Previews Spotlight #068 (June -> Aug): June 7th, 5pm pacific

[JohnMayo]

Previews will be coming out on Wednesday, May 29th. The deadline for sending in submissions to the Previews Spotlight is the crack of dawn on Saturday, June 8th.

The monthly Comic Book Page Previews Teleconference will be on Friday, June 7th at 5pm Pacific / 6pm Mountain / 7pm Central / 8pm Eastern.

As always, you can join the call at any time and leave whenever you need to. I'll be on Skype shortly before the 7pm Central. Just chat me on Skype and I'll add you to the conference call. My Skype handle is theJohnMayo.

The earlier you send in submissions, the happier I'll be. It is a bit awkward to not get any of the submissions until the last minute. If you think of more you'd like to talk about after you've sent in submissions, feel free to send more in clips.

Please post which comics you will be sending in submissions for here on this thread. That way we can reduce the number of duplicate submissions and maximize the number of different items that are covered. If someone has already posted that they will be covering something you are passionate about discussing, we are okay with more than one submission for the item but want that to be the exceptional case.

Remember: Anyone can send in a short audio clip talking about any book in the upcoming Previews (or slated for release around that same time). This includes creators, publishers and other people directly involved in the project. This is your chance to promote items, including ones you have worked on.

The email address to send the clips to is TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com.

A couple of quick things that help out a lot in the organizing and producing of the episode:

Please featured item in a separate audio file. Exceptions can be made but the episode covers items in the order they are in Previews so listeners can follow along in Previews if they want to.

If possible, please follow the naming convention of:
p###-[M###-]ItemName-YourName.mp3

p###-: the page number in Previews (ex: an item on page 80 would start with p080-)
M###-: If the item is in the Marvel Previews, use the first even page number in Previews for Marvel with the page number in the Marvel Previews.
If the item is not in the Marvel Previews, skip the M###- part of the file naming convention.
ItemName: This is the name of the item. We need is enough to determine which item it is.
YourName: All we need here is enough to properly credit you in the show notes.
Please do not include spaces in the filename. Not all of the tools we use to prep the clips for the episode handle spaces in filenames gracefully.

At the very least, please include the full name of the item in the filename so it can be properly listed in the show notes. If you don't know the page number, that is fine. Just leave it off. But having the full name of the item the clip is for makes it much easier for us to organize the files and prepare for recording the episode.


Tips on how to record a clip can be found here.

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[Ratenef]

For anyone interested here are the Avatar solicitations

Avatar (Bleeding Cool)

[JohnMayo]

For anyone interested here are the Avatar solicitations

Avatar (Bleeding Cool)

Thanks.

[JohnMayo]

ComicBookPage picks of the month:


DARK HORSE

RESIDENT ALIEN: THE SUICIDE BLONDE #0
Peter Hogan (W), Steve Parkhouse (A/C/Cover)
On sale Aug 14
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries
Stranded on Earth, the alien living undercover as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle continues his practice in the small town of Patience, USA! Assisted by Native American nurse Asta—the only person who suspects that he’s from another planet—Harry finds himself enmeshed in another murder mystery. Also: the feds are on to Harry!


DC

ALL-STAR WESTERN #23
Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by MORITAT
Backup story art by STAZ JOHNSON
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
On sale AUGUST 28 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+
Hex is trapped in modern-day Gotham City…and he’s getting ready to shoot his way out! Find out how he got here—and see what part Batman plays! And in the backup story, the Vigilante seeks revenge!


IDW

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1—GEM OF THE MONTH
Phil Hester (w) • Andrea Di Vito (a) • Di Vito x 4 (c)
The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents are dead, or will soon be, unless new recruit Dynamo can master the incredible but lethal power of the Thunderbelt in time to rescue his teammates from the mysterious Iron Maiden. The timeless heroes return to comics with a vengeance in this blistering first issue from writer Phil Hester (Godzilla, Invincible Universe, Wonder Woman) and artist Andrea Di Vito (Dungeons & Dragons)!
*4 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1-to-1-to-1 ratio
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant Covers:
variant Andrea Di Vito gatefold cover, featuring all 4 agents!


