When Batman agrees to help the Gotham County Sheriff's Department with a string of robberies and murders, his discovery that the murders are ritualistic is closely followed by a mob of zombies. Can this be real?

In 2003 Steve Niles, creator of the 30 Days of Night comic series, launched a series of occult detective stories featuring the monstrously hard-boiled Cal McDonald. A pill-popping alcoholic reprobate, Cal is the only line of defense between Los Angeles and a growing horde of zombies, vampires, possessed muscle cars, mad scientists, werewolves, and much more weirdness!

Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Kelley Jones Trick-or-treating in Gotham City can be terrifying - and tragic. Tonight, two people are invited to a party where they will be challenged to surviving the night in the most horrifying haunted house imaginable. Collecting the 12-issue series from Steve Niles and Kelley Jones! Advance-solicited; on sale September 2 - 296 pg, FC, $19.99 US

When the world goes mad, a blackjack dealer and an exotic dancer are mysteriously spared. But now they're trapped in Reno, surrounded by a veritable army of the undead - and with no idea what might wait for them beyond the city limits if they can escape. Are they the last man and woman on Earth? And if so, how long can they last?

Graphic Novel. In this moody graphic novel, Gotham City gets a new guardian: the urban legend they call Simon Dark, a modern day Frankenstein.

Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Scott Hampton The saga of Simon Dark reaches its dramatic conclusion in this new volume collecting issues #13-18, as Gotham City's strangest hero tours the netherworld known as the In-Between and gets a peek behind the curtain into another world. Advance-solicited; on sale December 16 o 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US

When his parents were murdered, billionaire Bruce Wayne vowed to dedicate his life to avenging them. Now he is Gotham City's greatest protector... he is the Batman. But what of the rest of Gotham County? When Commissioner Gordon asks Batman to help out an old friend on the outskirts of the County, he reluctantly agrees... and catches the killer in a matter of hours. And then the killings keep coming - and the victims start coming back... as flesh hungry zombies! Written by modern master of horror comics Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), with beautiful painted art by Scott Hampton (Batman: Night Cries) and Jose Villarrubia (Promethea), this chilling tale will keep you up into the small hours!