New Releases by Greg Rucka

The second volume of the Eisner and Harvey Awardu00adu00ad-winning GOTHAM CENTRAL series is collected in hardcover, brought to you by acclaimed writers Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, and artist Michael Lark, with additional art by Greg Scott, Brian Hurtt and Stefano Gaudiano. This volume also features an introduction by Duane Swierczynski. Cops just don''t have it easy in the city of the Bat. Not only do they have to deal with the violence and corruption of the world''s most notoriously crime-infested city, catering to some of the most insane and homicidal criminals, but they also have to deal with a vigilante who''s hell-bent on playing by his own rules. And to make things worse, the Joker is terrorizing the city at Christmastime-randomly executing people with a rifle, and no one from the Mayor on down is safe! Plus, more stories involving the girl whose job it is to turn on the Bat-signal, a series of gruesome murders that grab the attention of The Huntress, and an old case of unfinished business for disgraced detective Harvey Bullock. Collects issues #11-22 of the original series.

Superman''s past collides with his present as thousands of Kryptonians create a new society on a new world! Following the NEW KRYPTON event, the Man of Steel has had to embrace his past to ensure humanity''s future. And while a devastating armed conflict with Earth may have been averted, keeping the peace will be Superman''s greatest challenge yet. Now The Man of Tomorrow has decided to live with his newfound people on a brand-new world. But can he keep peace between Earth and this New Krypton? Not if General Zod has anything to say about it. Collects SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #1-5, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10.

Collecting the first ten issues of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series. Written by Ed Brubaker (Captain America) and Greg Rucka (52, DETECTIVE COMICS), this series pitted the detectives of Gotham City''s Special Crimes Unit against the city''s greatest villains - in the shadow of Batman himself.

Codename: Patriot'' Part 2! Nightwing & Flamebird are hot on the trail of the psycho sleepers when they run into another deadly duo—Reactron and Metallo! What do these two want, and how does it tie in with General Lane''s plans? Meanwhile, Superman and Supergirl arrive on Earth searching for the shooter, but will their actions end up causing more harm than good? And in part 2 of the new co-feature, Captain Atom''s memory is falling apart right in the heat of battle—can he keep it together without annihilating an entire town? Luckily a deadly new player is about to take that choice out of his hands—permanently...

"Originally published in single magazine form in ''Gotham Central''"--Indicia.

"Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster."

When the death of his neighbor and his neighbor''s family in a small Georgian town is ruled a murder-suicide, Atticus Kodiak is suspicious and tries to solve the mystery as he crosses the globe attempting to rescue the family''s one surviving daughter.

"Spinning out of the events of the hit series 52, "Checkout" is the saga that leaves two teams changed forever! Something sinister is happening on Oolong Island, home to mad scientists and their terrifying creations. But the island lies too close to China and North Korea for the U.N.''s metahuman monitoring forces, Checkmate, to do anything about it. Nightwing''s team of Outsiders, however, was created for just this sort of mission. The rogue super-team goes to places no other heroes can go, no matter the consequences. So when Checkmate deputizes the Outsiders (by means of kidnapping them), it''s off to Oolong Island and the horrors that await. When these two teams on either side of the law join forces, personalities are sure to clash, secrets are sure to be revealed ... and not everyone is guaranteed to make it back in one piece"--Page 4 of cover

Only Greg Rucka, the thriller genre’s most fearless writer, would dare create a spy so edgy, so explosive, so extreme, she should be rated X. Tara Chace was once the most dangerous woman alive. And now that the international spy network thinks she’s as good as dead, she’s even more dangerous than ever. Only one thing could coax Tara back into the game: a chance to vindicate herself. The torture and execution of Dina Malikov has set off a cutthroat grab for power in strategically crucial Uzbekistan. Tara’s job is to slip into the country and extract Dina’s pro-Western husband and their young son before they are murdered—by his ruthless sister. But there are a couple of wild cards in the deck, including a missing mobile weapons system that can bring down a commercial airliner, not to mention powerful political careers. Now, as she vanishes into hostile territory with a man who may or may not be what he seems, Tara is going to find out that the war on terror is more terrifying than anyone knows. For in a battle where betrayal is a conventional weapon, loyalty is a weakness, and anyone—even a child—is a legitimate target: it’s every spy, every woman, for herself. Combine a thriller that defies every expectation with a heroine for whom nothing is out of bounds, and the result is Private Wars, a suspense novel so explosively realistic, it should be classified.

Ex-bounty hunter Joanna Dark joins the fight against dataDyne, a corporation that she had an altercation with in the past.

After being gone for a time, Superman''s back in Metropolis. Clark Kent is fortuitiously on assignment with the Metropolis Special Crimes Unit when they have a run-in with Replikon. Meanwhile, Lois has a few dangerous experiences on her own assignment. Then, Mr. Mxyzptlk puts in an appearance.

With Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou is one of the best-known philosophers alive today.

After Commissioner Gordon is shot, Batman and his allies Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, Azrael, and Oracle race to find the attacker and Catwoman, the only witness to the event.

Hired by the outspoken head of a women''s health clinic to protect her against death threats, bodyguard Atticus Kodiak encounters raw violence at the Common Ground Conference.

Black Adam lays down an ultimatum for his home of Kahndaq and John Henry Irons investigates the dead body of Lex Luthor with the help of...Lex Luthor?! Week 3 of the DC Comics series by superstar writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid!

The Black Marvel Family sits down to dinner with the Sivana Family, but an uninvited guest crashes the bizarre party. The weekly series by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid reaches the halfway point of one year in the DC Universe!

The Suicide Squad makes a move on the Black Marvel Family, which means Black Adam and an old friend share words and blows! And the various heroes and villains ring in the coming New Year with a bang...and a whisper.

Black Adam enters the Rock of Eternity with Adrianna to make an unexpected request to the Rock''s new guardian, and Ralph Dibny surprises Wonder Girl at her apartment with an unexpected request of his own. Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid continue their weekly, yearlong series!

Batman faces Ra''s al Ghul in a double-sized showdown! With the bitter enemies in pitched battle, the Dark Knight makes an unexpected change of plans.

Cutter'' part 1! Artist Jock joins writer Greg Rucka for his final Batwoman tale! Batwoman investigates a string of grisly attacks that have left the victims mutilated or dead. But what does this case have to do with the kidnapping of a socialite ten years ago, and what evidence can The Dark Knight himself bring to light on this macabre mystery?

A hero''s funeral, an appearance by Shadowpact, a new bearer for the helmet of Fate! The action continues in Week 18 of the yearlong series by writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid!

No Man''s Land tie-in issue! Gotham Central''s Detective Renee Montoya finds her brother alive and well in the aftermath of the earthquake, keeping company with the neighborhood Good Samaritan--Two-Face! Plus, a young couple tries to survive in an apartment that was once the Joker''s hideout.

Kate Kane is outed and forced to leave West Point Academy. When she lands in Gotham City, she meets officer Renee Montoya and has a fateful encounter with the Dark Knight that will forever change her life! "Go" part 2.