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

SC, 5x7, 160pgs, FC SRP: $14.95

(W) Evonne Tsang (A) Janina Görrissen

Funny, quirky and fast-paced, the My Boyfriend is a Monster series of teen romances mixes horror with romance-proving that, sometimes, boys really can be monsters! In I Love Him To Pieces, can love survive the zombie apocalypse? Maybe Dicey's first chance at a real relationship was dead from the start. Her idea of a study session includes sleeping in the sun, and his idea of a good game involves dungeons and dice. But opposites start attracting when they're assigned to be partners in a class project. Now an outbreak of a weird infectio — it eats your brains and leaves you hungry for more — might not mean just the end of their first date. It might mean the end of everything! (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 5x7, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95

(W) Paul D. Storrie (A) Eldon Cowgur

Tom Stone stepped into Seward High and Maria McBride's life like a bolt of lightning. He's the perfect guy for Maria — nice, smart, and well-built. There's just one problem: his family. Tom's father is the town's new funeral director, and business is booming. The bodies are piling up thick and fast in Persephone Falls, Alaska, so Dr. Stone keeps Tom up late at night working in the funeral home. And it's clear that Dr. Stone and his creepy assistant, Graves, don't want Maria around. When Tom refuses to stand up to his father, Maria begins to stitch together the clues — and finds out that the Stones are into recycling in ways she never could have imagined! (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 5x7, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95

(W) Trina Robbins (A) Tyler Page

A friend has vanished, a mummy's amulet is missing, and there's a weirdo out there looking for human brains and hearts. The Chicagoland Detective Agency — run by Megan, Raf, and his talking dog Bradley — have more than enough cases on their hands (and paws). But Megan's too busy for private-detecting. Her haikus have won her tickets to meet drop-dead gorgeous rock star Sun D'Arc. Raf is sure that Sun is too good not to really be bad. He must be involved in one of their cases. (C: 0-1-2)

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

(W) Andrew Dabb (A) Sal Abbinanti

Atomika was born into a world of gods, and one by one he destroyed them all. Atomika has re-shaped the world, but for good or ill? They say when the gods play, man suffers, but when the gods war, it's worse. Atomika has claimed victory, but was it worth it? And, more important, what does he do next? Cover by Glenn Fabry.

RES. from Previews Vol. XIX #9 (SEP090916)

32pgs, FC (12 of 12) SRP: $2.99
ATOMIKA: GOD IS RED VOLUME 2 TP

(W) Andrew Dabb (A) Sal Abbinanti

With the entire world broken at his feet, Atomika stands at the center of a global Red Empire, loved and worshipped by billions. But danger lurks in the shadows. Some believe that Atomika has outlived his usefulness, that he's a danger to the new world order, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him. Now he faces his most dangerous enemies — those closest to him — and he is forced to wonder, is he truly a god or a monster? Collects the final six issues.

SC, 7x10, 168pgs, FC SRP: $19.99

(W) Andrew Dabb (A) Sal Abbinanti

In an alternate past — where the Revolution has become the State — Liberty has been destroyed and the gods now walk the Earth. Now, a new power is rising. Forged in the fiery bowels of the planet, Atomika is the first man-made deity, both a God of Technology and of the 21st Century. Collects the first six issues, plus a cover gallery.

SC, 7x10, 168pgs, FC SRP: $19.99

(E) Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert

Moonstone presents The Green Hornet Casefiles, the second anthology featuring all-new, original crime fiction tales of the man who hunts the biggest of all game, public enemies that even the FBI can't reach! On police records, the Green Hornet is actually a wanted criminal, a master manipulater, a crime boss who has his fingers in every pie. In reality, The Green Hornet is actually Britt Reid, owner-publisher of the Daily Sentinel who, along with his partner Kato, destroys crime from within by posing as a criminal! This anthology features stories by Joe McKinney, Jim Mullaney, and John Everson. Available in a Softcover edition with a cover by Michael William Kaluta and a Limited Hardcover edition with a cover by Rubén Procopio. (C: 0-1-1)

GREEN HORNET CASEFILES SC—SC, 6x9, 336pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95

