Showcase: The Clockwork Hero
by Christine Nightstar
In the basement beneath a busy Gotham City deli, a highly advanced, human-like clockwork man built in the mid-nineteenth century is disturbed from his century-long sleep. Trenton “Ticks” Avery soon becomes one of the Deltonio family, even as he also begins to discover that his creator had built in amazing mechanisms allowing him to evolve physically, mentally, and emotionally. And with some of these new abilities Ticks inadvertently becomes Gotham’s newest crime-fighter, Clockwork. But with newfound fame comes danger to his adoptive family, even as an old villain called the Clock seeks him as a prize! Guest starring Batman and Platinum of the Metal Men!
Showcase: Carol Ferris: Hearts Afire, Book 2: Love in Bloom
by Martin Maenza
Over the past four months, the amnesiac Carol Ferris has settled into her new life as Carrie Ford in Fox Hollow. How will she react when her new friend Red Crawford finally reveals his feelings for her on this Valentine’s Day?
Swamp Thing: What Friends Are For
by Earth Elemental 99, with Martin Maenza
On Valentine’s Day, Abby Cable receives a message from Swamp Thing, delivered from across the stars by spacefaring hero Adam Strange! But will her hurried escape from Grimoire Island lead to any unforeseen consequences? And now that she knows Swamp Thing is alive and on his way home, will Abby be able to remain in the Louisiana bayou until his return?