Suicide Squad The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2

ThereÕs something rotten in Belle Reve Penitentiary, and itÕs not just the swamp water leaking into the basement. Someone in the Suicide Squad has turned traitor, leaving AmericaÕs deadliest super-team open to attack from a vast international conspiracy bent on destroying everything that Task Force X director Amanda Waller has built. Considering that ÒThe WallÓ relies less on loyalty and trust and more on brain-implanted bombs to control her crew of conscripts, finding the culprit is going to be a tall order. Any one of the rogues in this gallery-including Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Enchantress and Killer Croc-would almost certainly climb over a pile of their teammatesÕ corpses for the chance to escape. But even when sheÕs down for the count, Waller has a few aces up her sleeve, including 1) the deranged Kryptonian war criminal, General Zod, and 2) her own unequaled, bloody-minded ruthlessness. Bending Zod to her will, however, means striking a bargain with one of SupermanÕs deadliest enemies-and one of the only people on the planet smarter and more tenacious than Waller herself. But no matter how powerful the leverage she finds to use against him, in the end Zod kneels for no one. Will WallerÕs plan to make this living weapon of mass destruction a full-fledged member of the Suicide Squad live up to its enormous potential? Or will it literally and figuratively blow up in her face? Acclaimed author Rob Williams is joined by artists John Romita Jr., Tony S. Daniel, Riley Rossmo, Giuseppe Cafaro and Stjepan Sejic in Suicide Squad: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2. Collects Suicide Squad #9-20 as well as the one-shot Suicide Squad Special: War Crimes, written by the SquadÕs own original gangster, John Ostrander!

Assembled by the tough-as-nails intelligence expert Amanda Waller and overseen by disgraced military genius Captain Rick Flag, the men, women and monsters of the Suicide Squad-a.k.a. Task Force X-do the jobs that are too dirty for any superheroes to soil their capes with. Their latest mission should be easy enough: recover a powerful cosmic weapon called the Black Vault from enemy hands. The Suicide Squad always gets the job done (mostly) but this time, when the weapon's dark influence spreads and the team is driven to madness and mayhem (more than usual), there's only one person sane enough to save the Squad from destructionÉthe Clown Princess of Crazy herself, Harley Quinn! Legendary artist Jim Lee teams up with writer Rob Williams and artists Philip Tan, Jason Fabok, Ivan Reis and Gary Frank for a new deadly Task Force X mission in SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT! Exploding from the pages of DCÕs blockbuster Rebirth event and starring the characters you love and hate from the smash-hit movie, this graphic novel is a great jumping-on point for new readers! Collects issues #1-4 and the SUICIDE SQUAD: REBIRTH one-shot.

Dick Grayson is NightwingÑprotector of BlŸdhaven, member of the Titans, superhero and all-around good guy. But Dick has been so much more in the past. He was the original Robin. He wore the cowl of Batman. He was even a super-spy for the mysterious organization Spyral. And now, when all he wants to do is establish his new life in BlŸdhaven, all of DickÕs past lives have come back to haunt him. From DickÕs time as Batman, one of his deadliest villains has returned, and so has DickÕs sidekick from those daysÑDamian Wayne, current Robin and the slightly insane son of Bruce Wayne! Also joining the party is his former partner Huntress, who is helping him track down a killer with surprising links to their time in Spyral. And from DickÕs previous stint as Nightwing, his old archenemy Blockbuster is back. But this is a Blockbuster like Dick has never dealt with before...and he wants BlŸdhaven all to himself. Nightwing may be making a fresh start in BlŸdhaven, but his past doesnÕt die easy! Writer Tim Seeley (Green Lanterns) and artists Javier Fernandez (Red Hood/Arsenal), Chris Sotomayor (Detective Comics) and others continue DickÕs adventures in Nightwing: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book Two! Collects the third and fourth softcover trades into hardcover for the first time ever, including Collects Nightwing issues #16-28!

