DC Comics has released their April 2012 solicitations. Another wave of New 52 come our wa this month as does a few very nice collections: Infinite Crisis Omnibus and Absolute Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War. But I’m looking forward to getting Sgt. Rock Archives Vol. 4 and Showcase Presents: Sea Devils Vol. 1 both by Robert Kanigher. What are you getting?

BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 1 – FACES OF DEATH HC
Written by TONY S. DANIEL
Art by TONY S. DANIEL, RYAN WINN and SANDU FLOREA
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
On sale JUNE 6 • 176 pg, FC, $22.99 US
As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics – The New 52 event, DETECTIVE COMICS is relaunched for the first time! With the first seven hard-hitting issues from acclaimed writer/artist Tony S. Daniel, Bruce Wayne returns as Batman – and sets his sights on the Gotham Ripper, who in turn has his sights on Batman. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne explores a budding romance with TV journalist Charlotte Rivers, who’s visiting Gotham City to cover the gruesome slayings. But time is running out as Commissioner Gordon and Batman work to uncover the secret of the dread Dollmaker!

BATWOMAN VOL. 1: HYDROLOGY HC
Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN
Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III and AMY REEDER
Cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
On sale JUNE 13 • 160 pg, FC, $22.99 US
As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics – The New 52, Batwoman’s new series begins from the team of J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman with this title collecting issues #0-5!
Who or what is stealing children from the barrio, and for what vile purpose? Will Kate train her cousin, Bette Kane (a.k.a. Flamebird), as her sidekick? How will she handle unsettling revelations about her father, Colonel Jacob Kane? And why is a certain government agency suddenly taking an interest in her? These are some of the questions that will be answered in these spectacular stories!

CATWOMAN VOL. 1: THE GAME TP
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale MAY 16 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
Collecting the first six issues of the DC Comics – The New 52 series! Meet Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman. She’s addicted to the night. Addicted to shiny objects. Addicted to Batman. Most of all, Catwoman is addicted to danger. She can’t help herself, and the truth is – she doesn’t want to. She’s good at being bad, and very bad at being good. But this time, Selina steals from the wrong man, and now he’s got her. He wants his stuff back, he wants answers and he wants blood. Writer Judd Winick begins a new chapter for CATWOMAN – let’s hope she makes it out alive!

ANIMAL MAN VOL. 1: THE HUNT TP
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by TRAVEL FOREMAN, JEFF HUET and JOHN PAUL LEON
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
On sale MAY 2 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
One of the breakout hits from DC Comics – The New 52! In these tales from issues #1-6 of the new series, 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 and Maxine begin a journey into the heart of The Red. Don’t miss the amazing series from writer Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH) and artist Travel Foreman (The Immortal Iron Fist)!

GREEN ARROW VOL. 1: THE MIDAS TOUCH TP
Written by J.T. KRUL, KEITH GIFFEN and DAN JURGENS
Art by DAN JURGENS, GEORGE PEREZ and RAY McCARTHY
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
On sale MAY 30 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
In this title collecting the first six issues of the DC Comics – The New 52 event, Oliver Queen is armed with cutting-edge weaponry and illegally gained intel (courtesy of his team at QCore)! As Green Arrow, he’s shooting first and asking questions later as he travels the world to bring outlaws to justice…and breaking every law there is in the process.

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL VOL. 1: THE SIGNAL MASTERS TP
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by AARON LOPRESTI, MATT RYAN and MARCO CASTIELLO
Cover by AARON LOPRESTI
On sale MAY 9 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
In this title collecting the first six issues of the DC Comics – The New 52 series, the United Nations brings together Batman, Booster Gold, Green Lantern Guy Gardner, August General in Iron, Fire, Ice, Vixen and Rocket Red to form a new group called Justice League International! With the growing presence of super beings around the world, the JLI are charged with promoting unity and trust. But can they discover the mystery behind the giant alien Signalmen who are appearing all over the globe without killing each other first?

ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR HC
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, DAVE GIBBONS and PETER J. TOMASI
Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER, IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ANGEL UNZUETA, OCLAIR ALBERT, PRENTIS ROLLINS and DREW GERACI
Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
ADVANCE SOLICITED • On sale SEPTEMBER 26 • 368 pg, FC, 8.25” x 12.5”, $99.99 US
This massive, slipcased edition collects GREEN LANTERN #21-25, GREEN LANTERN CORPS #14-19 and GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1! Sinestro – Hal Jordan’s former mentor and archnemesis – has gathered an army of soldiers fueled by the fear they instill in others, including Arkillo, Karu-Sil, the Cyborg- Superman and more of the most terrifying villains the universe has ever seen!

STORMWATCH VOL. 1: THE DARK SIDE TP
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA and AL BARRIONUEVO
Cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
On sale MAY 23 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
Stormwatch returns in this DC Comics – The New 52 title collecting the first six issues of the team’s new series! Jack Hawksmoor, Midnighter, Apollo, The Engineer and Martian Manhunter comprise a dangerous super human police force whose existence is kept secret from the world. This covert team of sci-fi super heroes must battle the Earth’s moon itself and find a way to hide its monstrous metamorphosis from the rest of the Earth! Featuring writing from Doctor Who and SUPERMAN: THE BLACK RING scribe Paul Cornell, and art from rising star Miguel Sepulveda.

THE INFINITE CRISIS OMNIBUS HC
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM, DAVE GIBBONS, GEOFF JOHNS, GREG RUCKA and JUDD WINICK
Art by JUSTINIANO, RON WAGNER, IVAN REIS, MARCO CAMPOS, JOE PRADO, MICHAEL BAIR, JACK JADSON, JOE BENNETT, RAGS MORALES, JESUS SAIZ, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, PHIL JIMENEZ, ANDY LANNING, CLIFF RICHARDS, DAVID LOPEZ, TOM DERENICK, KARL KERSCHL and others
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
On sale JUNE 27 • 1,152 pg, FC, $150.00 US
This incredible omnibus hardcover collects the many titles from the 2005 event that rocked the DC Universe, including DAY OF VENGEANCE #1-6, the DAY OF VENGEANCE INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1, RANN/THANAGAR WAR #1-6, RANN/THANAGAR WAR INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1, THE OMAC PROJECT #1-5, DC COUNTDOWN #1 and WONDER WOMAN #219.
OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space. And in the middle of it all, a critical moment has divided Earth’s three greatest heroes: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. It’s the DCU’s darkest day, and long-lost heroes from the past have returned to make things right in the universe…at any cost.

GREEN LANTERN: BRIGHTEST DAY TP
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by DOUG MAHNKE, SHANE DAVIS and CHRISTIAN ALAMY
Cover by DOUG MAHNKE
On sale MAY 16 • 256 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Exploding out of BLACKEST NIGHT comes the next exciting chapter in the Green Lantern mythos: “New Guardians,” from issues #53-62 of the hit series! Forced to band together during the rise of the Black Lanterns, Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Carol Ferris, Saint Walker, Atrocitus, Indigo-1 and Larfleeze must agree to disagree if their next mission is to succeed. But when one of the strangest beings from Green Lantern’s past returns, the future of the Lanterns and the universe at large once again falls into question.

BATMAN: THE BLACK GLOVE DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by ANDY KUBERT, J.H. WILLIAMS III, TONY S. DANIEL, JOHN VAN FLEET, RYAN BENJAMIN, JESSE DELPERDANG, JONATHAN GLAPION and SANDU FLOREA
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
Retailers: This item is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
RESOLICIT • On sale JUNE 20 • 384 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $29.99 US
Comic-book legend Grant Morrison (ACTION COMICS) joins forces with top artists including Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), J.H. Williams III (BATWOMAN) and Tony S. Daniel (DETECTIVE COMICS) in this deluxe hardcover collecting BATMAN #655-658, 663-669 and 672-675! First, Batman receives the greatest shock of his life when he discovers that he has a son. And sparks fly when Damian is introduced to Robin, the Boy Wonder. Which young hero will carry on the legacy as Gotham City’s protector? Then, Batman and a group of global heroes face a killer on a mysterious island, and Batman relives an adventure in the life of young Bruce Wayne: the hunt for his parents’ killer.

