Previews #330 (Vol. Xxvi #3)
PREVIEWS #330 (VOL. XXVI #3)
PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS
PREVIEWS #332
MAY 2016
THIS MONTH’S COVER ART: New projects from Image Comics and DC Comics!
THIS MONTH’S THEME: Movie Month!
PREVIEWS is your ultimate guide to comics, graphic novels and pop-culture merchandise available from your local comic book shop... revealed up to 2 months in advance! Read detailed product descriptions and storylines for hundreds comic books and graphic novels from the top comic book publishers; see the coolest toys and pop-culture merchandise on Earth; plus PREVIEWS Exclusive items you’ll find nowhere else! It’s a great monthly read to find out what’s at comic shops! This May issue features items scheduled to ship in July 2016 and beyond.
Catalog, 8x11, 500+pg, PC $3.99
PREVIEWS #332 CUSTOMER ORDER FORM—MAY 2016
PREVIEWS makes it easy for you to order every item in the catalog with this separate order form booklet! This May issue features items scheduled to ship in July 2016 and beyond.
FREE w/Purchase of PREVIEWS
Comic-sized, 62pg, PC PI
MARVEL PREVIEWS VOLUME 3 #10
Each issue of Marvel Previews is a comic book-sized, 120-page, full-color guide and preview to all of Marvel’s upcoming releases — it’s your #1 source for advanced information on Marvel Comics! This May issue features items scheduled to ship in July 2016 and beyond.
FREE w/Purchase of PREVIEWS
Comic-sized, 120pg, FC $1.25
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #195
Game Trade Magazine, the monthly publication of Alliance Game Distributors, is your guide to what's new in the worlds of gaming! With articles on new and upcoming games, previews, reviews, game-related comics and fiction, self-contained mini-games or game modules, plus product information on upcoming game releases, Game Trade Magazine is your essential guide to gaming today! This May issue features items scheduled to ship in July 2016 and beyond.
Magazine, 8x11, FC $3.99
DIAMOND BOOKSHELF MAGAZINE #21
BookShelf Magazine is as a handy print resource for librarians, educators, media specialists, and more! Published by Diamond, this comic-sized magazine is designed to complement the excellent website — www.diamondbookshelf.com — which promotes comic books and graphic novels as educational tools. Whether you are a teacher, educator, or reading specialist seeking to incorporate comics or graphic novels into the classroom; or a librarian or media specialist looking for assistance with graphic novel collection development, Diamond BookShelf will provide you with comprehensive information on the latest graphic novel educational news, interviews with leading creators and library/school professionals, new release information formatted specifically for librarians/media specialists, along with useful resources such as GN reviews, core lists and school lesson plans.
Here's what you'll find in print edition of BookShelf #21:
• An interview with Gene Luen Yang, comic creator and Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
• Pay a visit to Camp Midnight from Image Comics
• Meet the outer space monsters of IDW Publishing’s Luna the Vampire
• Take a look at the research that goes into historical graphic novels
• The BookShelf summer reading guide
• Graphic Novel Lesson Plans by Katie Monnin
• Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
• And much more!
Magazine, FC PI
HEY KIDS! COMICS! READING & ACTIVITY GUIDE 2016
The Hey Kids! Comics! Reading & Activity Guide 2016 offers retailers a new tool to help get younger customers (and their parents) excited about kid-friendly comics! This 32-page, full-color comic-sized issue features activity pages, preview pages of upcoming kid-friendly comics from our top publishers, a Reading Guide to the best Kids Comics for this summer, activity suggestions for parents and kids, and more! The 2016 Hey Kids! Comics Reading & Activity Guide is the perfect giveaway for Free Comic Book Day, Children’s Book Week, or for parents (and kids) looking for recommendations for summer vacation!
Comic, 32pgs, FC PI
COMICS SECTION
PREMIER VENDORS
DARK HORSE COMICS
Lobster Johnson: Metal Monsters of Midtown #1 (of 3)
John Arcudi (W), Tonci Zonjic (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale May 25
FC, 32 pages $3.50 / Miniseries
A trio of skyscraping robots crash into a Manhattan bank and leave Lobster Johnson with two mysteries to solve: what is behind the massive machines, and why would the robots pull a heist without taking a penny?
Hellboy in Hell #9
Mike Mignola (W/A/Cover) and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale May 4
FC, 32 pages $2.99 / Ongoing
Hellboy faces demons furious about the fall of Hell and his role in it, and another family member makes an appearance.
Abe Sapien #33
Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Max Fiumara (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Sebastián Fiumara (Cover)
On sale May 11
FC, 32 pages $3.50 / Ongoing
Abe discovers parts of the biggest answers, withheld from him for decades by the BPRD itself.
