Previews #312 (vol. XXIV #9, sep14)

STORY: MATT HAWKINS

ART / COVER: LINDA SEJIC

NOVEMBER 26 / 128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99

Is genetically modified food an end to world hunger or a first class ticket to the apocalypse? Dan Miller is a plant biologist working with a small team perfecting an accelerated plant growth process. When things go wrong, Los Angeles pays the price in a disaster story unlike any before.
ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN RETAIL POSTER

ART: J. SCOTT CAMPBELL & NEI RUFFINO

NOVEMBER 5 / 24" x 36" / FC / $7.99

J. SCOTT CAMPBELL's spectacular wraparound cover to RICHARD STARKINGS' GIANT-SIZED ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN, colored by NEI RUFFINO, is now available as this glorious 24" x 36" poster, suitable for framing!

Men’s & Women’s sizes

S-XL $19.99

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The perfect shirt for any comic convention! Velvet demands respect, at all times, and so do you.
’68: HOMEFRONT #3 (OF 4)

STORY: MARK KIDWELL

ART: KYLE CHARLES & JAY FOTOS

COVER A: NAT JONES

COVER B: JOHN GALLAGHER

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The winter snows run red and the northern lights shine on the dead as ’68: HOMEFRONT travels to Black Falls, Canada for the opening chapter of the all-new two-issue story arc "DODGERS." Doug and Bobby Hacker, twin teenagers running from the draft, running from the specter of death in Vietnam, find more than they bargained for as slavering sled dogs, rotting Mounties, and a vicious, desperate mountain man bring the undead contagion to the frozen north.
ALEX + ADA #10

STORY: JONATHAN LUNA & SARAH VAUGHN

ART / COVER: JONATHAN LUNA

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

Alex and Ada must find a resolution.
BIRTHRIGHT #2

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART / COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

What is the line between fantasy and delusion? In the aftermath of last issue, the Rhodes family is looking for answers...and nothing is what it seems.
BLACK SCIENCE #11

STORY: RICK REMENDER

ART / COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

As the Pillar counts down towards its next jump the Dimensionauts are besieged by an endless wave of horrors. Can they hold out long enough to escape, or will one of them have to remain behind and pay the ultimate price?

Join RICK REMENDER, MATTEO SCALERA, & DEAN WHITE, as they bring the second chapter of the smash sci-fi hit series to a close!

STORY: JAY FAERBER

ART / COVER: SCOTT GODLEWSKI & RON RILEY

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50

Sheriff Clara Bronson's plan to catch a murderer takes her deep inside the copper mine.
DEAD@17: THE BLASPHEMY THRONE #4 (OF 7)

STORY / ART / COVER: JOSH HOWARD

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50

As Nara begins to pay the price for her repeated resurrections, Pitch makes a move to cement his power.

STORY: RICK REMENDER

ART / COVER: WES CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

A murder from Marcus's past comes back to haunt him in a bad way. Can he count on his friends to stick by him when lying and backstabbing are on the school’s curriculum?
DEATH VIGIL #5 (of 8)

STORY / ART / COVER: STJEPAN SEJIC

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The enemy stands revealed. An ancient order of immortal necromancers known as the Pale Court has resurfaced, and Bernie is plagued by unclear memories and great sorrow as more vigil members fall. One last veilripper remains to be claimed before...

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THE FADE OUT #4

STORY: ED BRUBAKER

ART / COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

Sex and violence in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Charlie's flashbacks to the war affect his work, and his secret mission to solve a covered up murder.

And remember, like all BRUBAKER/PHILLIPS comics, the back pages of THE FADE OUT are filled with extra art and articles you can only find in the single issues!

STORY: FRANK J. BARBIERE

ART / COVER: CHRIS MOONEYHAM

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50

“MONSTERS & MEN,” Part Two—Fabian vs. Van Helsing.
THE FUSE #7

STORY: ANTONY JOHNSTON

ART / COVER A: JUSTIN GREENWOOD

COVER B: JENNY FRISON

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

“GRIDLOCK,” Part One—22,000 MILES UP, THERE IS (STILL) NO BACKUP. They call it Gridlocking—maglev-bike races across the Fuse’s vast solar arrays. Fast, dangerous, and very illegal. When a gridlocker turns up dead, Klem and Ralph begin their own race to catch a killer! PLUS: Bonus backup strip “TABLOID” starts this issue!

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART: DAVIDE GIANFELICE & MIROSLAV MRVA

COVER: DAN PANOSIAN

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

What happens after we die? And how far will some people go to find out? The answer to that—and the reappearance of some familiar faces—this month!

