Previews Spotlight #051 (Jan->Mar): Fri Jan 6th: 5pm pac

[HassanT]

I'm also curious about this Batman OGN HC. Not sure I want to drop $25 on it, but I'd like to know more..... A DCBS 50% discount could easily get me to pull the trigger on it, though.

BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by CHIP KIDD
Art and cover by DAVE TAYLOR
On sale MAY 30 • 112 pg, 6.75” x 10.25”, FC, $24.99 US
In this new, original graphic novel from superstar writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, the explosions begin.
All manner of design-related malfunctions – faulty crane calculations, sturdy materials suddenly collapsing, software glitches, walkways giving way and more – cause casualties across the city. This bizarre string of seemingly random catastrophes threatens to bring down the whole construction industry. Fingers are pointed as Batman must somehow solve the problem and find whoever is behind it all.

I seen some of Dave Taylor's art for this book online. (just search for Dave Taylor). It looks good. I am also interested to read a book written by Chip Kidd. Besides it is Batman and therefore it is an easy sale for me.

[BobBretall]

If I was getting both books, it wouldn't have mattered to me either.

You can crossover with the 'regular' DCU by pulling characters from the DCU into the pages of I, Vampire, you don't need to do a part 1 & 2 crossover across 2 books.

Anyway, I've made my feelings known. DC can help me winnow my DC pull-list down to zero if they do enough of these kinds of crossovers.

I'm actually looking forward to the Animal Man and Swamp Thing crossover that I've heard about in interviews. I thought that sounded interesting. But that's one where I'm already getting both titles.

I get both Animal Man & Swamp Thing, so that crossover won't bother me.

[BobBretall]

Image solicits are up!

New books to try out:

SAGA #1
story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover FIONA STAPLES
Y: THE LAST MAN writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN returns to comics with red-hot artist FIONA STAPLES for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Star Wars-style action collides with Game of Thrones-esque drama in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers, as new parents Marko and Alana risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. The adventure begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE, with forty-four pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!

I've been waiting for this one since it was announced at SDCC!

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA / CRIS PETER
"INFINITE OPPENHEIMERS"
What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation's brightest minds was not a signal for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything… went wrong?
Welcome to THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the creators of THE RED WING.

I've been looking forward to this since Nick Pitarra told me about it when I interviewed him about the Red Wing TP

HELL YEAH #1
story JOE KEATINGE
art & cover ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ
THE LAST GENERATION OF HEROES IS HERE!
Twenty years ago, the first-ever superheroes debuted without warning and forever altered our global culture! Now, the generation born in their wake fight to claim their place in a world evolved beyond them! Written by Eisner & Harvey award-winner JOE KEATINGE and illustrated by ELEPHANTMEN and POPGUN's ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ, HELL YEAH combines the over-the-top excitement of the original Image Comics launch with modern, innovative storytelling. It all begins with a giant-sized first issue containing a full thirty-two pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!

Don't know too much about this one, but I'll give #1 a try.

HOAX HUNTERS #0
story Michael Moreci & Steve Seeley
art JM Ringuet
"GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER"
Cryptids. Aliens. Monsters. All the world’s bizarre secrets--what if they were real? Their existence would be debunked by a reality TV show! HOAX HUNTERS is that show, publicly disproving all variety of lore. But their real goal is the opposite: as the world’s dark corners surface, the HOAX HUNTERS cover them up.
When a mysterious astronaut made of crows appears in Russia, the HOAX HUNTERS are on the case.
From the pages of HACK/SLASH!

Another book I'll give a try. I'll get the #0 & read before ordering more.

REBEL BLOOD #1 (of 4)
story ALEX LINK & RILEY ROSSMO
art / cover RILEY ROSSMO
FROM THE DESK OF OFFICER RED PROSPERO; WHILE YOU WERE OUT:
"The world went to hell in a hand basket. A highly infectious disease has turned every living thing into zombies. Your neighbors will rend your flesh with their bare teeth. So will the rats. And if the rats don’t, the squirrels will. Save yourself. Stay in the woods. Pray it hasn’t reached the wolves…and keep your gun loaded."