GREEN HORNET CASEFILES LTD ED HC—HC, 6x9, 336pgs, B&W SRP: $43.95
HONEY WEST #5

(W) Elaine Lee (A) Ronn Sutton

Join Vertigo writer Elaine Lee for the conclusion of "Murder on Mars" as Honey goes undercover on the set of the sci-fi film Amazons of Mars to investigate the mysterious death of Zu Zu Varga, queen of the B-movies. It looks like murder, but who had motive? Was it the scheming ingénue, the down-on-his luck director, the jealous agent, or the ageing teen heartthrob? Robots, aliens and murder in 1960s California! (C: 0-1-0)

32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

(E) Joe Gentile

This massive tome reprints both out-of-print Kolchak prose anthologies: Chronicles and Casebook, with over 40 stories in one volume! See Kolchak meet Dark Shadows' Barnabas Collins. Witness as Kolchak becomes embroiled in the Lovecraft Mythos! Secrets of Kolchak's past are revealed in stories from an all-star collection of writers, including Christopher Golden, Peter David, Max Allan Collins, and Stuart M. Kaminsky. (C: 0-1-1)

HC, 6x9, 672pgs, B&W SRP: $25.99

(W) Aaron Shaps, Eric Fein (A) Danilo Guida

A "Return of the Originals" Event! He is a ghost. No lock can delay him. No walls can repel him. Enter the shadows with the World's Greatest Sleuth, as he takes you on a journey beyond the flickering electric glow of our world, into a universe of psychedelic noir. The Phantom Detective is a two-fisted nocturnal avenger, a master of disguise-a man who sees his universe evolving, and is willing to do anything to live up to his pledge: to protect us from unspeakable evils that most men cannot believe truly exist. Plus, the first Moonstone appearance of The Green Ghost! (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 7x10, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99

(W) Mike Bullock (A) Jose Massaroli

Anaya trails the PLA into the mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo after they kidnap the wife of a Ugandan dignitary with the intention of selling her into slavery. Follow the trail of political upheaval down the streets of human trafficking as Lacy and Liv unleash their Savage Beauty! Mike Bullock presents a fresh new spin on the jungle girl genre, featuring real world conflicts in Africa and beyond. (C: 0-1-0)

32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

(W) Norvell W. Page, Howard Hopkins (A) J. Anthony Kosar

A story so action packed, that it wouldn't be fair to have anyone wait to read it as separate issues! Read the story that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster used for a 1940 Superman comic strip and that Stan Lee/Larry Lieber used for the 1963 story in Tales Of Suspense #39! The Spider delivers swift justice with a pair of .45 automatics. Midnight shadows cast doom over exclusive Sutton Place-under attack by new evil in terror warfare — a sinister criminal mastermind in power armor named The Iron Man! A graphic novel by award-winning painter J. Anthony Kosar, based on the novel published in the December 1939 issue of The Spider magazine! (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 66pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99

(W) J.C. Vaughn (A) Vincent Spencer

From the creator of Vampire, PA and the co-writer of Mighty Samson and 24! If zombies weren't bad enough on their own, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Despite government denials, animals can indeed become the reanimated undead. In San Rosina, Texas, one man stands ready to defend the survivors, whether they're ready to be saved or not: Billy Bob Driwahl and the characters from the 2007 mini-series return in this expanded special one-shot. (C: 0-1-0)

RES. from Previews Vol. XX #9 (SEP101073)

7x10, 56pgs, FC SRP: $5.50
ZOMBIES VS. CHEERLEADERS #3

(W/A) Various

This issue features pants wetting humor from Max Cannon (Red Meat), Eric M. Esquival, Gerrad McConnell, and Steven L Frank! Amazing artwork by Matt Hebb, Shawn Van Briesen, and Bill McKay! (C: 0-1-1)

32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

(E) Joe Gentile

The Green Hornet Chronicles is the first anthology featuring all-new, original crime fiction tales of the man who hunts the biggest of all game, public enemies that even the FBI can't reach! It's the mid 1960's, the political climate is shakey, there's civil unrest, freedom and equality issues erupt everywhere from film to music to out in the streets. With stories from an all-star line-up of creators, The Green Hornet Chronicles will appeal to any fan of the vigilante star of radio, television, and film!

