Chuck Dixon

Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, almost dead and dark, with scarcely a snore more than a whiff of unseen steam, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin and piercing ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance! Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole...

Rand al'Thor, Egwene al'Ver, and their friends flee home with Moiraine and Warder Lan Mandragoran for the sanctuary Baerlon, where Rand's nightmares grow darker and Egwene receives instruction from Moiraine in spite of growing distrust.

His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who's traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. Detective Carson O'Connor is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. Her partner Michael Maddison would back her up all the way to Hell itself-and that...

This imaginative illustrated edition brings to life one of the most devastating periods in our nation's history--the Great Depression--through the lives of American people, from politicians and workers to businessmen, farmers, and ordinary citizens.

"Determined to join the ranks of crime-fighters against the wishes of her police-captain father, Barbara Gordon dons a caped costume to become Batgirl, and must overcome Batman's skepticism while taking on archvillain Killer Moth. From comics masters Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty and Marcos Martin, Barbara Gordon's first year in the Batsuit is chronicled in this new hardcover edition! Barbara Gordon is a bright and eager young woman who has already achieved...

"Raised by her father to be the ultimate human weapon, Cassandra Cain is a fighter like no other. At only 17, the teenaged assassin takes down enemies three times her size without batting an eye. Her incredible skills come at a cost, however: unable to speak or write, Cassandra instead reads body language as naturally as breathing, an ability that makes her even deadlier. But after Batman witnesses her save the life of Commissioner Gordon during the...

"In this bold reimagining of the Girl of Steel, Lex Luthor's familiar synthetic creation "Matrix"--who mimics Superman's powers in a miniskirt--merges with human girl Linda Danvers to create a new Supergirl. These establishing issues develop their dynamic and set the stage for the compelling series while welcoming pivotal appearances by Superman, Gorilla Grodd and Ma and Pa Kent. Written by the legendary Peter David and illustrated by the artist behind...