I like Riley Rossmo's art a lot, so I'll get this one, it's only a 4 issue commitment.

My "tried & true" stuff:
THE ACTIVITY #4
ALPHA GIRL #2
BLUE ESTATE #10
THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN: DISINTERRED #3 (of 6)
ELEPHANTMEN #41
FATALE #3
GLORY #24
HACK/SLASH #14
INVINCIBLE #91
MORNING GLORIES #19
MUDMAN #4
NEAR DEATH #6
NO PLACE LIKE HOME #2
PIGS #7
PROPHET #23
REED GUNTHER #9
THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #6 (of 6)
THIEF OF THIEVES #2
THE WALKING DEAD #95
WHISPERS #2

[abysslord]

Image does it again .... really cool sounding new series. I think I'll check them all out, except maybe Hoax Hunters. I didn't really care for it in the pages of Hack/Slash but that could be because it was 1-2 pages at a time.

I'm also not sure about Bloodstrike. I like Seeley, but I don't know if it sounds interesting enough. Maybe I'll get the first issue.

[boshuda]

New books to try out:

SAGA #1
story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover FIONA STAPLES
Y: THE LAST MAN writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN returns to comics with red-hot artist FIONA STAPLES for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Star Wars-style action collides with Game of Thrones-esque drama in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers, as new parents Marko and Alana risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. The adventure begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE, with forty-four pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA / CRIS PETER
"INFINITE OPPENHEIMERS"
What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation's brightest minds was not a signal for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything… went wrong?
Welcome to THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the creators of THE RED WING.

These are both pretty cool sounding concepts. And I have enjoyed the writing of both of these guys, so these are going to be added without hesitation.

REBEL BLOOD #1 (of 4)
story ALEX LINK & RILEY ROSSMO
art / cover RILEY ROSSMO
FROM THE DESK OF OFFICER RED PROSPERO; WHILE YOU WERE OUT:
"The world went to hell in a hand basket. A highly infectious disease has turned every living thing into zombies. Your neighbors will rend your flesh with their bare teeth. So will the rats. And if the rats don’t, the squirrels will. Save yourself. Stay in the woods. Pray it hasn’t reached the wolves…and keep your gun loaded."

I like Riley Rossmo's art a lot, so I'll get this one, it's only a 4 issue commitment.

I wasn't familiar with Riley Rossmo, so I googled him. His gallery indicates an artist whose style will be perfect for a zombie story.

[stardog]

I was already looking forward to Saga, and now I'm even more excited with 44 pages for 2.99. As much as I like the 1.00 comics, a lot of times I'm still not sure if I want to read the book with today's storytelling style. With 44 pages I'm sure I'll know, although I have little doubt that it will be great with BKV writing. Still, this could be a good strategy in introducing other new books.

[BobBretall]

I'm also not sure about Bloodstrike. I like Seeley, but I don't know if it sounds interesting enough. Maybe I'll get the first issue.

I felt the same way. Maybe if I see some sample pages & they look super-cool.

[BobBretall]

REBEL BLOOD #1 (of 4)
story ALEX LINK & RILEY ROSSMO
art / cover RILEY ROSSMO
FROM THE DESK OF OFFICER RED PROSPERO; WHILE YOU WERE OUT:
"The world went to hell in a hand basket. A highly infectious disease has turned every living thing into zombies. Your neighbors will rend your flesh with their bare teeth. So will the rats. And if the rats don’t, the squirrels will. Save yourself. Stay in the woods. Pray it hasn’t reached the wolves…and keep your gun loaded."

I like Riley Rossmo's art a lot, so I'll get this one, it's only a 4 issue commitment.

I wasn't familiar with Riley Rossmo, so I googled him. His gallery indicates an artist whose style will be perfect for a zombie story.

I LOVED his work on the series "Proof". You may want to check that out some time. It's got Bigfoot as an X-Files type of agent.

