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Batman (1940-2011) ($1.99 each) #1-25 The first 25 issues of Batman's titular book in all their Golden Age glory from March of 1940 through September of 1944 (title was a quarterly back in those days). #159, #210, #251, #252, #255, #256, #291, #324, #392 Various Silver and Bronze Age issues released digitally as part of a Joker 101 sale, including the iconic “Joker's Five Way Revenge” from 1973 that helped reinvent the Clown Prince of Crime for the time, Catwoman 101 sale and as supporting issues based around a Retro release of…
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Part two of this series looks at the rest of the Super Family and other Limited Series, minis, and maxi-series starting Superman. Same Day and Date: Superboy (2011-) #1-4 ($1.99 each a month after initial release) Supergirl (2011-) #1-4 ($1.99 each a month after initial release) Back Issues: Adventure Comics #4, 7-10 ($2.99 each) #5, Special Featuring The Guardian ($1.99 each) From 2009-2011, DC relaunched the legendary title, Adventure Comics, as a Superman Family tie-in and it would feature Superboy and The Legion of Super-Heroes, whom were the main features…
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This is the first in a series to catch up on what else can be found in the DC Digital Store, besides the weekly dosage of TBU related titles, through the end of 2011. Because of the sheer amount of stuff that is available now, I’ve decided to break this up into various character families and eventually I’ll get to the other DC owned imprints you can find either in the DC store, or over at the Comixology.com store. And we shall begin with the Big…
Tags: action comics, adam kubert, adventures of superman, alan moore, bizarro, brainiac, brian azzarello, captain atom, clark kent, daily planet, dc comics, dc one million, dwayne mcduffie, emperor joker, fabian nicieza, general zod, geoff johns, gerry conway, infinite crisis, j michael straczynski, jim lee, jimmy olsen, jon bogdanove, kara zor-el, kurt busiek, lex luthor, louise simonson, martin pasko, marv wolfman, paul cornell, richard donner, supergirl, superman, vandal savage
Batgirl (2009-2011) #15-24 ($1.99 each) The rest of Brian Q. Miller’s run with Stephanie Brown’s Batgirl. Includes the Lesson story arc and features many guest appearances from Damian to Supergirl to Squire. Batgirl (2011-) #2 ($2.99) Second issue of the new status quo, and Barbara meets The Mirror, and finds out his agenda. Batman and Robin (2011-) #2 ($2.99) “Nobody” pays Gotham and Bruce a visit, and Bruce buys a dog. Batman: Arkham City Digital Exclusive Chapter #7…
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All-Star Western (2011-) #1 ($3.99) Jonah Hex’s travels take him to Gotham City in this first issue of the relaunched All-Star Western. Batgirl (2009-2011) #1-6 ($1.99 each) The first six issues of Bryan Q. Miller’s run of the Stephanie Brown Batgirl title. Batman and the Outsiders #11-14, Batman and the Outsiders Special #1, The Outsiders #17-20 ($1.99 each except for the Special which is $2.99) Takes the Outsiders story through Batman RIP, to Batman Reborn. Batman: Gotham Knights…
Tags: all-star western, ariana, arkham asylum, batgirl, batman, batman and the outsiders, batman: gotham knights, batman: knightfall, batman: rip, batman: shadow of the bat, batman: the dark knight, birds of prey, bruce wayne, bryan q miller, catwoman, checkmate, david finch, dc comics, dc one million, flashpoint, gotham city, grant morrison, huntress, jla, joker, jonah hex, justice league dark, justice league of america, kurt busiek, lady blackhawk, marc andreyko, nightwing, paul jenkins, robin, roy ramond jr, showcase, slyfox, spoiler, stephanie brown, superman, superman/batman, teen titans, the outsiders, tim drake, toyman, two-face
Batgirl (2008) #1-6 ($1.99 each) 2008’s Adam Beechen penned Cassandra Cain Batgirl mini-series as Cass goes after her father. Batman #713 ($1.99), Batman (2011-) #1 ($2.99) HOLY PERFECT TIMING BATMAN! August of 2011’s finale to the first volume of Batman’s titular title, freshly legally digitized the same day as the “New 52” era first issue of Batman, written by Scott Synder. Batman #1,000,000, Robin #1,000,000, Young Justice #1000000 ($1.99 each) Continuing the DC One Million epic Bat Universe pieces.
