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PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS PREVIEWS #327 DECEMBER 2015 THIS MONTH’S COVER ART: New projects from DC Comics and Image Comics! THIS MONTH’S THEME: Unsung Heroes—Little-Known or New Characters! Since 1988, PREVIEWS has been your ultimate source for all of the comics and merchandise to be available from your local comic book shop… revealed up to two months in advance! Hundreds of comics and graphic novels from the best comic publishers; the coolest pop-culture merchandise on Earth; plus PREVIEWS exclusive items available nowhere else! Now more than ever, PREVIEWS is here to show the tales, toys and treasures in your future! This December issue features items scheduled to ship in February 2016 and beyond. Catalog, 8x11, 500+pg, PC $3.99
Comic-sized, 62pg, PC PI MARVEL PREVIEWS VOLUME 3 #5 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 December issue features items scheduled to ship in February 2016 and beyond. FREE w/Purchase of PREVIEWS Comic-sized, 120pg, FC $1.25 DIAMOND BOOKSHELF MAGAZINE #20 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 #20: THE MAKER ISSUE • 10 Easy Ideas to Make Super Comic-Themed Events • Oni Press’s Invader Zim conquers the page! • IDW Publishing connects the dots with Douglas Adams’s Dirk Gently • Image Comics uncovers the story behind Brian K. Vaughan’s The Private Eye • How to bring comic fans to your makerspace • Graphic Novel Lesson Plans by Katie Monnin • Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries • And much more! Magazine, FC PI COMICS SECTION PREMIER VENDORS Dark Horse Comics Dragon Age: Magekiller #1 (of 5) Greg Rucka (W), Carmen Carnero (P), Terry Pallot (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Sachin Teng (Cover) On sale Dec 16 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries Greg Rucka begins an all-new story set in the immersive dark-fantasy world of Dragon Age! Tessa and Marius are mercenary partners, eliminating those who use blood magic to hurt others, but when a powerful patron employs them, they realize this next job may be their last . . .
DICE (W/A) On sale Feb 10 FC, 184 pages $39.99 HC, 9" x 12" Take a behind-the-scenes journey into the richly detailed yet minimalist futuristic, totalitarian universe of Mirror’s Edge with this oversized hardcover art book! Each glossy page is jam packed with never-before-seen art, commentary, and insight from the creators of the game! Fans and newcomers alike won’t want to miss this beautiful art-book experience! Mirror’s Edge: Exordium #4 Christofer Emgård (W), Daniele Di Nicuolo (A), Davi Comodo (C), and Robert Sammelin (Cover) On sale Dec 9 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing Things are reaching the boiling point as Faith Connors discovers potential new allies but receives a dire ultimatum. Her entire future is at stake—which path will she choose? Witness the pivotal moments in her life leading up to one of the most anticipated video games of 2016, Mirror’s Edge™ Catalyst!
Brian Wood (W), Eduardo Francisco (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Börkur Eiríksson (Cover) On sale Dec 16 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries Brian Wood writes the series leading into EVE: Valkyrie—a groundbreaking virtual reality space-dogfighting shooter game from the creators of EVE Online. An unknown enemy relentlessly pursues the Valkyries. What is their purpose, and what does their specific interest in Rán mean for the future?
Larry Hama (W), Marcelo Ferreira (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Anthony Palumbo (Cover) On sale Dec 2 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries Hendricks and Taylor’s mission to take out an enemy operative leads them from Helsinki, Finland, deep into the Arctic Circle . . . and deeper into a deadly conspiracy! The official prequel to the anticipated game Call of Duty®: Black Ops III delivers high-caliber thrills in the war-torn world of the distant future!
Corinna Bechko (W), Randy Green (P), Andy Owens (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Jean-Sébastien Rossbach (Cover) On sale Dec 2 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries Lara and Carter are trapped in an airfield where the only way out is through a hail of bullets! Can they survive this race against time to gather ancient artifacts and keep them away from cultists who would use these treasures to destroy everything?
