Previews #269 (vol. XXI #2, feb11) previews publications

Exclusive Edition w/Bonus Book $16.99 (Introductory Price)

You don’t have to take a flight to Mars or fight four-armed green-skinned aliens to get your hands on the latest DF exclusive edition of Dejah Thoris! It’s a very special black & white risqué cover edition by Art Adams!

Offered at the introductory price of $8.99 for a limited time!!! Returns to regular MSRP of $14.99 after February 28th!

Exclusive Edition $8.99 (Introductory Price)

DF's bringing together a starter set like no other that we've offered before! We're going to shower you with random signed comics, random DF Limited Edition comics, Random non-DF limited edition comics which may include retailer incentives not previously offered, or rare retailer incentives from other retailers. While the mix is random, there will be a "Lucky 7" Limited Edition Books PLUS 43 out of print comics!

50-Book Starter Set $49.99
FEAR ITSELF #1—SIGNED BY MATT FRACTION

The next mighty Marvel event begins to shake the Marvel Universe to its very core in April, and DF has the issue signed by the mastermind writer, Matt Fraction! Offered at the introductory price of $16.99 for a limited time!!! Returns to regular MSRP of $29.99 after February 28th! Also Available: Signed Edition with 1 Random Limited Edition Bonus Book!

Signed Edition $16.99 (Introductory Price)

Signed Edition w/Bonus Book $36.99 (Introductory Price)

Another incredible issue of Grimm’s Myths and Legends gets the DF Exclusive treatment. Offered at the introductory price of $10.00 for a limited time! Returns to regular MSRP of $16.99 after February 28th!

Exclusive Edition $10.00 (Introductory Price)
GRIMM MYTH'S AND LEGENDS #4—DF EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATE COVER

No Grimm’s Myths and Legends collection is complete without this incredible DF Exclusive edition! Offered at the introductory price of $10.00 for a limited time! Returns to regular MSRP of $16.99 after February 28th!

Exclusive Edition $10.00 (Introductory Price)
DAWN SKETCHBOOK—ANNIVERSARY SALE!

This pin-up book with drawings of Dawn from her first years is an incredible journey through Joseph Michael Linsner's eyes! Act fast, as there are only 2,500 in the world. Offered at the introductory price of $4.99 for a limited time! Returns to regular MSRP of $20.00 after February 28th!

Sketchbook $4.99 (Anniversary Sale Price)
DAWN TRADING CARDS—ANNIVERSARY SALE!

Celebrate over 20 years of Joseph Michael Linsner's Dawn with this exclusive, Dynamic Forces offer! Dawn trading cards are always in fans top 10 list. Don't miss out on this opportunity, order today! DF is presenting this item at the Anniversary price of $39.99 until February 28th!

Trading Cards Box $39.99 (Anniversary Sale Price)
801 MEDIA INC
THE DESERT PRINCE GN (YAOI)

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ADULT MATERIAL

SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95

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ADULT MATERIAL

SC, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99

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ADULT MATERIAL

SC, 212pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95

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ADULT MATERIAL

SC, 8x10, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95

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ADULT MATERIAL

SC, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95

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ADULT MATERIAL

SC, 6x9, 212pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95

(W/A) Mark Schultz

Forced into hiding by a global ecological cataclysm, humans emerge from their underground warrens half a millennium later to discover that the Earth has been totally transformed, populated by rampaging dinosaurs and strange, new creatures. It takes guts, grim determination, ingenuity and a whole lot of old-fashioned luck just to survive, much less thrive, in this alien wilderness. Xenozoic combines lush artwork with a pulp-fueled narrative to create an action-packed fantasy. Shot from Schultz's original artwork, this black and white collection is the ultimate Xenozoic experience! (AUG101027)

SC, 8x11, 352pgs, B&W SRP: $39.95

(E) Robert M. Overstreet

Celebrate the landmark 40th edition of the comic collector's Bible! Since 1970, the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide has been the definitive guide for comic collectors and dealers alike. New collectors and seasoned enthusiasts will find all new insights, features, and data, along with the most comprehensive listing of comics all new entries in the Overstreet Hall of Fame. Acclaimed artist Mark Chiarello (Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop) supplies the Batman cover, while Eisner Award-winning artist Darwyn Cooke (DC: The New Frontier) supplies the Captain America cover.

