DC COMICS: November 2008 Collected Editions Solicits HARDCOVERS DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: SUPERMAN – KRYPTONITE NEVERMORE! HC Written by Dennis O’Neil Art by Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson Cover by Neal Adams, Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson Originally published in 1971, this story turned Superman’s status quo on its head by featuring a story in which all Kryptonite was destroyed! But that leaves The Man of Steel anything but invulnerable as his powers slowly begin to fade and a doppleganger Superman arrives on the scene with strange powers of its own. The first in the new DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY line collecting memorable tales in their entirety, this volume contains SUPERMAN #233-238 and #240-242 and contains a momentous story for the Man of Tomorrow that you won’t want to miss! Advance-solicited; on sale January 28 192 pg, FC, $39.99 US * * * TITANS: OLD FRIENDS HC Written by Judd Winick Art by Ian Churchill, Joe Benitez Cover by Joe Benitez & Victor Llamas The former teen heroes known as the Teen Titans are all grown up and under siege in this hardcover collecting TITANS #1-6 as well as the hard-to-find one-shot TEEN TITANS EAST SPECIAL #1! Advance-solicited; on sale January 14 200 pg, FC, $24.99 US * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: SANCTUARY HC Written by Dwayne McDuffie and Alan Burnett Art by Ed Benes & Sandra Hope, Jonboy Meyers & Serge LaPointe, Carlos Pacheco and Ethan Van Sciver The Justice League face off with the Suicide Squad when a cabal of Super-Villains turn themselves over to the Super Heroes for protection – much to the chagrin of Amanda Waller and her super-team. Tying directly into SALVATION RUN, this volume collects JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #17-21 and also features a team-up between Wonder Woman and The Flash drawn by THE FLASH: REBIRTH artist Ethan Van Sciver! Advance-solicited; on sale January 21 128 pg, FC, $19.99 US TRADE PAPERBACKS BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS TP Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Doug Mahnke, Patrick Zircher, Aaron Sowd and Steve Bird Witness Batman’s first encounter with The Joker in this volume collecting the graphic novel BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke! This collection also includes DETECTIVE COMICS #784-786, a murder mystery tale guest-starring Green Lantern Alan Scott. Advance-solicited; on sale January 28 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * HARLEY QUINN: PRELUDES AND KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES TP Written by Karl Kesel Art and cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson The Joker’s lovable partner in crime takes the spotlight in this new paperback edition collecting HARLEY QUINN #1-7. Don’t miss these beautifully illustrated tales of lunacy! Advance-solicited; on sale January 14 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * THE ALL-NEW ATOM VOL. 4: SMALL WONDER TP Written by Gail Simone and Rick Remender Art by Mike Norton & Trevor Scott and Pat Olliffe & John Stanisci Cover by Ladrönn Collecting THE ALL-NEW ATOM #17-18 and #20-25, this final volume in the series features a guest appearance by Wonder Woman! Plus, the Atom discovers a population of microscopic, matter-consuming creatures living in his blood that may hold the secrets to his powers! Advance-solicited; on sale December 24 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: LORDS OF LUCK TP Written by Mark Waid Art by George Pérez & Bob Wiacek Now available in trade paperback, this volume collects the first arc of the new series from writer Mark Waid and artist George Pérez. The Book of Destiny calls out to several heroes across time and space in the DCU for an adventure starring Batman, Hal Jordan, Lobo, Supergirl and many more! Advance-solicited; on sale December 10 160 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * BATMAN: JOKER’S ASYLUM TP Written by Jason Aaron, Joe Harris, David Hine and others Art by Jason Pearson, Andy Clarke, Juan Doe and others The Joker spins five dastardly tales of evil starring Batman’s rogues gallery in this volume collecting all five JOKER’S ASYLUM one-shots: JOKER, PENGUIN, TWO-FACE, SCARECROW and POISON IVY! Advance-solicited; on sale December 10 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * INFINITY INC. VOL. 2: THE BOGEYMAN TP Written by Peter Milligan Art by Pete Woods, Matt Camp and Max Fiumara Features issues #6-10 of the acclaimed