Previews #305 (vol. XXIV #2, feb14)

Jim Curious portrays the fantastical story of a young boy and his thrilling trip to the bottom of the sea in an old-fashioned diving suit. But there are no words telling his tale-only intricately illustrated images in exceptional 3-D. On his journey, Jim initially passes the garbage tossed into the waters by land-dwellers, but soon he goes deeper and deeper, immersing himself in the wonders of the waters. He encounters sea creatures large and small, a sunken pirate ship, and even the remnant of what seems to be Atlantis, before coming upon a mysterious force at the bottom that turns everything on its head. Comes with 2 pairs of 3-D glasses! (STK635116) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 9x13, 52pgs, PC $19.95
HOW-TO
GO: A KIDD'S GUIDE TO GRAPHIC DESIGN HC

(W/A/CA) Chip Kidd

From one of the most renowned graphic designers in the world, this oversized compendium celebrates, through the use of fonts, design, and color, what graphic design is, how it is a part of our everyday world, and how everyone makes decisions about design every day. Kids love to express themselves, and are designers by nature — whether making posters for school, deciding what to hang in their rooms, or creating personalized notebook covers. GO, by the award-winning graphic designer Chip Kidd, is a stunning introduction to the ways in which a designer communicates his or her ideas to the world. It's written and designed just for those curious kids (not to mention their savvy parents) who want to learn the secret of how to make things dynamic and interesting. Chip Kidd explains not just the elements of design — including form, line, color, scale, typography, and more — but most important, how to use those elements in creative ways. The book ends with ten projects, including an invitation to share your designs at GoTheBook.com. (STK634962) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops.

SC, 8x11, 160pgs, FC $17.95
HUMOR
JEFFREY BROWN: KIDS ARE WEIRD—OBSERVATIONS FROM PARENTHOOD HC

(W/A/CA) Jeffrey Brown

As he's shown in his previous hugely popular books, Jeffrey Brown has a real gift for finding humor in quirky yet universal truths. Now the bestselling author of Darth Vader and Son and Vader's Little Princess brings his witty comic observations to terrestrial parenting in this perceptive book celebrating the more surreal moments of raising a child. In charming colorful panels, Brown wryly illustrates his fiveyear- old son's take on the world around him, from watching TV ("Elton John looks pretty in that shirt") to playing with toys ("This truck can survive on very little water") to odd requests ("Don't feel happy at me"), capturing the sweetly weird times that mothers and fathers everywhere experience with their own curious, pure-minded kids. (STK634963) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 7x7, 108pgs, FC $14.95
LEGO
MINIFIGURE CUSTOMIZATION: POPULATE YOUR WORLD! SC (NEW PRINTING)

(W) Jared K. Burks

NEW PRINTING! Minifigure Customization: Populate Your World! shows you the wide range of techniques you can use to alter the lovable LEGO Minifigure into any character you can imagine! BrickJournal columnist and author Jared K. Burks has created thousands of custom minifigs over the last 13 years, and this full-color book assembles his knowledge into a series of step-by-step tutorials on decal design and application, color alteration, custom part modification and creation, plus tips on minifigure displays and digital photography to capture your custom figures in the best light-all the way through complete custom figure creation! Essential tools are identified, plus there's a tips and tricks section, and a gallery of some of the best custom figures ever created! Don't live inside the box-populate your world with any alien, superhero, historical, action, horror, or science-fiction figure you can "just imagine"! (STK630059)

SC, 8x11, 80pgs, FC $10.95

SC, 8x11, 80pgs, FC $10.95

Founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen, DreamWorks Animation instantly became a world-renowned animation studio with blockbuster franchises including Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda. Though its earliest films, such as The Prince of Egypt, feature traditional hand-drawn cel animation, DreamWorks soon forayed into claymation with Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, and pioneered advanced computer animation with films such as Antz, Shark Tale, and How to Train Your Dragon. Brimming with concept art, preproduction designs, and char­acter sketches, DreamWorks Animation marks the studio's 20th anniversary and offers unprecedented behind-the-scenes access into its archives. An introduction by DreamWorks co-founder Katzenberg provides insider perspective on the studio's most popular films, as does running commentary from artists and direc­tors on all of DreamWorks' 30 films to date. (STK635147) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 10x12, 400pgs, PC $50.00
EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS SC