BATMAN COVER (MAR100974)—SC, 1100pgs, PC SRP: $29.95

CAPT. AMERICA COVER (MAR100976)—SC, 1100pgs, PC SRP: $29.95
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE VOL. 1: “RACE TO DEATH VALLEY” HC

Written and illustrated by FLOYD GOTTFREDSON

edited by DAVID GERSTEIN & GARY GROTH

designed by JACOB COVEY

essays by WARREN SPECTOR, FLOYD NORMAN, THOMAS ANDRAE, DAVID GERSTEIN

$29.99 Hardcover, 10½”x 8½”, 260 pages

Black-and-white with over 50 pages in full-color

Today everyone knows Mickey Mouse as the cheerful ambassador of all things Disney. But back in the 1930s, Mickey gained fame as a rough-and-tumble, two-fisted epic hero whose greatest feats of derring-do took place in his daily comic strip, written and drawn by one of the greatest cartoonists of the 20th century — Floyd Gottfredson.

Gottfredson’s Mickey Mouse was a rip-roaring serial: the most popular cartoon-based comic of its time, a trendsetting adventure continuity aimed at both kids and grown-ups, and the foundation on which all later Disney comics grew. But the whole strip has never been comprehensively collected in English — until now!

Fantagraphics Books is proud to bring this classic Disney creation to a 21st century audience in its entirety, starting from the strip’s 1930 launch. The premiere volume features a dozen different adventures starring Mickey, his gal Minnie and her Uncle Mortimer, his pals Horace Horsecollar and Butch, the villainous Pegleg Pete, and the mysterious and shrouded Fox.

Gottfredson’s vibrant visual storytelling has never been more beautifully reproduced, with each daily lovingly restored from Disney’s original negatives and proof sheets. “Race to Death Valley” also includes more than 50 pages of fascinating supplementary features, including commentary and historical essays, rare behind-the-scenes art and vintage publicity material from the first two years of the strip.
ISLE OF 100,000 GRAVES HC

by Jason and Fabien Vehlmann

$14.99/ HC / 56 pgs / FC / 7.25 x 10.25

For the first time, Jason engages the services of a writer, but the results are as idiosyncratically Jason-y as ever in this full-color graphic novel, as a little girl searching for her father leads a shipful of pirates to an island with a terrible secret: A school for executioners!

by Jim Woodring

$19.99 / HC / 104 pages / BW / 7.25 x 9.75

In the same format as the acclaimed Weathercraft, Jim Woodring’s second full-length original graphic novel thrusts Frank back into the spotlight, as the newly homeless anthropomorph is forced to leave The Unifactor. Spectacular visuals abound, including two-page spreads to die for.

by Pete Bagge

$4.95 / 32 pgs / FC / Comic Book

In the first full-length Buddy story in ten years (and it’s a doozy), a family crisis forces Lisa to re-unite with her Seattle-based parents and brings Buddy and their young son Harold along with her‚ and Buddy quickly learns why she’s been avoiding them for 20-odd years!

by Jacob McMurray;

foreword by Krist Novoselic

$29.99 / S/C w/DVD insert / 248 pgs / FC 7.5 x 9

Produced in cooperation with Seattle Experience Music Project, this visual history of the Grunge movement is a feast of iconic rock objects from EMP’s collection (including the immortal Charles Burns Sub Pop 200 cover) and insightful commentary from musicians, cartoonists, producers, and fans, including a DVD insert featuring hours of exclusive interviews with rock legends like Jane Wiedlin, John Doe, Krist Novoselic and many others!
WILLIE & JOE: THE WWII YEARS SC

by Bill Mauldin; edited by Todd DePastino

$39.99 / SC / 704 pgs / PC / 7 x 9

The hardcover collection of Mauldin’s grunt’s-eye-view WWII-era cartoons (over 600, many shot from the original art) sold out within a year and has become a collector’s item; here now is the affordable softcover. Find out why Mauldin was Snoopy’s favorite cartoonist.

