Best Selling Books by Grant Morrison

In these classic tales from Animal Man #1-13 (plus a story from Secret Origins #39), meet Buddy Baker, a caring husband, devoted father, animal rights activist, and super-powered adventurer. But as he attempts to live up to his roles, he finds that there are no black-and-white situations in life. In these stories, Animal Man is called by S.T.A.R. Labs to investigate a break-in related to an AIDS vaccine, only to learn what inhumane acts are going on.

Batman''s immortal foe, Ra''s al Ghul, should be dead at last - so how has he returned to haunt The Dark Knight? And what does his return have to do with Batman''s teenaged son, Damian - whose mother is Ra''s al Ghul''s daughter, Talia? It will take thecombined skills of Batman, Robin and Nightwing to get to the bottom of these mysteries and stop Ra''s al Ghul''s insidious plans! Written by superstars GNRAT MORRISON (BATMAN), Paul Dini (DETECTIVE COMICS) and Peter MIlligan (ROBIN), BATMAN: THE RESURRECTION OF RA''S AL GHUL is filled with shocking twists and stunning revelations! Collects Batman #670-671, ROBIN #168-169, DETECTIVE COMICS #838-839, NIGHTWING #138-139, BATMAN ANNUAL #26 and ROBIN ANNUAL #7.

On April Fool''s Day, the Joker manages to let the inmates loose, take the staff hostage, and demand that Batman enter the asylum in exchange. This Freudian interpretation on Batman uses many Alice in wonderland parallels.

The new Doom Patrol puts itself back together after nearly being destroyed, and things start to get a lot weirder for everybody. The Chief leads Robotman, the recently formed Rebis and new member Crazy Jane against the Scissormen, part of a dangerous philosophical location that has escaped into our world and is threatening to engulf reality itself. Collecting Grant Morrison''s definitive run, which launched his career as one of the comic industry''s most innovative and creative writers! Collects Doom Patrol #19-63 and Doom Force Special #1.

Confined to a wheelchair after a run-in with the mystery villain known only as The Suit, how can The Flash protect Keystone City from evil run amok? Plus, The Flash is forced to represent Earth in an cosmos-spanning race against an alien being called Krakkl! Writers Grant Morrison and Mark Millar put their distinctive mark on the Scarlet Speedster in this run on THE FLASH from issues #130-141, plus the crossover issues GREEN ARROW #130 and GREEN LANTERN #96!

Written by GRANT MORRISON Art by CHRIS SPROUSE, FRAZER IRVING, RYAN SOOK, YANICK PAQUETTE, LEE GARBETT, GEORGES JEANTY KARL STORY and MICK GRAY Cover by ANDY KUBERT Grant Morrison''s best-selling multipart Batman epic continues with this collection of the six-issue miniseries!Witness Bruce Wayne''s adventures across time as he is swept through the time stream, from the ancient days that predate history itself through epics set in the times of pirates and the Old West, through his triumphant return to present day Gotham City! On sale FEBRUARY 2 - 224 pg, FC, 7.0625" x 10.875"

Years of epic storylines converge as Batman Incorporated battles Talia and Leviathan for the very soul of Gotham City! Tragedy and triumph are the hallmarks of the second volume of Grant Morrison''s epic Batman Incorporated. Batman and his allies must strengthen their resolve as Leviathan moves to take Gotham City. Everything since BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 has been leading to this! Collects #7-12 of BATMAN INCORPORATED.

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CREATED AND WRITTEN by legendary icon, GRANT MORRISON (Batman, All Star Superman, The Invisibles, 18 Days), comes his newest hero AVATAREX. What happens when an all-powerful super-being awakens to fight the Last War of the Age - only to discover he''s been sent too EARLY for the End Days and must somehow learn to exist in a world that''s too small and too frail to survive his presence? "At a time when I feel I''ve said about as much as I have to say about the American superhero, this is an opportunity to re-imagine the entire concept through a different cultural lens," said Grant Morrison.

The second collection of Grant Morrison''s groundbreaking run on ANIMAL MAN reprints issues #10-17, plus the 19-page story from SECRET ORIGINS #39, this volume shows Animal Man moving more and more deeply into the cause of animal rights. But something else is going on beyond his burgeoning radicalism. Strange visions of aliens, people disappearing into strange pencil-like drawings, and hints of a terrible Crisis lurk around the edges of reality.

As protesters lay siege to the Xavier Institute, Professor X lies in a coma, trapped within the shattered form of his evil twin, Cassandra Nova.

