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Hardcover Graphic Novels (For the Week of February 19, 2012)

February 13th, 2012 | Posted in The New York Times Bestsellers

1. Batman & Robin: Dark Knight, White Knight

Batman & Robin: Dark Knight, White Knight
  • Author :Various
  • Release Date :January 31, 2012
  • The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder face multiple threats and villains new and old, including the mysterious White Knight, the villain Absence and the renegade Robin of the past, Jason Todd–in stories written by creators Paul Cornell (ACTION COMICS, “Doctor Who”), Pete Tomasi (GREEN LANTERN CORPS, NIGHTWING) and Judd Winick (BRIGHTEST DAY: GENERATION LOST, BATMAN)ReadMore

    2 – 10 Books

    Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1: Golden Dawn (Deluxe Edition)Fear ItselfThe Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. 1Batman: Through the Looking Glass (Batman (DC Comics Hardcover))Batman: The Black MirrorHabibiSpider-Man: Spider-IslandAnnotated Sandman Vol. 1Batman: Noel

    2. Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1: Golden Dawn (Deluxe Edition)

    Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1: Golden Dawn (Deluxe Edition)
  • Author :David Finch
  • Release Date :January 10, 2012
  • Delving into the more supernatural and esoteric areas of Gotham City, the 6-part storyline explores the horrific murder of one ofBruce Wayne’s childhood friends…and the terrible ramifications the brutal crime has on Batman’s life.ReadMore

    3. Fear Itself

    Fear Itself
  • Author :Matt Fraction
  • Release Date :January 18, 2012
  • In this time of global anxiety, economic turmoil and mass hysteria, Sin, the new Red Skull, has made an awesome discovery – a revelation that will divide father and son, turn friend against friend and herald the rise of Fear personified. Who is the Serpent? As Odin and the Asgardians leave the Earth to fend for itself, the Avengers and the world’s remaining heroes battle the unstoppable tide of terror! And then – the Serpent’s Hammers fall! Who shall rise up and join the Serpent as the Worthy, living avatars of his evil? And how can the Avengers respond…to fear itself? Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen bring fans the biggest Marvel event since CIVIL WAR! Collecting FEAR ITSELF: BOOK OF THE SKULL and FEAR ITSELF #1-7.ReadMore

    4. The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. 1

    The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. 1
  • Author :Brian Holguin
  • Release Date :January 3, 2012
  • Part one of a three-part graphic novel series delving into the origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelflings, the world of Thra and the Dark Crystal itself. Spanning a time period from thousands of years ago to right up to the start of the original film, this graphic novel epic will tell the definitive origin of Dark Crystal, under the supervision of The Jim Henson Company and The Dark Crystal concept designer Brian Froud.ReadMore

    5. Batman: Through the Looking Glass (Batman (DC Comics Hardcover))

    Batman: Through the Looking Glass (Batman (DC Comics Hardcover))
  • Author :Bruce Jones
  • Release Date :January 17, 2012
  • In this original graphic novel, Batman meets his foe The Mad Hatter for the very first time – landing The Dark Knight in a Won-derland he could never have imagined, hot on the heels of a white rabbit. But is this strange place real, or a hallucination? Robinand Alfred have to believe he’s deep in delirium – but if that’s the case, how does he manage to resolve several mysteries that have plagued Gotham City for decades.

    This fantastic tale is spun by renowned comics writer Bruce Jones (THE INCREDIBLE HULK) with surreal art by Sam Kieth(THE MAXX, BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM – MADNESS, LOBO).

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    6. Batman: The Black Mirror

    Batman: The Black Mirror
  • Author :Scott Snyder
  • Release Date :November 29, 2011
  • A NEW YORK TIMES #1 Bestseller and Amazon Best Book of 2011

    In “The Black Mirror,” a series of brutal murders pushes Batman’s detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City’s oldest evils. Helpless and trapped in the deadly Mirror House, Batman must fight for his life against one of Gotham City’s oldest and most powerful evils!

    Then, in a second story called “Hungry City,” the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City’s foremost banks. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring Batman face-to-face with the new, terrifying faces of organized crime in Gotham.

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    7. Habibi

    Habibi
  • Author :Craig Thompson
  • Release Date :September 20, 2011
  • From the internationally acclaimed author of Blankets (“A triumph for the genre.”Library Journal), a highly anticipated new graphic novel.
     
    Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them. We follow them as their lives unfold together and apart; as they struggle to make a place for themselves in a world (not unlike our own) fueled by fear, lust, and greed; and as they discover the extraordinary depth—and frailty—of their connection.
     
    At once contemporary and timeless, Habibi gives us a love story of astounding resonance: a parable about our relationship to the natural world, the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, the common heritage of Christianity and Islam, and, most potently, the magic of storytelling.ReadMore

    8. Spider-Man: Spider-Island

    Spider-Man: Spider-Island
  • Author :Rick Remender
  • Release Date :January 25, 2012
  • Start Webbing The News! New York City becomes Infested–and eight million people are plagued! Normal people are getting Spider-Powers! But not all of them realize that with great power must also come…you know the rest. Okay, sure we often say Peter Parker’s life will never be the same. But listen, pal, we’ve never been more serious. This will change everything for Pete, for Spidey…and possibly for YOU! Look at it this way…if EVERYONE’S a Spider-Man…then no one is. As the brilliantly fearsome Jackal rises from the past and begins organizing an army of spider-powered soldiers, how can the heroes of NYC hope to contain millons of wall-crawling New Yorkers? Plus: A dangerous new role for Venom. And, nearly 50 years in the making, the story which MUST BE READ: J. Jonah Jameson: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAYOR!
    COLLECTING:
    Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #666-673, VENOM (2011) #6-8, SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY FOES, material from SPIDER-ISLAND,SPOTLIGHT and the INFESTED prologues from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #659-660 and #662-665.ReadMore

    9. Annotated Sandman Vol. 1

    Annotated Sandman Vol. 1
  • Author :Neil Gaiman
  • Release Date :January 10, 2012
  • Meet the Endless, a family of immortals that govern all aspects of life and death throughout the universe. However, one of theirown lays captured–Dream, the Lord of Sleep. As Dream makes his escape and returns to his duties after 70 years of imprison-ment, he encounters countless characters from myth, legend and comics, from Lucifer himself to the tragic Greek hero Orpheusto the HELLBLAZER John Constantine.

    New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman’s transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo titleand one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyondlife and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision.

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    10. Batman: Noel

    Batman: Noel
  • Author :Lee Bermejo
  • Release Date :November 8, 2011
  • #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller

    Inspired by Charles Dickens’ immortal classic A Christmas Carol, BATMAN: NOEL features different interpretations of The Dark Knight, along with his enemies and allies, in different eras.

    Along the way, Batman must come to terms with his past, present and future as he battles villains from the campy 1960s to dark and brooding menaces of today, while exploring what it means to be the hero that he is. Members of Batman’s supporting cast enact roles analogous to those from A Christmas Carol, with Robin, Catwoman, Superman, The Joker and more playing roles that will be familiar to anyone who knows Dickens’ original holiday tale.

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