Previews publications

As the child of peasants, Karen grew up with a pair of simple red shoes. Then, when her parents died, Karen was adopted by a rich old woman who gave Karen a new pair of red shoes that would make princesses green with envy. This newfound wealth causes Karen to forget her humble origins and grow up to become a cruel and vain adult. Then, one day, the red shoes that sparked her greed come to life and steer Karen down a path she never would have imagined in her wildest dreams. This volume also includes Metaphrog's adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, "The Little Match Girl" and a tale of their own invention, "The Glass Case." (STK684417) (AUG151666) (C: 0-0-1)

HC, 64pgs, FC $12.99
SCARLETT: STAR ON THE RUN GN

(W/A/CA) Jon Buller, Susan Schade

Scarlett is a small, harlequin-colored cat and a huge movie star. And what's more — she talks! However, abused by her producer, she dreams of but one thing: escaping! So, when the occasion presents itself, she runs for her life. In the company of Trotter, a dog who's escaped the same torment, she is taken in by Mr. Bougnon. But with the noose getting tighter, will they manage to elude their terrible pursuers? (STK687414) (SEP151542) (C: 0-0-1)

SC, 124pgs, FC $14.99
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SUPER GENIUS
WWE SUPERSTARS VOLUME 4: LAST MAN STANDING TP

(W) Mick Foley, Shane Riches (A/CA) Jolyon Yates

Titan City is back! Rey Mysterio just wants to help people out and carry on the family tradition of justice — Lucha Libre style. And he's been craving a big ol' slice of chocolate cheesecake. Unfortunately, dessert will have to wait when Rey finds himself recruited to protect a priceless package for the most unlikely of allies — Alberto Del Rio. A mysterious masked madman desperately covets Del Rio's package and has been attacking anyone wearing a mask. Now, Mysterio must launch himself into Lucha Libre action of Tarantio-esque proportions to guard the package and bring the unknown assailant to justice. (STK676176) (C: 0-0-1)

RES. from Previews Vol. XXV #5 (MAY151495)

SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC $12.99

Welcome to Titan City, a metropolis where everyone's hiding secrets and there's no one to trust. In a corrupt world where everyone is looking to cash in, three larger-than-life combatants collide. John Cena's been framed for a crime he didn't commit. Randy Orton's on the verge of achieving city-wide power. And CM Punk is determined to bring the whole corrupt system crashing down! (STK640974)

SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC $9.99
STARS OF THE MONTH
WWE SUPERSTARS VOLUME 2: HAZE OF GLORY! TP

(W) Mick Foley, Shane Riches (A/CA) Puste

Monday Night Raw is chaos. The championship belt is missing. Announcer tables are destroyed. John Cena’s handcuffed to Mark Henry. Wrestling ring ropes are snapped in half. Four Superstars are to blame — CM Punk, Rob Van Dam, Daniel Bryan, and Rey Mysterio. Problem is, none of them can remember a thing. Now they must retrace their steps over the past few hours to uncover how they could possibly be responsible for such wanton damage and save their jobs with Triple H and the McMahons. (STK651722) (AUG141611)

SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC $12.99
WWE SUPERSTARS VOLUME 3: LEGENDS TP

(W) Mick Foley, Shane Riches (A/CA) Paris Cullins

The ultimate WWE crossover! WWE Superstars of today and WWE Legends of the past engage in insane battles across the WWE Universe. From Daniel Bryan to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, from Hulk Hogan to John Cena, from Undertaker to the Rock. All these Superstars and more are forced into constant combat — all while trying to figure out how and why they find themselves in constant mayhem across a myriad of bizarre battlefields. But just when they think they know the answers, one superstar changes all the questions: The Hot Rod, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper enters the fray! (STK664992) (JAN151558)

SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC $12.99
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PS ARTBOOKS
PRE-CODE CLASSICS: AVON'S EERIE VOLUME 3 HC

