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Daniel Intro story by Robert Venditti, Scott Kolins and Gabe Eltaeb 2900 West Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA 25 Essential Graphic Novels DC Rebirth Modern Classics Batman Superman Wonder Woman Justice League The Flash Green Lantern Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad From Page to Screen Vertigo Young Animal MAD DC Super Hero Girls DC Collectibles DC Comics Suggested Reading Order DC Comics Selected Backlist Vertigo Suggested Reading Order Ordering Information GRAPHIC NOVELS 25 ESSENTIAL GRAPHIC N ES) THE GREATEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF ALL TIME One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN is considered a gateway title to the entire graphic storytelling medium. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal story is the benchmark against which all other graphic novels and comic books are judged. A murder mystery turned nationwide conspiracy, WATCHMEN examines the lives of the eponymous superhero team as they seem to decay alongside the ever-darkening America around them. Rorschach, Nite Owl, the Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias reunite to investigate who’s behind a teammate’s murder, but find that the truth may be even more grim than the world they seek to protect. “A WORK OF RUTHLESS PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM, IT'S A LANDMARK IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL MEDIUM. IT WOULD BE A MASTERPIECE IN ANY.” -TIME, TIMES 100 BEST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NOVELS FROM 1923 TO THE PRESENT “REMARKABLE. THE WOULD-BE HEROES OF WATCHMEN HAVE STAGGERINGLY COMPLEX PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “DARK, VIOLENT ANO BLACKLY FUNNY, WATCHMEN Is A comic BOOK LIKE NO OTHER. CIT 1S] THE CRIME AND PUNISHMENT OF GRAPHIC NOVELS.” -LONDON TIMES WATCHMEN Writer: Alan Moore | Artist: Dave Gibbons | ISBN: 978-1-4012-4525-2 | Diamond Code: FEB140265 | Price: $19.99 US/$23.99 CAN | Format: TP BATMAN: THE KILLING n this groundbreaking work, Moore weaves together a twisted tale of insanity and human perseverance featuring Batman’s greatest foe, the Joker. Looking to prove that any man can be pushed past his breaking point into madness, the Joker attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon insane. Refusing to give up even after suffering a tremendous personal tragedy, Gordon struggles to maintain his sanity with the help of Batman in a desperate effort to best the madman. With art by Brian Bolland, one of comics’ best illustrators, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE remains DC’s best-selling graphic novel more “Tloved THE KILLING JOKE... ite. It’s the than 25 years after its inception. thsvctmaie Lvs ever loved.” Aim Burton aN ve “EASILY THE GREATEST JOKER Nal "9 fae STORY EVER TOLD, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE Is ALSO ONE OF ALAN MOORE'S FINEST WORKS. IF YOU'VE READ IT BEFORE, GO BACK AND READ IT AGAIN. YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF.” -IGN “I LOVED THE KILLING JOKE. IT’S MY FAVORITE, IT'S THE FIRST COMIC I EVER LOVED.” -TIM BURTON BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE Writer: Alan Moore | Artist: Brian Bolland | ISBN: 978-1-4012-1667-2 | Diamond Code: NOV150279 | Price: $17.99/$20.99 CAN | Format: HC BAIMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS “CHANGED THE COURSE OF COMICS.” —ROLLING STONE “REVISIONIST POP EPIC.” -SPIN Ten years after an aging Batman has retired, Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, when his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelley, a teenage female Robin, Batman must take back the streets. But for a man his age, a return to a life of crime-fighting is not easy. After facing off against two of his greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, a haggard Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive. Hailed as a comics masterpiece, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is Frank Miller’s (300 and Sin City) reinvention of Gotham’s legendary WITTIW YNVHS AG NOILONGOMLNT ATTHVA NNAT PUB NOSNVF SNVIY 434 YITTIW YNVES NOILIGA AUVSUIAINNY W108 2 SNYNLIY LHOINM NYVO FHL “NVWLVE protector. It remains one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, with its echoes felt af in all media forms of DC storytelling. BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Writer: Frank Miller | Artist: Frank Miller | ISBN: 978-1-4012-6311-9 | Diamond Code: NOV118095 | Price: $19.99/$23.99 CAN | Format: TP THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES In THE SANDMAN VOLUME 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his seventy-year The New. York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman’s transcendent series THE SANDMAN is often labeled as not only the definitive Vertigo title, but also as one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power to reclaim his reign. The New York Times Best-Selling Author of and POA NOMAN. Gaiman, a celebrated storyteller and award- winning creator the world over, has forged an incredible legacy with this groundbreaking saga, the ripples of which are still felt today. sie stone.I got it Se ALL back?.. Ha) Bacal a, “NEIL GAIMAN'S LONG-RUNNING SERIES MADE COOL comics FANTASTICAL AND FANTASTICAL comics CooL. THE SANDMAN IS A MODERN MYTH, AS WELL AS A PRECIS ON WHY THE STORIES WE TELL MATTER SO MUCH.” - PLAYBOY THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES Writer: Neil Gaiman | Artists: Sam Kieth, Malcolm Jones III & Mike Dringenberg | ISBN: 978-1-4012-2575-9 | Diamond Code: JUL100259 Price: $19.99/$23.99 CAN | Format: TP |