The Secret Society, a cabal of supervillains, holds one of the Prey hostage, with Oracle's secret identity as the ransom. The Birds must save their own and battle Deathstroke to defend their leader. And, one year later, Black Canary has left the team and the Birds have a new member--the deadly Lady Shiva.

The Birds of Prey cross paths with the villainous group the Secret Six, just as Spy Smasher takes the dismantling of Oracle's operation into her own hands! Who will end up in control of the Birds of Prey?

"Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, intends to pay back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect...even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths! Who is Dark Annisia, and how has this fearsome warrior accomplished what no god nor demon has been able to do: force Sonja to her knees in surrender?"--page [4] of cover.

"Three years ago, the Joker took everything from Barbara Gordon. Now he wants more. Returning to Gotham City after a long absence, the Clown Prince of Crime is out to free Batman from his closest allies--his "family." He targets Batgirl, putting Barbara face-to-face with her worst nightmare: the man who put her in a wheelchair. But the attack on her and her fellow Bat-heroes is only the beginning of Batgirl's family problems. Her mother--newly returned...

"A mysterious woman known only as The Traveller journeys across time and space, bestowing ebony blades to female adventurers like Red Sonja, Dejah Thoris, Vampirella, Jungle Girl, Kato, Lady Zorro, Jennifer Blood, Miss Fury and many more. Her mission? To prepare a last line of defense against the Prince of All Universes, a lovelorn despot with the power to shatter realities. United by the Swords of Sorrow, these spirited women must face not only the...

While the Hyrkanian warrior aids a small village against the ravages of a rampant parasite, she picks up the trail of the man she hates and distrusts most in the world: the last survivor of the marauders who murdered her family. In the grip of a vengeful obsession that's all-consuming, the heroine barely recognizes herself. Can ever the unconquerable Red Sonja return from a darkness so complete?