Previews #311 (vol. XXIV #8, aug14)

HC • FC • $24.99 • 8.5” x 11”

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Popeye Classics #27

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

This issue contains the single most bizarre, funny, surreal and outright weird story of the entire run of Popeye comic books! Wait until you read, "Thimble Theatre Presents Popeye in a Dismal, Distressing and Doleful Story entitled 'The Happy Little Island!' " Cast of characters: Popeye, Olive Oyl, Swee' Pea, Wimpy, A happy island and ten thousand nasty little critters!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bobby London (w & a & c)

When we say "complete," we mean COMPLETE! Bobby London's take on the Sailor Man has often been overshadowed by his being fired from the strip in 1992, ostensibly for presenting a storyline that was an allegory about abortion. King Features Syndicate pulled the final three weeks of strips and daily newspapers began running reprints. Story over in mid-stream.

Now, 22 years later, thanks to the kind cooperation of the good folks at King Features, those three weeks will be included in this second volume of our series. But wait… that's not all! Turns out that Bobby London produced an additional six weeks of strips beyond the three that were pulled from syndication!

HC • B&W • $39.99 • 340 pages • 8.5” x 7.5”

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Popeye: The Classic Newspaper Comics by Bobby London, Vol. 1 HC

HC • FC • $39.99 • 8.5” x 7.5”

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Nelvana of the Northern Lights HC

Adrian Dingle (w & a & c)

Nelvana of the Northern Lights returns from the lost pages of Adrian Dingle’s Triumph Comics! Nelvana was one of the world’s very first super-heroines, predating Wonder Woman by several months, and is among the ranks of the first Canadian superheroes to emerge after Canada placed an embargo on US luxury goods during WWII. First appearing in 1941, Nelvana was tasked with protecting Canada’s northern lands. Using the powers of the northern lights, Nelvana could fly at incredibly fast speeds, become invisible, and even turn into dry ice! She used her great powers to ward off Nazi invaders, shady fur traders, subterranean mammoth men, and inter-dimensional ether people.

Featuring an introduction by editors Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey, and foreword/afterword by Dr. Benjamin Woo and Michael Hirsh.

HC • FC • $39.99 • 352 pages

Creeple People one-shot

Patrick Pidgeon, Matt Anderson (w) • Tim Lattie (a & c)

An original story created by Patrick D. Pidgeon, with character designs inspired by the Creeple Peeple metal-casting molds from Mattel’s classic CREEPY CRAWLERS toy line. It’s weird science gone wild in this specially priced 72-page graphic novel!

FC • 72 pages • $7.99

Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell (w) • Alex Toth • (a & c)

The Eisner Award-nominated, Harvey Award-winning, critically lauded Alex Toth biography series by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell is now available as a handsome slipcase set. Including Genius, Isolated; Genius, Illustrated; and Genius, Animated, this lavishly illustrated series includes the first biography of this giant of the illustration and animation fields, and has been compiled with full access and cooperation of Toth's children.

From his life story and work of the early 1960s through Toth's rising profile in the television animation field, Genius Collected provides an unprecedented look at one of the most important illustrators of the modern age. A must-have for the artist or comics fan in your life.

Slipcase • HC • FC • 9.5" x 13" x 4.5" • 944 Pages • $149.99

Danger Girl: Mayday

Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle, Jose Marzan (a) • John Royle (c)

An all-new cast of sinister characters! Secrets from Deuce's past! Fans of the original and best-selling Danger Girl series CAN’T MISS what’s sure to be the wildest adventure yet.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages

Kelley Jones (w & a & c)

Against the crawling corruption of the darkest pits of the universe stands only one man. A hero whose knowledge spans the limitless depths of both the Necronomicon and the Betty Crocker cookbook. The salvation of our world rests in the greasy hands of a morally ambiguous, fried-food craving zealot for good. His enemies and his friends fear him, his grocer loves him. He is The Hammer.