(W) August Ragone (CA) Photo

Now in Paperback! Behind-the-scenes hero to anyone who's thrilled by giant monsters duking it out over Tokyo, Eiji Tsuburaya was the visual effects mastermind behind Godzilla, Ultraman, and numerous Japanese science fiction movies and TV shows beloved around the world. The first book on this legendary film figure in English, this highly visual biography surveys his fascinating life and career, featuring hundreds of film stills, posters, concept art, and delightful on-set photos of Tsuburaya prompting monsters to crush landmark buildings. A must-have for fans, this towering tribute also profiles Tsuburaya's film collaborators, details his key films and shows, and spotlights the enduring popularity of the characters he helped create. (STK634985) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 8x11, 208pgs, PC $29.95

Published to coincide with the release of Warner Bros. and Legendary's Godzilla (directed by Gareth Edwards), Godzilla: The Art of Destruction is a visually stunning book that delves into the making of the movie and showcases its incredible production art! Presenting an extraordinary new vision for the beloved character through a dynamic selection of concept illustrations, sketches, storyboards, and other preproduction materials, Godzilla: The Art of Destruction will be the definitive book on one of the most anticipated films of 2014! Also featuring interviews with the director and key crew and cast members, the book will tell the complete story of the making of Godzilla from concept to final frames! (STK634961) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 11x10, 156pgs, FC $45.00
SOAP: INSIDE STORY OF THE SITCOM THAT BROKE ALL THE RULES SC

For the first time ever, Soap: The Inside Story of the Sitcom that Broke all the Rules takes you behind the scenes of the making of this classic show, from the producers' battles with network censors over an earlier series to the creation of enduring story lines such as the death of Peter Campbell and Corinne and Tim's devil baby. Based on interviews with nearly 30 members of the cast and crew, including creator Susan Harris, Katherine Helmond (Jessica) and directors Jay Sandrich and JD Lobue, Soap: The Inside Story… offers an extensive examination of every episode, and may even finally answer the question of what really led to the series' premature demise. (STK635478) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops.

SC, 7x10, 456pgs, B&W $29.95
PULP HEROES
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL #74

(W) Lester Dent & Various (A) Paul Orban (CA) Emery Clarke

The pulp era's greatest superhero returns in two startling novels by W. Ryerson Johnson, Lester Dent and William Bogart writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, The Man of Bronze and Patricia Savage are confronted by "The Motion Menace," an invisible threat that renders modern weaponry obsolete! Then, in "Fire and Ice," a Canadian distress signal leads Doc Savage to a beautiful woman, a mysterious strongbox and a hidden secret society. BONUS: a Golden Age classic from the pages of Doc Savage Comics. This instant collector's item leads off with the classic 1937 color pulp cover by Emery Clarke and also includes all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban plus historical commentary by Will Murray, author of thirteen Doc Savage novels. (STK635495)

SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W $14.95
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL #83

(W) Maxwell Grant & Various (A) Earl Mayan, Edd Cartier (CA) Graves Gladney, George Rozen

The Master of Darkness journeys from his Manhattan environs to prove that "crime does not pay" in two thrilling pulp novels by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." The Shadow reverts to his true identity of Kent Allard to bring a fugitive financier to justice. "Spy Ring." Then, The Shadow teams with the real Lamont Cranston to unmask a criminal mastermind who has organized the Florida underworld into a criminal hurricane! This deluxe pulp reprint showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney, the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier and Earl Mayan and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (STK635496)

SC, 7x10, 112pgs, B&W $14.95
THE SHADOW: FORESHADOWING BATMAN SUPER PACK—WITH SHADOW ANNUAL #1

(W) Maxwell Grant & Various (A) Tom Lovell & Various

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Batman's 1939 debut, Sanctum Books collects the groundbreaking pulp novels that inspired the Caped Crusader's Golden Age in a 528-page multipack, with a new foreword by legendary Batman scripter Dennis O'Neil, exclusive new bonus art prints and brand-new The Shadow Annual #1. This instant collector's item leads off with "Partners of Peril," the legendary 1936 thriller that was adapted as the debut Batman story in Detective Comics #27, and "Lingo" which introduced The Shadow's yellow boomerang, the forerunner of the Bat-a-rang! The Shadow combats a malevolent clown in "Death's Harlequin," a predecessor of The Joker's venom in "The Laughing Corpse," and in "Voodoo Trail" wages a battle to the death with Dr. Mocquino, who inspired Batman's first archfoe, Doctor Death! "The Devil Master" foreshadows Bill Finger and Bob Kane's use of giant props, while "The Shadow's Rival" was echoed in the 1953 Batman classic, "The Crime Predictor." PLUS: The Shadow Annual #1 reprinting for the first time "The Crime Crypt" and "The Green Terror." Special Bonus Collector's Items include high-quality art prints of George Rozen's knockout "Voodoo Trail" painting, Jerome Rozen's rendition of "Partners of Peril" and the legendary Tom Lovell art that was "swiped" by Bob Kane in Detective Comics #27. This instant collector's item showcases all eight color pulp covers and the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell, Edd Cartier and Paul Orban, with historical commentary by popular culture historians Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (STK635497) (C: 0-1-0)

