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Gotham City: Year One Collected

By: Tom King, Phil Hester

There once was a shining city on the water, a home for families, hope, and prosperity. It was Gotham, and it was glorious. The story of its fall from grace, the legend that would birth the Bat, has remained untold for 80 years. That’s about to change. Superstar creators Tom King and Phil Hester team up for the first time to tell the definitive or...

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Superman Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

By: Alan Moore, Curt Swan

Legendary writer Alan Moore’s seminal Superman stories are collected in this deluxe edition featuring the two-part “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” from Superman #423 and Action Comics #583 as Superman faces his final battle! Also featuring the classic story “For the Man Who Has Everything” from Superman Annual #11 in which Sup...

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5.5

House of Slaughter #17

By: Sam Johns, Letizia Cadonici
Released: Sep 13, 2023

While Bait does his best to ignore the cruelty of the children in the home with him, a monstrous assault leaves him with more questions than answers.

What does Nannette, the mysterious girl who's been one of the only ones to show Bait kindness and keep the monsters indoors at bay, have to do with the monsters on the outside?

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Daredevil: The Man Without Fear Collected

By: Frank Miller, John Romita Jr.

Matt Murdock was raised by a single father, an over-the-hill prizefighter with one last chance to make it good - a chance that cost him his life. Taunted and tormented by children while growing up, Matt's life was irrevocably altered after he was blinded by radioactive materials while saving the life of an old man. The payoff? An unbreakable will a...

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Daredevil: Love and War OGN

By: Frank Miller, Bill Sienkiewicz

Frank Miller explores the push and pull nature of Kingpin and Daredevil's relationship. Vanessa Fisk represents all that the Kingpin holds dear; when the woman he loves is in grave danger, Fisk will act savagely to save her. All's fair in Love and War, and for Kingpin the saying’s particularly true!

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Daredevil Born Again

By: Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli

"And I -- I have shown him... that a man without hope is a man without fear." The definitive Daredevil tale! Karen Page, Matt Murdock's former lover, has traded away the Man Without Fear's secret identity for a drug fix. Now, Daredevil must find strength as the Kingpin of Crime wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get.

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Daredevil Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Vol. 3

By: Mike W. Barr, John Buscema

Two assassins. One hero. It didn't end well. But Elektra's death was only the foundation for one of Frank Miller's most staggering sagas of the Man Without Fear! The Hand and the Chaste are in a race for Elektra, body and soul, and Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow, almost follows her rival into the grave while Daredevil's trapped in a coffin of hi...

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Daredevil Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Vol. 2

By: Roger McKenzie, Klaus Janson

Daredevil got a new lease on life in a landmark 1979-1983 run by writer-penciler Frank Miller and inker-penciler Klaus Janson, whose daring reinvention of the character quickly made Miller one of the biggest and most influential stars in the comic-book industry. Miller puts his own stamp on established cast member such as reporter Ben Urich, femme ...

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Fight Club 3 Collected

By: Chuck Palahniuk, Cameron Stewart

A new movement has replaced Project Mayhem, and even Tyler Durden doesn't know how to play by these rules. Marla Singer is about to deliver her second child, but the daddy isn't her husband—it's Tyler, who's very invested in his heir, and the world he'll inherit, as Die Off Industries plots to fine-tune mankind. Bestselling novelist Chuck Palahni...

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MaxOfSteel616 rated Ice Cream Man #36 Aug 25, 2023
6.5

Ice Cream Man #36

By: W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo
Released: Aug 23, 2023

"WHALE SONG"
Into the belly we go...

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Something is Killing the Children #32

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera
Released: Aug 16, 2023

The horror is far from over as the terrifying Duplicitype, the infamous monster that changed Something is Killing the Children forever, remains at large...

Meanwhile, Cutter is still in relentless and sinister pursuit!

With Tribulation still very much in danger, will Erica finally find the ally she needs, or is betrayal in the car...

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Something is Killing the Children #31

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera
Released: Jul 19, 2023

After narrowly surviving the Duplicitype, Erica Slaughter must still reckon with the murderous Cutter in order to save the people of Tribulation.

Separated from Dolly and driven by desperate rage, Cutter won't stop until she exacts her revenge on Erica.

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6.5

House of Slaughter #16

By: Sam Johns, Letizia Cadonici
Released: Aug 9, 2023

There is nothing the ruthless White Masks won't do to eliminate a nest of monsters. Nothing is apparently unthinkable or off-limits, as a special and infamous member of their ranks is dispatched to finish the job in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Bait, the fan-favorite White Mask (a young boy with amputated arms and a tendency to survive suicidal od...

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5.0

Adventures of Superman #497

By: Jerry Ordway, Tom Grummett
Released: Nov 25, 1992

With the Justice League down for the count, does Superman, with only the help of the often-reckless Maxima, have a chance of stopping Doomsday?

"Death of Superman" Part Eight!

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MaxOfSteel616 rated Superman #75 Jul 21, 2023
5.0

Superman #75

By: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding
Released: Dec 30, 1992

Superman and Doomsday go toe-to-toe in Metropolis, and this is it--the Man of Steel falls! The Death of Superman is right here!

"Death of Superman" Part Eleven!

