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

SC, 7x10, 150pgs, B&W $14.99

From Detroit to Deathlok, Alter Ego is devoted to the comet-splashed career of artist Rich Buckler! He drew it all: Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Black Panther, Ka-Zar, Dracula, Morbius, and a zillion mighty Marvel covers; Batman, Hawkman, and other DC stars; Creepy & Eerie horror; and that’s just in the first half of the 1970s! Plus Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, Bill Schelly on comics fandom history, FCA (Fawcett Collector’s of America) section, and comics expert Hames Ware on fabulous Golden Age artist Rafael Astarita! All behind a great Deathlok painted cover by Buckler! (STL006363) (C: 0-1-1)

Magazine, 84pgs, FC $8.95
BACK ISSUE! #90

Back Issue spotlights Eighties Ladies! Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz’s Elektra Assassin, Dazzler, Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Lady Quark, Dan Mishkin’s Wonder Woman, William Messner-Loebs and Adam Kubert’s Jezebel Jade, and Somerset Holmes. Plus: Martha Thomases looks back at Marvel’s Dakota North! Featuring the work of Bruce Jones, John Romita Jr., Roger Stern, and many more, plus a previously unpublished 2003 Elektra Assassin cover by Sienkiewicz. (STL006367) (C: 0-1-1)

Magazine, 80pgs, FC $8.95
COMIC BOOK CREATOR #13

The illustrative greatness of Michael W. Kaluta is captured in a comprehensive interview with the artist, covering his early fans days; mastery of his signature character, The Shadow; development of Kaluta and Elaine Lee's Starstruck, work with his fellow legends from the Studio; and Michael's work as the quintessential Vertigo cover artist! Plus we feature an in-depth (and remarkably personal) talk with the amazing Ramona Fradon about her 65+ years in the comic book business, whether as artist on Aquaman, Metamorpho, Super-Friends, or Spongebob Squarepants! (STL006368) (C: 0-1-1)

Magazine, 84pgs, FC $8.95
JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #68

Jack Kirby Collector spotlights Key Kirby Characters! In it, we go decade-by-decade to examine pivotal characters Jack created throughout his career (including some that might surprise you)! Plus there’s a look at what would’ve happened if Kirby had never left Marvel Comics for DC, how Jack’s work has been repackaged over the decades, the 2015 Kirby Tribute Panel from WonderCon (featuring Neal Adams, Darwyn Cooke, Fred Van Lente, Crystal Skillman, and Len Wein), Mark Evanier and other regular columnists, and galleries of rare and unseen Kirby pencil art! All behind a recently-discovered 1960s Kirby illo of Dr. Doom, newly inked by Concrete's Paul Chadwick! (STL006369) (C: 0-1-1)

Magazine, 100pgs, FC $10.95
STARS OF THE MONTH
AGE OF TV HEROES HC

(W) Jason Hofius (A/CA) Alex Ross

Age of TV Heroes examines the history of the live-action television adventures of everyone’s favorite comic book heroes! This volume features the in-depth stories of the actors and behind-the-scene players that made the classic super-hero television programs we all grew up with. From The Adventures of Superman and Batman to The Tick and Smallville, it’s colorfully presented in vivid detail, lavishly designed with a bevy of color photographs. (STK369310) (DEC091015)

HC, 8x11, 192pgs, FC $39.95

(W) Jason Sacks

Jason Sacks and Keith Dallas coordinate this volume on the 1970s, covering all the pivotal moments and behind-the-scenes details of the emerging Bronze Age! You'll get a year-by-year account of the most significat publications, notable creators, and trends, including: the dawn of relevance with Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' Green Lantern, Jack Kirby's Fourth World saga, revisions to the Comics Code, Jeantte Kahn's arrival at DC, the coming of Jim Shooter, and the arrival of the Direct Market. (STK625456) (MAY141628)

HC, 8x11, 288pgs, FC $41.95

(W) Jim Amash (A) Matt Baker

In the early 1940s, Matt Baker became of one the earliest African-American comic book artists. But it wasn’t the color of his skin which made him such a significant figure in the history of the medium. Imagine Dave Stevens or Adam Hughes working in the ’40s, drawing a new story every month, and you’ll have a good idea of Matt Baker’s place in the industry throughout his career. Yet few of today’s comic book fans know of the artist or his work, because he died in 1959 at the young age of 38, just as the Silver Age of Comics was bringing in a new generation of readers. (STK434132) (JUN121310)