5 vol pack, SC, 7x10, 528pgs, B&W $39.95
ROMANTIC INTRIGUE
GOLDEN URCHIN FICTION MMPB

(W) Peter O'donnell, Madeline Brent

Modesty Blaise creator Peter O'Donnell writing as "Madeleine Brent"! Mitji lived with the Aboriginal tribe for as long as she could remember, but with her white skin, thin nose, and red hair, she does not look like the rest of the tribe. As she nears womanhood, her oddness has made her an outcast and she must leave her people. She goes on a walkabout, in search of the walypalya, the tribe with red hair and white skin like her own, who had come from the great waters-perhaps they would receive her kindly and let her stay with them. On her wanderings she comes upon a white man, lying half-dead in the blazing heat, and nurses him back to health. Together they made their way to his home. There, Mitji becomes known as Meg and comes to understand that she was herself one of the walypalya. There are new dangers amongst this tribe and Meg must confront the terrors of a long sea voyage before she can find happiness on the other side of the world. Only the knowledge gained from her Aboriginal tribe can guarantee her survival and that of her friends. (STK635439)

SC, 5x8, 380pgs, B&W $15.95

SC, 5x8, 368pgs, B&W $15.95

SC, 5x8, 354pgs, B&W $15.95

Klingons fight, but they do not merely fight. For Klingons, battle is a dance, a way of living with dignity and purpose. This is central to the concept at the heart of the warrior culture: honor. The Klingon Art of War lays out the principles of the Klingon code that animates their entire culture. Each chapter introduces another part of the Klingon ethic and explores the ways it informs Klingon life, behavior, and history. Each chapter also celebrates famous Klingons, warships, and battles, and the role they've played in advancing the Klingon Empire. Passed down from the time of Kahless, ten precepts have shaped Klingon culture and indoctrinated Klingons in the Way of the Warrior. With this new translation, people from all walks of life-and all worlds-can harness the ancient Klingon wisdom and learn to embody courage, discipline, and honor. (STK635386) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC $25.99
STAR WARS
STAR WARS LEGO: A VISUAL DICTIONARY HC (UPDATED & EXPANDED)

DK now brings you a fully revised and updated edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller, LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary! Complete with 48 additional pages and updated throughout to show all of the new sets and innovations from LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary provides detailed and annotated photography giving insight into the characters, locations, creatures, and spacecraft of the LEGO galaxy far, far away. Young Padawans will learn the ins and outs about their favorite vehicles, weapons, and minifigures such as Anakin, Yoda, Luke Skywalker, and Darth Vader. Fans of all ages will learn about every LEGO Star Wars set released while exploring the updated cross sections that expose the inner workings of larger-piece sets such as the Death Star or Millennium Falcon. The updated "Beyond the Bricks" chapter goes behind-the-scenes to take a look at how LEGO sets are made, new models, plus fun fan creations. Of course this book would not be complete without an exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure, which is sure to impress even the most dedicated collector. (STK635185) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 11x12, 144pgs, FC $21.99
MAGAZINES SECTION

PREMIER VENDORS
EAGLEMOSS COLLECTIONS
DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIGURINE COLLECTION MAGAZINE

The Batman Automobilia Collectionis a bi-weekly series offering Batman fans and model car enthusiasts alike the chance to collect the most iconic vehicles to have ever been driven by Batman, featuring Batmobiles from the hit TV shows, the blockbusting fi lms and 70 years of comics! New models are available every month and each model is accompanied by an exclusive collector’s magazine. (STK636463) (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd) (C: 0-1-2)

