Previews #262 (vol. XX #7, jul10) previews publications

HC, 8x11, 300pgs, FC SRP: $60.00

(W/A) Various

This deluxe compilation hardcover of the critically-acclaimed arts magazine Hi-Fructose includes the best from the sold-out first four volumes. Features art by Mark Ryden, Tim Biskup, Junko Mizuno, Dave Cooper, Greg "Craola" Simkins, Gary Baseman, Alex Pardee, Scott Musgrove, Jeff Soto, Ray Ceasar, Joe Ledbetter, Ron English, Jim Woodring, Kaiju Big Battel, Ragnar, and many more.

HC, 8x11, 250pgs, FC SRP: $35.00

(W) Trina Robbins (A) Tyler Page

Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesn’t fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. The other students are happy to be in class. Megan is determined to dig into Stepford’s secrets but soon she’s in way too deep. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with zombified students, mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, they’re going to need a whole lot more help! (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 6x9, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95

(W/A) Various

The comics section of the San Francisco Panorama, originally party of McSweeney's Issue 33, features some of the best comic artists of our time printed in full-color on a luxuriously sized broadsheet paper. Contributors include Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Adrian Tomine, Dan Clowes, Gene Luen Yang, Kim Deitch, Seth, Erik Larsen, Keith Knight, Jon Adams, Gabrielle Bell, and many more. Also, as an added bonus, the volume includes a Chris Ware poster. NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops.

SC, 15x11, 17pgs, FC SRP: $10.00

(W/A) Joe Sacco

A bloody incident in 1956 left 111 Palestinians dead, shot by Israeli soldiers. To uncover the truth, Joe Sacco immerses himself in daily life of Rafah and the neighboring town of Khan Younis, delving into Gaza past and present. Spanning fifty years, moving fluidly between one war and the next, alive with the voices of fugitives and schoolchildren, widows and sheikhs, Footnotes in Gaza captures the essence of a tragedy. (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 7.7x10.5, 432pgs, B&W SRP: $20.00

(W) Mike Bullock (A) Michael Metcalf

A Return of the Originals Event! District Attorney Anthony Quinn is sick of watching criminals slip through his fingers due to legal technicalities. When a mobster's attempt to destroy evidence goes horribly wrong, Quinn finds himself broken and blinded by acid. Now sightless and vowing to do whatever it takes to bring criminals to justice, Quinn sharpens his other four senses to near superhuman levels and develops a sixth "radar" sense. In the co-feature, Death Angel, the avenging hand of justice engages in a gritty, noir battle of good versus evil on the mean streets and in the darkest recesses of the human mind.

7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50

(W) Trina Robbins (A) Cynthia Martin (C) Malcolm McClinton

The return of the world's first female private eye in fiction and on TV! As tough as Mike Hammer and as sultry as Marilyn Monroe! Topless piano player Mimi Malloy walks into Honey West's office saying there's been a double homicide at her nightclub, the Purple Pussy. Join our favorite girl detective as she goes undercover as a go-go dancer and mixes it up with Hollywood hippies to uncover the "Killer on the Keys." (C: 0-1-0)

7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

(W) CJ Henderson (A) Mark Sparacio

The characters that inspired all of the heroes you know today are back! Before horn-head, before the crusader with a cape, before the guy who wears a skull on his chest, before the crawler of walls, there were The Originals! In February 1945, an object appeared in the night sky above Los Angeles. Anti-aircraft artillery opened fire, over 1,000 shells were fired at this object, but to no avail, nothing was brought down. What this object was remains a mystery to this day, but Moonstone has unearthed the classified documents that reveal the truth! The Phantom Detective, The Black Bat, Domino Lady, G-8, and Secret Agent X all teamed up to eliminate this threat! Available in widevision illustrated Black & White Softcover or Color Hardcover (with a bonus story of The Spider) editions.

B&W SOFTCOVER—SC, 7x10, 90pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95

COLOR HARDCOVER—HC, 7x10, 100pgs, FC SRP: $33.95
FROM THE VAULT: THE PULP FILES

(W/A) Various

A Return of the Originals Event! Here is all the lowdown on all of the characters that inspired the heroes you know today! Before horn-head, before the crusader with a cape, before the guy who wears a skull on his chest, before the crawler of walls, there were The Originals! The Spider, The Green Lama, Operator 5, G-8, The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective, Secret Agent X, and many more!

