Amelia Louise McBride's eleventh birthday party is fabulous, but soon her friends are fighting all the time, she gets a terrible report card, and when she summons the courage to tell a boy how she feels about him, she learns why it is called a "crush."

The Riftwar has started--but both Pug and Tomas will endure some surprising twists that will change them forever by this volumes conclusion.

"The prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: BEFORE WATCHMEN! For over twenty years, the back stories of the now-iconic characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's landmark graphic novel had been the subject of much debate and theorizing. Now, DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of WATCHMEN...As the predecessors to the Watchmen, the MINUTEMEN joined their abilities...

Plagued by the birds following him, the pre-teen Superboy Robin decides that a new costume and a new name will solve all his problems.