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CATWOMAN
 As the last series starring
Catwoman drew to a close, the feline anti-heroine lay injured,
unconscious, and barely alive beneath the streets of Gotham City.
Following the investigation into her "death" by private investigator Slam
Bradley (seen in the 4-part backup serial in DETECTIVE COMICS #759-762),
Selina Kyle makes her triumphant return in CATWOMAN a stylish new
ongoing series written by Ed Brubaker (BATMAN, THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: DEAD
BOY DETECTIVES), with the first 4-issue arc illustrated in a bold, noir-ish
style by penciller Darwyn Cooke (BATMAN: EGO) and inker Mike Allred (X-Force,
Madman)! Then beginning with issue #5, Brad Rader (THE BATMAN
ADVENTURES, Batman: The Animated Series) & Armando Gil take over
the art chores.
The new volume of CATWOMAN is
a stylistic departure from the previous series and sets a surprising new
course for Selina Kyle and her feline alter-ego. Catwoman is back, with a
new look and a new take on life, but it comes with a cost. Meanwhile, a
serial killer is racking up bodies in her old haunts, taking her back to a
life she thought she'd left behind permanently. And wait'll you see who
walks back into her life!
This is the beginning of
something special, so gear up!
This project is supported with
a 4-color poster, house and trade ads, and a website promotion at
www.dccomics.com.
CATWOMAN is an ongoing series
edited by Matt Idelson. Issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores November 28
with a cover price of $2.50 U.S.
WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH
They've brought you SUPERMAN:
PEACE ON EARTH, BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME, and last year's SHAZAM!: POWER OF
HOPE now the multiple award-winning creative team of writer Paul Dini
(BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN) and painter Alex Ross (KINGDOM COME) bring their
fourth collaboration to life with WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH.
 SPIRIT OF TRUTH finds the
Amazon Princess at an impasse. She has lofty goals and ideals for the
world beyond Paradise Island, but her message of peace, understanding, and
fellowship is rejected because of the way she is perceived. In her role as
the Amazons' ambassador, not every nation is willing to embrace her
despite her actions and best intentions. Wonder Woman puts down a
terrorist junta, dispatches high-tech thieves and other troublemakers, but
to advance her mission in Man's World, she must seek the counsel of the
only one she can trust.
Powerfully written by Dini,
with staggering painted art by Ross that combines traditional comic-book
storytelling and the illustrated-text format of storybooks, SPIRIT OF
TRUTH finds Wonder Woman like her lasso which reveals falsehood and
fabrication on the part of her enemies uncovering the truth behind who
she is, what she represents, and the task ahead of her.
This project is supported with
a 4-color poster, a co-op ad slick, and house and trade ads.
WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH
is an 64-page oversized softcover (measuring 10" x 13 1/2"), co-edited by
Charles Kochman and Joey Cavalieri. It arrives in comic-book stores
November 14 with a cover price of $9.95 U.S.
Will Eisner's
THE NAME OF THE GAME
HARDCOVER
Following the success of last
year's MINOR MIRACLES (the first original addition to DC's Will Eisner
Library), one of comics' most influential and groundbreaking storytellers
returns with an all-new 176-page hardcover, THE NAME OF THE GAME.
 Written and illustrated by
Will Eisner, THE NAME OF THE GAME is a tumultuous generational saga of a
wealthy Jewish family's assimilation into New York society, spanning the
first half of the 1900s. It's also the story of the American Dream, and
the game of marrying for social advantage. With this book the author
relates in modern form the classic fairy tale story of the pauper's hope
of advancement by marrying into royalty.
Conrad and Alex Arnheim are
two rich sons who inherited their family's successful garment business,
and over the years, they each, in turn, destroy the family legacy. Conrad,
the adored eldest son, grows up to be a ruthless businessman and
womanizer, true to no one but himself. Alex becomes a life-long alcoholic,
destroying himself and those who love him. An emotionally rich tale, THE
NAME OF THE GAME delves into the lives of the many people who are
connected to the Arnheims, painting a compelling picture of life, family,
religion, and social status from the turn-of-the-century through post
World War II America.
