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Aquaman

Aquaman #5

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover Date: Mar 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: NOV11 0109
Release Date: 25 Jan 2012

Aquaman has been left for dead in the middle of the desert! But how did the King of Atlantis find himself marooned in such a hellish environment? As Aquaman struggles to survive impossible odds, what extreme measures will he resort to in order to stay alive?

Aquaman #6

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover Date: Apr 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: DEC11 0193
Release Date: 22 Feb 2012

Who sank Atlantis? Mera, the beautiful Atlantean assassin trained in the Bermuda Triangle, follows a trail of death and deceit to the one man who knows the ugly truth. But what does he want in return for his secrets – and how does it all tie into Mera’s own dark past?

Aquaman #7

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover Date: May 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JAN12 0215
Release Date: 28 Mar 2012

Who destroyed Atlantis? In the start of a new storyline, we follow the hunter as he stalks and kills his prey, claiming their weapons and armor as trophies. A golden shield, a golden helm... and the final prize is the most powerful of all: a golden trident. The only problem is, he's going to have to go through Aquaman to get it. Who is he? What is the secret of Aquaman's trident? And how does this all tie into the destruction of Atlantis?

Aquaman #8

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover Date: Jun 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: FEB12 0165
Release Date: 25 Apr 2012

Part 2 of "The Other League"! As a deadly hunter continues his murderous quest for the Atlantean trident, an unknown chapter of Aquaman's life is revealed! Before he was a part of the Justice League, Aquaman was Arthur, the man from Atlantis, and leader of a mysterious team of adventurers. Armed with weapons forged in Aquaman's past, these men and women were on their way to becoming the most powerful people on Earth – until it all came crashing down.

Aquaman #9

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover Date: Jul 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: MAR12 0166
Release Date: 23 May 2012

Aquaman and Ya'wara star in part three of the epic "The Other League!" More secrets are revealed about the team Aquaman belonged to before the Justice League! Plus: Mera learns a startling truth about Arthur's past from Shin.

Aquaman #10

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover Date: Aug 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: APR12 0170
Release Date: 27 Jun 2012

"The Others" part four! The Others are reunited when the hero called Vostok-X arrives on Earth. Mera learns more about Arthur's violent past from Shin.

Aquaman #11

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis
Cover Date: Sep 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: MAY12 0201
Release Date: 25 Jul 2012

"The Others" part five! Aquaman and The Others catch up with Black Manta – but are they really united as a team?

Aquaman #12

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis
Cover Date: Oct 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JUN12 0152
Release Date: 22 29 Aug 2012

The conclusion to "The Others"! The traitor in the team is revealed! Who is Black Manta working for?

Aquaman #0

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis
Cover Date: Nov 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JUL12 0127
Release Date: 26 Sep 2012

It's the first appearance of Atlantis – and Aquaman's first encounter with Atlanteans! How will this story of Arthur's past set the stage for his future? Find out here!

Aquaman #13

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Cover: Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis
Cover Date: Dec 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: AUG12 0150
Release Date: 24 Oct 2012

The finale of "The Others." Aquaman pushed to the breaking point! Who is Black Manta working for?

Other Aquaman Appearances

Justice League

Justice League #5

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Cover: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Variant Cover: Eric Basaldua
Cover Date: Mar 2012
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: NOV11 0104
Combo Order Code: NOV11 0107
Release Date: 18 Jan 2012

Now, with the teenaged powerhouse Cyborg at their side, this group of individual heroes must somehow put their differences aside to face the terror of Darkseid!

Justice League #6

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Cover: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Variant Cover: Adam Hughes
Cover Date: Apr 2012
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: DEC11 0188
Combo Order Code: DEC11 0191
Release Date: 15 Feb 2012

The Justice League is united at last against Darkseid! The awesome consequences of this high-stakes battle will resonate within the series for years to come! Geoff Johns and Jim Lee end their historic first arc with a bang!

Justice League #7

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Gene Ha and Gary Frank
Cover: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Variant Cover: Gary Frank
Cover Date: May 2012
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: JAN12 0210
Combo Order Code:JAN12 0213
Release Date: 21 Mar 2012

Now that the team's origin story is complete, starting with this issue we shift to the present-day Justice League! What has changed? Who has joined the team since? Featuring artwork by Gene Ha, the story also reintroduces the team's greatest champion: Steve Trevor! Also starting in this issue: "The Curse of Shazam!" featuring a story by Geoff Johns and art by Gary Frank! Discover Billy Batson's place in DC Comics – The New 52 as we reveal his all-new origin story!

