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ON OUR FRONT COVER: The second story arc of Neil Gaiman's American Gods begins in Dark Horse Comics' My Ainsel from P. Craig Russell and Scott Hampton! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: DC Entertainment launches their next New Age of DC Heroes book, Justin Jordan and Philip Tan's The Curse of Brimstone! Free Comic Book Day — Get ready for Free Comic Book Day 2018 on Saturday, May 5th, as we reveal in this issue 2018's all-new batch of comic books and merchandise that will be offered for free in comic shops the world over! Web Comics in Print — Its tough to get started in comics. But thanks to the internet, literally anyone can be a working cartoonist, posting their work – "web comics" – online for all to see. Sometimes, creators do eventually ride the wave of popularity set in motion by their online works and wind up with their work in print. Our theme this month is Web Comics in Print, and we're paying tribute to the pioneering souls who started online, and then took their works to print! On The Flip Side — Lion Forge Publishing has created Puerto Rico Strong, an all-new comics anthology that explores what it means to be Puerto Rican, and the diversity that exists within that concept, from today's most exciting Puerto Rican comics creators. All profits from the project will go towards disaster relief and recovery programs to support Puerto Rico. Also, Cristina Morán of Metro Comics in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, gives a report on the current situation on the ground in regards to Puerto Rico's comics community post-Hurricane Maria. catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. The hunt for the Infinity Stones began in Marvel Legacy #1, and now heroes and villains from across the cosmos seek to possess the Power Stone in Marvel Comics' Infinity Countdown. Plus, Jeff Lemire introduces readers to a Golden Age hero and his strained relationship with his son and chosen successor in Dark Horse Comics' Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows, one man braves a post-apocalyptic Philadelphia in Image Comics' Oblivion Song by [Robert] Kirkman and [Lorenzo] De Felici, the Ghostbusters of two Earths unite in a multiversal crisis in IDW Publishing's Ghostbusters: Crossing Over, Frank Cho provides a PREVIEWS exclusive cover to Insight Editions' DC Comics Variant Covers: The Complete Visual History, Hermes Press collects a legendary comics run in the PREVIEWS exclusive The Phantom: The Complete Don Newton, one of Riverdale's famous teens must slake her bloodlust in Archie Comics' Vampironica, Kotobukiya unleashes a Gilded Age Batman with the Batman: Gotham By Gaslight ArtFX+ Statue, Funko launches the POP! Saga vinyl figures based on the award-winning Image comic book by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, and many more products that will be coming your way this spring! PREVIEWS Exclusive Apparel: Each month, PREVIEWS offers comic book fans and pop culture aficionados a selection of t-shirts and other apparel that can only be found in your local comic shop! Deadpool is on the hunt with the Deadpool: "Irresponsible Bullets" Black T-Shirt, plus Jack Skellington and Zero share a festive moment on the Nightmare Before Christmas: "Christmas Zero" Red T-Shirt, and the Doctor's worst enemies are gathered on the Doctor Who: "Monsters Montage" Black T-Shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Amy Chu, the writer of Dynamite Entertainment's new Green Hornet comic, about her start in comics, her work on Red Sonja and Dejah Thoris, and the comic books and graphic novels she's enjoying today! This January issue features items scheduled to ship in March 2018 and beyond. 590 pages. Cover price $3.99.

