Sam Johns

The pack-hunting White Masks take center stage in the thrilling “Alabaster” arc set in the bestselling, award-winning world of Something is Killing the Children! In the ruthless war against monsters, nothing is unthinkable or off-limits for the White Masks. A fan-favorite White Mask named Bait (a mute boy with amputated arms and a tendency to survive suicidal odds), is dispatched with a mission more malicious than imaginable in a group home for children. While Bait does his best to ignore the children’s cruelty toward him, he’s left with more questions than answers after monsters attack. What does a kind, mysterious girl named Nannette have to do with what’s going on? With Bait’s fellow White Masks Paris and Tybalt keeping the pressure on, and Scarlet Mask Gerde’s secret scheming in the shadows, writer Sam Johns (Punchline) and artist Letizia Cadonici (The Neighbors) take House of Slaughter to new emotional depths of terror. Collects House of Slaughter #16-20.

The Joker is about to learn the harsh reality of the motto Don t Mess with Texas as the Sampsons bring him back home to their infamous ranch for dinner! Following the harrowing events of Batman: The Killing Joke, the course of James Gordon s life and that of his family s was forever changed. When The Joker crosses paths with him again, bullets will fly, blood will be shed, and a dreaded choice will have to be made. Will Vengeance fulfill her programming? Will the hunters have their way with The Joker? Or does The Clown Prince of Crime have one more trick up his sleeve? Don t miss this third and final volume collecting The Joker #10-15 by James Tynion IV (The Joker War Saga, The Nice House on the Lake) and Giuseppe Camuncoli (The Other History of the DC Universe, John Constantine, Hellblazer).

Spinning out of the pages of The Joker War comes the first solo book starring the blockbuster new character Punchline. As she faces the consequences for her role in The Joker War, the story of how Alexis Kaye became Punchline will take Leslie Thompkins, Harper Row, and Cullen Row on a harrowing journey that reveals a fringe teenager s radicalisation to the ideology of a madman. This incredible hardcover collects The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1; Punchline #1; The Joker #1-14; and Batman: Urban Legends #950!

All the world's a stage . . . but what happens behind the curtain is pure magic—literally! The Backstagers are back in (stage) blacks, for a festive collection of Valentine’s Day and Halloween stories! Join Jory and the rest of the Backstagers as they wrestle with anti-Valentine crusades, totally creepy phantoms (NOT of the opera), and the everpresent magic of the backstage world in this romantically spooky third volume of the hit series. Reuniting the Prism Award-winning team of writer James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, Justice League) and artist Rian Sygh, along with a variety of fan-favorite artists including Brittney Williams (Goldie Vance), Caitlin Rose Boyle (Jonesy), Katy Farina (Steven Universe), and more, these holiday tales will fill your heart with love, spooky spectres, and chocolate. Lots...and lots...of chocolate.