DC COMICS: December 2008 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF NOTE WATCHMEN #1 NEW PRINTING Written by Alan Moore Art and cover by Dave Gibbons Don’t miss this new printing of the comic book that started it all: WATCHMEN #1, available as a stand-alone comic for the first time in years at its original cover price of $1.50! This is a great way to introduce curious readers to the phenomenon that is WATCHMEN! On sale December 3 32 pg, FC, $1.50 US HARDCOVERS WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION FIFTH PRINTING HC Written by Alan Moore Art and cover by Dave Gibbons With WATCHMEN hotter than ever in anticipation of the upcoming movie, DC offers the fifth printing of WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, the oversized, slipcased volume featuring the original 12-issue epic, plus samples of Alan Moore's WATCHMEN scripts, the WATCHMEN proposal, Dave Gibbons' concept art, cover roughs and more! Advance-solicited; on sale February 3 8.25” x 12.5”, 464 pg, FC, $75.00 US * * * ALL-STAR SUPERMAN VOL. 2 HC Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by Frank Quitely Collecting ALL-STAR SUPERMAN #7-12, this amazing new hardcover completes the epic, award-winning tale by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely! Don’t miss The Man of Steel’s clashes with Bizarro, Zibarro and more as Lex Luthor enacts his scheme to cause the death of Superman! Advance-solicited; on sale February 11 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * BATMAN: R.I.P. THE DELUXE EDITION HC Written by Grant Morrison Art by Tony Daniel & Sandu Florea Cover by Alex Ross Legendary writer Grant Morrison concocts an unthinkable plot: The death of The Dark Knight! Collecting BATMAN #676-683 in an oversized Deluxe Edition, this volume features artwork by Tony Daniel. While Bruce Wayne drops out of sight, The Club of Villains begins a crime spree through the streets of Gotham City, while Batman’s allies attempt to keep order in the city and find The Dark Knight. Advance-solicited; on sale February 4 208 pg, 7.0625” x 10.875” FC, $24.99 US * * * DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES – THE LIFE AND DEATH OF FERRO LAD HC Written by Jim Shooter Art by Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff & George Klein Collecting ADVENTURE COMICS #346, 347, 352, 353 and 357! The Legion battles both the Fatal Five and the Sun Eater – and only the ultimate sacrifice can save Ferro Lad’s friends! Advance-solicited; on sale February 18 128 pg, FC , $39.99 US * * * THE STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC Written by James Robinson Art by Tony Harris, John Watkiss, Guy Davis, J.H. Williams III, Chris Sprouse, Craig Hamilton, and others Cover by Tony Harris In this second volume, Jack Knight’s disturbing dreams drive him to New York City to meet the Golden Age Sandman! Collecting STARMAN #17-29, STARMAN ANNUAL #1 and stories from SHOWCASE ’95 #12 and SHOWCASE ’96 #4-5. Advance-solicited; on sale February 25 416 pg, FC, $49.99 US * * * SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK ONE HC Written by Alan Moore Art by Stephen Bissette, Dan Day and John Totleben Writer Alan Moore’s seminal horror series is now published in hardcover for the very first time — including the never-before-reprinted SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #20, in which Moore wraps up the previous storyline and sets the stage for the groundbreaking tales that were to come. Collecting SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #20-27, this first volume features the stories that put Moore on the comics map in the 1980s thanks to his unique narrative style and deconstructive storytelling. Created by a freak accident, Swamp Thing believed he was once scientist Alec Holland — but when he discoveres his true nature, it shatters his universe and sends him on a path of discovery and adventure. Featuring the art of Stephen Bissette and John Totleben, this groundbreaking work features mind-blowing, genre-defying stories starring the rich, complex character that Neil Gaiman called “The No. 1 New Classic Monster” in Entertainment Weekly. Advance solicited; on sale February 11 208 pg, FC $24.99 US MATURE READERS TRADE PAPERBACKS WATCHMEN INTERNATIONAL EDITION TP Written by Alan Moore Art and cover by Dave Gibbons DC Comics presents this special edition of the WATCHMEN TP, complete with recolored cover art by artist extraordinaire Dave Gibbons. Created especially for the international market, this edition is also available to retailers in the U.S. and Canada exclusively through Diamond. