The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask . . . and the mythology behind the man. “Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible. . . . I shall become a bat!” So declared millionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne, orphaned as a boy by a murderous thug and driven as a man to battle the scourge of crime by becoming Batman. Batman swooped into popular culture in 1939–and for nearly seventy years has thrilled audiences in countless comics, live-action and animated television programs, and seven feature films. Prowling the darkened rooftops of Gotham City, roaring through the teeming streets in the sleek, high-powered Batmobile, and leaping into action when the iconic Bat-Signal pierces the night sky, the Caped Crusader is a larger-than-life legend. And now, for the first time in more than thirty years, everything there is to know about Batman–from the beginning to the present, and from A to Z–is collected in one comprehensive new sourcebook. More than 500 pages of entries and illustrations include: • fascinating details and the complete background on Batman’s origins • biographies of every major character in the Batman universe–including his closest allies, from Robin the Boy Wonder and faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth to Commissioner Gordon; and his countless enemies, from the Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and the Riddler to Scarecrow, Two-Face, Ra’s al Ghul and Poison Ivy • classic black-and-white comic book artwork throughout • two sixteen-page full-color artwork inserts Even an all-access pass to the Batcave couldn’t rival former DC Comics editor and Batman scholar extraordinaire Robert Greenberger’s exhaustive ultimate archive. The Essential Batman Encyclopedia is a must for every Batman fan’s bookshelf. BATMAN, the DC Logo, and all related names, characters and elements are trademarks of DC Comics © 2008. All rights reserved.

The Essential Batman Encyclopedia

Comics & Graphic Novels

Greenberger, Robert

Manga

Random House Worlds

Comprehensive encyclopedia on the DC character Superman. Book is just under 500 pages and includes a pull-out poster.

The Essential Superman Encyclopedia

Pasko, Martin

Graphic Novels

Del Rey

MORE DEADLY THAN THE MALEMillionaire industrialist Tony Stark has rejected the lucrative munitions trade that put his company on the map. But he can’t just turn away when the antiterror organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. asks him for help in its battle against the sinister forces of HYDRA. As the next step in its quest for global domination, the international terrorist cabal is plotting to use cutting-edge technology in a devastating attack on New York City.The source of their advanced weaponry: Stark Industries.Against such fearsome firepower, the city’s only hope lies with the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and with the ultimate human weapon: the golden avenger known as Iron Man. But when the man behind the metal mask falls prey to the schemes of two tantalizing temptresses, both as stunning and seductive as they are lethal, a fatal chink in his armor is revealed–a flaw that could lead to his downfall and the city’s doom.

Iron Man: Femmes Fatales

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

The official prequel novel of the epic film After Earth, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith After their exodus from Earth, the last humans settled a remote planet, Nova Prime. When an alien force known as the Skrel descended from the skies, the United Ranger Corps, an elite defense unit, valiantly resisted. Centuries passed without an attack, and many colonists believed that, with other security measures in place, the resources devoted to maintaining their military strength would be better spent elsewhere. Little did they know that trouble was coming to Nova Prime—and it had a taste for blood. The latest in a long line of decorated warriors, Conner Raige is one of the Rangers’ most promising young cadets, although his brash confidence and tendency to act on instinct have earned him as many skeptics as admirers. Conner’s ancestors were on the front lines of humanity’s victory against the Skrel. But when a deadly ground war breaks out, Conner’s up against an entirely different beast—because, this time, the Skrel have brought a secret weapon: ferocious killing machines designed to eliminate humanity from Nova Prime . . . and the universe. BONUS: Includes the first three novellas of Ghost Stories, the thrilling eBook original prequel series!

A Perfect Beast-After Earth: A Novel (After Earth: Ghost Stories)

Literature & Fiction

Friedman, Michael Jan

DAVID,Peter

Genre Fiction

Captain's log, Stardate Eleventy-leven eighty six point negative nine. Charted a blah blah blah with my blah blah crew today, collecting samples of blah blah blah. . .Aren't you tired of surveying all the brave new worlds and startling new civilizations of the galaxy with the safe, polite, politically correct members of the Federation? After all, they only have fun when they break their own rules and leave a communicator behind on a planet of curious mimics, or travel through time to play with tribbles. Wouldn't you rather travel the stars with me? 
Who am I? Spelled the same way front as back: Q! You've heard of me. All-seeing, all-knowing, dashing beyond comparison. The Q have been here since the dawn of time (and in some cases, a little before that, but that's another story), and we've seen it all. But I've put it all together in a form you can understand. The title? Q's Guide to the Continuum! (Well, what did you think I would call it? Picard's Incessant Droning About Stellar Gas Formations? )
Want to know what the longest-lived race in the galaxy is? It's here. Ever wonder who is the greatest mass murderer of all time? I know that, too. And are you dying to find out if a certain relative of mine ever played the harpsichord while dressed like a Victorian nobleman? Well, there are some things I won't tell you, but the rest will be revealed in Q's Guide to the Continuum! (Love that title, don't you? ) Prepare to be enlightened!

Q's Guide to the Continuum

Humor & Entertainment

Television

Pocket Books/Star Trek

When Bajor is threatened with extinction by a terrible disease, Captain Sisko accepts help from Ro Laren, a Starfleet officer turned Maquis renegade, who teams up with a reluctant Kira in a quest to track the plague to its source. Original.

Wrath of the Prophets (Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Book 20) (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 20)

United States

Star Trek

With the reappearance of the Iconians, an ancient alien civilization, and their offer to sell the secrets of their advanced technology to the Federation, chaos erupts all over the galaxy and Captain Picard and his crew contend with feuding Klingons and Romulans and with the sinister truth about the Iconians' return. Original.

Gateways #3: Doors into Chaos (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

When the sudden reactivation of the Gateways created by the ancient Iconians destabilizes interstellar relations among planets and cultures once separated by great distances, Starfleet's finest commanders--Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Colonel Kira Nerys, Captain Kathryn Janeway, Captains Calhoun and Shelby, and Commander Nick Keller--venture through separate doorways into the unknown.

Gateways Book Seven What Lay Beyond (Star Trek)

GOLDEN, CHRISTIE

DeCandido, Keith R.A.

Carey, Diane

The threat of the Gateways--portals that allow for travel to other times and places--is finally destroyed, in this explosive conclusion to the Gateways series, in which Captain James T. Kirk, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Colonel Kira Nerys, Captain Kathryn Janeway, and the crews confront untold perils in the distant reaches of space. Original.

Gateways #7: What Lay Beyond

Commander William Riker is reunited with his estranged father, Kyle Ryker, when he journeys to the remote planet Delta Sigma IV, a world populated by two alien species who have lived in harmony for generations, after the cure for a life-threatening virus sets the two species at each other's throats. Original.

A Time to Love (Star Trek: the Next Generation)

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