New Releases by Ed Brubaker

Celebrate the birthday of the book that made a Giant-Size impact on comics! Revisit the fateful day that Professor X gathered an all-new, all-different, multinational mix of mutants u0097 as Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee, Sunfire, Thunderbird and some guy named Wolverine unite with Cyclops in the rescue tale that ushered in four decades of uncanny adventures! See how the original team reacted to the newly expanded roster! Learn the tragic histories of Colossus and Wolverine! Ask yourself u0093What If?u0094 they all died or never even met! And savor the explosive epic that revealed the groupu0092s true deadly genesis and the ill-fated existence of a previous team! Collecting: Giant-Size X-Men #1 and #3-4, Classic X-Men #1, X-Men Origins: Colossus #1, X-Men Origins: Wolverine #1, X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6, What If? (1989) #9 and #23, and material from X-Men Gold #1.

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.

Witness Batman''s first encounter with The Joker in this volume collecting the graphic novel BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke! This collection also includes DETECTIVE COMICS #784-786, a murder mystery tale guest-starring Green Lantern Alan Scott.

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

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 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.

Indicted for killing his sometime girlfriend Vesper Fairchild, Bruce Wayne is sent to Blackgate Prison...only to escape, launching a citywide manhunt. Now Batman has now gone to ground -- renouncing his true identity and operating deeper in the shadows than ever before. It falls to his extended family -- Nightwing, Robin, Oracle, Batgirl, Spoiler, and Alfred to figure out who really did commit the murder. While the clues point to a possible setup, no one can deny that those same clues might point to Batman''s actual guilt. This new, single-volume edition includes never before reprinted stories. Collects BATMAN #603-607, DETECTIVE COMICS #768-775, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #29-32 and BATGIRL #29 and 33.

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.

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 look at Selina Kyle and the growing criminal element in Gotham City, along with new artist Paul Gulacy. An outbreak of gangwar 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 enhance Mafia enforcer known as Zeiss.

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!

Collects Captain America Reborn: Who Will Wield The Shield? & Captain America #602-605. Who will wield the shield? Will it be Steve Rogers or Bucky Barnes who carries the iconic shield of America''s Sentinel of Liberty? That decision better be made quickly, as the insane Cap from the 1950s is on the loose and jeopardizing America''s security from the inside.

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.

On the run from her own agency, Velvet must find out what really got Agent X-14 killed, and the only way to do that is retrace his steps... and that''s a pathway of dead bodies, ruined lives, and angry mercenary soldiers. And along the way, one of Velvet''s darkest secrets is revealed. Don''t miss the second issue of this white-hot new series, from the hit creators of the CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER saga!

The Bishop disappeared in Los Angeles in the late ''70s, in a fiery scream, but he''s never really been gone, and now he''s finally got Jo''s scent again.

FATALE finally arrives in modern times, as Nicolas Lash''s research from his prison cell draws out old enemies. And him with nowhere left to run.

Collects FATALE #11-14: The third arc of the hit series hits stands the same day as the next one begins! From the dark days of the depression, to the middle ages and the old west, these tales of horror and myth and the mystery of the Femme Fatale reveal secrets even our heroine doesn''t know about yet. Bold and experimental, this is pulp noir horror at it''s finest.

For years, Selina Kyle has prowled the skyline of Gotham City as its most famous thief, Catwoman. But when word spreads of Catwoman''s demise, Selina decides to leave the costumed world behind and continue her trade cloaked in the shadows. Unable to enjoy her newfound anonymity for too long though, Selina decides that she must return to her infamous persona. Donning a new costume and attitude, Catwoman returns to the streets and sets her sights on the serial killer that has been preying upon the streetwalkers she calls friends.

The final standalone FATALE FLASHBACK issue.

From the co-creators of Gotham Central and FATALE comes a lost crime noir masterpiece. SCENE OF THE CRIME was the first time ED BRUBAKER and MICHAEL LARK worked together--before their acclaimed runs on Daredevil and Gotham Central-- and it was inked by SEAN PHILLIPS. This is where it all began, with a hard-hitting mystery story, a modern day ''Chinatown'' that garnered nominations for Best Miniseries and Best Writer in the 2000 Eisner Awards. Also included in this new collection are behind the scenes art and stories, a new foreword by BRUBAKER, and many other extras.

Superstar penciler Patrick Zircher joins award-winning writer Ed Brubaker! Former super villains in Witness Protection are being murdered! Does this have anything to do with the return of an old foe and ex-lover into Captain America''s life? Cap must unravel the clues and solve this mystery before he becomes a target himself - but how will he handle the shocking truth when the new Scourge''s secret identity is revealed? Collecting Captain America 11-14, Captain America (1968) 328

Cap struggles to find his faith while the new Hydra rises from the ashes and makes their first deadly moves! And what secret has Cap been keeping throughout Fear Itself? Superstar artist Alan Davis joins the all-star creative team as best-selling Cap writer Ed Brubaker brings you action-packed espionage in the Mighty Marvel Manner! COLLECTING: Captain America 6-10

In this stylized book of mystery and science fiction, a drug-dealing car thief must discover the secret behind his visions in order to save the world. Twenty years after the devastating Cataclysm, society has been separated into sectors in which the rich are able to enjoy machine-generated weather and sunlight while the poor are forced to live an eternally dank and dark existence. Banished to the dismal Sector 5, the angst-ridden Beezer discovers that the corrupt city police are hunting him because of his experiential visions of a pre-apocalyptic world. Now Earth''s reluctant savior must learn his true origin and the meaning of his visions before he is captured and killed. This trade reprints critically acclaimed writer Ed Brubaker''s DEADENDERS issues 1-16 as well as Vertigo Winter''s Edge #3!

What will Detective Walt Booker sacrifice, to what gods? And is he looking for redemption or revenge? In part three of BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS'' new horror/noir masterpiece, the threads of the first arc twist together... into a noose around the neck of a corrupt cop in late 50s San Francisco.

Best-selling Cap writer Ed Brubaker and superstar artist Steve McNiven bring you the next huge chapter in Steve Rogers'' life, and it''s a perfect jumping-on point for fans of the Cap movie! A funeral for a fallen friend turns into a race against time as the original Captain America makes his explosive return! Find out the secrets of the mission that went wrong in WWII, and why old friends are now old enemies! It''s all-out Cap action and history the way you like it,in a cage match for your comic-reading pleasure. COLLECTING: Captain America (2011) 1-5