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

32pgs, FC (3 of 4) $3.95

(W) Benny Powell, Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach (A) Tina Francisco & Various (CA) Mark Evans

YouTube superstar Markiplier embarks on a cross-dimensional adventure when he actives a mysterious watch sent to him by a "fan." He finds himself sucked into the world of Red Giant comics, featuring such characters as Tesla and the demigods from Wayward Sons! Will he survive long enough to make it home? Fast approaching 11.5 million subscribers, Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach stars in his first comic book adventure! (STL006625)

32pgs, FC (1 of 4) $3.99

(W/A/CA) Micheline Hess

Lily Brown is a bright, curious, energetic young girl from Queens, New York. When her mom forces her to stay home for the summer and do chores, Lily fumes. Little did she know that the greasy oven in the kitchen was going to give her more excitement and adventure than she could possibly handle. (STL006256) (C: 0-1-0)

HC, 12x16, 96pgs, FC $14.95

(W) J.P. Roth (A) Dawn McTeigue (CA) Eric Basaldua

Tae Rayne clutches the jar that holds the soul of the dear friend, ripped from her arms. Looking only for peace and sweet sleep, she stumbles down into the sewers deep beneath Los Angeles, and the memories and nightmares take over as she drifts between this life and the next. The Gaians live in these dark passages, these humans are the cast-off's, the souls that did not link to the REM. A group of these dregs realize who she is and tell her of how they all watched as "the blonde haired beauty" was called a traitor and a whore before she was cut from life and the REM. Now more than ever Tae is determined to find the one they call "The Eye." (STL006627)

MATURE THEMES

24pgs, FC $3.99
SCOUT COMICS
ELASTICATOR #4

(W) A.C. Medina (A/CA) Kevin Shah

Chaos continues to reign as Detective Amparo Alvarez gains new support for her crusade through the streets of Brooklyn. Brother V's forces grow as he steadily seizes control of the city but hope is on the horizon in the form of a new alliance. With the loss of his dear friend Tiggy and his city under new rule, can our hero bounce back from the brink of death? (STL006112) (C: 0-0-1)

32pgs, FC (4 of 8) $3.99

(W/A/CA) Kristen Gudsnuk

Everyone is talking about Henchgirl, including io9 ("A terribly fun read")! Mary Posa used to hate her job. But maybe being a henchgirl for a supervillain isn't so bad after all. Until an annoying Magical Girl shows up in Crepe City, deciding to clean up the streets, and steal Mary's... love interest. Well, it's not like they were officially an item or anything. He's free to date whomever he'd like. Ugh. Men. (STL006113) (C: 0-0-1)

32pgs, FC $3.99

(W/A/CA) C.R. Mountain

If you crossed Calvin & Hobbes with Lord of the Rings, it's very likely that the result would be Sabretooth Dan! Check out the sword and sorcery comic that stars an orphan with both sabreteeth and an over-active imagination in a LOTR-like world! In the conclusion of Dan's first mini-series, he finds himself in the thick of the action, and he learns that you should be careful what you wish for! An all-ages classic in the making! (STL006114) (C: 0-0-1)

32pgs, B&W (3 of 3) $3.99

(W) Joseph Illidge, Brendan Deneen (A) N. Steven Harris (CA) Andrew Dalhouse, N. Steven Harris

Originally published by Marvel Comics and written by Stan Lee, Solarman returns after a twenty-five year hiatus! Ben Tucker is a teenage hacker going after the wealthy and corrupt, fighting bullies, and living in his father's basement. When a mysterious alien attacks a space station conducting secret experiments, Ben is accidentally exposed to extraterrestrial technology and imbued with nuclear-based power. Now Ben Tucker is a fugitive from the police, an alien menace, and a paramilitary division hunting him down, with the intention to capture...or kill. (STL006062)