Baltimore: Empty Graves #2 (of 5)
Mike Mignola (W), Christopher Golden (W), Peter Bergting (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Ben Stenbeck (Cover)
On sale May 4
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
Before Baltimore and company set out for Constantinople to hunt the Blood Red Witch, old friends are buried and they prepare to face their own graves in their hunt for the Red King.
Joe Golem: Occult Detective Volume 1—The Rat Catcher and The Sunken Dead HC
Mike Mignola (W), Christopher Golden (W), Patric Reynolds (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Dave Palumbo (Cover)
On sale July 20
FC, 136 pages $24.99
HC, 7” x 10”
Forty years after disaster left Lower Manhattan submerged in thirty feet of water, the Drowning City has taken a turn for the weird, and Joe Golem is there to investigate. A mysterious and terrifying creature has been snatching children and pulling them into the depths of the canals, and those that drowned in the floods are coming back to the surface—alive. Collects the five-issue miniseries.
Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In
Evan Dorkin (W) and Jill Thompson (A/Cover)
On sale May 4
FC, 32 pages $3.50 / One-shot
This standalone adventure is a perfect entry point for readers new to the award-winning series. When curiosity gets the best of Burden Hill’s cats (and one reluctant raccoon), sleeping demons are awakened and black magic is unleashed on the town of Burden Hill.
Also available
Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites
FEB100057 $19.99
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #27
Christos Gage (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A/Variant cover), Dan Jackson (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)
On sale May 18
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Ongoing
While Dawn and Xander are trapped in another dimension, Buffy, Willow, and Giles are deal with betrayal from the Magic Council, the faerie folk, and the military—no surprise there—all while trying to keep peace among themselves.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 Volume 5: Pieces on the Ground TP
Christos Gage (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A), Megan Levens (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)
On sale July 13
FC, 136 pages $18.99
TP, 7” x 10”
Demon invasions wreak havoc worldwide when an interdimensional portal lands in the wrong hands. As new threats pour into the streets, Buffy and her closest allies find their paths diverging: Willow gets a serious job, Xander and Ghost Anya grow perilously close, Andrew is tempted by evil, and Buffy and Spike continue to work at making their relationship, well, work. Collects Buffy Season 10 #21–#25.
Harrow County #12
Cullen Bunn (W), Hannah Christenson (A), and Tyler Crook (Cover)
On sale May 11
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Ongoing
When Emmy is called upon to investigate a haunted house, she’s surprised by how . . . normal . . . the family that lives there is. But as she encounters mysterious bumps and creaks in the night, she finds that the house has dark secrets of its own.
House of Penance #2 (of 6)
Peter Tomasi (W), Ian Bertram (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale May 11
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
Sarah Winchester’s house is always under construction—the banging of hammers keeps her demons at bay. Her construction crew of vagrants and murderers build, tear down, and rebuild the mansion according to her visions. But her newest employee, Warren Peck, has brought some demons of his own.
The Shadow Glass #3 (of 6)
Aly Fell (W/A/Cover)
On sale May 18
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
Rosalind witnesses her father and John Dee summoning a demon but decides she is the only one who can prevent the Shadow Glass, and the entity bound to it, from being used for evil purposes.
The Steam Man TP
Joe R. Lansdale (W), Mark Alan Miller (W), Piotr Kowalski (A/Cover), and Kelly Fitzpatrick (C)
On sale July 6
FC, 136 pages $17.99
TP, 6 5/8” x 10 3/16”
Enormous steam-powered robots march across the Great Plains of the old American West, protecting the populace against invading aliens and monsters! The Steam Man and his operators seem to have their task well in hand, until a crazed and powerful vampire comes to town intent on bringing forth the apocalypse! Collects The Steam Man #1–#5.
Mystery Girl Volume 1 TP
Paul Tobin (W), Alberto J. Alburquerque (A/Cover), and Marissa Louise (C)
On sale July 6
FC, 120 pages $12.99
TP, 7” x 10”
Trine Hampstead knows everything. Ask her a question like “Where are my keys?” or “Is he cheating on me?” or “How are there perfectly preserved mammoths in recent ice?” and she just knows. She’s the Mystery Girl. The only things Trine doesn’t know are anything else from the last ten years of her life or why a killer has targeted her! Collects Mystery Girl #1–#4.
Nexus Omnibus Volume 7 TP
Various (W/A)
On sale July 6
FC, 448 pages $24.99
TP, 6” x 9”
Created by Mike Baron and Steve Rude, Nexus is a superhero/science-fiction masterpiece! This value-priced omnibus collects Nexus: The Origin, Nexus: The Liberator #1–#4, Nexus: Alien Justice #1–#3, Hammer of God: Pentathlon, Mezz: Galactic Tour 2494, Hammer of God: Butch #1–#3, and Clonezone Special.
