Recommendations based on "Superman, the Man of Steel"

An amazing collection of post World War II era tales, ALL STAR ARCHIVES VOL. 9 reprints the classic adventures of the Justice Society of America as they were originally published in the late 1940s. America's original team of super-heroes, the JSA was a diverse group of characters that defended the United States against Nazi plots, alien invasions, and super-villain attacks. In this hardcover edition, Green Lantern, Flash, Hawkman, Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Wildcat, and the Atom face off against the nefarious threats of the Crimson Claws, Professor Zodiac, and the Injustice Society.

A BOLD NEW CHAPTER IN STEPHEN KING'S THE DARK TOWER SAGA! Twelve years have passed since the fateful Battle of Jericho Hill and the fall of the gunslingers. Since the Affiliation's resistance against John Farson became little more than a faint memory. Since the friends that stood by young Roland Deschain burned to ash in the Good Man's razing of Gilead. But Roland survived...and now he stalks the desert, hunting the spectral Man in Black in his quest for the Dark Tower. Join Robin Furth, Peter David and Richard Isanove as they welcome superstar artist Sean Phillips (INCOGNITO) into the ka-tet of creators entrusted by Stephen King himself to bring the adult adventures of his most personal creation to life! COLLECTING: Dark Tower: The Gunslinger #1-5

It is a story of the end of the world, and it is not over yet. Roland Deschain is now a man - a man with only one goal in life: to pursue the Man in Black to the end of Mid-World and make him pay for destroying everything dear to him. But is this really a pursuit? Or is the Man in Black luring him into a maze of dead ends and false horizons? Is the collapse of Mid-World already a forgone conclusion? The answer - as always - lies frustratingly at the world's end. And with what John Farson has planned for him, Roland might not make it that far. COLLECTING: THE JOURNEY BEGINS 1-5, THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA 1-5, THE BATTLE OF TULL 1-5, THE WAY STATION 1-5, THE MAN IN BLACK 1-5, SHEEMIE'S TALE 1-2, EVIL GROUND 1-2, SO FELL LORD PERTH 1

"Batman: Year One" is the first story in the collection (actually the last one of the three written) and it is a story that many Batman fans had hoped the fisrt Batman movie would have been based on. It is well told, and the major players in the Batman saga are introduced: Batman, Gordon, Alfed and Selina Kyle (Catwomen). Wanted: Santa Claus-Dead or Alive." "The Dark Knight Returns." This four chapter story is spectacular and a great piece of work: both in story telling and various artist expression. This psychological drama deals with an aging Batman, who at the age of 55, comes back to fight crime after a ten year absence. Miller insightfully deals with many subjects now addressed by our popular media. For example, the idea of a liberal soceity blaming crime on the agents of heroism instead on personal evil. Miller writes and demonstrates that victims are innocent people who try to live a virtous life, and Batman fights to protect a city dying of a cancer

KEYNOTE An original paperback YA series based on the TV hit "Smallville." DESCRIPTION Before the legend...before the icon...there was a teenager named Clark Kent. Following the legendary story of Superman, here is the fifth book in a series based on the WB network's critically acclaimed and biggest new show of 2002, "Smallville." "Smallville" broke the record for the WB's most watched premiere, with about 8.4 million viewers and emerged as the third highest watched show for that hour. Thereafter, "Smallville" has drawn more than 6 million viewers weekly. Given a starred review in People magazine, this hit show blends the supernatural with contemporary teenage drama. Welcome to Smallville, your average, quiet midwestern town. Meet Clark Kent, your typical high school student who happens to have the ability to see through walls. Following the widely acclaimed, hit TV show "Smallville, " here is the story of young Clark trying to grow into himself and understand his powers. The freak meteor showers that occurred when Clark was first sent hurtling to Earth transformed the lives of everyone in Smallville, especially Lana Lang, Clark's secret romantic interest, and Lex Luthor, Clark's friend and future nemesis. Smallville and all related characters, names, and indicia are trademarks of DC Comics (c) 2003. All rights reserved.

When a conspiracy of villains finds a way to defeat the Justice League, while looking like heroes to the public, the JLA reserve members must come up with a way to turn the tide against the villains.

The Stand is a classic tale of good vs. evil, loss weighed against redemption and despair pitted against hope. It is an apocalyptic vision of man's battle to save life against a worldwide plague of death. When the viral strain dubbed "Captain Trips" works its way across the face of the country, the painfully few survivors are launched into a nightmare that's only just begun - but for the Dark Man, Randall Flagg, it's a dream come true. Based on the masterpiece of apocalyptic horror by celebrated author Stephen King, this lavish adaptation is packed with extras in a two-volume slipcased set!COLLECTING: The Stand : Captain Trips 1-5, The Stand: American Nightmares 1-5, The Stand: Soul Survivors 1-5, The Stand: Hardcases 1-5, The Stand : NO MAN'S LAND 1-5, The Stand: THE NIGHT HAS COME 1-5

This is it - the long-awaited fourth and final graphic novel collecting the adventures of Elijah Snow, a powerful, hundred year old man, Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful but bored woman, and The Drummer, a man with the ability to communicate with machines. Infatuated with tracking down evidence of super-human activity, these mystery archaeologists of the late 20th Century uncover unknown paranormal secrets and histories, such as a World War II supercomputer that can access other universes, a ghostly spirit of vengeance, and a lost island of dying monsters. In this volume, the team encounters an abandoned alien spacecraft -- but will the heroes beat their rival, Jacob Greene of the villainous "Four," to the ship? Then, Elijah Snow begins to pull back from his allies, acting increasingly in secret. Will he be able to draw the last of the Four out of hiding, and can he act before his teammates lose their faith in him?

When the Skrulls' Secret Invasion hits Earth, Richard Rider must fight to protect his family - but what will happen when the Skrulls infi ltrate Project PEGASUS? Prepare for a fan-favorite return! Then, as a War of Kings rages in space, the Nova Corps returns! But, stripped of his powers, Rich must somehow stop the plans of...the Worldmind? To do that, he needs power - and it comes from a source that may change his very identity. In the aftermath of the war, the universe is badly damaged - and Nova must hunt down the galaxy's most wanted man: his old friend Darkhawk! But when he ventures into the mysterious rip in space known as the Fault, Nova will fi nd unexpected allies, a lost love...and his most dangerous foe! COLLECTING: NOVA (2007) 16-36, MATERIAL FROM I AM AN AVENGER 3

Still freshly awoken in the Modern Era, Dracula may not be long for this world if Doctor Sun, the sharpest brain under glass, has his way! After hypnotically hitchhiking a ride from England to the United States on one of the Air Force's finest, Dracula confronts his enemy face to pane and earns some unlikely allies: Quincy Harker's vampire slayers, opposing Sun by backing the devil they know! Later, Dracula fights heroes that everyone knows: Doctor Strange and the Silver Surfer! But not even Dracula can live by blood and war alone, and he finds love with the virginal cultist Domini - by whom he conceives a son, golden Janus! For the first time in centuries, he feels a father's love for his child. But tragedy pierces him crueler than any stake when the orange skinned infant perishes - only to be not just touched by an angel but possessed by one, which Satan (or a reasonable facsimile) sees as total blasphemy! The father must pay for his sinless son's existence, and Dracula is reduced to mere mortalhood! After centuries of seeking power, Dracula is stripped of it all and must scramble for what little he can reclaim! Surrounded by enemies, facing vendettas from both Janus and Lilith, Daughter of Dracula, the ex-vampire lord will settle for nothing less than his former throne! But even if he reclaims it, what fate awaits - and how final will it be?