Justice League #8

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Carlos D'Anda
Cover: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Variant Cover: Mike Choi
Cover Date: Jun 2012
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: FEB12 0160
Combo Order Code: FEB12 0163
Release Date: 18 Apr 2012

In the five years that the Justice League has been a team, Green Arrow has never once been a member. And he intends to rectify that right here, right now! One member against his candidacy: Aquaman!

Plus, in "The Curse of Shazam" part 2, Billy arrives in his new foster home just as an ancient evil is uncovered halfway across the world.

Justice League #9

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Cover: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Backup Story Art: Gary Frank
Variant Cover: Carlos D'Anda
Cover Date: Jul 2012
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: MAR12 0159
Combo Order Code: MAR12 0162
Release Date: 16 May 2012

"The Villain's Journey" begins here! Part one of a story introducing an all-new major nemesis for the Justice League!

In part three of the Shazam! backup story, Billy Batson attempts to get used to his new life, new school and new family as Sivana unleashes an ancient evil imprisoned long ago.

Other Aqua-character Appearances

Aqualad: Young Justice

Young Justice #12

Writer: Greg Weisman and Kevin Hops
Art: Christopher Jones
Cover: Christopher Jones
Cover Date: Mar 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: NOV11 0225
Release Date: 18 Jan 2011

There's a new menace in Gotham City: a creature so strange – and so versatile – that not even the combined might of the entire Young Justice team can stand against it. Witness the origin of...Clayface!

Young Justice #13

Writer: Greg Weisman and Kevin Hops
Art: Christopher Jones
Cover: Christopher Jones
Cover Date: Apr 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: DEC11 0303
Release Date: 15 Feb 2011

In Star City, Artemis is under arrest – and in Gotham City, it's Clayface vs. the rest of the team in a battle they cannot win! Aqualad's leadership is on the line, and a fateful choice must be made.

Young Justice #14

Writer: Greg Weisman and Kevin Hops
Art: Christopher Jones
Cover: Christopher Jones
Cover Date: May 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JAN12 0317
Release Date: 21 Mar 2011

Aqualad visits Atlantis with Superboy and Miss Martian. But can they stop an insidious new menace that threatens to plunge the undersea kingdom into civil war?

Young Justice #15

Writer: Kevin Hopps and Greg Weisman
Art: Christopher Jones
Cover: Christopher Jones
Cover Date: Jun 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: FEB12 0277
Release Date: 18 Apr 2012

Ocean-Master's plan to purify Atlantis brings Aqualad to death's door and forces his former schoolmates to choose sides. Can even Superboy and Ms. Martian help him?

Aqualad: Tiny Titans

Tiny Titans #48

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: Mar 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: NOV11 0222
Release Date: 18 Jan 2012

Because you demanded it – Tiny Titans unmasked in a special all red hair issue! Barbara! Miss Martian! Starfire! Blackfire! And Speedy! Actually, Speedy's hair is more of an auburn. Also, what's Wonder Girl's secret? What is she doing with all that fruit? A discovery is made when she reveals her secret oranges!

Tiny Titans #49

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: Apr 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: DEC11 0302
Release Date: 29 Feb 2012

It's time to meet... the Squishy Titans! The pink blob Plasmus! The futuristic pet Proty! The stretchy Offspring! The diabolically dirty Clayface! Who's the squishiest? Who's the stretchiest? Join us as the Squishy Titans welcome a mysterious new member from the Orange Lantern Corps!

Tiny Titans #50

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: May 2012
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JAN12 0316
Release Date: 21 Mar 2012

FINAL ISSUE - In this awesome 50th issue, questions are answered! Mysteries are solved! The Tiny Titans may be one step closer to becoming Super Heroes! This issue may change your life! Plus, it's highly recommended by Franco's mom!

Aquagirl: Marina (Batman Beyond)

Batman Beyond Unlimited #1

Writer: Adam Beechen, Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen
Art: Norm Breyfogle, Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs
Cover: Dustin Nguyen
Cover Date: Apr 2012
48 pages, $4.99
Order Code: DEC11 0238
Release Date: 29 Feb 2012

A new era begins with the debut of the oversized, monthly BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED, featuring the print debut of the new Justice League Beyond!

