Best Selling Books by Brian Azzarello

Wonder Woman’s world is shattered when a secret her mother, Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, kept all her life is revealed: Diana is not clay brought to life, but is in fact the child of Zeus! In this reimagining of Diana’s history, superheroics and mythology seamlessly blend as Brian Azzarello (JOKER, 100 BULLETS) creates a new direction for one of the world’s best-known heroes. With stunning art by Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins, Wonder Woman has never looked better. Nuanced and bold, this new beginning of the iconic character is considered one of the greatest stories in the history of the Amazon Warrior. WONDER WOMAN VOLUME 1: BLOOD—the critically acclaimed and best-selling series—collects issues #1-6 from the New 52 era.

Wonder Woman goes to hell! After playing Poseidon, Hades, and Hera against each other, Hades strikes back by kidnapping Zola and trapping her in the Underworld. It''s up to Wonder Woman—with a little help from the God of Love and the God of Smiths—to break Zola out. But what is Hades'' real game, and once you get into the land of the dead, how exactly do you get out?

"100 Bullets"-Maestro Brian Azzarello und Zeichnergenie J. G. Jones präsentieren eine weitere Vorgeschichte zu den Ereignissen des Kultcomics "Watchmen"! Neben Rorschach gehört Eddie Blake, der Comedian, sicher zu den fragwürdigsten "Helden" des Watchmen-Universums, und in dieser Ausgabe erkennen wir, wieso. Von der Ermordung JFKs über die Friedensdemos in San Francisco bis hin zum Einsatz im Vietnam-Krieg: Für den Comedian ist alles nur ein einziger großer Witz! Die komplette Miniserie in einem Band! Von den Superstars Brian Azzarello und J. G. Jones! Das Prequel zum Comic-Klassiker "Watchmen"!

The superstar, critically acclaimed team behind BATMAN: DAMNED and JOKER deliver a bold story in which readers get a glimpse into the mind of Superman’s longtime foe, revealing why Luthor chooses to be the proverbial thorn in the Man of Steel’s side: to save humanity from an untrustworthy alien being. Celebrate the tenth anniversary of LUTHOR with this brand new DC Black Label edition.

The controversial, long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: BEFORE WATCHMEN! For over twenty years, the back stories of the now iconic characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon''s landmark graphic novel have remained a mystery, until now. DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of WATCHMEN, with this second volume starring two of the most polarizing anti-heroes ever, COMEDIAN and RORSCHACH. Eisner Award-winning writer and creator of 100 Bullets Brian Azzarello brings his gritty, nuanced storytelling to these two recognizable characters. In RORSCHACH, Azzarello again teams with superstar artist Lee Bermejo (JOKER, LUTHOR, BATMAN/DEATHBLOW) to illustrate how one of most dangerous vigilantes the comic world has ever seen became even darker. COMEDIAN, featuring art by J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS, Wanted), plants the famed war hero within the context of American history, as we find out how the Vietnam War and the Kennedy assassination revolve around him. Collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN 1-6 and BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH 1-4.

Murder, passion, and criminal enterprise are presented here at their darkest, directly from the most talented writers and artists in crime comics! In these thirteen pitch-black noir stories, you''ll find deadly conmen and embittered detectives converging on femme fatales and accidental murderers, all presented in sharp black and white by masters of the craft. Featuring stories by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and many more of crime comics'' top talent!

To find a dangerous pyrokinetic, Batman must figure out a decade long mystery involving a government killer code-named "Deathblow," but unfortunately for Batman, Deathblow has been dead for ten years.

Das Spiel der Götter... Hippolyta, die Königin der Amazonen, hat eine lange Zeit ein düsteres Geheimnis vor ihrer Tochter Diana bewahrt. Als die ebenso kriegerische wie heldenhafte Prinzessin nun die Wahrheit über ihre Herkunft erfährt, wird ihre Welt erschüttert. Zumal dieses Geheimnis den Zorn der Göttin Hera auf sie lenkt. Doch nicht nur Wonder Woman ist in Gefahr, wenn Hera und andere Götter und Gestalten der griechischen Mythologie einmal mehr in die Geschicke der Menschen eingreifen.

