PREVIEWS #313 (VOL. XXIV #10, OCT14)
PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS
PREVIEWS #315
DECEMBER 2014
THIS MONTH’S COVER ART: New projects from DC Comics and Dark Horse!
THIS MONTH’S THEME: Unsung Heroes: Heroes worth your time
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 2015 and beyond.
Catalog, 8x11, 500+pg, PC$4.50
PREVIEWS #315 CUSTOMER ORDER FORM — DECEMBER 2014
PREVIEWS makes it easy for you to order every item in the catalog with this separate order form booklet! This December issue features items scheduled to ship in February 2015 and beyond.
Comic-sized, 62pg, PCPI
MARVEL PREVIEWS VOLUME 2 #29
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 2015 and beyond.
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Comic-sized, 120pg, FC$1.25
DIAMOND BOOKSHELF #18
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 — — 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 the print edition of BookShelf #18:
• An interview with March creators Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
• History as seen on the comic page
• A look at IDW Publishing’s Kids Comics line
• A preview of Image Comics’ The Fade Out Vol.1
• Graphic Novel Lesson Plans by Katie Monnin
• Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
• And much more!
Magazine, FCPI
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HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D. #1 (OF 5)
Mike Mignola (W/Sketch variant), John Arcudi (W), Alex Maleev (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Dec 3
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Miniseries
A bizarre series of murders and rumors of something worse lead Professor Bruttenholm to send a young Hellboy to a Brazilian village on his first mission. Hellboy and a small group of agents uncover something terrible in the shadows of a sixteenth-century Portuguese fortress . . .
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #126
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), James Harren (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Laurence Campbell (Cover)
On sale Dec 17
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
A monster terrorizes a mountain where Howards finds a connection to his past as a prehistoric warlord. The Russians struggle with their own monsters, and in New York, the Zinco corporation operates under the mysterious directions of the Black Flame.
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 10: THE DEVIL’S WINGS TP
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Laurence Campbell (A), Joe Querio (A),
Tyler Crook (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Ryan Sook (Cover)
On sale Feb 25
FC, 144 pages$19.99
TP, 7" x 10" There is panic at the BPRD when a blackout hits—and Kate is possessed! But with Johann dealing with gigantic monsters from another dimension in Japan, how will Liz and the remaining agents save Kate? This volume collects B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #120–#124.
ABE SAPIEN #18
Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Max Fiumara (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Dec 10
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
Having joined a Santa Muerte cult, Abe settles into a small Gulf town with hidden ties to the zombie massacre he failed to stop in Arizona. With more lives depending on him than ever, will he fail again?
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ABE SAPIEN VOLUME 4: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
MAR140084$19.99
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ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #9
Victor Gischler (W), Will Conrad (P/Variant cover), Michelle Madsen (C), and Scott Fischer (Cover)
On sale Dec 3
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
Clearly in a magical mire with Amy the Rat, Angel brings in backup to shut down the witch and save Magic Town . . . Faith is reunited with Riley in a brawl with the tribal vampires—staking, dusting, and feeling awkward!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #10
Christos Gage (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A/Variant cover), Dan Jackson (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)
On sale Dec 24
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
With the responsibility of writing new rules in the Vampyr book, Buffy and crew are literally the bosses of all magic—but as more baddies learn who has the power, protecting the book is becoming a full-time job!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: PANEL TO PANEL—SEASONS 8 & 9 TP
Various (W/A)
On sale Feb 25
FC, 192 pages$19.99
TP, 9" x 12" Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues—only in comics! With guidance from Whedon, Buffy Seasons 8 and 9 and the series Angel & Faith further developed fan-favorite television characters and established new ones. This collection of cover art, sketches, and favorite sequences features art from series artists and many, many more!
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER PANEL TO PANEL
JUL070029$19.95
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CRIMINAL MACABRE: THE THIRD CHILD #4 (OF 4)
Steve Niles (W), Christopher Mitten (A), Michelle Madsen (C), and Justin Erickson (Cover)
On sale Dec 17
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
The war rages on as humans tear each other to shreds. Cal is done with it. He is ready for the war to end . . . but as his dark side gets stronger, whose side will he take?
