A villain who once battled Green Lantern Abin Sur returns to face The Atom and Hal Jordan in a tale from LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE #28-29. Plus, in a story from issues #40-41, The Atom battles Chronos! NOTE: these issues are available individually online.

The original Teen Titans go on a secret space adventure at the behest of President Kennedy in this reprint of the LOST ANNUAL! Plus, it's the Teen Titans vs. the Doom Patrol and more from SOLO #7!

In September 2013, every DC Universe comic book series will feature a special issue, revealing the origins, secrets and shocking fates of top super heroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and many more. Written and illustrated by top talent including Geoff Johns (GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, JUSTICE LEAGUE) Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, BATMAN INC., NEW X-MEN), Jim Lee (BATMAN: HUSH, ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, X-MEN), Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, JOKER), Scott Snyder (DETECTIVE COMICS, AMERICAN VAMPIRE) and many more! Just in time for the new year, these entry-point issues are collected in a single, massive hardcover edition that will be a great holiday gift for comics fans everywhere. The first printing of this volume will feature a special 3D lenticular cover.

The Green Lanterns of three generations, Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, and Kyle Raynereach face a foe that brings their greatest fears to life. The story begins in the 1940s, moving through the 1960s, and concludes in the 1990s, bringing three heroes to life through incredible, computer manipulated-photography.

A rash of ritual murders sends Batman on cross-country search for the source, even as the cult begins fashioning its own line of defense. Collects LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #86-88. NOTE: these are also available online as individual issues.

Presenting a selection of Jack Kirby mystery stories from the 1950s, pulled from the pages of HOUSE OF SECRETS #3, 8 and 12, HOUSE OF MYSTERY #76, TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #13, 16 and 24 and MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #15, 16, 17, 20 and 21, plus a Green Arrow tale from ADVENTURE COMICS #251!

Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.