In the Batman Beyond chapter, legendary Batman artist Norm Breyfogle returns to draw the Dark Knight of the future with best-selling writer Adam Beechen. In "10,000 Clowns," an onslaught of new Jokerz is plaguing Gotham City – and the implications of this chaotic clown menace could have disastrous consequences for Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne!

And the debut of the Justice League Beyond is here, courtesy of the BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM art team of Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs, as the first two digital-first chapters are available in print for the first time! Batman Beyond is a new recruit in the mighty Justice League, but the team will be immediately tested by a very Neo Gotham-related enemy! How will the team work together to combat this threat?

Batman Beyond Unlimited #2

Writer: Adam Beechen, Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen
Art: Norm Breyfogle, Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs
Cover: Dustin Nguyen
Cover Date: May 2012
48 pages, $3.99
Order Code: JAN12 0290
Release Date: 21 Mar 2012

The excitement continues in this oversized title chronicling the adventures in the Beyond Universe and making their print debut here!

One of Batman's most explosive villains is back! In an effort to regain his status in the criminal underworld, however, he loses the one thing he loves best...and now all of Gotham may pay the price!

The new Justice League Beyond adventure continues, as the League goes in search of AWOL member Micron – who may or may not have gone native while investigating Kobra! A larger, darker secret is about to be revealed...and it could spell doom for Earth!

Batman Beyond Unlimited #3

Writer: JT Krul, Adam Beechen, Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen
Art: Howard Porter, Norm Breyfogle, Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs
Cover: Howard Porter and Livesay
Cover Date: May 2012
48 pages, $3.99
Order Code: FEB12 0237
Release Date: 18 Apr 2012

In the debut of SUPERMAN BEYOND, The Man of Tomorrow returns home to an unfamiliar City of Tomorrow patrolled by super-powered police officers. With most of his loved ones gone, he wonders if Superman has a place in this new world. But time and death hold no meaning for a foe who has set a plan in motion to destroy the Man of Steel once and for all!

In BATMAN BEYOND, Russian criminals have taken Mad Stan's dog and Stan will stop at nothing to get them, even if it means blowing up all of Gotham City in the process. As if Terry doesn't have enough to handle, his girlfriend comes to him with shocking news about her brother.

In JUSTICE LEAGUE BEYOND, the team works to break the brainwashing Micron underwent, while getting a valuable history lesson from Amanda Waller...but will it help them discover Kobra's plot in time to save the world?

Collections

Young Justice Volume 1 TP

Writer: Kevin Hopps, Greg Weisman, Art Baltazar and Franco
Art: Mike Norton, Christopher Jones and Dan Davis
Cover: Mike Norton
160 pages, $12.99
Order Code: OCT11 0271
Release Date: 11 Jan 2012

In these stories from YOUNG JUSTICE #0-6, the team takes on The Joker, meets Snapper Carr and trades campfire tales of past battles alongside their crimefighter mentors.

DC Universe: Secret Origins HC

Writer: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Various
320 pages, $39.99
Order Code: OCT11 0243
Release Date: 22 Feb 2012

The classic Silver Age titles are collected in hardcover for the first time, including SECRET ORIGINS #1, MORE SECRET ORIGINS #1, EVEN MORE SECRET ORIGINS #1 and WEIRD SECRET ORIGINS #1! Don't miss the origins of Wonder Woman, the Superman/Batman team, The Challengers of the Unknown, Martian Manhunter, the Justice League of America, Aquaman, The Flash, The Atom, Bizarro and more!

Flashpoint TP

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Andy Kubert and Sandra Hope
Cover: Andy Kubert
Cover Date:
176 pages, $14.99
Order Code: DEC11 0276
Release Date: 07 Mar 2012

The red-hot, sold-out five-issue miniseries from Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert is on its way in trade paperback!

This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war – but where are Earth's Greatest Heroes to stop it?

It's a place where America's last hope is Cyborg, who hopes to gather the forces of The Outsider, The Secret 7, S!H!A!Z!A!M!, Citizen Cold and other new and familiar-yet-altered faces! It's a world that could be running out of time, if The Flash can't find the villain who altered the time line!

