Animal Man, a.k.a. Buddy Baker, has gone from "super" man to family man--but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? As these new abilities continue to terrify Buddy and his wife, Ellen, things take a turn for the worse as Buddy begins a startling transformation of his own that will lead him on a journey into the heart of the Red. Collects Animal Man #0-29, Animal Man Annual #1-2 and Swamp Thing #12 and #17.

Eisner Award-winning writer Jeff Lemire's #1 New York Times best-selling Animal Man series is collected in one giant hardcover omnibus edition for the first time!

About the Author
Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series Sweet Tooth, published by DC/Vertigo, and the award-winning graphic novel Essex County, published by Top Shelf. Now one of DC Comics' cornerstone writers, Jeff was prominent in the publisher's "New 52" line-wide relaunch as the writer of Animal Man, Justice League Dark and Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. He has also written the monthly adventures of Superboy, The Atom and Constantine. In 2008 Jeff won the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist and the Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for five Eisner Awards and five Harvey Awards. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.


Book Information
ISBN 9781401289416
Author Jeff Lemire
Format Hardback
Page Count 816
Imprint DC Comics
Publisher DC Comics