- With such past creative credits as Amazing Spider-Man,Avengers, Batman, Breed, Captain Marvel, CosmicOdyssey, Dreadstar, The Infinity Saga, and a list of so manymore, creator/writer/artists/visionary Jim Starlin presents his newest creation-- The Cosmic Guard! - A young orphan is chosen by a mysterious light from space to become thelatest in a long line of cosmic guardians, super-powered defenders who arecharged with protecting the galaxy.

As former members of a disbanded group of superheroes called the Crimebusters start turning up dead, the remaining members of the group try to discover the identity of the murderer before they, too, are killed.

As the civil war rips apart the Marvel universe, the X-Men find themselves crumbling from the inside out and must admit defeat or finally start to fight back.

Allen the Alien returns to Earth to gather information from Mark about his father, the Viltrumite Traitor, meanwhile, the Viltrumites come to Earth to check up on Mark's progress as the reluctant Viltrumite Agent of Earth. Original.

The Green Arrow, aided by friends including Batman and the Black Canary, must fight almost every killer he has ever encountered as the master assassin Deathstroke wages a battle to end his life.

Roland, an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powers his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic, and now, his past is finally revealed.

Superman works to discover the meaning of the "Vanishing," a mysterious event that has struck the Earth and caused millions of people to disappear without a trace, including his beloved Lois.

This second PLANETARY collection focuses on the team's mysterious benefactor, the "Fourth Man." After paying their final respects to a British occultist with ties to their group, Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, and The Drummer continue their super-human archeological studies as they visit a hidden government compound full of radioactive human guinea pigs, discover a fictional construct that has been made real and learn of a malevolent group known simply as "The Four." As these investigations take place, Elijah begins to learn some truths about both the Fourth Man's identity as well as his own hidden past. Featuring an introduction by Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator, Joss Whedon!

A stunning collection of thirty-three monochromatic tales showcases spectacular visions of Batman in stories by Brian Azzarello, Darwyn, Cooke, Judd Winick, Jill Thompson, Michael Kaluta, and others. Original.