BRIGHTEST DAY VOL. 2 TP
Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI
Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO
Cover by DAVID FINCH and SCOTT WILLIAMS
On sale MAY 9 • 240 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Once dead, twelve heroes and villains were resurrected by a white light from deep within the earth. Now, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Deadman, Jade, Osiris, Hawk, Captain Boomerang and Zoom must discover the mysterious reason behind their return and uncover the secret that binds them all.
In this second volume, collecting issues #8-16 of the series, learn whether Deadman is truly destined to wield the White Lantern and who the new Aqualad is. Plus, Firestorm’s dueling alter egos take a bizarre journey, while Martian Manhunter returns to Mars to learn about the strange creature that is stalking him.

BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE – THE ROAD HOME TP
Written by VARIOUS • Art by VARIOUS • Cover by SHANE DAVIS
On sale MAY 16 • 200 pg, FC, $17.99 US
Now in trade paperback, this title collects the eight BRUCE WAYNE: THE ROAD HOME specials: BATMAN & ROBIN #1, RED ROBIN #1, BATGIRL #1, OUTSIDERS #1, CATWOMAN #1, ORACLE #1, COMMISSIONER GORDON #1 and RA’S AL GHUL #1 as Batman returns to Gotham City.

BATMAN: PREY TP
Written by DOUG MOENCH • Art by PAUL GULACY, TERRY AUSTIN and JIMMY PALMIOTTI • Cover by PAUL GULACY and TERRY AUSTIN
On sale MAY 30 • 256 pg, FC, $24.99 US
From the pages of LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #11-15 and 137-141! Batman must confront the sinister Dr. Hugo Strange, a man with a deadly secret who is determined to kill the Dark Knight. Who is the fearsome Night Scourge, and what is his link to the GCPD? And how does Catwoman fit into all this?

BATMAN AND ROBIN: BATMAN AND ROBIN MUST DIE TP
Written by GRANT MORRISON • Art by CAMERON STEWART, FRAZER IRVING and DAVID FINCH • Cover by FRANK QUITELY
On sale MAY 2 • 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US
In this volume collecting BATMAN AND ROBIN #13-16 and BATMAN: THE RETURN #1, the new Batman and Robin must deal with the return of The Joker, then face the final confrontation with The Black Glove. Plus: What happens to Dick Grayson after the “real” Batman returns?

BLACKEST NIGHT SPECIAL EDITION #1
Written by GEOFF JOHNS • Art and cover by PHILIP TAN
On sale APRIL 11 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US
GREEN LANTERN #40-41, two key chapters from the BLACKEST NIGHT saga, are reprinted in this new special, previously available only in the DC Direct BLACKEST NIGHT ACTION FIGURE BOX SET.

CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN OMNIBUS BY JACK KIRBY HC
Written by DAVE WOOD and JACK KIRBY • Art by JACK KIRBY, WALLACE WOOD, MARVIN STEIN and others • Cover by JACK KIRBY
On sale JUNE 20 • 320 pg, FC, $39.99 US
Now in one amazing volume collecting SHOWCASE 6, 7, 11 and 12 and CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #1-8, these are the original 1950s tales of four death defying adventurers and their incredible exploits.

SGT. ROCK ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC
Written by ROBERT KANIGHER • Art and cover by JOE KUBERT
ADVANCE SOLICITED • On sale SEPTEMBER 19 • 256 pg, FC, $59.99 US
In this new, high-quality archive collecting tales from OUR ARMY AT WAR #126-139, Sgt. Rock battles a German sergeant who is his opposite number, protects a young war refugee, clashes with other Army sergeants, attempts to rescue a captured soldier and more.

