New Releases by Sean Murphy

Before the convenience of the internet, accessing music wasn’t for the faint of heart: fans waited for their favourite songs to come on the radio so they could record them on cassette tapes, made sure they were home to watch genre-specific video programs, and spent endless hours—and part-time job money—at record and music merchandise stores; musicians worked relentlessly, creating demos in garages and playing gigs tirelessly, with the hopes of being famous. While it took a lot of time and dedication, it was also fun and rewarding, and no one loved it more than metalheads. In Echoes from the Pit, Sean Murphy takes readers on a headbanging journey to the vibrant eighties and early nineties heavy metal scene in the Ottawa-Hull region, where he was both a consumer and a creator, sharing his rare insider perspective into the rise of the raucous guitar riffing era there in his youth. This metal memoir is chock-full of stories, including firsthand accounts, of close to forty bands, some local—Exciter, Antix, Galleon, Witchkiller—and some more famous—Megadeth, Anthrax—who played there, the history of venues like Roxanne’s, Barrymore’s, and The Chaud that featured thrash on their stages, the fervent fans, and a variety of others who helped shape the metal underground in Canada’s capital. Echoes from the Pit captures a time when heavy metal was more than just music; it was a community, a culture, and a way of life. It is a celebration of the legacy of an epoch that continues to influence and bring joy to many.

Le fléau Jack Napier est de nouveau derrière les barreaux, mais la sérénité est loin d’être de retour à Gotham, et encore moins au Manoir Wayne, où Bruce peine à retrouver équilibre et sérénité. Son pire ennemi n’a pas seulement ébranlé ses convictions et sa raison d’être, il a également durablement saccagé l’image de Batman et sa légitimité aux yeux des habitants de sa ville. La disparition d’Alfred n’est pas sans séquelle non plus, bien qu’elle laisse derrière lui un héritage inattendu : le journal d’Edmond Wayne daté de 1685, premier de sa lignée à s’être installé à Gotham et adversaire d’un certain Lafayette Arkham, dont les ossements ont été récemment découvert dans la cellule du Joker.

Dix ans après que Gotham s’est interrogée sur l’efficacité réelle du Chevalier Noir, Derek Powers a pris le contrôle des actifs de la famille Wayne et utilise l’unité anti-terroriste de la ville pour protéger les citoyens… mais à quel prix ? Le justicier de Gotham est toujours en prison et, en son absence, c’est à Terry McGinnis de prendre la relève. Mais dans cette ville futuriste dystopique, seul le vrai Batman est conscient des dangers à venir…

Dans un monde où Batman est allé trop loin, le Joker doit sauver Gotham ! Le Joker, ce maniaque, ce tueur, celui que l’on surnomme le Clown Prince du Crime… si Batman, le Chevalier Noir, sombre du côté obscur, pourquoi le Joker ne pourrait-il pas sortir de sa psychose et devenir le Chevalier Blanc ? C’est ce qui arrive après qu’un traitement inédit a guéri le Joker et le fait redevenir Jack Napier : un nouveau candidat à la mairie de Gotham !

OLTRE LA GOTHAM CHE CONOSCI! In dieci anni possono cambiare tantissime cose, specialmente a Gotham! Batman, cioè Bruce Wayne, è da tempo in prigione, ma i criminali infestano ancora le strade della sua città. L’imprenditore Derek Powers ha deciso quindi di potenziare una speciale unità antiterrorismo per consentire ai gothamiti di vivere al sicuro, ma se questo li privasse della libertà? E cosa accadrà quando un nuovo Batman farà all’improvviso la sua comparsa? Sean Murphy, Clay McCormack e il bravissimo disegnatore italiano Simone Di Meo ci riportano nel mondo di Batman: Cavaliere Bianco con due miniserie che omaggiano i personaggi della serie animata Batman: Beyond e rielaborano le origini di uno degli aiutanti per eccellenza del Pipistrello: Red Hood! [VOLUME UNICO. CONTIENE: BATMAN: BEYOND THE WHITE KNIGHT (2022) 1-8, BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: RED HOOD (2022) 1-2]

A reality TV show starring a clone of Jesus Christ causes chaos across the U.S. of the near future in PUNK ROCK JESUS, a new graphic novel written and drawn by the incredible Sean Murphy. J2 causes both outrage and adulation. Religious zealots either love or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation, and members of the scientific community fear the implications of cloning a human being at all, let alone the Son of God. Thomas McKael is the clones''s bodyguard and former IRA operative, who despite his turbulent past is hired to protect the new Jesus--a baby who captivates the world, but grows up to become an angry teenager. When falling ratings force the network to cut Jesus''s mother from the series the young star runs away, renounces his religious heritage and forms a punk rock band. And what starts off as babysitting for Thomas becomes an epic battle, as Jesus goes to war against the corporate media complex that created him.

