Previews #331 (vol. XXVI #4) previews publications

(CA) Marco Lorenzana, Salvador Velazquez

Prepare yourself to be - OVERTAKEN!The final issue of Overtaken is here but that doesn't mean the action has subsided! Will and Jesse make their last ditch effort to escape this war torn planet and get back to Earth. However, they'll need to survive one last round with the aliens before they can go. And even if they make it out alive, they still need to live through the harrowing journey home!

Written and created by Frank Mastromauro, featuring artwork by the talented newcomer Marco Lorenzana, OVERTAKEN is going to take your breath away and leave you gasping for more!

32pg, FC (5 of 5) $3.99

(W) Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, Max Brooks, Kieron Gillen, Christos Gage

(A) Kevin O’Neill, Raulo Caceres, Michael DiPascale, Ignacio Calero, Gabriel Andrade

(CA) Kevin O’Neill, Michael DiPascale, Raulo Caceres, Ignacio Calero, Gabriel Andrade

Welcome once again to the theatre of the macabre! Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill are your hosts as the finest creators in all of comics join us in an anthology to end all anthologies. Cinema Purgatorio is the ongoing monthly series which brings together the powerhouse creators to tell stories that only Avatar Press could. These tales claw into your brain and nest there as you attempt to recover from the horrors you’ve witnessed. Illustrated in stark moody black & white, every page of this series is filled with visions from the minds of your favorite creators. Every issue is perfect-bound, with no ads, and all of the works are very long-form, there are no collections planned before 2018. Jump in now and embrace the new future of comics. The one of which Alan Moore has always dreamed. It's here, now. Hiding in the dark corner. Welcome to Cinema Purgatorio.

Now playing:

Cinema Purgatorio—Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill take a trip through the dark recesses of cinema, the people behind it, the damage it has done, and the story of one woman forced to bare her soul, one short film at a time. Every issue and every story is radically different yet all weaved into one tapestry of breathtaking complexity as only Alan Moore could do.

A More Perfect Union—Max Brooks and Michael DiPascale bring Max's heavily-researched and period authentic story of the Civil War to life. But this time, the South has been invaded by Giant Insects.

Code Pru—Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres continue the night shift FDNY paramedic Pru as she tries to grasp the scope of her job. Like how to offer Frankenstein's monster medical assistance.

Modded—Kieron Gillen and Ignacio Calero serve up a future where monsters are pitted against each other, with a goal of catching them all? This issue - Bloody Susan and Mr Boom have to show Fringe the way to get a new daemon!

The Vast—Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade bring a new kind of giant monster story to life! Apex is not only seemingly impossible to kill, but he leaves a trail of mutation and new monsters in his wake!

Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies. Now please take your seat, the finest comics in the world are about to begin.

MATURE THEMES

REGULAR—48pgs, B&W $5.99

A MORE PERFECT UNION—48pgs, B&W $5.99

CODE PRU—48pgs, B&W $5.99

MODDED—48pgs, B&W $5.99

THE VAST—48pgs, B&W $5.99

ANCIENT TOME PREMIUM—48pgs, B&W $9.99
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(W) Alan Moore (A/CA) Jacen Burrows

The world of H.P. Lovecraft has begun to invade the mind of Robert Black. His quest began as project to write a book but the more he is exposed to these horrors the closer to the edge of insanity he is pushed. The cracks in the world seem to be widening as he nears some inexplicable crescendo of horror. Alan Moore and artist Jacen Burrows have created the most realized version of Moore’s Lovecraftian vision ever published. Fans and classical scholars have flocked to the pages of Providence to decipher the many layers of story being told in this masterpiece. Moore has written every cover detail, every single page, and every nuance of this work to create an unforgettable series. Fans of Moore’s immersive style and meticulous grasp of storytelling will be thrilled to add this essential piece of comics history to their collections! Available with Regular, Pantheon, Portrait, Dreamscape Wraparound, Women of HPL, and a special Ancient Tome Incentive cover, all by collaborator Jacen Burrows.