Tags: adam beechen, alan davis, artemis, barry kitson, batgirl, batman, batman and the outsiders, batman: gotham knights, batman: knightquest, batman: shadow of the bat, birds of prey, black canary, brian augustyn, cassandra cain, catwoman, checkmate, chuck dixon, cullen bunn, dc comics, dc one million, dick dillin, dick giordano, dick grayson, donna troy, elseworlds, gail simone, gardner fox, george perez, gerry conway, gotham city, grant morrison, guillem march, haly's circus, jason todd, jean paul valley, jla, jla: classified, jla: year one, jm dematteis, judd winick, justice league, justice league international, justice league of america, justice league of america: omega, justice league: the nail, justice society of america, keith giffen, kurt busiek, len wein, mark waid, nightwing, red hood and the outlaws, red robin, robin, roy harper, scott beatty, scott snyder, starfire, superman/batman, teen titans, the brave and the bold, tim drake, tiny titans, young justice
Batman Volume 1 #712 ($1.99) The final issue of Tony Daniel's run on the title. Batman and Robin Volume 2 #1 ($2.99) The start of Damian Wayne being Bruce’s Robin and Bruce makes a revaluation of how to take on The Mission. Batman and the Outsiders #1-5 (#1 $0.99, #2-5 $1.99 each) The first five issues of the latest Outsider run that started in 2007, and written by Chuck Dixon. Batman: Gotham Knights #35-37 ($1.99 each) Brian Azzarello’s…
Tags: batman, batman and robin, batman and the outsiders, batman: contagion, batman: gotham knights, batman: the brave and the bold, batwoman, birds of prey, bludhaven, brian azzarello, bruce wayne, chuck austen, chuck dixon, damian wayne, dc comics, dc one million, detective comics, dick grayson, gail simone, grant morrison, greg rucka, jla, justice league of america, justice league: team history, justice society of america, kate kane, nightwing, red robin, robin, scott beatty, spoiler, superman/batman, tim drake, titans: family reunion, tony daniel
First up, on 9/6 a bunch of Johnny DC (Imprint that includes animation tie-ins such as Young Justice, Cartoon Network, Looney Tunes, and others) titles went up as part of a New DC Kids sale. The Batman Adventures #1-12 (#1 Free, #2-12 $0.99 each) The first twelve issues of the 1992-1995 Batman: The Animated Series tie-in. The Batman Strikes! #1-3 ($0.99 each) The first three issues of the 2004-2008 The Batman tie-in series.
Tags: aquaman, azrael, bane, barbara gordon, batgirl, batman, batman: a death in the family, batman: cataclysm, batman: dark victory, batman: gotham knights, batman: knightfall, batman: legends of the dark knight, batman: no man's land, batman: shadow of the bat, batman: the animated series, batman: the long halloween, batwing, birds of prey, chuck austen, chuck dixon, dc comics, dc one million, denny o'neil, detective comics, devin grayson, flashpoint, flashpoint: deadman and the flying graysons, gail simone, gotham city sirens, jeph loeb, jla, joker, justice league, justice league international, justice league of america, justice society of america, nightwing, red robin, scott beatty, superman/batman, teen titans, teen titans go, the batman, the batman adventures, the batman strikes, tim sale, tiny titans, tony daniel
DC Digital 8/31/11: Batman #710 ($1.99) Part one of Pieces, the final story arc for the first volume of Batman. Batman: Gates of Gotham #1-5 (#1-4 $1.99 each, #5 $2.99) The summer of 2011’s Batman mini-series event exploring a secret history of Gotham City. Written by Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins, with art by Trevor McCarthy, Dustin Nguyen, and Graham Nolan. Batman: Gotham Knights #22-24, #27, #29 ($1.99 each) #22 ties in to Joker’s Last Laugh, #23, #24 and #29 are standalone…
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Just in time for the 25th anniversary of “Back to the Future” its Superman/Batman #79 featuring Superman and Batman from DC One Million! (Just an aside here, have the efforts of today’s superheroes been so unsuccessful in battling evil that we need superheroes thousands of years from now?) As DC would have it the superheroes of today have inspired the heroes of the 853rd century and if we are going to have heroes from there we are going to have villains. Our story starts with the villain, his name…
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