Comic books December 2012

NOTE: This issue was originally polybagged with a digital download code and may or may not be polybagged when purchased. Cover by Greg Capullo Death of the Family: Part 1 - (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various The Joker returns in 'DEATH OF THE FAMILY'! He crippled Batgirl. He killed Robin. What will The Joker do now that he's returned to Gotham City? What must Batman do to protect his secret identity and that of those who fight alongside him? Cover price $4.99.

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SECOND PRINTING Cover by Greg Capullo Death of the Family: Part 1 of 5 - (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various The Joker returns in 'DEATH OF THE FAMILY'! He crippled Batgirl. He killed Robin. What will The Joker do now that he's returned to Gotham City? What must Batman do to protect his secret identity and that of those who fight alongside him? Cover price $3.99.

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Newsstand Edition. Death of the Family: Part 1 - (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various The Joker returns in 'DEATH OF THE FAMILY'! He crippled Batgirl. He killed Robin. What will The Joker do now that he's returned to Gotham City? What must Batman do to protect his secret identity and that of those who fight alongside him? Cover price $3.99.

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New York Comic Con edition. Death of the Family: Part 1 of 5 - (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various The Joker returns in 'DEATH OF THE FAMILY'! He crippled Batgirl. He killed Robin. What will The Joker do now that he's returned to Gotham City? What must Batman do to protect his secret identity and that of those who fight alongside him?

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(W) Dan Slott, Chris Duffy (A) Ty Templeton & Various (CA) Bruce Timm, Scott Gross Just in time for Halloween, it's a FREE all-ages flip-book comic reprinting classic BATMAN and SCOOBY-DOO tales! In his side of the comic, The Dark Knight meets Gotham City's new vigilante, the Cavalier, and battles the evil of Ra's Al Ghul in stories from BATMAN ADVENTURES #1 and #4. And in the other side, the Mystery Inc. Gang tries to get to the bottom of "The Costume Caper," in a story from SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #2.

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(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray (CA) Mick Gray, Patrick Gleason Gotham City is being devoured by zombies! Learn the dangerous secrets of the 2-Club! Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects Batman and Robin (2009-2011) #17-25. Written by PAUL CORNELL, PETER J. TOMASI and JUDD WINICK. Art by SCOTT MCDANIEL, PATRICK GLEASON, GUILLEM MARCH, and GREG TOCCHINI. Cover by PATRICK GLEASON. The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder face foes new and old, including the mysterious White Knight, the villainous Absence and the renegade Robin of the past, Jason Todd! Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings. Collects Batman and Robin (2009-2011) #17-25. Written by PAUL CORNELL, PETER J. TOMASI and JUDD WINICK. Art by SCOTT MCDANIEL, PATRICK GLEASON, GUILLEM MARCH, and GREG TOCCHINI. Cover by PATRICK GLEASON. The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder face foes new and old, including the mysterious White Knight, the villainous Absence and the renegade Robin of the past, Jason Todd! Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

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(W) Derek Fridolfs (A) Mike S. Miller (CA) Mico Suayan The first time in print for these digital-first adventures! The Gotham City Sirens are caught in the Arkham spotlight! Poison Ivy plots revenge against Catwoman! Whose side is Harley Quinn on? Cover price $2.99.

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10,000 Clowns: Part 4 of 8 - (W) Adam Beechen & Various (A) Norm Breyfogle & Various (CA) Howard Porter The first time in print for these digital-first adventures! Catwoman battles The Jokerz as a shocking new ally joins the fight! It's open warfare over Metropolis as KOBRA's attempt to destroy the Earth begins! The cataclysmic conflict between Superman and Lex Luthor's heir comes to a head! Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Chris Burnham (W) Grant Morrison (A) Chris Burnham BATMAN and TALIA AL GHUL continue their fight for control of their son DAMIAN - better known as ROBIN! WINGMAN and REDBIRD descent upon GOTHAM CITY! Who are these heroes, and what is their relationship to THE DARK KNIGHT? Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Andy Clarke (W) Grant Morrison (A) Chris Burnham BATMAN and TALIA AL GHUL continue their fight for control of their son DAMIAN - better known as ROBIN! WINGMAN and REDBIRD descent upon GOTHAM CITY! Who are these heroes, and what is their relationship to THE DARK KNIGHT? Cover price $2.99.

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Limited 1 for 100 Variant Cover by Chris Burnham (W) Grant Morrison (A) Chris Burnham BATMAN and TALIA AL GHUL continue their fight for control of their son DAMIAN - better known as ROBIN! WINGMAN and REDBIRD descent upon GOTHAM CITY! Who are these heroes, and what is their relationship to THE DARK KNIGHT? Cover price $2.99.