Il volto di Gotham City è cambiato. Batman è in prigione da tempo e Joker non c’è più. Harley Quinn deve crescere i gemelli che ha avuto con il Principe Pagliaccio del Crimine e la vita da madre single non è facile per lei. Un nuovo serial killer tuttavia sta imperversando in città e Harley potrebbe essere l’unica con le competenze giuste per fermarlo. La dottoressa Harleen Quinzel è davvero pronta a collaborare con le autorità e a trasformarsi… in un’eroina? Katana Collins, Sean Murphy e l’incredibile artista italiano Matteo Scalera ci regalano una storia emozionante dedicata a Harley Quinn che prosegue gli eventi di Batman: Cavaliere Bianco e Batman: La maledizione del Cavaliere Bianco. [VOLUME UNICO. CONTIENE: BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS HARLEY QUINN (2020) 1-6, HARLEY QUINN BLACK + WHITE + RED DIGITAL CHAPTER 6]

UN''INCREDIBILE RILETTURA DEL MITO DI BATMAN! In un mondo familiare ma completamente diverso da quello cui siamo abituati, un terribile avvenimento risalente al diciassettesimo secolo minaccia la vita della Gotham City moderna. Infatti, Joker cerca l''aiuto di Azrael per aiutarlo a rivelare la storia segreta della casata dei Wayne e distruggere Batman! Mentre il Crociato Incappucciato cerca di proteggere Gotham e i propri cari dal pericolo, il mistero è rivelato, in un crescendo che mette di fronte nuovi cattivi e alleati inaspettati... e nessuno sarà al sicuro! Dalla scatenata fantasia di Sean Murphy, qui in versione autore completo, una delle più sorprendenti e interessanti rielaborazioni mai viste del mondo di Batman. [VOLUME UNICO. CONTIENE: CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT 1-8 E BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS VON FREEZE]

In un mondo in cui il Principe Pagliaccio del Crimine è stato guarito dalla follia che lo affliggeva, l''uomo ora noto come Jack Napier intraprende una missione per ricostruire, anche moralmente, Gotham City, la città che una volta aveva terrorizzato. Riconciliatosi con Harley Quinn, partner di lunga data, avvia una campagna per screditare la persona che considera il principale nemico di Gotham: Batman. Inaspettatamente, la crociata svela una storia di corruzione di lunga data all''interno del dipartimento di polizia della città: mentre Napier diventa un eroe cittadino, Batman è sempre più inviso a tutti. Ma in un mondo di bugie, segreti e opportunismi le distinzioni tra messia e nemico diventano sempre più fumose… e il destino di Gotham è a rischio! [CONTIENE: BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT (2017) 1-8]

Die Plot Holes sind die unwahrscheinlichste Heldentruppe des literarischen Multiversums: ein Manga-Cyborg-Samurai, ein gestaltwandelnder Tiger-Barbar, ein altkluges Kid aus einem Zeitungscomic und eine Vampir-Assassinen-Piratin. Angeführt von der mysteriösen Red reisen die Plot Holes in fremde Bücher, um miese Stories aufzupeppen und sie so vor der Vernichtung zu bewahren. Der mittelmäßige Comic-Zeichner Cliff Wieselwitz lebt in einer dieser unrettbaren Geschichten. Doch kurz bevor seine Realität zerstört wird, rekrutiert Red ihn als neuestes Mitglied ihres Teams. Denn am Horizont zeichnet sich eine monumentale Bedrohung ab... »Plot Holes« ist die glühende Liebeserklärung von Allround-Talent Sean Murphy (»Tokyo Ghost«, »Batman: Der weiße Ritter«) an jede Form von Fiktion. Ein atemlos erzählter Trip durch alle Genres, randvoll mit Hommagen, Zitaten und Referenzen, die nicht nur Comic-Fans begeistern.

