PREVIEWS #307 (VOL. XXIV #4, APR14)
PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS
PREVIEWS #309
JUNE 2014
THIS MONTH’S COVER ART: New projects from DC and Marvel!
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Comic-sized, 120pg, FC$1.25
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WITCHFINDER: THE MYSTERIES OF UNLAND #1 (OF 5)
Kim Newman (W), Maura McHugh (W), Tyler Crook (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Julián Totino Tedesco (Cover)
On sale June 18
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Miniseries
Edward Grey is sent to Hallam to investigate a mysterious death. Once there, he hears rumors about the mysterious Unland, the wetlands around the town, and the creatures that inhabit it. Grey’s skepticism vanishes when he encounters the monsters of Unland, and he realizes that Hallam is a place of secrets.
ABE SAPIEN #13
Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Sebastián Fiumara (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale June 11
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
Haunted by guilt over the staggering death toll in Arizona, Abe vows to never let such horrors happen again—until a crazed healer and a frog-possessed teen block his path!
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #120
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Laurence Campbell (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale June 18
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
A blackout causes panic at B.P.R.D. headquarters as Kate comes face to face with the ghost of a satanic veteran.
LOBSTER JOHNSON: GET THE LOBSTER #5 (OF 5)
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Tonci Zonjic (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale June 4
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
The Lobster engages in a firefight with a madman in a biplane on top of a zeppelin!
THE GOON: ONE FOR THE ROAD
Eric Powell (W/A), Dave Stewart (C), and Jack Davis (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / One-shot
Goon and Franky meet a sailor on the hunt for his buddy... but trouble ensues when the trio go bar to bar in genre-hopping pursuit. Revenge — what better way than to have a cover by one of the greatest humor cartoonists of all time, JACK DAVIS!
THE GUNS OF SHADOW VALLEY HC
Dave Wachter (W/A/Cover) and James Andrew Clark (W)
On sale Aug 13
FC, 240 pages$24.99
HC, 12" x 8"
Somewhere in Shadow Valley lies a secret that could forever change the frontier. Only a posse of gunmen with special abilities can defend that secret from a tribe of ghostly warriors, an advancing army led by a deranged colonel, and the perils of the valley itself.
ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #3
Victor Gischler (W), Will Conrad (A), Michelle Madsen (C), Scott Fischer (Cover), and Chris Samnee and Jordie Bellaire (Variant cover)
On sale June 4
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
Angel has found everyone is going to the same person in London’s Magic Town for advice—and it’s decidedly not him. But she is someone Angel can take partial credit for . . . And the pixie menaces have stepped up their muscle with another lady from Angel’s past. Meanwhile, Faith is screwing up. Again.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #4
Christos Gage (W), Nicholas Brendon (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A/Variant cover), Dan Jackson (C/Variant cover), and Steve Morris (Cover)
On sale June 18
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
Getting help from Dracula seemed like a good idea, until he stole the Vampyr book—and Xander! Now Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Willow, and Giles must save Xander and retrieve the book before it’s too late. Dracula has already begun to study how the lack of magical rules can work in his favor . . .
#1 FOR $1: THE STRAIN
David Lapham (W), Mike Huddleston (A/Cover), and Dan Jackson (C)
On sale June 18
FC, 32 pages$1.00 / One-shot
Based on the Strain Trilogy by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, this horrifying first chapter confronts a mysterious outbreak of diabolical proportions and puts an original twist on the vampire genre!
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NOV130038$1.00
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AUG130086$1.00
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EDGAR ALLAN POE’S MORELLA AND THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE
Richard Corben (W/A/Cover)
On sale June 11
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / One-shot
Killer apes and the return of the dead are presented in these two gothic horror Poe adaptations by Eisner Hall of Fame inductee Richard Corben.
VEIL #4 (OF 5)
Greg Rucka (W) and Toni Fejzula (A/Cover)
On sale June 4
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Miniseries
The truth about Veil leads even more eyes to focus on the strange young woman found wandering out of an empty subway tunnel. Passions run high around her as the body count increases, but is she just an object of desire—or a force to be reckoned with in her own right?