This incredible collection of STAR TREK models includes all the most significant ships from the five STAR TREK television series. Every ship has been painstakingly recreated in die-cast and high quality ABS materials then hand painted with an incredible level of detail. The collection features a full range of Federation and alien vessels including seven incarnations of the Enterprise, all the major Klingon vessels including the Bird-of-Prey, Dominion, Borg and Romulan ships. (STK636469) (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd) (C: 0-1-2)

The DC Chess Collection continues with the Justice League chess set which offers the comic fan and chess enthusiast alike the chance to collect fantastic and unique chess pieces, vivid representations of some of DC’s greatest characters. Each character is superbly rendered, cast from a specially formulated metallised resin and painted by expert model-makers. Each chess piece is accompanied by a fascinating 16-page magazine featuring superb DC Comic artwork plus vital chess tips for players of all levels. Continue your Justice League collection with (#57) Atrocitus (Black Bishop) and (#58) Cyborg (White Rook). (STK636477) (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd) (C: 0-1-2)

The Marvel Chess Collection is a new bi-weekly series offering the comic fan and chess lover alike the chance to collect a unique chess set, featuring some of the greatest and most loved Marvel characters. The first set in the Marvel Chess Collection consists of the greatest heroes and villains from across the Marvel Universe. Will Spider-Man survive against Venom? Can Captain America overcome the villainous Red Skull? Or will the forces of evil defeat the assembled heroes? With the Marvel Chess Collection the battle is in your hands! Continue your collection with (#07) Red Skull (Black King) and (#08) Thor (White Bishop). (STK636486) (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd) (C: 0-1-2)

Having appeared in comics since the second world war and with two blockbuster movie franchises now under his belt, Captain America is one Marvel’s oldest and most enduring characters. The next Marvel Fact Files Special celebrates Captain America’s exceptional career with a 134mm, highly detailed, hand painted model of the Sentinel of Liberty. Complete with a 20-page magazine featuring the publication history of Steve Rogers, the Captain America special acts as an additional chapter to your Marvel Fact Files Collection. (STK636508) (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd) (C: 0-1-2)

Magazine (w/Figurine), 16pgs, FC $32.00
MAGAZINES SECTION
ART BOOKS
HI-FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY #31

Hi-Fructose New Contemporary Art quarterly magazine focuses squarely on art, transcending genre and trend and assuring readers thorough coverage and content that is informative and original. Hi-Fructose showcases an amalgamation of new contemporary, emerging as well distinguished artists, with a spotlight on awe inspiring spectacles from round the world. Hi-Fructose's beautiful layouts feature in-depth articles and interviews with cutting edge artists and creators. Also included is our special featured-artist sketchbook insert printed on richly textured sketchbook pages. Edited by artists Annie Owens and Attaboy. (STK635934) (Atta Boy) (C: 0-1-1)

Magazine, 130pgs, FC $7.95

In this Issue of Illustration, we feature the spectacular art of Mead Schaeffer, perhaps best known for his many covers for the Saturday Evening Post and other illustrations for prominent books and magazines of the '30s and '40s. Rare photographs, tear sheets and original artworks are shown. Our second feature concerns the work of Michael Dolas (also on the cover), a noted slick magazine illustrator during the 1940s and '50s. Many rarely seen original paintings are showcased. Book reviews, exhibitions and events, and more round out the issue. (STK635936) (Illustration Magazine) (C: 0-1-1)

Magazine, SC, 80pgs, FC $15.00
ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE #6

Illustrators, the new art quarterly devoted to the best illustration published in the world! In this issue: The Romantic Art of Walter Wyles; The Adrenalised Art of Graham Coton; The Satirical Art of Dave Gaskill; and The Travel Poster Art of Laurence Fish. Illustrators quarterly builds into an essential library of the finest illustrators published in the world. Illustrators guides you through the stories behind the artists with features written by some of the leading auuthorities on this important art form. Truly fabulous artwork abounds in every issue, with much of the art taken from scans of the original work! (STK636050) (Book Palace) (C: 0-1-2)

Magazine, SC, 8x11, 96pgs, FC $24.99

Presenting a gallery of underground artists who influence much of the graphics, fashion, and new art seen today, Juxtapoz gives readers the latest in modern art worldwide! Each issue features interviews and reviews of artists, as well as photos from galleries and exhibits, rare sketches, portfolios, and full-color layouts of painters and cartoonists and their works. (STK635882) (High Speed Productions) (C: 0-1-1)

Magazine, FC $5.99