7x10, 40pgs, B&W SRP: $1.99

(W) Nancy Holder, Joe Gentile (A) EM Geist (C) Stephen Bryant

A Return of the Originals Event! "The Lady and the Spider," a tale told in widevision! Be here for a hot time in the dead town tonight! A catastrophe puts The Spider in the arms of lovely Domino Lady. Be here for the first time the Master of Men and the Sexy Avenger ignite the comic pages as they deal with spontaneous flaming zombies!

7x10, 40pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99

(W) Various (A) Ruben Procopio (C) Douglas Klauba

More Tales of Zorro includes never-before-seen stories and essays from a fantastic lineup of today's top writers. More, this collection includes stunning new cover art by Spectrum award-winner Douglas Klauba and original interior illustrations by acclaimed Disney animator Rubén Procopio. Available in softcover and limited hardcover. The hardcover, limited to 200 copies, is signed by Procopio and Klauba, as well as writers Richard Dean Starr, Joe Gentile, and Jean Schanberger.

RES. from Previews Vol. XIX #4 (APR090950)

SOFTCOVER—SC, 6x9, 240pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95

LIMITED HARDCOVER—HC, 6x9, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $46.95

(w) Lewis Trondheim (A) Lewis Trondheim, Carlos Nine, Patrice Killofer

In the first title story, the supremely talented (especially with women) and outrageous Carlos Nine gives us the complete low-down on the sexy and dangerous killer Alexandra that the young Dungeon-keeper fell for so heavily. In the second, Killofer ("676 Apparitions of Killofer") also focuses on a spicy girl, daughter of a prominent character.

SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.99

(W/A) Various

Jean-Christophe Menu presents Alcibiades the wizard in "The Crying Giant." His all-seeing giant's eye cannot stop crying, flooding the entire dungeon. They must find the Giant who gave his eye to remedy this rather wet situation. Mazan also presents the story of John-John the Terrible, the monster split into two living halves.

SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95

(W/A) Variant

Terra Amata has exploded into many little floating islands, and Herbert has become a very dark and very powerful lord, a far cry from his goofy, shoot-from-the-belt self. The key is to find the map to the new world, and a great many forces stand in the way. Whether it's the Dark Lord or even a very upcompromising and very determined Marvin the Red, the new map must be found!

SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95

SEE PREVIEWSadult.com FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, U.S. Territories, and the U.K.

ADULT MATERIAL

SC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $11.99

SEE PREVIEWSadult.com FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, U.S. Territories, and the U.K.

ADULT MATERIAL

VOLUME 1—SC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $10.95

VOLUME 2—SC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $11.95
PAPERCUTZ
DISNEY FAIRIES VOLUME 3: TINKER BELL AND THE DAY OF THE DRAGON GN

(W/A) Various

Tinker Bell and friends embark upon on a magical quest to face down a dragon! In Never Land, the Fairy Bess needs to find a magic powder that is vital to sustain the talents of the Fairies of Pixie Hollow. The only place to find this special substance is in a mountain where the fearsome dragon Kyto dwells. It's up to Tinker Bell, Terence and Prilla to save the day!

SC, 5x7, 80pgs, FC SRP: $7.99

(W) Stefan Petrucha, Sarah Kinney (A) Sho Murase

Nancy Drew in an all-new harder edged series and new format! Vampire-mania has gripped River Heights, with teenage girls going wild over the new "DieLite" novels and movies. But what happens when a supposedly "real" handsome young vampire arrives on the scene? Will Nancy expose him as a fraud — or fall under his dark spell? As if that weren't enough, something dark and sinister unfolds while everyone's distracted by the vampire madness!

SC, 6x9, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.99

(W) Stefan Petrucha, David Gerrold, Jim Salicrup (A) Rick Parker, Mr. Exes

Tales from the Crypt is bigger and "wickeder" than ever! After the surprise-success of Tales from the Crypt #8 "Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid," Crypt is back and offering an all-new parody of the best-selling "Wicked" book. Plus, the Stinky Dead Kid himself is back in a new story, and Star Trek writer David Gerrold contributes "Sales of a Death Man."