MATURE THEMES

REGULAR—40pgs, FC (9 of 12) $4.99

DREAMSCAPE WRAPAROUND—40pgs, FC (9 of 12) $4.99

PANTHEON—40pgs, FC (9 of 12) $4.99

PORTRAIT—40pgs, FC (9 of 12) $4.99

WOMEN OF HPL—40pgs, FC (9 of 12) $4.99
PROVIDENCE #7—WEIRD PULP CVR

(W) Alan Moore (A) Jacen Burrows

(CA) Jacen Burrows & Michael DiPascale

For the first time in PREVIEWS, copies of this incredibly creepy, fully-painted, Weird Pulp cover of Providence #7 are available. Limited to just 1,000 copies.

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40pgs, FC $9.99

(W) Mike Costa (A) Emiliano Urdinola (CA) Jacen Burrows

The world of God Is Dead has explored incredible miseries at the whims of the returned gods of legend. Jonathan Hickman’s universe of divine materialization has captivated readers and Mike Costa has turned that flicking light into a raging bonfire. The god-weary world has come to the final chapter in this original mythological mash-up. Now as the Trickster gods unleash the power of the god-killers, the fate of both divine and mortal have come to the end of the line. Join us as the last chapter of God Is Dead unwinds and the final pieces of the puzzle fall into place. The end is nigh! This volume collects issues #43-48 of the God is Dead series. (C: 0-1-2)

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SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC $19.99

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(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Martin Tunica

(CA) Martin Tunica, Raulo Caceres, Emilio Laiso, Michael DiPascale

Simon Spurrier barrels towards the ultimate confrontation in this penultimate issue of his startlingly original tale taking Alan Moore’s Crossed +100 characters. The master plan of the Crossed is starting to take shape. Are we seeing the careful machinations of a prophet long dead unfold or is this a true step forward in the bloodthirsty Crossed’s evolution? Future Taylor uncovers the hidden truth behind the horror as this powerful tale continues to develop. Take the world of the Crossed, which nearly wiped out all of humanity, and allow Alan Moore to decipher how civilization will evolve from there. The end result is Crossed +100, a wholly original take on the future of the Crossed world that is so immersive it has its own language and multiple cultures developed within. Available with a Regular, Crossed Wires by Martin Tunica, Wishful Fiction and American History X covers by Raulo Caceres, Fairy Tale cover by Emilio Laiso, and Horrific Homage by Michael DiPascale.

MATURE THEMES

REGULAR—32pgs, FC $3.99

FAIRY TALE—32pgs, FC $3.99

AM. HIST. X WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC $3.99

CROSSED WIRES—32pgs, FC $3.99

HORRIFIC HOMAGE—32pgs, FC $3.99

WISHFUL FICTION—32pgs, FC $3.99
WAR STORIES #19

(W) Garth Ennis (A) Thomas Aria (CA) Thomas Aria, Matt Martin

In the dark days of winter, 1940, a handful of pilots show up at a remote Royal Air Force base in rural England. Some are British, some are Poles, Czechs, French, Australians, Canadians- the orphans of Nazi-occupied Europe and the children of the Empire. No other squadron wants them; they don't even like each other much. Which is unfortunate, because they're about to take to the deadly night skies at the height of the Blitz- Hitler's dreadful aerial onslaught on the cities of Britain. Part one of the four-part Vampire Squadron, by Garth Ennis and Tomas Aira. Available with Regular, Wraparound Covers by Thomas Aria, Good Girl Nose Art, Battle Damage Retailer Incentive Covers by Matt Martin.

MATURE THEMES

REGULAR—32pgs, FC $3.99

WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC $3.99

GOOD GIRL NOSE ART—32pgs, FC $3.99
CROSSED: BADLANDS #99

(W) Christos Gage (A) Emiliano Urdinola

(CA) Raulo Caceres, Daniel Gete, Michael DiPascale, German Nobile

Smokey the alpha-Crossed has seen the future. He envisions a civilization based upon his particular visions of widespread cruelty and horror. And now he intends to see that masterwork of misery paint the world in blood. This is a new startling story from the mind of screenwriter Christos Gage as he takes us to a place like no other – inside the mind of a monster. Enjoy a terrifying tale from the world of the Crossed and beware what horrors are waiting for you around the next corner. There is no help and there is no hope. There is only the Crossed. Available with Regular & Torture Cover by Raulo Caceres, Wraparound Cover by Daniel Gete, Art Deco Cover by Michael DiPascale, C-Day Worldwide Cover by German Nobile, and Red Crossed Incentive Cover also by Caceres.