One of the most highly anticipated sequels of all-time is finally here in BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT: MASTER RACE! In 1986, Frank Miller introduced his iconic take on Batman and changed the face of comics forever. Now, three decades after BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Miller himself has returned with a third chapter to his groundbreaking saga. It’s been three years since the Batman defeated Lex Luthor and saved the world from tyranny. Three years since anyone has seen Gotham City’s guardian alive. Wonder Woman, Queen of the Amazons…Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern…Superman, the Man of Steel…all of the Dark Knight’s allies have retreated from the front lines of the war against injustice. But now a new war is beginning. An army of unimaginable power led by Superman’s own daughter is preparing to claim Earth as their new world. The only force that can stop this master race—Batman—is dead. Long live the new Batman… Collecting the full nine-issue miniseries and its mini-comic tie-in issues, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT: MASTER RACE features incredible artwork from comics icon Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), as well as Klaus Janson (THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS), John Romita Jr. (ALL-STAR BATMAN), Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS) and Frank Miller himself!

BRIAN AZZARELLO, SIMON BISLEY and NICK FLOYD unite for a shocking fantasy epic that expands the world of 3 Floyds Brewing Co. into the bloodiest and most beer-soaked comic on the shelves. Collects 3 FLOYDS: ALPHA KING #1-5

Finally the last entry in Frank Miller''s acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy is published in deluxe Absolute edition format! It''s been three years since the Batman defeated Lex Luthor and saved the world from tyranny. Three years since anyone has seen Gotham City''s guardian alive. Wonder Woman, Queen of the Amazons...Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern...Superman, the Man of Steel...all of the Dark Knight''s allies have retreated from the front lines of the war against injustice. But now a new war is beginning. An army of unimaginable power led by Superman''s own daughter is preparing to claim Earth as their new world. The only force that can stop this master race--Batman--is dead. Long live the new Batman...ABSOLUTE BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT: MASTER RACE collects the full nine-issue miniseries and its minicomic tie-in issues. Written by comics legend Frank Millerand Brian Azzarello, the series features incredible artwork from superstar artist Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), as well as Klaus Janson(THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS), John Romita Jr.(ALL-STAR BATMAN), Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS) and Frank Miller himself! This volume also includes over 150 variant covers, a sketchbook gallery packed with behind-the-scenes extras and the prequel story DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE, by Miller, Azzarello and Romita Jr.

Hera, Queen of the Gods, does not take her vengeance lightly--and if Wonder Woman is so foolish as to stand in the way of her whim, then Wonder Woman is her enemy. But it''s Hera''s daughter that Diana should truly fear. The Goddess of Discord is coming to Paradise Island!

Wonder Woman has left Paradise Island behind, but Hera is just arriving. Without the Amazons'' most powerful daughter to protect them, can they withstand the wrath of a God who once favored them? And why would Zola want Diana to march right back into the eye of the storm?

Every hero has an origin. Discover the secrets behind the greatest heroes of the DC Universe, as told by teams of all-star creators. What makes the Flash run? What makes Cyborg tick? What forces animate Wonder Woman? What is the secret parentage that even Wonder Woman doesn''t know about? Why was Mera nearly Aquaman''s killer before she became his wife? How did the Huntress lose a world, but gain a new super-heroic identity? What did Bagirl create that nearly destroyed her life? Fan-favorite creators including writers Brian Azzarello (WONDER WOMAN), Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher (BATGIRL), Cullen Bunn (SINESTRO), Marv Wolfman (NEW TEEN TITANS), Paul Levitz (LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES) and Robert Venditti and Van Jensen (GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH) and artists Goran Sudzuka (WONDER WOMAN), Miguel Sepulveda (RED LANTERNS) and Jonboy Meyers (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) bring the origins of the DC Universe heroes to life like never before! Collects SECRET ORIGINS #5-11.

Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons, has kept a secret from her daughter all her life--and when it''s revealed, Wonder Woman''s life will shatter like brittle clay. The only one more shocked than Diana by this revelation? Bloodthirsty Hera herself!

DER WAHNSINN GEHT WEITER... Batmans Ermittlungen im Fall des ermordeten Jokers führen ihn in einen Nachtclub voller Gangster, wo der dämonische Rapper J Blood das Blut der Meute zum Kochen bringt. Doch dann versinkt Gotham in Feuer und Wahnsinn, und dem Dunklen Ritter bleiben nur schwer zu durchschauende okkulte Verbündete wie Constantine und Deadman. Gleichzeitig wird deutlich, dass das Leben des jungen Bruce Wayne und seiner Eltern bereits früh von Finsternis umschlungen wurde... Unter dem Black Label präsentieren einige der zurzeit besten Comic-Künstler großartige Storys ganz in der Tradition von BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE und BATMAN: DER DUNKLE PRINZ – unabhängige Comics für Kenner, Neueinsteiger und Gelegenheitsleser. In BATMAN: DAMNED konfrontieren Brian Azzarello (BATMAN: DARK KNIGHT III, HELLBLAZER) und Lee Bemejo (BATMAN: JOKER) den Dunklen Ritter mit allerhand Abgründen und Albträumen.

The Eisner award-winning team behind 100 BULLETS--writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Rissoe, reunites to tell the story of the baddest Minuteman of all. When last we saw Lono in 100 BULLETS, Dizzy Cordova had shot him through the chest ... but Lono always was too tough to die. Now, after the final events of 100 BULLETS, Lono finds himself in Mexico working on the side of the angels. Collects the entire eight-issue run of this limited series.

DER JOKER IST TOT. Batman flieht schwer verletzt aus einem Krankenwagen und torkelt blutüberströmt durch Gotham City. An der Grenze zwischen Leben und Tod begegnet er dem Okkultisten John Constantine und erfährt, dass sein irrer Erzfeind Joker ermordet wurde. Böse Mächte scheinen sich gegen den Dunklen Ritter verschworen zu haben, und es kommen düstere, geradezu dämonische Geheimnisse aus Bruce Waynes Kindheit ans Licht... Unter dem Black Label präsentieren Top-Künstler grandiose Geschichten in der Tradition von BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE und BATMAN: DER DUNKLE PRINZ – unabhängige Comics, die sich besonders gut für Neueinsteiger oder Gelegenheitsleser eignen. Geschrieben wurde die dreibändige Geschichte von Brian Azzarello (BATMAN: DARK KNIGHT III, HELLBLAZER) und Lee Bermejo (BATMAN: JOKER).

THE EPIC CONCLUSION!As the War on Olympus rages on, the fearsome First Born ascends as its God-King and Wonder Woman is locked in a desperate battle with him for the destiny of all immortals. But Olympus must fall, and its rightful ruler must be restored-and she must make a decision that will affect the lives of those she loves most!The acclaimed, NEW YORK TIMES best-selling team of Brian Azzarello (JOKER, 100 BULLETS), Cliff Chiang (GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY), and Goran Sudžuka (Y: THE LAST MAN) astonish complete their epic runs with the story of what remains when a mad god reigns in WONDER WOMAN: BONES (collects issues #30-35 and a story from SECRET ORIGINS #6)!

Someone Wonder Woman dearly loves is in Hell''s clutches, and she''s the only one who can mount a rescue mission. But Hades has no mercy, even for his own family--in fact, especially for his own family--and he doesn''t intend to let her walk out of his domain without paying a terrible price!

In 1987, Anthrax unleashed a heavy metal & pop culture touchstone with the release of their historic Among the Living album! Now Anthrax & Z2 invite you to explore the album like never before with this original anthology graphic novel! Each song on the album is given an original story by an amazing creative team, along with extra content and the introduction of the new NOTMAN designed by Greg Nicetero (Walking Dead)! Come on this dark journey into the ‘87 underground in America with these esteemed creators...

