. Miracle be able to uncover Darkseid's schemes before it's too late? Advance-solicited; on sale August 27 256 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * JLA VOL. 1 DELUXE EDITION HC Written by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar Art by Howard Porter, Oscar Jimenez, Don Hillsman, John Dell, Chip Wallace and others Relive the legendary 1990s JLA series, written by comics masterminds Grant Morrison (FINAL CRISIS) and Mark Millar (Civil War) with stunning art by Howard Porter and others, in this amazing oversized hardcover collecting JLA #1-9 and SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #1! The action begins as the JLA reunites to stop the Hyperclan, who have come to Earth posing as a new group of super heroes. But as their true nature comes to light, only the World’s Greatest Super Heroes can stop them! Standing side by side, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter take on alien posers and come to realize that Earth needs a protectorate made up of only the mightiest icons! Advance-solicited; on sale August 20 7” x 10.75” 256 pg, FC, $29.99 US * * * METAL MEN HC Written by Duncan Rouleau DC’s metallic heroes return in this hardcover collecting the 8-issue miniseries! Gold, Platina, Mercury, Iron, Lead, Tin and Copper must face off the forces of Chemo, Doctor Yes, BOLTS, The Balloonatic and his Orphan Army, as well as the Robot Renegades in this action-packed volume! Advance-solicited; on sale August 20 200 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 25 HC Written by Will Eisner Art and cover by Will Eisner The penultimate volume in The Spirit Archives presents the rarely-seen daily Spirit comic strip in its entirety, which ran from October 13, 1941, through March 11, 1944. Full of adventure, suspense and fun, this volume is a must-have for Spirit fans! Advance-solicited; on sale August 27 216 pg, B&W, $59.99 US TRADE PAPERBACKS BATMAN AND SON TP Written by Grant Morrison Art by Andy Kubert, John Van Fleet and Jesse Delperdang A softcover edition of the hardcover collecting BATMAN #655-658 and 663-666, by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert! Batman receives the greatest shock of his life when he discovers that he may have a son. And sparks fly when the new addition is introduced to Robin. Advance-solicited; on sale July 9 200 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * BATMAN: FACES TP-new edition Written by Matt Wagner Batman must prevent Two-Face from creating an army of deformed, super-powerful slaves in this collection by Matt Wagner (SUPERMAN/BATMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY)! Advance-solicited; on sale July 16 96 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * BATMAN: GOING SANE TP Written by J.M. DeMatteis, Eddie Campell & Daren White Art by Joe Staton, Bart Sears and Steve Mitchell Discover whether The Joker would become sane if Batman disappeared in this thriller collecting Legends of the Dark Knight #65-68 and #100! After a life-and-death struggle, The Joker seemingly kills Batman. Faced with the loss of his nemesis, the insane Joker can only retreat…into sanity. Advance-solicited; on sale July 30 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE TP Written by Adam Beechen Art by Eddy Barrows & Julio Ferreiro and others Cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert Collecting the 8-issue miniseries spinning out of 52, featuring the adventures of Animal Man, Starfire, Adam Strange, the mysterious new character Forerunner and more! Can they prevent San Diego from being wiped out by the enigmatic Healers? Advance-solicited; on sale July 23 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY: ROAD TO THE ALTAR TP Written by Tony Bedard and J. Torres Art by Nicola Scott, Paulo Siqueira, Tom Derenick and others Cover by Siqueira & Amilton Santos Witness the stories that led up to the landmark wedding of two classic DCU heroes in this collection featuring material from BIRDS OF PREY #109, BLACK CANARY #1-4, and the BLACK CANARY WEDDING PLANNER! Advance-solicited; on sale July 23 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS VOL. 2 TP Written by Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray, Adam Beechen, Tony Bedard and Sean McKeever Breakdowns by Keith Giffen Art by various Cover by Ed Benes The second of four volumes collecting DC’s explosive weekly series! In this volume, featuring COUNTDOWN #38-26, Karate Kid ventures to Oracle for answers, Jimmy Olsen attempts to join two exclusive clubs, and more! Advance-solicited; on sale July 16 296 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * COUNTDOWN: ARENA TP Written by Keith Champagne Art by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens Cover by Andy Kubert Collecting the 4-issue miniseries event! Carefully selected from worlds throughout all 52 universes, three versions of each DC hero will walk into the Arena, and only one will walk away. Advance-solicited; on sale July 30 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 