Paul Tobin (W), Andie Tong (A/Cover), Brian Churilla (A), and Matthew J. Rainwater (C) On sale Dec 16 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Sun-powered, plant-driven speedsters vs. imp-powered, zombie-driven hot rods! Let the races begin! Crazy Dave takes on the incredibly tough Don’t Blink video game—and he also challenges Dr. Zomboss to a race to determine the future of Neighborville! Inventive Zomboss cars and souped-up zombie rigs are getting ready for another invasion!
Paul Tobin (W), Jacob Chabot (A/Cover), and Matthew J. Rainwater (C) On sale Dec 23 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries Leading into the Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 video game, this series shows how Crazy Dave, a group of tenacious plants, and some surprise visitors from the past and the future team up to combat Dr. Zomboss’s upgraded army!
Paul Tobin (W), Ron Chan (A), Dustin Nguyen (A), Jennifer Meyer (A), Peter Bagge (A), and Matthew J. Rainwater (C) On sale Oct 14 FC, 256 pages $29.97 HC, 6” x 9” Young adventurers Patrice Blazing and Nate Timely join forces with Crazy Dave to fend off several fun-dead invasions! Paul Tobin and Ron Chan deliver hilarious, action-filled zombie romps to your neighborhood! This deluxe boxed set includes Plants vs. Zombies Vol. 1: Timepocalypse, Plants vs. Zombies Vol. 2: Lawnmageddon, Plants vs. Zombies Vol. 3: Bully for You, and an exclusive Plants vs. Zombies double-sided poster! The Massive: Ninth Wave #1 (of 6) Brian Wood (W), Garry Brown (A), Jordie Bellaire (C), and J. P. Leon (Cover) On sale Dec 9 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries In the pages of The Massive, Ninth Wave was struggling to repair a broken world. But before that, they were the preeminent global environmental-rescue unit, taking on criminals, polluters, politicians, and rogue states. The Massive: Ninth Wave tells these stories in a stylish, high-action, done-in-one format, reuniting the entire creative team from the original series.
Brian Wood (W), Andrea Mutti (A), Jordie Bellaire (C), and Tula Lotay (Cover) On sale Dec 9 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing Before the Revolutionary War, across the Ohio River Valley, numerous forts were built to claim and hold valuable territory. Meet Stone Hoof, a young Native American who falls in with a crew of white settlers during the French and Indian War.
Matt Kindt (W), Scott Kolins (A/Cover), and Bill Crabtree (C) On sale Dec 23 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing FINAL ISSUE ! It’s the end of the road for the intrepid Past Aways! Will infighting destroy the team and consign them to the footnotes of history, or will their heroic return mark them as the greatest explorers of all time? Find out at last!
Paul Tobin (W), Alberto Alburquerque (A/Cover), and Marissa Louise (C) On sale Dec 2 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries 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 thing Trine doesn’t know is how she knows—or anything else from the last ten years of her life.
Scott Kolins (W/A/Cover) On sale Dec 2 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries Critically acclaimed creator Scott Kolins (Flash, Avengers) smashes this last issue of Adam.3! The ultimate conclusion! Everyone is a monster! Adam’s infected island home is rocked to its core! Secrets are revealed! A cure is found—but at what price? Who survives? Find out in S.E.E.D.S. Part 5: “Sacrifice”!
Sylvain Cordurié (W), Alessandro Nespolino (A), Axel Gonzalbo (C), and Ronan Toulhoat (Cover) On sale Feb 3 FC, 104 pages $17.99 HC, 7" x 10" When members of England’s literati begin disappearing without ransom or a trace, Sherlock Holmes springs into action! But the mastermind behind the abductions may prove too cunning even for the great detective! Kingsway West #2 (of 4) Greg Pak (W), Mirko Colak (A/Cover), and Wil Quintana (C) On sale Dec 9 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries In an Old West overrun with magic, a Chinese outlaw rides to reunite with his wife. But can he escape Colonel Frank Woods’s monstrous posse and a winged and dangerous buffalo soldier?