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has only grown in stature since its original publication. Along with the new cover, this volume features the high-quality, recolored pages from WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. On sale December 3 334 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * BATMAN: THE STRANGE DEATHS OF BATMAN TP Written by Gardner Fox, Gerry Conway and others Art by John Calnan, Carmine Infantino, Jim Aparo, Curt Swan, Rich Buckler and others Collecting classic tales featuring the seeming death of The Dark Knight, as originally published in DETECTIVE COMICS #347, WORLD’S FINEST #184 and 269, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #115, BATMAN #291-294, BATMAN CHRONICLES #8 and NIGHTWING #52. Advance-solicited; on sale January 21 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * BIRDS OF PREY: CLUB KIDS TP Written by Tony Bedard Art by Nicola Scott, David Cole, Jason Orfalas, Doug Hazlewood and Rodney Ramos Cover by Stephane Roux As Black Canary prepares for her wedding, The Calculator attacks and Black Alice discovers a mystery involving Darkseid in this volume collecting BIRDS OF PREY #109-112 and 118. Advance-solicited; on sale January 7 128 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * ECLIPSO: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES TP Written by Matthew Sturges Art by Stephen Jorge Segovia, Chad Hardin, Dan Green, Robert Campanella, Walden Wong and Wayne Faucher Eclipso’s back – and this time, the villainous entity has possessed The Atom’s murderous ex-wife, Jean Loring. Eclipso’s first target: his former host, Dr. Bruce Gordon! Collecting stories from COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #1-8. Advance-solicited; on sale January 14 168 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * THE FLASH: EMERGENCY STOP TP Written by Grant Morrison & Mark Millar Art by Paul Ryan & John Nyberg Cover by Steve Lightle At last, DC collects the fast-paced 1990s epic by Grant Morrison (FINAL CRISIS) and Mark Millar (Civil War) from THE FLASH #130-135! Confined to a wheelchair after a run-in with the mystery villain known only as The Suit, how can The Flash protect Keystone City from evil run amok? Advance-solicited; on sale January 21 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY: FAMILY BUSINESS TP Written by Judd Winick Art by Cliff Chiang, Mike Norton, and Wayne Faucher The League of Assassins has mortally wounded Connor Hawke! Now it’s up to Green Arrow and Black Canary to enlist Batman and Plastic Man to help save the young hero’s life. Collecting issues #6-10 of the hit series! Advance-solicited; on sale January 28 128 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * GREEN LANTERN: WANTED – HAL JORDAN TP Written by Geoff Johns Art by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert Cover by Ethan Van Sciver Hal Jordan has been framed for murder in this new trade paperback collecting GREEN LANTERN #14-20! Now, Hal is on the run from a legion of intergalactic bounty hunters and the new Global Guardians. Can he clear his name and discover who put a price on his head? Advance-solicited; on sale January 7 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE TP Written by Ivory Madison Art by Cliff Richards, Art Thibert & Norm Rapmund Cover by Matthew Clark Learn what led young Helena Bertinelli away from a life in organized crime and set her on the path to becoming a Gotham City vigilante in this volume collecting the 6-issue miniseries! Advance-solicited; on sale January 28 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * JUSTICE VOL. 3 TP Written by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross Art by Doug Braithwaite & Alex Ross The final volume of the lushly illustrated maxiseries, featuring issues #9-12, is now available in trade paperback! The Super-Villains' plot to exploit the innocent thickens as the heroes discover that it may even affect their comrades! Guest-starring Black Adam, The Marvel Family, Doom Patrol, The Metal Men, The Titans, Supergirl and more! Advance-solicited; on sale January 7 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US * * * JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE LIGHTNING SAGA TP Written by Brad Meltzer & Geoff Johns Art by Ed Benes, Shane Davis, Dale Eaglesham, Jim Lee, Adam Kubert, George Pérez and others Cover by Alex Ross Two super-teams join forces in this volume collecting JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #0 and #8-12 and JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5-6! The JLA has discovered the presence of several members of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the present! Advance-solicited; on sale January 21 224 pg, FC, $12.99 US * * * SHADOWPACT: THE BURNING AGE TP Written by Matthew Sturges Art by Tom Derenick, Kieron Dwyer, Phil Winslade and Wayne Faucher SHADOWPACT #20-25 are collected in this new volume, in which the heroes encounter three past and future incarnations of themselves in their efforts to stop the Sun King! Advance-solicited; on sale January 21 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * * * THE SPIRIT VOL. 3 TP Written by Sergio Aragones & Mark Evanier Art by Mike Ploog, Paul Smith & Mark Farmer Cover by Jordi Bernet Will