New Releases by Ed Brubaker

SERIES CONCLUSION It all ends here! The dramatic wrap-up to the mystery and to Brubaker and Phillips'' bestselling and most ambitious project yet!

"Originally published in single magazine form as GOTHAM CENTRAL 1-40, GOTHAM CENTRAL BOOK ONE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY, GOTHAM CENTRAL BOOK TWO: JOKERS AND MADMEN."

"The killer known as Zeiss is prepared for every trick Batman might try. And with experimental surgeries enhancing his eyes and reflexes, Zeiss can react at lightning speed, blocking any punch with ease. Batman is one of the most skilled fighters on the planet, but can even he defeat an enemy who can anticipate his every move?"--

All the threads of the mystery come together, as Charlie and Gil barrel headfirst towards trouble!

The Man Who Stole The World'' continues as VelvetÍs search becomes a race for answers amid politics, high business, and murder!

Another secret about the murder comes to light!

Act Two of the acclaimed Hollywood Noir from the best-selling team of Brubaker and Phillips. Collects THE FADE OUT #5-8.

NEW STORY ARC. Act Three begins as the mystery heats up! NOMINATED FOR THE EISNER AWARD FOR BEST NEW SERIES!

Velvet''s hunt has led her into a dark web of lies and murder, and as the secrets come to light, they all point to one place - Washington DC, to the very halls of world power. Can Velvet find "The Man Who Stole The World" or will she die trying?

WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARD FOR BEST LIMITED SERIES! BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS''s gorgeous new CRIMINAL editions finally gets to the most critically-acclaimed and innovative piece of pulp fiction they''ve ever done. It''s "like Watchmen for the Archie set" as CRIMINAL reaches new heights.

BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS'' best-selling series ever just keeps hitting! Charlie and his blacklisted friend Gil hunt Hollywood''s back alleys for answers to Valeria Sommer''s murder and cover-up, but the one man who might know something, ex-child star "Flapjack" Jones, has gone into hiding...unless he''s dead in a ditch by the side of the road.

The best-selling crime series gets weird in this strikingly-designed new edition from Image. It''s the strangest story yet in the CRIMINAL series, as an insomniac cartoonist gets caught in a winding tale of self-destruction, sex, and deadly deceptions. This is where Brubaker and Phillips showed how far they could push the boundaries between art, experimentation, and pulp.

The best-selling crime series continues in this strikingly-designed new edition from Image. CRIMINAL, VOL. 3: THE DEAD AND THE DYING -- It''s the ultimate ''70s noir from the noir masters! A beautiful but damaged woman returns home with nothing but vengeance on her mind, and two best friends, one the son of the city''s crime kingpin, are caught in the crossfire. BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS get experimental, with three interlinking viewpoints that tell a tragic tale.

Velvet walks a deadly path into the past for answers, as her story takes its darkest turn yet!

The bestselling crime series returns in strikingly designed new editions from Image, starting where it all began: CRIMINAL, VOL. 1: COWARDu0084a new take on noir that turned the heist story on its head and created a whole new underworld for BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS to explore. BRUBAKER & PHILLIPSÍ recent series FATALE and The FADE OUT have brought their work to a wider audience of new readers, and now is the perfect time to show them the work that made the award-winning teamÍs reputation! ñBrubaker and PhillipsÍ books have always been about eight years ahead of their time.î -Brian K. Vaughan

BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS'' new crime noir masterpiece is just getting started! Remember, every month THE FADE OUT has exclusive back pages articles that are only available in the single issues.

Velvet takes her battle right to the heart of the agency''s headquarters, literally.

Was a murder covered up? Or did the movie starlet commit suicide? And how does the show go on with a dead leading lady and an unfinished film? BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS'' new crime noir masterpiece is just getting started! Remember, every month THE FADE OUT has exclusive back pages articles that are only available in the single issues.

The final book in ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS''s best-selling horror-noir epic. The secrets of the immortal Femme Fatale and her adversary come to light before their final explosive confrontation. Collects FATALE #20-24.