DC UNIVERSE: LEGACIES TP
Written by LEN WEIN • Art by SCOTT KOLINS, ANDY KUBERT, JOE KUBERT, GEORGE PEREZ, J.H. WILLIAMS III and others
Cover by ANDY KUBERT and JOE KUBERT
On sale MAY 9 • 336 pg, FC, $24.99 US
Acclaimed writer Len Wein chronicles the DC Universe’s epic history in this title spanning five generations of heroes starring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Justice League of America, The Teen Titans and more. Collecting the ten-issue miniseries!

LEGION LOST TP
Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING • Art by OLIVIER COIPEL, PASCAL ALIXE and ANDY LANNING • Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
On sale MAY 30 • 296 pg, FC, $29.99 US
The Legion of Super-Heroes finds itself stranded in a distant galaxy, on the home planet of the vicious alien race known as the Progeny, in this new hardcover collecting the cult favorite 12-issue epic. While some of our heroes struggle to repair their damaged spaceship, the rest attempt to forge an alliance with the peaceful Kwai.

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SEA DEVILS VOL. 1 TP
Written by ROBERT KANIGHER, BOB HANEY and others • Art by RUSS HEATH, IRV NOVICK, GENE COLAN and others • Cover by RUSS HEATH
On sale MAY 23 • 512 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
In these stories from SHOWCASE #27-29 and SEA DEVILS #1-16, the Sea Devils battle creatures beneath the waves including The Octopus-Man, the Undersea Ghost, The Flame-Headed Watchman and more.

STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 TP
Written by JAMES ROBINSON • Art by TONY HARRIS, WADE VON GRAWBADGER and others • Cover by TONY HARRIS
On sale MAY 30 • 448 pg, FC, $29.99 US
The first volume of the series collecting the classic super hero series of the 1990s is now available in trade paperback. In these stories from issues #0-16 of the hit series, Jack Knight – antiques collector and dealer – inherits the name and powers of his father’s old Starman identity from his older brother, who has been assassinated.

SUPERMAN: GROUNDED VOL. 1 TP
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI and G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by EDDY BARROWS, J.P. MAYER and LEANDRO OLIVEIRA
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
On sale MAY 9 • 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US
Top comics writer J. Michael Straczynski takes Superman on a journey across the U.S., originally presented in SUPERMAN #700-706. After the devastating events of WAR OF THE SUPERMEN, Superman looks to reconnect with the roots of his mission by crossing the U.S. on foot.

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL VOL. 2: KNIGHTQUEST TP NEW EDITION
Written by CHUCK DIXON, ALAN GRANT, DOUG MOENCH and others
Art by VARIOUS • Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
On sale May 23 • 656 pg, FC, $29.99 US
Batman battles Bane in this second KNIGHTFALL new edition, featuring many chapters that were not including in the previous edition! Collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #667-675, BATMAN #501-508, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #19-28, CATWOMAN #6-7 and ROBIN #7!

GET JIRO! HC
Written by ANTHONY BOURDAIN and JOEL ROSE
Art and cover by LANGDON FOSS
On sale JUNE 27 • 160 pg, FC, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS
Don’t miss this original graphic novel from Anthony Bourdain, renowned chef, New York Times bestselling author (Kitchen Confidential, Medium Raw) and star of the Emmy-winning hit travel show No Reservations and the brand new series The Layover! Co-written with Joel Rose (LA PACIFICA, Kill Kill Faster Faster) this stylized send-up of food culture and society features spectacular detailed and dynamic art by Langdon Foss.
In a not-too-distant future of food obsessed L.A., where master chefs rule the town like crime lords and people literally kill for a seat at the best restaurant, Jiro, a renegade and ruthless sushi chef arrives in town with strong ideas of his own. It’s a bloody culinary war of epic proportions, and in the end, no chef may be left alive!

