Comic Book New Releases March 4

11th Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. BATMAN LEGEND SCOTT SNYDER AND ICONIC ARTIST NICK DRAGOTTA TRANSFORM THE DARK KNIGHT'S TALE FOR THE MODERN AGE! Without the mansion...without the money...without the butler...what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight! 48 pages, full color, rated 15+. Cover price $4.99.

8th Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. SNYDER AND DRAGOTTA'S BRAND-NEW TAKE ON THE DARK KNIGHT RAMPAGES ON! Batman was born out of violence - a horrible tragedy that shaped the trajectory of his future. But when a vigilant MI6 agent starts tracking the lonely life of Bruce Wayne, he discovers the interconnectivity between a hero's shell life and the many layers of the Black Mask Gang. It's Batman versus Alfred Pennyworth! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

7th Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Cover and Art by Nick Dragotta. NEW FRIENDS, NEW ENEMIES! Batman and Alfred have formed a tentative alliance, but the Black Mask has some new friends too...and they're coming to Gotham to wreak absolute havoc. Plus, discover the dark secret that will rock Bruce to his core and make him question everything... 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

6th Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art and Cover by Nick Dragotta. Absolute Batman has established himself as an extremely large force to be reckoned with. But how did he get to this point? How did he push himself? And how did the tragic events of his childhood, and the advice of his father, shape the man who he became...literally? Guest artist Gabriel Walta joins for this essential origin issue of Absolute Batman to explore Bruce Wayne's past, and his inevitable future to go BIGGER. Don't miss this pivotal issue! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

5th Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. WILL THE PARTY END HERE FOR ABSOLUTE BATMAN? With his friends lives at stake, will a broken, beaten, and ultimately defeated Bruce Wayne finally compromise and give up both himself and his morals to Black Mask? Or does he have something even BIGGER than himself to help? And what does this have to do with Mayor James Gordon and his relationship with a young Bruce Wayne? All this and more in the penultimate issue to the first arc of ABSOLUTE BATMAN! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

5th Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. THIS IS IT! CATCH UP TO ARC ONE BEFORE THE START OF ARC TWO! Bruce Wayne, a young man who has built his entire life on leveling up, on becoming a bigger man than both his enemies and the obstacles that stand in his way, will have to break down the Black Mask and his gang of Party Animals. Will he be able to do this without the help of his unlikely new MI6 ally, Alfred Pennyworth? And how do his childhood friends--Edward Nygma, Waylon Jones, Harvey Dent, and Oswald Cobblepot (among others)--play a crucial role in Batman's legacy as Gotham's Vigilante? Absolute Batman's first story arc, The Zoo concludes with this larger-than-life story, while introducing a few new elements to come in arc 2. You'd have to be Absolutely MAD to miss it! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

5th Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Marcos Martin. Cover by Nick Dragotta. THE JOKER AND MR. FREEZE MAKE THEIR ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE DEBUT--STARTING HERE! It's about to get icy cold in Gotham City...as we reveal the connections between a young, up-and-coming scientist named Victor Fries, his history with the Ark M experiment, and what it all has to do with the mysterious Joker. A bombastic two-parter with a guest artist, the one and only super-star Marcos Martín, starts here! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Marcos Martin. Cover by Nick Dragotta. GOTHAM IN THE GRASP OF MR. FREEZE! Batman is in the fight for his life against this icy new threat. But in the end, what terrifying truth will be unearthed about Ark M and...Joker? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. AN ALL NEW ARK (M) STARTS HERE! The latest development in saving the derelict and despondent of our society is a facility known as Ark M--a fully operational institution that has played a rather sizeable part, on purpose or not, in the creation of evil. And it's active. So when Bruce tries infiltrate it and distill its secrets, a new villain from Gotham City arrives to deal with the problem...an old adversary of Alfred's...a man known only as Bane. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. BRUCE WAYNE TRAPPED IN ARK M! Bruce Wayne is trapped within the horrors of Ark M as his best friend Waylon Jones endures unimaginable tortures...but what awaits Batman is far more terrifying than anything either has faced...the true form of Bane is revealed. But it's how Bane plans to break Batman that will have you, our dear readers, bending over backward. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Clay Mann. Cover by Nick Dragotta. Learn the origin of Bane! What drives the muscle-bound behemoth, and how did he arrive in Gotham? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. BANE PRESSES THE ATTACK! Batman is at the mercy of the monstrous Bane. And though his body has seen better days, his mind and spirit are still strong. But how much longer can that withstand Bane's brutal onslaught? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN DEBUTS! Batmans final showdown with the monstrous Bane! Will he be able to overcome this unstoppable behemoth, or will he be trapped in Ark-M forever?! 32 pages, full color, rated 15+. Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. (W) Scott Snyder (A) Nick Dragotta (CA) Nick Dragotta BATMAN AND CATWOMAN VS. BANE! Batman and Catwoman face down Bane in a final battle! But once the dust settles, what will it all mean for the future of Batman? 32 pages, Rated 15+, full color Cover price $4.99.