SC, 6x9, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.99

(W/A) Youngran Lee

From a down-and-out child to the only daughter of a powerful politician, Sunyool Lee has seen and heard it all. When her father is convicted of bribery and is unable to cope, he commits suicide and her step-mother takes off with all the inheritance. Sunyool quickly finds herself at the bottom of the social ladder, but she picks up the pieces and starts a new life. Years go by, and Sunyool's love life remians as rocky as ever. Will Sunyool ever find true love and more importantly, herself? (C: 0-0-1) NOTE: Available only in the United States, U.S. Territories, and the U.K.

SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99

(W) Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch (A) Various

These exclusive covers to Angel: After the Fall #1-12 were produced to only 1,000 copies each with new cover art. This span of issues covers the canonical continuation of the Angel television series, plotted by creator Joss Whedon. Offered here as a set for the first time! Each was originally valued at $10 each making this set a $120 value! Quantities are limited. Allocations may occur. (C: 0-1-0)

7x10, 384pgs, FC SRP: $49.99

(W) Benito Cereno (A) Les McClaine

The Ticks and Arthurs of two worlds — er, two times, nowadays and golden age days — must team up in The Present to foil the plot of The Terror — uh, two Terrors, the current one and his golden age version — to restore some semblance of sanity to The Tick Universe! Many other heroes and bad guys appear as well, some from right now and some from oh so long ago! Enjoy the Extravaganza!

7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $4.95

(W) Benito Cereno (A) Les McClaine

We're offering the first issue of The Tick's brand-new color comic series all over again but with a brand-new variant cover! Here's another chance to introduce a whole new world of comic fans to "The Hero Known as The Tick!" (C: 0-1-0)

7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $4.95

(W/A) Chris McCulloch

The Tick is back again! Collecting all 9 issues of the classic Karma Tornado series into one massive 256 page paperback, this volume includes an all-new editorial by the series writer/artist, Chris McCulloch, the creator of Adult Swim's Venture Brothers, and the same man behind The Tick animated and live action television shows. (FEB094403)

SC, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $27.95

(W/A) Various

These volume contains full-color adventures of Ben Edlund's classic character, The Tick! Volume 1 contains The Tick in Color #1-6, plus four all-color one-shot specials: The Tick’s Incredible Internet Comic, The Tick's Big Halloween Special #1, The Tick's Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1, and Introducing The Tick #1! Volume 2 collects The Tick: Days of Drama #1-6 as well as four one-shot specials: the Big Xmas Trilogy and The Tick's Comic Con Extravaganza!

VOLUME 1 (AUG091018)—SC, 256pgs, FC SRP: $34.95

VOLUME 2 (OCT091038)—SC, 256pgs, FC SRP: $34.95
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ONI PRESS
THE SIXTH GUN #4

(W) Cullen Bunn (A/C) Brian Hurtt

Drake Sinclair springs a trap on General Hume and his minions. But when dealing with something as temperamental as a wild Thunderbird spirit, nothing goes according to plan. Drake, Becky, and Billjohn are caught between their enemies and a primal force of super-nature. Plus, what exactly is Drake’s connection to the undead General and the Six?

32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Christina Weir, Nunzio DeFilippis, Rashida Jones

(A) Jeff Wamester, Rob Ruffolo (C) WamesterAriana's two worlds have now officially collided! Her life in shambles because of her cover story, Ari gets a surprise from her mother that may prevent her from taking part in her mission. Oh, and did we mention the nuclear bomb?

32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Jen Van Meter (A) Christine Norrie, Bryan Lee O'Malley, & VariousIt's the totally swerval return of the First Family of Punk! Dirk Hopeless and Nikki Savage went from the parties, touring, and recording studios of rock stardom to the quiet of the suburbs, but that's no reason they can't still be themselves. Join Dirk and Nikki, along with their kids—Rat, Arsenal, Twitch, and Zero—as they bounce their way through kidnapping plots, first love, and international intrigue in this massive collection of the Eisner Award-nominated series! Collects all the existing Hopeless Savages material ahead of new adventures in 2011!