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MaxOfSteel616 rated Superman #74 Jul 21, 2023
5.0

Superman #74

By: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding
Released: Nov 25, 1992

Superman and the JLA continue their battle against Doomsday. With innocent bystanders in harm's way and Blue Beetle already knocked out of the fight, will the world's greatest superhero team be able to stop Doomsday's rampage, or will he take them down one by one?!

"Death of Superman" Part Seven!

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MaxOfSteel616 rated Justice League #69 Jul 21, 2023
5.5

Justice League #69

By: Dan Jurgens
Released: Nov 25, 1992

While Superman spends his time interviewing on the Cat Grant Show, the Justice League follow Doomsday's path of destruction. But, when they find him, will they be able to hold their own against the powerful monster? Do they really have a chance of defeating him without the Man of Steel?

"Death of Superman" Part Six!

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5.0

Superman: The Man of Steel #19

By: Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove

The epic battle between Superman and Doomsday continues as Doomsday reaches Metropolis! Can Superman stop Doomsday from destroying the city he calls home?

"Death of Superman" Part Ten!

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Superman: The Man of Steel #18

By: Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove
Released: Nov 25, 1992

Superman continues to fight the Underworlders. With the help of Keith Robert Parks and Charlie, will he be able to bring them all down? Plus, Doomsday continues to try to break free! Will he finally escape?

"Death of Superman" Part Five!

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MaxOfSteel616 rated Action Comics #684 Jul 21, 2023
5.0

Action Comics #684

By: Roger Stern, Jackson Guice
Released: Nov 25, 1992

The final showdown between Superman and Doomsday is finally here! With Lois Lane in harm's way, Superman realizes he might have to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the woman and the city that he loves!

"Death of Superman" Part Nine!

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MaxOfSteel616 rated Action Comics #775 Jul 21, 2023
7.5

Action Comics #775

By: Joe Kelly, Lee Bermejo
Released: Jan 31, 2001

Extra-sized issue! Has Superman become outdated in our modern world? A new aggressive team of metahumans called the Elite certainly thinks so, and they're about to wreck the Man of Steel's truth, justice, and American way. And if a lot of innocent bystanders get killed in the process, so be it!

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4.5

American Vampire Vol. 8

By: Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque

In the latest AMERICAN VAMPIRE hardcover, it's 1965. Pearl and Skinner escaped The Gray Trader with more questions than answers, and their search for clues leads them to...NASA! You've never seen vampires like this before in these tales from AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE #6-11!

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4.5

American Vampire Vol. 7

By: Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque

The first collection of AMERICAN VAMPIRE SECOND CYCLE features issues #1-5 of the new series! When we meet Pearl again, it is in 1960s Kansas, an era fraught with fear of nuclear war, angry demonstrations and vast social change. But what has changed in the years since the V.M.S. attack? And where is Skinner Sweet?

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5.0

American Vampire Vol. 6

By: Gail Simone, Francesco Francavilla

You are cordially invited to a partyto die for! This new volume collects lost tales starring new characters and old favorites from AMERICAN VAMPIRE: THE LONG ROAD TO HELL #1, starring Travis Kidd the vampire hunter who likes to bite them back plus the stories from the AMERICAN VAMPIRE ANTHOLOGY #1.

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5.5

American Vampire Vol. 5

By: Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque

In this new AMERICAN VAMPIRE collection, Skinner Sweet, Pearl and company return to Hollywood in the 50s during the Red Scare. In a time when America was on the lookout for the next Communist threat, was the real danger far more insidious? Plus: Retired vampire hunter Felicia Book gets called back into action to kill the most powerful vampire of al...

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American Vampire Vol. 4

By: Scott Snyder, Jordi Bernet

This new hardcover collects two epic tales: The Beast in the Cave, about Skinner Sweets involvement in the brutal Indian Wars, and Death Race, about 1950s vampire hunter Travis Kidd! Collects issues #19-27 of the smash-hit series!

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5.5

American Vampire Vol. 3

By: Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque

Collecting AMERICAN VAMPIRE #12-18 and SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #1-5! Pearls husband Henry joins a clandestine group on a secret mission to Japan to hunt a new breed of bloodsucker, while Skinner Sweet has plans of his own! And in Europe, Felicia Book and Cash McCogan go behind enemy lines in Romania in search of a rumored vampire cure.

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5.5

American Vampire Vol. 2

By: Scott Snyder, Mateus Santolouco

In this title collecting issues #6-11 of the hit series, it's Las Vegas circa 1935, and Skinner Sweet and our gal Pearl must learn the hard way that the bloodsuckers in Hollywood were nothing compared to the ones in Sin City.

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5.5

American Vampire Vol. 1

By: Stephen King, Rafael Albuquerque

This first volume of the critically acclaimed series collects issues #1-5 and follows two stories: one written by Scott Snyder and one written by Stephen King, both with art by superstar Rafael Albuquerque.Snyder's tale follows Pearl, a young woman living in 1920s Los Angeles, who is brutally turned into a vampire and sets out on a path of righteou...

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7.5

The Sheriff Of Babylon Deluxe

By: Tom King, Mitch Gerards

Baghdad, 2003. In an effort to establish some semblance of order in the war-torn city, Florida cop-turned-military-consultant Chris Henry has been assigned to train cadets in law enforcement. But good intentions are not immune to the chaos found in the post-9/11 Middle East. When one of Henry's trainees is found dead, he's forced to ally himself wi...

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