The legend of Swamp Thing continues here! He was an elemental embodiment of the world’s plants-the spirit of all her marshes, bogs and fens. He had a wonderful daughter and a loving wife, and the power and beauty of nature filled his life. He was the Swamp Thing. He was a god. He was happy. And then he woke up. Without warning, Doctor Alec Holland finds himself thousands of miles from the Louisiana swamp that he thought was his home. He has a life he doesn’t remember and a human body he thought he had lost forever. His time as the Swamp Thing is nothing but a disappearing dream, a hallucination, a bad trip. But the monster rampaging through the bayou he left behind is all too real. So is the beautiful woman who loved him, the danger she now faces and the terrible vengeance of the power he once served-the gods of field and forest known as the Parliament of Trees. Comics legends Grant Morrison (THE MULTIVERSITY) and Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) team with artist Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW) to dig deep into the Swamp Thing mythos in SWAMP THING: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL, collecting issues #140-150 of the original VERTIGO series.

CREATED AND WRITTEN by legendary icon, Grant Morrison (Batman, All Star Superman, The Invisibles, 18 Days), comes his newest hero AVATAREX. In Avatarex, the epic world of living myth collides with the mundane realities and cultural upheavals of contemporary India. What happens when an all-powerful super-being awakens to fight the Last War of the Age - only to discover he''s been sent too EARLY for the End Days and must somehow learn to exist in a world that''s too small and too frail to survive his presence? How does humanity react to the challenges of such a paragon in our midst? Will Avatarex raise us to his level - or will we drag him down to ours? Can the embodiment of our highest aspirations exist side-by-side with our all-too human failings or will the gulf between what we wish we could be and what we are destroy us? SPECIAL PRICE $1.99 FIRST ISSUE!

"This newly restored Absolute edition ... includes more than 100 pages of behind-the-scenes content, including the complete annotated script, sketches, pinup gallery, and afterwords by Morrison, McKean, and series editor Karen Berger"--Insert under shrinkwrap.

ERSTMALS KOMPLETT: GRANT MORRISONS GROSSARTIGE SUPERMAN-SAGA! Fans und Kritiker waren sich einig: Mit der Serie "All-Star Superman" hatten Grant Morrison und Frank Quitely einen zeitlosen Klassiker geschaffen. In diesem Band erscheint die Serie, die zwei Eisner Awards einheimsen konnte, erstmals in gesammelter Form. Erlebt den Stählernen, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane & Co., wie man sie noch nie gesehen hat!

Superstar writer Grant Morrison (Batman, All-Star Superman) returns to DC alongside red-hot artist Liam Sharp (The Brave AND the Bold, Wonder Woman) to launch a new, ongoing series: THE GREEN LANTERN! In this debut issue, when EarthÕs space cop, Hal Jordan, encounters an alien hiding in plain sight, it sets off a chain of events that rocks the Green Lantern CorpsÑand quite possibly the Multiverse at largeÑto its very core. ThereÕs an inter-galactic conspiracy afoot, as well as a traitor in the GL CorpsÕ ranks, so strap in for more mind-bending adventures in this masterpiece in the making.

When grave circumstances cause Superman to leave behind his alter ego, an unimpeded Man of Steel must face his deadliest foe to date: Nimrod the Hunter.

In the final issue of "Gothic," an ancient sacrificial rite is nigh as Batman battles Mr. Whisper in the Gotham Cathedral. Their final conflict has an unexpected player, and The Dark Knight must confront a power that even he cannot reconcile!

As the assassination of the U.S. president leads to political intrigue, interpersonal drama, and astrophysical wonder, the truth behind the crime and those involved will blow your mind! Writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely investigate the conspiracy on Earth-4!

Artist Frazer Irving teams with writer Grant Morrison for an all-new arc featuring the all-new dynamic duo! The first part of this arc features the apparent return of not only Thomas Wayne but also Batman''s ultimate foe: The Joker! "Batman Must Die" Part 1.

The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times best-selling original graphic novel is here in Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 2, from the acclaimed creative team of Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette! For years Diana of Paradise Island yearned to leave behind the only home she knew for adventures that lay beyond its shores. Now, after a fateful meeting with Air Force pilot Steve Trevor, the Amazon Warrior finds herself in ManÕs World. And she is ready for anything that it may throw at her. But is the world ready for Wonder Woman? An American government, fraught with dissension and conflicts foreign to Diana, have deemed her a danger to society. How will Wonder Woman carry out her mission of peace and love in a world that canÕt get out of its own way? That is, unless there are more insidious forces at play... Continuing the tradition of critically acclaimed Earth One tales that challenge the status quo of the comics industry, Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 2 is Grant MorrisonÕs latest genre-rocking salvo. With illustrations from Yanick Paquette, this original graphic novel is a classic in the making.

An emotionally and visually stunning graphic novel hearkening back to the Golden Age of comics, All-Star Superman creates a new but familiar take on the world’s first superhero. Collects the now-classic 12-issue miniseries with behind-the-scenes extras. Featuring all the classic characters Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, and Bizarro, this deluxe edition collects All-Star Superman #1-12.

