New Releases by Gail Simone

A dying emperor has a last request of Sonja. He is throwing the ultimate send-off party, and needs the six greatest artisans from all the known lands: the greatest chef, swordsman, courtesan, and more. If Sonja brings them in time, he will free a thousand slaves...but if she fails, they will be buried alive right next to his coffin! COLLECTION FEATURES: Issues 7-12 and 0 of the critically-acclaimed series by GAIL SIMONE (BATGIRL, BIRDS OF PREY), WALTER GEOVANI and NOAH SALONGA. Gail Simone’s original script to RED SONJA #0. All of the beautiful covers by some of the top artists in the comic book industry including: JENNY FRISON, STEPHANIE BUSCEMA, JOYCE CHIN, NEI RUFFINO, AMY REEDER, STEPHANIE HANS, ALLISON SOHN, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, and MORE!

In these stories from issues #15-24 and SUICIDE SQUAD #67, the Suicide Squad has captured Deadshot, and they’re determined to make him rejoin the team. But the Secret Six have some serious objections to that plan! Plus, Catman heads to Africa to find the men who kidnapped his long lost son, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake that threatens to destroy the Secret Six once and for all.

As the epic era-spanning tale rockets towards conclusion, reluctant heroines find themselves facing terrifying alternate versions of themselves on the road to the ultimate showdown with the Prince Of All Worlds. Can even the combined forces of Kato, Red Sonja, Dejah Thoris, Vampirella, Jungle Girl, Lady Zorro and dozens more save reality? Join us for the penultimate chapter in what critics are calling the best crossover event of the summer!

The gang''s all here: Catman, Scandal, Deadshot, Ragdoll and their new recruits gear up to get out of dodge after a contract has been put out on the Secret Six. Join the team as they shoot, swindle, and scam their way out of the most dangerous parts of the DC Universe, and the grips of its most dangerous killers! New York Times best-selling writer Gail Simone (BATGIRL, Red Sonja, Deadpool), is joined by artists Nicola Scott (EARTH 2), Douglas Hazlewood (TEEN TITANS), Javier Pina (SWAMP THING) and more in SECRET SIX: MONEY AND MURDER (collects SECRET SIX #1-14), for the most brutal battles yet of the DCU''s band of baddies!

Writers Gail Simone and Rhianna Pratchett continue Lara Croft''s story from where the smash hit Tomb Raider game left off in this collection of the 2nd Tomb Raider comic arc, spanning issues #7-#12! After the return to Yamatai Island, Lara and her friends try to put the horror of what happened there behind them and return to "normal" life. However, when a dearly departed friend pleads for help, Lara goes on a globetrotting adventure fraught with new perils and a horrible truth that must be brought to light at all costs!

Gail Simone teams with Jim Zub to bring together legendary warriors in this truly epic crossover! In a story spanning multiple eras in the lives of these classic characters, Conan and Red Sonja become comrades to take down a sorcerer-priest hell bent on creating a dark new age in Hyborian warfare!

Gail Simone and Jim Zub team up to bring together legendary warriors-Conan and Red Sonja! Spanning three eras in the lives of these classic characters, Conan and Red Sonja must become comrades to take down a twisted sorcerer priest hell-bent on creating a new age in Hyborian warfare! With the entire world in danger, can they stop the deadly Bloodroot-a toxic plant capable of wiping out entire worlds-from falling into the wrong hands? This volume collects issues #1-4 of the action-packed Conan Red Sonja miniseries from Dark Horse.

It''s the corrupt cops and politicians of Coral City vs a rag-tag group of young super powered vigilantes known as the Movement. But after The Movement has been taken down, only the powerless Vengeance Moth is left to protect the streets from the Graveyard Faction! Critically acclaimed writer Gail Simone concludes her run on this fascinating new series. Collects THE MOVEMENT #7-12.