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #12
Joshua Williamson (W), Manuel Garcia (P), Bit (I), Marta Martínez (C), and Freddie Williams II and Jeremy Roberts (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
Reeling from the death of one friend and the betrayal of another, Captain Midnight throws himself into his work to mourn. Disillusioned with why he wears a costume, the time-traveling hero ponders what the world needs more of: the brawn of Captain Midnight or the brains of his civilian identity, genius inventor Jim Albright?
BLACKOUT #4 (OF 4)
Frank J. Barbiere (W), Randy Stradley (W), Colin Lorimer (A/C), Doug Wheatley (A), Rain Beredo (C), and Micah Kaneshiro (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Miniseries
The dimension-jumping Blackout suit is a powerful weapon—except when it doesn’t work! And if you’re Scott Travers and don’t know how the suit functions and are facing off against enemies wearing ultrapowerful combat armor, the Blackout suit is just extra weight—dead weight!
BRAIN BOY: THE MEN FROM G.E.S.T.A.L.T. #2 (OF 4)
Fred Van Lente (W), Freddie Williams II (A/Cover), Jeremy Colwell (C), and Dan Scott (Cover)
On sale June 18
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Miniseries
Agent Price’s flight to the desert to confront a psychic doomsday-cult leader gives new meaning to the word turbulence as he fights tooth and brain for his psychic soul thirty thousand feet up in the air. Is there a shadowy agency out to ground the United States Secret Service’s best agent?
GHOST #5
Chris Sebela (W), Jan Duursema (P), Dan Parsons (I), Dan Jackson (C), and Jenny Frison (Cover)
On sale June 4
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
When Tommy starts to suspect that Von Ghastly, the eccentric host of a bloodcurdling cable access show, may be up to more than just morbid mischief, Ghost leaps into action . . . but she has an audience of her own! Chris Sebela serves up big screams on the small screen!
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X #14
Duane Swierczynski (W), Robert Atkins (A), Michelle Madsen (C), and Aleksi Briclot (Cover)
On sale June 11
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
A merciless and unstoppable army calling themselves “the Chosen” has invaded Arcadia, starting a full-fledged war with Carmine Tango’s forces. They’re looking for something... or someone. X has recovered from Tango’s torment and is ready to pound some answers out of both parties!
X VOLUME 3: SIEGE TP
Duane Swierczynski (W), Eric Nguyen (A), Daniel Maia (A), Mark Pennington (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Garry Brown (Cover)
On sale Aug 27
FC, 32 pages$14.99
TP, 7" x 10"
Arcadia descends into chaos as old villains return to town and new ones are born! While X faces down suicidal psychos, superstitious mobsters, and thrill-junkie assassins, Leigh uncovers the secrets of his past . . . before he locked on his mask and became X! Collects issues #9–#12.
SKYMAN VOLUME 1: THE RIGHT STUFF TP
Joshua Hale Fialkov (W), Manuel Garcia (P), Bit (I), Marta Martínez (C), and Freddie Williams II and Dan Scott (Cover)
On sale Aug 6
FC, 112 pages$14.99
TP, 7" x 10"
After an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Captain Midnight, the Skyman Program turns to US Air Force Sgt. Eric Reid: a wounded veteran looking for a new lease on life. They tried to make the perfect weapon, but they got a hero instead. Collects the four-issue miniseries.
PARIAH #5 (OF 8)
Aron Warner (W), Philip Gelatt (W), and Brett Weldele (A/Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
Lila captains the Vitros’ ongoing struggle for survival in orbit, while a young, homesick Vitro, Shelley, daydreams of returning to Earth.
THE VICTORIES #12
Michael Avon Oeming (W/A/Cover) and Nick Filardi (C)
On sale June 4
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Ongoing
Lady Dragon has infiltrated the secret organization run by her father and now she must decide—turn her back on the Victories or continue to help them from the inside? Meanwhile, Sleeper’s attempts to contact her lead to some unusual, and unexpected, results…
DREAM THIEF: ESCAPE #1 (OF 4)
Jai Nitz (W) and Greg Smallwood (A/C)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
Like his father before him, John Lincoln is a Dream Thief, possessed by vengeful spirits while he sleeps—a deadly instrument of revenge! Now he must defend the felon possessed by his father’s ghost... and get revenge against his killer! Continuing the supernatural drama of last summer’s acclaimed miniseries.
