Best Selling Books by David Hine

Wenn Götter mitmischen ... Spawn bekommt es mit dem "post-apokalyptischen" Clown zu tun und ein ganzer Wohnblock leidet ziemlich blutig unter den Folgen. Außerdem in diesem Heft: der 7. Teil von "Spawn: Godslayer" der 8. und letzte Teil der Fantasy-Variante der Serie folgt in Spawn 83.

Written by DAVID HINE Art by JEREMY HAUN Cover by CLIFF CHIANG Following Black Mask''s destruction of Arkham Asylum, Dr. Jeremiah Arkham has rebuilt the Asylum following the design of his mad Uncle Amadeus. But will the new Arkham be a haven for the criminally insane - or a house of torture? Collecting BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL - ARKHAM ASYLUM #1, ARKHAM REBORN #1-3 and DETECTIVE COMICS #864-865. On sale August 4- 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US

With Spawn revitalized, it''s time to take his pounds of flesh from those who have imprisoned and tortured him. A battle royal of classic proportions in the bowels of Hell itself with Spawn''s most vile villains! And meanwhile, all is not right at the Fitzgerald''s. The twins are behaving very strangely....

"A Tale of Three Brothers" continues as Al Simmons becomes a cold-blooded killer, while his brothers follow their own paths, one to become a man of justice, the other descending into drug addiction and mental breakdown. As the memories flood back, Spawn begins to realize that it was no accident that he was chosen to become a Hellspawn.

The new world that has been created by Spawn begins in this issue. It seems as if the world is more than perfect, but the cracks are starting to appear, as the new world begins to show its true colors.

While Spawn battles Heaven''s bad boy, The Disciple, his greatest enemies are gathering in the pits of Hell. The Grand Inquisitor Thamuz has sworn to uncover Spawn''s deepest secret or tear his soul apart trying. Meanwhile, the fate of mankind rests in the hands of a thirteen-year-old boy.

Judgment on Gotham prelude! Azrael and the Angels of Death have arrived in Gotham City to pass judgment. Can the combined forces of Red Robin, Catwoman and Batman stop their religious crusade or will Gotham burn to the ground in holy fire? Continued in RED ROBIN #22.

Desperate to regain her powers of magick, Nyx seeks help among the Voudou community of New Orleans. But the price she has to pay proves too high. Only Spawn can save her from the evil she encounters. The problem is, the last time they met, Spawn swore to kill her if their paths ever crossed again. Poor Nyx. Out of the cauldron and into the fire.

Spawn thought all was right with his newly created universe. But it seems he''s recreated everything -- even some of his old foes! Its "mano a mano" time with the new much more dangerous Clown vs. Spawn. Be there for the battle to end all battles!

DARKNESS FALLS IN WITCHBLADE''S 19TH ANNIVERSARY! In another life Jackie Estacado was Sara Pezzini''s lover and the father of her child. Now he has used the power of the Darkness to endanger the whole of human existence and only the Witchblade can stop him. Here at last is the untold story...the Death Of Jackie Estacado!

Collect no. 170-175 of "Spawn, " including the "Legend of Gunslinger Spawn."

Impostors concludes! The Joker Impostor will lead his army against the Batman Impostor and his Guardian Bats--and the battleground will be the Gotham City World''s Fair. The only hope Gotham has is The Dark Knight himself, but can even Batman stop both Impostors before it''s too late?

When Azrael brings together his Angels of Death and invades Gotham City, it''s up to Batman, Red Robin, and Catwoman to prove to the vengeful group that Gotham is worth saving.

Collects Spider-Man Noir #1-4. It was 1933 and the Great Depression was just getting started. And so was the corrupt mob boss the Goblin. When embittered, angry Peter Parker meets a spider and its life-changing bite, he may have just inherited the force to honor the phrase, "If those in power can''t be trusted, it''s the responsibility of the people to remove them."

Enough is enough! The tension between the X-Men, the 198 and the O*N*E* has finally reached a breaking point. As Civil War rips apart the Marvel Universe, the X-Men also find themselves crumbling from the inside out. Will they admit defeat, or will they finally start to fight back? Collects Civil War: X-Men (2006) #1-4.

David Hine returns, joined by artist Scott McDaniel, for "Impostors" part 1. A call to arms has gone out through Gotham City, and normal, everyday citizens are being drafted into a bizarre battle. Will they side with vigilante justice or join the cause of chaos and anarchy?

"THE CITADEL: RISE," Part One War comes to Perdita as Sonata finds herself lost in a desolate landscape where death has dominion over all. Is this a vision of the past, the future or something outside of time and space?