FABLES VOL. 1: LEGENDS IN EXILE TP NEW EDITION
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by LAN MEDINA, STEVE LEIALOHA and CRAIG HAMILTON
New cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
On sale MAY 9 • 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US• MATURE READERS
It’s a new edition of the classic first FABLES collection featuring issues #1-5 of the awardwinning series, with updated trade dress!
This first FABLES volume introduces Fabletown, and the murder mystery of Snow White’s party-girl sister, Rose Red. It’s up to Bigby, Fabletown’s sheriff, and a reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to determine if the culprit is Bluebeard, Rose’s ex-lover and notorious wife killer, or Jack, her current live-in boyfriend and former beanstalk-climber.
This new edition features a brand-new painted cover by Mark Buckingham, as well as the short FABLES comic from PETER & MAX, presented here for the first time in color! VERTIGO

DEADENDERS TP
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art by WARREN PLEECE, RICHARD CASE, JAY STEPHENS and CAMERON STEWART
Cover by PHILIP BOND
On sale MAY 16 • 392 pg, FC, $29.99 US • MATURE READERS
In this stylish science fiction epic from award-winning writer Ed Brubaker, a drug-dealing car thief must discover the secret behind his visions to save the world. Twenty years after the devastating Cataclysm, society has been separated into sectors in which the rich are able to enjoy machine-generated weather and sunlight while the poor are forced to live an eternally dank and dark existence. Banished to the dismal Sector 5, the angst-ridden Beezer discovers that the corrupt city police are hunting him because of his experiential visions of a pre-apocalyptic world. Now Earth’s reluctant savior must learn his true origin and the meaning of his visions before he is captured and killed.
For the first time, Vertigo collects the entire sixteen-issue run of DEADENDERS, along with a tale from WINTER’S EDGE #3.

AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOL. 2 TP
Written by SCOTT SNYDER • Art by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE and MATEUS SANTOLUCO • Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale MAY 2 • 160 pg, FC, $17.99 US • MATURE READERS
In this title collecting issues #6-11 of the hit series, it’s Las Vegas circa 1935, and Skinner Sweet and our gal Pearl must learn the hard way that the bloodsuckers in Hollywood were nothing compared to the ones in Sin City.

THE SANDMAN VOL. 9: THE KINDLY ONES TP NEW EDITION
Written by NEIL GAIMAN • Art by MARC HEMPEL, D’ISRAELI, TEDDY KRISTIANSEN, CHARLES VESS and others • Cover by DAVE McKEAN
On sale MAY 2 • 320 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
A new edition of the classic title reprinting issues #57-69 of THE SANDMAN and “The Castle” from VERTIGO JAM, with pivotal events that laid the groundwork for the finale of THE SANDMAN.

DC Comics has released their March 2012 solicitations. Well, here we hav them – the first wave of the New 52 collected editions. We’ve known about these for a few weeks now, but it’s nice to see that they are ready to be pre-ordered! On another note, the Archives seem to be back in full force as we are getting Green Lantern Archives Volume 7 and Bane is popping up in new editions of Knightfall and Batman: Venom just in time for the Dark Knght Rises movie. What are you getting?

JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 1: ORIGIN HC
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
On sale MAY 2 • 176 pg, FC, $24.99 US
Comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim Lee make history with the first hardcover collection of a DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series! In a universe where Super Heroes are strange and new, Batman has discovered a dark evil that requires him to unite the World Greatest Heroes! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg unite for the first time to form the JUSTICE LEAGUE! Don’t miss the thrill-a-minute hardcover collecting the first six issues of the best selling comic!

BATMAN VOL. 1: THE COURT OF OWLS HC
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
On sale MAY 9 • 176 pg, FC, $24.99 US
Following his groundbreaking, critically acclaimed run on DETECTIVE COMICS, writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) begins a new era of The Dark Knight with artist Greg Capullo (Spawn) and a new beginning for BATMAN! In this hardcover collecting the first six issues, a series of brutal murders rocks not only Gotham City to its core but also the Caped Crusader himself when the prime suspect is one of Batman’s closest allies – Dick Grayson!

GREEN LANTERN VOL. 1: SINESTRO HC
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
On sale MAY 16 • 160 pg, FC, $22.99 US
The first six issues of the star-spanning series from DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 are collected in hardcover, with stories by superstar writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke! There’s an unexpected new Green Lantern in town: Sinestro. And now, this renegade GL has set a course for Korugar with one purpose: To free his homeworld from the scourge of his own Sinestro Corps – with the not-so-willing help of Hal Jordan!

WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1: BLOOD HC
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by CLIFF CHIANG and TONY AKINS
Cover by CLIFF CHIANG
On sale MAY 30 • 160 pg, FC, $22.99 US
The first six issues of the critically acclaimed new WONDER WOMAN series are collected in hardcover! Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, has kept a secret from her daughter all her life – and when Wonder Woman learns who her father is, her life will shatter like brittle clay. The only one more shocked than Diana by this revelation? Bloodthirsty Hera – so why is her sinister daughter, Strife, so eager for the truth to be told? Superstar writer Brian Azzarello creates a new direction for one of DC’s best-known heroes, with spectacular art by Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins!

BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by CHIP KIDD
Art and cover by DAVE TAYLOR
On sale MAY 30 • 112 pg, 6.75” x 10.25”, FC, $24.99 US
In this new, original graphic novel from superstar writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, the explosions begin.
All manner of design-related malfunctions – faulty crane calculations, sturdy materials suddenly collapsing, software glitches, walkways giving way and more – cause casualties across the city. This bizarre string of seemingly random catastrophes threatens to bring down the whole construction industry. Fingers are pointed as Batman must somehow solve the problem and find whoever is behind it all.

BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND VOL. 2 TP NEW EDITION
Written by GREG RUCKA, KELLEY PUCKETT, CHUCK DIXON, DENNIS O’NEIL, JOHN OSTRANDER, LARRY HAMA and others
Art by MIKE DEODATO JR., DAMION SCOTT, SCOTT BEATTY, ROGER ROBINSON, SCOTT McDANIEL, DAN JURGENS, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, JIM BALENT, RICK BURCHETT and others
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
On sale APRIL 11 • 512 pg, FC, $29.99 US
In this second NO MAN’S LAND collection, Batman and his allies continue their fight to save Gotham City in its darkest hour. Assuming a new persona as Batgirl, the Huntress joins forces with Barbara Gordon, while Nightwing tries to help the city’s remaining citizens. But is this a fight Batman cannot hope to win? This massive volume collects BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #119-121, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #87 and 88, BATMAN #567 and 568, DETECTIVE COMICS #734 and 735, YOUNG JUSTICE IN NO MAN’S LAND #1, ROBIN #67, AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #56, BATMAN CHRONICLES #17, NIGHTWING #35-37 and CATWOMAN #72-74, including chapters never previously reprinted.

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL VOL. 1 TP NEW EDITION
Written by CHUCK DIXON, DOUG MOENCH and ALAN GRANT
Art by GRAHAM NOLAN, EDUARDO BARRETO, JIM APARO, NORM BREYFOGLE, JIM BALENT, TOM MANDRAKE, KLAUS JANSON, BRET BLEVINS, MIKE MANLEY, RICK BURCHETT and others
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
On sale APRIL 25 • 640 pg, FC, $29.99 US
In the first installment of this classic storyline, the Dark Knight’s greatest enemies have all simultaneously escaped from Arkham Asylum and are preying on Gotham City. With his city under siege, Batman pushes his body to the limit as he takes on The Joker, the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, The Riddler and the Scarecrow. But things get much worse when Bane, the man behind all the madness, confronts an exhausted Batman – and breaks his back.
This massive first KNIGHTFALL volume collects BATMAN: VENGEANCE OF BANE SPECIAL #1, BATMAN #491-500, DETECTIVE COMICS #659-660, SHOWCASE ‘93 #7 and 8 and BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #17-18, including chapters never previously reprinted.

GOTHAM CENTRAL BOOK FOUR: CORRIGAN TP
Written by GREG RUCKA and ED BRUBAKER
Art by STEVE LIEBER, KANO and STEFANO GAUDIANO
Cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON
On sale APRIL 25 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Witness the gritty side of the GCPD from their perspective, as teens dressed as Robin the Boy Wonder start turning up dead in this final GOTHAM CENTRAL collection featuring issues #32-40.

