Strange things have been happening in Ivy Town since Ray Palmer disappeared. In fact, it appears that the whole town's been experimented on for decades. Enter young hotshot professor Ryan Choi, who's filling the empty slot on Ivy University's teaching staff... and who inadvertently ends up filling the old Atom's super-heroic shoes!

Burnside - the coolest neighborhood in Gotham - is a hub for young artists, fashionistas and techies. And now, it is also home to Batgirl. As the newest resident of the city's hippest zip code, Barbara has new roommates, a new school and a new costume. But as Batgirl's popularity grows (along with her devoted online fan base), Burnside suddenly seems to have an excess of Batgirls. And one of these imposters is out to kill off the original! Red-hot creative team Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr reinvent Barbara Gordon from the boots up in BATGIRL: BURNSIDE (collects #35-40).

An Elseworlds classic! In 1880s Switzerland, promising science student Vicktor Luthor is expelled from the university for his experiments in the creation of life. Wandering the forests near his home, he comes upon the discovery of a lifetime: a vessel from another world, whose cargo provides him with both a second chance...and a terrifying fate. Luthor's bizarre, resurrected creation possesses powers beyond those of mortal men, but will the world accept this strange being?

BATGIRL: STEPHANIE BROWN VOL. 1 features classic stories written by BRYAN Q. MILLER (Smallville) with art by Lee Garbett (LUCIFER), Trevor Scott (EARTH 2) and others. Stephanie Brown is no stranger to crime-fighting. She's taken down criminals as the Spoiler and worked with Batman to keep Gotham safe, but she's assuming a new identity that everyone in her city knows… …Batgirl! A typical college freshman by day, Stephanie takes to the streets at night, recklessly seeking out danger as the new Batgirl. But her nocturnal adventures have attracted the Gotham underworld's gunfire, and even Batman and Robin don't know what to make of this new vigilante in a secondhand costume. With the support and guidance of the original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, Stephanie must learn the difference between playing dress-up and being the new Batgirl. Can she prove herself and earn her title, or will she fail to honor the legacy of her cowl? Collects BATGIRL #1-12.

She stalks the animals who prey on the innocent. She's the new Huntress, a woman for whom all semblance of a normal life ended when she was young. She was kidnapped when she was a child. Her family was murdered by criminals when she was in college. Both events hardened her heart and darkened her outlook. Who is Helena Bertinelli, the woman behind the mask of this all-new version of one of DC's most popular heroines? The story comes together here in THE HUNTRESS #1 as we begin to pierce the deadly "Code of Silence" that surrounds her and the terrible tragedies that have reshaped and redefined her life.

"Thought-provoking." —Entertainment Weekly "A solid return for the character." —IGN "Excellent from the start." —Comicosity Jefferson Pierce has returned to Cleveland, ready to teach students by day and bring his brand of superhero justice by night. But when criminals with black-market weapons based on alien technology start wreaking havoc on the city, Black Lightning is going to need more than the tech built into his new costume to retake the streets. And once the villainous Tobias Whale reveals himself, turning the citizens and the police against Jefferson, the city's only hope is going to be if Black Lightning manages to recruit some new allies to take down Whale once and for all! Written by Black Lightning co-creator Tony Isabella with shocking art by Clayton Henry (The Uncanny X-Men, Suicide Squad) and Yvel Guichet (Black Panther: Soul of a Machine), this collection brings together the complete Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands six-issue miniseries and features a never-before-published afterword by Isabella.

The first appearance and origin of Firestorm! An explosion at an atomic energy plant merges Professor Martin Stein with high school jock Ronnie Raymond, resulting in the nuclear-powered hero, Firestorm!

Legendary scribe PAUL LEVITZ (LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, JSA) and acclaimed illustrator SONNY LIEW (MY FAITH IN FRANKIE) introduce the DC Universe to an entirely new incarnation of Doctor Fate! In modern-day Brooklyn, Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead, has called up a great flood in order to cleanse the world. If left unchecked, his magic has the power to wash all of humanity away. To turn the rising tide and save mankind, Nabu the Wise, the mystical helmet of Fate, must choose a new champion from among Earth's greatest heroes-instead, he settles on Khalid "Kent" Nassour, Egyptian-American first-year med student. Unfortunately for the inexperienced and overwhelmed Khalid, instructions for his new abilities can't be found in any of his textbooks. Unless he can learn to harness the ancient power of Nabu, Anubis will claim everything the new Doctor Fate holds dear, including his family, his girlfriend and the world as he knows it. Yes, the Doctor is in…way over his head. Collects issues #1-7 and DC SNEAK PEEK: DOCTOR FATE #1.

"Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica is the mash-up crossover book of my dreams." —Comicosity "The premise to DC and Archie Comics' crossover special Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica reads like a piece of fan fiction, something television or film studio executives dream about." —io9 "It's fun to watch Betty and Veronica learn to live life as supervillains while Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn wreak havoc on Betty and Veronica's social statuses." —IGN The bad girls of Gotham meet the good girls of Riverdale! Hiram Lodge (Veronica's father) wants to invest in the future by building a university with free tuition for Riverdale's residents. His site is a protected swamp on the outskirts of town, and once news of the plan reaches Gotham City, a certain eco-warrior (a.k.a. Poison Ivy) is determined to prevent the dream from becoming reality. However, once Poison Ivy and her bestie Harley Quinn arrive, they get mixed up in the sort of hijinks that can only happen in Riverdale. At a superhero-themed costume party, the night's entertainment—Zatanna— manages to place the personas of the Gotham City Sirens into the bodies of the town's notorious frenemies: Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. While Ivy (in Ronnie's body) seeks to derail Lodge's agenda from within, more than a few nefarious forces—from Jason and Cheryl Blossom to the Clown Prince of Crime himself—have their own foul plans. This groundbreaking miniseries teams up two of fandom's best-known duos, bringing the ladies of Gotham and Riverdale together for the first time! This madcap mayhem comes courtesy of Paul Dini (Harley Quinn) and Marc Andreyko (Wonder Woman '77), with art by Laura Braga (DC Comics: Bombshells)! Collects Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica #1-6.

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52 event of September 2011, two high school students worlds apart, Jason Rusch and Ronnie Raymond, are drawn into a conspiracy of super-science that bonds them forever in a way they can't explain or control. As the two boys become caught in the crosshairs of an international special forces team with orders to capture or kill them, Ronnie and Jason seek to discover the secrets behind what has happened to them. What they find will shed light on the secret history of Firestorm! This major new vision of nuclear terror is brought to you by writers Ethan Van Sciver and Gail Simone with astonishing art by Yildiray Cinar! Do not miss this disturbing look into the future of super powers in the DC Universe! Collects issues #1-6.