IDENTITY CRISIS mystery uses all of Mr Meltzer skills as a thriller novelist The New York Times genuine comics landmark Publishers Weekly The unforgettable 7-issue miniseries from New York Times best-selling novelist Brad Meltzer (Dead Even) is now in DC Absolute format! Starring Superman Batman Wonder Woman & the entire Justice League this is the widely talked-about tale of intrigue & an inventive look at the world of Super Heroes fantastic powers & secret identities When the spouse of a JLA member is brutally murdered the entire super hero community searches for the killer fearing their own loved ones may be the next targets Before the mystery is solved a number of long-buried secrets will threaten to divide the heroes before they can bring the killer to justice ...

Two of DC's greatest villains take center stage in this new Absolute Edition from Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Azzarello & artist Lee Bermejo! This slipcase contains two hardcovers & collects the Luthor Man of Steel 5-issue mini-series & the original graphic novel JOKER along with sketchbook pages & more! ...

A dazzling fantasy adventure for all ages the third part of a quintet richly illustrated by the author The Abarata magical otherworld composed on an archipelago of twenty-five islands
- one for each hour of the day plus an island out of time Candy Quackenbush escaping her dull dull life from the most boring place in our world Chickentown USA finds that in the Abarat she has another existence entirely one which links her to marvels & mysteries; & even to murder In this the third volume in Clive Barker's extraordinary fantasy for both adults & children Candy's adventures in the amazing world of the Abarat are getting more strange by the Hour Christopher Carrion the Lord of Midnight has sent his henchmen to capture her Why? she wonders What would Carrion want with a girl from Minnesota? & why is Candy beginning to feel that the world of the Abarat is familiar to her? Why can she speak words of magic she doesn't even remember learning? There is a mystery here & Carrion along with his fiendish grandmother Mater Motley suspects that whatever Candy is she could spoil his plans to take control of the Abarat Now Candy's companions must race against time to save her from the clutches of Carrion & she must solve the mystery of her past before the forces of Night & Day clash & Absolute Midnight descends upon the islands A final war is about to begin & Candy is going to need to make some choices that will change her life forever
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Set at the heart of political power in Washington DC Absolute Power was the book which launched David Baldacci's career as a worldwide bestseller of thrilling fiction The movie starring Clint Eastwood was a major box office success across the world In a heavily guarded mansion in the Virginian countryside professional burglar & break-in artist Luther Whitney is trapped behind a one-way mirror What he witnesses destroys his faith not only in justice but all he holds dear What follows is an unthinkable abuse of power & a criminal conspiracy as a breathtaking cover-up is set in motion by those appointed to work for one of the most important people in the world
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PREACHER 1-26 are collected in this new Absolute edition! Merging with a bizarre force called Genesis preacher Jesse Custer possesses the power of ‘ The Word’ an ability to make people do whatever he utters! Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip & hard-drinking vampire Cassidy Custer begins a violent & riotous journey across the country to find God ...

Ronin the acclaimed epic by Frank Miller visionary writerartist of The Dark Knight Returns 300 & Sin City & director of the upcoming movie adaptation of The Spirit is collected for the first time in hardcover in DC’s oversized slipcased Absolute format In this tale the legendary warrior known only as the Ronin
- a disgraced 13th century samurai is given a second chance to avenge his master’s death & regain his honor Reborn in a futuristic & corrupt 21st century New York City the Ronin must defeat the reincarnation of his master’s killer the ancient demon Agat This breathtaking Absolute Edition features – as the excellent over-sized Absolute Editions usually do – a host of extras including rarely seen promotional art fold-out pages & more special features
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THE SANDMAN written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s A rich blend of modern myth & dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction historical drama & legend are seamlessly interwoven THE SANDMAN is also widely considered one of the most original & artistically ambitious series of the modern age By the time it concluded in 1996 it had made significant contributions to the artistic maturity of comic books & become a pop culture phenomenon in its own right Now DC Comics is proud to present this comics classic in an all-new Absolute Edition format The first of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL 1 collects issues 1-20 of THE SANDMAN & features completely new coloring approved by the author on the first 18 issues as well as a host of never-before-seen extra material including the complete original Sandman proposal a gallery of character designs from Gaiman & the artists who originated the look of the Sandman & the original script for the World Fantasy Award-winning THE SANDMAN 19 "A Midsummer Night&s Dream" together with reproductions of the issue&s original pencils by Charles Vess Also included are a new introduction by DC President & Publisher Paul Levitz & an afterword by Gaiman ...

Written by Neil Gaiman Art by Shawn Mc Manus Kelley Jones Mike Dringenberg Bryan Talbot John Watkiss Matt Wagner Stan Woch Colleen Doran Duncan Eagleson John Bolton Malcolm Jones III George Pratt Dick Giordano P Craig Russell & Vince Locke Cover by Dave Mc Kean DC Comics is proud to present the second volume of the comics classic THE SANDMAN in Absolute format! The second of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL 2 collects issues 21-39 of THE SANDMAN & features remastered coloring on all 19 issues as well as br&-new inks on THE SANDMAN 34 by the issue original penciller Colleen Doran & a host of bonus material including two never-before-reprinted stories by Gaiman (one prose & one illustrated) a complete reproduction of the never-before-reprinted one-shot THE SANDMAN A GALLERY OF DREAMS & the complete script & pencils by Gaiman & Kelley Jones for Chapter Two of " Season of Mists" from THE SANDMAN 23 ...

Written by Neil Gaiman Art by Marc Hempel D Glyn Dillon Charles Vess Dean Ormston Teddy Kristiansen Richard Case Michael Zulli Jon J Muth & Kevin Nowlan Cover by Dave Mc Kean This final volume

Includes:: behind-the-scenes extras plus issues 57-75 & a story from VERTIGO JAM 1 Don miss the end of what Playboy called modern myth as well as a pr on why the stories we tell matter so much

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Written by NEIL GAIMAN P CRAIG RUSSELL & MATT WAGNER Art by P CRAIG RUSSELL YOSHITAKA AMANO TEDDY KRISTIANSEN FRANK QUITELY MILO MANARA & others o Cover by DAVE MCKEAN The latest oversized deluxe slipcased SANDMAN hardcover collects the Eisner Award-winning THE SANDMAN ENDLESS NIGHTS plus DREAM HUNTERS (both the prose novella & the comics adaptation) & the hard-to-find SANDMAN MIDNIGHT THEATRE featuring Wesley Dodds! Advance-solicited o On sale NOVEMBER 2 o 512 pg FC 9999 US o Mature Readers ...