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NOTE: This issue was originally polybagged with a digital download code and may or may not be polybagged when purchased. Cover by Chris Burnham (W) Grant Morrison (A) Chris Burnham BATMAN and TALIA AL GHUL continue their fight for control of their son DAMIAN - better known as ROBIN! WINGMAN and REDBIRD descent upon GOTHAM CITY! Who are these heroes, and what is their relationship to THE DARK KNIGHT? Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing. Collects Batman (2011 2nd Series) #8-9, Detective Comics (2011 2nd Series)#9, Batman (2011 2nd Series) Annual #1, Batman The Dark Knight (2011 2nd Series)#9, Batwing (2011-) #9, Batman and Robin (2011 2nd Series) #9, Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011-)#9, Birds of Prey (2011 3rd Series) #9, Batgirl (2011 4th Series) #9, Nightwing (2011 2nd Series) #8-9 and All Star Western (2011-) #9.

Written by Scott Snyder. Art and Cover by Greg Capullo.

In this new hardcover, evil spreads across Gotham City as Batman's allies, including Red Robin, Batwing, Robin, Batgirl, the Birds of Prey, Nightwing and even Catwoman find themselves in a battle coming from all sides. The Court of Owls makes its move against justice in this sprawling tale of corruption and violence.

Hardcover, 360 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

New (2012) Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Batman #572-574, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992-2000) #93-94, Detective Comics #739-741, Azrael Agent of the Bat (1995-2003) #59-61, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989-2007) #125-126, Batman Chronicles (1995-2001) #18, Robin (1993-2009) #73. In this final NO MAN'S LAND volume, Lex Luthor swoops in to help rebuild Gotham City - but his secret plan is to secure the ownership of much of the city's real estate, while In the chaos of the waning days of the city's crisis, The Joker strikes, kidnapping a number of infants and killing members of the Gotham City Police Department! Softcover, 552 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

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Cover by David Finch Terror: Part 4 of 6 - (W) Gregg Hurwitz (A) David Finch Batman is pushed to his limits as he faces a fear toxin unlike any he has ever encountered! What is Batman most afraid of? Find out here! More on The Scarecrow's origin. Cover price $2.99.

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Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by David Finch Terror: Part 4 of 6 - (W) Gregg Hurwitz (A) David Finch Batman is pushed to his limits as he faces a fear toxin unlike any he has ever encountered! What is Batman most afraid of? Find out here! More on The Scarecrow's origin. Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight (2010 DC) #1-5, Superman/Batman (2003-2011) #75 and Batman: The Return (2010 DC) #1.

Written by DAVID FINCH and GRANT MORRISON. Art by DAVID FINCH, JAY FABOK, SCOTT WILLIAMS, BATT and RYAN WINN. Cover by DAVID FINCH.

Delving into the supernatural side of Gotham City, this tale from acclaimed writer/artist David Finch explores the horrific murder of one of Bruce Wayne's childhood friends...and the terrible ramifications the brutal crime has on Batman's life.

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

2nd and later printings. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight (2010 DC) #1-5, Superman/Batman (2003-2011) #75 and Batman: The Return (2010 DC) #1.

Written by DAVID FINCH and GRANT MORRISON. Art by DAVID FINCH, JAY FABOK, SCOTT WILLIAMS, BATT and RYAN WINN. Cover by DAVID FINCH.

Delving into the supernatural side of Gotham City, this tale from acclaimed writer/artist David Finch explores the horrific murder of one of Bruce Wayne's childhood friends...and the terrible ramifications the brutal crime has on Batman's life.

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by BRUCE JONES. Art and cover by SAM KIETH. In this original graphic novel, Batman meets his foe The Mad Hatter for the very first time - landing The Dark Knight in a Wonderland he could never have imagined, hot on the heels of a white rabbit. But is this strange place real or a hallucination? Robin and Alfred believe he's deep in delirium - but if that's the case, how does he manage to resolve several mysteries that have plagued Gotham City for decades...

This fantastic tale is spun by renowned comics writer Bruce Jones (THE INCREDIBLE HULK) with surreal art by Sam Kieth (THE MAXX, BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM - MADNESS, LOBO).

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. When Doc Ido, a talented cyber-physician, finds Alita's head in a junk heap, she has lost all memory of her past life. But when he reconstructs her, she discovers her body still instinctively remembers the Panzer Kunst, the most powerful cyborg fighting technique ever known. In the postapocalyptic world of the Scrapyard, as the secrets of Alita's past unfold, each day is a struggle for survival. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

1st printing. Collects Battle Beasts (2012 IDW) #1-4. Written by Bobby Curnow. Art by Valerio Schiti. Cover by Daniel Brereton. It's just another average day for Bliss, an ignored linguist at the Department of Defense. However, when Bliss unlocks the secret translation of an ancient scroll, terror rains from the sky... in the form of the BATTLE BEASTS! Unstoppable creatures armed to the teeth, the Battle Beasts are determined to make Earth their own personal war zone. Nothing can stop their merciless carnage. Nothing except perhaps a gentle word from the one woman who can understand them-Bliss! Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

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(W) Garth Ennis (A/CA) Carlos Ezquerra Stiles and Frankie are up against it: trapped on Gloster Hill with a small unit of British soldiers, facing a murderous onslaught by ten thousand Chinese troops. Worse still, they didn't bring their tank along this time. It's last man, last round, as the Tankies face their sternest test to date... Cover price $3.99.

