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  • Issue #201701
    Previews (1989) 201701
    Published Jan 2017 by Diamond.

    New Look for 2017: Beginning this month, PREVIEWS sports a new cover stock, an updated cover design, and new page layouts, giving the comic industry's venerable catalog a new look for a new year! ON OUR FRONT COVER: P. Craig Russell and Scott Hampton bring an acclaimed Neil Gaiman novel to comics in Dark Horse Comics' American Gods: Shadows! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: IDW Publishing celebrates the National Book Award won by March, the graphic novel autobiography about the Civil Rights Movement by Representative John Lewis (D-GA)! Free Comic Book Day: Free Comic Book Day returns in 2017, and this month's PREVIEWS unveils the Gold and Silver Sponsor books as well as the Commemorative Artist t-shirt by The Fairly Odd-Parents' Butch Hartman and the Commemorative Artist poster by Black Panther: World of Wakanda's Afua Richardson. How-to-Draw Month: Many PREVIEWS readers and comic book fans not only enjoy reading graphic literature, but want to learn all they can about the techniques and processes artists utilize to create comics and graphic novels. This month, PREVIEWS focuses on artistic tricks-of-the-trade, making it easy for aspiring artists to find how-to-draw books throughout this issue by marking them with a special icon. On The Flip Side — A new era begins for X-O Manowar in March as Valiant Entertainment's launch title relaunches with a new direction, and PREVIEWS talks with Valiant publisher Fred Pierce about what readers can expect from the new X-O Manowar and where the series is going! CatBUZZ: PREVIEWS shines a special spotlight at some of the blockbuster books and products coming in March, including Gabby Rivera and Joe Quinones' America from Marvel Comics, an ongoing series starring fan-favorite character America Chavez of the Young Avengers and Ultimates. Plus, Jeff Lemire explores a family's secrets and pain in Image Comics' Royal City; the original Ghostbusters meet the Ghostbusters of 2016 in IDW Publishing's multiverse-spanning adventure Ghostbusters 101; Art Baltazar and Franco revisit Little Archie as part of Archie Comics' one-shot specials month; the world of Kim Newman's best-selling horror/alternate history series comes to comics in Titan Comics' Anno Dracula; Diamond Select Toys unleashes the power of Thor from Walt Simonson's legendary run with their Marvel Milestones: Armored Thor Resin Statue; HEROCROSS brings the Star Wars Hybrid Metal Figuration line of action figures to American shores; and Paul Levitz's 75 Years of DC Comics is available from Taschen in a new slipcased edition. Readers and collectors will have these and many more products to look forward to 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! Netflix's hit series Luke Cage inspires two new shirts — the Luke Cage: "Genghis Connie's" Black T-Shirt and the Luke Cage: "Pop's Barber Shop" Gray T-Shirt. Plus, there is Key and Peele apparel and a split SHIELD/Hydra baseball cap! Refresh your wardrobe with these and many other products that you can find only through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Anthony Del Col about his upcoming book Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie from Dynamite Entertainment as well as his work on IDW Publishing's Kill Shakespeare and Dynamite's Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini, plus the comics that he's reading and enjoying today! This January issue features items scheduled to ship in March 2017 and beyond. 640 pages. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #201704
    Previews (1989) 201704
    Published Apr 2017 by Diamond.

    ON OUR FRONT COVER: The heroes of the DC Universe investigate Batman's plans in Dark Days: The Forge#1, the prelude to DC Entertainment's summer crossover from Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Andy Kubert, Jim Lee, and John Romita, Jr.! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: Brian Wood's saga of a family of anti-government separatists continues in Dark Horse Comics' Briggs Land: Lone Wolves! Calendars Month – This issue of PREVIEWS features our annual Calendars section so you can track 2018 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! On The Flip Side — Top Shelf Productions and IDW Publishing are reissuing Return of the Dapper Men in a deluxe edition in advance of the long-awaited sequel, and PREVIEWS talks to creators Jim McCann and Janet Lee in an exclusive interview about the project, their working methods, and their forthcoming work! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. This June, Marvel's street heroes team up to take on New York's underworld in Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez's new Defenders series from Marvel Comics. Plus, the classic murder mystery board game comes to comics in IDW Publishing's Clue; a hitman and a housewife swap bodies in Gail Simone and Cat Staggs' Crosswind for Image Comics; the Lion Forge super-hero universe launch continues with the super-speedster Accell from Joe Casey and Damion Scott; the newest edition of Gemstone's The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide features a Batman cover by Jim Steranko and a ROM cover from Gabriel Rodriguez; DC Collectibles kicks off a line of Justice League movie statues with Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and The Flash; Diamond Select Toys launches their line of Pulp Fiction Select action figures, based on the cult Quentin Tarantino film; and many more products you have to look forward to this summer! PREVIEWS Branded Apparel: This month, PREVIEWS launches a line of official PREVIEWS-branded t-shirts! Featuring the PREVIEWS logo on black or blue t-shirts or the back cover to PREVIEWS #342, featuring Marvel Comics' Secret Empire, these t-shirts are perfect for the discerning comic book fan! 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! Greg Hildebrandt's interpretation of the Black Panther is featured on the Black Panther: "Pounce Panther" Black T-Shirt, fan-favorite droid K-2S0 stars on the Star Wars: Rogue One – "I Will Be There For You" Black T-Shirt, and the Dark Lord of the Sith is ready for a fight on the Star Wars: "Red Core" UV Ink Black T-Shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Joe Casey, the veteran comic book and animation writer, about Lion Forge's new super-hero universe, his work on the forthcoming Accell for Lion Forge, and books he's enjoying today! This April issue features items scheduled to ship in June 2017 and beyond. 648 pages. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #201705
    Previews (1989) 201705
    Published May 2017 by Diamond.