by Bill Mauldin; edited by Todd DePastino

$29.99 / HC / 288 pgs / BW / 8 x 10

The war didn’t end for Mauldin’s two everymen upon their return from the front, as this new collection of his cartoons shows. Includes rare cartoons originally censored by Mauldin’s syndicate for their progressive views on racial segregation and McCarthy-style witch hunts.

by Lou Reed and Lorenzo Mattotti

$22.99 / HC / 188 pgs / FC / 9 x 9

It’s a meeting of three great minds as Italian grandmaster Lorenzo Mattotti (Stigmata) lends his superlative illustrative skills to this deluxe edition of Lou Reed’s take on Edgar Allan Poe’s works: A mixture of vintage Poe, Reed re-interpretations, and a handful of Reed originals.

by Pete Bagge

$4.95 JAN100953

Buddy’s back! His lady Lisa makes her first foray into show biz and gets way more than she bargained for! Plus 5 of Pete’s science biography strips from Discover and other odds and ends from hither and thither. Full color!

by Jim Woodring

$19.99 FEB100912

A graphic novel event. The brutish Manhog is sent on a transformative journey of suffering to achieve enlightenment and faces Whim, the embodiment of evil, in a final battle, with Frank, Pupshaw and Pushpaw along for the ride.

Edited by Zack Carlson & Bryan Connolly

$35.00 JUL101015

The most dazzlingly insane film reference book of all time — an informative, hilarious, and impossibly complete guide to every goddamn appearance of a punk (or new waver!) to hit the screen in the 20th Century.

by Joyce Farmer

$26.99 JUN101002

A graphic memoir chronicling the decline of the author’s elderly parents’ health, their relationship with one another and with their daughter, and how they cope with the day-to-day fragility of the most taxing time of their lives.

by George Chieffet & Stephen DeStefano

$19.99 APR100963

A masterfully cartooned, light-footed coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of World War II and told with unusual visual pizazz and feisty humor, but still with a serious side.

by Jason

A sharp suite of short tales, ranging from funny to terrifying to surreal to touching, all told entirely in pantomime. Jason’s clean, deadpan art style hides a wealth of emotion and human complexity, leavened with a wicked wit.

by Jason

Perhaps Jason’s loopiest premise: the by-now centuries old musketeer Athos has been reduced to a suavely dressed but useless near-panhandler. All this changes when Martians attack Earth, and suddenly a swashbuckling hero is needed. Look for Athos to return in Jason’s upcoming collection of graphic novellas, Athos in America! Full color!

by Jason

Set in 1920s Paris, this is a deliciously inventive re-imagining of the great literary figures of the period (Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Pound, and Joyce) as graphic novelists... and perpetrators of a thrilling, doublecrossing heist! Full color!

(W) Lisa Kirby, Steve Robertson (A) Mike Thibodeaux

An all-new series featuring characters and concepts created by Jack “King” Kirby! Meet the Berkleys, your typical suburban California family. But when young Garrett Berkley discovers his parents’ secret — that the science-fiction stories his father writes aren’t fiction at all, but autobiography — he’s blasted into a whole new universe of adventure, mystery and danger! Now, Jack must put down his pen, reassemble his old team and take up the mantle of being a Galactic Bounty Hunter for one final mission! Collects Jack Kirby’s Galactic Bounty Hunters #1-6.

