ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1 Written by Grant Morrison; Art and cover by Frank Quitely
DC launches the newest addition to its All Star line of comics — where the industry's top creative talents refine the iconic focus of the world's greatest super-heroes. Writer Grant Morrison (JLA, SEVEN SOLDIERS) and artist Frank Quitely (THE AUTHORITY, New X-Men) — the acclaimed team behind JLA: EARTH 2 — are at it once again, this time to strip down the Man of Steel to his timeless, essential elements.
The series kicks off with a 12-issue story arc touching on all the classic aspects of the Superman mythology, starting with a daring rescue of a doomed group of helionauts on the surface of the sun. The massive amounts of solar radiation affect Superman in a way no one could possibly anticipate — except Lex Luthor!
DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US
On Sale November 16, 2005
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION Written by Marv Wolfman; Art by George Pérez, Dick Giordano, Jerry Ordway and Mike DeCarlo; Cover by Pérez
Worlds lived. Worlds died. And the DC Universe was never the same!
In 1985, DC Comics dramatically altered comics' original universe with CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, a 12-issue series that rocked the comics community, tragically dooming some of DC's most beloved characters and drastically altering others. Written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, with inks by Dick Giordano, Jerry Ordway and Mike DeCarlo, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS finds the alternate worlds that once were a hallmark of the DC Universe under siege by a mysterious force powerful enough to wipe out the lives of billions.
Now this landmark series gets the star treatment in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION — an oversized slipcased set containing two hardcover books. The 368-page Book One includes the full 12-issue maxiseries (which was painstakingly restored and meticulously recolored in 1998), with an introduction by Marv Wolfman, afterword by Dick Giordano, and creator bios. George Pérez provides all-new art for the dustjacket. (Please note that the Monitor Tapes section from issue #10 will be shot from the original art for this issue and represented in its original form.)
The 96-page Book Two contains a compendium featuring the full behind-the-scenes story on the years-long making of the maxiseries complete with memos, notes, original plots and commentary from Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway; the Official Index to Crisis and Official Index to Crisis Crossovers being reprinted for the very first time, completely updated; a look into post-Crisis events and aftermath stories, how the Superboy/Legion conundrum was solved, and a look at the 20th anniversary of this seminal event. George Pérez provides all-new art for the dustjacket.
DC Universe | 464pg. | Color | Oversized Slipcased Hardcover | $99.99 US
On Sale November 16, 2005
PLASTIC MAN #19 Written by Kyle Baker; Art and cover by Baker
After the buzz created by last issue's "Edwina Crisis," hot inker Kyle Baker teams with himself to unleash the second chapter of the "Edwina Crisis!" This single issue explores the period in which Woozy Winks disappeared from the DCU! Hey, find out why Kyle Baker won two more Harvey and Eisner Awards!
DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US
On Sale November 30, 2005
WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 17 Written by Will Eisner; Art and cover by Eisner
THE WILL EISNER LIBRARY. Another volume of peak-period story-telling by the master! Volume 17 includes the classic "The Story of Gerhard Shnobble," Eisner's unique take on two stories by Poe and Bierce, and more. Reprinting Spirit sections from 7/4/48 - 12/26/48.
Will Eisner Library | 216pg. | Color | Hardcover | $49.99 US
On Sale November 23, 2005
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