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Batman TP

Writer: Brian Azzarello, J.T. Krul, Jimmy Palmiotti and Peter Milligan
Art: Eduardo Risso, Mikel Janin, Joe Bennett, George Perez, Fernando Blanco, Scott Koblish and John Dell
Cover: Dave Johnson
272 pages, $17.99
Order Code: DEC11 0277
Release Date: 14 Mar 2012

Don't miss this Batman volume collecting BATMAN: KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-3, DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1- 3, DEATHSTROKE AND THE CURSE OF THE RAVAGER #1-3 and SECRET SEVEN #1-3.

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Wonder Woman TP

Writer: Tony Bedard, James Robinson, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
Art: Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes, Eddie Nunez, Javi Fernandez, Scott Clark and David Beaty
Cover: Ed Benes
272 pages, $17.99
Order Code: DEC11 0279
Release Date: 14 Mar 2012

Don't miss this Wonder Woman volume collecting EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1- 3, OUTSIDER #1-3, LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #1-3 and WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1-3.

Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo HC

Writer: Bob Haney
Art: Jim Aparo
Cover: Jim Aparo
512 pages, $29.99
Order Code: DEC11 0283
Release Date: 04 Apr 2012

DC collects Aparo's classic run on THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD in hardcover for the first time! These stories feature Batman's team-ups with Robin, Green Arrow, Black Canary, The Teen Titans, Deadman, Wonder Woman, The Demon, The Joker, Aquaman, The Atom and many others, from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #98, 100-102 and 104-122.

Justice League Vol 1: Origin HC

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Cover: Jim Lee and Scott Williams
176 pages, $24.99
Order Code: JAN12 0299
Release Date: 02 May 2012

Comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim Lee make history with the first hardcover collection of a DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series! In a universe where Super Heroes are strange and new, Batman has discovered a dark evil that requires him to unite the World Greatest Heroes! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg unite for the first time to form the JUSTICE LEAGUE! Don't miss the thrill-a-minute hardcover collecting the first six issues of the best selling comic!

Brightest Day Volume 2 Trade Paperback

Writer: Geoff Johns & Peter J Tomasi
Art: Ivan Reis, Pat Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark & Joe Prado
Cover: David Finch and Scott Williams
240 pages, $19.99
Order Code: FEB12 0255
Release Date: 09 May 2012

Once dead, twelve heroes and villains were resurrected by a white light from deep within the earth. Now, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Deadman, Jade, Osiris, Hawk, Captain Boomerang and Zoom must discover the mysterious reason behind their return and uncover the secret that binds them all.

In this second volume, collecting issues #8-16 of the series, learn whether Deadman is truly destined to wield the White Lantern and who the new Aqualad is. Plus, Firestorm's dueling alter egos take a bizarre journey, while Martian Manhunter returns to Mars to learn about the strange creature that is stalking him.

DC Universe: Legacies Trade Paperback

Writer: Len Wein
Art: Scott Kolins, Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert, George Perez, J.H. Williams III and others
Cover: Andy Kubert and Joe Kubert
336 pages, $24.99
Order Code: FEB12 0262
Release Date: 09 May 2012

Acclaimed writer Len Wein chronicles the DC Universe's epic history in this title spanning five generations of heroes starring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Justice League of America, The Teen Titans and more. Collecting the ten-issue miniseries!

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DVDs

Young Justice: Season 1 Volume Three DVD

Order Code: JAN12 2094
$14.97
Release Date: 29 Feb 2012

Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian, and Artemis have become Young Justice — the Justice League's secret weapon against the forces of evil. The teen heroes will take on under-the-radar missions that would be impossible for the Justice League to handle covertly. Red Tornado will be their supervisor; Black Canary will be in charge of their training and Batman will hand out their assignments.

Collectibles

DC Comics: The New 52 11-Piece Magnet Set

Order Code: DEC11 1891
Release Date: 29 Feb 2012

In September, DC Comics relaunched their universe with "The New 52," and now you can get eleven of the memorable covers in this 11-piece magnet set! Splash these magnets of Wonder Woman #1, Justice League #1, Batman #1, Catwoman #1, Action Comics #1, Superman #1, Aquaman #1, Detective Comics #1, The Flash #1, and the variant covers to Action Comics #1 and Justice League #1 on your refrigerator!

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