HC, 8x11, 192pgs, PC $39.95

(W) Eric Nolen-Weathington (A/CA) Jeff Smith

TwoMorrows Publishing profiles two of the most acclaimed artists of the past twenty years, Jeff Smith and Ron Garney. Smith is best known for his magnificent graphic novel series Bone, and Garney is one of the pioneers of the "widescreen" style of comics art. These career-spanning profiles feature artwork, reminiscences, and exclusive interviews that will give readers insight into the creative process. (STK402935) (DEC101098)

SC, 8x11, 120pgs, PC $15.95

(W) Glen Cadigan (A) Phil Jimenez & Various

The Titans Companion Volume 2 covers the return of the Teen Titans to the top of the sales charts and contains an in-depth section on the top-rated Cartoon Network series! Read what the producers and staff of the show have to say about adapting the Titans to the small screen! Plus, Chuck Dixon, Mark Waid, Karl Kesel, and John Byrne on writing the current generation of Titans and Neal Adams on redesigning Robin! (STK357741) (JAN083938)

SC, 8x11, 256pgs, B&W $26.95

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Mico Suayan (CA) TBD

Stranded on a mysterious desert island, Bloodshot is running for his life! But as he tries to make sense of his surroundings, he’s quickly discovering that this is no ordinary tropical getaway… Surrounded by decommissioned relics of the same bloodstained project that created him – World War II Bloodshot, Cold War Bloodshot, Vietnam Bloodshot, and other antiquated experiments – Bloodshot is about to find out where Project Rising Spirit sends it old soldiers to die. Can this seasoned band of killers trust each other long enough to survive the threats that lie in the jungle around them…and unlock the secret at the heart of the island’s existence before they’re each permanently retired?

This summer, superstar creators Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men) and Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN) send Bloodshot screaming into his most action-packed adventure yet as “BLOODSHOT ISLAND” ups the ante for the Valiant Universe’s most formidable man-at-arms!

FC, 32pgs SRP: $3.99
X-O MANOWAR #47

(W) Robert Venditti (A) TBD (CA) Phil Jimenez

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING POINT! The march toward the greatest Valiant milestone of all time starts here as X-O Manowar begins “LONG LIVE THE KING”!

They are The Torment – and their name means death. Thought to be a legend by the extraterrestrial empire called the Vine, they have now become Earth’s violent reality. They have traveled eons to reach us…in search of Aric of Dacia, the unstoppable X-O Manowar. How can Aric of Dacia defeat an omnipotent threat nearly as old as the universe itself? Will the X-O Manowar armor truly be our world’s salvation, just as the Vine’s myths foretold? Is this the beginning of the end for X-O Manowar…or the beginning of something bigger?

The countdown to X-O MANOWAR #50 starts now as Valiant visionary Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and blockbuster artist TBD launch our world’s most powerful hero into a battle with seismic implications for the future of the Valiant Universe!

FC, 32pgs. SRP; $3.99

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Clayton Crain (CA) Ryan Bodenheim, Clayton Crain, Clayton Henry, Ryan Lee, Tula Lotay, Ryan Sook

The most ambitious comics event of 2016 brings war to the 41st century – with Rai leading the charge!

Rai is smashing headfirst into New Japan with his team of hardened rebels – including the Eternal Warrior and a giant X-O Manowar mecha-armor that’s been dormant for centuries! But when Father transforms New Japan into a impenetrable space dragon as a defense of last resort, what hopes will the united heroes of 4001 A.D. have of freeing the citizens of New Japan from Father’s brutal reign? Will Rai have to destroy New Japan…to save it?

New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY II) and superstar artist Clayton Crain (X-Force) bring their starling vision of the year 4001 A.D. to new heights…with the fate of New Japan floating in the balance!

FC, 32pgs. SRP: $3.99

(W) Matt Kindt (A) CAFU (CA) David Mack

For the first time ever, witness the violent foundation of Father’s space-born utopia of New Japan…and, with it, the shocking genesis of the line of guardians that bear the name Rai! Born and bred by Father to enforce peace at any cost, follow the first Rai and his successors across two millennia as they chronicle the history of 4001 A.D. – from the launch of New Japan into orbit to the latest Rai’s crusade to bring it crashing back down to Earth!

Valiant mastermind Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and visionary artist CAFU (UNITY) bring the 41st century to life with a another, all-new jumping-on point revealing the sinister history of Father’s empire…before the dawn of 4001 A.D.!