This project is supported with
house and trade ads.
THE NAME OF THE GAME is a
176-page hardcover, arriving in comic-book stores November 21 with a cover
price of $29.95 U.S. [New Release Date: December 5]
Welcome to the
neighborhood.
JLA/HAVEN: ARRIVAL
When a city from space
crash-lands in California skidding across hundreds of miles of cities
and towns only the World's Greatest Super-Heroes can hope to contain the
massive damage. But when that city proves to be populated mostly with
super-beings from another world, even the Justice League of America may
not be enough to stem the disaster in JLA/HAVEN: ARRIVAL a
Prestige Format one-shot presenting an event that drastically alters the
landscape of not just California, but the DC Universe itself.
 Written by comics newcomers
Ashley-Jayne Nicolaus & Matthew P. Schuster and showcasing vivid,
career-high-point art and covers by Ariel Olivetti (X-Man),
JLA/HAVEN: ARRIVAL introduces the inhabitants of Haven, whose escape from
an otherworldly tyrant has brought them to an even greater calamity.
Colliding with the Earth, hundreds of thousands of "Havenites" have
already died, despite the efforts of their city's greatest champions the
super-heroic Alliance.
As the Alliance struggles in
rescue efforts while bridging cultural and lingual gaps with the JLA, the
city of Haven may survive to find a new and surprising place in
post-war United States of America. But how will the Luthor Administration
respond to this unexpected arrival? And can anyone Luthor, the JLA, the
Alliance, or even the villains and traitors within Haven's midst predict
what will happen when the being who drove Haven away follows her prey to
Earth?
JLA/HAVEN: ARRIVAL introduces
scores of bizarre and intriguing new alien characters, and sets the stage
for the upcoming HAVEN: THE BROKEN CITY maxiseries (solicited next month).
Both thrilling and emotionally involving, the story of the Havenites
begins here, as the JLA attempts to save those in the path of the city's
progress from being destroyed, while at the same time helping them find a
safe place on a strange new world.
This project is supported with
a 4-color poster, house and trade ads, and a website promotion at
www.dccomics.com.
JLA/HAVEN: ARRIVAL is a
48-page one-shot in the Prestige Format edited by Mike Carlin, arriving in
comic-book stores November 7 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S.
JLA: RIDDLE OF THE BEAST
HARDCOVER
In a universe of darkness, a
world without a name struggles to heal itself after generations of war.
And against murderous odds, a solitary boy must lay claim to his heritage,
and topple walls of ignorance and fear in order to save his home.
 In the tradition of The
Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time and The Chronicles of
Amber comes JLA: RIDDLE OF THE BEAST a 104-page Elseworlds
hardcover (advance-solicited this month for arrival in December) that has
everything lovers of high fantasy look for. Written by Alan Grant and
featuring characters and creatures designed by Michael Wm. Kaluta, the
most distinctive aspect of this graphic novel is the variety of artistic
visions employed. To best dramatize the multitude of settings and
characters, each individual chapter of RIDDLE OF THE BEAST is rendered by
a different one of today's top comics painters, including Carl Critchlow,
Simon Davis, Glenn Fabry, Jon Foster, Rafael Garres, Doug Alexander
Gregory, Alex Horley, Hermann Mejia, Jim Murray, Andrew Robinson, Liam
McCormick-Sharp, Gregg Staples, Saverio Tenuta, John Watson, and Martin T.
Williams. Taking full advantage of each artist's stylistic strengths, the
cities and wilderness of the Nameless World are realized to their fullest.