    ON OUR FRONT COVER: A werewolf who works in a coffee shop uncovers a magical conspiracy in Grace Ellis (Lumberjanes) and Shae Beagle's new Image Comics series, Moonstruck! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: DC Entertainment celebrates a quarter century of Jim Lee's Wildstorm Studios in the Wildstorm: A Celebration of 25 Years hardcover! 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! On The Flip Side — 2017 marks the centennary of Jack Kirby's birth, and on the Flip Side, PREVIEWS explores the true story of Jack Kirby's involvement in a CIA operation to rescue Americans trapped in Iran, a story dramatized in Ben Affleck's film, Argo! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. This July, Charles Soule and Jim Cheung launch a new era of adventure for the Astonishing X-Men in their new Marvel Comics series. Plus, Dark Horse Comics continues the Moebius Library with the Moebius Library: The Art of Edena, Stan Sakai brings two indie comics stalwarts together for a time-bending adventure in IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo, Titan Comics brings Fabien Nury's The Death of Stalin to English-speaking readers in advance of the film adaptation from Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It), Mark Evanier's biography Kirby: The King of Comics is reissuing in a new edition to coincide with Jack Kirby's Centennary, Diamond Select Toys launches a new line of PVC statues based on Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 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! Han Solo and Princess Leia team up on the Star Wars: "Han Not Solo" Softhand Ink Silver T-Shirt, Batman has an artistic look on the Batman: "Liney Bat" White T-Shirt, and Ant Lucia's pin-up style redesign of DC Entertainment's characters is featured on the DC Bombshells: "Bad Girls" Black T-Shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to David F. Walker, the co-writer of Lion Forge's Superb and writer of Marvel Comics' Luke Cage, about his work and books he's enjoying today! This May issue features items scheduled to ship in July 2017 and beyond. 648 pages. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #201706
    Previews (1989) 201706
    Published Jun 2017 by Diamond.

    ON OUR FRONT COVER: The Justice League faces unimaginable threats from the Dark Multiverse in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's new DC Entertainment event, Dark Nights: Metal! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: Diamond Select Toys celebrates their 15th anniversary with a new series of The Nightmare Before Christmas Select action figures! Manga Month: PREVIEWS celebrates Manga and Anime with a look at the many varieties of manga available from comics and graphic novel publishers as well as anime-inspired products in the merchandise categories! On The Flip Side — 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of Pokémon, and PREVIEWS provides readers a guide to the Pokémon franchise and a reading guide to VIZ Media's best-selling Pokémon manga! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. This August, Marvel Comics kicks off their Generations event, joining today's heroes with yesterday's, with Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor from Jason Aaron and Mahmud Asrar in a story that sees the Gods of Thunder battle Apocalypse in ancient days. Plus, IDW Publishing unleashes a new Hasbro event as COBRA invades Cybertron in First Strike, Matt Wagner returns to his beloved urban fantasy Mage in Image Comics' Mage: The Hero Denied, Mike Mignola pens an original vampire graphic novel for Dark Horse in Mr. Higgins Comes Home, pop culture's top two felines meet and snark in Dynamite Entertainment's Grumpy Cat/Garfield, Diamond Select Toys introduces an eagerly-awaited new license with the Kingdom Hearts Select Action Figures, and Playmobil introduces the Playmobil Ghostbusters sets. Fans and collectors have these products and many more 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! With the Marvel Universe in the grip of Captain America's Secret Empire, the Marvel: Captain America Hydra Black T-Shirt shows Captain America's shield in the grips of Hydra! The Marvel: Gems Info Black T-Shirt offers a guide to the Infinity Gems, and the Marvel: Gwen Hood Pink Foil/Turquoise T-Shirt shows one of Marvel's most popular new characters. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Bill Willingham, the legendary writer of DC/Vertigo's Fables, about his new projects from Dynamite Entertainment (The Greatest Adventure) and Devil's Due/1First Comics (Lark's Killer), as well as the books he enjoys and recommends! This June issue features items scheduled to ship in August 2017 and beyond. 648 pages. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #201707
    Previews (1989) 201707
    Published Jul 2017 by Diamond.