series spinning out of the events of 52! Spotlighting the metahuman team Lex Luthor created, this trade paperback includes guest appearances by Superman and Batman as Infinity Inc. get team costumes and face a crazed killer! Advance-solicited; on sale December 31 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE TP Written by Paul Levitz Art by Steve Lightle, Ernie Colon, Keith Giffen, Larry Mahlstedt and others Bursting out of the 1980s comes this tale starring the far future’s greatest heroes! In this volume, you’ll find LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #7-13 as the team discovers a factory hidden between dimensions creating a Sun-Eater. Plus, it’s team leader election time! Advance-solicited; on sale December 10 176 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT: RAVEN TP Written by Marv Wolfman Art and cover by Damion Scott & Robert Campanella Raven wrestles the horrors of high school in this volume collecting DC SPECIAL: RAVEN #1-5. As the Teen Titans’ resident empath faces the ridicule of public school, someone starts killing students and it all ties into the reappearance of the Psycho Pirate’s Medusa Mask! Advance-solicited; on sale December 31 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: PAST AND FUTURE TP Written by Jerry Siegel, Elliot S. Maggin, Cary Bates and others Art by Curt Swan, Al Plastino, Keith Pollard and others Cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino Follow Superman’s greatest time travel adventures as he experiences eras he never thought possible! This time warping collection features stories originally published from the ’40s through the ’80s including the classic tale “Superman Under the Red Sun” among many, many others! Advance-solicited; on sale December 17 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * TALES OF THE BATMAN: TIM SALE TP Written by James Robinson, Darwyn Cooke, Kelley Puckett and Alan Grant Art by Tim Sale & Jimmy Palmiotti The collection of award-winning artist Tim Sale’s various Batman stories is now presented in trade paperback! Collecting tales from SHOWCASE '94 #3-4, LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #32-34, SHADOW OF THE BAT #7-9, SOLO #1 and BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE. Advance-solicited; on sale January 7 240 pg, FC, $19.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD – BATMAN TEAM-UPS VOL. 3 TP Written by Bob Haney Art and cover by Jim Aparo Enjoy over 500 pages of adventure with this collection featuring THE BRAVE & THE BOLD #109-134 as Batman teams with dozens of DC favorites including The Demon, Mister Miracle, Aquaman, The Flash and many more! Advance-solicited; on sale December 17 520 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: STRANGE ADVENTURES VOL. 1 TP Written by John Broome, Otto Binder, Joe Kubert, Bill Finger and others Art by Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Murphy Anderson and others Blast into the mind-bending science fiction of the mid-’50s with this collection spotlighting STRANGE ADVENTURES #54-73 as humanity faces a bevy of menaces! Advance-solicited; on sale December 31 512 pg, B&W, $16.99 US VERTIGO/WILDSTORM/ETC. SILVERFISH TP Written by David Lapham Art and cover by David Lapham The acclaimed urban noir graphic novel from David Lapham (YOUNG LIARS, Stray Bullets) is now available in paperback. What starts as a childish bid for her father’s affections turns into nail-biting suspense when a young girl named Mia falls into a world of crime, lies and gritty realism! Advance-solicited; on sale December 17 160 pg, B&W, $17.99 US MATURE READERS * * * THE VINYL UNDERGROUND VOL. 2: PRETTY DEAD THINGS TP Written by Si Spencer Art by Simon Gane & Cameron Stewart and Ryan Kelly Cover by Sean Phillips Writer Si Spencer (Torchwood) presents the paranormal byways of London in this final volume containing issues #6-12 of the horror-noir series. When ritual killings invade England, it’s up to supernatural sleuths to crack the mystery! Advance-solicited; on sale December 31 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS * * * YOUNG LIARS VOL. 1: DAYDREAM BELIEVER TP Written by David Lapham Art and cover by David Lapham From the creator of Stray Bullets comes this rip-roaring, hardcore urban adventure comic! When young Sadie gets a bullet lodged in her brain, it sets her group of friends on an insane ride where nothing is what it seems! Featuring an introduction by rockstar and Eisner Award-winner Gerard Way! Advance-solicited; on sale December 24 144 pg, FC, $9.99 US MATURE READERS