In a peaceful corner of a land
plagued by hideous creatures and fractured by war, a young hero named
Robin is sent on a lonely quest to unify the feuding lords of the sundered
realms against the menace of the risen Beast. But as mighty as the armies
of the Beast have become, it is ignorance and arrogance that are Robin's
keenest enemies. Robin's journeys take him through a DC Universe never
before conceived: from the cliffside huts of Haven, past the haunted Crags
of Gotham, through the deeply forested realm of Amazonia, down to the
squalid streets of the City of the Center, and finally up the jeweled
towers of fabled Kryptonia all this to bring together an alliance that
will fight for the good of the world. Each newly reinterpreted and
redesigned member of the JLA plays a part in this tale, though some are
more recognizable than others...
Sword fights, sprawling
battles, demonic uprisings, and creatures that beggar description all fill
this high-fantasy Elseworlds epic complete with colorful
fully-rendered maps, a compelling world-history in true Swords and Sorcery
tradition, and a gorgeous cover painting (with a special foil-stamping) by
Justin Sweet!
This project is supported with
house and trade ads.
JLA: RIDDLE OF THE BEAST is a
104-page Elseworlds hardcover edited by Dan Raspler. It is
advance-solicited and arrives in comic-book stores December 5 with a cover
price of $24.95 U.S. [New Release Date:
November 28]
THE DEADMAN COLLECTION
DELUXE SLIPCASED HARDCOVER
"Rama Kushna has given me the
power to move among the living, until I find my murderer! And I will find
him if it takes an eternity!" Deadman
 Everyone's favorite dead
super-hero, Deadman, was last seen in the DEADMAN: DEAD AGAIN miniseries
and is soon set to star in an ongoing DEADMAN series starting in December.
Now his earliest adventures most of them illustrated by the legendary
Neal Adams (THE GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW COLLECTION) are collected in
THE DEADMAN COLLECTION, a massive 356-page deluxe slipcased
hardcover that features the writing talents of Adams, Bob Haney, Jack
Miller, Arnold Drake, Robert Kanigher, and Dennis O'Neil, with additional
art by Carmine Infantino and George Tuska.
Upon his death, circus acrobat
Deadman (Boston Brand) is endowed with the ability to enter and possess
bodies of the living by a mysterious supernatural being named Rama Kushna.
Brand is given these abilities for a single purpose: to wreak vengeance
against his murderer, "The Hook." So begin the stories found in THE
DEADMAN COLLECTION, reprinting STRANGE ADVENTURES #205-216, THE BRAVE AND
THE BOLD #79, 86 and 104, selected stories from AQUAMAN (Volume One)
#50-52, and CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #74 all of which were originally
published in 1967-1970 and 1985.
Featuring new (slipcase) cover
art by Neal Adams, and introductions by Adams, Drake and Infantino, this
stellar collection offers for the first time in a deluxe hardcover format
a complete compilation of Adams's classic art for Deadman (including a
story newly re-inked by Adams) and an opportunity to follow, from his
very first appearance, Deadman's quest for vengeance.
This project is supported with
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THE DEADMAN COLLECTION is a
356-page deluxe slipcased hardcover, arriving in comic-book stores
November 7 with a cover price of $75.00 U.S. [New Release Date:
November 14]
GREEN LANTERN: LEGACY THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HAL JORDAN
HARDCOVER
Hal Jordan was one of the
greatest Green Lanterns who ever lived, and his life as a Green Lantern
affected far more people than anyone could have known. Now, the pieces he
has left in his wake are coming together, and the results will shock and
amaze you.
 GREEN LANTERN: LEGACY THE
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HAL JORDAN is a special 112-page hardcover
written by Joe Kelly (ACTION COMICS) and illustrated by Brent Anderson
(KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY, Rising Stars) and Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra:
Assassin), chronicling the life of a tragic hero, through his times of
heroic bravery to his final attempt at redemption. Starting at Hal's
funeral, LEGACY follows Tom Kalmaku, Hal's mechanic and confidante through
his career as Green Lantern, and portrays the betrayal Tom felt after
Hal's fall from grace.