[boshuda]

I came across Marvel's March 2012 solicits.

Avengers Vs. X-Men #0
Brian Michael Bendis & Jason Aaron (W)
Frank Cho (A/C)
Phoenix Variant By Stephanie Hans
Wraparound Variant Cover By Jimmy Cheung
• The Return Of The Scarlet Witch! What Does This Mean For The Mutant Messiah Hope?
• Three Of The Hottest Names In Comics Kick Off The Biggest Event In Marvel History!
• And Did We Mention Frank Cho On Art?!
40 Pgs./One-Shot/Rated T+ ...$3.99 *Issue Will Be Polybagged

It begins.

I will most likely be picking up:

Avenging Spider-Man #5
Zeb Wells (W) • Leinil Yu (A/C)
• Spider-Man Meets Captain America...And It May Hurt A Lot!
• Special Guest Artist Leinil Yu Brings Together The World’s Two Favorite
Super Heroes As The Most Action Packed New Book Of The Year Continues!
• You’re Going To Need New Pants After This One.
32 Pgs./Rated T+ ...$3.99 *Issue Will Be Polybagged

For you Greg Land haters, Leinil Yu is doing this one, so check it out.

I was going to ignore

Age Of Apocalypse #1
Dave Lapham (W)
Roberto De La Torre (A)
Cover By Humberto Ramos
Variant Cover By Bryan Hitch
• Spinning Directly Out Of Uncanny X-Force
• The Amazing X-Men Have Lost And The Evil
Weapon X Is More Powerful Than Ever.
• Jean Grey And Sabretooth Are At Their Lowest
• Who Are The X-Terminated?
32 Pgs./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

but it's written by Dave Lapham. Now I don't know.

Supercrooks #1
When The Market Is Flooded With Competition And The Authorities Are Always On Your Tail, What’s An All-American Supervillain To Do? Go To Spain, Of Course! From The Writer Who Brought You Kick-(bleep) And The Artist Of Secret Invasion Comes A New Series About A Team Of Superpowered Ne’er-Do-Wells Looking To Pull Off One Last Heist In The Land Of Bullfighting And Delicious Churros.
32 Pgs./Mature ...$3.99

This looks interesting. I know a lot of people are done with Millar, but the concept is interesting enough that I think I would try it even if it was written by Bendis or Fraction (these guys are my 'Millars').

Avengers: X-Sanction #4 (Of 4)
Amazing Spider-Man #681
Amazing Spider-Man #682
Incredible Hulk #6
Astonishing X-Men #48
Uncanny X-Men #8 & #9 Double ship. Again.
Wolverine And The X-Men #7
Wolverine #302 & #303 Double ship. Again.
Uncanny X-Force #23
X-Men #26
X-Men Legacy #263 & #264 sigh
New Mutants #39
X-Factor #233
Generation Hope #17
Deadpool Max II #6 Final issue! I believe this is the last Max title. I think the final Punisher Max solicited last month.

[BobBretall]

I'm also not sure about Bloodstrike. I like Seeley, but I don't know if it sounds interesting enough. Maybe I'll get the first issue.

Here are 4 sample pages from Bloodstrike:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_ ... 10845&pg=1

I think I'll pass on this one.

[BobBretall]

I came across Marvel's March 2012 solicits.

I added the link to Marvel (switch to CBR, who I prefer over Newsarama) to the key post in this thread.

Double-ship watch, REALLY light this month, only 8 titles:
Amazing Spider-Man #681 & #682
Avengers #24 & 24.1
Daken: Dark Wolverine #22 & #23
Fear Itself: The Fearless #10 & #11
Prelude To Marvel’s The Avengers #1 & #2
Uncanny X-Men #8 & #9
Wolverine #302 & #303
X-Men Legacy #263 & #264

Here's the Marvel I'll be getting. WOW! Only 11 books!
Amazing Spider-Man #681 & #682
Avengers Academy #27
Captain America #9
Captain America & Bucky #628
Daredevil #10
Fantastic Four #604
Thunderbolts #171
The Twelve #11 (Of 12)
Villains For Hire #4 (Of 4)
Winter Soldier #3

Ridiculous solicit of the month:

Moon Knight #11
• Moon Knight Has Fallen Into The Abyss Of His Multiple Personalities!