STORY: JACOB SEMAHN

ART / COVER: JORGE CORONA

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

“WE ALL FALL DOWN,” Part Two—Assault on the King’s Bluff Police Station as the Latimer children fight their way out against the onslaught of horrors that stalk them.
GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS #3

STORY / ART / COVER A: RYAN BROWNE

COVER B: CHRIS BURNHAM

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

The awkward name-calling and gentle smooching of anthropomorphic superheroes just got awkwardly smoochier! Muggings continue to transpire at an alarming rate! Someone better call the Anti-Mugger!
HACK/SLASH: SON OF SAMHAIN #5

STORY: MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY

ART: EMILIO LAISO

COVER: STEFANO CASELLI

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

The shocking, slash-packed conclusion to SON OF SAMHAIN! Has Cassie found a new partner or her killer?!

STORY: FRED VAN LENTE

ART / COVER: TOM FOWLER & JORDIE BELLAIRE

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / E / $2.99

High above the Earth, Celine is trapped by the mysterious Stormbreakers while deep below the ground, Tuck attempts to free himself from the leader of the Orphans, He-Who-Burns. The kids don't just have to reunite with each other—unless they get these two groups to stop warring and work together, their world is doomed!
IMPERIAL #4

STORY: STEVEN T. SEAGLE

ART / COVER: MARK DOS SANTOS

OCTOBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

THIS IS THE DAY THAT WILL CHANGE A LIFE FOREVER!

Seriously, it will. But how...? Will Mark take the ring of Katie—the woman who has chosen him to be her life-long soul mate? Or will Mark take the crown of Imperial—the hero who has selected him as mankind’s next great protector? Or is there some third option Mark could never see coming? (Probably that last one. That would be fun!)

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART / COVER: RYAN OTTLEY, CLIFF RATHBURN, & JOHN RAUCH

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

A family adrift.
LAZARUS #13

STORY: GREG RUCKA

ART: MICHAEL LARK

COVER: OWEN FREEMAN

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

“CONCLAVE,” Part Three—Surrounded by decadent luxury, the Conclave of the 16 Families continues. As new alliances are formed and old ones destroyed, Forever is dispatched by her father with a uncharacteristically straightforward mission: kill her brother, Jonah.

STORY: S. STEVEN STRUBLE

ART / COVER: SINA GRACE

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

As his friend's life opens up into new opportunities, LDB must stand up for himself at his own job.
LOW #5

STORY: RICK REMENDER

ART / COVER: GREG TOCCHINI

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

Stel infiltrates the Third City, ruled by the charismatically insane Pirate King Roln, only to find that Roln holds two things very dear to her: her late husband’s Helm suit...as well as the means to pilot it. Don’t miss the chilling conclusion of the first arc of RICK REMENDER & GREG TOCCHINI’s LOW.
MADAME FRANKENSTEIN #7 (OF 7)

STORY: JAMIE S. RICH

ART: MEGAN LEVENS

COVER: JOELLE JONES & NICK FILARDI

NOVEMBER 1 / 32 PAGES / BW / T+ / $2.99

The creature confronts her creator as both try to maintain the control they so desperately crave. But, as with many things, the more someone wants something, the easier it is to lose. It’s the gruesome grand finale that promises to be more strange and horrific than anything you’ve seen so far!

STORY: CHRIS DINGESS

ART / COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

In this spotlight issue: just what is Sacagawea up to?
THE MERCENARY SEA #7

STORY: KEL SYMONS

ART / COVER: MATHEW REYNOLDS

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

"JOHNNY ONE-NOTE"—The book BuzzFeed calls one of the top indie comics you should read returns with an all-new adventure. Jack Harper, captain of the Venture, tracks down clues about the legend of Koji Ra from an antiquities dealer in occupied China.
NAILBITER #7

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART / COVER: MIKE HENDERSON

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

GUEST-STARRING BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS! Brian Michael Bendis comes to Buckaroo, Oregon looking to do research on a comic book about the ultimate serial killers! If you’ve ever wanted to see BENDIS running in the dark and screaming in fear, this is the comic for you!
NIGHTWORLD #4 (OF 4)

STORY: PAOLO LEANDRI & ADAM McGOVERN

ART / COVER: PAOLO LEANDRI & DOM REGAN

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / E / $3.99

The forsaken spirit Plenilunio’s secret! The final confrontation at Hellena’s fortress! The smart@$$ schemes of Underboss! The high-speed chase to hell comes to its explosive, emotional finale as mortals and demons stand against their most frightening foes—but what will happen when they come face-to-face with themselves?
ODDLY NORMAL #3

STORY / ART / COVER A: OTIS FRAMPTON

COVER B: KATIE COOK

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / E / $2.99

Oddly Normal's troubles continue as she embarks on her first day of school in the magical land of Fignation.
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #6

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART / COVER: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

NOVEMBER 25 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

“RECEIVE YOUR MARK”—Our first group of stories comes to a very startling conclusion, setting the stage for what is to come.
PROTECTORS, INC. #10

STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

ART / COVER A: GORDON PURCELL & MIKE ATIYEH

COVER B: BEN TEMPLESMITH

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

In the finale to this first arc, Riley learns a tragic secret about the Angel and finds himself in the crosshairs of a battle royale between The Patriot and the man responsible for a series of brutal murders, who is as powerful as any of the Protectors...maybe more so. The ending will forever change the world of the Protectors...and not in a "we'll reset this later" way.

