Lee Loughridge

"Batman has been kidnapped by the Riddler! The crook has left behind one of his infamous riddles, addressed to Robin. If Robin can solve the puzzle, he will locate the Caped Crusader, but that first riddle leads to another. Then the Riddler turns off all the lights in Gotham City. What, Robin wonders, is the point? When will the riddles end? If the Boy Wonder cannot find his partner by the next sunrise, Batman will be gone forever"--P. [4] of cover....

"While researching the Arctic for a school project, Robin discovers that something is heating the glaciers--and it's not just global warming. With Batman's help, Robin discovers that the evil Rā's al Ghūl is behind the environmental disruption. The Dynamic Duo head to the Arctic to stop his evil plan and prevent an ecological disaster"--Unedited summary from book.

Junior high school student Tim Drake is tired of being being a hero-in-training. He's ready to become the full-time sidekick of Batman, Gotham's greatest crime fighter. The Dark Knight, however, has one final test for his anxious apprentice, and it won't be easy. Tim will need the help of Nightwing, Batman's former partner, to complete the timely task and become the next Robin.

Barbara Gordon and Tim Drake are attending a Halloween costume party at Graves Mansion dressed as their secret identities (Batgirl and Robin) when Catwoman strikes, stealing the priceless Black Cat Diamond--but with so many guests dressed up as either superheroes or supervillains the two young crime fighters will have to separate the real villain from her many imitators if they hope to retrieve the valuable prize.

"The evil puppet Scarface and his wiseguys just pulled off one of the biggest heists in Gotham history. But there's a rat among the thieves, and the loose lips are helping Batman crack the case. Has the Ventriloquist betrayed his wooden creation to the Dark Knight"--Unedited summary from book.

By Chance or Providence collects Becky Cloonan's award-winning trilogy: Wolves, The Mire and Demeter, with lush colors by Lee Loughridge and a sketchbook/illustration section. These stories cast a spell of hypnotic melancholy, weaving their way through medieval landscapes of ancient curses and terrible truths that will haunt you long after you've set them down.

"Trudy's past comes back to haunt her, which wouldn't be so bad if she and Gabby weren't already literally haunted by unimaginable forces of evil on a daily basis. Can’t a gal catch a break?"--Back cover.

A young Jewish boy in an increasingly African-American neighborhood struggles to find his place but finds discouragement in anything less than success. He berates himself and quits when things don't go exactly as he planned. His strategy works--until he joins the navy.

"The first chapter of the final arc of Rick Remender and Wes Craig's critically acclaimed Deadly Class! The promise of what could have been, a life that never was--Marcus and Saya are the deadliest couple on Earth, but what happens when they're hired to kill each other? Will she choose to take her place as head of the Kuroki Syndicate, or will she choose revenge? We drift further into an unrecognizable future where scars are a physical reminder of...