Superman: Secret Origin (2009)
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The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank redefine the origin of Superman for the 21st century. This explosive story spells out the definitive origin of Superman, chronicling Clark Kent's journey from the cornfields of Smallville to the skyscrapers of Metropolis. Witness a whole new look at the beginnings of Lex Luthor, The Legion of Super-Heroes, Lois Lane, Metallo, Jimmy Olsen, The Parasite and more of your favorite characters from the Superman family. It's alook at the mythic past of the Man of Steel with an eye toward the future. This volume collects SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN #1-6.
Animal Man (2011-)
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As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Animal Man Buddy Baker, has gone from 'super' man to family man--but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? As these new abilities continue to terrify Buddy and his wife Ellen, things take a turn for the worse as Buddy begins a startling transformation of his own that will lead him on a journey into the heart of The Red. Collect issues 1-6 of Animal Man, part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event.
Aquaman: A Celebration of 75 Years
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CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF THE KING OF ATLANTIS!
Though often overshadowed or overlooked, Aquaman is among the greatest and most enduring characters in the DC Universe. The King of Atlantis is one of the few Golden Age characters to survive into the present day. He's also a founding member of the Justice League, the first DC hero to start a family and soon will star in his own big-screen franchise.
From the lighthearted swashbuckling adventures of Aquaman's early decades, through the loss of his son (not to mention his hand), to his modern reinvention as a formidable master of the sea, this collection provides a crash course in more than seven decades of DC history!
AQUAMAN: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS collects 400 pages of the iconic hero's finest moments-from his first appearance by Mort Weisinger and creator Paul Norris to his modern-day adventures-and features the work of such comics superstars as Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Jim Aparo, Steve Skeates, Peter David, Ramona Fradon, Paul Levitz, Nick Cardy and more.
Collects ADVENTURE COMICS #120, #174, #220, #260, #266, #269, #444, #452, #475; AQUAMAN (1962-) #1, #18, #40; JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA ANNUAL #2; AQUAMAN (1986-) #3; AQUAMAN (1991-) #2, #34; AQUAMAN (1994-) #4, #17; and AQUAMAN (2011-) #1, #43.
Black Lightning: Year One (2009-)
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Black Lightning begins! Get to know Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, before his starring turn in the CW's Black Lightning TV show!
It's been years since Olympic gold medalist Jefferson Pierce ran from a past plagued by his father's murder and a superhuman power he couldn't understand. In that time, decay has transformed his home, Metropolis' Southside, into the notorious "Suicide Slum."
Accompanied by his wife and daughter, Pierce returns to make a difference in his old community as the new principal of Garfield High School. But there's a storm of lawlessness sweeping Southside, fueled by corrupt politician Tobias Whale, the mysterious Swann, and his criminal organization, the One Hundred.
Strengthened by his family, old friends and a Man of Steel's support, Jefferson Pierce must now harness the electrical powers he once feared to become a beacon of hope…and strike down crime as Black Lightning!
Writer Jen Van Meter (JSA CLASSIFIED, Hopeless Savages) and artist Cully Hamner (BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL, RED) recharge the origin of DC Comics' most electrifying Justice Leaguer in this classic take! Collects #1-6.
DC Comics Presents: Chase (2010-)
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Meet Cameron Chase, agent of the Department of Extranormal Operations! Family secrets are revealed in a tale from issue #6—and the Dark Knight guest-stars in the two-part story 'Shadowing the Bat,' from issues #7-8. NOTE: these are available online as individual issues.
DC Comics Presents: Superman - The Kents (2011-)
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Collecting the first four issues of the 12-part limited series exploring the history of the Kent family! Experience a tale of the Reconstruction period in which Silas Kent and his family make their way to Kansas, only to run afoul of murderous Luther Reid.
Nightwing 80-Page Giant (2000-)
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The all-new villain Hella is out for revenge for the deaths of her cop-dynasty family. Will Nightwing stop her in time, or will it get even uglier before it gets better?
Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint (2011-)
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Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war--but where are Earth's Greatest Heroes to stop it?
In this volume:
All Hal Jordan ever wanted to do was fly. When the world goes to war with Atlanteans and Amazons alike, he gets more than he bargained for.
Abin Sur is the Green Lantern of Space Sector 2814! The Blackest Night has descended across the galaxy! The Green Lantern Corps struggles to battle the resurrected dead as chaos ensues.
Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown are in the midst of World War II fighting for the Allied Forces.
Green Arrow Industries develops some of the most highly advanced weaponry in the world of FLASHPOINT, but where exactly does Oliver Queen get his tech from…and at what cost to the rest of the world?
This Green Lantern volume collects HAL JORDAN #1-3, ABIN SUR #1-3, FRANKENSTEIN AND THE CREATURES OF THE UNKNOWN #1-3 and GREEN ARROW INDUSTRIES #1.
The Flash: A Celebration of 75 Years
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He is a scientist. He is a family man. He is a master of momentum. He is one of the world's greatest superheroes. He cannot be outrun. He is the Flash… and he is the Fastest Man Alive.
Garrick first sped onto the scene in 1940 and in the three-quarters of a century since his earliest super-speedster adventures, Barry Allen and Wally West have carried on wearing the symbol of the yellow lightning bolt as the Flash combating evil throughout Keystone City, Central City, the multiverse, and time itself.
his fleet-footed debut by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert to his modern fiery forms by Mark Waid, Geoff Johns and Francis Manupal, THE FLASH: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS collects the stories of the Scarlet Speedsters' heroics at hypervelocity, from such legendary comic talents as Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Len Wein, Cary Bates, Irv Novick, George Perez, William Messner-Loebs, Mike Wieringo, Scott Kollins, Ethan Van Sciver and more.
Vigilante (1983-1987)
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Spinning off from the classic NEW TEEN TITANS!
As a district attorney for New York City, Adrian Chase used the legal system to keep the streets safe. But when it came to protecting his own family, that system failed him. After losing his wife and children in a failed assassination attempt, Chase makes the fateful decision to take justice into his own hands!
Concealed beneath a featureless mask and supported by an arsenal of custom weaponry, Adrian Chase becomes the Vigilante-and declares all-out war on criminals, using their own brutal methods against them. But Chase's new vocation comes with a price. Can inflicting violence on others truly heal the pain of his family's death? Or is the Vigilante doomed to become the final casualty of his all-consuming need for revenge?
DC Comics proudly presents the definitive new edition of this iconic antihero's earliest adventures, written by one of comics' most acclaimed writers, Marv Wolfman, and illustrated by a host of the medium's greatest artists! Spinning off from the legendary series THE NEW TEEN TITANS, VIGILANTE BY MARV WOLFMAN VOL. 1 collects THE NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2 and VIGILANTE #1-11.