Eisner’s classic hero continues his modern-day adventures in this new volume collecting THE SPIRIT #14-20! In this volume, The Spirit fights crime on a luxury yacht, a dude ranch and elsewhere! Advance-solicited; on sale January 28 168 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * SUPERMAN: SHADOWS LINGER TP Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Peter Vale, Jesus Merino, Renato Guedes, Jorge Correa Jr., Wellington Diaz and Jose Wilson Magalhaes Cover by Alex Ross The new Insect Queen makes her debut – and that spells trouble for The Man of Steel in this new volume collecting SUPERMAN #671-675! And what is the Insect Queen’s connection to Lana Lang? Advance-solicited; on sale January 21 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 1 – NEW PRINTING TP Written by Len Wein, Gerry Conway, Robert Kanigher and others Art by Bernie Wrightson, Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Alex Toth and others Cover by Joe Orlando A new printing of this volume collecting HOUSE OF MYSTERY #174-196! Advance-solicited; on sale January 14 552 pg, B&W, $16.99 US * * * SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 3 TP Written by Jack Oleck, Steve Skeates, Sheldon Mayer, Michael Fleisher and others Cover by Bernie Wrightson Art by Alex Niño, Ruben Yandoc, Nestor Redondo, Gerry Talaoc and others DC Comics serves up another helping of horror in this amazing collection featuring tales from HOUSE OF MYSTERY #212-226! It’s classic, bone-chilling intensity from the DC vaults! Advance-solicited; on sale January 28 • 520 pg, B&W, $16.99 US VERTIGO/WILDSTORM/ETC. JAMES ROBINSON’S COMPLETE WILDC.A.T.S TP Written by James Robinson Art by Travis Charest and others Fan-favorite writer James Robinson’s run on the premier Super Hero team in the WildStorm Universe is finally collected in one place! Featuring WILDC.A.T.S #15-20, Annual #1 and TEAM ONE WILDC.A.T.S. Robinson joins artists including Travis Charest for mind-blowing adventures you have to read to believe. Advance-solicited; on sale January 28 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US * * * TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE VOL. 2 TP Written by Will Pfeifer, Bruce Jones and Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Art by Stefano Raffaele, Chris Gugliotti, Joel Gomez, Wes Craig Cover by Darick Robertson Leatherface returns with more bloody horror! Collecting CUT #1, ABOUT A BOY #1, BY HIMSELF #1, RAISING CAIN #1-3 and the TEXAS CHAINSAW short story from NEW LINE HORROR ANTHOLOGY #1, this gory volume will have you screaming with delight. Advance-solicited; on sale January 14 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US MATURE READERS * * * AMERICAN SPLENDOR: ANOTHER DOLLAR TP Written by Harvey Pekar Cover by Dean Haspiel Art by Darwyn Cooke, David Lapham, Chris Weston, Dean Haspiel, Ty Templeton, Darick Robertson and others More moving moments from the life of the essential everyman! Harvey Pekar returns with the second Vertigo volume of his AMERICAN SPLENDOR series. Harvey moves into his senior years and finds that he may be able to cope after all. Advance-solicited; on sale January 7 136 pg, FC, $14.99 US MATURE READERS * * * HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 1: ROOM AND BOREDOM TP Written by Matthew Sturges and Bill Willingham Art by Luca Rossi, Ross Campbell, Sean Murphy, Zachary Baldus, Steve Rolston and Jill Thompson Cover by Sam Weber “This is the next Vertigo pillar to watch!” — Wizard Welcome to the House of Mystery! Filled with peculiar, otherworldly characters from all walks of life, this series from Matthew Sturges (JACK OF FABLES) and Bill Willingham (FABLES) focuses on five people trapped in the reality-warping House of Mystery, a supernatural bar where tales are the legal tender and only the finest storytellers are patrons! But how – and why – they’re stuck inside is all just a little piece of the puzzle in this first volume, which collects issues #1-5 of the all-new acclaimed series and special bonus material. Advance solicited; on sale January 14 128 pg, FC $9.99 US MATURE READERS * * * TOKYO DAYS, BANGKOK NIGHTS TP Written by Jonathan Vankin Art by Seth Fisher and Giuseppe Camuncoli & Shawn Martinbrough Cover by Seth Fisher and Giuseppe Camuncoli Two tragicomic tales of cultures in collision. When Americans venture abroad, they find that their assumptions about everyday life don’t fit in a backpack. Collecting eight issues of the critically heralded VERTIGO POP!, written by Jonathan Vankin and featuring Eisner-nominated art by Seth Fisher (GREEN LANTERN: WILLWORLD) as well as Giuseppe Camuncoli and Shawn Martinbrough (BANGKOK), TOKYO DAYS, BANGKOK NIGHTS presents a journey to the far side of the world where Americans learn that they may be neither ugly nor innocent, but they still have everything to lose. Advance-solicited; on sale January 21 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US MATURE READERS