Tom then is left to deal with
the greatest of Hal's legacies: a young boy claiming to be Hal's son, who
has a connection to one of the universe's greatest powers. But first the
pair must figure out why a dark figure has come from outer space to make
sure no descendant of Hal Jordan survives.
Interweaving action and drama
from Hal's heroic career with the reactions of loved ones, LEGACY which
takes place prior to Hal's transformation into the Spirit of Vengeance
known as the Spectre is a sweeping tale of family, friends,
vengeance
and redemption.
This project is supported with
house and trade ads.
GREEN LANTERN: LEGACY THE
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HAL JORDAN HC is a 112-page hardcover edited by
Bob Schreck, arriving in comic-book stores November 28 with a cover price
of $24.95 U.S. [New Release Date: April 24]
Fast...and Furious!
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH KEVIN MAGUIRE
CREATING THE FLASH
This November, having already
seen living legend Stan Lee's take on Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and
Green Lantern in the JUST IMAGINE
one-shots, readers may think they're
done being surprised. But they'll change their minds quickly when they
see the heroine making her debut in JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH KEVIN
MAGUIRE CREATING THE FLASH!
 With art by Maguire (JLA:
CREATED EQUAL, X-Men Forever) & Karl Story (BATMAN, NIGHTWING),
JUST IMAGINE...FLASH introduces Mary Maxwell, a beautiful 20-year-old
college senior who escapes the dreariness of her home life where she's
raised by her widower scientist father by immersing herself in the world
of comic books. Little does she know that the tedium at home is just a
front, and that her father's top-secret research on ways to change human
DNA to endure the stresses of time travel has made the Maxwell family
targets of the would-be world conquerors known as S.T.E.A.L.T.H.!
While fleeing the
S.T.E.A.L.T.H. agents, Mary is exposed to a mysterious green mist one
with connections to other JUST IMAGINE... one-shots leaving her
strangely drained of energy. Her father devotes himself to researching a
cure for her listlessness, grafting the DNA of one of nature's speediest
creatures the hummingbird onto Mary's own. But the process has
unexpected consequences, giving Mary incredible speed and the ability to
exceed the velocity of light itself! But how will she use her powers to
stop S.T.E.A.L.T.H., especially since they've used her father's research
and are now capable of traveling through time?
Introducing the final hero to
play a role in December's JUST IMAGINE...JLA one-shot, JUST
IMAGINE...FLASH features two covers the front by Maguire & Story, the
back by Adam Hughes (WONDER WOMAN) and a backup story written by Michael
Uslan with Lee and illustrated by Sergio Aragonιs (MAD Magazine, FANBOY).
This project is supported with
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JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE AND
KEVIN MAGUIRE CREATING THE FLASH is a 48-page one-shot in the Prestige
Format, edited by Mike Carlin. It arrives in comic-book stores November 14
with a cover price of $5.95 U.S.
[New Release Date: November 28]
BATMAN: THE ANKH
Ancient Egypt. An army of
mummies. Powerful magic. A raided tomb. All this and more is found in
BATMAN: THE ANKH, an enthralling new 2-issue Prestige Format
miniseries reuniting the acclaimed team behind BATMAN: THE CHALICE
writer Chuck Dixon (NIGHTWING, ROBIN, BIRDS OF PREY) and painter John Van
Fleet (AMERICAN CENTURY covers).
 Set before the events of
"Officer Down," THE ANKH finds some of Gotham's wealthiest citizens
suddenly vanishing without a trace. As Batman begins his investigation
into the missing millionaires, Commissioner James Gordon calls in the Dark
Knight to help track down a number of disappearing Egyptian artifacts.
Batman, Robin and Gordon discover that the new addition to Gotham's Rogues
Gallery the seemingly immortal sorceress known as Khatera Thal may be
the thread that's connecting all of the crimes.