HC, 256pgs, FC SRP: $24.99

(W) GG Studio (A) Rigamonte, Nocera, Errico (C) Pasquale Qualano

After an era of great peace The thirst for power is rising once more and its a thirst that can only be quenched with blood. War is looming once more in this grim and gritty fantasy tale, and with everything on the line, four heroes — Faras, Haggarth, Omir and Masdin — begin their dire quest for the glimmer of hope known as "The One," a legendary sword that lies waiting for the great battle to come! (C: 0-0-1)

ONE #1—32pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $2.99

ONE #2—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99
O/A ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES

(W) GG Studio (A) Monni, Cucca, Ciardo (C) Cucca

The first part of the four issue Italian sensation, Route is the sexy and surreal satire set in a fantasy Parisian neighborhood that's quite crowded with five brothels competing for control. The tenants are hot and hot-headed, and are caught up in in a five-way battle to make their maison the most powerful of all. Yet it's all fun and games until the slimy mayor enters the picture... and then the girls might have found a common enemy big enough for them to forget their differences and work together. (C: 0-0-1)

MATURE THEMES

ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGUES #1—32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $2.99

ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES #2—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

(W) Jose Loeri (A/C) Montos

Last issue's revelations have changed everything. Joseph Pacton, former Federal Agent, stands at the center of an event that may be the harbinger of a second Heroic Age... Or mark the rise of a dark new world order. However, none of this matters to Paxton. His sole concern is saving the life of his fellow agent and best friend, Nadia Chavez who, for reasons unknow, remains the subject of barbarous experiments at the hands of her merciless captors. The race against time continues! This issue ships with two cover versions.

MATURE THEMES

28pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99
HAYESHAYES PRODUCTIONS INC.
DARK AGE DOMINION GN

(W/A) Mada Shaye, Vin Shaye

The first volume in an epic trilogy! Civilization as we know it has collapsed. War, disease, and famine have left humanity broken. Tyrants have seized power and banished the majority of the surviving masses into a vast decaying urban area called The Slums. Death and violence now rule. Only one man can truly change the order of things in this age of darkness, and he doesn't know it. Yet.

6x10, 164pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $19.99

(W/A) Various

The best graphic fiction from the magazine that started it all — Heavy Metal! (C: 0-1-2)

MATURE THEMES

Magazine, 150pgs, PC SRP: $6.95
STAR OF THE MONTH
DOME HC

(A) Luis Royo

Luis Royo was commissioned by Muscovite to paint the ceiling of his luxurious new castle. The results: a ton of life-size women! The owner has graciously allowed this masterpiece to be shown to the outside world in this collection. (JUN073628)

MATURE THEMES

HC, 8x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $19.95
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O/A LUIS ROYO: SUBVERSIVE BEAUTY REGULAR EDITION HC

(W/A) Luis Royo

This collection by Luis Royo promises to be his best yet, focusing on exotic fantasy body art and piercings as only Royo can create them!

MATURE THEMES

HC, 9x11, 80pgs, FC SRP: $19.95
HERMES PRESS
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES VOLUME 1 HC

(W) Paul S. Newman (A) Russ Manning, Dan Spiegle, Mike Arens

Everyone's Favorite Martian, from the classic television series My Favorite Martian, returns with this full-color, digitally remastered reprint volume of the classic Gold Key comic book tie-in. Collecting the first seven issues, this stories are accompanied by supplementary essays, photographs, show promotional material, and inside and outside cover art from the comic books. The stories in Volume One feature artwork by Silver Age greats Russ Manning, Dan Spiegle and Mike Arens, with scripts by Western Publishing mainstay Paul S. Newman. (C: 0-1-2)

HC, 7x10, 224pgs, FC SRP: $49.99

(W/A) Milton Caniff

Milton Caniff's famous good girl, created just for servicemen during World War II, known to G.I. Joes everywhere as "Lace," is available to all her fans in a deluxe hardcover art book reprinting the entire run of the comic strip. Move over Rita Hayworth, sultry, sassy Miss Lace and her daily adventures are being given royal treatment with a host of extras including a detailed intro by noted Caniff historian R.C. Harvey. Male Call is one of Caniff's finest efforts and has been unavailable for almost thirty years. (C: 0-1-2)