EIN BATMAN FÜR DIE ZUKUNFT Während der grau gewordene Bruce Wayne hinter Gittern sitzt, wurde Gotham City zum Polizeistaat, in dem der frühere Robin Dick Grayson der Leiter einer Antiterroreinheit ist und eine Armee aus Hightech-Batmen patrouilliert. Doch dann taucht ein neuer Batman auf, dessen Dress mit modernster Technik ausgestattet ist und der sogar fliegen kann! Bruce Wayne bricht aus dem Knast aus, um herauszufinden, wer dieser neue Batman ist, aber auch, um die Fehler geradezubiegen, die er als Dunkler Ritter begangen hat. Auf seinem neuen und vielleicht letzten Kreuzzug spielen die alleinerziehende Mutter Harley Quinn und der tote Joker ebenfalls eine Rolle ... Der mit dem Eisner Award prämierte Superstar Sean Murphy (THE WAKE) setzt seine eigenständige AlternativweltSaga über den Dunklen Ritter fort – und interpretiert diesmal die multimediale Erfolgsstory von Batman of the Future neu! ENTHÄLT: BATMAN: BEYOND THE WHITE KNIGHT 1-8, BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: RED HOOD 1-2

With Bruce Wayne behind bars, a new Batman arrives on the scene. But will he be the last Dark Knight? Gotham Motors CEO Derek Powers has seized control of the Wayne family’s assets, using them to transform the Gotham Terror Oppression unit, and with it, the city it’s supposed to protect! With the crime rate down, only the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, is fully aware of the true danger the city is in. The time has come to destroy the mantle once and for all! Collects Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1-8 and Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood #1-2!

It all ends here! With the future of Gotham City at stake, Bruce Wayne leads an attack on the Wayne-Powers building to take down Blight and his minions once and for all. And with the new Batman, the Robins, and GCPD’s Barbara Gordon at his side, anything seems possible. But not all endings will be happy: Bruce is still an escaped felon, and the FBI is hot on his tail. Could this be the end of Batman? Not if the mysterious Agent Prince has anything to say about it!

From superstar writer/artist Sean Murphy comes the second thrilling chapter in the White Knight saga. After the events of Batman: White Knight, The Joker is behind bars, the Bat-Family has integrated Batman’s mobile arsenal into the GTO, and Harley Quinn has moved on with her life. But unbeknownst to them, the Clown Prince of Crime still has an ace up his sleeve: he knows a dark secret about the Wayne family that threatens to change their legacy! To help even the playing field, The Joker recruits his own avenging angel, Azrael, to carry out this final act of revenge. Will Gotham City burn under the sword of Azrael, and will the Wayne name forever be tainted? This deluxe edition of the acclaimed story collects the entire eight-issue series as well as the Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze one-shot written by Murphy and illustrated by Batman: The Dark Knight Returns inker Klaus Janson, and features a brand-new cover by Murphy.

A lot can change in 10 years, especially in Gotham! Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne, may be behind bars, but the real criminals are still out there. Gotham Motors CEO Derek Powers has seized control of the Wayne family’s assets and is using them to transform the GTO and the city they’ve sworn to protect. Crime is down, but at what cost? A new Batman has emerged in Powers’s city, and only Bruce is fully aware of the dangers to come. It’s time to destroy the mantle for good, but he’ll need one of his forgotten sons’ help to do so. Enter Jason Todd…the first Robin?! In this thrilling sequel to the blockbuster comic book hits Batman: White Knight and Batman: Curse of the White Knight, writer/artist Sean Murphy invites the audience to go beyond the Gotham they know to discover an engrossing new take on the city and its heroes. Welcome to Neo-Gotham and the world of Beyond the White Knight!

The Artist Edition is a 48-page softcover collection of the raw scans of the first 44 pages of Sean Murphy''s The Plot Holes. The Plot Holes tells the story of a squad of fictional warriors who transport themselves into the pages of other books, using their unique skills to save the plots in order to stop them from being destroyed.

In the aftermath of “The Joker War,” Selina Kyle has taken up residence in Alleytown. But when she finds that her old stomping grounds have been taken over by drug-running mobsters, she hatches a plan to take the town back! But unbeknownst to her, she’s being tracked by a terrifying new foe: a hit man in priest’s clothing known only as Father Valley, who carries a bag of bibles around as trophies from each of his victims. Will she be able to loosen the mafia’s stranglehold on her new hometown or become another victim to Father Valley’s sacred oath? Plus, Selina heads to the jungle to steal a diamond from a supervillain auction! Collects Catwoman #14-15 and #22-28.

