Books like 'Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'
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Enemies by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFar from home, having failed in her quest to kill Old Man Winter, Sienna Nealon finds herself in the city of London, working with Omega, her oldest enemies... -
![Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias]()
Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnforcer and drug dealer Fernando has seen better days. On his way home from work, some heavily-tattooed gangsters throw him in the back of a car and take him to an abandoned house, where they saw off his friend's head and feed the kid's fingers to...something. Their message is clear: this is their territory, now.But Fernando isn't put down that easily... -
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Black Heart by Holly Black
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn a world where magic is illegal, Cassel Sharpe has the most deadly ability of all. With one touch, he can transform any object--including a person--into something else entirely. And that makes him a wanted man. The Feds are willing to forgive all his past crimes if he'll only leave his con artist family behind and go straight... -
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Titanshade by Dan Stout
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis noir fantasy thriller from a debut author introduces the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner. "Take a little Mickey Spillane, some Dashiell Hammet, a bit of Raymond Chandler, and mix it with Phillip K. Dick's Blade Runner; add a taste of CJ Box, and Craig Johnson, and you've got a masterpiece of a first novel." --W... -
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![City of the Lost by Stephen Blackmoore]()
City of the Lost by Stephen Blackmoore
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturning as a zombie after being bumped off by a rival crime boss, Joe Sunday tries to locate a talisman that can grant immortality before every other thug in Los Angeles can find it... -
![The Body Library by Jeff Noon]()
The Body Library by Jeff Noon
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJeff Noon returns with a staggering hallucinogenic sequel to A Man of Shadows, taking hapless investigator John Nyquist into a city where reality is contaminated by the imagination of its citizensIn a city dissolving into an infected sprawl of ideas, where words come to life and reality is contaminated by stories, John Nyquist wakes up in a room with a dead body.. -
![City of Bohane by Kevin Barry]()
City of Bohane by Kevin Barry
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShortlisted for the 2011 Costa First Novel AwardForty years in the future. The once-great city of Bohane on the west coast of Ireland is on its knees, infested by vice and split along tribal lines. There are the posh parts of town, but it is in the slums and backstreets of Smoketown, the tower blocks of the Northside Rises and the eerie bogs of Big Nothin' that the city really lives... -
![The Dark Ground by Gillian Cross]()
The Dark Ground by Gillian Cross
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRobert wakes up naked and alone in a thick jungle. The last thing he remembers is being in a plane with his family, but there is no sign of a crash or survivors. Then he discovers the shocking truth--he is in the park near his house, but his familiar world has been transformed into an alien landscape. When he finds others in the same position, he enlists their help in getting back home... -
![Circle of Death: A Shadow Thriller by James Patterson, Brian Sitts]()
Circle of Death: A Shadow Thriller by James Patterson, Brian Sitts
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a ruthless killer seeks to overturn the world order, our only hope is vigilante justice.Since Lamont Cranston - known to a select few as the Shadow - defeated Shiwan Khan and ended his reign of terror over New York one year ago, the city has started to regenerate.But there is evil brewing elsewhere. And this time the entire world is under threat... -
![Premonitions by Jamie Schultz]()
Premonitions by Jamie Schultz
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTWO MILLION DOLLARS... It’s the kind of score Karyn Ames has always dreamed of—enough to set her crew up pretty well and, more important, enough to keep her safely stocked on a very rare, very expensive black market drug... -
![The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil]()
The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Complete Frank Miller Batman contains: Batman Year One, Wanted: Santa Claus Dead Or Alive and The Dark Knight Returns. With a new introduction by Richard Bruning, then DC design director. Batman Year One and The Dark Knight Returns are reprints of their trade paperbacks and not individual issues so they include the introductions to those volumes by Frank Miller and Alan Moore... -
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Watchmen #1 by Alan Moore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsFeaturing the first appearance of Rorschach, Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre, Nite Owl, and the Comedian! When the Comedian dies, a series of events are set into motion that bring the world ever closer to a deadly threat no one saw coming... -
![David Mazzucchelli's Daredevil Born Again Artisan Edition by David Mazzucchelli]()
David Mazzucchelli's Daredevil Born Again Artisan Edition by David Mazzucchelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEnjoy the acclaimed graphic novel as an ART BOOK! Each page of this classic story is reproduced from the original art--while appearing to be in black and white, the art is scanned IN COLOR, capturing all the nuances (blue pencil, white out, etc) and quirks that make original art unique!DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI'S DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN was released in the much lauded Artist's Edition format in 2012... -
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The Promised Neverland, Vol. 16 by Kaiu Shirai
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsLife at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems…While attempting to locate the Seven Walls, Emma and Ray find themselves trapped in a mysterious world... -
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![Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 6 by Kafka Asagiri]()