    ON OUR FRONT COVER: A new era of hope, optimism and adventure dawns for the Marvel Universe in Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's Marvel Legacy #1 One-Shot from Marvel Comics! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: The Dark Multiverse threatens to overwhelm the DC Universe in the third chapter of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's DC Entertainment event, Dark Nights: Metal! 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! On The Flip Side — IDW Publishing is launching a new all-ages Star Wars comic this summer, Star Wars Adventures, and PREVIEWS talks with IDW Publishing's Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall and writer Bobby Curnow about the thrill of working on Star Wars, what it's like to work with Disney and Lucasfilm, the joy of being a fan, and what "all-ages" means in a galaxy far, far away! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. This September, Marvel Comics goes back to the year 1 million BCE in Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's Marvel Legacy #1, the over-sized one-shot that begins the publisher's new direction. Plus, Mike Richardson and Paul Chadwick team up for an original graphic novel about two lives that intertwine in Dark Horse Comics' Best Wishes; IDW Publishing kicks off their all-ages Star Wars title with a story from Cavan Scott and Derek Charm in Star Wars Adventures; a little girl discovers her next door neighbor is a kindly dinosaur in Sean Rubin's original all-ages graphic novel Bolivar from BOOM! Studios; Rob Williams and Simon Fraser continue Eggsy's adventures in the Secret Service in Image Comics' Kingsman: The Red Diamond, the sequel to Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons' original The Secret Service: The Kingsman; Dynamite Entertainment brings John Wick, the film franchise starring Keanu Reeves, to comics in a brand-new series; and a vintage Bronze Age cover of Superman breaking his Kryptonite bonds is brought to life for DC Collectibles' DC Designer Series: Superman by Neal Adams Statue. Fans and collectors have these products and many more 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! Learn how the weapon from a more civilized age worked with the Star Wars: "Saber Cutaway" Glow-in-the-Dark Black T-Shirt. Plus, Jae Lee's version of Black Bolt is featured on the Marvel: "Black Bold Overlay" Black T-Shirt, Cable's glowing eye and Deadpool's red-and-black mask are combined for the Marvel: "Team Up Cablepool" Black T-Shirt, and join S.H.I.E.L.D. with the S.H.I.E.L.D. Logo Hexshine 50Fifty Fitted Cap. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! 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 Comic Fest: Halloween Comic Fest 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 first Halloween Comic Fest Commemorative Artist T-Shirt, illustrated by Francesco Francavilla, you can wear to show your love of comics this fall! This July issue features items scheduled to ship in September 2017 and beyond. 640 pages Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #201708
    Previews (1989) 201708
    Published Aug 2017 by Diamond.

    ON OUR FRONT COVER: A cured Joker is determined to save Gotham City from the depredations of Batman in Sean Murphy's Batman: White Knight from DC Entertainment! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: The exiled son of the Wizard King inherits his father's throne — and the enemies that assassinated the royal family — in Steve Skroce's new fantasy for Image Comics, Maestros! From the Archives: PREVIEWS celebrates the history of comic strips by spotlighting comic strip collections throughout this month's catalog! On The Flip Side — PREVIEWS talks to IDW Publishing's Scott Dunbier, Dean Mullaney and Craig Yoe about their work preserving classic comic strips for the Library of American Comics! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. This October, Peter Parker's life changes in Dan Slott and Stuart Immonen's Amazing Spider-Man #789 from Marvel Comics. Plus, IDW Publishing kicks off their Black Crown imprint with Peter Milligan and Tess Fowler's Kid Lobotomy, Jeff Lemire expands his Black Hammer universe in Dark Horse Comics' Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil, Archie Comics collects their Riverdale comics in Riverdale Volume 1, BOOM! Studios brings Rugrats to comics, the Lumberjanes star in their first original novel by Mariko Tamaki for Amulet Books, Eaglemoss launches a new Batman: The Animated Series figurine collection, and the Phantasm joins Funko's POP! Batman: The Animated Series figure line. Fans and collectors have these products and many more to look forward to this autumn! 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! A classic Todd McFarlane image of Spider-Man graces the Marvel: "Spidey Think" Red Foil/Black T-Shirt, Wolverine instills fear on the Marvel: "Wolvie Fear" Silver Foil/Black T-Shirt, and Darth Vader cuts an imposing figure on the Star Wars: "Vader Bust" Red Glow-in-the-Dark/Black T-Shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Llexi Leon, the writer of Heavy Metal's new Iron Maiden comic book and the creator of IDW Publishing's Eternal Descent, about his work with Phantom Music Management and in the music industry as well as the comic book projects he's working on and the comics he enjoys reading! This August issue features items scheduled to ship in October 2017 and beyond. 648 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #201712
    Previews (1989) 201712
    Published Dec 2017 by Diamond.