MIND MGMT #23
Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 24 pages$3.99 / Ongoing
Meru, Lyme, and company make a final, desperate attempt to recruit the Magician, but after they receive a devastating blow from the Eraser, all may be lost! Will the Management be reborn?!
THE MASSIVE #24
Brian Wood (W), Danijel Zezelj (A), Jordie Bellaire (C), and J. P. Leon (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Ongoing
Since the very start, Mary’s been a mystery at best—and at worst, an unstable and potentially dangerous presence. With the Kapital waiting off the coast of Morocco, and signs that perhaps the Crash was only a prelude to something bigger, the secrecy surrounding Mary starts to reveal itself.
JUICE SQUEEZERS VOLUME 1: THE GREAT BUG ELEVATOR TP
David Lapham (W/A/Cover) and Lee Loughridge (C)
On sale Aug 6
FC, 128 pages$12.99
TP, 6" x 9"
Tunnels made by a legion of giant bugs crisscross the fields below Weeville, and only one thing can stop them from overrunning this quaint California town: the Juice Squeezers. A covert group of scrawny tweens, the Squeezers are the only ones who can fit into the cramped subterranean battlefield and fight the insects on the frontlines! Collects stories from Dark Horse Presents #26–#28 and issues #1–#4 of the miniseries.
AXE COP: THE AMERICAN CHOPPERS #2 (OF 3)
Malachai Nicolle (W) and Ethan Nicolle (A/Cover)
On sale June 18
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
The Chainsaw Force Three are struck by Demonitis when they accidentally cut down a hell tree! When they sabotage the axe industry, causing axes everywhere to turn into evil chopping creatures, the resulting Axe Beast conflict may prove too much for Axe Cop to handle!
EMILY AND THE STRANGERS: BREAKING THE RECORD #1 (OF 3)
Rob Reger (W), Mariah Huehner (W), Cat Farris (A/C), and Buzz Parker (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
Emily—and her new band, the Strangers—won the battle of the bands and received a record contract with Awesomely Awesome Records, but can the girl who just figured out how to get along with her friends manage dealing with a major corporation?
STAR WARS #18
Brian Wood (W), Stéphane Créty (P), Julien Hugonnard-Bert (I), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Víctor Manuel Leza (Cover)
On sale June 11
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
Princess Leia’s wedding day has arrived—and so has the Empire! As Darth Vader’s fleet bears down on the planet, the Rebels scramble to defend themselves—they have been double crossed!
STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL—SON OF DATHOMIR #2 (OF 4)
Jeremy Barlow (W), Juan Frigeri (P), Mauro Vargas (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Chris Scalf (Cover)
On sale June 18
FC, 40 pages$3.50 / Miniseries
With his Shadow Collective army stalled, Darth Maul calls on Mother Talzin for help and is sent reinforcements—the deadly Nightbrothers! Maul is ready again to take on the Separatist droid army, Count Dooku, and General Grievous—in a trio of simultaneous battles!
STAR WARS: REBEL HEIST #3 (OF 4)
Matt Kindt (W/Variant cover), Marco Castiello (P), Dan Parsons (I), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Adam Hughes (Cover/Ultravariant Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Miniseries
Han Solo is in an Imperial jail, and a crime boss has the information that will free him. Enter Chewbacca, who pounds and pummels his way through the mission, accompanied by an untrusting ex-Imperial who can’t understand a word Chewie says. Not that words matter much to a Wookiee on a rampage!
STAR WARS: LEGACY #16
Corinna Bechko (W), Gabriel Hardman (W), Brian Albert Thies (A), Jordan Boyd (C), and Agustin Alessio (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$2.99 / Ongoing
Imperial Knight Jao Assam is awaiting execution, and Ania Solo is on a mission to intercede. But when it is discovered that Jao has escaped—with the Sith Darth Wredd—Ania has doubts about her friend. But she still has to rescue him, in case he isn’t a bad guy . . .
