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If you enjoyed the critically acclaimed first volume of DC Meets Looney Tunes...that's not all, folks! When those lovable Looney Tunes invade the DC Universe and run amok, they'll find the only thing more dangerous than a falling anvil is a super-villain! Porky Pig thinks he's bringing home the bacon when he goes to work for Lex Luthor...but is this pig just being set up as a sacrificial lamb? Monsters meet the most interesting people, and when Harley Quinn meets Gossamer, it's love at first huge, red, hairy sight. But can this beautiful friendship survive an attack by giant Joker robots? Becoming a henchman for The Joker is no laughing matter, but can Daffy Duck avoid running afoul of the Clown Prince of Crime long enough to cook his goose? And when a witch's wager places the fate of the universe on whether Sylvester the Cat can eat Tweety Bird, it's time to call in the reinforcements. With Catwoman assisting Sylvester and Black Canary protecting Tweety, it soon turns into a battle royal between the cats and birds of the DC Universe! Some of DC's looneyest and most acclaimed creators collaborate on these unexpected team-ups, including Gail Simone, Mark Russell, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, Inaki Miranda, Brad Walker, Pier Brito, Brett Booth and more! Collects Harley Quinn/Gossamer Special #1, The Joker/Daffy Duck Special #1, Catwoman/Tweety and Sylvester Special #1 and Lex Luthor/Porky Pig Special #1.
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Amanda Conner started out in comics working small projects for Marvel and Archie while working as an illustrator for New York ad agencies Kornhauser and Calene and Kidvertisers. working a number of launches and campaigns such as Arm & Hammer, PlaySchool and Nickelodeon. However, loving comic books and cartooning the most, Amanda found herself working for Marvel on their Barbie line (much of Amanda’s covers inspired designs for the line of Barbie toys), Disney line which included the Gargoyles books. At the same time she was illustrating “Soul Searchers & Co.” for Claypool Comics and worked on other Marvel projects, such as Excalibur for the X-Men line and “Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils”. During an assignment for Crusade (‘Tomoe’) she and Jimmy Palmiotti became a real team as penciller/inker. Amanda then moved on to do what is probably one of her best known works. She did several years as penciller on the hit series “Vampirella” for Harris Comics and drafted 24 issues. While illustrating “Vampirella”, Amanda worked with the top writers in the field, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Warren Ellis. Continuing to expand her horizons, Amanda illustrated the best-selling crossover “Painkiller Jane vs. the Darkness”, and went on to work on “Painkiller Jane” #0 (the origin book). She also wrote and illustrated a story for “Kid Death and Fluffy”. Since then, Amanda has worked on many of the top titles in comics such as “Lois Lane”, “Codename: Knockout”, and “Birds of Prey” for D.C. Comics Vertigo line, “X-Men Unlimited” for Marvel, co-created “Gatecrasher” for Blackbull Comics, and “The Pro”, an Eisner nominated creator owned book for Image Comics with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. Recently she worked on the highly publicized Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre series with Eisner winning creator Darwyn Cooke. Amanda’s work can also be seen outside the comic book community in such places as ABC’S Nightline, the New York Times, Mad Magazine, the new sci-fi Stan lee “So You Want to be a Superhero” series and the upcoming Disney Underdog movie character designs for film and television, character designs for the Los Angeles Avengers stadium football team and is featured in a Biography magazine commercial on A&E. Amanda does spot illustrations in “Revolver” magazine each month and has had a huge success with the JSA Powergirl miniseries in previous years, each issue going into 3rd printings. She continuously produces cover work for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and an assortment of independent titles. With PaperFilms co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti, they are currently working on the highly received Harley Quinn series and other Harley Quinn related titles for DC Comics, in addition to several upcoming DC related projects. Garnering national attention and sales results, the team continues to receive accolades for their work on these titles. The new relaunch of Harley Quinn for DC in the Rebirth line garnered an estimated 250,000 copies ordered.