STORY: JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV

ART / COVER A: KODY CHAMBERLAIN

COVER B: JEFF LEMIRE

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Hold on. We're still publishing this? I thought we were just screwing around, and, now, what? We're publishing this thing AGAIN? Just tell me there's less groin punching this time... please?

STORY: ALEX GRECIAN

ART: RILEY ROSSMO & IVAN PLASCENCIA

COVER: RILEY ROSSMO

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

With the ghost of his dead father for company, Rasputin leaves home for the monastery, where he fights monks, has a chat with God, and meets the man who will eventually murder him.

STORY: TIM SEELEY

ART: MIKE NORTON

COVER A: JENNY FRISON

25th ISSUE INCENTIVE COVER: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

More bodies are piling up as Dana questions who she can actually trust. Em questions what happens when the dead create life.
ROCHE LIMIT #3

STORY: MICHAEL MORECI

ART / COVER: VIC MALHOTRA

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50

Moscow pays a visit to the ghouls while Alex and Sonya get their hands on Guthrie. A strange sickness emerges.
ROCKET GIRL #7

STORY: BRANDON MONTCLARE

ART / COVER: AMY REEDER

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50

“NOW WHAT!?”—Rocket Girl now shipping bimonthly! DaYoung Johansson was prepared to live a normal life—as normal as 1986 New York City could ever be for a teenage cop from a high-tech alternate reality 2014. But time travelling isn’t so simple: changes made in both the future and past are now at war, and the present is stuck in the middle.
SEX #18

STORY: JOE CASEY

ART: LUKE PARKER & PIOTR KOWALSKI

COVER: PIOTR KOWALSKI

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

How many Prank Addicts does it take to get to the Prank Addict center of a Prank Addict pop? Find out this issue!

STORY: MATT FRACTION

ART / COVER: JUST A GREAT BIG BUNCH OF C.H.U.D.S

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

In which Jon and Suzie learn just how alone together we all are, and the stakes get raised crazy-high in this, the second arc finale. By MATT FRACTION (CASANOVA, ODYC, SATELLITE SAM) and just a great big bunch of C.H.U.D.s with photoshop or something.
SHELTERED #14

STORY: ED BRISSON

ART / COVER: JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

The end draws near.
SIDEKICK #11

STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

ART / COVER A: TOM MANDRAKE & HIFI

COVER B: JERRY ORDWAY & RACHEL ORDWAY

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

It's the moment Barry Chase, a.k.a. Flyboy, a.k.a. Sidekick, has been craving from the moment he learned that his mentor the Red Cowl had faked his death, thereby destroying Barry's life...a life-or-death moment as he finally has the Cowl's throat in his hands. Can he finish what he started? Is he willing to murder the man who was his mentor? If so...it ain't gonna be pretty.

STORY: JASON AARON

ART / COVER: JASON LATOUR

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

Dig further into the grim past of the biggest bastard of them all, and discover how Coach Boss came to be the most feared man in all Craw County.
SPAWN #249

STORY: TODD McFARLANE

ART: SZYMON KUDRANSKI

COVER: SZYMON KUDRANSKI & TODD McFARLANE

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

Jim faces off with Bludd and the costume, and the outcome is something no player expects. Meanwhile, a mysterious infestation infects the city of New York, paving the way for a monumental event.

STORY: JUSTIN JORDAN

ART / COVER: KYLE STRAHM

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

Ravello versus No, one-on-one.
TECH JACKET #5

STORY: JOE KEATINGE

ART / COVER: KHARY RANDOLPH & EMILIO LOPEZ

NOVEMBER 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

Zack Thompson entered the Colossal as Tech Jacket, but what will he leave as? Plus, his parents make a very important decision that could, like, seriously screw things up for him at a time when he REALLY doesn’t need it. Seriously.
TREES #7

STORY: WARREN ELLIS

ART / COVER: JASON HOWARD

NOVEMBER 12 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Chenglei's life is changing so quickly, under the shadow of the tree over Shu, that he doesn't know if he can keep up with it. He's worried that he's running headlong into something awful. He has no idea what's really waiting for him in the dark at the end of the line.
UMBRAL #11

