Best Selling Books by Robert Venditti

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH, X-O MANOWAR) and visionary artist Raœl AllŽn (NINJAK, Hawkeye) forge a new legend for ValiantÕs master of war! For five millennia, the Eternal Warrior has shaped history at the end of his sword. HeÕs razed empires, toppled civilizations, and broken armies as an immortal soldier in service to the Earth. But now, the Eternal Warrior has been torn from the world he once protected and finds himself stranded in a hostile alien landscape unlike any heÕs faced before. Separated from his earthly environs, can historyÕs deadliest soldier survive a realm far older, far deadlier, and far more ruinous than anything heÕs ever encountered? Beyond Earth lies eternity... Collecting WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #1Ð4.

Out of the abyss?and into oblivion!? Gilad Anni-Padda has faced tanks, trenches, and legions many thousands strong. Now, true peace is finally within reach of the man that myth calls the Eternal Warrior? but, to claim it, he must undertake a mission beyond the grasp of any mortal soldier?and rescue the soul of his long-lost son from the underworld. But to venture into the land of death itself means suicide even for an immortal master of war? and the cruel being known as the Pale Herder intends to make sure that this time, Earth?s Fist and Steel stays dead once and for all... New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and rising star Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) mark ?A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL? as the Eternal Warrior enters the final ring of fire!

"BOTTLED LIGHT" part one! The Green Lantern Corps may be back up and running, but how will they protect the universe with the Sinestro Corps as partners? Plus, what happened to Hal Jordan-and who can bring him back from beyond?

Hal Jordan is the paragon of a Green Lantern: courageous and unrelenting. But even a hero can sometimes doubt the methods they're known to use. And in those moments, something dark creeps in and it can create an evil the universe isn't ready to face! When a mysterious object breaks into the Sciencells and abducts former Green Lantern, Tomar-Tu, Hal Jordan flies into action to save his friend. But will what he's confronted with be too much for the greatest Green Lantern? Written by Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar) and illustrated by the dynamic artist Rafa Sandoval, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 7 dives even further into the Green Lantern mythos! Collects issues #42-50.

A threat of cosmic proportion to DC’s newest (and oldest) universe compels one of the most unusual groups of heroes ever assembled to take on the most mysterious foe they have ever encountered. What started in Detective Comics #1027 explodes out of Dark Nights: Death Metal to tell the story of the generations-spanning history of the DC Universe! Join the original Batman, Kamandi, Starfire, Sinestro, Booster Gold, Dr. Light, Steel, and Sinestro in their quest to save the universe before time runs out…

The Flash is trapped in a bizarre, lost land terrorized by castaways from the past, present, and future. But that leaves Central City without a hero...or does it?

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! ?LABYRINTH? starts now! Across six millennia, Gilad Anni-Padda ? an immortal warrior sworn to forever serve the Earth ? has felled zealots and madmen, emperors and tyrants in the course of his duty. But nothing he?s faced yet can prepare him to run the ?LABYRINTH? ? a miles-long maze of horrors specifically designed to undermine his every strength, enhance his every weakness?and to send him screaming into the darkness of death at every turn. But what kind of brilliant but twisted psyche could have possibly conceived such a monument to terror?and for how many centuries have they plotted to break the mind and body of history?s most formidable soldier? The answer lies at the heart of the ?LABYRINTH? itself?and as Gilad endures a gauntlet of cutting-edge technology and sharpened steel, he?ll soon discover why the merciless figure known only as THE DYING ONE has singled the Eternal Warrior out for the ultimate deathtrap. He will run. He will suffer. And when his ordeal is ended, the Eternal Warrior?s place in the Valiant Universe will be forever altered as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and visionary artist Ra?l All?n (Hawkeye) unleash an all-new epic for Valiant?s immortal master of war!

Unbound and unrelenting!? After countless centuries apart, the Earth?s Fist and Steel has finally reunited with his long-lost son, Kalam. But before this father and son can truly find peace, they must first face the impossible?and escape from death itself! As unimaginable terrors rise to prevent Earth?s immortal champion and his scion from returning to the land of the living, can the Eternal Warrior conquer eternity to save the boy he once thought lost?or will his transgressions against the natural order trap them forever at the far end of eternity? Wrath, rage, and retribution come in full force as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR,?Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps) and best-selling artist Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) guide Valiant?s immortal master of war down his darkest path yet!

