Best Selling Books by Matthew Sturges

The latest Jack epic continues with the Siege of the Golden Boughs--Bookburner''s army storms the gates and the fight begins in earnest! "The Books of War" part 2.

Jack Frost and his stalwart owl companion MacDuff take to the skies as Jack''s quest to save a kingdom from the vicious Empyrean nears its conclusion! "Kings of Earth and Sky" part 4.

Jack''s sidekick Gary--the Pathetic Fallacy--takes center stage in the Golden Boughs Theatrical Society''s production of Hamlet! With Alice as Ophelia, a pair of squash rackets as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Wicked John as Laertes! But who''s using the play as cover for an escape attempt?

After the loss of veteran JSA All-Star member Damage, the other team members must come to grips with his death while they prepare to face a rising ancient threat and do battle with gods.

Jack has landed in Las Vegas and even Sin City isn''t prepared for him--especially not when the Pathetic Fallacy is his new sidekick. Then again, Jack has a lovely--and filthy rich--new bride who seems determined to see him settle down. And Jack seems content to let her try. "Jack of Hearts" Part 2.

Written by Matthew Sturges Art and cover by Rafael Albuquerque Jaime Reyes faces the arrival of a mysterious group of men sporting super-abilities as they try to illegally cross into the U.S. from Mexico! And as the protector of both El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, that means double trouble in these stories from BLUE BEETLE #29-34. Advance-solicited; on sale April 22 - 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US

Final issue! Does Jack Frost slay Jack Dragon? Does Jack Dragon eat his own kid? Will the Page Sisters rebuild the Great Library? Will Gary finally get to sing a show tune on Broadway? It''s extra pages, extra action, extra drama, and extra Babe, the Miniature Blue Ox!

The New Adventures of Jack and Jack finishes as Jack Frost continues to learn the hero trade while Jack Horner finally learns why he''s been getting so fat and ugly. Weirdly enough, that''s all we can possibly tell you about this issue and still retain some bit of surprise.

Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Tom Derenick, Doug Braithwaite, Phil Winslade and others Cover by Braithwaite Collecting SHADOWPACT #14-19! In this volume, Zauriel joins Shadowpact, Zatanna and the Justice League pay the team a visit, Blue Devil learns what he must do to save his parents, Doctor Gotham strikes at last and more! Advance-solicited; on sale June 18 - 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US

From robotic dinosaurs to the villainous Maxwell Lord to her own personal fan convention, Power Girl faces a plethora challenges in the final volume of her solo series, collecting issues #19-27. Joining the Woman of Steel are countless DC Universe heroes, including Superman, Batman, Zatanna and more.

Exhausted after their defeat of Doctor Gotham, the team of five mismatched heroes - and one hard-drinking chimp are attacked by a deadly new villain - and must face off against a horde of zombies.

Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges Art by Sean Chen & Walden Wong Cover by Joe Corroney The hit 7-issue miniseries spinning out of COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS is collected in this new trade paperback. Exiled to a distant hell planet, the villains of the DCU split into two warring factions led by Lex Luthor and The Joker! Advance-solicited; on sale September 17 - 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US

Before we got sidetracked in Vegas, Jack was reminiscing about "Jack Frost" (remember issue #6?). Jack had the powers of the Snow Queen to do with as he would. His only job now is to deliver winter to the next kingdom over in a timely manner, while the Snow Queen continues to suffer from her mysterious illness. Can anything possibly go right?

The Human Flame is a dead man. Waking up after the events of ''Final Crisis'', he realises all the heroes in the DC Universe have targeted him as the lowlife who caught the murder of the Martian Manhunter on his cell-phone.

"Strange threats to the world require even stranger heroes to confront them... Enter the stars of the hit series Day of Vengeance -- Nightmaster, Ragman, Nightshade, Blue Devil, Enchantress, and...yes, even Detective Chimp. Together these mismatched magical heroes explore the darkest corners of the DC Universe -- fighting the mystical villains that other heroes can''t...or won''t."--Volume 1 cover.

The JSA feels the strain when battling a monstrous army of villians who''ve mounted an all-out war on the team to collect a bounty placed on the head of everyone in the group - except Stargirl. The rift between members continues to deepen as suspicions of a traitor are revealed.

Who - or what - are The Puzzle Men? Ancient artefacts are being stolen from museums around the world. So far, there seems to be little significance to their potential power. But put the puzzle together and the All-Stars soon realise they are up against a threat that endangers all of humanity!