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The Barb Wire Compendium TPB

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The Barb Wire Compendium TPB

Tough as nails and stubborn as a mule—badass bounty hunter Barb Wire puts the “drop dead” in drop dead gorgeous.

Steel Harbor is the American dream turned nightmare. This once great city was a monument to American industry and ingenuity, but now it’s a scrap heap of shuttered factories, decaying neighborhoods, and wasted potential being carved up and fought over by superpowered street gangs. 

But where others see a warzone, Barb sees opportunity. When a bounty can punch through a wall, summon a tornado, or fly, they tend to have a big fat price on their head which is exactly what Barb needs if she’s going to keep her money-pit hard rock bar from being shuttered. The trick is staying alive long enough collect. 

Barb Wire is a full-throttle romp of flying fists, leather jackets, heavy metal, bounty hunting, motor bikes, and super-powered bad attitudes as told by a gang of comic book’s greatest storytellers including series-creator Chris Warner and rockstars John Arcudi, Adam Hughes, Patrick Oliffe, Paul Gulacy, Tim Bradstreet, Dan Lawliss, Mike Manley, Adam Warren, Dave Dorman, Mike Mignola, Andrew Robinson, and more!

This definitive collection features Comics’ Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week 1: Barb Wire, Comics’ Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week 2: The Machine, Comics’ Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week 3: Wolf Gang, Comics’ Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week 4: MotorheadBarb Wire #1 - #9, Barb Wire: Ace of Spades #1 - #4, Barb Wire (Volume 2) #1 - #8, and, as a bonus, the movie adaptation comic Barb Wire Movie Special.

Creators

  • Writer: Chris Warner, John Arcudi, Anina Bennett, Paul Guinan, Sarah Byam
  • Artist: Chris Warner, Paul Gulacy, Ted Naifeh, Vince Giarrano, Lee Moder, Dan Lawlis, Mike Manley, Andrew Robinson, Robert Walker, Patrick Olliffe, Gordon Purcell
  • Colorist: James Sinclair, Pamela Rambo, AVK, Cary Porter, Chris Chalenor, Gabe Eltaeb, Wes Dzioba, Art Knight, Dave Nestelle
  • Letterer: Clem Robins, Pat Brosseau, Michael Heisler, Steve Dutro
  • Cover artist: Adam Hughes
Genres: Action/Adventure, Superhero
  • Publication date: Feb. 17, 2026
  • Format: FC, 632 pages; TPB; 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"
  • Price: $34.99
  • Age range: 18+
  • ISBN-10: 1506750982
  • ISBN-13: 9781506750989