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Nick Robles (CA) Nick Robles CAN FORT FOX BE SAVED? Wally must face his demons in order to save Fort Fox! But when the dust settles, what is the future of the Flash? Cover price $4.99.

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Nick Robles (CA) Carlo Pagulayan CAN FORT FOX BE SAVED? Wally must face his demons in order to save Fort Fox! But when the dust settles, what is the future of the Flash? Cover price $5.99.

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Nick Robles (CA) Guillem March CAN FORT FOX BE SAVED? Wally must face his demons in order to save Fort Fox! But when the dust settles, what is the future of the Flash? Cover price $5.99.

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Nick Robles (CA) Lesley Leirix Li CAN FORT FOX BE SAVED? Wally must face his demons in order to save Fort Fox! But when the dust settles, what is the future of the Flash? Cover price $5.99.

7th Printing. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Rafa Sandoval. Cover by Rafa Sandoval. SUPERSTARS JASON AARON AND RAFA SANDOVAL UNLEASH A SHOCKING NEW TAKE ON THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON! Without the fortress...without the family...without a home...what's left is the Absolute Man of Steel! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

4th Printing. Written by Jason Aaron. Art and Cover by Rafa Sandoval. MEMORIES OF KRYPTON! Years ago on Krypton, Jor-El and Lara became utterly convinced that their planet was headed towards cataclysm. But what could two lowly peons of the Labor Guild possibly do to save their entire species? The answer is decidedly not what you think... 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Rafa Sandoval. Cover by Rafa Sandoval. SUPERMAN MEETS THE MYSTERIOUS OMEGA MEN! Superman is on the run, pursued across the globe by armed Peacemakers and Lazarus Corp's top field agent, Lois Lane. Now a new force joins the chase, but are the mysterious Omega Men friends or foes for Kal-El? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Rafa Sandoval. Cover by Rafa Sandoval. BRACE YOURSELF FOR A HEARTBREAKING TALE OF THE FINAL FATE OF KRYPTON! Kal-El's life with his parents in the rural Redlands of Krypton is a happy one. But when that entire existence is suddenly threatened, the Els have no choice but to make a stand...and fight for the truth! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico. Cover by Rafa Sandoval. THE SECRET ORIGIN OF ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN! Something strange happened in the American heartland several years ago. Something that brought fear and darkness to a small Kansas town...and forever changed the lives of one kindly couple. Welcome to Smallville. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Jason Aaron. Art and Cover by Rafa Sandoval. THE OMEGA MEN IN PURSUIT! The mysterious Omega Men have chased the Superman around the world, determined to plead their case: that only with his help and by unleashing the full scope of his terrifying power can they put an end to the Lazarus Corporation. And with anger burning in his heart, Kal is starting to listen... 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico. Cover by Rafa Sandoval. RA'S AL GHUL SETS HIS SIGHTS ON SUPERMAN! Superman's true enemy stands revealed. The notorious Ra's al Ghul, lord of Lazarus Corp, murderer of millions, has plans for the Last Son of Krypton. Will Kal-El's rage unleash the dark power of Superman: Son of the Demon? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Rafa Sandoval (CA) Rafa Sandoval PARASITE INVADES METROPOLIS! Superman must save Metropolis from being devoured by his most terrifying enemy yet, the all-consuming Parasite--while the happiest man in the Absolute Universe, a simple family man named Lex Luthor, receives a fateful visitor... Cover price $4.99.

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Rafa Sandoval (CA) Gerald Parel PARASITE INVADES METROPOLIS! Superman must save Metropolis from being devoured by his most terrifying enemy yet, the all-consuming Parasite--while the happiest man in the Absolute Universe, a simple family man named Lex Luthor, receives a fateful visitor... Cover price $5.99.

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Rafa Sandoval (CA) Riley Rossmo PARASITE INVADES METROPOLIS! Superman must save Metropolis from being devoured by his most terrifying enemy yet, the all-consuming Parasite--while the happiest man in the Absolute Universe, a simple family man named Lex Luthor, receives a fateful visitor... Cover price $5.99.