MATURE THEMES

REGULAR—32pgs, FC $3.99

WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC $3.99

TORTURE—32pgs, FC $3.99

C-DAY WORLDWIDE—32pgs, FC $3.99

ART DECO—32pgs, FC $9.99

(W) Pj Haarsma, Alan Tudyk (A/CA) Sarah Stone

The survivors of a brutal alien invasion converge on the last military base on Earth. Ambushed and outgunned, pilot Cash Wayne and Captain James Raaker have to figure out how to escape in a spaceship no one has ever flown! Firefly stars Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion explore the world of "Spectrum," the cancelled-too-soon show-within-a-show from their hit web series, Con Man! (STL006721)

SARAH STONE COVER A—32pgs, FC $3.99

COLLEEN DORAN COVER B—32pgs, FC $3.99

PHIL NOTO COVER C—32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) M. M. Chen (A) Joe Benitez, Peter Steigerwald (CA) Joe Benitez & Various

Lady Mechanika's investigation into the deaths of "undesirable" children in Mechanika City triggers an unexpected reaction from her subconscious self. But are they truly lost memories finally surfacing after so many years, or just simple nightmares? (STL005973)

32pgs, FC (2 of 2) $3.99

(W/A/CA) James Kochalka

When the incredibly conceited Elf Cat goes on a quest for the Ice Sword with his magical friend Tennis Ball, they will face dragons, magical hot dogs, snowflake princesses, and confront their feelings! If you find love in many places, can you see it when it is right in front of you? (STL006739)

HC, 6x9, 100pgs, B&W $15.00

(W) J. M. Barrie, Stephen White (A/CA) Stephen White

In this graphic novel, Stephen White goes back to the very heart of Barrie’s original tale to create a story that is dark, magical, charming, and authentic. The stunning illustrations draw on original, authentic features from the locations that inspired Barrie to write his tale including Moat Brae House in Dumfries and the garden where he played as a boy. In choosing the format of a graphic novel for this retelling, Stephen White has created a new and exciting version of Peter Pan that is like nothing that has been done before. (STL006255) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 12x16, 96pgs, FC $19.95

(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A/CA) Tyler Boss

The epic third installment of this tale of children with bad ideas brings us chemistry classes, remote control cars, and poorly planned capers. And there's a dog. (STL006866)

32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Steve Niles (A/CA) Christopher Mitten

The crew of the Starship Venture, who blur the line between private eye and bounty hunter, have been hired by a high-ranking Senator to retrieve his teenage daughter after she's run off to join a mysterious religious cult on a moon of Jupiter. When they arrive on the once-colonized moon, though, they discover it abandoned. And haunted. Collects issues #1-4. (STL006864)

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112pgs, FC $12.99
JADE STREET PROTECTION SERVICES #1

(W) Katy Rex (A) Fabian Lelay (CA) Annie Wu, Kiki Jenkins

In this new series that mashes The Breakfast Club with Sailor Moon, Kai, Saba, Noemi, Divya, and Emma are (bad) students at Matsdotter Academy, an elite private school for magical girls. When they all meet for the first time in a totally unfair detention, these punk rock witch delinquents cut class and discover the fates Matsdotter has in store for them are even more sinister than they suspected. With JSPS, the creative team of writer Katy Rex, penciler/inker Fabian Lelay, colorist Mara Jayne Carpenter, and series cover artists Annie Wu and Kiki Jenkins channel Black Mask's edgy, subversive sensibility into a whipsmart adventure for delinquents young and old. (STL006863)