STAR WARS: LEGACY VOLUME 3—WANTED: ANIA SOLO TP
Corinna Bechko (W), Gabriel Hardman (W/A), Jordan Boyd (C), and Agustin Alessio (Cover)
On sale Aug 13
FC, 120 pages$19.99
TP, 7" x 10"
Ania Solo is charged with the murder of an Imperial Knight! Now she’s a wanted criminal, and even her pals Sauk and Imperial Knight Jao Assam are wary. Before Ania can explain, their ship is compromised, the friends are separated, and Ania is captured by one bounty hunter, while another is in pursuit! Collects Star Wars: Legacy #11–#15.
TERMINATOR: ENEMY OF MY ENEMY #5 (OF 6)
Dan Jolley (W), Jamal Igle (P/Cover), Ray Snyder (I), and Wes Dzioba (C)
On sale June 18
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
Deliberately walking into a trap to save the life of scientist Elise Fong, ex-CIA operative Farrow Greene finds herself surrounded by metal monstrosities, as she contends with not only the T-800 but a host of other robot enemies reverse engineered by mercenaries!
SERENITY: LEAVES ON THE WIND #6 (OF 6)
Zack Whedon (W), Georges Jeanty (P/Variant cover), Karl Story (I), Laura Martin (C), and Dan Dos Santos (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.50 / Miniseries
Mal’s plan B—a plan he didn’t like when he made it—has gone into action, and the Serenity has come out of hiding. With his crew, one victim, and a hostage, Mal is ready to fight the Alliance head on—but first, they are going to rescue Zoe, no matter what!
FEAR AGENT VOLUME 5: I AGAINST I SECOND EDITION TP
Rick Remender (W), Tony Moore (A/Cover), Mike Hawthorne (P), John Lucas (I), and Lee Loughridge (C)
On sale Aug 6
FC, 120 pages$16.99
TP, 7" x 10"
Heath Huston, the last Fear Agent, finds himself marooned on the desolate Planet Westx, populated by gun-slinging robots, venomous mutants, and buxom cowgirls. Creators Rick Remender and Tony Moore reunite to bring you the good, the bad, and the ugly in a sci-fi western shot through the heart! Collects issues #22–#27.
VANDROID #5 (OF 5)
Tommy Lee Edwards (W/Cover), Noah Smith (W), Dan McDaid (A), and Melissa Edwards (C)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Miniseries
Vandroid’s fiery vengeance rains down in honor of his creator’s memory! By becoming the hero he was never built to be, Vandroid fights to destroy the techno conspiracy that led to his own creation. But can he defeat his corporate enemies and their deadly new cyborg army? Nothing can prepare you for this explosive conclusion!
THE ART OF THE EVIL WITHIN HC
Shinji Mikami (W), Bethesda (A), and Tango Gameworks (A)
On sale Aug 26
FC, 184 pages$39.99
HC, 9” x 12”
The Art of The Evil Within is a comprehensive look at the twisted new survival horror game by the legendary Shinji Mikami—creator of Resident Evil!
Go behind the scenes and witness never-before-seen concept art as this unique art book takes you on a terrifying ride showcasing what went into making this horrific thriller—can you survive your greatest fears and make it out alive?
HALO: ESCALATION #7
Brian Reed (W), Sergio Ariño (P), Juan Castro (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Sparth (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Ongoing
“The Fall of New Phoenix”—eight months ago, an attack on Earth left seven million dead, including the family of Spartan Gabriel Thorne. Today the city has been opened from quarantine, and Thorne is going home to see what’s left . . . and what it has to do with the Master Chief.
MASS EFFECT: FOUNDATION #12
Mac Walters (W), Jeremy Barlow (W), Tony Parker (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Benjamin Carré (Cover)
On sale June 25
FC, 32 pages$3.99 / Ongoing
When Thane is given a chance at redemption, will he be able to overcome his blood-soaked past as a killer in order to have a chance at a new life?
TOMB RAIDER #5
Gail Simone (W), Nicolás Daniel Selma (P), Juan Gedeon (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Brian Horton (Cover)