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Rafa Sandoval (CA) Mirka Andolfo PARASITE INVADES METROPOLIS! Superman must save Metropolis from being devoured by his most terrifying enemy yet, the all-consuming Parasite--while the happiest man in the Absolute Universe, a simple family man named Lex Luthor, receives a fateful visitor... Cover price $5.99.

8th Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Hayden Sherman. Cover by Hayden Sherman. EISNER WINNER KELLY THOMPSON AND BREAKOUT ARTIST HAYDEN SHERMAN REINVENT WONDER WOMAN FROM THE GROUND UP! Without the island paradise...without the sisterhood that shaped her...without a mission of peace...what's left is the Absolute Amazon! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

6th Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Hayden Sherman. Cover by Hayden Sherman. THOMPSON & SHERMAN'S RED-HOT REIMAGINING OF WONDER WOMAN UNLEASHES MONSTER MAYHEM! Gateway City has never seen anything like the Harbinger-Prime, the enormous, ravenous monster that has just risen from the depths of the ocean to darken its shores...but the Harbinger has never seen anything like the unstoppable Diana, Princess of the Underworld! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

5th Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art and Cover by Hayden Sherman. ENTER: STEVE TREVOR! A Harbinger is but a messenger. It is The Tetracide that you must fear, for The Tetracide leaves nothing behind. Diana's true enemy has been revealed--and it will take everything she has to save Gateway City from oblivion! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

4th Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art and Cover by Hayden Sherman. DIANA MAKES THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE! The Tetracide is "The Four Killer"...and Diana has done the unthinkable to escape its fatal grasp. The move may have saved her to fight another day, but the price Diana paid is more than she can stand to lose for the fight that's coming. She will need the help of her allies both old and new to recover what she has lost--and save Gateway City! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Hayden Sherman. Cover by Hayden Sherman. A COSMIC THREAT ENCROACHES ON GATEWAY CITY! Wonder Woman has thrown everything she can think of at The Tetracide, and still it pushes forward, devouring Gateway City. With everything on the line, Diana has one big idea left, but in her current state, she has nowhere near the power she needs to pull it off... 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Mattia De Iulis. Cover by Hayden Sherman. THE SHOCKING ORIGIN OF DIANA'S DEADLY WEAPONS! Diana defied the will of the gods in leaving Hell, and Hades, lord of the underworld, takes that personally...but when he interrogates her, her tales surprise him. Will it change her fate? Kicking off a two-part guest arc from the breakout artist of The Cull, Mattia De Iulis--and featuring a surprising and delightful backup tale of Li'l Diana by series writer Kelly Thompson and superstar artist Dustin Nguyen! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Mattia De Iulis, Dustin Nguyen. Cover by Hayden Sherman. DIANA, LOST IN THE UNDERWORLD! Diana has escaped The Underworld once before; can she do it again? It's a moment Diana and Circe have always known would come, but when the time actually arrives...the price may be higher than one of them is willing to pay! Plus, part two of Li'l Diana, with art by the legendary Dustin Nguyen! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Hayden Sherman. Cover by Hayden Sherman. AS MY MOTHERS MADE ME, PART ONE! The Tetracide was a much greater threat than Wonder Woman had imagined for her first battle on the surface--but The Tetracide was child's play compared to negotiating the complexities and evils of man's world. The mysterious Area 41 and its Black Box Maze will be Diana's greatest test yet...and what she finds inside will shock you! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art and Cover by Hayden Sherman. CAN DIANA ESCAPE THE MAZE?! The temptation of everything Diana has ever wanted lies just inside, but also, untold horrors and no known escape. Diana has entered the maze, and nothing will ever be the same again. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Hayden Sherman. Cover by Hayden Sherman. DIANA'S PATH GROWS EVEN MORE ELUSIVE! What Diana seeks inside the maze seems to elude her at every turn. And as things unravel around her, she finds herself questioning everything, even her mission. Meanwhile, in Gateway City, an old obligation has raised its head...violently! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Hayden Sherman. Cover by Hayden Sherman. HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN! The balance of power inside the maze is tilting with Diana's presence, but it may just tilt into full-blown chaos. Chaos in an underground maze prison...that's bad, right? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Foil Cover. (W) Cary Bates, Len Wein (A) Curt Swan, Carmine Infantino (CA) Neal Adams THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE HUMAN TARGET! A strange occurrence in space has explosive results for Superman, creating a dangerous chain reaction whenever his feet touch the earth! Now the Man of Steel must stop an audacious thief empowered by the same energy! Then, meet Christopher Chance--hes suave, sophisticated, and willing to trade places with those who find themselves in deadly danger--for the right price! Its the first appearance of the Human Target! 32 pages, full color, rated 13+. Cover price $6.99.

