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Novels Spring 2020 Catalog GRAPHIC NOVELS SPRING 2020 CATALOG DC-Adult-Catalog_Spring2020_COVERS.indd 1-2 1/13/20 2:14 PM ORDER INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS DC Comics titles are distributed to the book trade by Penguin BOOK Random House Publisher Services and are eligible for cooperative Black Label 1 advertising and free freight. Please contact the Penguin Random Watchmen 4 TRADE House sales representative in your region. Wonder Woman 6 UNITED STATES CANADA Random House Customer Service Penguin Random House of Canada Limited Superman 10 400 Hahn Road Mississauga Distribution Centre (Random House) 6971 Westminster, MD 21157 Columbus Road, Mississauga, ON L5T 1K1 Batman 12 To order by phone or for customer service: To order by phone or for customer service: 1-800-733-3000 +1-416-364-4449 Harley Quinn 14 Available daily 8:30AM to 5:00PM EST 8:30AM to 5:00PM EST (Monday through Friday) (Eastern and Central Accounts) Canadian Telebook I.D. 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The birth of legendary antihero Harley Quinn and the shocking origins of her twisted romance with The Joker are revealed in Harleen, a stunning new tale of love and obsession written and illustrated by renowned comics storyteller Stjepan Šejic- (Aquaman: Underworld, Sunstone). Collects Harleen #1-3. For ages 17+ - “...Stjepan Šejic at his absolute best.” –comicbook.com “This is the Harley Quinn story I want to read and the one that we, as thoughtful readers, deserve.” –Comics Beat “A must-read for every fan of Harley Quinn.” –Kabooooom! DIANA: PRINCESSHARLEEN OF THE AMAZONS v - Shannon HaleStjepan and Dean Sejic Hale | 9781779501110 | Victoria Ying | |HC TR | |$29.99 9781401286200 | Ages 17+ | |$9.99 2/11/2020 | on sale now 2 Twenty years in the future, Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum. Young. Sane. And...he’s never been Batman. From the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the team that reinvented Batman from the emotional depths of Batman: The Court of Owls to the epic power of Dark Nights: Metal, DC Black Label is proud to present what could be the last Batman story ever told... Collects Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1-3. BATMAN:GREEN LAST LANTERN: KNIGHT LEGACY ON EARTH Scott SnyderMinh | LêGreg | Andie Capullo Tong | 9781401294960 | TR |9781401283551 | HC | $29.99| $9.99 | |Ages on sale 17+ now | 4/7/2020 3 A world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history. Watchmen—now a hit HBO original series— is a groundbreaking graphic novel from award-winning author Alan Moore. In an alternate world, the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the Cold War is in full effect. Watchmen begins as a murder mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, an unlikely group of reunited heroes—Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan, and Ozymandias—have to test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons created Watchmen and changed the course of comics history, essentially remaking how popular culture perceived the medium. “A work of ruthless psychological realism, it’s a landmark in the graphic novel medium.” –Time Magazine “Groundbreaking.” –USA Today DIANA: PRINCESSWATCHMEN OF THE AMAZONS ShannonAlan Hale Moore and Dean | Dave Hale Gibbons | Victoria | 9781779501127 Ying | TR | 9781401286200 | TR | $24.99 | $9.99ON SALE | on NOW sale now 4 NOTHING EVER REALLY ENDS... The world of Watchmen collides with the DC Universe in the most shocking story in DC history! Presented by master storytellers Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. As the Doomsday Clock ticks toward midnight, the DC Universe will encounter its greatest threat: Dr. Manhattan. Nothing is hidden from Manhattan, and the secrets of the past, present, and future will leave ramifications on our heroes, lives forever. Collects Doomsday Clock #1-6. DOOMSDAY CLOCK PT. 1 Geoff Johns | Gary Frank | 9781779501202 | HC | $24.99 | ON SALE NOW The epic conclusion to the critically acclaimed sequel to Watchmen by the renowned team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank. The truth behind DC Universe: Rebirth is revealed, and the final fate of the DC Universe is decided in a confrontation between Superman and Dr. Manhattan! Geoff Johns and Gary Frank raise the stakes with a level of sophistication and depth seldom seen in comics while seamlessly blending their story with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s revolutionary tale Watchmen. Collects Doomsday Clock #7-12. DOOMSDAY CLOCK PT. 2 Geoff Johns | Gary Frank | 9781779501189 | HC | $24.99 | 5/12/2020 5 A new era of Wonder Woman begins as New York Times bestselling writer G. Willow Wilson returns to DC! War. For humankind, it is the oldest and deadliest enemy there is. And for Diana of Themyscira, the same is true...almost. Because to the Amazon Princess, war is not just an impersonal force of destruction. War is a god. A god named Ares. Resurrected after years of oblivion, this young god has emerged once more to shake the world to its very foundations. Can Diana reform Ares’s wicked ways? Or will she and everyone she cares about learn the hard way that there’s no such thing as a just war? Collects Wonder Woman #58-65. “Wilson’s Wonder Woman manages to be both steeped in mythology and relevant to today.” –Vogue “The most prominent female superhero in the canon.” –New York Times WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1: THE JUST WAR G. Willow Wilson | Cary Nord | 9781779501660 | HC | $24.99 | On Sale Now 6 Wonder Woman’s mother is missing, and so is Aphrodite’s child! Together, Amazon and goddess will turn the world upside down to find them...but they must fight a pack of wayward Titans first and convince Diana’s foe Dr. Doris Zuel, a.k.a. Giganta, to join the fight. After Steve Trevor joins to support Diana and Aphrodite and they find Aphrodite’s missing child, who might know the secret to reunite Wonder Woman with her long-lost family and home on Paradise Island... will Diana and her compatriots be able to survive the journey through the broken realm? WONDER WOMAN VOL. 2: LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD G. Willow Wilson | Cary Nord | 9781779500403 | HC | $24.99 | 4/7/2020 Wonder Woman’s journey through the broken realm has reached its end–but who waits for her there? And what exactly created this land between dimensions in the first place? The answer will shock Diana and provide the missing piece of a puzzle that’s defined her entire life! But in the wake of Ares’s escape from his prison, who among the Amazons could possibly change the course of history? Only one: Diana’s long-lost aunt, Antiope! Plus, Lex Luthor visits fellow Legion of Doom member Cheetah and gives her everything she needs to slake her thirst with Diana’s blood... once and for all! Collects issues #74-81 from “Year of the Villain -- Evil Unleashed.” WONDER WOMAN VOL. 3: RETURN OF THE AMAZONS G. Willow Wilson | 9781779502537| HC | $24.99 | 6/16/2020 7 Wonder Woman sets off in search of her lost love, but not before facing off against the deadly Cheetah! Joining Wonder Woman on her search for Steve Trevor is none other than his commanding officer Etta Candy! Together they embark on a daring adventure, showing the lengths Wonder Woman will go to for her love, Steve Trevor.
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