HC • FC • $29.99 • 216 pages

Peter S. Beagle, Peter B. Gillis (w) • Renae De Liz (a & c)

The best-selling graphic novel of the adaptation of Peter S. Beagle's novel with art by Renae De Liz. The Last Unicorn is a tale for any age about the wonders of magic, the power of love, and the tragedy of loss. A unicorn, alone in her enchanted wood, discovers that she may be the last of her kind. Reluctant at first, she sets out on a journey to find her fellow unicorns.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 168 pages

Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia (w) • Michael Montenat (a) • Stephen Firchow (c)

The latest from Darby Pop! Three highly-trained Delta Force Operators embark on a high-stakes mission to obtain a mysterious serum. But when they are betrayed by one of their own, securing the drug immediately becomes a matter of life, death, and their own resurrection.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

John Raffo (w) • Nur Iman (a) • Andrew Robinson (c)

After far too little time together, Cray and his Students part ways—the latter setting off to storm the warlord Kavanaugh's sandship, the former having booked passage back to Earth. But along the way, the reluctant warrior is faced with a choice. Will he follow the path before him, or follow the code he has lived by... to almost certain death?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Eric Garcia (w) • Javier Fernandez, Drew Moss, Michael Montenat (a) • Bernard Chang (c)

Writer Eric Garcia (Repo Men) introduces us to Ben Fischer, one of the key architects of Golden Shield—an invasive but advanced anti-crime surveillance system utilizing every security camera and internal system in San Francisco. Unfortunately, Shield's artificial intelligence is unable to distinguish real threats from harmless exchanges, and needs to be supplemented with a human element. Against his will, Ben becomes that "mind in the machine," with life-changing consequences for both himself and everyone around him. Collects issues #1–4.

TPB • FC • $14.99 • 104 pages

STORY: SCOTT SNYDER

ART / COVER: JOCK

OCTOBER 8 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Across the globe, century after century, men and women were burned, drowned, hanged, tortured, imprisoned, persecuted, and murdered for witchcraft. None of them were witches. They died protecting a terrible and hidden truth: witches, real witches, are out there. They are ancient, elusive, and deadly creatures that are rarely seen and even more rarely survived. This October, superstar creators SCOTT SNYDER (SEVERED, Batman) and JOCK (SNAPSHOT, Batman) unveil WYTCHES, and introduce you to a world of unimaginable horror in a special EXTRA-SIZED FIRST ISSUE with 30 pages of story and no ads for just $2.99

RASPUTIN #1

STORY: ALEX GRECIAN

ART: RILEY ROSSMO & IVAN PLASCENCIA

COVER A: RILEY ROSSMO

COVER B: RYAN STEGMAN

OCTOBER 29 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

DRACULA AT DOWNTON ABBEY! In one night Rasputin was poisoned, beaten, stabbed, shot in the head, drowned, then tied up and thrown in a frozen river. It was really bad timing. His beard was just coming in nicely. New York Times bestselling author ALEX GRECIAN and fan favorite artist RILEY ROSSMO reunite for the first time since their critically acclaimed series PROOF!

BIRTHRIGHT #1

STORY: JOSH WILLIAMSON

ART / COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS

OCTOBER 8 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

For the Rhodes family, losing their son was the most devastating thing that could’ve ever occurred… but it couldn’t prepare them for what happened when he returned. Skybound’s newest original series turns fantasy into reality in this EXTRA-SIZED FIRST ISSUE for just $2.99, by creator/writer JOSH WILLIAMSON (GHOSTED, NAILBITER) and artist ANDREI BRESSAN.

PUNKS: THE COMIC #1

STORY: JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV

ART / COVER A: KODY CHAMBERLAIN

COVER B: ROB GUILLORY

OCTOBER 8 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Dog, Skull, Fist, and Abe Lincoln live in a house, beat the #### out of each other, and frequently humiliate themselves. There is bleeding and sadness; Morrissey would likely approve. The cult hit comedy returns with new stories and a classic in the back. From Eisner/Harvey nominees JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV (The Bunker, I, Vampire) and KODY CHAMBERLAIN (SWEETS, The Ride). Exclusive Variant cover by Eisner Award Winner ROB GUILLORY.

STORY: JACOB SEMAHN

ART / COVER: JORGE CORONA

OCTOBER 22 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

“WE ALL FALL DOWN,” Part One—From the colonization of Roanoke to the Cold War, the world famous Latimer Family has been humanity’s lone defense against paranormal horrors for centuries... until tonight. A deadly assault on the lineage forces an unprepared brother and sister to solve their parents' murder while trying to escape the grim landscape of horrors that stalk the children themselves.

