New Releases by Adam Beechen

Legendary Batman artist Norm Breyfogle returns to draw the Dark Knight of the future alongside best-selling writer Adam Beechen. In part one of ''10,000 Clowns, (Prelude)'' an onslaught of new Jokerz is plaguing Gotham City.

Adam Strange, Starfire and Animal Man: find out what the future holds for these heroes after their space-based adventure in 52! And in the backup, from the pages of COUNTDOWN, it''s a tale of Forerunner. Find out more about this awesome character and her relationship with the Monitors.

Deadshot hunts down the Pied Piper and Trickster while Jimmy Olsen is taken prisoner on Apokolips. Plus, the Karate Kid and Una explore the ruins of Bludhaven and run into the Atomic Knights!

A criminal with something to prove stalks Batman, and a young man takes his date to a Gotham City rooftop to look for the Dark Knight. Collects BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #197-199 and issue #212. NOTE: these are available online as individual issues.

There''s nothing Blue Beetle loves more than a good team-up. And there''s nothing Hardware hates more than a meddler! Can the two of them network long enough to stop dangerous Alva technology from hitting the streets?

Written by Adam Beechen Art by Jim Calafiore & Jonathan Glapion Cover by Andy Clarke Batgirl busts heads on the streets of Gotham City and redefines her place in the Bat-family! Adam Beechen (ROBIN) teams with artist Jim Calafiore (GOTHAM UNDERGROUND) on a story that sends Batgirl on a quest to conquer her inner demons and prove herself to the world. Collects BATGIRL #1-6. Advance-solicited; on sale June 3 - 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US

Batgirl, raised by the world''s most evil man, sets out on a journey of self-discovery, determined to establish her place in the crime-fighting Bat-family.

San Diego has been overrun with the lethal Lady Styx virus, and now the enigmatic Healers are going to wipe the city clean. Can the spacefaring heroes Starfire, Animal Man and Adam Strange stop them? Plus, the final fate of Forerunner is revealed!

Around the world, Earth''s heroes try to save as many lives as possible as the virus continues to run rampant. Meanwhile, Buddy Blank and Una head into Gotham to try to rescue Buddy''s family!

The Great Disaster begins! The heroes race to safely extract the Morticoccus Virus from Karate Kid, but their efforts prove too late as the virus breaks out and spreads—beginning with the first infections in Gotham City!

The Challengers, Mary Marvel and Una head to the Hall of Justice to seek help regarding Karate Kid''s failing health—but when they arrive, no one recognizes them! The heroes desperately turn to Cadmus labs, but are they already too late?

Adam Strange, Starfire and Animal Man have been reunited, but will their combined powers be enough to stop the Lady Styx virus that has infected the planet Rann? Plus, the continuing adventures of Forerunner!

The enigmatic Healers—aliens sent to Earth to stop the spread of Lady Styx''s infection—have tagged Animal Man as patient zero. Can Starfire save him before they cut him open for dissection? Also, Forerunner''s adventures continue as she runs afoul of the Thanagarian battle fleet.

Written by Brandon Thomas and Adam Beechen Art by Freddie Williams II Cover by Patrick Gleason & Wayne Faucher Collecting ROBIN #163-167! Robin goes solo to battle a group of villains who take an entire hospital ward hostage. The only problem is that the gang is led by his former friend Dodge. Can Tim save the day and turn his friend from the dark side? Advance-solicited; on sale March 12

Collects six seemingly unrelated stories that all lead to the conclusion that the final Crisis has yet to begin.

Infection spreads through San Diego as Animal Man and Starfire race to cure the people. Meanwhile, Adam Strange faces similar problems on Rann! In the backup tale, Forerunner faces off against a group of Thanagarian fighters.

Brother Eye attempts to assimilate America''s defensive network and unleashes dozens of OMACs while Karate Kid and Una try to escape Bludhaven. Meanwhile, Monarch builds his multiverse army in the Arena!

The Healers have arrived to ''sterilize'' Earth and stop the contamination that''s plaguing the planet. But what does this mean to Starfire and Animal Man? And in the backup, Forerunner battles magic versions of DCU heroes on the Conjurer''s World.

Starfire''s powers are still in flux, leaving her defenseless against a new evil that''s plaguing Earth! Elsewhere in the Multiverse, in the backup tale, Forerunner faces off against the heroes of a Conjuror''s World that include mystic versions of Batman and Superman.

Meet Champ Hazard, the hero of Rann. But what happened to Adam Strange? And in the backup story, Forerunner travels to Earth-10, the universe where the Nazis won World War II, to recruit super powers for her master''s cause.

Mary Marvel gets attacked by a sorcerer and is assisted by none other than Klarion the Witch Boy! But what price does the child magician want for his help? Plus, the Pied Piper and Trickster crash Black Canary''s bachelorette party!

Mary Marvel arrives at the Rock of Eternity and finds her brother Billy transformed into the new guardian. Meanwhile, Forerunner runs into a powerful new ally, and Jimmy Olsen goes looking for trouble in Suicide Slum!

Written by Adam Beechen Cover by Patrick Gleason Art by Freddie Williams II, Karl Kerschl and Wayne Faucher Tim Drake is wanted for murder in this new volume collecting ROBIN#148-153! The leader of the dreaded League of Assassins wants Robin as a member - and the offer is more tempting than you might think. Old tensions return to the surface when Robin confronts the son of his father''s killer: the new Captain Boomerang! Advance-solicited; on sale March 21 - 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US

The Teen Titans fight Deathstroke, who has recruited some of their enemies and allies to seek revenge against the superhero group.

Robin, the Boy Wonder, contends with the appearance of the rookie crimefighter Dodge, finds himself attracted to his tutor Zoanne, and has an unusual visit from Klarion, the Witch Boy.

Since the first appearance of Robin, teenaged heroes have banded together to fight evil and learn from each other...as the Teen Titans! The Teen Titans, including Deathstroke''s daughter, Ravager, have begun to bond. But when Jericho, the Terminator''s other child, joins the team, Daddy decides that the family are due for a reunion.

Where can a young man take a hot date that isn''t a cliché? How about a crime scene on the rooftops of Gotham to experience a Batman sighting?

SpongeBob, Sandy, and Patrick take a trip to the Outer Waters to find out what is causing Bikini Bottom to go completely dark.

Fairy supervisor Jorgen Von Strangle takes his first vacation in more than 300 years, but doesn''t know how to spend his time. So Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda take Jorgen on a real vacation. Full color.

Tired of being a boy genius, Jimmy hooks himself up to his Brain-Drain 8000 machine, but his friends try to reverse the process when they see a meteor headed toward Retroville.