Animal Man (1988-)
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This edition collects the bizarre adventures of Animal Man, a second-rate super hero struggling with real-life issues and moral dilemmas. Buddy Baker is a caring husband, devoted father, animal activist and super-powered being. But as he attempts to live up to all of his roles, he soon finds that there are no black and white situations in life. With a strong focus on storytelling, these thought-provoking and innovative tales make the reader question the actions of Animal Man as well as their own behavior in similar situations.
Creature Commandos
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In one of DC's strangest comics ever, a werewolf, a vampire, a gorgon, and Frankenstein's monster fight the German forces during World War II. Originally published in the early 1980s, The Creature Commandos laid the groundwork for recent series like FRANKESTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. Collects WEIRD WAR TALES #93, 97, 100, 102, 105, 108-112, 114-119, 121 and 124.
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity (2019-)
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In Gotham City, heinous acts of violence occur daily. Harley Quinn, forensic psychiatrist and profiler, consults with the Gotham City Police Department on its worst cases. But one unsolved murder still haunts her-the night Harley discovered her roommate’s body marked with the signature of a notorious serial killer known as The Joker. Five years later, the case remains unsolved, as a new series of horrific killings begins. When the murders escalate and the meticulously constructed crime scenes become more elaborate, Harley’s obsession with finding the depraved psychopath responsible leads her down a dangerous path. The past and the present finally collide, and Harley must decide how far she is willing to go-and how many lines she is willing to cross-to solve these cases once and for all. Written by #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures, Unbreakable, The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos) and drawn by Mico Suayan (Bloodshot Reborn), Jason Badower (Wonder Woman ’77), and Mike Mayhew (The Star Wars), Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity introduces readers to a Joker and Harley Quinn unlike any they’ve seen before, utilizing forensic psychiatry, behavior analysis, and psychological profiles to create a true-to-life take on these iconic characters that is more terrifying than any psychotic fantasy. Collects Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1-8 and the one-shot Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity-Secret Files.
John Constantine: Hellblazer
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John Constantine is back in London, back to his old tricks-and just in time, as things have become very dark indeed in his old stomping grounds. A small-time gang lord has found himself dealing with a big-time outbreak of supernatural weirdness...and without any allies to call on and nothing left to call his own, John doesn't have much choice about taking a paycheck from one of London's worst, or accepting the help of one of the gang lord's would-be foot soldiers. But what should be an open-and-shut exorcism turns out to be nothing but...and the author of this madness may just be getting started on their terrible masterpiece!
The original Constantine is back in this series from Si Spurrier (The Dreaming) and Aaron Campbell (Infidel), with nothing to his name but decades of bad memories and an unearned second chance. How, exactly, will he squander it? There's only one way to find out...
Flash: The Rebirth
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The creative team of Joshua Williamson and artists Carmine Di Giandomenico and Neil Googe proudly present THE FLASH: THE REBIRTH COLLECTION-DELUXE EDITION BOOK ONE! Exploding from the pages of the blockbuster DC Universe Rebirth event, this hardcover collects the first two paperback volumes of the acclaimed series together in one volume for the first time!
The Speed Force that fuels the incredible powers he uses as the Flash has been unleashed upon the unsuspecting citizens of Central City, creating an entire army of speedsters. Even if the Flash trains a new team of metahuman crime-fighters-a true "speed force"-will it be enough to combat criminals who have the same godlike powers?
Plus, when Kid Flash decides to prove his abilities to Barry by investigating reports of a strange creature made of shadows in downtown Central City, he finds himself in a whole world of trouble...literally! Suddenly, Flash, Kid Flash and Iris West all become trapped in the Shadowlands of Flash's old nemesis turned ally the Shade-only the Shade is no longer in control of his own shadows.
Includes THE FLASH: REBIRTH #1 and THE FLASH #1-13!
The Authority/Lobo: Holiday Hell
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When you think of holidays, you think of¬ÖLobo? Collected here for the first time are three tales of holiday cheer featuring the bastich himself, Lobo, and The Authority!
In "The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special", Lobos tries to take out Kris Kringle himself – in a hit organized by The Easter Bunny. Next, in "The Authority/Lobo: Jingle Hell", Lobo comes to the Wildstorm Universe as a young Jenny Quantum wants him to answer for his horrible crime against Old Saint Nick. And finally, in "The Authority/Lobo: Spring Break Massacre", this series of holiday fun comes full circle as The Authority realize Lobo is still free in their universe and that he must be stopped before he collects his long-awaited bounty from the Easter Bunny!
The Dark and Bloody (2016)
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HELL COMES TO THE HOME FRONT.
Iris Gentry thought the worst was over. A veteran of the Iraq war, he returned home shaken and psychologically scarred, but with body and spirit intact.
A dry county in rural Kentucky, however, isn't an easy place to make a living. To provide for his loved ones, he's fallen back on an old family tradition: moonshine.
Breaking the local liquor laws isn't what's keeping Iris awake at night, though. Something very bad happened in Iraq-something that not even the strongest white lightning can erase from his memory.
As soldiers, Iris and his squad sowed the wind. Now, the whirlwind has come for them-and, as always, the innocent and guilty alike will suffer in the reaping.
A terrifying tale of crime, combat and the evils they unleash, THE DARK AND BLOODY collects the six-issue VERTIGO miniseries by acclaimed creators Shawn Aldridge and Scott Godlewski.
The Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga (New Edition)
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The godlike Darkseid emerges in the 30th century with an ingenious plot to finally conquer the universe in Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen's timeless Legion of Super-Heroes epic! Using his faithful minions to acquire all of the mystic artifacts of the time, Darkseid gains mental control over a race of three billion all-powerful beings. Now, as their universe teeters on the edge of Armageddon, the Legion of Super-Heroes amass their own army of every champion who ever held the status of Legionnaire to stand against the Dark Lord and his invincible soldiers. But as the Legion suffers defeat after defeat, they realize that salvation and victory rest in the hands of a mysterious baby that has aged into adulthood before their very eyes! This is the perfect edition of the classic Levitz storyline that was decades ahead of its time and still stands as one of DC's most enthralling superhero tales! Collects LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #284-296 and ANNUAL #1.
Wildstorm Halloween Special (1997-)
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Team 7 in "Blood and Faith."
Made up of America's finest military men, this elite strike force served the whims of International Operations, the intelligence organization to end all intelligence organizations, headed by the malevolent Miles Craven. Although they would one day be betrayed by I.O. and subjected to the DNA-altering Gen-Factor, at this point in time they were I.O.'s happy little soldiers...
Gen13 in "...When All the Freaks Come Out!"
Rainmaker, Freefall, Grunge, Burnout and Fairchild: these Gen-Active teenagers, first-generation descendants of the original Team 7, were recruited into I.O.'s Project Genesis, a program secretly intended to develop superhumans. Upon discovering that the project was nothing more than a breeding ground for Gen-Actives, they escaped the compound with the help of renegade I.O. agent John Lynch, and to this day remain fugitives. On this particular Halloween, they make their home in a safe house in La Jolla, California, where they are joined by Fairchild's father, Alex...
WetWorks in "Berserker."
A modern-day version of I.O.'s Team 7, WetWorks went rogue when they were forcibly merged with symbiotic armor while on what their superiors meant to be a suicide mission. The golden armor each member is joined with gives them increased strength, limited invulnerability and a mental link to one another as well as various individual powers. During the period of time in which this adventure takes place, they are in the service of industrialist Armand Waering, in his personal war against the Vampire Nation...