The Batman of Beyond arrives in the DC Universe five years after heroes first began to appear, intent on preventing the horrendous future he escaped from coming to pass.

Wonder Woman has returned home to London, but leaving Paradise Island doesn''t mean leaving the gods behind, as two of the most powerful deities of the pantheon have come to town--and neither of them is leaving without being crowned King of the gods!

Featuring the origins of Wonder Woman, Deadman, and Sinestro!

In this dark and intriguing collection, the mysterious Agent Graves approaches ordinary citizens and gives them an opportunity to exact revenge on a person that has wronged them. Offering his clients an attach_ case containing proof of the deed and a gun, he guarantees his "clients" full immunity for all of their actions, including murder. In these opening chapters, Dizzy Cordova, a Latina gangbanger who has just finished a prison sentence, is given the chance to avenge her family''s murders, and a downtrodden bartender receives the opportunity to exact revenge against the woman that ruined his life.

What would you do if you were given the opportunity and the means to get away with murder, scot-free? Thats the question posed in 100 Bullets, a new graphic novel that combines elements of hard-boiled crime stories and paranoid espionage thrillers. The mysterious Agent Graves offers his clients a gun and immunity from prosecution, enabling them to get revenge against those who ruined their lives. Suggested for mature readers.

A graphic novel in which Sergeant Rock and the men of East Company search for an escaped German officer who killed his fellow prisoners.

From writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo, the team behind the best-selling BATMAN: DAMNED, JOKER tells the story of one very dark night in Gotham City—a harrowing night of revenge, murder and crime as only The Joker can deliver it, as he brutally takes back his stolen assets from the Penguin, the Riddler, Two-Face, Killer Croc and others.

Wer ist der Dunkle Ritter von Flashpoint? Und welche Tragödien erleben Deadman und die Flying Graysons, als ihr Zirkus ein Europa bereist, das vom Krieg zwischen Atlantis und dem Königreich der Amazonen bedroht ist?

The award-winning 100 BULLETS team puts its stamp on The Dark Knight with the first installment of the 6-part story "Broken City!" A dead girl''s body is found in a Gotham City landfill, and the discovery sends Batman on a journey that pits him against the Joker, Killer Croc and more!

"THE ANGEL''S SHARE," Part Three The Torso Killer continues to terrorize the citizens of Cleveland and werewolf Lou Pirlo is the prime suspect!

Reprinting issues #31-36 of the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning VERTIGO series, 100 BULLETS: THE COUNTERFIFTH DETECTIVE brings to light another chapter in the story of Agent Graves and the remnants of his old outfit the Minutemen. In this fifth suggested for mature readers collection by acclaimed writer Brian Azzarello (HELLBLAZER, BATMAN/DEATHBLOW: AFTER THE FIRE), featuring art by Eduardo Risso (BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS) and a new cover by Dave Johnson, Agent Graves presents his trademark attaché case containing a gun and 100 untraceable bullets to Milo Garret — a small-time private dick who''s just gotten out of the hospital after losing an argument with his car''s windshield. With his face covered in bandages, Milo has become an invisible man in more ways than one. As his latest case draws him into the shadowy world of the Trust, he''s forced to confront the blank space that is his past and figure out what it has to do with the attaché case he''s holding in the present… and do it before what he doesn''t know ends up finishing the job that the windshield started.

Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned) and Eisner Award-winning art legend Alex Maleev (Batman: No Man’s Land) collaborate for the first time in this three-issue, Suicide Squad series pitting Red Hood, Harley Quinn, Firefly, and more of DC’s most villainous criminals against The Joker. When Task Force X’s Amanda Waller sets her sights on Batman’s greatest foe, she enlists the Dark Knight’s former partner Jason Todd to track down the Clown Prince of Crime and put an end to his mad reign of terror.

Batman and Superman are back together again-but is their reunion too late?

Special over-sized issue! An all-star creative cast leaves five new holiday tales under the tree—including Brian Azzarello, Jamie Delano, China Mieville and more! See what the season has in store for the always-naughty, never-nice John Constantine.