Curt Pires (W), Kevin Zeigler (A/Cover), Adam Metcalfe (C), and Dylan Todd (Cover) On sale Dec 30 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries An ocean in between the waves. A threat from another reality. The death of everything. Only the Tomorrows can save us. The finale to volume 1 of the hottest comic in the multiverse is here!
Chuck Palahniuk (W), Cameron Stewart (A), Dave Stewart (C), David Mack (Cover), and Steve Morris (Variant cover) On sale Dec 23 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing Marla and her growing army of child soldiers track her son to a mountain stronghold and lay siege. Tyler takes Sebastian on a dreamland tour to explain human history and the new future Rize or Die has planned. Sebastian, it would seem, is only the latest man in many generations to have his life steered and destroyed by Tyler. The writers of Write Klub are no help whatsoever.
Donny Cates (W), Eliot Rahal (W), Geoff Shaw (A/Cover), and Lauren Affe (C) On sale Dec 23 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing Everyone’s favorite superhero repo squad finally confront the shadowy organization that’s been offing bankrupt heroes, and they work out their differences with poise and civility. No, actually, they fight. But one of the Paybacks is fed up with the life of indentured servitude and decides it’s time to default . . . no matter the cost!
Paul Levitz (W), Alex de Campi (W), Dennis Calero (W/A), Brendan McCarthy (W/A), Shawn Aldridge (W), Carla Speed McNeil (W/A), David Chelsea (W/A), Tim Hamilton (A/Cover), Jerry Ordway (A), and Julius Gopez (A) On sale Dec 16 FC, 56 pages $4.99 Ongoing Paul Levitz and Tim Hamilton premiere Brooklyn Blood! In a precinct not known for murder, a killer is on the loose. If Detective Billy O’Connor’s PTSD doesn’t get in the way, he may be able to help his partner Nadira Hasan solve this eerie case. This issue also features new chapters of Carla Speed McNeil’s Finder, Shawn Aldridge and Julius Gopez’s Last Act, Dennis Calero’s The Suit, and David Chelsea’s Sandy and Mandy. Alex de Campi and Jerry Ordway’s Semiautomagic and Brendan McCarthy’s Dream Gang conclude!
Bruce Zick (W/A/Cover) On sale Feb 24 b&w, 128 pages $15.99 TP, 7" x 10" High atop the New York City skyline, an invisible war has raged for generations. As two nigh-immortal champions brawl for dominance of the ever-shrinking extradimensional Zone 27, the populace below remain oblivious of the cataclysm that could cause their annihilation from the rooftops above! Barb Wire #6 Chris Warner (W), Patrick Olliffe (P), Tom Nguyen (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Adam Hughes (Cover) On sale Dec 2 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing Grilled like a tough steak by mysterious federal agents, Barb Wire recounts her very first solo bounty hunt. What looks like an easy-money walk in the park quickly turns to a holy-@#$% run for survival as Barb discovers that her skip is hot property . . . and his pursuers don’t play!
