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DISCOVER LEARN How to Use PREVIEWS the Magic and PRE-ORDER from of Collecting Your Comic Shop! Comics! There’S Alot to Talk About So Let’S Get Started! FREE F C B D 2014 MAY COMIC PREVIEWS THE PREVIEWS SHOP’S PREVIEWS world.com CATALOG DISCOVER LEARN How to Use PREVIEWS The Magic and PRE-ORDER from of Collecting Your Comic Shop! Comics! there’s alot to talk about so let’s get started! Editor: Dan Manser WHAT’S INSIDE Contributing Writers: J.C. Vaughn, Mark Huesman Comic: PREVIEWS & Your Local Comic Shop .......... 3 Designer: Belinda Miller How to Read PREVIEWS .......................................... 8 Production Manager: PREVIEWS Infographic: PREVIEWS Cover It All ........ 10 Cindy Anderson PREVIEWS Monthly Themes .................................. 13 Special Thanks to: Blockbuster Movie GNs: What to Read .............. 14 Andy Mueller, Emily Testerman, Skottie Young Poster Spread ............................. 16 Jason Blanchard, Marty Grosser, Bestselling Comics ............................................. 18 Allyn Gibson Comic: Collecting Comics: © 2014 Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. All rights reserved. PREVIEWS, the PREVIEWS logo, Where to Start? ............................................... 20 and PREVIEWSworld.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Diamond Comic How to Preserve & Store Your Comics ............... 26 Distributors in the United States and/or other Comic Book Glossary 101 .................................. 28 countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective copyright owners. PREVIEWSworld: Discover What’s Online .............. 30 PRINTED IN CANADA 2 PREVIEWS world.com I♥ COMICCOMIC SHOPS!SHOPS! Welcome to the Wonderful world of possibilities at your local comic shop. let’s take a look inside! PREVIEWS world.com 3 Of course, They also have comic shops Trade paperbackS have lots of and Graphic comics. Novels*... *A collected version of a comic, or an original, longer length story AND... All kinds of action figures and toys... Plus Games and Apparel... ...And a whole Heck, even calling them lot of other comic shops is probably not merchandise! right—they’re really comics and pop culture, Entertainment merchandise mega-stores… But it sure is easier to call them comic shops! 4 PREVIEWS world.com There’s so many great items here, but how do you know what’s coming? And how do you order it all? That’s where PREVIEWS, the catalog of your comic shop comes in! We call PREVIEWS a mag-a-log— So, when you’re looking because it’s part magazine and part at the May mag-a-log, catalog. Inside, you’ll find everything you’re looking at comics that’s coming to your local comic and other items that are shop. Most items are offered available in July. That’s 2 months ahead of time. simple to remember!. PREVIEWS world.com 5 there’s so And with Most comic shops much inside PREVIEWS, offer a Pull & Hold PREVIEWS each month it’s easy to or Subscription that your local shop pre-order in Service— can’t possibly carry advance! everything! But you can Virtually Guarantee that you’ll get the items you want, by placing they’ll PULL comicS a pre-order. you want before they hit the shelf and HOLD theM for you! And it’s easy to do. You provide the list of the comics and products you want from PREVIEWS. You can give them your own list… or you can use the Short Order Form inside PREVIEWS—or ask your retailer for the PREVIEWS customer order form booklet listing every product! Some retailers even have an online system for you to use and tell them what items to pull and hold! 6 PREVIEWS world.com Then, every week before books go on sale on Wednesday, they will reserve your titles first and hold them until you come and pick them up. This is great for people who have a lot of books they get every month Most comic shops or have a particular title they will even reserve toys, want to make sure they receive— games and higher-priced maybe it’s an unusual title that statues and busts*! a retailer may not stock. *You’ll probably need to put an advance deposit on the more costly items! Talk to your And makes sure retailer about you grab a copy setting up your of PREVIEWS at own Pull & Hold the beginning of Subscription box. each month to It makes ordering see what’s at your easier for them local comic shop! when they know what you want. PREVIEWS world.com 7 How to Read PREVIEWS At first glance, PREVIEWS can be overwhelming because it’s packed with tons of cool stuff. But there’s a rhyme and a reason to this great mag-a-log*! (* That’s a catalog with great features—just like a magazine!) We’ve broken down product listings by easy to understand sections. TOYS BOOKS GAMES COMICS & APPAREL DC COMICS DARK HORSE IMAGE COMICS IDW PUBLISHING MARVEL COMICS MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVELS TRADING CARDS Most items listed APRIL JUNE —especially comics and graphic novels —will be in comic shops in 2 months time. So, if you’re looking at the APRIL issue of PREVIEWS, most items will be in comic shops sometime in JUNE! 8 PREVIEWS world.com ach month, you’ll find detailed listings for just about every comic book and pop-culture product. If it’s in your comic shop, it’s in Ethe pages of PREVIEWS! Here’s how to read each description! 