Maybe he hits the bottom of the well in this issue, but he fell in years ago....

[BobBretall]

Lots of new solicit links added to the 1st post!

Stuff that caught my eye:

Archie:
Archie #631 -> Archie making time with Valerie from Josie & the Pussycats! B&V were not enough, he now needs to get with a girl in a cheetah leotard!

STAN LEE'S MIGHTY 7 #1
"How it all Began!" Stan Lee Comics presents Mighty 7, a sensational new superhero property from the creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men and more! When a crew of sinister, alien prisoners and their jailers are blasted across the galaxy, their ship lands smack dab in front of legendary comic book creator Stan "The Man" Lee! What does this alien arrival mean for planet Earth? Reality meets fantasy as the Mighty 7 journey begins!

IDW:
DANGER GIRL: REVOLVER #3
LOCKE & KEY: CLOCKWORKS #6
MEMORIAL #4
NEXT MEN: AFTERMATH #41
ROCKETEER ADVENTURES 2 #1
STAR TREK/LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #6
WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT ARTIST'S EDITION HC - Wow!!!

BERKELEY BREATHED'S OUTLAND: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (I'll likely just pre-order this on Amazon.......)


Moonstone:
PHASES OF THE MOON: FULL MOON CONCLUSION (the original solicit on this was cancelled & by the time this comes out it will have been so long I don't know if I even care about reading the end of this any more....)



Oni:
THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER #1
THE SIXTH GUN #20
WASTELAND #35


Red 5:

ATOMIC ROBO: REAL SCIENCE ADVENTURES #1
The untold tales of Atomic Robo are, uh, told! At last! Featuring the (first) Revenge of Dr. Dinosaur! Part one of an all-new Sparrow adventure! The Last Stand of the Commie-Bots! And a secret guest star!

Yay! More Robo! And a Dr. Dinosaur story too, count me in!

[abysslord]

I'm also not sure about Bloodstrike. I like Seeley, but I don't know if it sounds interesting enough. Maybe I'll get the first issue.

Here are 4 sample pages from Bloodstrike:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_ ... 10845&pg=1

I think I'll pass on this one.

I'll pass too. Can't really say anything looks/reads bad, I'm just not interested ... too many other things to read.

[boshuda]

From IDW:

HOW TO DRAW TRANSFORMERS

Written and art by Nick Roche, cover by Marcelo Matere.

The complete guide to drawing Transformers! Everyone knows that Transformers are fun to watch and play, but did you know that they are also fun to draw? Now you can become a first-rate Transformers artist, just by following these step-by-step instructions!

32 pages, $4.99.

This looks kind of interesting. Even if I never draw a single Transformer hopefully there will be some interesting tidbits about the type of problems unique to drawing robots and other inorganic forms.

[abysslord]

Image solicits are up!

New books to try out:

HOAX HUNTERS #0
story Michael Moreci & Steve Seeley
art JM Ringuet
"GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER"
Cryptids. Aliens. Monsters. All the world’s bizarre secrets--what if they were real? Their existence would be debunked by a reality TV show! HOAX HUNTERS is that show, publicly disproving all variety of lore. But their real goal is the opposite: as the world’s dark corners surface, the HOAX HUNTERS cover them up.
When a mysterious astronaut made of crows appears in Russia, the HOAX HUNTERS are on the case.
From the pages of HACK/SLASH!

Another book I'll give a try. I'll get the #0 & read before ordering more.

Btw Bob, this #0 will just reprint all the Hoax Hunter back-up stories that ran in Hack/Slash for awhile, did you read those? I skipped them after awhile because only reading 1-2 pages per month didn't work for me. But all of them in one issue, maybe it will read better for me.