CUTTER #1 (of 4)

STORY: ROBERT NAPTON & SEAMUS KEVIN FAHEY

ART / COVER: CHRISTIAN DIBARI

OCTOBER 1 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

OCTOBER 8 / 32 PAGES / BW/ M / $3.99

OCTOBER 15 / 32 PAGES / BW/ M / $3.99

OCTOBER 22 / 32 PAGES / BW/ M / $3.99

CUTTER: Issues 1-4, weekly throughout October! What if that kid you and your friends picked on in your youth came back with a vengeance... to kill you and your friends? That dark, guilt-ridden fear is at the core of CUTTER, a cautionary tale about the sins of your past coming back to haunt you. Jeremy lives a quiet life with his wife in a rural town. Successful and stable, Jeremy is the guy next door. But he and his high school friends share a dark secret. And when that secret literally comes back to haunt them, Jeremy must confront his past and his own sanity as he comes face to face with a vicious serial killer..."The Cutter." From television writer SEAMUS KEVIN FAHEY (Battlestar Galactica, The Following) and comic writer ROBERT PLACE NAPTON (Son of Merlin) with art by acclaimed horror artist CHRISTIAN DIBARI.

TALES OF HONOR #2—CALGARY EXCLUSIVE COVER

STORY: MATT HAWKINS

ART: SANG-IL JEONG

COVER: PATRICK TATOPOULOS

OCTOBER 29 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99

Limited to 300 copies signed by writer Matt Hawkins. Allocations may occur.

STORY: S. STEVEN STRUBLE

ART / COVER A: SINA GRACE

COVER B: ROB GUILLORY

OCTOBER 1 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

"ALWAYS SOMETHING IN MY BLINDSPOT"—The fan-favorite LI'L DEPRESSED BOY returns for the everyday adventures of love, life, and vinyl. LDB enjoys his new relationship in spite of work woes. But how will he cope when the last person he wants to see reappears?

STORY / ART / COVER: JAMES HARVEY

OCTOBER 1 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

OVERSIZED

A young man decides to leave his college girlfriend after getting a new medical technique which drastically modifies the physical appearance of the human body in ways both beautiful and hideous. Will changing the outside change what’s within? The cult online comic is finally available in print. The print debut of UK writer/artist JAMES HARVEY, beautifully illustrated in the tradition of Jamie Hewlett and Katsuhiro Otomo.

EAST OF WEST: THE WORLD (ONE-SHOT)

STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN

ART: NICK DRAGOTTA

OCTOBER 29 / 40 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

“THE WORLD”—A STAND ALONE, all-encompassing look at the wider world of EAST OF WEST. Part atlas, part encyclopedia, part timeline, and part apocrypha, EAST OF WEST: THE WORLD is the must-have one-shot companion to the spellbinding series. NOTE: EAST OF WEST: THE WORLD will contain pivotal plot and character info that will not be in the regular series... so don't miss out! The Apocalypse is illuminated in EAST OF WEST: THE WORLD.

WITCHBLADE CASE FILES #1

STORY: RYAN CADY

ART: MICHAEL TURNER, MARC SILVESTRI, DALE KEOWN, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVID FINCH, & LAURA BRAGA

COVER: LAURA BRAGA

OCTOBER 15 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Take a look into the personal files of Sara Pezzini! 19 years and 180 issues of juggling her career as both a law enforcement officer and the Balance of Good and Evil means a whole lot of crooks, ne'er-do-wells, and straight-up monsters, and we've got the scoop on the worst of them. Includes a never-before-seen backup story from Talent Hunt runners-up!

STORY: FRANK J. BARBIERE

ART / COVER: CHRIS MOONEYHAM

OCTOBER 15 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50

“MONSTERS & MEN” Part One—BRAND NEW STORY ARC! The critically acclaimed award-winning series returns! Fabian travels to eastern Europe for an all-new adventure!

NAILBITER #6

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART / COVER: MIKE HENDERSON

OCTOBER 1 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

It’s a serial killer!

SOUTHERN BASTARDS #5

STORY: JASON AARON

ART / COVER: JASON LATOUR

OCTOBER 22 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

The hit southern crime series returns, as JASON AARON (Scalped, Thor: God of Thunder) and JASON LATOUR (Wolverine & The X-Men, Loose Ends) pull back the curtain on the history of Craw County and its most famous and feared resident. In a place where only bastards flourish, what does it take to be the biggest, meanest, most powerful bastard of them all? Only Coach Boss knows. And if I was you, I wouldn't ask him.

THE WALKING DEAD #132

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

OCTOBER 8 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99

Happiness.

THE WALKING DEAD #133

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

OCTOBER 22 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99

Impending Doom.