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ON OUR FRONT COVER: The true parentage of Robin Damian Wayne leads to a battle royale between Deathstroke and Batman in Christopher Priest and Carlo Pagulayan's Deathstroke #30 from DC Entertainment! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: A new era begins for a video game icon in IDW Publishing's new, ongoing Sonic the Hedgehog series, shipping weekly in April! Black History Month — February is Black History Month, and PREVIEWS showcases comics and graphic novels that feature black characters or are created by African-American creators, or describe the black experience in America. We have biographical comics telling the stories of the likes of Nelson Mandela, Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr., and tributes to comic artists like Golden Age great Matt Baker. Look for the Black History Month icon throughout the catalog! On The Flip Side — Nigerian comics creator Roye Okupe is the creator of an entire universe under his publishing company YouNeek Studios. Okupe's superhero universe derives its background and culture directly from his own African roots, providing a unique setting for his readers that cannot be found between the pages of many superhero stories published today. Diamond's Ashley Kronsberg spoke with Roye Okupe about the building of his YouNeek Universe and how the influence of Nigerian and African culture brings a refreshing take to the superhero genre! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. Nick Fury enlists Blink to assemble a new team of Exiles to save all of reality from the Time-Easter in Saladin Ahmed and Javier Rodriguez's Exiles from Marvel Comics. Plus, Frank Miller returns to the Classical World in his long-awaited companion series to 300, Dark Horse Comics' Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander; Brendan Fletcher and Karl Kerschl's Image Comics fantasy, Isola, is a twenty-years-in-the-making event; Mad Magazine's Bill Morrison adapts the Beatles' animated film Yellow Submarine as a graphic novel for Titan Comics to mark the film's 50th anniversary; Abstract Studios and Graphitti Designs join forces on the Terry Moore: Strangers in Paradise Gallery Edition; Diamond Select Toys brings classic Jim Lee X-Men artwork to life with the Marvel Gallery: Savage Land Rogue PVC Diorama; Mondo Tees revisits Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer with a statue of the Rocketeer and his girlfriend Bettie blasting off into the air; and many more products that will be coming your way this spring! PREVIEWS Exclusive Apparel: Each month, PREVIEWS offers comic book fans and pop culture aficionados a selection of t-shirts and other apparel that can only be found in your local comic shop! The stars of Deadpool 2 are each featured on new t-shirts — the Deadpool: "Skull Shot" Black T-Shirt and the Cable: "Aim" Black Acid-Washed T-Shirt — plus, learn which tools Batman carries with him with the Batman: "Utility Belt" Black T-Shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Ted Sikora, the filmmaker and writer of Apama: The Undiscovered Animal and Tap-Dance Killer for Hero Tomorrow Comics, about his work in film and comics as well as the comic books and graphic novels he's enjoying today! This February issue features items scheduled to ship in April 2018 and beyond. 618 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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ON OUR FRONT COVER: Thor Odinson returns as the God of Thunder and faces the might of Juggernaut in Jason Aaron and Mike Del Mundo's Thor #1 from Marvel Comics! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: Scott Snyder teams with Jim Cheung to launch a new era of the Justice League in DC Entertainment's Justice League #1! New Format — This month, PREVIEWS inaugurates a new flipbook format — comic books and graphic novels on one side, toys and merchandise on the other. Be sure to flip over the catalog this month and see what else there is to buy! New Premier Publishers — Dynamite Entertainment and BOOM! Studios move to the front of the catalog, starting this month, as the newest premier publishers! Manga Month — Manga Month comes around every April, when PREVIEWS highlights products from publishers and creators that fuel readers' enthusiasm for the Asian-influenced art form. Featuring a mix of material imported from overseas and created by American artists inspired by manga, the products offered during Manga Month represent some of the best on the market, and are certain to find favor with established manga-maniacs and new converts alike. Calendars Month – This issue of PREVIEWS features our annual Calendars section so you can track 2019 in style with one of our dozens of wall and desk calendars, featuring your favorite movies, TV shows, comic book characters, or fantasy art subjects! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. This June, Thor Odinson wields many hammers as the God of Thunder in Jason Aaron and Mike Del Mundo's Thor from Marvel Comics. Plus, Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill cap off their legendary comic book careers in IDW Publishing's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest, Joss Whedon's Buffyverse draws to its epic close in Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 12: The Reckoning, Mark Millar launches his new line of Netflix Comics with Oliver Coipel in The Magic Order from Image Comics, Aaron Spelling's cult favorite 1970's television series Charlie's Angels comes to comics courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment, two friends find themselves in a strange world in BOOM! Studios' By Night, and many more products you have to look forward to this summer! Toy Talk — PREVIEWS talks with Rocco Tartamella, the sculptor behind Diamond Select Toys' new Deadpool 1/2-Scale Bust, about his career and his artistic process. PREVIEWS Exclusive Apparel: Each month, PREVIEWS offers comic book fans and pop culture aficionados a selection of t-shirts and other apparel that can only be found in your local comic shop! The Avengers are assembled to take on Thanos on the Avengers: Infinity War: "Poster Group" Black T-Shirt. Plus, look for the Black Panther: "Jungle Lord" Black T-Shirt, the Marvel: "Thor/Rocket/Groot" Black T-Shirt, and the Star Trek: United Federation of Planets Blue T-Shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Ron Marz, an industry veteran and the new writer of Aspen's Fathom, about his career and the books he's enjoying today! This April issue features items scheduled to ship in June 2018 and beyond. 648 pages. Cover price $3.99.