(A) Joe Kubert & Various

Hey kids, come on! What're ya waitin' for! Moe Marcus, Fred Kida, Wallace Wood, Louis Ravielli, Henry C. Kiefer, and Joe Kubert? Avon's rightly revered Eerie run kicking off in 1951, and you want me to say something that's gonna make you wanna buy this volume? Gimme a break, will ya! Just get your money out and save us all a lot of time. Collects issues #15-17, April/May 1954 to August/September 1954 plus bonus issue of Eerie Comics (1947), Phantom Witch Doctor (1952), and Night of Mystery (1953). (STL000582)

HC, 7x10, 252pgs, FC $59.99
PRE-CODE CLASSICS: JOURNEY INTO FEAR VOLUME 2 BHC

Hey, it's all here, culture-lovers: walking dead folks (loads of 'em), some of them even still sporting their heads, plus witches, ghosts, werewolves, and enough vampires to go into the second-hand dentures business. Collects issues #8-14, July 1952 to July 1953. (STL000583)

HC, 7x10, 252pgs, FC $59.99
PRE CODE CLASSICS: THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED VOLUME 1 SLIPCASE EDITION

(A) Shelly Moldoff & Various

Here's another forgotten or bypassed old comicbook in the great tradition of the likes of EC Comics and the PS multiple-volume library of Harvey's horror line-up, featuring a dizzying bevy of gnarled and twisted tales of post-death revenge and retribution. The first seven issues (and more animated corpses than you could shake a stick at) are presented to you for just a tiny fraction of what you would expect to pay for a mint-condition version of just one copy the actual comic... and this intoxicating first volume is in a slipcased edition hardcover! Collects issues #1-7, October 1951 to October 1952. (STL000580)

HC, 7x10, 256pgs, FC $69.99
ROY THOMAS PRESENTS: CAPTAIN SCIENCE VOLUME 1 SLIPCASE EDITION

(A) Wallace Wood & Various

Here's another forgotten or bypassed old comicbook in the great tradition of Planet Comics, featuring spaceships and saucers galore (not to mention the usual line-up of gorgeous gals and malevolent monsters) plus the wonderful artwork of, amongst others, the great Wallace Wood. The first seven issues are presented to you for just a tiny fraction of what you would expect to pay for a mint-condition version of just one copy of the actual comic... and this intoxicating first volume is in a slipcased hardcover edition. Collects issues #1-7, November 1950 to December 1951. (STL000581)

HC, 7x10, 288pgs, FC $69.99
PUTNAM JUVENILE
LEGEND VOLUME 2: PRODIGY: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL SC

(W) Marjorie M. Liu, Leigh Dragoon (A/CA) Kaari

The second book in Marie Lu’s best-selling Legend trilogy comes to life in this vibrant graphic novel adaptation. Day and June are on the run in Vegas when the country learns that their Elector Primo has died and his son has stepped in to take his place. They meet up with the rebel stronghold of the Patriots and learn of an assassination plot against the Elector. Using threats and blackmail to get what he wants, the Patriots’ leader, Razor, convinces June to let herself be captured by Republic soldiers so she can win over the Elector and feed him a decoy assassination plan. But when June realizes that the new Elector is nothing like his father, she must work with Day to try to stop the Patriots’ plot before Razor can fulfill his own devastating plans. (STL000252) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories.

SC, 6x9, 160pgs, FC $14.99
REBELLION / 2000AD
2000 AD APRIL 2016 PACK

Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Judge Dredd chases down mutant bandits in "The Grindstone Cowboys" by Michael Carroll and Colin MacNeil, but tragedy awaits, and will have major repercussions for Mega-City One. Meanwhile, in "The Lion's Den," by Michael Carroll and PJ Holden, Judge Joyce is on the run in Brit-Cit, not knowing who he can trust. Elsewhere, the male and female counterparts of Survival Geeks join forces against their enemy in "Geeks Fatales" by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby and Neil Googe; minds are being lost out in the depths of space in police procedural "Brink" by Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard; servant of the Devourer Aquila seeks out a necromancer in "Charon's Mercy" by Gordon Rennie and Paul Davidson; and we witness first-hand the rise of the Dark Judges and how they took their world in "Tainted: The Fall of Deadworld" by Kek-W and Dave Kendall! (STL001073)

Magazine pack, 32pgs, PC $20.80
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #371

