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In the series'' final issue, France''s very own version of Arkham Asylum falls under siege! Someone has freed the lunatics, and unless they can be stopped, they''ll turn Paris into a surreal Hell on Earth. Batman and Robin join Nightrunner in the mind-bending foreign fight!

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

The end of Spawn. ''Nuff said.

Spawn battles his inner demon. Is he a force for Good or Evil? If Evil wins, Wanda dies. If Good triumphs, this is the end of Spawn. We mean it!

Spawn battles his greatest enemy... HIMSELF! When Al Simmons was resurrected as a Hellspawn, he became symbiotically connected to his living necroplasmic costume. Now that costume has turned against him, and it''s tearing him apartÉ

War is Hell. France, July 1st 1916 -- the bloodiest day in the history of human conflict. On the battlefield of the Somme, one man makes the ultimate sacrifice. A new Hellspawn is born and the dead rise to follow him into endless war.

Imagine you are a monster, abandoned by your family, confined to a locked room, friendless and alone. Imagine you are so repulsive that the only people who can stand to look at you are the ones who are paid to attend to you. Imagine you have been given unbelievable power. Imagine what you would do... The stunning conclusion to ''The Monster in the Bubble.''

The showdown! The Hellspawn known as Gunslinger hits town, aiming to bring Hell to the high plains. The townspeople have one chance of survival. One man who will go up against the Gunslinger... if they don''t lynch him first.

As Spawn continues to explore the past, he finds that Mammon''s influence on the Simmons'' family goes back further than he has imagined. Al Simmons'' great-great-grandfather was a Buffalo Soldier, but what happened when this hero of the Old West crossed paths with an emissary from Hell? Two words: Gunslinger Spawn!

Featuring sold out issues of the most talked about SPAWN story arc in years! Finally, after all these years, the war Al Simmons was created to fight is here? but which side will he choose? Join DAVID ''Civil War'' HINE and PHILIP ''X-Men'' TAN on the beginning of their historic SPAWN run!

What made Al Simmons the person who grew up to be Spawn? Al struggles to recover his lost memories of an encounter with a sinister stranger. An encounter that led to bloody murder and changed the destinies of three young men in "A Tale of Three Brothers."

When Spawn re-made the world he closed the portals to Heaven and Hell. With no fresh souls to torment, the demons are getting restless. In this issue, the door is breached. One man faces judgement and if he is guilty the price will be a one-way ticket to eternal damnation.

Are your kids misbehaving? Nothing puts wayward teenagers back on the straight and narrow faster than a dose of Hellfire. And who better to create the genuine experience than a couple of honest-to-god demons. Ab and Zab are born again in "Hellhouse."

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!

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!

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.

Issue 165 breaks continuity and features a Mandarin Spawn one-shot. Lan Medina, part of the Eisner award-winning team on Fables, is doing the art honors. The Mandarin Spawn action figure has long been a fan favorite, and in response to their requests over the years, this issue provides the origin of the character.

The Final Conflict is over. So what happens after The End of the World? A pivotal issue in a must have story arc in the Spawn mythos, wrapping up 163 issues of continuity. Saying any more would just give it away.

This is the big one: Armageddon! Not a trick, not an imaginary story: The end of the world is at hand. God and Satan go head to head in the Final Conflict and as Spawn''s counter heads towards zero, it looks like he is about to lose the battle to save the human race.

Are you ready for The Rapture? Our advice is to say your prayers and avoid flying. This issue has the biggest revelations yet, but our lips are sealed.

The Final Battle is approaching and Heaven needs new recruits. Zera sets out to find God, because only He can set the Rapture in motion. If Spawn is going to prevent the Apocalypse, this looks like his last chance.

Just what is up with those twins? Things get seriously out of hand and Spawn is forced to break off his battle with Kali when he senses that Wanda''s life is in danger. Elsewhere, Zera forms a new alliance. God is not in his heaven and all is wrong with the world.

The Angel Zera takes on the Forgotten in a battle to control the hosts of heaven. On Earth Kali lays waste to India and Spawn learns that as the End Time approaches some of the most terrible creatures of mythology are about to be unleashed. Meanwhile Sam and Twitch uncover the shocking truth about Spawn''s inner demons.

In Memphis, Tennessee the dead are rising from their graves. Spawn morphs into a gun- toting killing machine -- this has more exploding heads than any Arcade shoot-em-up you ever played! Meanwhile, the goddess Kali is doing some head-hunting of her own, while the Forgotten Ones make a bid to take control of Heaven. And if that isn''t enough, meet Zera -- the roughest, toughest, sexiest angel yet.

Spawn was created to lead the armies of Hell in the war of Armageddon. The only catch is Spawn wants nothing to do with Hell - or Heaven for that matter. Disfigured, homeless and alone, this warrior wanders the shadowy alleys of the world in search of his place in the scheme of things.

Matt Murdock steps in to defend a boy who, with his friends, is being railroaded for killing a young boy in the small town of Redemption Valley.

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?

Dr. Jeremiah Arkham has rebuilt Arkham Asylum following the design of his mad Uncle Amadeus, but when Jeremiah starts hearing a voice from beyond the grave, it becomes painfully clear that the lunatics really have taken over the Asylum.

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.