DIRECT MARKET SOFTCOVER (FEB101034)—SC, 6x9, 354pgs SRP: $18.95

BOOK MARKET SOFTCOVER—SC, 6x9, 354pgs SRP: $18.95

LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER (FEB101033)—HC, 6x9, 354pgs SRP: $47.95

SLIPCASED HARDCOVER—HC, 6x9, 354pgs SRP: $99.99
SKULL & BONES TP

(W/A) Ed Hannigan

Andrian Linov, a disillusioned veteran of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, plans to strike a blow against the crumbling Soviet Empire. However, he is stopped by a mysterious computer wizard who enlists Andrian in a new struggle against his old commander, Sergei Kozhakov, who has secured a terrible biological weapon. The KGB trained him, but not for this! Collecting the acclaimed series published by DC Comics. (FEB094401)

SC, 7x10, 150pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95

(W) Aaron Shaps (A) Robert Castro

Dangerous aliens. Flesh-eating zombies. Smokin' hot sorority babes. These aren't your daddy's robots! It's true what they say: they just don't make 'em like they used to. After spending decades in space, five incredible robots, the Zeroids, return to Earth during humanity's darkest hour. The Zeroids are all that stand between mankind and an alien-engineered zombiegeddon — but before they can help us, the Zeroids must first enlist the help of a U.S. Air Force ace and a beautiful Cornell sorority co-ed.

ZEROIDS #1 SHORT CVR A—7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

ZEROIDS #1 SPARACIO CVR B—7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

#2—7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

(W) Ayn Rand, Charles Santino (A) Joe Staton

The controversial classic work of one individual's will versus the subjugation of society is now available as a compelling graphic novel. In all that was left of humanity there was only one man who dared to think, seek, and love. He, Equality 7-2521, would place his life in jeopardy. For his knowledge was regarded as a treacherous blasphemy. He had rediscovered the lost and holy word — "I." NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops.

SC, 6x9, 144pgs SRP: $15.00

(W) Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim (A) J-E. Vermot-Desroches, Yoann

Vulture sorcerer Horus, a ladykiller? Who knew? Yet, he is accused of impregnating a slew of women. The second story takes a much lighter tone starring Grogro the big always hungry goofball seen in many stories before, especially in the Parade series. Here, he's the hero, or at least tries to be, on a mission to fix a mess with a bunch of beer brewers. Question is: will he solve the problem — or just eat (and drink) it?

SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $14.99

(W) Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim (A) Carlos Nine, Patrice Killofer

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. Then, Killofer focuses on a spicy girl, daughter of a prominent character.

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

(W/A) Brooke A. Allen

Perfect for Easter! Tesana has never really fit into anything before but her daydreams. But when making an attempt to connect to her peers by joining in a pep rally planning committee she suddenly discovers a little white rabbit that lays brightly colored eggs. Realizing that she may have found the real life Easter bunny, Tesana embarks on an epic quest in an effort to get him back to his natural habitat and into safe hands. However, her quest becomes an increasingly madcap race to stay ahead of greedy pursuers and find a safe place for her new friend!

SC, 6x9, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $13.99

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ADULT MATERIAL

HC, 9x12, 64pgs, FC SRP: $17.99

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ADULT MATERIAL

HC, 8x11, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95

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ADULT MATERIAL

HC, 8x11, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95

(W) Sir Walter Scott, Mark Wayne Harris (A) Ray Lago

The story of Wilfred of Ivanhoe has thrilled audiences since it was first conceived in the early 19th Century. Set in 1194 at the end of the Third Crusade, Sir Walter Scott's novel also contains appearances by Sir Robin of Locksley and his Merry Men. Ray Lago's background in action-packed comics makes him a great choice to draw this epic tale.