The cat’s out of the bag! Everyone at Snowflame’s auction is there for the same thing: the list. But what is the market value of a list containing all the intel the world’s greatest crime-fighters have on super-villains? And who exactly is on the list? You’ll have to ask Catwoman to find out.

Even Catwoman needs a break from the city sometimes! Featuring a story by Eisner Award winner Sean Murphy (Batman: White Knight) and the DC debut of co-writer Blake Northcott (Vampirella), join Catwoman on this two-part story as she leaves for the jungle to blow off some steam in the best way she knows how…stealing the world’s largest diamond from an annual super-secret supervillain auction, of course!

Collecting the Eisner Award-nominated series in Deluxe Edition format! Batman: White Knight follows the transformation of The Joker into a sane citizen of Gotham City known as Jack Napier. After reconciling with his long-suffering partner, Harley Quinn, he sets in motion a carefully plotted campaign to discredit the one person whom he views as Gotham City''s true enemy: Batman. Napier''s crusade exposes a decades-long history of corruption within the Gotham City Police Department and transforms him into a city councilman and civic hero. But when the sins of his past return to threaten everything that he has accomplished, the distinctions between savior and destroyer begin to break down for both The Joker and Batman alike-and with them, any hope for Gotham''s future. Collecting the acclaimed eight-issue miniseries, plus extras including sketches, designs, and Sean Murphy''s original inked pages, and a brand-new cover by Murphy!

DER WEISSE RITTER SCHLÄGT ZURÜCK Batmans brutaler Kreuzzug gegen das Böse wird plötzlich eine Gefahr für die Bürger von Gotham City. Angeblich kann nur einer die Stadt vor dem rücksichtlosen Wüten des Dunklen Ritters retten: Jack Napier, besser bekannt als der Joker! Mit Harley Quinn an seiner Seite wird der vom Wahnsinn geheilte Clownprinz des Verbrechens zu Gothams Weißem Ritter... Unter dem Black Label präsentieren Top-Künstler atemberaubende, eigenständige Geschichten – ganz in der Tradition von BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE. Da diese Erzählungen unabhängig von den Ereignissen anderer Storys sind, eignen sie sich besonders gut für Neueinsteiger oder Gelegenheitsleser. In BATMAN: DER WEISSE RITTER stellt der preisgekrönte Autor und Zeichner Sean Murphy (THE WAKE, AMERICAN VAMPIRE) die Batman-Mythologie auf den Kopf.

The GTO struggles to forgive Batman for his behavior on the tails of tragedy, but a promising path forward comes into focus when he uncovers a monumental clue about the mystery of Gotham’s ancestral curse. It may prove too little too late, as Azrael breaks free of Ruth’s mandate and unleashes a radical new reign of terror over the city and its competing super-criminals.

The world of Batman: White Knight expands with this standalone tale! On the night of Bruce Wayne’s traumatic birth, Victor Fries must intervene to save the lives of Martha Wayne and the future Batman. As the evening unfolds, Victor distracts Thomas with the incredible tale of his own father figures-one a Nazi, the other a Jew-and their complex connection to Wayne Laboratories. As the Third Reich roars into power, the deep friendship and working relationship between the Baron von Fries and his research partner, Jacob Smithstein, is in crisis. Ordered by Himmler to speed development of their cryotechnology in service of world domination, Smithstein is forced to go into hiding and compromise his moral code in order to save his wife and infant daughter, Nora, from persecution and certain death. When the S.S. ramps up surveillance over the project, young Victor begins to question his father’s true allegiance. Both families are driven toward an impossible choice and a sinister standoff, and Victor makes a pact with Smithstein that will ripple through generations.

After a shocking tragedy strikes the Bat-Family and Montoya takes the reins, Babs defies the GTO and goes rogue in the hunt for Azrael. When her new methods prove almost too effective, Batman intervenes-leaving Harley to her own devices in the wake of her own emergency.

In this explosive sequel to the critically acclaimed blockbuster BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT from writer/artist Sean Murphy, The Joker recruits Azrael to help him expose a shocking secret from the Wayne family’s legacy—and to run Gotham City into the ground! As Batman rushes to protect the city and his loved ones from danger, the mystery of his ancestry unravels, dealing a devastating blow to the Dark Knight. Exciting new villains and unexpected allies will clash in this unforgettable chapter of the White Knight saga—and the truth about the blood they shed will shake Gotham to its core!

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