32pgs, FC (1 of 5) $3.99

(W) H. P. Lovecraft (A/CA) I. N. J. Culbard

Innsmouth: a crumbling Massachusetts seaport shadowed in rumor and suspicion. A town inhabited by sullen and hostile people with disturbing, amphibian looks. Passing through Innsmouth on a genealogical tour of New England, a young man makes an ill-advised attempt to unravel the town's long-veiled history. What unfolds is a terrifying tale of a town transformed by its interaction with a monstrous aquatic civilization. As Innsmouth's murky history is brought to light, the narrator learns that the town's mysterious past is tied to his own family history. It is a revelation that has chilling consequences for the present — and for the future. (STK697526) (C: 0-1-0)

RES. from Previews Vol. XXVI #1 (JAN161627)

SC, 7x10, 120pgs, FC $19.95
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
A CENTAUR'S LIFE VOLUME 9 GN

(W/A/CA) Kei Murayama

Himeno is a sweet, shy girl, who, like many teens her age, struggles with the trials and tribulations of attending high school. The difference is she's a centaur; but she's not alone. In fact, all of her classmates are supernatural creatures, sporting either horns, wings, tails, halos, or some other unearthly body appendage. Yet despite their fantastical natures, Himeno and her best friends — the dragon-winged Nozomi, and Kyoko with her spiraled horns — are down-to earth, fun-loving teenagers who grapple with issues of life and love in a mostly normal daily school setting. (STL005339) (C: 0-1-0)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W $12.99
AKUMA NO RIDDLE: RIDDLE STORY OF DEVIL VOLUME 4 GN

(W) Yun Kouga (A/CA) Sunao Minakata

At Myojo Academy, an elite all-girls boarding school, the Class Black is comprised of thirteen students, twelve of whom are assassins. Their prey is the thirteenth student, Haru Ichinose, an upbeat girl who vows to survive school and graduate unharmed! Enter Tokaku Azuma, a cold-blooded killer who transfers from another school to kill Haru. What should have been a routine hit turns into a far more complicated affair as Tokaku is unable to pull the trigger on Haru. As Tokaku copes with her strange, budding feelings, will she decide to protect Haru's life from the other assassins or to end it? (STL005340) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 5x7, 164pgs, B&W $12.99

(W/A/CA) Kore Yamazaki

Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fated encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus," a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice — and his wife! (STL005341) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W $12.99

(W) Yuki Amemiya (A/CA) Ichihara Yukino

Kokuryuu Kaguya was only a little boy when he witnessed his father murdered by a group of demons. Now a teenager, Kaguya is struck by a mysterious light and meets a young woman named Mao, a skillful warrior wearing bunny ears, who rescues him from a demon attack, then demands to know what planet he's from! Kaguya finds himself inducted into a secret organization of other-worldly individuals whose goal is to defend Earth from monstrous invaders. Reborn as a Battle Rabbit, strange powers awaken within Kaguya which allow him to fight these creatures and seek vengeance for his father's death! (STL005348)

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W $12.99

(W) Yuyuko Takemiya (A/CA) Umechazuke

Life, love, and education! College freshman Tada Banri is looking forward to a new lease on life, starting with his ambitious journey and entry into a private law school in Tokyo. As luck would have it, during the opening ceremony for the freshman class, he happens across an unfortunate person from his past. Her name is Kaga Kouko, a buxom-beauty who slaps Banri's new friend, Mitsuo, across the face with a bouquet of roses. Just who is she and what's her beef with Mitsuo? (STL005342) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, PC $12.99

(W/A/CA) Nami Sano

First impressions are everything, especially for high school freshman Sakamoto. Model student, beacon of inspiration, gentle spirit of guidance, and friend among friends; you name it, he can do it. He's your go-to-guy for any problem, even if he is a bit intimidating. But not everyone takes kindly to Sakamoto's larger-than-life persona, because, let's face it, no one can truly be his match. Right? In the face of school bullying, unrequited love, academic challenges, and even a touch of arson, Sakamoto never shies away from conflict and always maintains his cool. You haven't heard of Sakamoto yet? Don't worry, you will. (STL005343) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W $12.99

(W/A/CA) Reiji Suzumaru

Utsunomiya Sousuke is dead. But his new life is about to begin — in Hell! Upon awakening in the Afterlife, Sousuke meets his painfully sexy devil guide Sanagi, who may be short of stature, but packs an all-powerful punch. Like Rintaro before him, can the hopelessly irreverent Sousuke repent from his sins, or is he fated to be forever tortured and teased by a gorgeous demonic temptress? (STL005349) (C: 0-1-0)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W $12.99
MAGICAL GIRL APOCALYPSE VOLUME 8 GN