STORY: JEFF PARKER, STAN SAKAI, MARC GUGGENHEIM & TARA BUTTERS, JONATHAN HICKMAN, BRIAN WOOD, AMY CHU, AL EWING, ROBIN FURTH, RYAN DUNLAVEY, JEREMY LAMBERT, CHRIS ELIOPOULOS, LARRY MARDER, ROB REGER & MARIAH HEUHNER, JOE QUINONES & MARIS WICKS, & MERYL JAFFEE

ART: TOM FOWLER, STAN SAKAI, MATTHEW HOLM, TERRY DODSON, SHANNON WHEELER, RICH ELSON, EMMA VIECELI, RYAN DUNLAVEY, DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE, CHRIS ELIOPOULOS, LARRY MARDER, CAT FARRIS, JOE QUINONES & MARIS WICKS, KATE LETH, & JANET LEE

COVERS: A) HUMBERTO RAMOS; B) MICHAEL ALLRED; C) WALTER SIMONSON; D) DEREK CHARM; E) NICK DRAGOTTA

OCTOBER 8 / 48 PAGES / FC / E / $4.99

A COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND BENEFIT BOOK! “USED YOUR IMAGINATION LATELY?” Calling all dreamers and dancers, wanderers and wonderers, free speakers and free thinkers to this year’s CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL, compiled by former Marvel editor and ardent imaginaut LAUREN SANKOVITCH. Within the pages of this year’s Annual, a merry band of legendary creators has crafted 48 PAGES of THRILLING ADVENTURE, POWERFUL DRAMA, and GUT-BUSTING HILARITY that is not only ALL-NEW but ALL AGES! So grab your favorite life forms and gather ‘round for a series of tales to test the bounds of your imagination and celebrate our freedom to do so! All proceeds from this book benefit the important First Amendment work of the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, who've been fighting censorship in comics for over 25 years!

STORY / ART: CLIFF CHIANG, BOO COOK, MARK ELLERBY, BARRY KITSON, ALES KOT, SARAH McINTYRE, ERIC POWELL, EMMA RIOS, TIM SALE, RICHARD STARKINGS, & MORE

COVER: ANNIE WU

OCTOBER 22 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

TABLOID FORMAT

A collection of new short stories by some of the best in the business, plus many more names to be announced. This anthology is part of the United Kingdom's Thought Bubble Festival which takes place in Leeds, Northern England from 9-16 November 2014. All profits from this comic go to Barnardo’s, one of the largest children’s charities in the UK.

STORY / ART / COVER: WES CRAIG

OCTOBER 1 / 108 PAGES / FC / T+ /$19.99

Attention purveyors of fine comic products everywhere! You won't want to miss this incredible offer!

From the co-creator of DEADLY CLASS comes a collection of stories that stretches the limits of sequential storytelling itself! A trio of tales from the online webcomic sensation that is WES CRAIG's BLACKHAND COMICS. Includes the instant classics "The Gravedigger's Union," "Circus Day," and "The Seed!" Perfect for the casual hobbyist and obsessive collector alike! First time in print!

CASANOVA, VOL. 1: LUXURIA—THE COMPLETE EDITION HC

STORY: MATT FRACTION

ART / COVER: GABRIEL BÁ

OCTOBER 15 / 168 PAGES / FC / M / $29.99

Casanova Quinn, a decadent thief and black sheep to the most famous family in global super-espionage, gets kidnapped across parallel dimensions where survival means masquerading as the greatest secret agent the world has ever known...Casanova Quinn. The first volume of the ultimate in science fiction spy psychedelia collected in an ultra-deluxe oversized edition. At long last, all the covers, all the content, all the comics, between two gorgeous covers. By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, SATELLITE SAM, Hawkeye), GABRIEL BÁ (UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Daytripper), and FÁBIO MOON (Daytripper, BPRD). Collects CASANOVA #1-4.

BURN THE ORPHANAGE, VOL. 2: REIGN OF TERROR TP

STORY: DANIEL FREEDMAN & SINA GRACE

ART / COVER: SINA GRACE

OCTOBER 8 / 156 PAGES / FC / M / $12.99

The video game send-up returns for another pulse-pounding volume! Orphan Rock returns home only to find his city under siege by the MannCorp robots...it's up to him and him and his friends to take down the evil corporation once and for all! Collects BURN THE ORPHANAGE: REIGN OF TERROR #1-5

CLONE, VOL. 4 TP

STORY: DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG, & WADE McINTYRE

ART / COVER: JUAN JOSE RYP & ANDY TROY

OCTOBER 1 / 120 PAGES / FC / T+ / $12.99

Luke Taylor’s mission to uncover the truth behind the Clone program has only lead to the death of his friends. Who will be the next to die in his name? Collects CLONE #16-20.

