Scott Lobdell

The Green Hornet and Kato have met their fair share of villains over the years, but when an alien infant crashes to Earth, the two heroes must keep him safe from a whole new type of nemesis. Are they prepared to take on a series of dark and deadly enemies willing to stop at nothing and do whatever it takes to save the child?

Jackie Estacado puts his house in order and assumes control of his life with the Darkness. Jackie’s family life in the Franchettis is thrown into upheaval when his uncle Cristo and Cousin Nicoletta return and bring old feuds with them. Then he discovers he has a twin sister he never knew right before the Angelus and Sonatine return for a climactic showdown. Family feuds, a mysterious town called Wyrmwood, and being hunted by Ripclaw. All this and more, gorgeously rendered and assembled in this second volume of absolute collected editions. Collects DARKNESS #19-40, WITCHBLADE #36, WITCHBLADE/DARKNESS 9;, WITCHBLADE/DARKNESS #1, DARKNESS/WITCHBLADE #1, DARKNESS 9; story 2

Jackie Estacado puts his house in order and assumes control of his life with the Darkness. Jackie’s family life in the Franchettis is thrown into upheaval when his uncle Cristo and Cousin Nicoletta return and bring old feuds with them. Then he discovers he has a twin sister he never knew right before the Angelus and Sonatine return for a climactic showdown. Family feuds, a mysterious town called Wyrmwood, and being hunted by Ripclaw. All this and more, gorgeously rendered and assembled in this second volume of absolute collected editions. Collects DARKNESS #19-40, WITCHBLADE #36, WITCHBLADE/DARKNESS 9;, WITCHBLADE/DARKNESS #1, DARKNESS/WITCHBLADE #1, DARKNESS 9; story 2

Destiny fate predetermined inevitability these are all things that Ric Grayson has struggled to reconcile now that he has been given a second chance at life. A life recently unburdened of years of trauma, defeat and struggle when the hero known as Nightwing was shot in the head. Now Ric must come to terms with who he is and what kind of hero he wants to be if he wants to be one at all. And while Ric is content to walk away from the mantle, one woman has been hiding in the shadows, waiting to solidify an identity of her own an identity tied for all eternity to the Clown Price of Crime enter The Joker s Daughter! While she wasn t shot in the head like Nightwing, Duela Dent might be facing an identity crisis even more traumatic than Ric Grayson s. Fortunately the new Nightwings are doing their best to protect Bludhaven learning as they go allowing Ric to try to help steer Duela away from the life of a homicidal zealot of the crazy Clown Prince of Crime! Collects Nightwing #57-62.

Weird War III and even stranger things The British-based ex-X-Men face fearful far-out adventures, whether in a Nazi-ruled world or their own home reality Nightcrawler meets the son of Krakoa the Living Island Kitty Pryde reunites with Excalibur as she leads the cheer at the Girls' School From Heck Rachel Grey suff ers the depths of D'Spayre Meggan gets possessed Captain Britain faces the cosmic power of Air-Walker And Excalibur battles a living trash heap alongside She-Hulk But what happens when Silver Sable's Outlaws show up? When Doctor Doom makes a house call, who is he looking for? And what terrible crime could lead to...the trial of Lockheed the Dragon? COLLECTING: VOL. 3: EXCALIBUR (1988) 31-41, WEIRD WAR III, THE POSSESSION, AIR APPARENT; SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK 26; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) 75

The Cajun rages on Join Gambit on a time-tossed trip to the 19th century, and discover how the Thieves' Guild was shaped by Candra...and Mr. Sinister Back in the present, Remy needs help - and Rogue flies to his aid Thanks to Gambit's evolving powers, he can finally greet her with a kiss - but as his abilities get more unstable, any thoughts of romance will be short-lived. Gambit's destiny looms as he takes leadership of the Guild - assuming he can survive an Assassination Game against deadly villains like Bullseye, Constrictor, Zaran, Deadpool...and Archangel? And what are X-Cutioner and Ego the Living Planet doing here? Gambit will finally discover the secret of his mysterious patron, the New Son - but is he hero or villain, and what will Gambit have to sacrifice to triumph? COLLECTING: GAMBIT (1997) 12-25, ANNUAL 2000

The skies of New York City are no longer safe. In mere hours, the greatest metropolis on the planet is turned into an island of horrors, as a virus rapidly advances throughout the city transforming its citizens into savage, bloodthirsty gargoyles!! Amidst the outbreak, one man, NYPD SWAT officer John Griffin finds himself as the last remaining hope to prevent the cataclysmic spread of the virus from the island, locating his estranged son within the chaos, and saving the city itself from complete annihilation!