Collects Fantastic Four: 1234 #1-4. After receiving their amazing powers, the Fantastic Four finds its members divided. Each chapter focuses on one member of the cosmic quartet as the team’s greatest foes band together in an all-out assault on the FF!

Das nächste aufregende Kapitel um das brandneue Dynamische Duo, in Szene gesetzt von Künstlern wie Cameron Stewart und Andy Clarke! Grant Morrison schickt Dick Grayson alias Batman und Damian Wayne alias Robin auf die Suche nach den Hintergründen um das Ableben ihres Mentors Bruce Wayne! Ergibt sich dabei vielleicht sogar eine Gelegenheit zu dessen Wiederbelebung...?

Superman''s best friend Krypto returns! Superman ventures into the Phantom Zone to face a mysterious threat and receives some help from an old family friend.

Eisner-Award winning author Grant Morrison and artist Liam Sharp continue their bold and imaginative take on the Green Lantern! Following the Blackstar incursion, Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns must put the world back together after the battles that weakened the GL Corps to less than a shadow of what it once was. Hal’s next mission is his most critical...he needs to find the Young Guardians, the next generation of cosmic immortals. Will Hal be able to find the new heroes the world needs? Or will threats like Hyperman and Hyperwoman and the Anti-Matter Lantern Corps keep him from completing his mission? Collects Green Lantern: Blackstars #1-3 and The Green Lantern Season Two #1-6.

This edition collects the bizarre adventures of Animal Man, a second-rate super hero struggling with real-life issues and moral dilemmas. Buddy Baker is a caring husband, devoted father, animal activist and super-powered being. But as he attempts to live up to all of his roles, he soon finds that there are no black and white situations in life. With a strong focus on storytelling, these thought-provoking and innovative tales make the reader question the actions of Animal Man as well as their own behavior in similar situations. Collects issues #1-9.

Every event in the history of the DC Universe has been leading to this! The final chapter of the greatest adventure of all time is here! Who are the mystic Justice League of Earth-13 and what role does their leader Super Demon play in the crisis rising all around them? What shocking secret motivates the dark, nightmare henchmen known as The Gentry? And what is the final fate of Nix Uotan--the Super-God?!

Eisner Award-winning fan-favorite writer Grant Morrison concludes the Batman epic he began nearly a decade ago in BATMAN & SON, pitting the entirity of Batman Incorporated against the Levianthan organization headed by the Dark Knight''s former romantic interest Talia al Ghul. As Leviathan enacts a plan that threatens the world, Batman and his allies must fight against the rising storm--but not everyone will make it out of the encounter alive. Collects BATMAN INCORPORATED #0-6

They are the world''s gravest super-villains: Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Power Ring and Johnny Quick—the legendary Crime Syndicate of Amerika. Nothing has ever seriously threatened the global corruption they proudly enforce, but now a twisted mirror image of the CSA has arrived from the flip side of reality. Can anything stop this so-called ''Justice League,'' or will the stable, perfect evil of Earth 2 fall victim to the tyranny of law, righteousness and freedom?

Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Howard Porter, John Dell, and others In this trade paperback, the Universe''s greatest heroes face two deadly threats that could mean both the end of the Justice League and the world. First, the Justice League must battle Mageddon, the doomsday weapon of the Old Gods, and prevent his attempt to end all of existence. Then Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, and the Martian Manhunter find themselves up against a new, deadlier Injustice Gang led by Lex Luthor. With the addition of Prometheus, the man who almost single-handedly defeated the JLA, as well as the General and Queen Bee, it looks as if the Justice League may lose even if they win.

Originally conceived in the 1960s, a reinvigorated Doom Patrol burst out of the utterly unique imagination of writer Grant Morrison again in the 1990s. Featuring the final fate of the Brotherhood of Dada and the rise of the unstoppable Candlemaker, DOOM PATROL VOL. 5 also includes a delightful tribute to legendary comic-book artist Jack Kirby as well as a new cover by the incomparable Brian Bolland.

Throughout history, a secret society called the Invisibles, who count among their number Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, work against the forces of order that seek to repress humanity''s growth. In this first collection, the Invisibles latest recruit, a teenage lout from the streets of London, must survive a bizarre, mind-altering training course before being projected into the past to help enlist the Marquis de Sade. Collects issues #1-8.

DC Comics took a bold step and renumbered the longest-running monthly comic, "Action Comics," to #1 for the first time since 1938 as part of the DC Comics--The New 52 event. With this renumbering comes a new creative team featuring comics legend Grant Morrison and fan-favorite artist Rag Morales. While Morrison is no stranger to writing the Superman character, having won three Eisner Award''s for his work on "All-Star Superman," "Action Comics" will be something new for both old and new readers and present humanity''s first encounters with Superman, before he became one of the World''s Greatest Super Heroes. Set a few years in the past, it''s a bold new take on a classic hero.