THE GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES VOL. 7 HC
Written by JOHN BROOME and GARDNER FOX
Art by GIL KANE and SID GREENE
Cover by GIL KANE and MURPHY ANDERSON
ADVANCE SOLICITED • On sale AUGUST 22 • 256 pg, FC, $59.99 US
In these high-flying tales from GREEN LANTERN #48-57, Green Lantern battles the evil of villains Sinestro, Major Disaster and many more!

BATMAN: GOTHAM SHALL BE JUDGED TP
Written by DAVID HINE, FABIAN NICIEZA and PETER GALLOWAY
Art by CLIFF RICHARDS, GUILLEM MARCH, FREDDIE WILLIAMS II and others
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale APRIL 4 • 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US
In these stories from AZRAEL #14-18, BATMAN #708 and 709, RED ROBIN #22 and GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #22, Azrael and his Angels of Death invade Gotham City. It’s up to Dick Grayson, Tim Drake and Selina Kyle to prove that their city is worth saving.

BATMAN: VENOM NEW EDITION
Written by DENNIS O’NEIL
Art by TREVOR VON EEDEN, RUSSELL BRAUN and JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ
Cover by TREVOR VON EEDEN
On sale APRIL 18 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
A new edition of the classic tale from BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #16-20, introducing the strength-enhancing drug Venom. After Batman fails to save a young girl, he becomes addicted to Venom – and his entire life begins to spiral out of control.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: WHEN EVIL CALLS TP
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by PHIL JIMENEZ, YILDIRAY CINAR, FRANCIS PORTELA and others Cover by YILDIRAY CINAR
On sale APRIL 11 • 320 pg, FC, $29.99 US
In these tales from LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #11-16, ADVENTURE COMICS #523-529 and LEGION OF SUPER-VILLAINS #1, the team uncovers a Durlan assassination plot and new Legionnaires learn the ropes at the Legion Academy.

JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2 TP
Written by JACK KIRBY
Art and cover by JACK KIRBY and MIKE ROYER
On sale APRIL 4 • 396 pg, FC, $29.99 US
In this second “Fourth World” volume, collecting NEW GODS #4-6, FOREVER PEOPLE #4-6, SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #141-145 and MISTER MIRACLE #4-6, the evil Darkseid’s schemes continue to unfold while the New Gods, Forever People, Mister Miracle and other heroes battle his minions!

SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS VOL. 2 HC
Written by GERRY CONWAY and BOB ROZAKIS
Art by MIKE VOSBURG, RICH BUCKLER, DICK DILLIN, ALEX SAVIUK, JOE ORLANDO and others
Cover by RICH BUCKLER
On sale MAY 16 • 208 pg, FC, $24.99 US
Don’t miss this second helping of tales of villainy from SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #11-15, DC SPECIAL #27, DC SPECIAL SERIES #6, SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #13-14, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #166-167 and a story from CANCELLED COMICS CAVALCADE #2.

HITMAN VOL. 6: FOR TOMORROW TP
Written by GARTH ENNIS • Art by JOHN McCREA and others
Cover by JOHN McCREA
On sale APRIL 11 • 336 pg, FC, $29.99 US
This latest collection of HITMAN tales, all collected for the first time from issues #37-50, begins when Tommy Monaghan heads to Ireland to learn the dark truth about his past – and why his parents abandoned him. Plus: A plague of the undead, a showdown with Ringo Chen and more!

TEEN TITANS: PRIME OF LIFE TP
Written by J.T. KRUL
Art by NICOLA SCOTT, EDUARDO PANSICA and others
Cover by NICOLA SCOTT and DOUG HAZLEWOOD
On sale APRIL 11 • 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Collecting TEEN TITANS #93-100! Strange disappearances on an archeological dig prompt Wonder Girl’s mother to ask the team for help – but they’ll have to defeat an ancient menace first! With new teammate Solstice at their side, the teenaged heroes must drive demonic forces from our world or be conquered!

