“THE UNTOUCHABLES: RELENTLESS”! Bodies are piling up in Blüdhaven! Tracking down the killer will lead Nightwing into a web of corruption and intrigue—and put him in the crosshairs! Dick Grayson’s greatest cold case is coming back to haunt him, and if he doesn’t solve it this time, it could destroy everything he’s built in his adopted hometown.

“SUPERFRIENDS” part one! Batman and Superman. For so many years they’ve fought together for justice. Sometimes, they’ve even fought each other. Now, from the creators who broke your heart in “The Ballad of Kite Man” comes a look at how the flaws of each frightens the other and how the hope in each inspires the other. Don’t miss this two-part event that everyone will be talking about as the relationship between these two men is forever changed.

Celebrate the career of a true Marvel Visionary! John Romita Jr. followed in his famous father's footsteps - and soon became a legend in his own right! This volume collects some of JRjr's greatest hits, from his very first Marvel work to the creation of a New Universe and more! Tony Stark battles alcoholism! Spider-Man battles the Juggernaut though the streets of New York! Colossus and Kitty Pryde break up! Daredevil and Kingpin celebrate Christmas! The Punisher joins the mafi a! Professor X and Magneto's history is explored! And Hulk smashes the Abomination! Plus a masterful retelling of Daredevil's origin, the horrors of 9/11 and much more! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 229-230, 36, ANNUAL 11; IRON MAN 128, 256; UNCANNY X-MEN 183, 309; STAR BRAND 1; DAREDEVIL 253; PUNISHER WAR ZONE 1; DAREDEVIL: MAN WITHOUT FEAR 1-2; HULK 25, 34

Bart Beaty and Benjamin Woo work to historicize why it is that certain works or creators have come to define the notion of a "quality comic book," while other works and creators have been left at the fringes of critical analysis.