Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52)

Author: Geoff Johns
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1401237886
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a world where inexperienced superheroes operate under a cloud of suspicion from the public, loner vigilante Batman has stumbled upon a dark evil that threatens to destroy the earth as we know it. Now, faced with a threat far beyond anything he can handle on his own, the Dark Knight must trust an alien, a scarlet speedster, an accidental teenage hero, a space cop, an Amazon Princess and an undersea monarch. Will this combination of Superman, The Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Aquaman be able to put aside their differences and come together to save the world? Or will they destroy each other first? As a part of the monumental DC Comics' The New 52 event, comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim Lee bring you an all-new origin story for the Justice League! This powerhouse creative team re-imagines the classic heroes of the DC Universe for the 21st century. This volume collects issues #1-6 of Justice League. This indelible recasting of the World’s Greatest Heroes has only grown in stature as the years have worn on, with fans everywhere gaining a greater and greater appreciation for this masterwork in the genre. Justice League Vol. 1: Origin has come to be emblematic of the word “Essential”.

Justice League Vol. 1: Origin

Author: Geoff Johns
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN: 140123870X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim Lee bring you an all-new origin story for the Justice League! In a world where inexperienced superheroes operate under a cloud of suspicion from the public, loner vigilante Batman has stumbled upon a dark evil that threatens to destroy the earth as we know it. Now, faced with a threat far beyond anything he can handle on his own, the Dark Knight must trust an alien, a scarlet speedster, an accidental teenage hero, a space cop, an Amazon Princess and an undersea monarch. Will this combination of Superman, The Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Aquaman be able to put aside their differences and come together to save the world? Or will they destroy each other first? In one of the most game-changing titles in comic industry history, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee re-imagine the classic heroes of the DC Universe for the 21st century.

Justice League (2018-) #14

Author: James Tynion IV
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
LetÕs take a trip to ÒHawkworldÓ in part one of a new Totality-related storyline! Martian Manhunter, John Stewart and Hawkgirl avoided ÒDrowned EarthÓ with a detour to Thanagar-Prime: JÕonn looks to tap into the ancient Martian mental database, GL struggles while practicing his new UV powers, and Kendra searches for answers about her connection to the Totality.

Shazam! Vol. 1

Author: Geoff Johns
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN: 1401247369
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 197

Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller! Young orphan Billy Batson has bounced from foster home to foster home, but he's far from the ideal child. Brash and rude, Billy is a troubled teen who just can't seem to find a calling. But after a fateful night on a subway car, that all will change. Brought to the feet of the magical wizard Shazam at the Rock of Eternity, Billy is imbued with powers beyond any mortal man. By shouting the wizard's name-Shazam!-the young teen is mystically transformed into the powerhouse known as Captain Marvel! Now given abilities that make him Earth's Mightiest Mortal at the utterance of a simple phrase, will Billy make the right choices and do what it takes to become a hero? Or will he succumb to the poor choices of youth-and the villainous Black Adam! Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, the team behind the New York Times #1 best-selling graphic novel BATMAN: EARTH ONE, unite to re-invent Captain Marvel as a part of DC Comics-The New 52. Collected here for the first time ever is the series of backups that ran in the pages of Johns' critically acclaimed JUSTICE LEAGUE. Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #0, #21 and stories from JUSTICE LEAGUE #7-11, #14-16, #18-20.

Justice League Vol. 4: The Grid (The New 52)

Author: Geoff Johns
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1401250084
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The event that the New 52 has been building towards since the beginning! #1 New York Times best-selling writer Geoff Johns (GREEN LANTERN, BATMAN: EARTH ONE) brings together almost two years of plot threads for an epic tale that will forever change the shape of the DC Universe. When the three Justice Leagues go to war with one another, who's side will everyone be on? Allies will be born, friends will become enemies and the DC Universe will never be the same. This volume collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #18-23.

Justice League

Author: Geoff Johns
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781401259990
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Justice League: Origin. It's the dawn of a new age. Super heroes--like Superman in Metropolis and Gotham's mysterious Batman--are new and frightening to the world at large. But when a series of strange attacks unleashes an otherworldly threat on Earth, these heroes will have to stand together ... if they can stand each other! Superman. Batman. Wonder Woman. Green Lantern. Flash. Aquaman. Cyborg. Though young and inexperienced, brash and overconfident, each one alone is a powerful force in the battle of good against evil. Together, they may be the only thing on Earth that can stop the alien warlord Darkseid from claiming our planet as his own. Together ... they will become the Justice League!"--

Justice League (2016-) #33

Author: Joshua Williamson
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
ÒBATS OUT OF HELLÓ finale! itÕs the Justice League versus the Dark Knights! FIGHT! The Dark Knights have taken a fallen Justice League to the frightening castle of [REDACTED] inside the possessed Gotham City, where they will be prepared as a sacrifice! The Justice LeagueÕs only hope is Cyborg, whose return from the Dark Multiverse has changed him forever!

Batman (2016-) #61

Author: Tom King
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
The Eisner-winning creative team behind MISTER MIRACLE is back together as artist Mitch Gerads rejoins the Bat team for a special issue! Professor Pyg is loose in Gotham, and you know that means things are going to get weirdÉand bloody!

Graphic Novels

Author: Michael Pawuk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440851360
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 758

Book Description
Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.

Catwoman (2018-) #6

Author: Joelle Jones
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
Selina's forced into a seriously sinister Sopranos-style sit-down! While the cops continue to hunt her for a murder she didn't commit, Catwoman's forced to take a meeting with secretive crime boss Mrs. Creel. Here's the pitch: work for us or die! Selina counters with some blackmail of her own, but the offer fails to blow away Creel and her meta-crew. That leads to a breakneck chase that drives Catwoman right into the crosshairs of the local authorities.