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Gotham's Mean Streets Get Meaner in Detective Comics #800

In the wake of the massive "War Games" storyline, Batman will be called upon to protect a Gotham City that's more dangerous than ever. Such a landmark change demands a landmark issue, and DC Comics will provide it with the 48-page Detective Comics #800 (SEP040287, $3.50).

Ever since the Dark Knight Detective made his debut in the pages of Detective Comics #27, the title and the character have shared an unbreakable bond. This extra-sized issue -- written by Andersen Gabrych and illustrated by Pete Woods and Cam Smith -- will put that bond to a demanding test when Batman must face off with both the Mad Hatter and Killer Croc on Gotham's brutal streets.

Fans of award-winning Stray Bullets creator David Lapham will definitely want to pick up this issue, as he will provide a back-up story that prefaces Detective Comics' next storyline, the 12-part "City of Crime," which will be written and illustrated by Lapham.

Dark Horse's Incredibles Offers Powerful Fun

The Walt Disney Studios & Pixar Animation Studios have already demonstrated a superhuman ability to generate box-office blockbusters. This fall, Dark Horse Comics will harness that power for its four-issue adaptation of the new Disney/Pixar feature, The Incredibles.

The Disney/Pixar alliance has used cutting-edge computer animation to create some of the world's newest and best-loved characters in the Toy Story films, A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo. Expect more of the same magic when The Incredibles #1 (SEP040018, $2.99) visits the humdrum life of office worker Bob Parr, formerly the mighty Mr. Incredible until multiple lawsuits forced him out of the heroism business. Unable to put his adventurous past behind him, Bob moonlights by doing "hero work" in the evenings ... and is soon recruited for a super-secret mission by a mysterious woman.

The book is scheduled to ship on November 24.

Millar, Romita Jr. Sharpen Wolverine's Edge

For 30 years, he's been the best at what he does. But he'll soon do it to some of the Marvel Universe's greatest heroes when Logan becomes an "Enemy of the State" in a six-part storyline starting in Marvel Comics' Wolverine #20 (AUG041773, $2.25) by Mark Millar (The Ultimates) & John Romita Jr. (Amazing Spider-Man)

This new storyline will find Logan shredding his way through the X-Men, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and S.H.I.E.L.D., starting with a first chapter filled with popular guest stars Nick Fury, Elektra, and Kitty Pryde -- plus the debut of Wolverine's latest adversary.

The book, which will feature a wraparound cover by Romita Jr., is slated to ship on October 6, followed by Wolverine #21 (AUG041774, $2.25) on October 20.

Image Raises Chaykin's American Flagg!

Unemployed actor Reuben Flagg will resume his greatest role to bring law to 21st Century Chicago again when Image Comics publishes two all-new trade paperback collections of Howard Chaykin's classic series American Flagg!.

Created, written, and drawn by Chaykin, American Flagg! captured the imaginations of readers worldwide from 1983-1988, and also captured numerous honors, including nine Eagle Awards. These collections should attract longtime fans of the series, and readers who didn't get a chance to experience it the first time around.

Volume 1 (SEP041521, $19.95) will collect American Flagg! #1-#6, which include "Hard Times" and "Southern Comfort" -- plus a nine-page prelude written and illustrated by Chaykin that was never printed in the original comics -- while Volume 2 (SEP041522, $19.95) will feature issues #7-#12, which include "State of the Union" and "Solidarity -- For Now."

Space Ghost Lives Again in DC Mini-series

For an entire generation of TV viewers, Space Ghost holds a treasured place as one of animation's premier super-heroes. DC Comics and three of comics' biggest names will join forces to delve into the previously unrevealed origins of that enduring creation in the action-packed, six-issue Space Ghost mini-series.

Cartoon Network's programming of the classic Space Ghost series on its sister network, Boomerang, has kept the animated icon fresh in the minds of readers for decades. But this project promises to deliver a serious and surprising portrayal of the character that no Space Ghost fan will want to miss.

Space Ghost #1 (SEP040353, $2.95) -- written by Joe Kelly (Superman, JLA) and painted by Ariel Olivetti (JLA: Haven) -- will set the grim tone by showing how a young police officer tries to end the corruption in the elite space force that employs him, at the cost of his family, and his soul.

Sporting an electrifying painted cover by Alex Ross, who will provide cover art for the entire series, the first issue is scheduled to ship on November 17.

Woo-hoo! Simpsons Comics Hits #100!

Having just marked its 15th year on television, The Simpsons will soon commemorate another major event in its lifetime: Simpsons Comics #100 (SEP042475, $6.99) from Bongo Comics, which will celebrate this milestone with a Simpsons "clip show" -- the first such retrospective in the history of comics!

Since it debuted on Fox in 1989, Matt Groening's The Simpsons has set new standards for television comedy. Simpsons Comics has maintained those standards to become one of the medium's premier humor titles. This special 100-page issue should continue the tradition with a full-length story (and no ads) in which Bart discovers that he and all of Springfield have been the subjects of 100 comic books. When he tries to find as many issues as he can, he uncovers the greatest mystery in comics collecting.

Packed with fan-favorite characters -- and a guest appearance with art by Sergio Aragonés -- the book is scheduled to ship on November 24