Outnumbered but never outwitted or outfought, John Stewart leads the last of the Green Lanterns against insurmountable odds. Facing a bloodthirsty Khund cult dedicated to the “God in Red,” the onetime Green Lantern shows that even without a ring or the Corps to back him up, he’s still a force to be reckoned with! Plus, from the pages of Young Justice, Teen Lantern teams up with Mogo, and Hal Jordan reconnects with Oliver Queen after the power battery goes down! Outnumbered but never outwitted or outfought, John Stewart leads the last of the Green Lanterns against insurmountable odds. Facing a bloodthirsty Khund cult dedicated to the “God in Red,” the onetime Green Lantern shows that even without a ring or the Corps to back him up, he’s still a force to be reckoned with! Plus, from the pages of Young Justice, Teen Lantern teams up with Mogo, and Hal Jordan reconnects with Oliver Queen after the power battery goes down!

Aric of Dacia has bonded with the most powerful weapon in the universe, but his command of the sentient X-O Manowar armor will lead him to cross swords with Ninjak, the world?s most skilled weapons specialist. Hired by members of The Vine hidden deep within Earth?s governments, Ninjak has been sent to bring back the Manowar armor at any cost. It?s raw power versus stealth and cunning in the second installment of the espionage-edged thriller that pits two of Valiant?s most popular heroes against each other ? to the death.

Godhead Part 17! Continued from SINESTRO #8! The massive finale is here! On one side stand the New Gods, on the verge of conquering our universe in order to save it! On the other is the combined might of the various Lantern Corps - or what's left of them. And in the wings wait the unlikeliest of allies: Hal Jordan and Black Hand.

“TWILIGHT OF THE GUARDIANS” finale! In the explosive finale, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner face down the Controllers to save Ganthet and the other Guardians from extinction. The fate of this battle decides who protects the universe or who controls it!

ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! ?PRELUDE TO LABYRINTH? ? PART 1! His wife has been murdered. His son has been kidnapped. As The Eternal Warrior sets out on his greatest challenge yet, an old enemy rears his head. How will his ancient rivalry with Gilad change The Eternal Warrior?s future forever? The road to LABYRINTH starts here with the FIRST ISSUE of a special two-part prelude from New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and blockbuster artist Juan Jos? Ryp (NINJAK)!

The Flash confronts the serial killer stalking Central City, Barry tries to repair his fractured relationship with Wally West, and Future Flash continues to move toward the present for a final confrontation with one of the Rogues.

The series that reinvented Hawkman’s mythology to encompass all of time and space takes its next adventurous leap into the Multiverse! A story from the pages of Hawkman’s journals! Travel back in time to when Carter Hall was reincarnated as a soldier in a cosmic army, while his people were at war! But what happens when a being known for constant reincarnation ends up coming back to life as his own enemy, fighting for the other side? Does it make him a more sympathetic warrior, or give him the weapons to better destroy his enemy? Or is it something more sinister? The series that reinvented Hawkman’s mythology to encompass all of time and space takes its next adventurous leap into the Multiverse! Fan-favorite writer Robert Venditti (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, The Flash) and legendary artist Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates, Justice League) continue their reinvention of DC’s winged wonder, Hawkman! As Carter Hall continues to uncover the clues of his past lives, he will find that they may also spell the end of his current one! Collects Hawkman #13-18.

Earth?s immortal soldier thought he knew pain? And then he entered the depths of his enemy?s ?LABYRINTH?? The mysterious figure known only as the Dying One is on a mission to unlock the secrets of the Eternal Warrior?s immortality?and the only way he can accomplish it is to kill him over and over again! Trapped at the heart of a miles-long gauntlet of technologically inflicted cruelties and mechanical terrors designed to dissect, examine and analyze, Gilad has finally been cornered?and he?s about to realize that if he can?t escape, he?ll simply have to survive. New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and blistering artist Ra?l All?n (NINJAK) engineer the next terrifying chapter of the definitive Eternal Warrior epic of the year as ?LABYRINTH? draws blood!

On a higher plane of existence, the incredible beings known as the New Gods have waged an eternal war against the cosmic tyrant called Darkseid. Now their quest to break the deadlock and defeat their nemesis has led them to the power rings of the Lanterns. They mean to seize the rings, reforge the emotional spectrum, and unlock the Life Equation-a weapon capable of reshaping reality itself. And if the Green Lanterns must be sacrificed, so be it. Hal Jordan may be the commander of the Green Lantern Corps-our universe's first line of defense-but he is only human. What hope does a mortal have against an army of gods? Writer ROBERT VENDITTI (THE FLASH) and artist BILLY TAN (New Avengers) pit the DC Universe's mightiest, most mind-blowing being against one another in GREEN LANTERN VOL. 6: THE LIFE EQUATION (collects GREEEN LANTERN #35-40 and GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #3), a saga of cosmic combat like none that has ever come before!