32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Rich Johnston

It's Comic Con season and this issue we dive into the deep end of comic culture! We're talking everything from Cosplay to the best Comic related foods! We go in depth with Dark Horse on their latest projects and look ahead to the 35th anniversary of this powerhouse publisher. In this issue of Bleeding Cool Magazine, Rich Johnston will preview the gotta have SDCC exclusives and events before anyone else and will reveal his own favorite comic book related foods and sundries. If you want to be in the know about the can't miss comics on the horizon, this is the place to be! This issue will also look at film, gaming, and bring you our Price Guide feature looking at the books that are jumping from quarter boxes and into CGC sleeves! Bleeding Cool Magazine delivers an in-depth, fun look at the industry, as well as creator-driven interviews only to be found in our print edition on a bi-monthly schedule. (STL007136) (C: 0-1-2)

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96pgs, FC $5.99
BLUE JUICE COMICS
THE ACCELERATORS: RELATIVITY #2

(W) R.F.I. Porto (A) Gavin Smith (CA) Gavin Smith, Tim Yates

Our band of heroes has been split up and scattered across time! In the 88th Century, the crazed adult Spatz plots to change history by killing his younger self. Meanwhile, thousands of years earlier, teenage Spatz continues his fight against the marauding time criminals, not realizing the true danger that waits for him. (STL006899)

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32pgs, FC (2 of 5) $3.99
AETHER AND EMPIRE #3

(W) Michael Horan (A) Bong Dazo (CA) Tim Yates

At the height of Victoria's reigN, a scientific expedition to Mars has vanished and the daring rescue mission is now a race against time and space. When control is wrested from fellow scientists and given to a heroic crew of Her Majesty's Navy, can the two groups work together to save the men of the first voyage? Amidst an uneasy truce between men of science and men of action, the secret expedition to Mars begins, and makes an incredible and terrifying discovery. (STL006892)

32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Tony Digerolamo, James Lloyd (A) Jason Ho, James Lloyd (CA) Jason Ho

Marge is back in blue and back on the beat, when she teams up with Chief Wiggum to find out why all the donuts in Springfield have gone missing! Then, Bart and Milhouse get ready to battle man, beast, and long lines on the eve of a brand-new video game release. (STL006744)

32pgs, FC $3.99

(W/A/CA) Matt Groening

Fry, Leela, Bender and the whole Planet Express crew deliver priority laughs and overnight comedy with this annual calendar that will hurl you into the vast unknown mystery of space and explore every moment of your future — one day at a time. (STL006745)

12x12, 24pgs, FC $15.99

Oscar Wilde once said, "Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event." Well, Matt Groening is about to make your humdrum lives a little more exciting. Resist the mundane and take a daily journey through the odd and unexpected. (STL006747)$14.99

(W/A) Derek Drymon & Various (CA) Shawn Martinbrough

Nautical Noir! In an issue featuring only the colors black, white, and yellow, Bikini Bottom is revealed as a soggy center of underwater crime, suspense, and paranoia. In "The Wrong Sponge," SpongeBob is framed for the crime of vase-theft! And only Patrick can save him-so he's sunk. Then in "On the Lam," meet a thief pursued across the oceans by this one relentless little square guy. And once you read "The Clarinet of Dr. Calamari," you'll never look at octopi, reed instruments, or German Expressionist cinema the same! Plus: learn why Mermaid Man fears Crime Gully, see Patrick solve a non-crime, and more! (STL006751)

32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Graham Annable & Various (A) Neal Adams & Various (CA) Jerry Ordway

United Plankton's annual Swimtacular is a saturated celebration of super heroics! In "SpongeBob BabysitterPants" Mermaid Man is turned into a mewling infant in a Mermalair mishap. And guess who babysits him? Then comics legend Neal Adams depicts a new more relevant, more groovy Mermaid Man in a story we didn't have to call "The Green Harpoon's Challenge!" Also: advertisements for next year's Saturday morning cartoon cause a crisis in SpongeBob's life, Pearl has a comic convention at the Krusty Krab, and Patrick becomes the new embarrassingly clad hero Speed o' Lightning! (STL006752)

48pgs, FC $4.99

(W) Chynna Clugston-Flores (A) Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

(CA) Mingjue Chen, Brooke Allen

What’s to Love: We adore DC’s Gotham Academy and it’s been on our wish list to have them somehow meet the Lumberjanes. From the great characters to the fun stories, we saw a world in which these two groups could coexist. Fast forward and here we are—the crossover event we’ve dreamed about and can’t wait to bring to you!

