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Batman: Year One By Miller, Frank Author Mazzucchelli, David Illustrator Mazzucchelli, David 2007-04 - DC Comics 9781401207526 Check Our Catalog A ne deluxe trade paperback edition of one of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures ever, written by Frank Miller, author of The Dark Knight Returns! In addition to telling the entire dramatic story of Batman's first year fighting crime, this collection includes reproductions of original pencils, promotional art, script pages, unseen David Mazzucchelli Batman art and more! …More

Watchmen By Moore, Alan Author Gibbons, Dave Editor Marx, Barry 1995-04 - DC Comics 9780930289232 Check Our Catalog It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach--but is he really insane or has he, in fact, uncovered a plot to murder super-heroes and possibly millions of innocent civilians? Following two generations of masked super-heroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story--the story of The Watchmen. …More

Nick Fury: Agent of Shield Tpb By Steranko, Jim Illustrator Steranko, Jim Author Lee, Stan 2000-08 - Marvel Comics 9780785107477 Check Our Catalog Nick Fury finds himself at odds with the covert company he's run for many years -- or thought he's run. …More

The Wonder Woman Chronicles, Volume One By Marston, William Moulton Illustrator Peter, Harry G. 2010-03 - DC Comics 9781401226442 Check Our Catalog Reprints the early adventures of Wonder Woman. …More

Ultimates Volume 1: Super-Human Tpb By Millar, Mark Illustrator Hitch, Brian Illustrator Currie, Andrew 2002-09 - Marvel Comics 9780785109600 Check Our Catalog This fourth collection in the Ultimates line newly re-imagines incarnations of the Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and other Marvel Comics heroes. When Nick Fury, head of an elite espionage agency, hears about several bizarre characters and misfits, he puts together a small but lethal army known as the Ultimates, created to protect mankind from rising threats. Full color. …More

All Star Superman, Volume 1 By Morrison, Grant Illustrator Quitely, Frank Introduction by Schreck, Bob 2008-09 - DC Comics 9781401211028 Check Our Catalog The Eisner Award-winning graphic novel that reinvents the Man of Steel for a new generation is now available in trade paperback. …More

Sleeper Season Two By Brubaker, Ed Illustrator Phillips, Sean 2009-10 - Wildstorm 9781401224936 Check Our Catalog It's the final SLEEPER collection from the team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Criminal). While spymaster John Lynch slept in a coma, his protege Holden Carver was trapped undercover. Now that his star has risen in criminal mastermind Tao's organization, Carver is shocked by the news that Lynch is awake. Torn between new loyalties and his original mission, Carver must decide whose side he's really on - and if they're on his. This collection features SLEEPER SEASON TWO #1-12, the full second year of the critically acclaimed series by Brubaker and Phillips, plus the never-before-collected prequel story from COUP D'ETAT: AFTERWORD. "SLEEPER could hold its own against any noir, from any medium...Brubaker is without a doubt the best crime fiction writer in comics today."--AIN'T IT COOL NEWS …More