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Rorschach, a half-psychotic vigilante must convince his ex team-mates, now middle-aged and retired, that he has uncovered a plot to murder the remaining superheroes - along with millions of innocent civilians. Even reunited, will the remnants of the 'Watchmen' be enough to avert a global apocalypse?

Five women, linked by tragedy and obsession. The Punisher killed their husbands, put them down like dogs and shattered their lives. Now, they want payback, and they've hatched the perfect plan to get it. To bring the wolf to their door, all they need is bait.

Super heroes fighting explosions, exAvengers, Fin Fang Foom, giant flying submarine monstrosities, formerX-Force babe, explosions kicking Machine Man, punching giant evil cop robots, hot English chick, secret terrorist organization! This book features the Nextwave Squad which faces an army of Mindless Ones.

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Emma Frost's erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a non-stop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months, the new Hellfire Club makes its move! And, The X-Man destined to destroy the Breakworld stands revealed! Who is it? This work collects Astonishing X-Men numbered 13-18.

The Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, or H A T E put Nextwave together to fight Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. When Nextwave discovers that H A T E and Beyond are terrorist cells themselves, and that the BWMD's were intended to kill them, they are less than pleased. In fact, they are rather angry. So they make things explode.

Features the Birds of Prey: Oracle, a computer genius; Black Canary, armed with a voice that can shatter stone; and Huntress, a formidable vigilante with something to prove. This collection of comics' sexiest heroes is written by fan-favourite star Gail Simone ( Superman ) with artwork by Ed Benes ( X-Men ).

On a pitch-black Brooklyn night, in a dead-end alley, Frank Castle brutally dispatches a crew of Albanian thugs menacing a young woman. Her name is Viorica, she's from Moldavia, and when she tells Frank her story, that's when the real killing starts.

Stars of their own TV show, the most sultry and glamorous additions to the Batman family takes flight once more! As swift and powerful as any raptor, they certainly live up to their name when it comes to crime-busting! Using a corrupt businessman as bait, blackmailers capture Black Canary to extort Batman's real identity from Oracle -.

Just because Peter Parker wasn't bitten by a radioactive spider doesn't mean he didn't do battle with a madman named Norman Osborn. Matt Murdock? Blinded, yes - but with no heightened senses. However he did become a legal champion of the poor in Hell's Kitchen, and he did cross paths with Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin. Ages 13+.

Now stars of their own TV show meet the beautiful Birds of Prey. They are Oracle - a computer genius who used to fight crime as Batgirl until she was paralysed by the Joker, Black Canary - a young adventuress with a voice that can shatter stone and Huntress - a formidable vigilante with something to prove to the world. Whilst Black Canary is in Hong Kong paying her last respects to her dying ...

Written by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon and illustrated by John Cassaday. A new era for the X-Men stars here. Revolutions continue at the X-Men mansion with a tragic death at the hands of an enemy within.

Planetary are a mysterious organisation endlessly probing and dissecting the secret history of the Earth. In 'Crossing Worlds', however, they probe a little too far, tearing the very fabric of reality and finding themselves in alternate universes.

The city of Neopolis is tough place to be... especially when it's populated with superheroes and supervillains. Steven Jetlad Traynor must not only find his place amongst the city's police force, but also find himself. This story explores the origins of the fantastic city of Neopolis.

Lieutenant James Gordon takes up a new post in the crime-ridden and corrupt city of Gotham, while billionaire Bruce Wayne returns to the scene of his parents' deaths, intent on avenging their memory. Each faces trials and challenges of their own, only for their lives to become irrevocably and potentially tragically intertwined...

Containing 28 pages of new sketches and a four-page gallery of cover art from the original comic series, this is a revised edition of a Batman graphic novel first published a decade earlier.