SC, 6x9, 360pgs, B&W $19.99
GUERILLAS VOLUME 1 TP

(W/A/C) Brahm Revel

Private John Francis Clayton is on his first tour of duty in Vietnam, facing death at every turn in the middle of a war he doesn't understand. Clayton is just trying to stay alive when he encounters an elite platoon of.... simian soldiers?!? This squad of chain-smoking chimps is the most dangerous fighting force in the jungle... but whose side are they on?

SC, 6x9, 152pgs, B&W $14.99

(W) Christina Weir, Nunzio DeFilippis (A) Dove McHargue, Kate Kasenow

Three years after the events of Past Lies, Amy Devlin, in her final days in Beverly Hills' Cold Case Division, uncovers a series of murders that seem connected through time. Every 10 years, a sinner with a saint's name has been brutally murdered on All Saints Day. With a string of cases spanning 30 years, and another killing likely to occur within the month, can Amy convince anyone these unsolved crimes are connected? And when she starts digging, will she make herself the next victim?

HC, 6x8, 168pgs, B&W $19.99

(W/A) Tetsu Saiwai

Born in 1935 to a peasant family in a small village, Tenzin Gyatso was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the 13th Dalai Lama. In 1950, His Holiness assumed full political power when China invade Tibet, a tragedy that forever changed him and shaped his efforts on behalf of world peace. This graphic novel depicts the life and personality of an iconic figure. (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 6x9, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $15.00

(W) Stuart Moore (A) Jon Proctor, Jeff Dabu

Meet Shadrach Stone, a successful Manhattan literary agent who has told lies his entire life to get whatever he wants. These lies have enabled Stone to have a life that most would envy, until tragedy strikes the city and life as he knows it ends. As fast as he had acquired wealth and success, he loses it as his ability to lie disappears. He becomes a recluse in his apartment, until he is introduced to a group of people who need an expert in lies to regulate the damage that has been done to humanity by the lies told over the centuries.

SC, 110pgs, FC SRP: $19.95

(W) Sid Jacobson (A) Ernie Colon

The Dracula myth has sparked a century of endlessly entertaining creepy tales. The fictional character, originally penned by Bram Stoker, was inspired by a real-life fiend — Prince Vlad Dracul, the 15th-century ruler of Wallachia, a man infamous for massacring and impaling his enemies. Vlad the Impaler tells the ghastly prince’s life story from his seizure as a boy by the Turkish Sultan, to his love life, to his maniacal attempts to retain power regardless of whose throat he must slit. (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $16.00

(A) Wally Wood

Wild Wood presents an overview of Wally Wood's career, including interviews with Joe Orlando, Paul Kircgner, Dan Adkins, and Ralph Reese and numerous examples of Wood's commercial artwork, comics, and pulp illustrations. (C: 0-1-1)

SC, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $25.00

(W) David Hine (A) Wayne Nichols

Ryder on the Storm follows Ryder, a private eye hired by the beautiful femme fatale Katrina Petruska to investigate the horrifically bizarre suicide of her lover, Michael Hudson. Ryder's journey to solve the case and finish Hudson's work leads him to discover a truth more sinister and terrifying than he could have ever imagined -- demons walk among us. Now he must team up with the last demon hunter, Charles Monk, to take down the cabal of ancient evil controlling the city while struggling to reconcile with the dark side of his own nature.

FC $4.99
DRIVER FOR THE DEAD #2

(W) John Heffernan (A) Leonardo Manco

After successfully retrieving the body of Mose Freeman, Alabaster Graves and Mose's great-granddaughter Marissa Freeman are headed back to New Orleans to give the renowned witch doctor a proper burial. Unfortunately for them, the undead patchwork necromancer Uriah Fallow is hot on their trail and he's after Mose's most protected secret. When Fallow captures Marissa, it's up to Graves to get her back, and the only ally he's got is the mysterious magic of Grandma Hattie. But what is Mose's secret, and how will Graves rescue Marissa?