HC, 6x9, 56pgs, FC SRP: $9.99

(W/A) Peyo (A) Gos

When Papa Smurf tries to make a new fertilizer for his crops, it transforms an ordinary flower into a dangerous "smurfivore plant." When two Smurfs try to get rid of the fertilizer by dumping it outside the Smurf village, a bird swallows it and becomes a huge monster — the Howlibird! Now, the Smurfs must figure out how to defeat the monster and save their village. Available in Softcover and Hardcover editions.

HARDCOVER—HC, 6x9, 56pgs, FC SRP: $10.99

SOFTCOVER—SC, 6x9, 56pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
OFFERED AGAIN
O/A GERONIMO STILTON HC

(W/A) Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo lives in New Mouse City on Mouse island with his friends and relatives. He works at The Rodent’s Gazette, the city’s most famous newspaper. Geronimo travels through time to defend history from his arch nemeses, the Pirate Cats. These calculating cats travel back in time to make themselves supreme rulers of Mouse Island! Geronimo joins Christopher Columbus on his voyage from Italy to the New World in 1492 in order to stop the Pirate Cats and save all of the mice on Mouse Island.

HC, 6x9, 56pgs, FC SRP: $9.95

(W/A) Ben Edlund

All 12 issues of Ben Edlund's original classic comic book series are collected in The Tick: The Complete Edlund, plus as a bonus the 13th "Pseudo-Tick," "what-might-have-been" final issue! Extra materials include the first Tick story from the NEC Newsletter, rarely-seen backup stories, pin-ups, and original commentary by Edlund! (AUG084228)

SC, 416pgs, B&W SRP: $35.00

(W/A) Yumiko Shirai

The world has been annihiliated and an evil bestial deity must be appeased. Saki, a young girl, finds refuge in an unusual and rough line of work. But she has been chosen for an unthinkable role — as a princess who must be sacrificed to the monster Yamata-no-Orochi at the 50-year Tenken Festival. Can Manaka, the man who loves her, follow her into the abyss to save her from her fate? Winner of the Japan Media Festival Arts Award.

SC, 6x9, 328pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95

(W/A) Daniel Clowes

Meet David Boring: a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured innner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is. And what seems truest in Boring's life is that, given the right set of circumstances (in this case, an orgiastic cascade of vengeance, humiliation and murder) the primal nature of humandkind will come inexorably to the fore. (OCT108180)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 7x10, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $21.95
ONI PRESS
THE SIXTH GUN #11

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

If monks with gatling guns were a force to be reckoned with, wait until you meet Brother Roberto and his band. But this gang of hombres may have met their match with Marinette of the Dry Arms! And without his four mystic pistols, does Drake stand a chance of survival?

32pgs, B&W $3.99

(W) Cullen Bunn, Shawn Lee (A/C) Matt Kindt

Face front, horror hounds! The greatest of ghoulish gladiators gouges a gruesome gangway through your guts in the Grand Guignol tradition! “Creepy” Cullen Bunn, “Sinister” Shawn Lee, and “Murderous” Matt Kindt bring you the most spectacular of horrifying heroes — The Tooth! Be the first kid on your block to follow the offbeat adventures of the incredible incisor… the monstrous molar… the courageous carnassial… as he squares off against vicious demons, hell-bent sorcerers, vengeful spirits, and undead dragons! This new macabre myth cycle springs to life soon, only as Oni Press can bring it to you!

HC, 7x10, 200pgs, FC $24.99

Creators: Matthew Cirulnick, David Manpearl

Writer: M Zachary Sherman, Matthew Cirulnick

Artist: Colin Lorimer; Colorist: Kyushik Shin

Cover Artist: Alex Maleev

The stunning reimagining of the wild west’s greatest lawman continues! The A.O.K. is in ruins. Wyatt’s brother, Morgan, lies dead while Josephine has been kidnapped by the Pinkertons, with Mayor Flynn pulling the strings – but Flynn and the Pinks made one huge mistake: they left Wyatt alive. Now, Earp and his erstwhile nemesis, the notorious Jesse James, must join forces against Flynn and the Pinks to save the woman that they both love. Can Wyatt face his demons to avenge his brother, rescue his love and rid the city of Flynn’s corruption for good?