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(W) Judd Winick (A) Marcus To, Ryan Winn (CA) Marcus To Batwing vs. Father Lost and his cult of death! He's the new villain introduced in this issue - so who are the two new heroes you'll meet? Find out here! Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by J. H. Williams (W) J. H. Williams, Haden Blackman (A) J. H. Williams Batwoman and Wonder Woman team up to fight Medusa! Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by J. H. Williams (W) J. H. Williams, Haden Blackman (A) J. H. Williams Batwoman and Wonder Woman team up to fight Medusa! Cover price $2.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "To Drown the World!" Collects Batwoman (2011 2nd Series) #6-11.

Written by J. H. Williams and Haden Blackman. Art and cover by Amy Reeder-Hadley.

Six lives, inextricably linked in the past and present, each on a collision course with the others: Batwoman, fighting for duty and vengeance against a threat of arcane power. Detective Maggie Sawyer, investigating a case that could end her career. DEO Agent Cameron Chase, commanding a vigilante she despises. Colonel Jacob Kane, clutching at a life that's slipping away. Maro, a new villain corrupting Gotham City. And Kate Kane, wrestling with decisions that will test her loyalties!

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Hydrology!" Collects Batwoman (2011 2nd Series) #0-5.

Written by J. H. Williams and Haden Blackman. Art by J. H. Williams and Amy Reeder-Hadley. Cover by J. H. Williams.

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! 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!

Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Hydrology!" Collects Batwoman (2011 2nd Series) #0-5.

Written by J. H. Williams and Haden Blackman. Art by J. H. Williams and Amy Reeder-Hadley. Cover by J. H. Williams.

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! 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!

Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Vol. 56 - Number 3 - Winter 2012 (whole number 165). B&W., 48 pages, standard paper stock.

1st printing. Written by Brooke Burgess. Art and Cover by Dane Cypel. At a remote university, an angry young student faces the harsh realization that he has nothing to show for years of study. When he threatens his professor to teach him something real, he is drawn into a horrifying game of life and death. Soon, he will learn that the only rule is pain, and that true knowledge only comes when everything you believe has burned away. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

SECOND PRINTING (W) Nick Spencer (A) Riley Rossmo (CA) Frazer Irving Swing Low.' Cover price $3.50.

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Classic Collection Edition - 1st printing. Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Art and Cover by Zoran Janjetov. Foreword by Jose Ladronn. The prequel to Moebius and Jodorowsky's masterpiece The Incal, this story cycle recounts the youth of John Difool and the adventures that propelled him into his encounter with the mighty artifact known as the Incal. Hardcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $44.95.

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Cover by J. G. Jones (W) Brian Azzarello, Len Wein (A) J. G. Jones, John Higgins 'All I could see was red. Then I saw the white and the blue.' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Brian Stelfreeze (W) Brian Azzarello, Len Wein (A) J. G. Jones, John Higgins 'All I could see was red. Then I saw the white and the blue.' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $3.99.

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Polybagged with a download code for a digital copy of this issue. Cover by J. G. Jones (W) Brian Azzarello, Len Wein (A) J. G. Jones, John Higgins 'All I could see was red. Then I saw the white and the blue.' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover by Adam Hughes. (W) J. Michael Straczynski, John Higgins. (A) Adam Hughes, John Higgins. 'Lightning never strikes the same place twice, remember?' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by P. Craig Russell. (W) J. Michael Straczynski, John Higgins. (A) Adam Hughes, John Higgins. 'Lightning never strikes the same place twice, remember?' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $3.99.

Polybagged with download code for a digital copy of this issue. Adam Hughes (W) J. Michael Straczynski, Len Wein (A) Adam Hughes, John Higgins 'Lightning never strikes the same place twice, remember?' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover by Darwyn Cook. (W) Darwyn Cooke, John Higgins. (A) John Higgins, Darwyn Cooke. 'You tell them, Hollis. Tell them all what they did to us!' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Steve Rude. (W) Darwyn Cooke, John Higgins. (A) John Higgins, Darwyn Cooke. 'You tell them, Hollis. Tell them all what they did to us!' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $3.99.

Originally polybagged with download code for a digital copy of this issue. Cover by Darwyn Cook. (W) Darwyn Cooke, John Higgins. (A) John Higgins, Darwyn Cooke. 'You tell them, Hollis. Tell them all what they did to us!' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover by Lee Bermajo. (W) Brian Azzarello, John Higgins. (A) Lee Bermejo, John Higgins. 'Look over your shoulder. Someone is following.' And don't miss the latest sensational chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR, from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS. Cover price $3.99.