Dini/Ross tabloids

Batman: War on Crime. [From DC Comics: As Batman encounters a young boy whose parents have been murdered, he sees a reflection of himself as a youth, about to choose the path that led him into endless conflict with evil. It is this parallel that haunts him as he examines the nature of crime, from Gotham City's dingy back-alleys to its plush corporate suites.]

JLA: Liberty and Justice (tabloid-sized one-shot; w Paul Dini; a Alex Ross). [From DC Comics: Superman. Batman. Wonder Woman. Green Lantern. The Flash. Aquaman. Martian Manhunter. The classic JLA is back in a spectacular story by Emmy Award-winning writer Paul Dini and Eisner Award-winning painter Alex Ross! In the fully painted, oversized 96-page original graphic novel JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, the League confronts a threat from space — a very different menace from any the JLA has faced before. This new danger arrives on Earth in the form of an alien disease — a bacteria of a cellular composition unlike anything on Earth, deadly to all who come in contact with it. The space-borne virus spreads quickly, setting off a chain reaction of fear and panic throughout the world. Soon the JLA members themselves are under suspicion. Are they ultimately responsible for this alien danger? Before long, paranoia, distrust and an ensuing wave of hysteria threaten to rip the world apart at its seams! In their previous award-winning volumes, Dini and Ross rendered in-depth looks at each of the major heroes of the DC Universe. But JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE is more than the story of one hero — it’s an expansive tale of DC’s most famous, colorful and iconic characters, utilizing a combination of word balloons and descriptive narrative. This powerful adventure showcases the greatest team in the history of comics: the Justice League of America!]

JLA: Secret Origins (Tabloid-sized one-shot; w Paul Dini; a Alex Ross). [From DC Comics: They are the multiple award-winning creators behind SUPERMAN: PEACE ON EARTH, BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME, SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE, and WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH. Next year, writer Paul Dini and painter Alex Ross will unite once again for JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. But first, they present a special prelude: JLA: SECRET ORIGINS—a 48-page oversized (10” x 13 1/2”) one-shot featuring all your favorite heroes together! SECRET ORIGINS features an all-star lineup of DC’s greatest icons: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, the Atom, Hawkman & Hawkgirl, Plastic Man, and Captain Marvel! It contains a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the members of the Justice League and how they became the heroes they are today, as interpreted by Ross and Dini. This graphic volume reprints the double-page origins of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel (a popular feature from their previous collaborations), and includes eight all-new origin spreads, plus an original 5-page framing sequence focusing on the team’s commitment to helping humankind through all forms of adversity. Plus: exclusive interviews with the creators, reprintings of classic Alex Ross artwork, as well as preview art and sketches for the upcoming JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE—all in an oversized format that’s a feast for the eyes!]

Shazam!: Power of Hope (Tabloid-sized one-shot; w Paul Dini; a Alex Ross). [From DC Comics: Between capping volcanoes, foiling bank robberies, and averting nuclear disasters, the hero known as Captain Marvel has constantly faced challenges - leaving his young alter ego, Billy Batson, little time for his own life. One day Billy receives a request for Captain Marvel to appear at a local children's hospital. There he helps restore hope to a ward full of sick and needy children by granting their wishes. Yet one special child faces despair and looks to the Captain for hope. Deeply affected by his encounter, this tale shows just how human the World's Mightiest Mortal truly is.]

Superman: Peace on Earth. [From DC Comics: As the holiday season arrives in Metropolis, Superman becomes uncomfortably aware of the stark division between the privileged few and the impoverished many who verge on starvation. Deciding he can best help by example, Superman puts his incredible powers to work in a titanic effort to alleviate world hunger. Despite the cynicism he encounters along the way, his greatest gift to the world is an undeniable message of hope and peace.]

Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth. [From DC Comics: They've brought you SUPERMAN: PEACE ON EARTH, BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME, and last year's SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE—now the multiple award-winning creative team of writer Paul Dini (BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN) and painter Alex Ross (KINGDOM COME) bring their fourth collaboration to life with WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH. SPIRIT OF TRUTH finds the Amazon Princess at an impasse. She has lofty goals and ideals for the world beyond Paradise Island, but her message of peace, understanding, and fellowship is rejected because of the way she is perceived. In her role as the Amazons' ambassador, not every nation is willing to embrace her—despite her actions and best intentions. Wonder Woman puts down a terrorist junta, dispatches high-tech thieves and other troublemakers, but to advance her mission in Man's World, she must seek the counsel of the only one she can trust. Powerfully written by Dini, with staggering painted art by Ross that combines traditional comic-book storytelling and the illustrated-text format of storybooks, SPIRIT OF TRUTH finds Wonder Woman — like her lasso which reveals falsehood and fabrication on the part of her enemies—uncovering the truth behind who she is, what she represents, and the task ahead of her.]

World's Greatest Super-Heroes (Oversized hardcover containing all the above). [From DC Comics: A massive slipcased hardcover, featuring the stunning art of the Eisner Award-winning team of the incomparable Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini! Between 1998 and 2003, Paul Dini, the Emmy Award-winning producer of Batman Beyond and The New Batman/Superman Adventures, joined forces with superstar illustrator Alex Ross to create six oversized tabloid editions of stories featuring the World's Greatest Super-Heroes: Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, Shazam!: Power of Hope, Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth, JLA: Secret Origins, and JLA: Liberty & Justice. These classic works for all ages feature the iconic DC characters in a unique storytelling format that combines aspects of both comics and picture books. Also included are several pages of promotional art, preliminary art and thumbnails, art done for DC Direct product, model-to-finished-painting comparisons, reflections by the book's creators, and much more! This landmark volume also features an introduction by noted book designer and author Chip Kidd, a new painted cover by Alex Ross, and an 8-page foldout of the JLA: Liberty & Justice poster featuring every member of the JLA by Ross.]