More action and adventure in the future-shocked world of Judge Dredd! Following the explosive finale to "The Grindstone Cowboys" in 2000 AD, Rico and Koburn team up for 'Dust to Dust' by Michael Carroll and Henry Flint. Elsewhere, Deputy Marshal Nerys Pettifer wears the badge as "Lawless" returns, courtesy of Dan Abnett and Phil Winslade; and the lawman faces off for the last time against Varr in the climax to the DREDD comic-book sequel "Dust"; and there's more bloodsoaked drama in the terrifying black-metal vampire epic "Realm of the Damned" by Alec Worley and Pye Parr. Plus, in the bagged graphic novel this month, volume one of the Best of Tharg's 3rillers, featuring stories by Tom Taylor, Michael Dowling, Jon Davis-Hunt and others! (STL001074)

Magazine (w/Graphic Novel), 128pgs, PC $12.60
BRIT-CIT NOIR GN

(W) John Smith, Leah Moore (A) John Reppion, Colin MacNeil

The British equivalent of Mega-City One, Brit-Cit is a crowded metropolis that sprawls across southern England, the future Scotland of Cal-Hab and the South Welsh Peninsula. Buttressed by its own "Cursed Earth," it is a bizarre vision of Britain old and new. Even before the Atomic Wars, Britain had more ghosts and ghouls per square miles than anywhere in the world — and now Brit-Cit is the focal point for an abundance of weird, occult occurrences. Detective Inspector Jericho Strange heads up the Endangered Species Squad, a unit within Brit-Cit's Justice Department charged with investigating arcane cases. His exposure to a supernatural artifact called the "Black Mirror" has left him with a face his new partner, Becky Darke, will never forget… Collecting Strange & Darke: New Blood & Storm Warning: The Relic. (STL001075) (C: 0-0-1)

SC, 8x11, 96pgs, FC $24.99
DREDD: DUST #1

(W) Arthur Wyatt (A) Ben Willsher (CA) Ryan Brown

The Dredd movie sequel comic is back in a two-part special! When Judge Dredd is called to a ruthless gang slaying, it seems a vigilante is at work, but a residue of dust left behind indicate that this is no ordinary perp and Dredd's quest for answers leads beyond the walls of Mega-City One and into the inhospitable irradiated wasteland called The Cursed Earth! "Dust" is the latest comic-book sequel to the critically-acclaimed cult movie DREDD! (STL001077)

32pgs, FC (1 of 2) $3.99
SOONER OR LATER GN

(W) Peter Milligan (A/CA) Brendan McCarthy

1986. Thatcher's Britain. The financial "big bang" saw the rich get richer. riots errupt in prisons across the country. and Micky Swift is still on the dole! Disillusioned with his dour existence in dreary Camden, Micky's life is suddenly turned inside out, when he is plucked from the present and dragged into the 30th century as the property of one Mr. and Mrs. Katsbreath — a case of mistaken identity. Unwanted, trapped in the future and still unemployable, If Micky wants to return home (time travel isn't cheap you know!), sooner or later he will need to find a job! (STL001076) (C: 0-0-1)

SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC $17.99
RED ANVIL INC
UNIT 5 BUNDLE PACK

(W) Skip Winter (A) Pow Rodrix, Rafael Dantas (CA) Pow Rodrix

September 11, 2001 was an ominous day in U.S history. However, it became the turning point in the fight against global terror. Founded by the United States Government and born out of the personal tragedies of 5 extraordinary individuals. Each with deep ties to ground zero, the Unit 5 tactical anti-terror unit was born. Join the Unit 5 team on their next mission to Washington D.C. where they attempt to put a stop to a known terror threat. Fasten your seat belt and prepare to meet Tech's nemesis and new member of the terror group Negative 5 - Bubbles! Contains Unit 5 #1 & #2. (STL001117)

64pgs, FC $5.99
RED 5 COMICS
HAUNTED: THE OTHER SIDE #1

(W) Scott Chitwood (A/CA) Danny Luckert

The barrier between our world and the spiritual realm has been closed, but evil ghosts continue to make their way through. As Sarah and her friends investigate, a new ghostly threat from the other side of the world arrives. (STL001078)