FC $4.99
HOTWIRE: DEEP CUT #2

(W/A) Steve Pugh

For detective-exorcist Alice Hotwire, waking in a jail cell is an unwelcome flashback to youth. With Bertus Rantz and his team of private contractor ghost-hunters out to win a permanent city contract by any means necessary, Alice must first escape to keep the job she hates, then compete with Rantz to capture a blue-light possessed robot and rescue the injured woman he has taken hostage. Can Alice outwit Rantz, who has little intention of bringing them in "alive," save the hostage, and return safely home to her boyfriend from hell?

FC $3.50
TIME BOMB #3

(W) Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray (A) Paul Gulacy

Jack and WW2 spy Ruth cool their heels in Metzger's prison cell far below the surface, while the rest of the team hurries to rescue the duo and prevent the launch of the Omega Bomb. Unbeknownst to the heroes of the future, Metzger has a secret that could change the course of history as we know it. Can Jack and his team of commandos stop the Omega Bomb, defeat Metzger, and escape without altering history?

FC $4.99
REBELLION / 2000AD
2000 AD SEPTEMBER 2010 PACK

(W/A) Various

Still massively influential, the UK's cult SF anthology 2000 AD remains on the cutting edge, featuring some of the best writers and artists in the business. Russian rogue Nikolai Dante is at his lowest ebb and trapped in a cycle of self-destruction in "City of the Damned"; 17th-century zombie hunter Defoe must protect the Tower of London from the undead in "A Murder of Angels"; a dangerous new enemy stalks the streets of Mega-City One in "Low Life: Hostile Takeover"; and an apocalyptic prophecy comes to pass in "Age of the Wolf." (C: 0-1-2)

Magazine Pack, PC SRP: $22.50

(W/A) Various

The third bumper Megazine and also the 20th-anniversary issue! Al Ewing and Henry Flint team for a special birthday Dredd story; Psi-Judge Anderson discovers more secrets in "The House of Vyle"; Judge Inaba battles for her life in "Hondo City Justice"; Henry Dubble relates another "Tale from the Black Museum"; and Lilly Mackenzie finds herself in a compromising position. In the bagged graphic novel this month: "The Balls Brothers: Heroes for Hire" by John Wagner and Kev Walker. (C: 0-1-2)

Magazine w/ graphic novel, 64pgs, PC SRP: $10.99

(W) Alan Moore (A) Ian Gibson

When Halo Jones grows bored with her life in The Hoop, a futuristic world where jobs are scarce and excitement is nonexistent, she sets out to see the galaxy any way she can. But can she survive the highs and lows that lie in her path, including an extended period of shipboard servitude and a tour of duty in a terrifying war that defies the physics of space and time? (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)

SC, 202pgs, B&W SRP: $17.99

(W) Pat Mills (A) Bryan Talbot, Kevin O'Neill, Jesus Redondo

Termight, a world at the heart of a cruel galactic empire. A world devastated by nuclear warfare. Deep below ground its inhabitants try to eke out a mere existence, continually threatened by the Terminators, lead by the diabolically evil Torquemada. There is a resistance though, and a new kind of hero. Meet Nemesis the Warlock, champion of the coming rebellion! (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)

SC, 320pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99

(W) John Wagner (A) Al Ewing, Colin McNeil, Various

Having instigated a change to the Mutant Laws in Mega-City One, Judge Dredd and Chief Judge Hershey find themselves at odds with fellow Judges and the majority of the city’s citizens. Enter Dan Francisco — TV star and Judge of the people, who steps up to challenge Hershey’s authority. His victory could mean big changes to the lives of all mutants currently residing in the Big Meg. (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 224pgs, FC SRP: $22.50

(W) Brian Clevinger (A) Scott Wegener

Atomic Robo faces an invasion from the Vampire Dimension, finds a giant kaiju monster attack in the heart of Tokyo, detours to the South Pacific to battle wits with Dr. Dinosaur, then comes face-to-face with his newest enemy: his oldest enemy! Collects the Atomic Robo and the Revenge of the Vampire Dimension mini-series, the Free Comic Book Day 2009 story Why Atomic Robo Hates Dr. Dinosaur, and an assortment of Robo mini-comics in print for the first time!