GRINDHOUSE: DRIVE IN, BLEED OUT #2 (OF 8)
Alex de Campi (W), R. M. Guéra (A/Cover), and Giulia Brusco (C)
On sale Dec 10
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
When you think of comics that really bring the Christmas spirit, put Grindhouse at the top of your naughty list! We’re leaving sex and violence under your tree this year, as the desolate plains of the West fall victim to a terrifying quartet of cold-hearted demons, in “Slay Ride”’s gory climax!
COLDER: THE BAD SEED #3
Paul Tobin (W) and Juan Ferreyra (A/Cover)
On sale Dec 24
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Ongoing
A glimpse into Declan’s past holds a startling and strange revelation, and causes him to slip further into the insane and dangerous Hungry World.
SUNDOWNERS #5
Tim Seeley (W), Jim Terry (A), Sean Dove (C), and Chris Brunner (Cover)
On sale Dec 24
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
The Sundowners are on the run, pursued by the law and a horde of invisible aliens! Will they be able to forge a superteam from the remnants of their support group, or do they need to turn to a new “hero” to lead them?
EERIE #6
Kelley Jones (W/A), Landry Q. Walker (W), Jim Pavelec (Cover), and Chris Seaman (Cover)
On sale Dec 10
b&w, 32 pages$3.99 / Ongoing
Cousin Eerie is dashing through the snow to wish you tidings for a horrific holiday season! On offer this month are sickening stories of festive phantoms and pernicious pastries from horror comics’ most contemptible creators! Don’t go under the mistletoe!
CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 21 HC
Various (W/A)
On sale Feb 11
b&w, 240 pages$49.99
HC, 8" x 11" Creepy Archives, the quintessential horror anthology, continues to deliver a multitude of monstrous plights and terrifying twist endings! This deluxe hardcover collects issues #99–#103 of the influential series and includes all original letters columns, color sections, and text pieces. Featuring the talents of Bruce Jones, Len Wein, Alfredo Alcala, Russ Heath, Alex Nino, Richard Corben, Walter Simonson, and many, many more!
THE GOON VOLUME 14: OCCASION OF REVENGE BOOK 1 TP
Eric Powell (W/A/Cover)
On sale Feb 11
FC, 120 pages$16.99
TP, 7" x 10" What’s left of the Zombie Priest’s race of witches comes after the Goon, forcing him to face his nightmares or lose his town! This volume collects Occasion of Revenge #1–#4.
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THE GOON VOLUME 01: NOTHIN’ BUT MISERY 2ND EDITON
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THE GOON VOLUME 03: HEAPS OF RUINATION 2ND ED
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THE GOON VOLUME 04: VIRTUE & GRIM CONSEQUENCES THEREOF 2ND EDITION
JUL100074$16.99
THE GOON VOLUME 05: WICKED INCLINATIONS 2ND ED
JUL110028$16.99
THE GOON VOLUME 06: CHINATOWN & THE MYSTERY OF MR. WICKER
NOV118143$15.99
THE GOON VOLUME 07: A PLACE OF HEARTACHE & GRIEF
SEP098120$15.99
THE GOON VOLUME 08: THOSE THAT IS DAMNED
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THE GOON VOLUME 09: CALAMITY OF CONSCIENCE
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THE GOON VOLUME 10: DEATHS GREEDY COMEUPPANCE
NOV108240$16.99
THE GOON VOLUME 11: DEFORMED OF BODY & DEVIOUS OF MIND
FEB120041$16.99
THE GOON VOLUME 12: THEM THAT RAISED US LAMENT
OCT120016$16.99
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OINK: HEAVEN’S BUTCHER TP
John Mueller (W/A/Cover)
On sale Feb 25
FC, 112 pages$17.99
TP, 7" x 10" In a dark, oppressive future, pig-men work tirelessly as the slaves of human masters, feeding a society they cannot fathom. When Oink realizes that the dogma being forced on them is all lies, he undertakes a path of revenge and revelation.
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#1 FOR $1: BRAIN BOY
Fred Van Lente (W), R. B. Silva (P), Rob Lean (I), Ego (C), Freddie E. Williams II (Cover)
On sale Dec 17
FC, 32 pages$1.00 / One-shot
When the United States Secret Service needs to stop an assassination before the killer’s even decided to buy a gun, they call the world’s most powerful telepath: Matt Price, a.k.a. Brain Boy. But when the secret agent that can read anyone’s mind finds that a powerful psychic network has been hidden from him, Brain Boy begins to wonder whether he knows everything or nothing at all!