FC, 32pgs. SRP: $3.99
WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #8

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Raul Allen (CA) Raul Allen

Earth’s immortal soldier thought he knew pain… And then he entered the depths of his enemy’s “LABYRINTH”…

The mysterious figure known only as the Dying One is on a mission to unlock the secrets of the Eternal Warrior’s immortality…and the only way he can accomplish it is to kill him over and over again! Trapped at the heart of a miles-long gauntlet of technologically inflicted cruelties and mechanical terrors designed to dissect, examine and analyze, Gilad has finally been cornered…and he’s about to realize that if he can’t escape, he’ll simply have to survive.

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and blistering artist Raul Allen (NINJAK) engineer the next terrifying chapter of the definitive Eternal Warrior epic of the year as “LABYRINTH” draws blood!

FC, 32pgs. SRP: $3.99

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Doug Braithwaite (CA) Ryan Lee

Once upon a time…in the year 4001 A.D…

Centuries ago, Bloodshot was the man called Ray Garrison…but, in the year 4001 A.D., Ray Garrison is no more. But the nanites that once thrived inside him endure still. With their master long since gone, the microscopic machines that once drove Bloodshot through every firefight, healed every wound, and calculated every outcome have one final directive left to execute…but what could they possibly want? And how will the forces of the future react when the infamous machine-man called Bloodshot returns to fight another day?

The future starts now as New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS) bring Bloodshot barreling into the 41st century of the Valiant Universe with an all-new, standalone tale at the epicenter of 4001 A.D.!

FC, 32pgs. SRP: $3.99

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Trevor Hairsine (CA) Adam Gorham, Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, Tom Muller

The world runs red!

Abram Adams’ former teammate ¬– the long-lost cosmonaut Myshka – has returned from deep space…and, seemingly overnight, the former Soviet Union has taken charge as the globe’s preeminent economic and military force. As the Western world grapples with the ensuing chaos and confusion of Russia’s rapid return to power, Divinity and Ninjak attempt to marshal resistance against an empire enabled by the god-like will of one of its own true believers. But nothing escapes the sight of the super-powered gods that now walk among us…and our fate will be forever decided when Myshka targets Divinity for control of our world’s destiny!

The sold-out sci-fi saga that forever changed the course of the Valiant Universe turns the world upside-down all over again as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and explosive artist Trevor Hairsine unleash an all-new chapter!

FC, 32pgs. SRP: $3.99

(W) Rafer Roberts (A) David Lafuente (CA) Monica Gallagher, Kano, David Lafuente, Rafer Roberts

We’re gonna need a bigger bag!

Archer and Armstrong – with the help of Mary-Maria and the Sisters of Perpetual Darkness – must stop Bacchus’ cavalcade of terror! Will our heroes be able to defeat this 40-foot foe before the party stops forever? Will Armstrong ever find that bottle of Lagavulin? Will we ever find out who or what Davey the Mackerel is?! The answers to two of these questions might possibly be found in this issue!

Be here as red-hot creators Rafer Roberts (Shutter) and David Lafuente (Ultimate Spider-Man) bring “IN THE BAG” to a close with a bang! Or a snap. However Armstrong’s satchel closes.

FC, 32pgs. SRP: $3.99

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Diego Bernard (CA) Mike Choi

“THE SIEGE OF KING’S CASTLE” spirals out of control!

Roku continues to tear down Ninjak’s world brick by brick…and, now, the world’s most dangerous MI-6 operative has just found himself disavowed, out in the cold, and on the run. With no allies left to turn to, can Colin King get his bearings before Roku takes everything – including his life?

New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY II) and rising star Diego Bernard (X-O MANOWAR) pull back the layers of Roku’s plan to destroy her bitterest enemy…and reveal a shocking secret at the heart of Ninjak’s identity here as the walls fall around “THE SIEGE OF KING’S CASTLE”!

FC, 32pgs. SRP: $3.99

(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Clayton Hery, Francis Portela, Pere Perez (CA) Raul Allen

From the award-winning team that brought you ARCHER & ARMSTRONG comes a

centuries-spanning race against the clock! Join New York Times bset-selling writer Fred Van Lente and acclaimed artists Clayton Henry, Francis Portela, and Pere Pérez and find out why Wired says "This long-overdue series is Ivar's time to shine…"

At this very moment in Geneva, Switzerland, history is being made. A thousand meters underground inside the Large Hadron Collider, researcher Neela Sethi is about to discover time travel – and jeopardize her life in the process. But she doesn’t know that yet. Ten minutes from now, every deadbeat chrononaut, wannabe conqueror, and misguided protector of the timestream will be banging down her door. Good thing that the legendary Ivar, Timewalker, got there first…right? Now it’s down to history’s most jaded, most tempestuous time traveler to stop the worst of everything that is, was, and will be… before time runs out!