Praise for Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps: ÒThis is the Green Lantern book weÕve needed for a long time.Ó -IGN ÒA space-faring delight.Ó -CBR ÒEvery issue is packed with action.Ó -Comicosity When Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner arrive on a primitive planet to investigate reports of alien interference with the local population, theyÕre shocked to discover that SupermanÕs Kryptonian foe General Zod and his family have taken over the planet, not as conquerors, but as gods who are being eagerly worshipped! When an exploratory mission becomes a battle royale with foes each as powerful as the Man of Steel, Kyle is badly injured and Hal is captured. Will a rogue rescue mission led by Guy Gardner, Kilowog and other rebellious Lanterns be successful? Or are they actually playing into master strategist ZodÕs larger plans? Meanwhile, Green Lantern John Stewart helps restore the Guardians of the Universe to a critical role in leading the Green Lantern Corps. But are his efforts too successful? Written by Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar) with art from Rafa Sandoval (Red Hood and the Outlaws), Jordi Tarragona (Catwoman) and more, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 6: ZodÕs Will collects issues #37-41.

With six exciting reads to choose from, young readers can seek action and adventure alongside the hero of their choice. Featuring excerpts from: -The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands -Story Thieves by James Riley -Crown of Three by J.D. Rinehart -The Nightsiders: The Orphan Army by Jonathan Maberry -Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape: Attack of the Alien Horde by Robert Venditti & illustrated by Dusty Higgins -MINRS by Kevin Sylvester

DIE COMIC-FORTSETZUNG DES 70ER-JAHRE-KULTFILMS! Superman ist der größte Held aller Zeiten! Er beschützt die Stadt Metropolis und den gesamten Erdball! Die Menschen lieben und verehren ihn! Aber aus den Tiefen des Alls droht eine ungeheuerliche Gefahr: Das Maschinenwesen Brainiac, das ein unfassbares Geheimnis mit Supermans Heimatplaneten Krypton verbindet, kommt nun zur Erde, um den Mann aus Stahl zu bezwingen! Um die Bürger von Metropolis zu retten, bleibt ihm nur eine Wahl: Er muss sich dem überlegenen Feind ergeben! Eine brandneue Story aus der Welt von Richard Donners Kino-Klassikers Superman - Der Film, der "Mutter aller Superhelden-Filme" – ein Muss für alle Fans des stählernen Helden! Geschrieben von Robert Venditti (GREEN LANTERN, HAWKMAN, FLASH) und in Szene gesetzt von Wilfredo Torres (SUICIDE SQUAD, Jupiter's Legacy)! ENTHÄLT: SUPERMAN '78 1–6

Superman is in bad shape after the beating he took from Metallo, but questions need answers. How did the Russians build his suit, and where did his Kryptonite come from? And when it comes to getting answers, the Man of Steel knows just who to turn to: intrepid reporter Lois Lane!

The alternate, twisted versions of BatmanÑthe Seven Dark Knights of the Dark MultiverseÑare hunting the Justice League as the Leaguers attempt to locate artifacts that might protect Earth. One by one, Flash and Steel, Wonder Woman and Doctor Fate, Green Lantern and Mister Terrific, Aquaman and Deathstroke must face the Nightmare Batmen. Elsewhere, Dick Grayson issues an S.O.S., summoning Robin, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Black Canary and Green Arrow to prevent the transformation and terraforming of Gotham City into a twisted mosaic of monsters, magic and doom. When they are trapped in a Riddler-designed maze, all hope may be lost. And where is Batman during all this? HeÕs trapped in his own private nightmare, reliving portions of his life while confronting Barbatos, the leader of the evil Batmen and the demon that has haunted his dreams. These direct tie-ins to the Dark Nights: Metal event are created by many of the architects of the modern DC UniverseÑincluding writers Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Robert Venditti, Jeff Lemire, Benjamin Percy, Tim Seeley and Rob Williams, and artists Howard Porter, Liam Sharp, Ethan Van Sciver, Tyler Kirkham, Mikel Jan’n, Bryan Hitch, Kevin Nowlan, Mirka Andolfo, Paul Pelletier, Juan Ferreyra, Stjepan Sejic, Doug Mahnke, Yanick Paquette and Jorge Jimenez. Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance Collects ÒGotham ResistanceÓ (Teen Titans #12, Nightwing #29, Suicide Squad #26, Green Arrow #32) and ÒBats Out Of HellÓ (The Flash #33, Justice League #32-33, Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps #32), plus Batman Lost #1 and Hawkman Found #1. ÒOf the Metal tie-in books, this was easily the best one yet.Ó ÑIGN ÒAn exhilarating superhero epicÉ Metal embraces the grandiosity and playfulness of the past while tapping into deeper themes of family, hope, and redemption.Ó ÑA.V. Club ÒA lot of greatness in one story.Ó ÑComicosity