C.O.W.L., VOL. 1: PRINCIPLES OF POWER TP

STORY: KYLE HIGGINS & ALEC SIEGEL

ART: ROD REIS

COVER: TREVOR MCCARTHY

OCTOBER 29 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99

The Chicago Organized Workers League once stood as a beacon of hope against an epidemic of organized crime and an unbeatable “brotherhood” of Super-Villains. Now, in 1962, the union faces a disillusioned public, scandal, and a new era of threats. Collects issues #1-5 of the breakout series.

STORY / ART / COVER: BOB FINGERMAN

OCTOBER 8 / 154 PAGES / BW / M / $14.99

Three years after Rob Hoffman said “I do,” concluding the original run of MINIMUM WAGE, he finds himself divorced, back home with mom, trying online dating, and transitioning from doing comics for adult magazines to redefining himself as artist on a superhero franchise. Juggling mutant horseshoe crabs, new girlfriends, and more, Rob and the gang are back in this collection of the first all-new arc of BOB FINGERMAN’s slice-of-life series. Featuring tons of bonus material!

STORY: NICK SPENCER

ART: JOE EISMA

COVER: RODIN ESQUEJO

OCTOBER 15 / 440 PAGES / FC / T+ / $49.99

The hit, epic series about a sinister boarding school and the kids trapped there, trying to solve the mysteries of time and space—presented once again in the beautiful oversized deluxe hardcover format, and including copious bonus materials: sketches, character designs, cover galleries, and more! Collects MORNING GLORIES #26-38

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART/COVER: MIKE HENDERSON

OCTOBER 1 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99

SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE! "Where do serial killers come from?" and why has Buckaroo, Oregon given birth to sixteen of the most vile serial killers in the world? NSA Agent Nicholas Finch needs to solve that mystery in order to save his friend, and he'll have to team up with the infamous Edward "Nailbiter" Warren to do it. JOSHUA WILLIAMSON & MIKE HENDERSON deliver a mystery that mixes Twin Peaks with the horror of Se7en! Collects NAILBITER #1-5.

PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 2 DELUXE HC

STORY: KURTIS J. WIEBE

ART / COVER: TYLER JENKINS

DECEMBER 3 / 364 PAGES / FC / T+ / $39.99

The continued adventures of Peter, the Darlings, and the Lost Boys as they enter full out war with the German army from a remote mountain base in France. Having escaped the nefarious Kapitan Haken, they are now dogged by his personal friends and former war comrades, The Hunters! It is a war that shapes their future, changes their lives and an experience from which no one comes out unscathed. See the world of PETER PANZERFAUST through the eyes of Felix and Tiger Lily, and discover what the indomitable Peter sacrificed to save them! Featuring a full military-themed dossier for each character plus never-seen-before behind the scenes process art! Collects PETER PANZERFAUST #11-20.

SKULLKICKERS, VOL. 5: A DOZEN COUSINS AND A CRUMPLED CROWN TP

STORY: JIM ZUB

ART / COVER: EDWIN & HUANG & MISTY COATS

OCTOBER 1 / 144 PAGES / FC / T / $16.99

In this volume: The dwarf has been forcibly returned to his homeland and the deranged diminutive denizens of Dwayre will make sure it’s a homecoming like no other. Get ready for compressed calamity, small skirmishes, truncated troubles, and pint-sized pugilism along with the history of dwarves (y'know, the "short" version). Collects SKULLKICKERS #24-29.

STRAY BULLETS, VOL. 1: INNOCENCE OF NIHILISM TP

STORY / ART / COVER: DAVID LAPHAM

OCTOBER 22 / 224 PAGES / BW / M / $19.99

With the return of STRAY BULLETS, it's time to roll out the “by story arc” trades of DAVID LAPHAM’s influential crime masterpiece....

These are their stories. Follow the lost lives of people who are savagely torn apart by events beyond their control. As the innocent world of an imaginative little girl is shattered when she witnesses a brutal double murder. Or an introverted young boy on the verge of manhood gets a lesson on just how far is too far when he falls for a needy woman who lives life in the fast lane. Or party with a pair of low-rent hoods who learn about what is really important in life just when they shouldn’t. And even learn the story of the most infamous gangster who ever lived, Amy Racecar, who talks to God, lunches with the President, and just may be responsible for the end of the world. These are some of the tales that will rip out your guts and break your heart. Collects STRAY BULLETS #1-7.