What It Is: Something sinister is happening at a mysterious building deep in the woods, drawing the Lumberjanes and the Gotham Academy kids separately to investigate. Is it a weird cabin? An abandoned asylum? The two groups band together to find out what exactly is going on. Featuring a connecting subscription cover by Brooke Allen!

32pgs, FC (1 of 6) $3.99

(W) Charles Soule (A) Greg Scott, Soo Lee

(CA) Greg Scott, Scott Newman

What’s to Love: Writer Charles Soule (Daredevil, Civil War) crafted a mind-bending story about how chaos math kept New York City from collapsing under itself. Presented for the first time as a limited series, each oversized issue of Strange Attractors features 30 pages of content, including new, never-before-seen bonus story pages.

What It Is: Dr. Brownfield believes that a series of cataclysmic events are coming to New York City, and someone has to keep the city safe after he’s gone. Enter Heller Wilson, a brilliant mathematics student, who discovers that his ailing, perhaps insane, mentor has been saving New York City from societal collapse by a series of “adjustments,” a la the Butterfly Effect. But now, all signs point toward an impending disaster. Can Wilson take what little he’s learned and save the city in time?

32pgs, FC (1 of 5) $3.99

(W) R.J. Ryan (A/CA) David Marquez

What’s to Love: We couldn’t miss the opportunity to revisit one of Civil War II artist David Marquez’s first creator-owned projects with a fresh, new, serialized presentation and published for the first time in color!

What It Is: In mid-21st-century Northern California, prosperous technology executive George Joyner stands on the brink of revolutionizing life in America (again) with his latest high-flying invention. But just as business booms, George’s private life begins to implode, with devastating consequences for his wife Sonya, their children Rochester and Michelle, and Sonya’s ailing father, David.

32pgs, FC (1 of 4) $3.99
THE CLOUD OGN HC

(W) Kostas Zachopoulos (A/CA) Vincenzo Balzano

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What’s to Love: From Archaia, the publisher of fine fantasy stories like Mouse Guard and Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, comes a grand adventure story filled with unexpected allies and enemies alike. The Cloud is an original graphic novel that beautifully examines themes of strength, bravery, love, and loss. Fans of Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet or the beloved children’s fantasy The Never Ending Story will delight in The Cloud.

What It Is: “What is a wish?” That is the question the boy must answer for himself as he and his loyal wolf, Cloud, embark on a grand voyage to find the boy’s father and return the wish that was stolen from him. The Cloud is a beautiful, and at times, heartbreaking journey of a reluctant hero forced to outwit a cast of colorful characters: a thieving girl, bizarre creatures from the Great Before, and the Mad King. It’s a quest of self-discovery where the boy will learn that not all wishes can or should come true.

HC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $24.99

(W) John Mahoney, Filip Sablik (A/CA) Thomas Nachlik

ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR AUGUST 2016!

What’s to Love: Would you want to live forever? What if you didn’t have a choice? That’s the premise behind Last Mortal, a story that also hammers home that every choice we make has its consequences.

What It Is: Alec King is a born loser and a career failure. When he and his criminal partner get in over their heads with an attempted assassination of a mayoral candidate, Alec hits rock bottom and takes his own life...only to discover he cannot die! Recollecting the hard-hitting noir tale of revenge, this edition offers the complete four-issue series now fully colored along with a brand-new epilogue.

SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC $19.99

(W) Frank J. Barbiere (A) Christopher Peterson (CA) Christian Ward

ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR JULY 2016!

What’s to Love: Broken World is a gripping sci-fi thriller and survival adventure from writer Frank J. Barbiere (Five Ghosts, Avengers World) and co-creator/artist Christopher Peterson (Grindhouse, Mayday) that explores the lives of people left behind in the apocalypse, great for fans of Y: The Last Man or The Massive.

What It Is: With a meteor days away from causing an extinction-level event on Earth, time is running out for Elena Marlowe. While most of the planet's population and her family were approved by the government to escape on one of the giant spaceships headed to another planet, her application was denied due to her mysterious past. With the meteor fast approaching, Elena desperately tries to find a way to fake her way onto the last ship or else be left behind to die with the rest of Earth's rejected denizens. Collects the complete limited series.