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ON OUR FRONT COVER: His reputation in tatters, Steve Rogers faces the greatest challenge of his life in Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Francis Yu's Captain America series from Marvel Comics! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: Chew's Rob Guillory mixes agriculture and mad science in his new Image Comics series, Farmhand! Movie Month: In May, PREVIEWS celebrates Movie Month, paying tribute to the comics and graphic novels that served as the basis for movies, or vice-versa. Look for the Movie Month icon throughout the catalog and find some choice selections for your reading (and viewing) list! Toy Talk — On the catalog's flip side, PREVIEWS talks to DC Collectibles' Executive Creative Director Jim Fletcher about the process of creating toy lines like the DC Cover Girls statue line, fan reaction to recent releases, and upcoming toy projects fans will want! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. This July, distrusted by the world after Hydra's takeover, Captain America's reputation is in tatters and enemies seek to exploit that weakness in Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Francis Yu's Captain America #1 from Marvel Comics. Plus, IDW Publishing begins the climactic chapter of their Transformers run in Transformers: Unicron; Dark Horse's Berger Books imprint examines the mysteries of a mentally disturbed girl and the mystery that gives her life meaning in She Could Fly; Elvria: Mistress of the Night comes to comics in a campy and wry series from Dynamite Entertainment; the story of the Gelflings continues in BOOM! Studios' Jim Henson's Beneath the Dark Crystal; Rob Guillory (Chew) takes us to a world where human organs grow like turnips in Image Comics' Farmhand; Aspen Comics celebrates its fifteenth anniversary with Soulfire; Archie Comics and DC Entertainment join forces in Archie Meets Batman '66; and many more products you have to look forward to this summer! PREVIEWS Exclusive Apparel: Each month, PREVIEWS offers comic book fans and pop culture aficionados a selection of t-shirts and other apparel that can only be found in your local comic shop! Just in time for Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War is the Avengers: Infinity War: "I Am Iron Spider" Navy Blue T-Shirt. Plus, two new Star Wars shirts inspired by Solo: A Star Wars story, the Black Panther: "Moonlit" Blue T-Shirt, and the Deadpool: "Logo Splatter" Cardinal T-Shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Dafna Pleban, an editor at BOOM! Studios, about the books she's worked on, including Planet of the Apes and Lumberjanes, as well as the books she's enjoying today! This May issue features items scheduled to ship in July 2018 and beyond. 590 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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ON OUR FRONT COVER: An orphan in Scotland will become one of the most famous spies of all time in Jeff Parker and Bob Q's James Bond: Origin from Dynamite Entertainment! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: Netflix's blockbuster series Stranger Things comes to comics in a new series by Jody Houser and Stefano Martino for Dark Horse Comics! Trick or Treat Month: Though summer has barely begun, Halloween is just around the corner, and PREVIEWS looks at the creepy and crawly books that will bring you thrills and chills this autumn! Toy Talk — On the catalog's flip side, PREVIEWS talks to Icon Heroes' Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Pat Wang, about what it's like to work on their statue line! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. This September, some of Asgard's finest warriors join together for an epic space adventure in Cullen Bunn and Matteo Lolli's Asgardians of the Galaxy for Marvel Comics! Plus, Captain Kirk and the Enterprise discover a strange new civilization on the surface of Cybertron in IDW Publishing's new crossover, Star Trek vs. Transformers; Will Byers' adventure in the Upside Down is finally told in Dark Horse Comics' Stranger Things; the bully becomes the bullied in Skottie Young and Aaron Conley's new Image Comics series, Bully Wars; Archie Comics explores life on the homefront during World War II in Archie 1941; Surreal Entertainment's Marvel: S.H.I.E.L.D. Venom Containment Unit Lava Lamp is back in stock; Diamond Select Toys takes gamers into a video game world with the Kingdom Hearts Select Series 3 Action Figures; and many more products fans and collectors have to look forward to this summer! Eddie Campbell Interview: IDW Publishing will be publishing From Hell: The Master Edition, a remastered, colorized edition of the groundbreaking graphic novel about Jack-the-Ripper and Victorian London by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, and Campbell talks with PREVIEWS about the origins of the graphic novel, his experience working with Alan Moore, and this new edition of the graphic novel! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Adam Green, the writer/director of the Hatchet horror film franchise, about bringing his film work, like Hatchet, to comics through American Mythology Productions, as well as the horror comics he's reading today! Halloween ComicFest: Halloween ComicFest is coming to your local comic shop on October 28th, and this month, PREVIEWS reveals the free comics your local comic shop will have on the date and offers bundles of mini-comics to give out in your neighborhood as well as t-shirts, including the Halloween Comic Fest Commemorative Artist T-Shirt illustrated by The Goon's Eric Powell, you can wear to show your love of comics this fall! This July issue features items scheduled to ship in September 2018 and beyond. 624 pages. Cover price $3.99.