STORY: ANTONY JOHNSTON

ART / COVER: CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

“IN NOBODY WE TRUST”—Only Rascal can save... Shayim and Munty?! But not before she decides it's time for a pretty drastic change. And that's not even mentioning what she sees in the blade, or who follows her into the woods. It's time to stand and fight!
VELVET #10

STORY: ED BRUBAKER

ART / COVER: STEVE EPTING & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

The second arc of BRUBAKER and EPTING's best-selling spy comic concludes with a bang! Velvet finds some of the answers she's been hunting, and a knife in the back!
A VOICE IN THE DARK: GET YOUR GUN #3 (of 5)

STORY / ART: LARIME TAYLOR

COVER A: LARIME TAYLOR & SYLV TAYLOR

COVER B: JAMAL IGLE & SYLV TAYLOR

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Romance blooms between Zoey and Rio, but Detective Dunst is closing in.

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99

From whispers to screams.

STORY: JIM ZUB

ART: STEVE CUMMINGS & JOHN RAUCH

COVER A: STEVE CUMMINGS & ROSS A. CAMPBELL

COVER B: PHILIP TAN

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

IMAGE COMICS'S SUPERNATURAL SENSATION! A storm rages across Tokyo while secrets are uncovered below the city streets.
WITCHBLADE #180

STORY: DAVID HINE

ART: LAURA BRAGA

COVER A: DALE KEOWN

COVER B: STJEPAN SEJIC

NOVEMBER 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

DARKNESS FALLS IN WITCHBLADE’S 19TH ANNIVERSARY! In another life Jackie Estacado was Sara Pezzini's lover and the father of her child. Now he has used the power of the Darkness to endanger the whole of human existence and only the Witchblade can stop him. Here at last is the untold story...the Death Of Jackie Estacado!
WYTCHES #2

STORY: SCOTT SNYDER

ART / COVER: JOCK

NOVEMBER 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

A busload of children disappears in the woods. A strange bite grows on a girl's neck. And the wytches are getting closer, creeping from the woods. Be there for the terrifying second chapter of the new smash hit, WYTCHES.
ZERO #12

STORY: ALES KOT

ART: ADAM GORHAM & JORDIE BELLAIRE

COVER: ADAM GORHAM & TOM MULLER

NOVEMBER 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

The Agency is back in play. The weaponized fungus spreads. An old incident brings repercussions.

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The Aardvark-Vanaheim Artist Editions begin here with the ten earliest pieces in the Cerebus Archive, six of them published and four of them never-before seen (pages 3 through 5 of the unpublished "Passage" story). Reproduced full size in crystal-clear, state of the art digital reproductions on glossy card stock. Cerebus Archive Artist's Editions are the closest you'll get to owning the actual Cerebus original artwork (that regularly sells for hundreds and hundreds of dollars) from the award-winning 300-issue series. (STK654905) (C: 0-1-0)

Portfolio, 11x17, 10pgs, B&W $89.00
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RACHEL RISING #20

(W/A/CA) Terry Moore

In a dramatic showdown, Rachel's killer is revealed! But the truth may be the final nail in Ra-chel's casket when she finally confronts her killer. Will she survive or is this really the end of an extraordinary woman? Find out in this powerful issue! (STK653650)

24pgs, B&W $3.99
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STRANGERS IN PARADISE OMNIBUS EDITION SC

(W/A/CA) Terry Moore

The greatest love story ever told is finally available in an affordable softcover omnibus edition! This two book package contains all 2,128 pages of Terry Moore's epic tale featuring Katchoo, Francine, David, and Casey as they face life's biggest challenges by facing them together. All 107 issues of the series are here, including the spin-offs Molly & Poo, Princess Warrior, When World's Collide, and David's Story. (STK610590) (APR130755)

SC, 7x10, 2128pgs, PC $100.00
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FEMFORCE #169

(W/A) Rock Baker & Various (CA) Will Meugniot, Paolo Bodini

As the FF clear the LA streets of Cianose Djab's zombie hordes, vampire queen Wampyr decides she must act before our heroines can uncover her plan for world domination. Plus, solo stories starring Synn, Tara back in her college days, and She-Cat encountering a pair of faces from the past. Ships with two covers: the Will Meugniot Wampyr-Vampire Queen cover and the She-Cat and Nightveil painted design by Paolo Bodini. (STK654848)

80pgs, B&W $9.95
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THE F1RST HERO #4

(W) Anthony Ruttgaizer (A) Phillip Sevy (CA) Lee Moder

The streets of Philadelphia have been turned into a war zone with Jake Roth standing at ground zero. All Jake wants now is to get home in one piece. But how will the extrahumans who saved him from being captured by the authorities react if he rejects an offer to join their insanity-fuelled revolution? The climatic final issue of the first arc of The F1rst Hero is here! (STK654837)

32pgs, FC (4 of 4) $3.99