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: ALL-STAR SQUADRON VOL. 1 TP
Written by ROY THOMAS and GERRY CONWAY
Art by RICH BUCKLER, DICK GIORDANO, JERRY ORDWAY, ADRIAN GONZALES and DON HECK
Cover by JOE KUBERT
On sale APRIL 18 • 528 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
In these stories from JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #193 and ALL-STAR SQUADRON #1-18, the All-Star Squadron has been founded on Earth II by the lost heroes from the JSA to stop Per Degaton from delivering mystic weapons to the Axis powers!

SUPERMAN: SECRETS OF THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE TP
Written by JERRY SIEGEL, JERRY COLEMAN, ROY THOMAS, JERRY ORDWAY, GEORGE PEREZ, ROGER STERN, MARK SCHULTZ, GEOFF JOHNS and RICHARD DONNER
Art by JOHN SIKELA, WAYNE BORING, ROSS ANDRU, MIKE MIGNOLA, CURT SWAN, DOUG MAHNKE, PHIL JIMENEZ and others
Cover by ROSS ANDRU and DICK GIORDANO
On sale APRIL 18 • 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Don’t miss these tales of Superman’s Fortress of Solitude! They’re collected here for the first time from SUPERMAN #17, ACTION COMICS #241 and 261, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2 and #10, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #100, and the hard-to-find DC SPECIAL SERIES #26, previously available in tabloid format!

GEARS OF WAR VOL. 2 TP
Written by MIKE CAPPS and JOSHUA ORTEGA
Art by LIAM SHARP, SIMON BISLEY, TREVOR HAIRSINE and others
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
On sale APRIL 25 • 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US
The newest volume based on the best-selling Epic Games franchise is here in trade paperback, collecting issues #7-13 and bridging the gap between the first Gears of War game and the second!

CINDERELLA: FABLES ARE FOREVER TP
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON
Art by SHAWN McMANUS
Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO
On sale APRIL 18 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
Fabletown’s favorite secret agent and bon vivant Cinderella is back on the job in this title collecting the hit miniseries! Someone is killing sorcerers out on the Farm, and all signs point to Cinderella’s archnemesis from the old days. The only problem is, Cinderella has always believed that her nemesis has been dead for years.

FABLES DELUXE EDITION BOOK FIVE HC
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, STEVE LEIALOHA, DAVID HAHN, LAN MEDINA and others
Cover by JAMES JEAN
On sale MAY 30 • 304 pg, FC, $29.99 US • MATURE READERS
In these tales from FABLES #34-45, Boy Blue undertakes a mission of revenge as he uncovers the Adversary’s true identity! Plus, Jack’s adventures in Hollywood and Mowgli’s return to Fabletown!

AARON AND AHMED TP
Written by JAY CANTOR
Art and cover by JAMES ROMBERGER
On sale APRIL 25 • 128 pg, FC, $17.99 US • MATURE READERS
“What causes terrorism?”
After his fiancée dies on 9/11, this question plagues Aaron Goodman. It makes him give up his career as a doctor to become an interrogator at Guantanamo Bay. It leads him to meme theory, as he wonders if there could be a cold science behind the conversion of people into suicide bombers. And ultimately, it brings him to Ahmed, a Gitmo prisoner who promises the answers to all of Aaron’s questions, and in the process, he’ll take Aaron from Guantanamo Bay to the jihadist camps in Pakistan, back to Ground Zero in New York City. But where do Ahmed’s real loyalties lie? From where did that loyalty spring? To answer that, Aaron will have to reexamine everything he believes and stare down one of the most compelling questions of the 21st century.
MacArthur Prize fellow and novelist Jay Cantor (Krazy Kat, Great Neck) joins artist James Romberger (THE BRONX KILL) for this unforgettable and pressingly relevant graphic novel.

SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK ONE TP
Written by ALAN MOORE
Art by STEPHEN BISSETTE, DAN DAY and JOHN TOTLEBEN
Cover by STEPHEN BISSETTE and JOHN TOTLEBEN
On sale APRIL 4 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
Now in trade paperback, this title collects issues #20-27 of the seminal horror series, starting with “The Anatomy Lesson,” a haunting origin story with terrifying revelations.