THE SECOND ARC CONTINUES! While Velvet_s been on the run, ARC-7''s top men have been hunting her...now they have her trail, and soon she''ll be in Colt''s sights.

Who framed Bruce Wayne? Convicted of killing Vesper Fairchild, Bruce Wayne was sent to Blackgate Prison - only to escape, triggering a citywide manhunt. Now assuming only his Dark Knight identity, the Batman has renounced civilian life and is operating deeper in the shadows than ever before. Hi surrogate family--Nightwing, Robin, Oracle, Batgirl and Alfred--have determined that Bruce has been framed. But by whom? On the trail of poisoned heroin on Gotham’s streets, Batman begins to unravel the final pieces of the mystery. BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE - FUGITIVE features the groundbreaking concluding chapter to the BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE - MURDERER? saga with story and art from some of DC Comics’ top talents including Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Devin Grayson, Kelley Pluckett, Scott McDaniel, Damion Scott and more! Collects BIRDS OF PREY #43; BATMAN #603-604, #606-607; DETECTIVE COMICS #771-775; BATGIRL #29, #33; GOTHAM KNIGHTS #30-32 and AZRAEL #91.

Collecting Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier #1-4, Captain America Comics #1. Originally a 90-pound weakling from New York City''s Lower East Side, Steve Rogers was transformed into Captain America by the legendary Super-Soldier serum - shortly before the formula was lost, seemingly forever. But now, years later, the grandson of the treatment''s creator has rediscovered the serum and plans to sell it to the highest bidder. Suddenly, Rogers is confronted with the possibility of a world overrun by Super-Soldiers, in which any despot willing to pony up the cash could have his very own unstoppable army. Can Rogers prevent the formula from changing hands before it''s too late?

Collects Winter Soldier #6-9. Ed Brubaker is reunited with famed artist Michael Lark (DAREDEVIL)! Winter Soldier fi nds himself on a twisted trail from coast to coast and past to present, chasing the insane man who will become his worst enemy: a villain who knows that Bucky is still alive. In the aftermath of a tragic and savage murder, Winter Soldier and Black Widow''s hunt gets personal! Old enemies resurface with new code names, and nothing will ever be the same.

The first arc draws to a shattering conclusion.

After being found with the dead body of Vesper Fairchild in his arms, Bruce Wayne is arrested for her murder. Looking to prove Bruce''s innocence, Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl quickly begin an investigation to discover the true killer. But as the mystery unfolds, evidence of Bruce''s guilt mounts and even his closest allies begin to question their mentor''s innocence. Tired of portraying himself as someone he is not and further embracing the freedom of his masked identity, Bruce decides to lay his millionaire playboy alter ego to rest and live life only as the Batman. This new edition includes stories that have never been reprinted before and collects Batgirl 24, 27, Batman 599-602, Batman: Gotham Knights 25-28, Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure 1, Birds Of Prey 39, 40-41, 43, Detective Comics 766-767, Nightwing 65-66, 68-69 and Robin 98-99.

The life story of the man-monster called The Bishop. As always, every issue of FATALE includes extras and articles every month!

Ed Brubaker continues his noir-style portrait of Selina Kyle and the growing criminal element in Gotham City, along with new artist Paul Gulacy. An outbreak of gang war in the streets of Gotham City leads to a kidnapping that affects one of Selina''s friends-but when she tries to trace the kidnappers, she ends up fighting the Penguin and a ruthless, cybernetically enhanced mafia enforcer known as Zeiss. Collects CATWOMAN #25-37.

Part two of the most intense arc of FATALE so far! Nicolas Lash and Josephine finally meet again, as everything we know about Fatale gets flipped on its side... when the hunted becomes the hunter.

NEW STORY ARC! Nicolas Lash is in the deepest trouble possible, and there''s only one person who can save him now... the problem is, trouble is her business. And don''t forget all the back page extras you can only find in FATALE''s single issues every month!

You all know the story: a beautiful woman seduced by a secret agent into revealing secrets and helping him on his mission...but what happens to them once the agent is gone? Find out in issue three, as Velvet tracks Agent X-14''s most recent asset down very dark paths.