comics & graphic novels / superheroes

"When the world is tossed into chaos, it's up to a group of meddling kids--Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and their dog, Scooby-Doo--to solve the mystery and survive hordes of zombies! But can they save the day and cure everyone or will they become brain-eating zombies? The creatures of the night are among us, and the crew of the Mystery Machine has to fight to survive--because in the apocalyptic badlands of the near-future, the horrors are real!"--Provided by publisher.

"In the wake of Identity Crisis, the JLA decides the time has come to tell Batman that they stole part of his memory. But, the League is attacked by the Secret Society of Super-Villains -- out for vengeance now that their own memories are restored. As the JLA battles, the Martian Manhunter confronts Despero -- the alien conqueror and the one behind the villains' memory-restoration. By the time the dust settles, the JLA may have won the battle but lost the war!"--.

"Like the rest of Justice League, Wonder Woman fights for the ideals of righteousness and truth. But when a difficult mission causes her to question her principles, the unthinkable happens: her Lasso of Truth unravels! With no tie to bind the integrity of reality, people's perceptions of the truth begin to take physical form, the world turns flat, old gods become real, and even the JLA begins to change. It's up to Wonder Woman to find a way to fix truth itself before everyone's darkest beliefs take over existence. Plus, the JLA had believed their teammate Aquaman dead, until a battle with a pair of time-traveling warriors led to the sudden reappearance of his city--above the waves! The quest to find their lost comrade will send the League spiraling through time towards a fateful confrontation that will affect both the past and present...and which none of them will survive. But when the JLA falls, who will rise to take their place?"--Back cover.

"Dinah Lance hits the road! After years as a soldier and vigilante, the last place Dinah saw herself is on stage... but she's quickly learning she'd die to protect the gang of misfits she's fallen into. And she just might have to--for some reason, the newly rechristened band Black Canary seems to be a magnet for trouble... and Dinah's not gonna believe it when she finds out the reason why!"--Publisher.

"Kara Zor-El escaped the destruction of her home planet Krypton, but on the way to Earth, her ship took a years-long detour. Taken in by the loving Danvers family upon her arrival, she's been taught to keep her incredible powers a secret. But with her cousin Superman winning hearts and saving lives all over the world, Kara can't keep the secret forever--not when her powers are the only thing that can save the people and the city she loves. Now she's taken to the skies above National City as Earth's newest superhero, but sinister forces, both human and alien, want to ground her for good. Who will take a stand to save her family, friends and her adopted planet from the forces of evil? This looks like a job for...Supergirl!"--Back cover.

Twelve-year-old do-gooder Victor Spoil, a disappointment to his supervillain parents, must save the world from an evil scheme to enslave the superheroes and villains.

"... looks at the lives of Robin and Superboy and their destiny to follow in their fathers' footsteps, while we meet a new villain whose ascension parallels the boys' own understanding of their powers--except that he believes it's his right to rule over every being on the planet"--OCLC.

"Though Superman and his family have found a measure of peace in their adopted town of Hamilton, they've also sensed a sinister presence lurking beneath its idyllic rural facade--something, as a visiting Batman and Robin are about to discover, that is stripping young Jonathan Kent of his powers and pitting neighbor against neighbor, hero against hero, father against son. Soon the time will come for Jonathan to choose: Will he follow his father into the light of truth and justice? Or will this Boy of Steel be forever warped by the corrupting powers of darkness?"--.

"It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk into decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive"--Provided by publisher.

"Head over heels in her devotion to the Joker, Arkham psychiatrist Harleen Quinzel gave up her career (and her sanity) to transform herself into the ultimate companion for crime's clown prince--the mad moll Harley Quinn. Of course, Harley's romance with the Joker hasn't been easy. The two are at each other's throats as often as each other's arms, and that buzzkill Batman is always sticking his nose in just when things are starting to get fun. But what great love story is without the occasional incarceration and life threatening peril?--Back cover.