NEW Superman and friends Books for 2005!

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SUPERMAN: STRENGTH #1 (OF 3)

Written by Scott McCloud; Art by Aluir Amancio and Terry Austin; Cover by Alex Ross

What is the true source of Superman's strength? Find out in this 3-issue Prestige Format miniseries written by Scott McCloud (UNDERSTANDING COMICS, REINVENTING COMICS) with art by Aluir Amancio (SUPERMAN ADVENTURES) and Terry Austin (Uncanny X-Men, SUPERMAN ADVENTURES) and astounding painted covers by Alex Ross!

A young Clark Kent watches in awe as his supernatural abilities steadily grow, and he stands at the brink of a new world of power and possibilities. But for the first time, he finds reason to question the limits that his adopted parents have placed on him.

Confronting the consequences of his actions, Superman must forge in steel the moral world-view that proves to be the source of Superman's real strength!

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ACTION COMICS #823

Written by Chuck Austen; Art by Ivan Reis and Marc Campos; Cover by Ian Churchill

Krypto and Superboy come to the rescue in an issue written by Chuck Austen with art by Ivan Reis and Marc Campos and a cover by Ian Churchill!

Superman is being beaten by an unlikely foe. Can Krypto save both Superman and Superboy from a terrible fate?


SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY ARCHIVES VOL. 1

Written by Mort Weisinger, Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, and various; Art by Mort Meskin, George Papp, Creig Flessel, Jack Lehti, Hal Sherman, and Ed Dobrotka; Cover by Meskin

Collecting LEADING COMICS #1-4, featuring the adventures of The Seven Soldiers of Victory: The Crimson Avenger, Green Arrow, the Shining Knight The Vigilante, Speedy, Stripesy and the Star-Spangled Kid! In 1941, one year after DC Comics launched the Justice Society of America in ALL-STAR COMICS, sister company All-American Comics released LEADING COMICS #1 featuring its very own super-team; The Seven Soldiers of Victory! Originally produced under the guidance of legendary editor/writer Mort Weisinger, this volume featuring page after page of classic art by Mort Meskin (among others). Add to that an insightful introduction by R.C. Harvey and it all adds up to over 200 pages of some of the best that the Golden Age had to offer — by writers Bill Finger, Mort Weisinger, Jerry Siegel and others, with art by Meskin, George Papp, Creig Flessel and others.

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GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES VOL. 5

Written by Gardner Fox & John Broome; Art and cover by Gil Kane & Sid Greene

The further adventures of Green Lantern Hal Jordan — the Silver Age's science fiction-influenced hero! This time, the Emerald Gladiator squares off against foes such as Dr. Light, Hector Hammond, Evil Star and many more! This Archive reprints nine classic tales from GREEN LANTERN #30-38 with an intro by Geoff Johns!

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BIZARRO WORLD

Written and illustrated by Tony Millionaire, Danny Hellman, Roger Langridge, Kyle Baker, Evan Dorkin, Hunt Emerson, Farel Dalrymple, Dylan Horrocks, Eddie Campbell, Dave Cooper, Harvey Pekar, Dean Haspiel, James Kochalka, Tom Hart, Leela Corman, Gilbert Hernandez, Peter Bagge, Derek Kirk Kim, Dave Roman, Raina Telgemeier, Kurt Wolfgang, Brian Ralph, Scott Morse, Ben Dunn, Andi Watson, Bob Fingerman, Paul Grist, Carol Lay, Craig Thompson, Ivan Brunetti; Cover by Jaime Hernandez

Where else could the world's greatest alternative cartoonists run rampant through the DC Universe in an all-new anthology of utterly unhinged stories and art? It could only happen in the BIZARRO WORLD! This big slab o' comics features work by many of the fantastic creators who worked on the BIZARRO COMICS book (and made it an award-winner)! This time the contibutors weaving strange and wonderful tales about the quirky Bizarro include Tony Millionaire, Kyle Baker, Evan Dorkin, Dylan Horrocks, Harvey Pekar, James Kochalka, Peter Bagge, Scott Morse, Ben Dunn and a host of others, along with some double-secret surprise guests! All this, topped off with a cover by Jaime Hernandez! It's big! It's indisputably rectangular! It stays crunchy even after you pour on the milk!

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I am very excited about Bizarro World!!

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New books added:

SUPERMAN/BATMAN: SUPERGIRL

Written by Jeph Loeb; Art and cover by Michael Turner

Award-winner Jeph Loeb and the red-hot Michael Turner reintroduce a classic character into the DCU! This fantastic hardcover includes the entire "Supergirl from Krypton" storyline, originally presented in the best-selling SUPERMAN/BATMAN #8-13!

Batman has discovered something strange on the bottom of Gotham Bay which leads him to a mysterious and powerful teenaged girl who's bent on destroying Gotham City! What's her connection to Superman? Why does Wonder Woman want to hide her from the outside world? Will Darkseid succeed in recruiting her into doing his bidding? Plus, this volume includes an introduction by Loeb as well as a Kryptonian language translation key!

Superman  |  168pg.  |  Color  |  Hardcover  |  $19.95 US

On Sale February 23, 2005


ALL STAR COMICS ARCHIVES VOL. 11

Written by John Broome; Art by Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, Frank Giacoia, and Bob Oksner; Cover by Peddy and Sachs

The adventures of the world's first super-team continue in this extra-sized final volume of the series at no extra cost! In Volume 11, collecting ALL STAR COMICS #50-57, the JSA face the Diamond Man, Mr. Alpha, and more!

DC Universe  |  276pg.  |  Color  |  Hardcover  |  $49.95 US

On Sale February 16, 2005