Dec 122011
 

Joker will always be news here at the JOKER’S LAIR and he  most likeky will make appearances in these March issues from DC Comics.  Most are confirmed. Now please update your wish lists.

BATGIRL #7
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
On sale MARCH 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
One dark, tragic night, The Joker shattered the life of Barbara Gordon in  the landmark story BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE. In this issue, see a side  of that story that has never before been told, as BATGIRL faces the  demons of her past! And if that’s not enough, a deadly new gentleman  killer, Grotesque, stalks the streets of Gotham City!

 

SUICIDE SQUAD #7
Written by ADAM GLASS
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by IVAN REIS and EBER FERREIRA
On sale MARCH 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Hunted through the streets of Gotham City, her former teammates on the Suicide Squad in relentless pursuit – Harley Quinn is out of friends, out of  luck and out of time. Will Harley find The Joker before the Squad finds  her? Place your bets, people: It’s Harley Quinn vs. the Suicide Squad!  Plus: Harley’s origin revealed – it ain’t pretty!

 

BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by CHIP KIDD
Art and cover by DAVE TAYLOR
On sale MAY 30 • 112 pg, 6.75” x 10.25”, FC, $24.99 US
In this new, original graphic novel from superstar writer/designer Chip  Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City is undergoing one of the most  expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious  architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of  completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks  Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, the  explosions begin.
All manner of design-related malfunctions – faulty  crane calculations, sturdy materials suddenly collapsing, software  glitches, walkways giving way and more – cause casualties across the  city. This bizarre string of seemingly random catastrophes threatens to  bring down the whole construction industry. Fingers are pointed as  Batman must somehow solve the problem and find whoever is behind it all.


BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND VOL. 2 TP NEW EDITION
Written by GREG RUCKA, KELLEY PUCKETT, CHUCK DIXON, DENNIS O’NEIL, JOHN OSTRANDER, LARRY HAMA and others
Art by MIKE DEODATO JR., DAMION SCOTT, SCOTT BEATTY, ROGER ROBINSON, SCOTT  McDANIEL, DAN JURGENS, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, JIM BALENT, RICK BURCHETT and  others
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
On sale APRIL 11 • 512 pg, FC, $29.99 US
In this second NO MAN’S LAND collection, Batman and his allies continue  their fight to save Gotham City in its darkest hour. Assuming a new  persona as Batgirl, the Huntress joins forces with Barbara Gordon, while Nightwing tries to help the city’s remaining citizens. But is this a  fight Batman cannot hope to win? This massive volume collects BATMAN:  LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #119-121, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #87 and  88, BATMAN #567 and 568, DETECTIVE COMICS #734 and 735, YOUNG JUSTICE IN NO MAN’S LAND #1, ROBIN #67, AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #56, BATMAN  CHRONICLES #17, NIGHTWING #35-37 and CATWOMAN #72-74, including chapters never previously reprinted.

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL VOL. 1 TP NEW EDITION
Written by CHUCK DIXON, DOUG MOENCH and ALAN GRANT
Art by GRAHAM NOLAN, EDUARDO BARRETO, JIM APARO, NORM BREYFOGLE, JIM  BALENT, TOM MANDRAKE, KLAUS JANSON, BRET BLEVINS, MIKE MANLEY, RICK  BURCHETT and others
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
On sale APRIL 25 • 640 pg, FC, $29.99 US
In the first installment of this classic storyline, the Dark Knight’s  greatest enemies have all simultaneously escaped from Arkham Asylum and  are preying on Gotham City. With his city under siege, Batman pushes his body to the limit as he takes on The Joker, the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, The Riddler and the Scarecrow. But things get much worse  when Bane, the man behind all the madness, confronts an exhausted Batman – and breaks his back.
This massive first KNIGHTFALL volume collects BATMAN: VENGEANCE OF BANE SPECIAL #1, BATMAN #491-500, DETECTIVE COMICS #659-660, SHOWCASE ‘93 #7 and 8 and BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #17-18,  including chapters never previously reprinted.

 

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS: DIVISION

Written by PETER CALLOWAY; Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and JEREMY HAUN; Cover by GUILLEM MARCH

On Sale March  7, 2012           160pg, Color, Softcover, $14.99 US

In these stories from issues #20-26, The Joker is back in Arkham Asylum and Harley Quinn breaks back in with him – but is she there to stand by him or destroy him? Either way, Poison Ivy and Catwoman must put aside their tumultuous past to help their wayward friend. Guest-starring Clayface and Batman!

FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING BATMAN

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO, J.T. KRUL, JIMMY PALMIOTTI and PETER MILLIGAN; Art by EDUARDO RISSO, MIKEL JANIN, JOE BENNETT, GEORGE PEREZ, FERNANDO BLANCO, SCOTT KOBLISH and JOHN DELL; Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On Sale March     14, 2012   Color   272pg.   Softcover    $17.99 US

Don’t miss this Batman volume collecting BATMAN: KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-3, DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1- 3, DEATHSTROKE AND THE CURSE OF THE RAVAGER #1-3 and SECRET SEVEN #1-3. Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It’s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war – but where are Earth’s Greatest Heroes to stop it?

 

 

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