Ed Brubaker

Bruce Wayne is framed for the murder of his girlfriend Vesper Fairchild and makes the controversial decision to abandon his civilian identity entirely — no more Bruce Wayne, only Batman. Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker weave a detective thriller where every member of the Bat-family — Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, Oracle — must work independently to prove the innocence of a man who no longer wants to be saved. A turning point for Batman before the New 52 that shows the character at his most psychologically stripped down.

Catwoman of East End Omnibus collects the Brubaker/Cooke era that turns Selina Kyle into a street-level protector with noir texture and moral ambiguity. Instead of treating Catwoman only as Batman's thief-romance counterpart, the run gives her a neighborhood, a supporting cast and a reason to stay in costume that belongs to East End. It is one of the clearest Catwoman shelves for readers who want crime fiction, character reinvention and Gotham seen from below.

The Authority Omnibus Vol. 2 continues the WildStorm experiment after the original shockwave, collecting later-era stories where the team becomes government, target, myth and liability all at once. Across 1600 pages, Ed Brubaker, Dustin Nguyen, Robbie Morrison, Garth Ennis and others explore what happens when a superhero team powerful enough to change the world has to live with the political consequences of doing exactly that.

The Return of the Winter Soldier — Ed Brubaker's final Captain America omnibus, bringing his legendary run to a close with Steve Rogers back in action and the Winter Soldier finding his own path. This omnibus collects the conclusion of Brubaker's eight-year tenure on the title, including key issues dealing with the aftermath of Fear Itself and Bucky's apparent death. A fitting conclusion to one of Marvel's greatest long-form narratives, honoring everything Brubaker built while setting the stage for future stories.

The Trial of Captain America — Ed Brubaker's penultimate omnibus arc, placing Bucky Barnes in the dock for his crimes as the Winter Soldier. This omnibus collects one of the most legally and morally complex stories in Brubaker's run: can a man be judged for acts committed while brainwashed? The courtroom drama is backed by relentless action as the Sin — Red Skull's daughter — wages war on America, building toward a conclusion that fundamentally reshapes Bucky's fate. Brubaker at his most sophisticated.

The Death of Captain America — Ed Brubaker's most emotionally devastating arc, collected in a single definitive omnibus. In the aftermath of Civil War, Steve Rogers is assassinated, and Brubaker uses the vacuum left by his death to examine what Captain America truly means as a symbol.

Ed Brubaker's landmark Captain America run begins here — widely considered the definitive modern take on the character. Brubaker brought Steve Rogers into the 21st century with a Cold War espionage thriller sensibility, and the result was one of the best-received runs in Marvel history. This first omnibus introduces the Winter Soldier — the resurrected Bucky Barnes as a Soviet assassin — in a storyline that redefined both characters and inspired the acclaimed Marvel Studios film. Stunning artwork by Steve Epting and Michael Lark completes one of the great superhero comics of the 2000s.

Daredevil by Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 2 is the consequence volume: Lady Bullseye, the Hand, Kingpin fallout and Matt's gradual slide toward choices that feel less heroic and more desperate. It closes the Bendis-Brubaker era with the discipline of a crime novel, where every decision comes due. The value is the second half of Brubaker's noir machinery: Matt Murdock under pressure from crime, law, prison fallout and enemies who understand his weak points.

Daredevil by Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 1 begins with Matt Murdock in prison and never lets the pressure drop. Brubaker understands Daredevil as crime fiction: exposure, fear, corruption and the question of whether Matt can survive when both his public and masked identities have been weaponised. Michael Lark gives Hell's Kitchen a bruised, noir texture.

Stephanie Brown wanted to prove she deserved to be Robin. Instead, she triggered a Batman contingency plan that required Batman as its centerpiece — and without him, Gotham burns. Every crime family goes to open war. Black Mask emerges as the new crime lord. War Games is the crossover that changed Gotham forever, told across all Batman titles in 1120 pages.