(W/A/CA) Sato Kentaro

When a little girl clad in gothic lolita attire appears at school and starts to gruesomely bludgeon, dismember, and mutilate all who cross her path, while chanting the mantra "Magical Girl" under her breath, the school devolves into a state of bloody chaos. Just how will Kii escape from this murderous magical girl? To make matters worse, the magical girl's victims reanimate and join her killer rampage. Is there no way out of school for hapless Kii Kogami? And even if he escapes, what will be left of the world outside? (STL005344) (C: 0-1-0)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W $12.99
MONSTER MUSUME: I HEART MONSTER GIRLS VOLUME 2 GN

(W/A/CA) Okayado

When hapless human twenty-something Kurusu Kimihito becomes an involuntary "volunteer" in the government homestay program for monster girls, his world is turned upside down. A reptilian lamia named Miia is sent to live with him, and it is Kimihito's job to tend to her every need and make sure she integrates into his everyday life. Even worse, when a buxom centaur girl named Centorea and a scantily clad harpy named Papi move into Kimihito's house, what's a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do? (STL005345) (C: 0-1-0)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 5x7, 160pgs, PC (2 of 2) $13.99
MY MONSTER SECRET VOLUME 3 GN

(W/A/CA) Eiji Masuda

High school student Kuromine Asahi is the kind of guy who literally cannot tell a lie. Whether it's trying to maintain a poker face in a simple game of cards or keeping scurrilous gossip to himself, Asahi is a total failure when it comes to the art of deception. So what happens when he stumbles upon the most shocking secret of his life? When Asahi learns that Shiragami Youko, a beautiful girl of few words, is actually a vampire. Can Asahi possibly keep his lips sealed? (STL005346) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 5x7, 164pgs, B&W $12.99

(W) Masamune Shirow (A/CA) Koushi Rikudou

The planet is in a constant state of tumult. As rival countries vie for power and resources while racing to create the latest technological breakthroughs, robots and cyborgs have become commonplace. What hope is left for a jaded humanity in an age of advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence? Enter two cyborg girls outfitted with insurmountable combat capabilities. This is their story. From the minds of Ghost in the Shell creator Masamune Shirow and Excel Saga creator Ridukou Koushi, comes an action-packed cyberpunk comedy manga that is unlike anything you've ever seen. (STL005347) (C: 0-1-0)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W $12.99
SUBLIME
DON'T BE CRUEL: 2-IN-1 EDITION, VOL. 1

(W/A) Yonezou Nekota

Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants. Twice a week Nemugasa must go to Maya's room for some steamy action, but as dense and oblivious as Nemugasa is, he fails to notice Maya’s true feelings for him. With college entrance exams around the corner, Nemugasa must focus on his studies, but Maya won’t stop distracting him, causing him to finally snap! Can a relationship built on harassment ever be more? For mature audiences.

TP/308 pages/b&w/5 x 7 1/8 SRP: $16.99

(W/A) Suzuki Tanaka

Awkward Yoshida’s life got flipped upside down when the hottest guy in school started going out with him. Things should be easier for Yoshida now that his whole class knows about his relationship, but it's never that simple with Saito as a boyfriend. And with Valentine's Day just around the corner, Yoshida has quite the challenge ahead of him if he hopes to satisfy Saito's demand for a special treat. For older teen audiences.