32pgs, FC (1 of 4) $3.95
STAR OF THE MONTH
BODIE TROLL TP

(W/A/CA) Jay P. Fosgitt

In the fairytale village of Hagadorn lurks Bodie Troll, a fuzzy little grump who wants to be big and scary, but is doomed to be cute and cuddly, and no help from his Fairy Godmother-employer or barmaid-best-friend can change that. But what Bodie lacks in terror, he makes up for in mischief. Silly and suspenseful adventures await just beyond his bridge! (STK630651) (DEC131265)

SC, 7x10, 112pgs, FC $9.95
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ROTHIC
REM 8 #1

(W) J.P. Roth (A/CA) Dawn McTeigue

It's the year 2228, and Earth is a dystopian nightmare. The Senji, a dangerous Asian syndicate, now fully control technology. Born into this realm of strange magics, ancient rights, and technological powers, Tae Rayne is an anomaly. Neither Human nor Gaian, she alone stands outside the REM. Her last hope of salvation is to retrieve her soul from the lords of the world and the mythological jar holding it captive. A trail of bloody carnage follows, as she cuts her way through the heart of the Senji, to a man more powerful than any Ancient God. REM 8 is unlike any tale you've been told. You will awake in a futuristic world governed by ancient Asian mythology. (STL001080)

MATURE THEMES

24pgs, FC $3.99

This is the story of four young girls from a very small town. One night they venture out into the corn fields and stumble upon a hidden chest, containing four mysterious nightgowns. When they put on these gowns, the fabric morphs into their skin and tattoos them with ancient symbols. These symbols act as portals which pull them through 13 realms of fantasy and mythology, where they discover their true identities, multiple histories and repeating lives. Southern Nightgown will take you to the beginning, when the Time Lords ruled the lands. The worlds of Norse mythology, the intrigue of vampires and werewolves, and the legend of the gods throughout time are all just part of this amazing journey. (STL001079)

SC, 7x10, 72pgs, FC $9.99
SCOUT COMICS
ELASTICATOR #2

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

The adventures of the first great superhero of 2016 continues here! Welcome to Brooklyn! Brother V's new regime takes full force as the new sectors of Brooklyn run red with blood as a gang war fills the streets. With his Captains at each other's throats, how far will Brother V go to keep control? Meanwhile the Mazzagattis continue to unravel as Mikey (aka Elasticator!) falls further from grace. Gang raids, pissed-off cops, drug-enhanced rats, and much more take center stage in this action-packed issue! (STL000603) (C: 0-0-1)

28pgs, FC (2 of 8) $3.99
HENCHGIRL #6

(W/A/CA) Kristen Gudsnuk

Mary Posa hates her job. She works long hours for little pay, no insurance, and worst of all, no respect. Her co-workers are jerks and her boss doesn't appreciate her. He's also a supervillain. Cursed with a conscience, Mary would give anything to be something other than a henchgirl. In the newest issue of the comic series io9 calls "a terribly fun read," find out the illuminating answer to the age-old question: how many criminals does it take to steal an invaluable jewel? (STL000604) (C: 0-0-1)

24pgs, FC $3.99
SABRETOOTH DAN #1

(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! But when real-world adventure comes knocking, Dan finds it impossible to say no! With breathtaking art, Sabretooth Dan is destined to be an all-ages hit for generations to come! (STL000605) (C: 0-0-1)

32pgs, B&W (1 of 3) $3.99
SELFMADEHERO
AN OLYMPIC DREAM: THE STORY OF SAMIA YUSUF OMAR GN

(W/A/CA) Reinhard Kleist

The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt, came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldn't know then was what it took to get there. An Olympic Dream follows Omar's second attempt to represent her country at the Olympics, this time in London. By telling the story of one remarkable woman, Kleist gives voice to the thousands of migrants who risk their lives daily for a better future. (STL000563) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)

SC, 7x10, 152pgs, FC $22.95
IRMINA GN

(W/A/CA) Barbara Yelin

In the mid-1930s, Irmina, an ambitious young German, travels to London. There she meets Howard Green, one of the first black students at Oxford. Like Irmina, Green is looking for an independent existence — and a love affair blossoms between two outsiders. But the relationship comes to an abrupt end when Irmina, constrained by the political situation in Hitler's Germany, has to return to Berlin. Political events accelerate, and her letters to Howard are returned unopened. It will be 30 years until she receives another. Based on a true story, this moving and perceptive graphic novel conjures the oppressive atmosphere of wartime Germany and reflects on the passive complicity of its people with sympathy and intelligence. (STL000561) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)

