Books by Chip Zdarsky

SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY

by Chip Zdarsky

Collects Spider-Man: Life Story #1-6. Spider-Man makes history! In 1962's AMAZING FANTASY #15, 15-year-old Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the Amazing Spider-Man! Fifty-seven years have passed in the real world since that event - so what would have happened if the same amount of time passed for Peter? To celebrate Marvel's 80th anniversary, Chip Zdarsky and Spider-Man legend Mark Bagley unite to spin a unique Spidey tale - telling an entire history of Spider-Man from beginning to end, set against the key events of the decades through which he lived! From the Vietnam War to Secret Wars and Civil War, all the way through to what just might be a 72-year-old Spider-Man's final mission, prepare to watch Peter Parker age through 57 years of groundbreaking history - and find out what happens to him and those he loves the most!

Avengers: Twilight

by Chip Zdarsky

Acclaimed writer Chip Zdarsky presents a thrillingly dark new vision of the Avengers, set in the far-flung future!

"A triumph of superhero fiction with riveting action and timely themes." - Booklist, starred review

In a gleaming new world of prosperity, Captain America is no more. But Steve Rogers still exists, floating through an America where freedom is an illusion...where the Avengers are strangers and his friends are long dead. But is the Dream itself dead? And how do you assemble Avengers in a world that doesn't want them? With the clock ticking down to New Year's Day, and the world against him, Steve must build an army to save America! Will his surviving friends sign up, or will he have to lead the ragtag group called the Defenders against the expert military marksman known as Bullseye? And can Steve infiltrate the Raft - a government facility full of secrets and danger off the shores of New York City - before the new Iron Man sentences him to the same gruesome fate as Tony Stark?

Collecting AVENGERS- TWILIGHT #1-6.

Batman Vol. 3: the Joker Year One

by Chip Zdarsky

Discover year one of chaos and uncover the chilling secrets behind pop culture's greatest villain, The Joker.

Bestselling writer Chip Zdarsky alongside artists Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino, and Stefano Nesi bring you the haunted tale of what happened after the events of BATMAN- THE KILLING JOKE. Discover the gruesome aftermath of the monster who crawled out of the vat of chemicals and became pop culture's greatest villain. This terrifying tale spans timelines, from Batman's past to the distant future, and will change how fans will look at the Clown Prince of Crime forever.

Collects Batman #139-144

The Penguin Vol. 1: the Prodigal Bird

by Chip Zdarsky, Tom King

After retiring to Metropolis following his "death," Oswald Cobblepot finds himself forced back into the unpredictable and violent Gotham City underworld as a pawn for the United States intelligence community!

Gotham's criminal element has been evolving since he was last in the city, with his bastard twin children ruling the Iceberg Lounge. And what of the man he framed for his death-Batman? Is the Penguin walking into a death sentence?

From award-winning and bestselling writer Tom King (Batman, The Human Target) and artist Stefano Gaudiano (Gotham Central, The Walking Dead) comes a bloody, hard-boiled tale of redemption and revenge!

Collects THE PENGUIN #1-6.

Time Waits

by Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers

Join Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers, and Marcus To for a sci-fi adventure that defies expectation and time itself!

Meet Blue, a man trapped in the past, which is our present. Sent back in time for a mission he could not bring himself to complete, former soldier Blue builds a life with Grace, the sheriff of a small rural town. The pair build a foundation of happiness on a history of bloodshed, far away from the trigger-happy corporate overlords that used Blue as a human gun.

After ten years together, Blue and Grace are on the cusp of taking the next step in their relationship: adoption. Before Grace can fully convince Blue to expand their family, the future comes calling. The overlords want their first deserter and to complete the mission Blue could not. They have one simple rule: kill anyone who stands in their way.

For fans of DEJA VU, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, and LOOPER.

The Mass Market Hardcover features the complete three-issue series.