Collecting IVAR, TIMEWALKER #1–12 along with 20+ pages of rarely seen designs,

process art, and extras in deluxe, oversized hardcover.

HC, FC, 320pgs. SRP: $39.99

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Robert Gill, with CAFU and Francis Portela (CA) Robert Gill

X-O MANOWAR AND NINJAK GO DEEP UNDERCOVER FOR… “THE KILL LIST”!

With two kingdoms now under his command, Aric of Dacia has pledged loyalty to his adopted nation – the United States of America – and now America has given him a new mission: destroy The Vine’s network of humanoid alien agents, once and for all. To do it, he’ll have to turn to the one man among us he can trust…his own former enemy, the deadly MI-6 operative called Ninjak!

Meanwhile, The Vine’s most militant warrior, Commander Trill, is readying a

counterattack…and what happens next will shake the Valiant Universe to its core. Can X-O Manowar and Ninjak cut their way to the source of this stealth attack before all is lost?

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL

WARRIOR) and explosive artists Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH), Francis Portela (Green Lantern), and CAFU (IMPERIUM) prepare the next salvo in X-O MANOWAR’s unfolding epic!

Collecting X-O MANOWAR #43–46, X-O MANOWAR: COMMANDER TRILL #0, and X-O MANOWAR 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1.

SC, FC, 160pgs. SRP: $19.99

(W) Garth Ennis (A/CA) Ashley Wood

From legendary writer Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Eisner Award-winning artist Ashley Wood (Zombies Vs. Robots), discover the acclaimed series that inspired the hit Shadowman video game series – collected here for the first time ever!

Jack Boniface died last night. The ruthless Tommy Lee Bones and his band of outlaw escapees from the Deadside have come to pass sentence on the citizens of New Orleans one miserable soul at a time…and they've started with the Shadowman! Now, New Orleans needs a new protector, someone with the quick eye, steady hands, and steely nerve needed to kill the dead again. But when the voodoo powers that guide the Shadowman turn to a stone-cold killer with a mysterious past known only as Zero to take up the mask things will turn out deadlier than anyone could possibly have imagined…

Collecting Shadow Man (1997) #1–4, along with Shadowman Presents: Deadside #1–3 and featuring never before seen sketches, designs and process art straight out of the Valiant vaults!

SC, FC, 192pgs. SRP: $19.99

(W) J. David Spurlock (A/CA) Frank Frazetta

Vampirella, Weird Science, Dejah Thoris: No one renders exotic women better than Frazetta, the World's greatest Fantasy artist. Until now, only the most ardent collectors possessed the elusive grail items from the short period of Frazetta's early-1960s Men's magazine and risqué paperback illustrations. Often selling for hundreds of dollars each, these rare publications bridged Frazetta's exodus from traditional comics, to his now-legendary Conan, and Death Dealer paintings. Now, in an affordable volume, Vanguard presents the most complete collection ever, of rare, vintage, Sensuous Frazetta. Available in a regular hardcover and Deluxe Hardcover (with bonus 16-page folio and slipcase) editions. (STK692867)

MATURE THEMES

RES. from Previews Vol. XXV #11 (NOV151729)

HARDCOVER—HC, 8.5x11, 160pgs, FC $39.95

DLX SLIPCASE ED—HC, 8.5x11, 176pgs, FC $69.95
WALLY WOOD JUNGLE ADV JIM KING & ANIMAN HC

(W/A/CA) Wallace Wood

Before Marvel's Wolverine, before DC's Animal Man, Hall of Fame comics creator Wallace "Wally" Wood created Animan! After years of development, shortly after leaving Daredevil to launch the THUNDER Agents, Wood unveiled his Animan masterpiece in early issues of his ground-breaking self-published magazine, Witzend. Vanguard continues their Wood Classics series with nearly 200 pages of Wood jungle comics spanning from the Golden Age through the 1960s with Animan, Jim King, Sabu, and much more. Available in a regular hardcover and Deluxe Hardcover (with bonus 16-page folio and slipcase) editions. (STK692878)

MATURE THEMES

RES. from Previews Vol. XXV #11 (NOV151731)

HARDCOVER—HC, 8.5x11, 160pgs, FC $39.95

DLX SLIPCASE ED—HC, 8.5x11, 176pgs, FC $69.95
VERTICAL COMICS
MYSTERIOUS GIRLFRIEND X VOLUME 2 GN

(W/A/CA) Riichi Ueshiba

A high school romance comedy based on the allure and co-dependence between two outcasts which inspired a hit animation currently available in English by Sentai Films and CrunchyRoll.