What lurks beneath the surface of PLANET DEATH? Aric of Dacia has taken his one-man war to the Vine?s homeworld, Loam, and is using their own X-O Manowar armor to wage it. Finding an ally in the unlikeliest of places, Aric will discover that his mission to reduce Loam to ash will come with a high price. Past, present, and future are about to collide, and if Aric isn?t careful, he will be the common thread that undoes them all.

At the dawn of the 41st century, the future of Earth will be decided in the stars? New York Times best-selling writers Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT), Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar), Jeff Lemire (Descender), and Fred Van Lente (Ivar, Timewalker) and powerhouse artists Clayton Crain (Rai), CAFU (Action Comics), Clayton Henry (Harbinger Wars), and Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters) join a cast of comics' finest for Valiant's most ambitious crossover event yet ? now in deluxe oversized hardcover format! One hundred years from today, Father ? the benevolent artificial intelligence that governs the island nation of Japan ? will gain sentience. To defend its borders, Father will take drastic action by launching Japan into space?where its people will thrive in isolation, away from the overpopulated and resource-deprived planet below. Over the centuries, as New Japan orbits our increasingly unstable world, it will become a model society ? one built on peace, prosperity? and Father?s control. A thousand years from today, Father will create the first Rai, founding a lineage of technologically enhanced heroes engineered to defend New Japan and sworn to protect it from all enemies. For hundreds of years into the future, the Rai will single-handedly enforce New Japan?s justice well?and serve Father without question. Now, at the dawn of 4001 A.D., the latest Rai is about to inherit the dark truth behind the origin of his kind?and discover the sinister secret at the heart of Father?s existence. For New Japan to live, Earth must die?and as Rai challenges his former master for the first time in more than a millennium, the lone guardian of New Japan will be cast out of his own Father?s kingdom? Exiled from the only realm he?s ever known, Rai now walks the ravaged world of 4001 A.D. in search of forgotten heroes like himself? on a mission to collect the last surviving legends of a broken planet?and to forge a rebellion with the power to bring the most advanced civilization in history crashing back down to Earth. Collecting 4001 A.D. #1?4, RAI #13?16, 4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1, 4001 A.D.: BLOODSHOT #1, 4001 A.D.: SHADOWMAN #1, and 4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1.

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With the enormous power of the X-O Manowar armor at his command, Aric has returned to Earth hell bent on destroying the Roman Empire. But the Rome he encounters is as alien to him as the Vine colony ship he escaped from ? because 1,600 years have transpired in his absence. Without fully understanding the consequences of his actions, will Aric?s first act in the modern day ignite a new world war? Meanwhile, the secret history of the Vine?s presence on Earth is finally revealed. Who is corporate mogul Alexander Dorian? Will he be Aric?s one ally in this strange new world ? or his very first enemy?

With the entire Corps under attack by the Khund and the shapeshifting Durlans, John Stewart must unravel the mystery behind destroyed Sector Houses. But as the situation becomes more dire, he and his rag tag group of Lanterns must seek out a Lantern that has been undercover for a very long time. Maybe even too long to be found. The beginning of this new GL epic begins here! Collects GREEN LANTERN CORPS #28-34, GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #2 and GREEN LANTERN #31-33.

Planet Death looms! A new X-O Manowar rises! And nothing can stop what?s coming. With the Vine invasion fleet waiting in orbit, Aric of Dacia is forced into the one battle he never wanted, against the strongest, most horrifying opponent he?s ever faced. This adversary doesn?t want the X-O Manowar armor. It doesn?t want Earth. It only wants Aric ? dead. The winner will hold the fate of everyone ? human and Vine ? in the palm of his hand. Because before this fight is over, the armor will reveal that it wields far more destructive potential than anyone could have possibly imagined. Robert Venditti and Trevor Hairsine conclude the two-part prelude that sets the stage for the epic war everything has been building up to. X-O Manowar is going home!