In one moment, Batgirl irrevocably tore her family apart. Faced with no other choice, Barbara Gordon was forced to kill her brother, James Gordon Jr., a madman and a murderer. With James dead and their mother is leaving town, their father-Gotham Police Commissioner Gordon--is on a mission to arrest the person responsible for his son’s death: his own daughter! As the Commissioner unknowingly mounts this manhunt, can Batgirl protect her secret and keep herself out of jail? Batgirl scribe Gail Simone (SECRET SIX) and gifted artists Fernando Pasarin (GREEN LANTERN CORPS) and Daniel Sampere (TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA) take Batgirl and Commissioner Gordon down their darkest road yet in BATGIRL: WANTED. Collects BATGIRL #20-26 and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #23.1 - VENTRILOQUIST.

Batgirl Barbara Gordon must deal with the Joker, the crazed criminal responsible for putting her in a wheelchair, and then must tangle with family demons as her psychotic brother James Jr. comes after her.

Gail Simone (Batgirl, Birds of Prey) gives the iconic fantasy heroine a fresh new attitude! Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, intends to pay back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect... even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths! Who is Dark Annisia, and how has this fearsome warrior accomplished what no god nor demon has been able to do: force Sonja to her knees in surrender? An epic tale of blood, lust, and vengeance, Queen of the Plagues takes Red Sonja from the depths of her own grave to the heights of battlefield glory. Featuring Gail Simone''s Red Sonja #1 script!

Three years ago, the Joker took everything from Barbara Gordon. Now he wants more. Returning to Gotham City after a long absence, the Clown Prince of Crime is out to free Batman from his closest allies-his “family.” He targets Batgirl, putting Barbara face-to-face with her worst nightmare: the man who put her in a wheelchair. the attack on her and her fellow Bat-heroes is only the beginning of Batgirl’s family problems. Her mother - newly returned after more than a decade of estrangement - has been captured. Her father has been poisoned. And her brother, psychopathic Arkham Asylum escapee, may actually be working with the Joker. Can Batgirl save the lives of the people she is closest to from the two maniacs who have hurt her most? BATGIRL: DEATH OF THE FAMILY is a searing tale of the blood ties that bind, from writers Gail Simone (SECRET SIX) and Ray Fawkes (CONSTANTINE) and artists Daniel Sampere (TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA) and Ed Benes (BIRDS OF PREY). Collects BATGIRL #14-19, BATGIRL ANNUAL #1 and BATMAN #17.

A New York Times Best Seller! As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Barbara Gordon is finally back as Batgirl! The nightmare-inducing brute known as Mirror is destroying the lives of Gotham City citizens seemingly at random. Will Barbara be able to survive her explosive confrontation with this new villain, as well as facing dark secrets from her past? A new chapter in the riveting adventures of Batgirl continue in stunning fashion, with script by fan-favorite Gail Simone and stellar art by superstar Ardian Syaf! This volume colles issues 1-6 of Batgirl, part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event.

A comic book tackling the subject of teen bullying and suicide, written by Charles “Zan” Christensen and drawn by Mark Brill. Shannon gets picked on a lot; his dad and teachers think he should just “fit in” more, but that doesn’t help. So Shannon escapes into a super-powered alter-ego whenever he’s in a bad situation. But will the power within be enough to save him? In addition to the main story, the book contains bonus pages by a collection of comics industry heavyweights, including Gail Simone (Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey), Phil Jimenez (New X-Men, Wonder Woman), Greg Rucka (Detective Comics, Gotham Central), Matthew Clark (Outsiders, Wonder Woman), Stephen Sadowski (JSA, Warlord of Mars), Dan Parent (Archie, Kevin Keller), Donna Barr (The Desert Peach), Andy Mangels (Gay Comics, Iron Man: Beneath the Armor) and Carla Speed McNeil (FINDER). Copies of The Power Within are available free of charge to youth services organizations and teachers’ groups. Please contact Northwest Press by email to request copies. The book contains discussion questions so that the book can be used as a tool to start a conversation about issues of bullying and harassment. Released digitally by Northwest Press, which has been publishing quality LGBT-inclusive comics and graphic novels since 2010.

Unhinged'' part 1! Join Catman, Scandal, Deadshot and Ragdoll as they prepare for an adventure that will take them through a gauntlet across the seediest parts of the DC Universe, and will ultimately pit them against a foe more monstrous and murderous than any they''ve had to face!

