Monday, September 20, 2010

Library Journal's Reader's Shelf




Superheroes, Super Reads

Batman: Year One





Batman: Year One
By Miller, Frank
Author Mazzucchelli, David
Illustrator Mazzucchelli, David
2007-04 - DC Comics
9781401207526 Check Our Catalog


A ne deluxe trade paperback edition of one of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures ever, written by Frank Miller, author of The Dark Knight Returns! In addition to telling the entire dramatic story of Batman's first year fighting crime, this collection includes reproductions of original pencils, promotional art, script pages, unseen David Mazzucchelli Batman art and more! …More


Watchmen





Watchmen
By Moore, Alan
Author Gibbons, Dave
Editor Marx, Barry
1995-04 - DC Comics
9780930289232 Check Our Catalog


It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach--but is he really insane or has he, in fact, uncovered a plot to murder super-heroes and possibly millions of innocent civilians? Following two generations of masked super-heroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story--the story of The Watchmen. …More


Nick Fury: Agent of Shield Tpb



Nick Fury: Agent of Shield Tpb
By Steranko, Jim
Illustrator Steranko, Jim
Author Lee, Stan
2000-08 - Marvel Comics
9780785107477 Check Our Catalog


Nick Fury finds himself at odds with the covert company he's run for many years -- or thought he's run. …More


The Wonder Woman Chronicles, Volume One





The Wonder Woman Chronicles, Volume One
By Marston, William Moulton
Illustrator Peter, Harry G.
2010-03 - DC Comics
9781401226442 Check Our Catalog


Reprints the early adventures of Wonder Woman. …More


Ultimates Volume 1: Super-Human Tpb



Ultimates Volume 1: Super-Human Tpb
By Millar, Mark
Illustrator Hitch, Brian
Illustrator Currie, Andrew
2002-09 - Marvel Comics
9780785109600 Check Our Catalog


This fourth collection in the Ultimates line newly re-imagines incarnations of the Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and other Marvel Comics heroes. When Nick Fury, head of an elite espionage agency, hears about several bizarre characters and misfits, he puts together a small but lethal army known as the Ultimates, created to protect mankind from rising threats. Full color. …More


All Star Superman, Volume 1





All Star Superman, Volume 1
By Morrison, Grant
Illustrator Quitely, Frank
Introduction by Schreck, Bob
2008-09 - DC Comics
9781401211028 Check Our Catalog


The Eisner Award-winning graphic novel that reinvents the Man of Steel for a new generation is now available in trade paperback. …More


Sleeper Season Two





Sleeper Season Two
By Brubaker, Ed
Illustrator Phillips, Sean
2009-10 - Wildstorm
9781401224936 Check Our Catalog


It's the final SLEEPER collection from the team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Criminal). While spymaster John Lynch slept in a coma, his protege Holden Carver was trapped undercover. Now that his star has risen in criminal mastermind Tao's organization, Carver is shocked by the news that Lynch is awake. Torn between new loyalties and his original mission, Carver must decide whose side he's really on - and if they're on his.
This collection features SLEEPER SEASON TWO #1-12, the full second year of the critically acclaimed series by Brubaker and Phillips, plus the never-before-collected prequel story from COUP D'ETAT: AFTERWORD.
"SLEEPER could hold its own against any noir, from any medium...Brubaker is without a doubt the best crime fiction writer in comics today."--AIN'T IT COOL NEWS
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