MATURE THEMES

32pgs, FC $3.50

Creators: Antoine Fuqua, Wesley Snipes

Writers: Peter Milligan

Artists: Leonardo Manco & Jeff Nentrup

Cover Artist: Francisco “Matt” Mattina

The sci-fi epic created by director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and acclaimed actor Wesley Snipes (Blade), and written by fan-favorite writer Peter Milligan (Skreemer, Hellblazer) is now collected for the first time!

Guided by an amoral drifter, a crew of jaded mercenaries must travel into the dark places of a ruined planet, and the even darker places of their own pasts, on a journey to find a woman who might just save the world. But maybe the world, and the people who inhabit it, are beyond saving...

After Dark is a story of hidden demons and the passion for survival, set in a future that could very well be ours.

Collecting the critically-acclaimed miniseries in a never-before-seen deluxe trade paperback edition that includes an in-depth interview with writer Peter Milligan as well as never-before-seen designs and character renderings by Leonardo Manco and Jeff Nentrup, as well as a cover gallery by Francesco "Matt" Mattina.

MATURE THEMES

SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC $14.95
PAUL POWER PUBLICATION
ALEX TOTH: THE ADVENTURES JON FURY IN JAPAN SPECIAL EDITION

(W/A) Alex Toth

This special edition of Alex Toth's legendary Jon Fury strip contains unpublished art by the master storyteller that has never been seen anywhere! The first action-packed story follows Jon Fury as he searches for his twin brother, Dirk, who's lost in Japan, while the second tale plunges Jon into blackmail and murder in star-studded Hollywood. Plus, this edition contains "Life Ran Out of Time," the last interview with Toth by Paul Power and Anson & Benton Jein! (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $11.00

(W/A) Various

Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Sid Check, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, and many others provided artwork for the classic EC Comics books in the 1950s. This volume collects some of their work for other publishers, across a variety of genres, and each page has been Theakstonized for maximum reproduction.

SC, 8x11, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $25.00

(W/A) Art Spiegelman

Maus was the first half of the tale of survival of the author's parents, charting their desperate progress from prewar Poland Auschwitz. Here is the continuation, in which the father survives the camp and is at last reunited with his wife. (NOV108211)

SC, 6x9, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95

(W/A) Various

Responsible for launching some of the world's biggest comics writers and artists, 2000 AD is the UK's influential SF anthology title! There's murder most foul in the Museum of the Twentieth Century, and only one man knows the truth in Judge Dredd: What the Hitler Saw; only ancient gods can save mankind from the Devil's dark designs in a new Red Seas story; the terrifying T-Rex Gorehead continues to claim his victims in Flesh: Texas; the politely pustulent Zombo is back and facing his deadliest foe yet; and Downlode becomes a very dangerous place for a pair of gunsharks in "Charon's Crossing." (C: 0-1-2)

Magazine Pack, PC SRP: $20.00

(W/A) Various

More action and adventuer in the future-shocked world of Judge Dredd! Deep-space drama Insurrection II comes to an explosive conclusion as the rebels fight for their lives; Cursed Earth Koburn heads deeper into the radlands; and the future lawman investigates murder on a Mega-City TV show in "Dredd Set." Plus, dinosaur mayhem in Flesh: The Legend of Shamana, the bagged graphic novel for the month. (C: 0-1-2)

Magazine w/ graphic novel, 64pgs, PC SRP: $11.99

(W/A) Various

The story of future lawman Judge Dredd continues in this third book that collects his adventures in chronological order. This bumper volume contains many of Dredd's most exciting cases, including the first appearance of Judge Death and Psi-Judge Anderson. Features work by Pat Mills, Dave Gibbons, Brian Bolland, and others. (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)

SC, 240pgs, FC SRP: $19.99

(W/A) Various

The book collects together the many extraordinary creators to have worked on 2000 AD, Britain's most celebrated sci-fi comic anthology. The longest-running strip is Judge Dredd, and over the years many internationally renowned artists have contributed some stunning art to the Dredd legacy. This compilation features work by Jock, Brian Bolland, Kevin O'Neill, and many more. (C: 0-1-2)