Gail Simone continues her acclaimed run on WONDER WOMAN with this collection! Gail Simone and fan-favorite artist Nicola Scott reunite for this explosive tale featuring the stunning return of a star-spanning threat from Diana''s past! Meanwhile, five mysterious young men with a dark and terrible secret have arrived on Paradise Island with one mission: To kill Wonder Woman! Guest-starring the Green Lantern Corps.

An army of foes called the Olympians have risen to begin their all-out assault on war across the globe and only Wonder Woman can stop them! One particular attack could spell the end of the Department of Metahuman Affairs and end WW''s secret identity of Diana Prince. And Wonder Woman''s life is changed forever when she faces a monster named Genocide who easily goes toe to- toe with the comic book icon...and beats her! Don''t miss this crucial arc in Wonder Woman''s history! Collecting issues #14-19 of her hit series!

Advance-solicited - On sale March 31 - 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US Written by Gail Simone - Art by Aaron Lopresti, Bernard Chang & Matt Ryan - Cover by Aaron Lopresti Wonder Woman falls victim to the Black Horizon in this new paperback collecting issues #20-25 of her hit series! To save herself, she must forge an alliance with legendary warriors while trapped on a world where brutal combat rules the day.

Written by Gail Simone and Rick Remender Art by Mike Norton & Trevor Scott and Pat Olliffe & John Stanisci Cover by Ladr�nn Collecting THE ALL-NEW ATOM #17-18 and #20-25, this final volume in the series features a guest appearance by Wonder Woman! Plus, the Atom discovers a population of microscopic, matter-consuming creatures living in his blood that may hold the secrets to his powers! Advance-solicited; on sale December 24 - 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US

The mysterious team of misfits comes straight from the pages of DC''s smash hit Villains Untied-- walking the line between good and evil and taking on the dirtiest, craziest tasks in the DC universe.

''Rise of The Olympian" part 4 of 8! The Gods begin their all-out assault on war across the globe! And Wonder Woman''s life is changed in the aftermath of Genocide''s savage beating.

It''s the start of the first Vertigo series from fan-favorite writer Gail Simone, with 2000AD artist Jon Davis-Hunt! Astrid Mueller is the enigmatic and compelling guru of a giant self-help organization„a devastatingly powerful figure in the industry between psychology and religion. Journalist Chloe Pierce''s fianc... decided to pick up Astrid''s book, and within three months he was dead. Something in Astrid Mueller''s book made Philip blow his brains out all over Chloe''s new kitchen. Now Chloe is on a mission to find out who Astrid Mueller really is. What is this Clean Room she''s been hearing about where your deepest fear and worst moments are revealed? Chloe intends to immerse herself in the Clean Room and wreak havoc on Astrid''s empire.

What exactly is The Circle, and what deadly secret do they hold about Diana''s birth? Why is the Department of Metahuman Affairs on a collision course with the wounded remnants of the Society of Super-Villains? You won''t want to miss this globe-spanning story that shakes Diana to her core!

Virtue''s mysterious past is revealed. Plus, the Movement travels outside of Coral City for the first time to rescue their teammate Burden from his demonic brother.

Barbara Gordon is back as Batgirl--and she''s going to have to face the city''s most horrifying new villains as well as the dark secrets from her past. You won''t want to miss this stunning debut issue from fan-favorite BIRDS OF PREY writer Gail Simone!

Can Barbara save her father''s life without compromising the truth about her brother''s death? ''Batgirl: Wanted'' part 3.

Artist Aaron Lopresti joins writer Gail Simone for the start of a 4-part epic titled ''Ends of the Earth'' as the red-eyed menace from issue #16 returns! But which old (and we mean OLD) DC hero is he, and what could he want from Wonder Woman?

As Barbara Gordon struggles to find her place in the world, Batgirl and Nightwing collide with the unstoppable force of a train wreck! Will it be sparks flying, or fists for this star-crossed duo? Also, the terrifying Mirror ups the ante in his bizar re war on the citizens of Gotham City!

Batgirl: Wanted'' part 1! Commissioner Gordon must track down his son''s murderer--who happens to be his daughter! But has Barbara already given up the Bat?