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Batman: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1
Step into the shadows of Gotham City as Batman evolves from colorful crime-fighter to brooding detective in Batman: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1. This definitive hardcover collection gathers the Caped Crusader’s earliest Bronze Age adventures, a transformative period that redefined the character for a new generation. Featuring iconic storytelling from some of the most influential creators in comics history, this volume showcases Batman as a solitary guardian navigating a darker, more complex world—setting the stage for the legend he would become. A must-have for fans and collectors, this omnibus (featuring period appropriate paper) marks the beginning of a bold new chapter in the Dark Knight’s legacy.
Features DETECTIVE COMICS #393-422 and BATMAN #217-241.
DC Finest: Batman – The Demon Lives Again!
As the 1960s gave way to the 1970s, a darker, more serious tone began to take hold in Gotham City—an atmosphere generated by the dynamic, expressive artwork of Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, and Irv Novick that accompanied the intricate, thoughtful writing of authors Dennis O’Neil and Frank Robbins. And these titanic talents burned brightest around Batman’s newest and deadliest foe—the immortal Ra’s al Ghul!
Now, for the first time ever, all of these era-defining tales are available in a single historic collection. Featuring such celebrated tales as “Daughter of the Demon,” “The Lazarus Pit,” and “The Demon Lives Again,” this timeless tome presents the Dark Knight Detective with some of his greatest challenges from his most ruthless antagonist—as well as plenty of other formidable foes!
Collects Batman #231-245 and Detective Comics #410-429.
Swamp Thing: The Anatomy Lesson – DC Compact Comics Edition
From 1983 through 1987, a young British writer named Alan Moore revolutionized the American comic book. His groundbreaking tenure on DC Comics’ Swamp Thing set new standards for graphic storytelling and touched off a revolution in the medium that is still expanding today. Building on the title’s framework of gothic horror with a remarkably intuitive narrative style and an unprecedented depth of characterization, Moore’s vision was realized through the hauntingly beautiful artwork of such collaborators as Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Dan Day, and Rick Veitch. The result is one of comics’ most enduring masterpieces.
This compact volume features Moore’s earliest issues in the classic run, starting with “The Anatomy Lesson.” Swamp Thing’s mythology is hauntingly reshaped with terrifying revelations that begin a journey of discovery and adventure, taking him across the stars and beyond.
Collects The Saga of the Swamp Thing #20-27.
DC Finest: Green Lantern – Setting Up Shop
In the aftermath of the Crisis on Infinite Earths and departure of the Guardians from this plane of existence, the remaining members of the Green Lantern Corps settle on Earth, where they must grapple with international political disputes, interstellar invasions, and Guy Gardner’s ego!
Also included in this volume is a stirring series of standalone tales starring Earth’s Lanterns as well as their far-flung comrades (and nemeses) throughout the cosmos.
Collects Green Lantern #201-205, Green Lantern Corps #206-219, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2, Green Lantern Annual #3, Secret Origins #7, and Action Comics #589.
Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories
Palomar is the perfect entry into the works of critically acclaimed cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez and the still-ongoing Love and Rockets comic book series! It stars the inhabitants of a small Latin American town -- long-suffering midwife/sheriff Chelo; Pipo, tomboy-turned-heartthrob; Carmen, wryer than her years; teen boys Heraclio, Satch, Augustin, Jesus, Israel, and Vicente, whose paths diverge and intersect over time; Diana and Tonantzin, sisters and polar opposites; and many other finely drawn and dynamic characters -- whose already-tempestuous lives are roiled when Luba, an assertive single mother, moves there to set up a bathing business.
Palomar is a selection from the first 50 issues (1985-1996) of Hernandez's multigenerational saga, which has followed the lives and loves, adventures and horrors, of his signature characters, their children, and their children's children -- borne from a place where the mystical is quotidian and the quotidian is mystical -- for 40+ years. These are the stories that forever changed the face (and the heart) of American comics.
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