TP/192 pages/b&w/5 x 7 1/8 SRP: $12.99

(W/A/CA) Boulet

In 2004, Boulet's friends advised him to start a blog, a place to collect his reflections of everyday life. Based on entries in his sketchbooks, Notes is an on-going witty and inventive commentary on living in Paris, food (and sell-by dates), sex, and the work of Mireille Mathieu, the French songstress. Volume 1 collects the entries from the first year, 2004. (STL006027) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 6x9, 192pgs, PC $28.99

(W) Frank Hannah (A) Oscar Bazaldua & Various (CA) Larry Watts, Alexander Cutri

Ash is back, baby! The groovy Ash-approved new series is collected in this handsome book-of-the-dead collection. Ash and Annie are back from Hell, hunting down and killing the thousands of Deadite souls loose on Earth. Thank goodness the Dark Ones show up to, well, open the Gateway that sends our heroes into the Mirror Dimension! Did not see that coming in this wild four-color ride to hell and back! (STL006178)

SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC $15.99

(W) Frank Hannah (A) Oscar Bazaldua & Various (CA) Chris Summers, Bruce Campbell

Demonic Hordes! Possessed Parents! Severed Hands! The complete "sequel before the other sequel" collected in one handy Necronomicon-sized package, Evil Dead 2: Beyond Dead by Dawn Vol. 1 collects the complete first mini-series. Picking up where the Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell movie left off, Annie and Ash are trapped in Hell, fighting their way through a demon horde to rescue her parents, using only the Ex-Mortis and the Kandarian dagger. Is it enough? Or will they kick Ash? Featuring a Bruce Campbell photo cover! (STK689784) (OCT151638)

SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC $12.99

(W) Nick Doan (A) Caanan Grall & Various (CA) Caanan Grall

The award-winning full-color graphic novel by Nicholas Doan is re-mastered in this new direct market square bound edition! Monsters are real and they're in public school! These monster children (a vampire, a werewolf, a "Frankenstein" monster, a mummy and a creature-from-the-black-lagoon) find themselves on a special mission to get an education with the "normals," and make friends, while avoiding wooden stakes, angry mobs with torches, and a monster hunter in P.E. class. The Monster Elementary: First Semester one-shot also serves a great introduction to the Winner of the 2015 Gold Medal for Best Humor Graphic Novel at the Independent Publisher Book Awards. (STL006181)

GRAPHIC NOVEL—SC, 7x10, 104pgs, FC $22.99

FIRST SEMESTER ONE SHOT—28pgs, FC $2.99
STRANGER COMICS
ERATHUNE #2

(W) Sebastian A. Jones, Darrell May (A/CA) Sheldon Mitchell

As miners return from the depths with tales of an approaching orc army, the family that exiled Buxton has begrudgingly implored him for help. With Niobe and Skarlok at his side, the ancient dwarf prepares for war — and the final souls the Goddess of Death requires him to harvest. (STL006257)

32pgs, FC (2 of 4) $3.99

(W) Neil Gibson (A) Caspar Wijngaard & Various (CA) Seb Antoniou

Step further into the dark side of humanity, as Neil Gibson returns with his fifth volume of acclaimed series Twisted Dark. (STL000365)

SC, 7x10, 140pgs, FC $14.99

(W/A/CA) Robin Ha

Playful and instructive, Cook Korean! is the intersection of cookbook and graphic novel in one easy-to-use package dedicated to this increasingly popular Asian cuisine. Illustrator Robin Ha presents colorful, humorous comics that fully illustrate all the steps and ingredients necessary for all 64 recipes in a clear, concise presentation (with no more than 2 pages per recipe on average). Recipes featured include Easy Kimchi (Makkimchi), Spicy Bok Choy (Cheonggyeongche Muchim), and Seaweed Rice Roll (Kimbap), among many other dishes. Each chapter includes personal anecdotes and cultural insights from Ha, providing an intimate entry point for those looking to try their hand at this cuisine. (STL005592)

SC, 7x10, 176pgs, FC $19.99

(W) Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby (A) Brian Williamson (CA) Brian Williamson, HiFi

The shocking conclusion of "Gaze of the Medusa"! Can the Doctor and Sarah Jane defeat the Medusa and use the Lamp of Chronos to restore those it has turned to stone — or are the victims of Lady Emily Carstairs pertrified forever? Who lives, who dies, who tells their story? (STL005994)

WILLIAMSON COVER—32pgs, FC (5 of 5) $3.99

PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

SHEDD COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

NAUCK COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

DOCTOR WHO COMICS DAY / PEPOY COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Cavan Scott (A) Adriana Melo (CA) Rod Reis

