SHADOWS OF THE KING AND THE ASTRAL PLANE! Has Hisako been saved?! A climactic battle between Armor and Shadow King in the Astral Plane! But what secrets does Kageyama still hold? And what of the Children of the Atom's dependence on his power?

Shadowman. Eternal Warrior. Punk Mambo. Doctor Mirage. The supernatural protectors of the Valiant Universe unite for the very first time to stand against a terrifying ancient threat: Exarch Fane. No one is safe as the fearsome foe tightens his grip on the Book of Shadows. Valiant presents BOOK OF SHADOWS, a supernatural event from master of horror Cullen Bunn (Venom) and bone-chilling artist Vicente Cifuentes (Justice League Dark), offering the perfect opportunity to dive into the darker corners of the Valiant Universe. If Exarch Fane doesn’t destroy the world first. Collecting BOOK OF SHADOWS #1–4.

An all-new Quarterly special featuring a multiverse of stories! “The Fall of King Vultan” expands upon Mad Cave Studios’ Flash Gordon ongoing series with a father-and-son tale that brings deadly mercenaries to Sky City-it’s fight or flight in more ways than one! This issue also features two “Flash Fiction” stories–wholly original takes on the classic character and his companions in new genres and settings. “The Battle of Little Mingo” is a western tale trading stardust for tumbleweeds. Meanwhile, crime runs amuck in “Flash Detective Services!”

Collecting Image founder Jim Valentino's bestselling series for the first time between two covers! The return of the vigilante so violent he was at odds with both law enforcement and the underworld! Collects ShadowHawk #1-4, ShadowHawk II #1-3, ShadowHawk III #1-4, ShadowHawk Gallery #1, and surprise pin-ups by some of comics' top talents-including Jeff Smith, Dale Keown, Dave Gibbons, and Keith Giffen. reprinted in black and white

"DEATH IN A SMALL TOWN!" Featuring the mismatched magical heroes from DAY OF VENGEANCE, as the ragtag band reunites to stand against another menace to our universe! Join Nightmaster, Ragman, Nightshade, Blue Devil, Enchantress and Detective Chimp as they face brand-new villains!

Grifter and Midnighter—two of the WildStorm Universe's titans—come together for a wild ride of a miniseries by Chuck Dixon (NIGHTWING, DETECTIVE COMICS) and Ryan Benjamin (TEEN TITANS)! These heroes are desperate, burned-out, hair-trigger bad boys who are down on their luck—and now they're set on a collision course that will either save the planet or destroy it.

A ZERO HOUR tie-in! Doctor Mist, now known as Maltus, searches for replacements for the recently decimated Leymen. Through time and space, heroes come together to face the threat of Cataclysm!

A "Planet DC" Annual with a lead story written Geoff Johns (GREEN LANTERN) and drawn by Ben Raab (LEGEND OF THE HAWKMAN), Justiniano, and Chris Ivy! Beast Boy and Flamebird encounter ancient evil in the Land of the Rising Sun, and meet Japan's new defender, the warrior called Bushido! Nightwing, Arsenal, Troia, Flash, and Tempest soon race off to help their former comrades against a supernatural foe, but will Bushido pose an even bigger threat?

Two members of Task Force X are back in these all-new adventures! First up: "REVENGE OF KOBRA" by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Philippe Briones. To oppose the terrorist Kobra is to earn his un-dying hatred, and that's what the samurai Katana did when she killed his beloved Eve. Now Kobra stalks Katana beyond the bounds of the Earth itself, to a supernatural world where he will steal from her everything that she has-including her very soul! And in "SUICIDE SQUAD BLACK," by writer Jai Nitz and artist Scot Eaton, Sebastian Faust, the U.S. government's top arcane operative, has gone rogue! To track down America's most dangerous magician, Amanda Waller assembles a special-ops team unlike any other: an expendable coven of dark-arts experts including El Diablo, Enchantress and Gentleman Ghost. They are Suicide Squad Black, and they will take you to places where even the dead can die!