Chris Warner (W), Patrick Olliffe (P), Tom Nguyen (I), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Adam Hughes (Cover) On sale Feb 17 FC, 96 pages $14.99 TP, 7" x 10" Hard as nails and hot as hell, badass bounty hunter Barb Wire rides the meanest streets of America’s toughest town: Steel Harbor, USA. Barb tracks gangsters who can punch through walls and crush cars like beer cans, but it’s a living. Call her a bitch—just don’t call her babe! Collects Barb Wire #1–#4. Rainbow Children: The Art of Camilla d’Errico Volume 3 HC Camilla d’Errico (W/A/Cover) On sale Feb 3 FC, 112 pages $24.99 HC, 8 1/2" x 11" Camilla d’Errico is a world-renowned painter, illustrator, comic artist, and toy and clothing designer. This gorgeous hardcover compilation of her artwork is the perfect addition to the collection of anyone that appreciates her fine art and manga-inspired style! Both beautiful and haunting, her paintings will mesmerize and enthrall all who look upon them! Sleepless and Other Stories: David Chelsea’s 24-Hour Comics Volume 2 HC David Chelsea (W/A/Cover) On sale Feb 3 b&w, 168 pages $19.99 HC, 6" x 9" Six strange 24-hour comics in one deluxe hardcover volume! Strictly following rules devised by Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics), David Chelsea has created six inspired improvisations—each drawn in a single day! This hardcover collection is filled with experimentation, witty pun play, and inventive scenarios! Power Cubed #4 (of 4) Aaron Lopresti (W/P/Cover), Marc Deering (I), and Hi-Fi (C) On sale Dec 23 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries Dr. Cruel is forcing Kenny to use his cube’s near-limitless power in a bizarre plan for world domination and . . . love? But Kenny is through with letting other people run his life. With his robot friends at his side and a secret agent at his back, Kenny’s finally ready to take control!
Evan Dorkin (W/A/Cover) On sale Feb 10 FC, 144 pages $19.99 HC, 8" x 11" Take-no-prisoners trivia-offs. Pill-fueled Twilight Zone marathons. Fan interventions. Here is the ultimate word on the fugly side of fandom, collecting every Eltingville story from Dork, House of Fun, and The Eltingville Club #1-2, three of which won Eisner Awards for Best Short Story. Also features the Northwest Comix Collective alt-comics smackdown and an afterword about the 2002 Adult Swim animated pilot. Definitive, complete, and unashamed, this is fandom at its fan-dumbest, in the mighty Eltingville manner! Founding Fathers Funnies HC Peter Bagge (W/A/Cover) and Joanne Bagge (C) On sale Feb 24 FC/b&w, 80 pages $14.99 HC, 6" x 9" America’s Founding Fathers were brilliant, brave, forward thinking . . . and ridiculous, at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff Peter Bagge! Collecting all Founding Fathers Funnies cartoons from Apocalypse Nerd and Dark Horse Presents, this volume also delivers several brand-new stories and helpful biographical information on the colorful revolutionaries Bagge respectfully skewers! Groo: Friends and Foes #12 Sergio Aragonés (W/A/Cover), Mark Evanier (W), Stan Sakai (L), and Tom Luth (C) On sale Dec 16 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing It’s the grandest of finales as Groo: Friends and Foes wraps up with its twelfth and final issue. By now, everyone should have figured out how and where Kayli, the little girl Groo has been helping to find her father, finds her father. That is, if they’re smarter than Groo, and we hope for their sakes they are. This issue, like all of ’em, comes from the award-winning team of Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier.
Art Baltazar (W/A/Cover) and Franco (W) On sale Dec 23 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries The discovery of the Were-Jaguar distracts Hellboy and his friends from trying to explain the Right Hand of Doom to the island’s residents! What’s that button on Roger’s chest? Why is the Were-Jaguar so friendly? And what do evil Karl and Rasputin want with the beast?
Timothy Truman (W), Tomás Giorello (A/Cover), and José Villarrubia (C) On sale Dec 23 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries King Conan grows weary of the crown. When an old soldier visits him with talk of a cursed relic and rumors of Pictish tribes preparing a full-scale invasion on Aquilonia’s borders, Conan eagerly embarks on what could be his final adventure! A fan-favorite team expands on Robert E. Howard’s unfinished “Wolves beyond the Border” tale!
Fred Van Lente (W), José Luis (A), Andy Owens (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Paul Renaud (Cover) On sale Dec 30 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Ongoing A false queen—the evil twin sister of the rightful ruler—sits on the throne of Khauran. After quashing Conan’s brief rebellion against the impostor, the brutal mercenary leader Constantius orders the Cimmerian to be crucified. Now, Conan will suffer the most agonizing ordeal of his life.
