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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010

BATMAN TITLES FOR MAY

BATMAN: THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #1-2

Written by Grant Morrison, art by Chris Sprouse and Frazer Irving, covers by Andy Kubert, variant covers by Sprouse and Irving.

Morrison tackles his most ambitious project to date with The Return of Bruce Wayne, a special six-part series that chronicles the return of the original man behind Batman's cape and cowl! Each issue spans a different era of time and features the dynamic artwork of one of today's artistic juggernauts, starting with Chris Sprouse on the extra-sized issue #1 and Frazer Irving on the 40-page issue #2!

48 pages and 40 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 12 and May 26.

BATMAN AND ROBIN #12

Written by Grant Morrison, art by Andy Clarke and Scott Hanna, covers by Frank Quitely and Clarke.

All is revealed in this final installment of "Batman vs. Robin" -- the identity of the Domino Killer, the terrifying secret of the dominoes, and the shocking truth behind El Penitente! All of this, plus the surprising return of a fanfavorite character!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 5.

BATMAN #699

Written by Tony Daniel, art by Guillem March, cover by Daniel.

Only one month until Batman #700! As the anniversary issue nears, Dick Grayson's life as the Dark Knight inches dangerously closer to the edge! With the Falcone crime family and The Riddler creating havoc in Gotham City, Batman is completely occupied with no idea what shocking surprise awaits him in the near future!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 12.

DETECTIVE COMICS #865

Written by David Hine, co-feature written by Greg Rucka, art by Jeremy Haun, co-feature art by Cully Hamner, cover by Cliff Chiang.

Batman spends the night in the bowels of Arkham Asylum attempting to uncover its mysteries. Plus, the horrifying fate of Black Mask is at last revealed! In the co-feature, The Question discovers the shocking true identity of the man responsible for the human trafficking and gunrunning.

40 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 26.

BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #12

Written by Paul Dini, co-feature written by Marc Andreyko, art by Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs, co-feature art by Jeremy Haun, cover by Nguyen.

Batman deals with the aftermath of Zsasz's crime wave when a new threat walks upon Gotham City's stage! And in the co-feature, an enemy Kate made in both the courtroom and on the streets of Gotham has decided to make his fight a little more personal…

40 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 19.

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #12

Written by Paul Dini, art and cover by Guillem March.

Poison Ivy's new job as a research technician may have her working undercover, but that doesn't mean a new threat to Gotham City will stay secret! Dr. Pamela Isley is spotlighted in this special issue.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 26.

AZRAEL #8

Written by Fabian Nicieza, art by Ramon Bachs and John Stanisci, cover by Francesco Mattina.

Azrael follows a deadly series of attacks on Order of Purity members to Europe where he confronts members of a cult who escaped Gotham City in the 2009 Bat-family Annuals. To learn secrets behind his cursed uniform, will Azrael be forced to act as the host for the resurrected Eighth Deadly Sin of Man?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 19.

BATGIRL #10

Written by Bryan Q. Miller, art by Lee Garbett and Trevor Scott, cover by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau.

In "The Flood" part 2 of 4, the Calculator plans to exact his revenge on Oracle by first unleashing a nanovirus upon the citizens of Gotham City that will turn them into mindless techno-zombies! The next step in his plan? Killing everyone close to her -- including Batgirl!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 12.

OUTSIDERS #30

Written by Dan DiDio, art by Philip Tan and Jonathan Glapion, cover by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau.

Due to their alliance with New Krypton, the Outsiders are "enemies of the world," and with Alfred unable to help, Black Lightning and team must turn to an unlikely source for aid in returning back into the United States. But the dangers there may be greater than the ones they face now.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 19.

RED ROBIN #12

Written by Christopher Yost, art and cover by Marcus To and Ray McCarthy.

Every single moment of the last year has led to this fight between Red Robin and Ra's al Ghul. Who has Ra's been talking to all this time in the shadows? Why was Lucius Fox so desperate to find Tim Drake? And why was Tim so certain that Bruce Wayne is alive in issue #1? All questions are answered.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 5.

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #44

Written by Kevin VanHook, art and cover by Tom Mandrake.

"Batman vs. the Undead" begins here! When Doctor Herbert Combs escapes from Arkham Asylum, he travels to New Orleans in an attempt to once again raise the dead. The only ones who can stop him are Dimeter -- a vampire with a score to settle -- and The Dark Knight. Can Batman join this creature of the night in order to stop Combs' mad plan?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 5.




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