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ON OUR FRONT COVER: Greg Pak and Dan McDaid take readers back to The 'Verse as BOOM! Studios launches a new era of Firefly comics! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: A young boy wrestles with old magics and his destiny in the heartland in Skottie Young and Jorge Corona's new urban fantasy for Image Comics, Middlewest! Video Game Month: In September, PREVIEWS celebrates Video Game Month, looking at the comic books, graphic novels and merchandise inspired by hit game franchises such as Halo, Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, and many more! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. In November, Marvel Comics' Uncanny X-Men returns with a ten-part weekly story arc, "X-Men Disassembled" from Ed Brisson, Kelly Thompson, Matthew Rosenberg, Mahmud Asrar, R.B. Silva and Yildiray Cinar. Plus, David F. Walker, Chuck Brown and Sanford Green introduce readers to the monster hunters of the Harlem Renaissance in their fantasy series Bitter Root for Image Comics; the unfilmed sequel to Aliens written by William Gibson (Neuromancer) is adapted to comics in Dark Horse Comics' William Gibson's Alien 3; Dynamite Entertainment kicks off their ongoing James Bond 007 series with a battle against Odd Job; IDW Publishing teams with Marvel Comics for an all-ages Spider-Man series; Funko celebrates a decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the gold finish POP! Marvel Studios 10th-Anniversary Vinyl Figures; Good Smile adds Catwoman from the animated Batman Ninja film to their Nendoroid line; and many other products fans and collectors should look forward to this autumn! Toy Talk: On the catalog's flip side, PREVIEWS talks with designer toy legend Joe Ledbetter about his career and his new series of vinyl figures for DC Collectibles, offered in this month's catalog! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to David and Maria Lapham about their work on Stray Bullets, the acclaimed crime comic, and their series for IDW Publishing's Black Crown imprint, Lodger, as well as their other work and the books they're enjoying today! This September issue features items scheduled to ship in November 2018 and beyond. 560 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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ON OUR FRONT COVER: Marvel Comics' long history with Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian resumes in January with a new Conan series! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: Mezco Toyz's One:12 Collective is a line of high-end action figures with cloth costumes, and this month's cover spotlights recent and upcoming releases! As Seen on TV: Back in the '50s and '60s, comic books based on popular TV shows were all the rage. The Rifleman, The Munsters, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, My Favorite Martian, The Monkees, Gunsmoke...literally every genre imaginable! Today, we're smack-dab in the midst of new Golden Age of must-see television series. And it's no surprise at all that some of todays top TV series (as well as some classic TV series from years past) are making their way to comics, and our As Seen on TV month hopes to bring them to your attention, no DVR required! Toy Talk: On the catalog's flip side, PREVIEWS talks with DC Collectibles toy designer Caesar about his process and career! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Tini Howard, writer of IDW Publishing's Euthanauts and Assassinistas and Oni Press' Rick and Morty about her career and her upcoming projects! This October issue features items scheduled to ship in December 2018 and beyond. 562 pages full color. Cover price $3.99.

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ON OUR FRONT COVER: Academy Award-winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) writes a unique illustrated prose mini-series that looks at the DC Universe as seen through the eyes of the oppressed and the disenfranchised in DC Entertainment's new Black Label series, The Other History of the DC Universe! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: Chuck Palahniuk and Cameron Stewart reunite for the third chapter in Palahniuk's Fight Club story, Dark Horse Comics' Fight Club 3, in which Tyler Durden becomes a father and must confront anarchists worse than he ever was! Great Gift Ideas: November is the prime gift-buying month for those who like to get a jump-start on the season, so to help you and others find the perfect gifts for their friends and loved ones, we're highlighting some of our favorite gift picks this month. Just look for our Gift Idea icon throughout this issue! Toy Talk: On the catalog's flip side, PREVIEWS talks to Funko Creative Director Sean Wilkinson about the POP! format, pursuing licenses, and their new product lines including 5 Star! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to writer/editor Drew Ford about his work for Dover Publishing and his new imprint It's Alive!, as well as his other work and the books he's enjoying today! This November issue features items scheduled to ship in January 2019 and beyond. 568 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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THIS MONTH'S COVER ART: Diamond Select Toys & Image Comics THIS MONTH'S THEME: Titanic Tomes! 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! Includes a download code for a FREE digital edition of this month's PREVIEWS (plus DC PREVIEWS, Marvel PREVIEWS, and IMAGE+)! This December issue features items scheduled to ship in February 2019 and beyond. 584 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.