    ON OUR FRONT COVER: Someone new is wearing the green-and-yellow outfit of Kick-Ass as Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. launch a new ongoing Kick-Ass series from Image Comics! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: DC Entertainment's 2017 event reaches its apocalyptic conclusion in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's extra-sized Dark Nights: Metal #6! Titanic Tomes — Omnibus and deluxe editions have become one of comics' most popular new formats; huge hardcover volumes that collect within their covers a large chunk of a comic book series. What makes a "Titanic Tome"? First and foremost, its a volume's overall size. Whether a book stretches its format past the standard 7" x 10" or 8" x 11" sizes, or pushes its page-count into upper digits past 200 pages, size does matter! Just look for the "Titanic Tomes" icon throughout December's PREVIEWS! On The Flip Side — PREVIEWS talks to Dirk Wood, the creative director of IDW Publishing, about the Full Bleed Comics & Culture Quarterly, a hardcover quarterly anthology and a passion project for Wood that pushes the bounds of what comics can do and presents, in his words, "the best in comics, fiction, non-fiction, deep dive interviews, opinion, history, think-pieces, and more…a reading experience like no other." catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. Jean Grey, returned from the dead, leads a brand-new X-Men team this February in Marvel Comics' X-Men Red from Tom Taylor and Mahmud Asrar. Plus, Dark Horse Comics explores the life of a notorious World War I spy in Emma Beeby and Ariela Kristantina's Mata Hari, IDW Publishing's Black Crown line continues in David Barnett and Martin Simmonds' Punks Not Dead, Seven Seas Entertainment brings Go Nagai's classic Devilman to English-speaking readers, Box Brown explores the life and work of Andy Kaufman in :01 First Second's Is This Guy for Real?, Graphitti Designs features artwork from DC Entertainment's Doomsday Clock on the Doomsday Clock Ringer T-Shirt, Skybound Entertainment continues their figure line based on Image Comics' Saga with the Saga: Hazel & Izabel 2-Pack, Funko releases two PREVIEWS POP! figure packs of Blue Beetle and Booster Gold, and many other products you should look forward to. 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! A new Jedi trains on the Star Wars: The Last Jedi: "Rey Training" Black T-Shirt, based on the long-awaited eighth Star Wars saga film. Plus, a mad god is unleashed on the Marvel: "Thanos Teeth Sapphire Heather T-Shirt, the TARDIS gets artistic on the Doctor Who: "TARDIS Watercolor" White T-Shirt, and a fan-favorite era of Doctor Who is celebrated on the Doctor Who: "Vector Icons Tenth Doctor" Black T-Shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS and your local comic shop! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to cartoonist and filmmaker Dash Shaw about his animated feature My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, his graphic novel work (including Cosplayers Perfect Collection), and his forthcoming animated feature, Cyrptozoo, as well as the comic books and graphic novels he's enjoying today! This December issue features items scheduled to ship in February 2018 and beyond. 412 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #201804
    Previews (1989) 201804
    Published Apr 2018 by Diamond.

    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.

  • Issue #201805
    Previews (1989) 201805
    Published May 2018 by Diamond.

    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.

  • Issue #201807
    Previews (1989) 201807
    Published Jul 2018 by Diamond.

    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.

  • Issue #201809
    Previews (1989) 201809
    Published Sep 2018 by Diamond.

    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.

  • Issue #201810
    Previews (1989) 201810
    Published Oct 2018 by Diamond.

    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.

  • Issue #201811
    Previews (1989) 201811
    Published Nov 2018 by Diamond.

    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.

  • Issue #201812
    Previews (1989) 201812
    Published Dec 2018 by Diamond.

    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.