ÒDelightful and quirky.Ó ÑNerdist ÒA breath of fresh air.Ó ÑCBR ÒEach panel feels hand-painted, done in loving detail to convey not just the wonderful action sequences in this story, but also the emotions felt by all three characters as they face their individual journeys.Ó ÑTech Times As the Green Arrow, Oliver Queen fights tirelessly for social justice in Seattle. But sans crossbow, quiver and arrows, Queen is famous for being a playboy socialite and a high-tech entrepreneur. The dichotomy is clear: How can you fight Òthe manÓ when you are Òthe manÓ? ThatÕs a question he must answerÑespecially after meeting Dinah Lance (a.k.a. Black Canary), a superhero rock star who challenges everything he thought he knew about protecting the innocent. As his romance with Lance deepens, Queen begins to question the elitism and moral outrage that fuels his nighttime vigils. The events in the first volume of Green Arrow: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition will rattle the Emerald ArcherÕs status quo and change the way he lives forever. Collects Green Arrow: Rebirth #1 and Green Arrow #1-12, with special bonus material including character sketches, thumbnails and variant covers.

The next installment of Suicide Squad as a part of DC Universe Rebirth! Devastated by Rustam and his Burning World, the international conspiracy known as the People reveal themselves to Amanda Waller in a desperate move to secure their mysterious endgame for Planet Earth! Meanwhile, the walls tighten for Boomerang as Harley Quinn gets closer to discovering the traitorous murderer within Task Force X... From writer Rob Williams and a talented group of comics' top illustrators comes Suicide Squad: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 3, collecting issues #21-32.

Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Killer CrocÑtheyÕre all villains, but as members of the Suicide Squad theyÕre useful villains, taking on AmericaÕs dirtiest and most dangerous covert missions for the good of the countryÑusually against their will. (Remotely triggered brain bombs do wonders for motivation!) But now something has changed. A mysterious organization called the People has enlisted Task Force X leader Amanda Waller into a conspiracy to create dozens of new Suicide Squads around the world. Its goal: to eliminate the threat posed by all metahumansÑheroes and villains alike. When the original SquadÕs members discover the nature of the PeopleÕs plan, will they seize this once-in-a-lifetime chance to take down the worldÕs superheroes? Or will these incorrigible criminals prove to be the unlikeliest of saviors?

Central City is quiet. Too quiet. The colorful criminals who make up the Flash’s legendary Rogues GalleryCaptain Cold, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard and Heat Waveare nowhere to be found. But the Fastest Man Alive still can’t slow down for a second, because each step he takes toward tracking them down leads him deeper into their deadly trap. And behind it all, an even darker presence looms. A darkness so great that not even the span of centuries can keep it from returning again and again to destroy the lives of Barry Allen and everyone he cares about. A darkness named Eobard Thawne…the ReverseFlash. To defeat his nemesis, Barry must count on his best friend, Green Lantern; his old foe, Captain Boomerang; the love of his life, Iris West; and his estranged partner, Kid Flash. With all his greatest enemies arrayed against him, has the Flash run out of time at last? Find out in The Flash: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2, the second hardcover collection of the smashhit run by writer Joshua Williamson and artists including Carmine Di Giandomenico and Howard Porter. Collects issues #14-27.

The Fastest Man Alive is now supercharged with new abilities after being exposed to the Negative Speed Force, and until he can get his powers under control, heÕs a danger to Central City and himself. But before he can begin repairing the damage, he has to stop Shrapnel as well as a gruesome new villain, Bloodwork. And itÕs all BarryÕs fault! In the fallout, Barry is reassigned to work at Iron Heights prison, where he arrives just in time to find a Rogue dead. As Barry investigates the crime, Godspeed joins the FlashÕs cadre of enemies and leads the Fastest Man Alive and Captain Cold into a deadly rematch. But when the clues begin to reveal an even greater conspiracy at work, the Flash soon discovers Iron HeightsÕ deadliest secretÉ Writer Joshua Williamson (Justice League vs. Suicide Squad) continues his smash-hit run on the Fastest Man Alive, joined by artists Carmine Di Giandomenico, Neil Googe, Christian Duce, Gus Vazquez, Pop Mhan, Howard Porter and Scott Kolins. Collects The Flash #28-38, Annual #1 and the Flash story from DC Universe Holiday Special #1.