After the massive battle at the White House, Superman is forced to turn to his sworn enemy Lex Luthor for help in his fight with Metallo. But what does the greatest criminal mind of our lifetime know about the Russian war machine, and just how will Superman use the info to take the fight to Metallo?

Superman brings Lois to the Fortress of Solitude for a private interview. Meanwhile, the Russians launch their first assault with their mighty Metallo in hopes of drawing the Man of Steel out into the open. Witness as the power of the people breaks Superman!

The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City.

Barry Allen is trapped in the Speed Force while an impostor wreaks havoc at home! Can The Fastest Man Alive make it back in time to put things right?

This ending is only the beginning… As part of Krypton’s science council, Jor-El wants nothing more than to guarantee the health and safety of all his planet’s people-but an opulent lifestyle has worn thin their resources. Will his position as leader of the House of El give him the power to enact changes that will buy society more time? Or will his boyhood friend Dru-Zod enforce austerity measures in a brutal show of raw power? Their personal struggle is played out on a global stage as the final days of their planet count down! Collects World of Krypton #1-6.

Damage gets a new home: the Hall of Justice! The Justice League takes in former super-soldier Ethan Avery after their clash from last ish, and looks to train him to better use his powers. The lovefest ends quickly, though, when the LeagueÕs tactics cause Ethan to have flashbacks to the military experiments that transformed him into Damage. Batman may be the WorldÕs Greatest Detective, but it might take more than a big brain to stop a power-house like Damage from setting his own path. And oh, what a path he chooses! Enter Damage: monster hunter!

Superman tries to assimilate into his new life in the bottled city of Kandor, but his heart lies elsewhere. Can Superman put his old life behind and find joy in what would’ve been his home, or can Lois Lane and Lex Luthor make contact with the Man of Steel and give him hope to return to his adoptive world?

ÒPacks quite a punch.Ó ÑSYFY WIRE ÒThe fact that this line is taking such a creator-focused mentality and actively rewarding creators for their contributions is just icing on the cake.Ó ÑIGN Ethan ÒElvisÓ Avery just wanted to serve his country when he volunteered for the Damage Project. What no one told him was that he would be turned into a living, breathing, ticking time bomb of a monster that no one can stop. For one hour, Avery becomes the brute known as Damage, with zero control over his actions. After nearly destroying Atlanta, Damage proves unstoppable as he quickly takes down Amanda WallerÕs Task Force XL and then goes toe-to-toe with Wonder Woman. Colonel Marie Jonas created him to be a living weapon of mass destruction to save countless soldiers from risking their lives in combat, but when she loses control of Damage and canÕt find him, he becomes a target. Alone and on the run, Ethan just wants to be left alone, but he crosses paths with Poison Ivy, who wants to use Damage as her own weapon against humanity. SheÕll stop at nothing to transform the area into a refuge for Gorilla Grodd and his followers, and if Damage is in Louisiana, thereÕs little doubt his presence will come to the Swamp ThingÕs attention! Meet one of DC ComicsÕ New Age of Heroes in this first volume from artist Tony S. Daniel (Batman, Justice League) and writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern), along with artists Diogenes Neves (Deathstroke) and Danny Miki (All-Star Batman). Collects Damage #1-6.

Carter Hall is Hawkman, the resurrected warrior whoÕs lived a thousand lifetimes. But what happens when one of those past lives comes looking for him? Deepening the mystery is an ancient parchment in alien hieroglyphics, revealing that an unexpected familiar name is on Earth hunting the Hawkman. The past must die for the future to live!

No matter how many times Superman saves Metropolis, there’s always some devious plot in the works! Robert Venditti brings a new take on some of Superman’s most famous villains. From Toyman to Metallo, the Man of Steel faces them all-but with a familiar foe watching his every move, will he be able to save the city he loves? Collected for the first time ever in print Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1-6 and #11-15!

"Hal Jordan is about to go from the head of the Green Lantern Corps to an army of one. Jordan's long, illustrious--and tumultuous--tenure with the Corps takes several hairpin turns. At lightspeed. Toward a black hole. In a blender! For starters, the Green Lantern Corps has disappeared, and now Sinestro's own Corps enforces his uniquely brutal brand of law and order in the universe. As a result, Jordan has no ring to sling, or Sector 2814 (a.k.a. Earth) to protect"--