Mae #1
Gene Ha (W/A/Cover) and Frank Cho (Variant cover)
On sale May
FC, 40 pages $3.99 / Ongoing
When she was just a girl, Abbie discovered a portal to a fantasy world and for the last couple of years has been having great adventures there: defeating horrible monsters, power-mad scientists, and evil nobles. She was a celebrated action hero! But when she turned twenty-one it all came apart and she decided to return home. Her sister, Mae, has had no idea what happened to Abbie all this time. Her tales are too hard to believe; that is, until the monsters and other terrible creatures start to cross over to our world . . .
Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #5 (of 6)
Gail Simone (W), J. Calafiore (A/Cover), and Jason Wright (C)
On sale May 11
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
A bittersweet reunion takes place against a backdrop of unrelenting terror as the crusader turned remorseless killer known as Southern Belle makes the brutal death of Megalopolis’s last true heroes her personal mission. And something far worse than wicked this way comes, from the bowels of the earth itself!
The Massive: Ninth Wave #6 (of 6)
Brian Wood (W), Garry Brown (A), Jordie Bellaire (C), and J. P. Leon (Cover)
On sale May 11
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
Poachers, trophy seekers, killing contests, and sport hunting: Ninth Wave is having none of that. This series concludes with a roaring story of bravery and comradeship on the plains of Africa.
Also available
The Massive Library Edition Volume 1
JAN160152 $39.99
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Aliens: Defiance #2
Brian Wood (W), Tristan Jones (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
On sale May 25
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Ongoing
Colonial Marine Hendricks and the Weyland-Yutani synthetic Davis break protocol, navigating the Europa to a distant science station discovered in the once-derelict ship’s data records—a station that recently went dark. Following the trail of the alien species, they dive deeper into a conspiracy, uncovering just how much is riding on their choices.
Predator: Life and Death #3 (of 4)
Dan Abnett (W), Brian Thies (A), Rain Beredo (C), and David Palumbo (Cover)
On sale May 4
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
The Colonial Marines discover the corporate claim jumpers they’re protecting have been hiding what they know about the massive, horseshoe-shaped alien spaceship. Meanwhile, the Predators go on the offensive!
Mister X: The Modern Age Ltd. Ed. HC
Dean Motter (W/A/Cover) and Hamid Bahrami (I/C)
On sale July 6
FC, 368 pages $100.00
Ltd. Ed. HC, 6" x 10 3/16"
This deluxe hardcover collects, for the first time, every Mister X comic published by Dark Horse, including Condemned, Eviction, and Razed, along with never-before-seen behind-the-scenes material!
In the retrofuturistic metropolis of Radiant City, its mysterious creator, Mister X, must protect the city and its residents, as the architecture of the city poses a danger to all those within it!
• Limited to only 500 copies, each signed by creator Dean Motter!
Dark Horse Presents #22
On sale May 18
FC, 48 pages $4.99 / Ongoing
Alan Gordon (W), Carla Speed McNeil (W/A), Dennis Calero (W/A), Paul Levitz (W), Michael T. Gilbert (W/A), Jeff Lemire (W/A/Cover), Bo Hampton (A), and Tim Hamilton (A)
In this issue of the Harvey Award–winning Dark Horse Presents, Jeff Lemire introduces readers to the last surviving coven of extraterrestrial witches in the heartbreakingly magical story The Witches of Mars!
Swing alongside the King of the Jungle in the modern tale The Once and Future Tarzan, by Alan Gordon and Bo Hampton! And Michael T. Gilbert returns to DHP with a new installment of Mr. Monster!
This issue also features the continuations of Carla Speed McNeil’s Finder: Chase the Lady, Paul Levitz and Tim Hamilton’s Brooklyn Blood, and Dennis Calero’s The Suit!
Kabuki Library Edition Volume 3 HC
David Mack (W/A/Cover)
On sale July 13
FC, 400 pages $39.99
HC, 9” x 12”
This edition collects Kabuki Volume 7: The Alchemy and more—including all-new material by David Mack! With the help of Akemi, Kabuki has escaped from Control Corps amid all the fallout and mayhem. And now that Kabuki has the chance to learn what her true calling in this life is, it seems there is a kind of Akemi network. A network that Kabuki herself will be asked to help in. And it seems Akemi is attempting a kind of revolution. One that Akemi expects Kabuki to play a major part in. A revolution that will change the landscape of their world forever.