Fred Van Lente (W), Brian Ching (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Dan Scott (Cover) On sale Feb 3 FC, 152 pages $19.99 TP, 7" x 10" Conan and his allies are thrown into battle against an army of brigands! Conan enters into an uncertain alliance to steal a legendary treasure—and in the shadows a great evil lurks, awaiting its chance to destroy him! Collects issues #7–#12. Abe Sapien #29 Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Max Fiumara (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C) On sale Dec 9 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Ongoing Abe meets a prophetic young woman who knows the truth about his role in what’s coming.
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Laurence Campbell (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C) On sale Dec 16 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Ongoing The Black Flame has returned and is wreaking havoc on the Hudson River! Panya and Kate try to psychically help from BPRD headquarters while Liz and Johann battle the Black Flame to stop him from destroying New York City.
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Toni Fejzula (A), and Tonci Zonjic (Cover) On sale Dec 30 FC, 32 pages $3.50 One-shot Murder interrupts the opening of a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum. Lobster Johnson investigates to find out what makes a blown-glass sculpture worth killing for.
Mike Mignola (W), Christopher Golden (W), Patric Reynolds (A), Dave Stewart (C), and David Palumbo (Cover) On sale Dec 2 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries Joe Golem finds the Rat Catcher red-handed—pulling children into the canals of Lower Manhattan—and discovers that there’s more behind this creature than he suspected.
Caitlín R. Kiernan (W), Daniel Warren Johnson (A), Carlos Badilla (C), and Greg Ruth (Cover) On sale Dec 9 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries A new evil haunts the sun-scorched back roads and ghost towns of the American South—murderous twins who command a legion of ghouls. Once again, Dancy Flammarion must face down demons: both those who walk the world unchallenged and those in her own shattered mind.
Paul Tobin (W) and Juan Ferreyra (A/Cover) On sale Dec 30 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries Declan and Nimble Jack square off in the final battle for Declan’s sanity! Now, as he engages in a desperate gambit to outwit Jack, Declan may have to sacrifice his life if he doesn’t want to lose his mind!
Cullen Bunn (W) and Tyler Crook (A/Cover) On sale Dec 9 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing Kammi has rallied the forsaken haints to her dark cause. Now Emmy may have to make a profound sacrifice if she hopes to protect her kith and kin at the heart of Harrow County.
Christos Gage (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A/Variant cover), Dan Jackson (C), and Steve Morris (Cover) On sale Dec 23 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing Willow’s loyalties to Buffy are questioned when she makes a decision behind the Slayer’s back . . . Are the besties growing apart? Also unknown to Buffy, Spike has a conversation with an old friend that leads him to question the patterns of his relationship with Buffy.
Christos Gage (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Steve Morris (Cover) On sale Feb 10 FC, 136 pages $18.99 TP, 7" x 10" Buffy needs serious backup. With an ultimate Big Bad, Archaeus, connected to so many from the Slayer’s past, she’s calling in reinforcements—and saying to hell with the awkward consequences. As the gang get closer to Archaeus, the extent of his plans and their connection to the new rules of magic are revealed. Collects Buffy Season 10 #16–#20. Angel & Faith Season 10 #21 Victor Gischler (W), Will Conrad (A), Michelle Madsen (C), Scott Fischer (Cover), and Mike Norton (Variant cover) On sale Dec 2 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing Attacks in London’s Magic Town by Archaeus and Drusilla’s vampires reach a fever pitch, putting Angel and Faith back on their heels. In an attempt to turn the tables on the Big Bads, Faith seeks their new hideout and Angel walks into a trap—on purpose!
Zack Keller (W), Nick Keller (W), Joanna Estep (A), Kelly Fitzpatrick (C), and E. M. Gist (Cover) On sale Dec 16 FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries The Doctor is in . . . and he’s making a house call. In this climactic battle, the Burton family must finally work together or be torn apart forever. After all of the death and destruction, the shocking truth behind the Plague Doctor is finally revealed. |