(W) Scott Chitwood (A/CA) Etienne Derepentigny Now a major motion picture starring Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson! As the mutant warlord Nokona closes in, Jake and his friends prepare to make a final stand at a Burn Zone oil refinery in the explosive conclusion to the series! Cover price $4.95.

(W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) David Marquez MYSTERIO, ON THE MOVE! Mysterio is coming for Gwen Stacy and watching her every move! Meanwhile, the gunman who tried to rob the museum fundraiser is dead and Gwen Stacy thinks she's to blame. Will her guilty conscience get the better of her? Cover price $3.99.

(W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) Sumit Kumar MYSTERIO, ON THE MOVE! Mysterio is coming for Gwen Stacy and watching her every move! Meanwhile, the gunman who tried to rob the museum fundraiser is dead and Gwen Stacy thinks she's to blame. Will her guilty conscience get the better of her? Cover price $3.99.

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Ed McGuinness SHOCKED BY THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE! DEATH SPIRAL PART TWO! CARNAGE. KNOWS. Which means SPIDEY and VENOM team up again to stop the serial killer-symbiote. But instead of EDDIE BROCK, Peter uncovers another bombshell beneath Venom's mask - MARY JANE WATSON! And that's just the first SHOCKING REVELATION of this issue! Carnage isn't the only problem…Peter and MJ are going to have to patch things up if they want a fighting chance to stop new hyper-lethal villain, TORMENT's killing spree. Cover price $4.99.

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Lee Bermejo SHOCKED BY THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE! DEATH SPIRAL PART TWO! CARNAGE. KNOWS. Which means SPIDEY and VENOM team up again to stop the serial killer-symbiote. But instead of EDDIE BROCK, Peter uncovers another bombshell beneath Venom's mask - MARY JANE WATSON! And that's just the first SHOCKING REVELATION of this issue! Carnage isn't the only problem…Peter and MJ are going to have to patch things up if they want a fighting chance to stop new hyper-lethal villain, TORMENT's killing spree. Cover price $4.99.

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Ivan Talavera SHOCKED BY THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE! DEATH SPIRAL PART TWO! CARNAGE. KNOWS. Which means SPIDEY and VENOM team up again to stop the serial killer-symbiote. But instead of EDDIE BROCK, Peter uncovers another bombshell beneath Venom's mask - MARY JANE WATSON! And that's just the first SHOCKING REVELATION of this issue! Carnage isn't the only problem…Peter and MJ are going to have to patch things up if they want a fighting chance to stop new hyper-lethal villain, TORMENT's killing spree. Cover price $4.99.

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Mike McKone SHOCKED BY THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE! DEATH SPIRAL PART TWO! CARNAGE. KNOWS. Which means SPIDEY and VENOM team up again to stop the serial killer-symbiote. But instead of EDDIE BROCK, Peter uncovers another bombshell beneath Venom's mask - MARY JANE WATSON! And that's just the first SHOCKING REVELATION of this issue! Carnage isn't the only problem…Peter and MJ are going to have to patch things up if they want a fighting chance to stop new hyper-lethal villain, TORMENT's killing spree. Cover price $4.99.

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Iban Coello SHOCKED BY THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE! DEATH SPIRAL PART TWO! CARNAGE. KNOWS. Which means SPIDEY and VENOM team up again to stop the serial killer-symbiote. But instead of EDDIE BROCK, Peter uncovers another bombshell beneath Venom's mask - MARY JANE WATSON! And that's just the first SHOCKING REVELATION of this issue! Carnage isn't the only problem…Peter and MJ are going to have to patch things up if they want a fighting chance to stop new hyper-lethal villain, TORMENT's killing spree. Cover price $4.99.

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Mark Bagley SHOCKED BY THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE! DEATH SPIRAL PART TWO! CARNAGE. KNOWS. Which means SPIDEY and VENOM team up again to stop the serial killer-symbiote. But instead of EDDIE BROCK, Peter uncovers another bombshell beneath Venom's mask - MARY JANE WATSON! And that's just the first SHOCKING REVELATION of this issue! Carnage isn't the only problem…Peter and MJ are going to have to patch things up if they want a fighting chance to stop new hyper-lethal villain, TORMENT's killing spree. Cover price $4.99.