Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (2016-)
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Deadman (DC Universe)
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Before his groundbreaking runs on BATMAN and GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW, legendary comics artist Neal Adams first made his mark in superhero comics with Deadman, star of the DC Comics series STRANGE ADVENTURES.
Inspired by the hit TV series The Fugitive, the Deadman stories star costumed highwire performer Boston Brand, who is assassinated by an unknown marksman in his first story. A mysterious deity called Rama Kushna gives Boston Brand the chance to revisit the land of the living as Deadman, with the mission of finding his murderer.
DEADMAN features spectacular, bravura artwork by Neal Adams, then leading the field with an amazing, hyper-realistic style and trompe-l'oeil unlike anything seen in comics before or since.
The Batman's Grave
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The World’s Greatest Detective must try to inhabit the mind of a murder victim to solve a case-without filling the empty grave next to those of his parents. Can Batman imagine the life of a corpse with a half-eaten face, without dying himself? A man was murdered, and the Batman knows how it happened. All he has to do now is survive his own deduction. Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, the creative partnership behind The Authority, reunite in this tale about life, death, and the questions most are too afraid to ask. Collects The Batman’s Grave #1-12.
Batman: Unseen (2009-)
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Bizarre deaths have been occurring throughout Gotham City, but the perpetrator is unknown. Even when the crimes have been committed in view of witnesses, all that is seen is a glimpse of a weird, skinless meat-man who seems to fade away after the crimes.
Batman/Deadman: Death and Glory
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Unknowingly possessed by an evil spirit, Batman brutally slaughters a restaurant full of customers. Regaining consciousness with no recollection of the events, the Dark Knight Detective must solve the mystery of his own killing spree. Aided by the mystical Deadman, Batman begins to piece together the clues of his possession. But as the involvement of malevolent mages and a supernatural emissary of Satan is discovered, Batman must find a way to combine his human abilities with Deadman's paranormal powers to defeat this unholy evil.
DC Universe Presents (2011-)
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As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52 event of September 2011, it's the start of a new series spotlighting some of the DC Universe's most exciting super heroes! This brand new collection features heroic nomad ghost Deadman and the adventure-seeking Challengers of the Unknown! Ever since he died and became Deadman, Boston Brand has served the deity known as Rama Kushna, inhabiting bodies to complete missions that she dictates. But for the first time, Deadman may have a clue how to gain some control over his "life", as he finds that the souls that he helps are going straight to Hell! This first arc of DC Universe Presents is written by Eisner-award winner Paul Jenkins (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT, Inhumans) and illustrated by the dynamic Bernard Chang! The Challengers. Out of time and on the run. Eight survivors of a fiery plane crash, bound by fate and death, are on a desperate mission to uncover the mysteries of the Unknown before the powers that saved their lives claim them for eternity. This second arc is written by DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio with art from comics legend Jerry Ordway! Collects issues #1-8.
Deadman (1985-)
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In 1967, a blazingly talented young artist helped bring the strange adventures of Deadman to life—and redefined what comics could do. Now Neal Adams has reunited with this haunting hero to solve the mystery of his murder once and for all!
Boston Brand was just a circus performer when an assassin cut him down in his high-flying prime. Given an eerie afterlife as the spectral superhero called Deadman, he has the power to possess the living in order to fight for justice…and find his own killer.
But the conspiracy behind his death goes deeper than Deadman knows.
Now, with the help of allies from this world and beyond, including the Batman, Deadman will follow the trail to its infernal source: the League of Assassins and its immortal mastermind, Ra's al Ghul.
Dive into an all-new investigation into the DC Universe's dark side. Written and illustrated by Neal Adams (Batman), Deadman collects the entire six-issue mini-series!
Deadman by Neal Adams (2017-)
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"JOURNEY INTO DEATH" part one! When we last left Deadman, the true story had barely begun! Deadman's death was unsolved, and his fate was intertwined with that of his parents and siblings. Even the Dark Night Detective couldn't solve the mysteries of Boston Brand's fantastic secrets! Now, Batman is back, confronting Deadman about who was really behind his death. Was Boston Brand's assassination a test for the League of Assassins? Why does Batman think Ra's al Ghul was involved? And why does Deadman need the help of Zatanna, Phantom Stranger, Dr. Fate and the Spectre to defend Nanda Parbat?
Deadman: Dead Again (2001-)
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"DEAD AGAIN BOOK ONE: THE QUICK AND THE DEAD." A mysterious force summons Deadman to help prevent the heroic self-sacrifice of Barry Allen-the Flash-during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. But the unexpected appearance of a dark force named Darius Caldera has complicated matters that go beyond life or death.
Deadman: Exorcism (1992-)
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Insanity has at last claimed Deadman as he embraces madness to escape the loneliness of his existence. For the first time, Boston Brand truly becomes a ghost in heart and mind, bitter and vengeful and ready to wreak havoc on any living person unlucky enough to cross his path. DEADMAN: EXORCISM revisits the angst-ridden world of Deadman in his new home, a deserted Vermont church--a church not even he realizes is the deadly nexus of an arcane convergence. Swept into that vortex along with him are the Phantom Stranger, Madame Waxahachie, a trio of evil spirits and a plague of demons seeking to escape from Hell.
Deadman: Love after Death (1989-)
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Death is the loneliest state of existence, a fact that Boston Brand never stopped to consider...at least not until he died. But after an assassin's bullet cuts down the famed circus aerialist, Deadman learns the hard way what it's like to be truly alone. All he can do is pray that he will one day find love after death. Investigating an abandoned circus, Deadman comes upon another ghost...the spirit of a female aerialist who was rumored to have been murdered by her husband, the owner of the circus. The two spirits fall in love...but even death can't protect her from her still-living husband's jealousy as he unleashes a horde of sideshow horrors to keep them apart. But that's only the tip of the supernatural iceberg and something even more sinister is under way.