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 6 by Kafka Asagiri
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAs Ryuunousuke Akutagawa and Nathaniel Hawthorne engage in a life-or-death battle, Chuuya Nakahara has information about The Guild's plot to destroy the Armed Detective Agency. H.P... -
![The Promised Neverland, Vol. 18 by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu]()
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 18 by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLife at Grace Field House had been good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they had to take were tough, their loving caretaker provided them with delicious food and plenty of playtime... -
![The Promised Neverland, Vol. 19 by Kaiu Shirai]()
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 19 by Kaiu Shirai
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLife at Grace Field House had been good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they had to take were tough, their loving caretaker provided them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But when they discover the horrifying truth about why they are being kept at the orphanage, their lives change forever…With the queen now dead, chaos envelops the demon world... -
![Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller]()
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsThis masterpiece of modern comics storytelling brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man. Together with inker Klaus Janson and colorist Lynn Varley, writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, ten years after the Dark Knight's retirement... -
![Batman (2011-2016) #14 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV]()
Batman (2011-2016) #14 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Joker is back and somehow more sinister than ever! What caused this change? And can even Batman stop a Joker so driven and dangerous? “Death of the Family” part 2... -
![Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 by Frank Miller]()
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 by Frank Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis masterpiece of comics storytelling brings to life a dark world…and an even darker man. Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, ten years after the Dark Knight’s retirement... -
![The Promised Neverland, Vol. 15 by Kaiu Shirai]()
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 15 by Kaiu Shirai
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLife at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems…As Norman and his group prepare their plan to eradicate all of the demons, Emma searches for her own path... -
![Batman: Year One by Frank Miller, Richmond Lewis]()
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller, Richmond Lewis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsA new edition of one of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures ever, written by Frank Miller, author of The Dark Knight Returns!In 1986, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of Batman—who he is and how he came to be... -
![Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli]()
Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCollects Daredevil #226-233. "And I -- I have shown him... that a man without hope is a man without fear." The definitive Daredevil tale! Karen Page, Matt Murdock's former lover, has traded away the Man Without Fear's secret identity for a drug fix. Now, Daredevil must find strength as the Kingpin of Crime wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get... -
![The Crow by James O'Barr]()
The Crow by James O'Barr
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsEric has returned from the dead, driven only by hate and the need to wreak revenge on those who killed him and raped and then killed his beloved Shelly... -
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![Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth]()
Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsHe’s been called a maniac, a killer and the “Clown Prince of Crime” but “white knight”? Never. Until now…Set in a world where the Joker is cured of his insanity and homicidal tendencies, The Joker, now known as “Jack,” sets about trying to right his wrongs... -
![Kabuki, Vol. 4: Skin Deep by David W. Mack]()
Kabuki, Vol. 4: Skin Deep by David W. Mack
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsby David Mack In stores the week of May 1st. The Concept: A woman whose face is horribly scarred finds herself in an institution for "defective" government agents. She (Kabuki) is interrogated to find out if she is hiding something to do with the nature of her scars, or if she is simply crazy... -
![Velveteen vs. The Multiverse by Seanan McGuire]()
Velveteen vs. The Multiverse by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was the last great hero of his generation. Velma Martinez—Velveteen—had never intended to be a great hero, but she was out of choices.“Hello, Jolly Roger.”“Hello, bunny-eared girl who’s taken over my ship. Have you come to collect the bounty on my head?”“I’ve come because Dame Fortuna told me how to find you, and we need your help.” Velveteen crossed her arms... -
![Alias, Vol. 4: The Secret Origins of Jessica Jones by Brian Michael Bendis]()
Alias, Vol. 4: The Secret Origins of Jessica Jones by Brian Michael Bendis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJessica's origins, including her source of powers, how she became a superhero, and why she quit are revealed... -
![Daredevil, Vol. 7: Hardcore by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev]()
Daredevil, Vol. 7: Hardcore by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDaredevil is simultaneously faced with murder charges, a new girlfriend, being outted by the tabloids, the return of one of his deadliest foes, Typhoid Mary, and the Kingpin's attempt to restore his fallen empire. And the surprise ending changes Daredevil's place in the Marvel Universe forever.Collects Daredevil #46-50... -
![Chew: The Omnivore Edition, Vol. 2 by John Layman]()
Chew: The Omnivore Edition, Vol. 2 by John Layman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he''s a hell of a detective - as long as he doesn''t mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit and why...
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