1 Company Name - The publisher or manufacturer is listed above each of their listings— and for many comic pages on the sidebar of their section. 2 Title - This is the name of the comic book, graphic novel or product. 3 Issue number - If it is a continuing or ongoing series of comic books, it will have an issue number. If it is a limited series, each solicitation will show how many in the series [i.e., #3 (of 4)]. Volume numbers are used for graphic novels and trade paperbacks. 4 Creators’ names - We give credit to the creative team that worked on the comic. You’ll find (W) writers, (A) artists, and (CA) artists denoted in each listing. An anthology style book, creators are just listed 1 as “Various”. 5 Product Description - This is a brief description that provides an overview of the comic book 2 3 or product. We try to tell a little bit about the storyline 4 for each comic, and for each product—as much as we can pack in a listing to help you make a decision to buy! 5 6 Stock (STK) Code - Use can this code or the regular Item Code to order this product. 7 Product Format Line - Here you’ll find what type of product it is. For comics and graphic novels, we tell you what type of book it is—whether it’s softcover or 6 hardcover; what size it is (if different from a regular sized comics), whether it’s color, black & white, or partial color, 8 and the page count of the comic or graphic novel. 7 8 Suggested Retail Price - The price you pay; the U.S, retail price of the product. If the line says PI, that means Please Inquire because your local retailer sets the price—so make sure to ask them how much it will cost! PREVIEWS legend Throughout each issue, you’ll find a variety of symbols and terms to give you more information and help you select the items you want. Gems of the Month Previews Exclusive The top offerings of the month, These are items available only as chosen by our Premier through PREVIEWS ! When you see Star of the Month publishers—these are the best this icon, you’ll know you’re order- These are best-selling bets in comics whether it’s the next ing a limited item found nowhere else! backlist items that are available for immediate high-profile project or a new ongoing series. order from your local comic shop, and usually Featured Theme available for pick-up in about a week! Featured Items Each month, PREVIEWS features a different In other sections, you’ll find theme to highlight certain titles and products. PREVIEWS Abbreviations Featured Items, the top monthly Look for that month’s themed icon to find these SC = Softcover, HC = Hardcover, TP = Trade products offered in their categories. selected items. Paperback, MMPB = Mass Market Paperback, FC = Full-Color, b&w= Black & Staff Pick White; PC = Partial Color, O/A = Offered Spotlight On This icon denotes items that Again, M(SRP) = Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price, MATURE = Mature Readers, These items are not to be missed; highlighted have been reviewed by our ADULT = Adult Material to get your attention. staff and are worthy of a second look! PREVIEWS world.com 9 Since 1988, PREVIEWS has been the premier magazine and catalog for comic book shops. We’ve seen it all in comics and pop culture! SINCE THE IN ONE BEGINNING…. YEAR… 27 6,128 Years # of pages printed 308 28,828 Issues Products in a year 574 527,290 Covers # of catalogs printed FAME, FORTUNE & PREVIEWS COVERS t? os m e h t r e 29 v o c e 34 h 92 t n o n e 36 e b s ’ o h W 58 TIMELINE 1980’S 1990’S 2000’S 10 PREVIEWS world.com 6.5% ISSUE #1 COMICS IN PREVIEWS MONTHLY Side Ways 3 2010 2014 Covers 30K 105K TOP COLOR T’S PREVIEWS world.com 48% of all T-Shirts listed MONTHLY are black. ONLINE White ...... 11% VIEWERS Black Red ........... 9% 48% Blue .......... 9% Gray .......... 7% 29,921 SLOGANS • THE COMIC SHOP’S CATALOG Writers & Artists in our • THE EXCITEMENT’S INSIDE! creator database that • ONE CATALOG. TONS OF FUN! have been listed in • YOU’LL FLIP FOR PREVIEWS! PREVIEWS • IT’S ALWAYS WEDNESDAY ONLINE. How much it would cost ONE OF you to buy all the new comics & graphic novels EVERYTHING $ 17,430.75 in one issue of PREVIEWS.
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