But what is the secret and
tragic origin behind Khatera? Why, in the subterranean corridors of
Gotham, is she recreating an ancient palace from the Middle Kingdom? And
what power does Khatera have over the mindless savage known as Killer
Croc?
BATMAN: THE ANKH effortlessly
brings the ancient ways of the past to an unprepared present era, as
Batman faces a threat unlike anyone or anything he's faced
before.
This project is supported with
house ads.
BATMAN: THE ANKH is a 2-issue
Prestige Format miniseries edited by Matt Idelson. The 48-page issue #1
arrives in comic-book stores November 28 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S.
JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES
Forged from the fires of
Justice, Truth and Honor comes JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES, based on
the Cartoon Network's brand new action-adventure show debuting the
same week the comic arrives with issue #1 featuring a cover penciled by
the show's cocreator Bruce Timm and painted by the incomparable Alex Ross!
 In a Watchtower satellite high
above the earth there are assembled the World's Greatest Heroes: Superman!
Wonder Woman! Batman! Martian Manhunter! Green Lantern! Hawkgirl! The
Flash! These are humanity's greatest hope against evil from Earth and
beyond. The team's adventures explode in each issue, which are standalone
stories written and drawn by some of the top names in the industry
giving some of the best talents in comics a chance to try their hand with
these world-known icons!
In issue #1, written by Ty
Templeton with art by Min S. Ku & Dan Davis, the JLA faces a deadly alien
threat! When a meteor lands in an American suburb, the League is called on
to investigate. Soon they are drawn into an intergalactic conflict, but it
seems as if the real threat may be one of their own
Green Lantern! Our
heroes' adventures may be over as soon as they've begun!
This project is supported with
house ads.
JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES is
an ongoing series edited by Dan Raspler. Issue #1 arrives in comic-book
stores November 14 with a cover price of $1.99 U.S.
GREEN LANTERN: TRAITOR
TRADE PAPERBACK
Abin Sur. Hal Jordan. Kyle
Rayner. Three men sworn to protect the innocent who share the same legacy.
All have been chosen to wield the power of the ultimate weapon. They are
Green Lanterns, given a sole charge: Let no evil escape their sight!
 GREEN LANTERN: TRAITOR
is a 144-page trade paperback collecting the three connected stories from
LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE (issues #20, 21, 28, 29, 37, and 38). Written
by Steven Grant (X-Man) with inks by Klaus Janson (BATMAN: THE DARK
KNIGHT RETURNS) and a new painted cover by Greg Staples, TRAITOR is a tale
of three heroes, illustrated by three different pencilers, separated by
time but sharing the same impossible goal to put an end to the
planet-shattering force that is possibly the greatest evil to face the
Green Lanterns: Traitor. A warrior genetically engineered to be the
ultimate conqueror, Traitor has sworn to eradicate the only force to give
pause to his brutal conquests: Green Lantern
any Green Lantern.
In the first chapter, Mike
Zeck pencils a story of Abin Sur, long before he passed his ring on to Hal
Jordan, in a Wild West adventure that introduces the threat of Traitor.
Then legendary Silver Age Green Lantern artist Gil Kane pencils the second
Green Lantern encounter with Traitor, featuring Hal. Finally, current
Green Lantern Kyle Rayner faces Traitor in the present day, in a story
penciled by Scott Kolins (THE FLASH). Will the threat of Traitor finally
be vanquished, or will it live on to face generations of Green Lanterns to
come?
GREEN LANTERN: TRAITOR is a
144-page trade paperback arriving in comic-book stores November 21 with a
cover price of $12.95 U.S.
THE GREEN ARROW BY JACK KIRBY
It was 1958, and as hard as it
may be to believe, Jack Kirby who had co-created Captain America over a
decade earlier and was three years shy of co-creating most of the Marvel
Universe was looking for work! So DC Comics offered him a (pardon the
pun) second-string backup strip: Green Arrow.