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CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #18
Joshua Williamson (W), Fernando Dagnino (A), Javier Mena (C), and Michael Broussard (Cover)
On sale Dec 24
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
With teleporting assassin Helios on a tight leash, Captain Midnight and his allies soar south to infiltrate an impenetrable jungle compound and attempt to capture Midnight’s sidekick turned enemy, Chuck Ramsey, and force him to answer for his crimes. But what traps lie waiting in the undergrowth? And what mysterious forces is Chuck tapping into?
GHOST #10
Chris Sebela (W), Harvey Tolibao (P), Keith Champagne (I), Dan Jackson (C), and Emanuela Lupacchino and Wes Dzioba (Cover)
On sale Dec 3
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
Ghost’s war on crime in Chicago is attracting the interests of the city’s powerful—and her friends may pay the price. A gruesome new villain is revealed, who offers to help the movers and shakers rid themselves of “the lady in white” and let them return to crime as usual!
X #20
Duane Swierczynski (W), Eric Nguyen (A), Michelle Madsen (C), and Freddie Williams II and Jeremy Colwell (Cover)
On sale Dec 10
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
The Skin Traders and their psycho leader, Dr. Heide, have tracked X to a besieged Arcadia hospital! Horrifically injured, X will have to use every dirty trick in his playbook to barbecue Pig Man and his snorting henchmen! Swierczynski and Nguyen serve up wall-to-wall action!
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X VOLUME 1: BIG BAD
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X VOLUME 2: DOGS OF WAR
DEC130096$14.99
X VOLUME 3: SIEGE
APR140046$14.99
GHOST VOLUME 1: IN THE SMOKE AND DIN
MAR130011$14.99
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT VOLUME 1
SEP130024$14.99
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT VOLUME 2: BRAVE OLD WORLD
JAN140142$14.99
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DARK HORSE PRESENTS #5
Joe Casey (W), Alex de Campi (W), Jimmy Palmiotti (W), Justin Gray (W), Tyler Jenkins (W/A), Keith Champagne (W), Ed Brisson (W), Jim Rugg (A), Jerry Ordway (A), Andy Kuhn (A), Leonard Kirk (A), Declan Shalvey (A), and Alex Ross (Cover)
On sale Dec 17
FC, 48 pages$4.99 / Ongoing
Why is Odin wielding Thor’s hammer? Find out in Joe Casey and Jim Rugg’s thunderous Odin’s Mighty Return! Ed Brisson’s gritty crime comic Murder Book comes to DHP, featuring a tale illustrated by Moon Knight artist Declan Shalvey! Plus, new chapters of Alex de Campi and Jerry Ordway’s Semiautomagic; Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Andy Kuhn’s Wrestling with Demons; Tyler Jenkins’s The Chaining; and Peter Tomasi and Keith Champagne’s The Mighty, written by Champagne with art by Leonard Kirk.
FATHER’S DAY #3 (OF 4)
Mike Richardson (W), Gabriel Guzmán (A, Cover), Java Tartaglia (C)
On sale Dec 31
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
A father-daughter road trip should be a happy time . . . unless that daughter hates her father and his former mob employers want him dead. And how does an ex-hitman who has renounced violence fight back? Maybe with the help of a former colleague who has renounced nothing!
THE GHOST FLEET #2
Donny Cates (W), Daniel Warren Johnson (A/Cover), and Lauren Affe (C)
On sale Dec 3
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Ongoing
Two years after Trace and Ward’s truck of top-secret cargo was driven off an overpass, Ward runs the Ghost Fleet from a hidden bunker. But Trace has reappeared . . . a one-man militia with a trigger finger that’s itching for revenge!
CONCRETE PARK: R-E-S-P-E-C-T #4 (OF 5)
Tony Puryear (W/A/Cover) and Erika Alexander (W)
On sale Dec 3
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
As Scare City tears itself apart, Isaac must fight his enemy from Earth in the Big Top arena. But how can he defeat the “Six Hundred Dollar Man”? Concrete Park—a dark, sexy sci-fi saga by Tony Puryear (Eraser) and Erika Alexander (Living Single)—continues its R-E-S-P-E-C-T arc!