Akira Tsubaki happens to fall hard for Mikoto Urabe, who just transferred into his class. This obsession eventually leads to Akira building uo an extremely high fever. Urabe claims the cause is lovesickness which only she can cure. Vertical will be releasing each of the 6 volumes of this series in 440-page omnibus paperbacks collecting two volumes of the Japanese edition with each book featuring color plates, letters to the author and extra comics that were never translated before. (STL005596) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 5x8, 440pgs, B&W $15.95
NINJA SLAYER VOLUME 5 GN

(W) Bradley Bond & Various (A/CA) Yuuki Yogo

Ninja Slayer is the latest project from the team behind mega-hits such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gurren Lagaan, and the new Cartoon Network hit Kill la Kill. A ninja-exploitation project the manga is one part of a broad media-mix campaign that includes an animated TV series, novels, and a toy line. A futuristic sci-fi action tale of ninja on ninja warfare in the hard-knocks Tokyo suburb of Neo-Saitama. Rogue ninja, Ninja Slayer, fights criminals and other ninjas to maintain order in this lawless region of Japan. (STL005594) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: Not available in Australia and New Zealand.

MATURE THEMES

SC, 200pgs, PC $12.95
STARS OF THE MONTH
NINJA SLAYER GN'S

(W) Bradley Bond & Various (A/CA) Yuuki Yogo

Ninja Slayer is the latest project from the team behind mega-hits such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gurren Lagaan, and the new Cartoon Network hit Kill la Kill. A ninja-exploitation project, this manga release is based directly off the original web novels by Bradley Bond. A futuristic sci-fi action tale of ninja on ninja warfare in the hard-knocks Tokyo suburb of Neo-Saitama. Rogue ninja, Ninja Slayer, fights criminals and other ninjas to maintain order in this lawless region of Japan. (STK682993) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Australia and New Zealand.

MATURE THEMES

VOLUME 1: MACHINE OF VENGEANCE (AUG151799)—SC, 200pgs, PC $12.95

VOLUME 2: LAST GIRL STANDING (OCT151772)—SC, 200pgs, PC $12.95

(W/A/CA) Hajime Segawa

High school girl Rinka Urushiba wakes up to find out she has attained extra-sensory powers, and eventually comes to use them against other espers who have begun wage havoc on Tokyo. Tokyo ESP is a fast-paced sci-fi action series featuring lots of well drawn and choreographed action, mixed in with surreal comedic scenes. Fully utilizing its youthful cast and themes of ESP and the paranormal, ESP is a very upbeat modern comic that should appeal to an audience much broader than just the anime/manga community. (STL005595) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: Not available in Australia and New Zealand.

SC, 416pgs, PC $15.95

(W) Hajime Iseyama, Hiroshi Seko

Another YA fantasy title based off the best-selling manga Attack on Titan. A sequel to the manga following two of the original comic’s most beloved characters — Mikasa and Annie — in a side story of their own set within the original Attack on Titan world. By expanding on both the comics and the animated TV series, Lost Girls gives a more complete look at the women of Attack on Titan. (STL005597)

SC, 240pgs, B&W $12.95

(W) Ryo Kawakami (A/CA) Range Murata

Another YA fantasy title based off the best-selling manga Attack on Titan! A sequel to the manga featuring a new cast and setting and an original story within the Titan universe, it should attract new readers particularly with its strong female lead. With Wall Maria breeched, communities within the Quinta district have been cut off from each other creating famine and chaos. A young field commander named Rita is tasked with a mission to reconnect transit across the massive district while putting her troops and residence right in the vanguard as Titans descend on her town. (STK677807)

PART 1 (JUN151637)—SC, 200pgs, PC $10.95

PART 2 (JUL151706)—SC, 200pgs, PC $10.95
ATTACK ON TITAN: BEFORE THE FALL NOVEL