HC, 12x9, 156pgs, PC SRP: $39.99

(W) Phillipe Thirault (A) Christian Hojgaard, Drazen Kovacevic, Roman Surzhenko

A formidable group of mercenaries accept a secret mission for the Empress of Byzantine Empire. Their skills, wills and courage are fully tested as they search for a legendary treasure hidden in the heart of the ancient underworld. Highly recommended for fans of Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja. (C: 0-0-1)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC SRP: $19.95
METAL HURLANT COLLECTION VOLUME 1 HC

(W/A) Various

The first in a 2 volume hardcover collection, this volume collects the short stories featured in the Metal Hurlant anthology that debuted in 2002. Includes short stories written and illustrated by comic stars Geoff Johns (Green Lantern), Ryan Sook (Batman: Return Of Bruce Wayne), and Jorge Lucas (Darkness). (C: 0-0-1)

MATURE THEMES

HC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC SRP: $29.95
KENZER & COMPANY
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #174

(W/A) Jolly R. Blackburn & Various

This multiple award-winning comic magazine features the hilarious misadventures of a group of gamers (the Knights) and their friends, along with useful role-playing and other articles for gamers, from a gamer's perspective. It's a slice of (fantasy) life in strips, articles, reviews and features, and a wonderful celebration of the gaming culture!

80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99

(W/A) Jolly R. Blackburn & Various

The Knights of the Dinner Table's cross-town rivals, the Black Hands, step into the spotlight with this special issue! Head into the back room at the Games Pit to join Pete, Nitro, Newt, Gordo and Stevil for their own unique style of play. Just watch your back!

32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99

(W/A) Rick Smith

This first collection of the daily comic strip chronicles the on-road and retail adventures of Yehuda and his friend Joe. The two own a bike shop — the Kickstand Cyclery — and are confronted with the challenges presented by their daily bicycle rides and the customers at the shop. Along the way, you'll meet the bike ninja, the bike hypochondriac, Yehuda and Joe's elderly compatriot Fred, Thistle Gin (a mechanic who works in the shop with Yehuda and Joe), the Shakers who build the bicycle frames, neighborhood kids, roadies, commuters, and more.

SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $14.95

(W) Mary Labatt (A) Jo Rioux

Canine detective Sam is bored at the prospect of spending a cottage weekend at Sagawa Lake, until she hears that the lake has a deep, dark secret. This is exactly what Sam wants to hear and, sure enough, with help from Jennie and Beth, Sam finds an old diary hidden in the wall of the cabin. And what they read there is chilling!

SC, 6.5x8.5, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95

(W/A) Katsuhiro Otomo

Regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing illustrative skill. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. Includes a postscript by Dark Horse Comics publisher Mike Richardson. (C: 0-1-2)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 7x10, 448pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99
LAST GASP
A CYNIC'S GUIDE TO A RICH AND FULL LIFE (EXPANDED EDITION) HC

(W) Mario DiGiorgio

Learn how to be a more self-centered, cynical, and sardonic person as Austin-based stand-up coming presents A Cynic's Guide to a Rich and Full Life, full of tongue-in-cheek advice on how to be an hilariously inappropriate person. This expanded edition boasts of 40 extra pages of delightful wrongness. (C: 0-0-2)

MATURE THEMES

HC, 4x6, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95
MONTE: KING OF ATOM AGE MONSTER DECALS SC

(W) Bill Selby, (A) Don "Monte" Monteverde

For five decades, mystery has surrounded the identity of Monte, the reclusive master of cartoon monster decals. Now, the remarkable and poignant story of Don "Monte" Monteverde is revealed, from his early roots pinstriping cars and motorcycles in Los Angeles to his eventual rise and fall as America's decal king, including Monte's team-up with Ed "Big Daddy" Roth to create the iconic Rat Fink. Monte decals tossed a cherry bomb into the toilet of conformity. Often imitated, but never surpassed, Monte's process is explained, along with hundreds of full-color examples of his work. There's even a reproduction bonus pack of Monte decals included! (C: 0-0-2)