RESURRECTIONISTS #2
Fred Van Lente (W), Maurizio Rosenzweig (P), Moreno Dinisio (I/C), and Juan Doe (Cover)
On sale Dec 24
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
Jericho Way is a Resurrectionist, a unique person who can unlock the memories and abilities of his past lives. The architect-turned-thief is on the verge of sparking the connection to his own history with the help of an enlightened Resurrectionist called the Scout, but time is short. The evil Sojourn corporation is wise to their actions and will stop at nothing to destroy their plans to complete a heist three thousand years in the making.
THE MASSIVE #30
Brian Wood (W), Garry Brown (A), Jordie Bellaire (C), and J. P. Leon (Cover)
On sale Dec 24
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
FINAL ISSUE! Dead calm. Quiet seas. Second chances? The Ninth Wave crew enter a brand-new chapter in Earth’s history.
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CHANNEL ZERO
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THE MASSIVE VOLUME 1: BLACK PACIFIC
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THE MASSIVE VOLUME 2: SUBCONTINENTAL
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THE MASSIVE VOLUME 3: LONGSHIP
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THE NEW YORK FOUR
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STAR WARS VOLUME 1: IN THE SHADOW OF YAVIN
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STAR WARS VOLUME 2: FROM THE RUINS OF ALDERAAN
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STAR WARS VOLUME 3: REBEL GIRL
JUN140064$16.99
STAR WARS VOLUME 4: A SHATTERED HOPE
JUN140065$16.99
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MIND MGMT #29
Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover)
On sale Dec 24
FC, 24 pages$3.99 / Ongoing
Meru takes on the Eraser one on one, with deadly results. But will a familiar face in sunglasses show up just in time?
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MIND MGMT VOLUME 1: MANAGER
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STAR WARS: REBEL HEIST
JUN140066$15.99
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THE USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA VOLUME 2 TP & LTD. HC
Stan Sakai (W/A/Cover)
On sale Feb 25
FC, 672 pages$24.99
TP, 7" x 10"
On sale Feb 25
FC, 672 pages$79.99
Ltd. HC, 7" x 10"
The rabbit ronin’s adventures hit an early peak in this deluxe compilation featuring Usagi’s first encounters with the Lord of Owls, Inspector Ishida, and more, and Grasscutter, the grandest Usagi tale to date! Collects Usagi Yojimbo Volume 3 #7–#30 and UY: Green Persimmon!
• Nearly 700 pages of Stan Sakai’s enduring samurai masterpiece!
• Includes the Eisner Award-winning “Grasscutter” epic!
• Full-color cover gallery.
• Also available in a limited hardcover of 900 signed copies.
USAGI YOJIMBO: SENSO #5 (OF 6)
Stan Sakai (W/A/Cover) and Tom Luth (Cover colors)
On sale Dec 3
b&w, 24 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
Another Martian rocket crashes into the territory of the Komori, the outlaw clan of ninja bats. Will Tomoe’s husband convince them to set aside their differences with the shogun and team up against the alien threat? Meanwhile, Lord Noriyuki reveals the astonishing secret weapon he believes will win the war—you just have to see it to believe it!
ITTY BITTY COMICS: THE MASK #2
Art Baltazar (W/A) and Franco (W/A)
On sale Dec 10
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
When Herman brings the mask in to his zookeeping job, he never expects the animals to be curious about it too! Now strange things are happening at the zoo! Is that an elephant dancing the mambo? What’s up with that well-dressed giraffe? Find out when animals unleash their wild side!
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER—THE RIFT LIBRARY EDITION HC
Michael Dante DiMartino (W), Bryan Konietzko (W), Gene Luen Yang (W), and Gurihiru (A/Cover)
On sale Feb 11
FC, 240 pages$39.99
HC, 9" x 12" Avatar Aang and friends honor an Air Nomad holiday that hasn’t been celebrated in over one hundred years, but when cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen lead Aang to a refinery operating on land sacred to the Airbenders, they soon find themselves in peril as a dangerously powerful ancient spirit awakens with vengeance and destruction on its mind! Collects The Rift parts 1–3.
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AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER—THE ART OF THE ANIMATED SERIES