 Now this little-seen work can
finally be yours to own with THE GREEN ARROW BY JACK KIRBY a
72-page Special featuring all the Green Arrow stories ever done by Kirby,
one of comics' greatest creators ever. These eleven, wildly imaginative
stories written by Dave Wood, Bill Finger and Ed Herron and illustrated by
the great Jack Kirby (with help from his wife Roz), were originally
featured in ADVENTURE COMICS #250-256 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #96-99
(spanning 1958-1959). This amazing volume also features a cover by Kirby
and an introduction by comics writer/historian Mark Evanier!
Some of the bizarre and
exciting adventures contained within include: "The Green Arrow's First
Case," "The Green Arrows of the World," "Prisoners of Dimension Zero," and
"The Menace of the Mechanical Octopus!"
This project is supported with
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THE GREEN ARROW BY JACK KIRBY
is a 72-page Special arriving in comic-book stores November 14 with a
cover price of $5.95 U.S.
PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES
Volume 3
HARDCOVER
 DC Comics continues its
award-winning Archives series featuring everyone's favorite pliable hero
with PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES Volume 3 a 216-page hardcover written
and illustrated by Jack Cole. This volume features an introduction by
Michelle Urry, cartoon editor for Playboy Magazine, who gives an
overview of Cole's career with a special focus on his gag cartoon work
(including for early Playboy) after leaving comics.
Volume 3 shows Cole really
starting to hit his stride with Plastic Man's adventures, reprinting
POLICE COMICS #31-39 and PLASTIC MAN COMICS #2 (spanning 1944-45) with
even more outrageous stories and inspired art than the first two volumes!
And this time Plas's gangland adversaries begin to match Plas himself in
sheer zaniness: Froggy Fink, underworld killer; Serena Sloop, defender
of "poor misguided" crooks; Slinky, Slimy and Slippery Slade, elusive
criminal brothers who lead Plas and Woozy on a wild adventure; Elmer Body,
the body-possessing nobody; Fargo Freddie, the volcanic man; and more!
Discover why the PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES volumes have proven to be one of the
most popular series yet!
PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES Volume 3
is a 216-page hardcover, arriving in comic-book stores November 14 with a
cover price of $49.95 U.S. [New Release Date:
November 21]
SUPERBOY #94
The Teen of Steel is headed in
an all-new direction with an all-new creative team, starting in
SUPERBOY #94, by writers Jimmy Palmiotti (Deadpool, Ash)
& Dan Didio, and the art team behind JENNY SPARKS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF
THE AUTHORITY, penciller John McCrea (HITMAN) & inker James Hodgkins. The
new creative team's debut issue is also topped off with an eye-catching
cover by J.G. Jones (Marvel Boy, Black Widow)!
 In SUPERBOY #94, the Kid must
face what could very well be his greatest challenge: finding an apartment!
Without Cadmus around, the Kid will need a new place to stay. But
Superboy's never lived on his own before, and he's about to discover that
apartment-hunting is nowhere near as easy as it sounds! Where will he go,
and how will he able to afford his own pad? Along the way, Superboy learns
the struggle that the everyman has to deal with day to day in a normal
life and he'll find dealing with super-villains is a piece of cake in
comparison!
The series takes a more down
to earth tone as the Kid goes through many personal changes in his
relationships as well as a further understanding of his powers and his
true purpose in life. Once he settles into his new pad, a whole new cast
of characters become a part of his life. But with that, a new set of
adventures await the Teen of Steel! Issue #94 serves as a great jumping on
point for new readers as well as a bold new direction for those loyal fans
of SUPERBOY.
SUPERBOY #94 is a 32-page
issue edited by Mike McAvennie arriving in comic-book stores November 21
with a cover price of $2.25 U.S.
Note: Feature Articles for WildStorm/ABC/Homage and
Vertigo comics may be found on their respective pages.
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