2 TP Written by Mike Sekowsky and Robert Kanigher Art by Mike Sekowsky, Irv Novick and Dick Giordano Classic, never before collected Wonder Woman tales from the 1970s comics Wonder Woman #185-189, Superman’s GirlFriend, Lois Lane #93, and THE Brave and the Bold #87! Advance-solicited; on sale July 23 176 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 2 TP Written by Judd Winick Art by Howard Porter & Mauro Cascioli Collecting issues #7-12 of the maxiseries featuring Freddy Freeman’s quest to gain the powers of Captain Marvel! Win or lose, Freddy may still need the help of the Justice League of America and Shadowpact to survive the "verdict"! Advance-solicited; on sale July 16 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT: WONDER GIRL TP Written by J. Torres Art and cover by Sanford Greene & Nathan Massengill DC’s mightiest teen goes solo in this volume collecting the action-packed 6-issue miniseries! Currently estranged from Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl’s going to need the help of the last man on Earth she ever wanted to see again: Hercules! Advance-solicited; on sale July 9 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: HAWKMAN VOL. 2 TP Written by Gardner Fox, Bob Haney and others Art by Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert and others Over 500 pages of classic Hawkman adventures, from the pages of HAWKMAN #12-27, ATOM & HAWKMAN #39-45, ATOM #31, and THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #70! Advance-solicited; on sale July 16 560 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE HOUSE OF SECRETS VOL. 1 TP Written by Mike Friedrich, Gerry Conway, Marv Wolfman and others Art by Jerry Grandenetti, Bill Draut, Werner Roth, Dick Giordano and others Cover by Bernie Wrightson More than 500 pages of mystery tales from the pages of THE HOUSE OF SECRETS #81-98 (1969-1972)! Advance-solicited; on sale July 30 544 pg, B&W, $16.99 US VERTIGO/WILDSTORM/ETC. THE AUTHORITY: PRIME TP Written by Christos Gage Art and cover by Darick Robertson Collecting the red-hot 6-issue miniseries! The Authority and StormWatch Prime were once teammates and the closest of comrades…but a custody battle over Henry Bendix's secret bunker causes long-held grudges to boil over! It's mayhem as two of the strongest teams in the WildStorm Universe collide in a battle for the ages! Advance-solicited; on sale July 23 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * WILDSTORM: REVELATIONS TP Written by Scott Beatty & Christos Gage Art by Wes Craig Cover by Ivan Reis & Richard Friend Collecting the universe-shaking 6-issue miniseries! Rogue Coda warrior Nemesis, following her harrowing post-apocalyptic vision, must find Backlash and Savant to help her unlock the secrets of the coming destruction. But can anything stem the tide of darkness about to sweep the entire WildStorm Universe? Advance-solicited; on sale July 2 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * ARMY@LOVE VOL. 2: GENERATION PWNED TP Written by Rick Veitch Art by Veitch & Gary Erskine Collecting issues #6-12 of the incisive ARMY@LOVE, a series writer Rick Veitch describes as Desperate Housewives meets the war. This volume, leading into the upcoming ARMY@LOVE SEASON 2, follows the exploits of rivals Loman and Flabbergast, as well as Switzer, the woman they both love. Advance-solicited; on sale July 2 168 pg, FC, $12.99 US MATURE READERS * * * AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL. 4: AROUND THE WORLD TP Written by Steven T. Seagle Art by Becky Cloonan & Jim Rugg Cover by Celia Calle Collecting issues #15-23 of the GLAAD Award nominated series! In this final volume, Adam Chamberlain comes full circle. He’s been waiting his whole life to experience reunion, revenge and consummation. Under the all-seeing eye of his Higher Power, Adam is offered these desires, but each comes with a price: betrayal, arrest and damnation. Advance-solicited; on sale July 2 224 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS * * * DMZ VOL. 5: THE HIDDEN WAR TP Written by Brian Wood Art by Riccardo Burchielli and Danijel Zezelj Collecting issues #23-28 of the acclaimed series from writer Brian Wood (DEMO). The world and characters of the DMZ are expanded and enriched in this volume as Matty Roth turns his attention to several locals — a guerilla artist, a former ally who’s now worse off than a homeless person, the powerful head of an organization within the DMZ and more. Advance-solicited; on sale July 2 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US MATURE READERS * * * Y: THE LAST MAN VOL. 10: WHYS AND WHEREFORES TP Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Pia Guerra & Jose Marzan Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale Yorick Brown's long journey through an Earth populated only by women comes to a dramatic, unexpected conclusion in this final volume, collecting issues #55-60 of the critically acclaimed series. Advance-solicited; in stores June 18 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US