HC, 8x11, 280pgs, FC $24.95
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
ANGEL BEATS!: HEAVEN'S DOOR VOLUME 2 GN

(W) Jun Maeda (A/CA) Yuriko Asami

Hideki Hinata has just died, but his life is far from over. Finding himself stuck in a kind of purgatory in the Afterlife School — an academy for recently departed lost souls — he begins to learn that the land of the dead has just as many annoying rules, if not more, than the land of the living. There he meets Yuri Nakamura, a brazen young woman who harbors nothing but contempt for God due to the life she was forced to lead before passing away. Together, Yuri and Hideki form the SSS brigade, otherwise known as the Afterlife Battlefront. Can Yuri and the rest of the Afterlife Battlefront overcome their fate or are they destined to be stuck in a limbo world forever? (STL000221) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W $12.99
ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL VOLUME 7 GN

(W/A/CA) Ark Performance

In the early twenty-first century, the majority of Earth's landmass is submerged due to rising sea levels. Enter the Fleet of Fog, a host of sentient alien battleships of unknown origin who easily decimate earth's naval forces. Humanity is now on the verge of extinction. In the year 2039, the stalwart Captain Chihaya Gunzou and his intrepid crew on the Blue Steel fleet may be humanity's last chance to fight off the alien invaders. The Blue Steel fleet happens to contain a secret weapon that could turn the tide of war: a mysterious I-401 submarine that can transform into a girl. (STL000212) (C: 0-1-0)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 180pgs, PC $12.99

The most popular villain from A Certain Scientific Railgun turns antihero in his own manga series. Series author Kazuma Kamachi deepens the world of Academy City, giving the spotlight to the sinister Accelerator. Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. The majority of students are enrolled in the city's "Power Curriculum Program," where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. (STL000213) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 180pgs, B&W $12.99
DEVILS AND REALIST VOLUME 9 GN

(W) Madoka Takadono (A/CA) Utako Yukihiro

William Twining has one problem: he's broke. With no way to finance his prestigious education, William decides to search through his uncle's mansion for something of value to sell, finding a mystical seal which he unintentionally uses to summon a demon. The demon's name is Dantalion, a Grand Duke of Hell, who informs the young nobleman of his destiny — that he is the new "Elector" whose sole responsibility is to appoint the next ruler of Hell in place of Lucifer. Such news might drive a lesser man mad, but not William Twining. (STL000214) (C: 0-1-0)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 180pgs, B&W $12.99

Dr. Frankenstein has met his match in Franken Fran! Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. Actually, the surgeon hasn't been seen for years, but Fran, his reanimated daughter, takes up the family profession in his stead. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Join Fran, her twisted sister Veronica, and the rest of her monstrous entourage in a gruesomely hilarious tale that would put Mary Shelley to shame! Collects volume 3 and 4 of the original manga. (STL000215)

SC, 384pgs, B&W $19.99
MONSTER MUSUME: I HEART MONSTER GIRLS VOLUME 1 GN

(W/A/CA) Okayado

A hilarious companion series to Monster Musume that includes three bonus monster girl post cards! Monster Musume: I Heart Monster Girls doubles-up on the humor and heart, telling all new, all original stories in four-panel comic strip anthology format. When hapless 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, then 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? (STL000223) (C: 0-1-0)

MATURE THEMES

SC, 160pgs, PC (1 of 2) $12.99

Welcome to the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a quaint town far removed from the hustle-and-bustle of the big city. You couldn't imagine a more isolated setting in all of Japan. So when Tokyo-raised elementary school student Hotaru Ichijo transfers to the tiny Asahigaoka Branch School due to her father's job, she's in for the culture shock of her life. Join Hotaru and her new friends, the eccentric Renge, and the mischevious sisters Natsumi and Komari, as they share daily adventures in the idyllic Japanese countryside. (STL000216) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 180pgs, PC $12.99