Yes, the Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack are once again entangled with the Slitheen — or, to be more precise, they've fallen into the middle of a Raxacoricofallapatorian civil war! You've never seen these skinsuit-wearing shapeshifters in their natural hunting grounds, nor witnessed them this terrifying! Trust no one! (STL006036)

REIS COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

IANNICIELLO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

SHEDD COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

DOCTOR WHO COMICS DAY COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Nick Abadzis (A) Eleonora Carlini (CA) Claudia SG Iannicello

Anubis is back, and the Doctor, Gabby, and Cindy are nowhere near ready for what this ancient being is about to throw at them! With the universe fraying at the seams, Anubis propels the TARDIS team on a trip into the deep, deep past, when the laws of reality were still new! (STL006031)

IANNICIELLO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

BYRNE COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

MYERS "ALBUM" COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

DOCTOR WHO DAY COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Nick Abadzis (A) Elena Casagrande, Eleonora Carlini (CA) Alice X Zhang

The tenth Doctor's star-crossed epic continues, as allies become enemies in an interstellar arena! Plus, the Doctor, Gabby and Cindy face off against the terror of the Wishing Well Witch as Gabby and Cindy's first trip to the UK turns deadly in a small, superstitious town when an ancient evil is resurrected! Collects Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year Two #6-10. (STL005982) (C: 0-0-1) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)

HC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC $19.99

(W) Robbie Morrison (A) Daniel Indro (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards

The Doctor and new companion Gabriella Gonzalez hurtle back into the past — and into the trenches of World War One! Bombed by the German artillery, arrested as spies by the British, Gabby and the Doctor soon learn that there's something even worse moving in the gas and wreathes of smoke out in No Man's Land: stone statues who move only when you're not looking at them! The Weeping Angels have come to feed on the futures of young soldiers in the hundreds of thousands! Collects Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #6-10. (STL005959)

SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC $14.99

(W) Rob Williams (A) Warren Pleece (CA) Claudia SG Iannicello

Filled with new purpose, and information straight from the mouth of the War Doctor himself, Alice is closing in on the truth behind the Doctor's possible-crime. But something horrific is stirring within the Squire, and the Doctor finds himself caught between duty and honor! Plus, Abslom Daak makes a fateful decision! (STL005983)

IANNICIELLO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

SULLIVAN COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

MYERS "ALBUM" COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

DOCTOR WHO DAY COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Simon Spurrier, Rob Williams (A) Simon Fraser & Various (CA) Alex Ronald

The Doctor struggles to clear his name, and rediscovers more of what his War Doctor incarnation got up to during the Time War! Plus: the Squire uncovers her true past, and Alice cracks a temporal mystery. While Abslom Daak uses his chainsword to bash things a lot. Guest-starring River Song, and the best jailbreak of any century! Collects: Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year Two #6-10. (STL005955) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)

HC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC $19.99

(W) George Mann (A) Rachael Stott (CA) Mariano Laclaustra

Rachael Stott is back on interior art as the Doctor receives a strange summons from an impossible source, and finds himself trapped inside a house of infinite dimensions! What is the Doctor's connection to the family that brought him there, and what is the stunning secret of the house itself? (STL006045)

LACLAUSTRA COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

PLEECE COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

BYRNE COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

DOCTOR WHO DAY COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

(W) Paul Cornell (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Neil Edwards, Ivan Nunes

Don't miss this unforgettable first meeting between the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors, with guest cameos from past incarnations, and an astonishing mystery at its heart! Under attack by the Reapers, antibodies of the universe! A photo that should never have been taken, that spells doom for reality! A breathless chase through three TARDISes! A hidden enemy lurking outside of known time! Three Doctors, three companions, and a whole host of heated discussions, flailing arms, and perfectly-phrased insults between immortal Time Lords who really should know better! (STL005993) (C: 0-0-1)

SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC $14.99

(W) Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Adam Gorham

Cuzco is under attack from the invading Conquistadors, and Quila and Don Pardo Gonzales face a bitter fight to reach the Emperor-God before the city falls. For Charlotte, the clue she's been searching for is finally revealed, but it leads to a bigger surprise than she could ever have imagined! (STL005890)