IMAGE COMICS

THINK TANK #9
story MATT HAWKINS
art RAHSAN EKEDAL
cover RAHSAN EKEDAL
AUGUST 7
32 PAGES / BW / T+ $3.99
“OUTBREAK,” Part One—Dr. David Loren used to worry about the deadly consequences of his creations from the safety of his laboratory… but now he’s been deployed to Taiwan to oversee a field test gone awry. Will having the mysterious SEAL Team 6 as his bodyguards be enough to ensure that David returns home alive?


MARVEL

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #2
Written by Christopher Yost, art by Marco Checcetto, cover by Paolo Rivera.
Sibling Rivalry begins here!
Because you demanded it! Parker versus Parker! The Superior Spider-Man Versus Scarlet Spider!
Kaine has come to New York to check on Peter's ‘superior' behavior, not realizing Doc Ock has taken over Peter's life. But Ock sure knows who Kaine is...Kaine, the man who once killed Doctor Octopus. And now it's payback time.
32 pages, $3.99.


ASPEN MLT

OVERTAKEN #1
(W) Frank Mastromauro (A) Marco Lorenzana
The sci-fi thriller OVERTAKEN takes center stage as Aspen’s 10 year anniversary celebration marches on! Some questions, you may not want to know the answers to. Journalist Will Harden is well equipped for most situations, but nothing can prepare him for what’s about to come. Relocating from the big city to a small mountain town with his wife, everything is turned upside-down the moment she goes missing. Are the rumors of alien abductions true or did something far worse happen to his wife? No matter the cause, Harden will not stop until he uncovers the truth, or dies trying. 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!
OVERTAKEN #1 is in stores August 21st, 2013!
32pgs, FC $1.00


BIG DOG INK

PENNY FOR YOUR SOUL: DEATH #1
(W) Tom Hutchison (A) J. B. Neto (CA) J. B. Neto, Jenevieve Broomall
A darkness has fallen over the desert and something ancient and evil roams the streets of Las Vegas. With the War and the False Prophet revealed, the next sign of the End of Days is the third horseman himself… Death! (STK615540)
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC (1 of 7) SRP: $3.50


BOOM! STUDIOS

HEROBEAR AND THE KID: THE INHERITANCE #1 (OF 5)
(W/A/CA) Mike Kunkel
THE ORIGINAL HEROBEAR AND THE KID RETURNS TO COMICS! With a new cover and new art! Go back to the beginning of the fabulous original adventures by acclaimed cartoonist Mike Kunkel, as the award­winning nostalgic tale is reprinted with bonus new material! After his grandfather passes away, 10­year­old Tyler inherits an old stuffed toy bear and a broken pocket watch. If dealing with bullies wasn't enough, he soon learns that things aren't always what they seem...and that you shouldn't judge a bear by its cover. Join Tyler as he goes on his amazing childhood adventure and learns the truth about his family.
32pgs, FC (1 of 6) $3.99


HERMES PRESS

BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY #1
(W/A/CA) Howard Chaykin
Buck Rogers, the first, best, and original Sci-Fi hero returns with Howard Chaykin drawing and writing this action packed incarnation of this iconic title. Over eighty years after the creation of the newspaper strip that become a household word, Howard Chaykin has returned the character and his universe back to basics: Buck Rogers, former World War I ace is accidentally suspended in time only to awaken to new and different earth, 500 years in the future, fragmented by war and ruled by an omnipotent force — the Chinese. Now, Buck along with Colonel Wilma Deering, begins a new fight, to free the United States! (STK615789)
REGULAR COVER—7x10, 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99
VARIANT COVER—7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99


VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT

BLOODSHOT #0
(W) Matt Kindt (A) ChrisCross
(CA) Dave Bullock, Matt Kindt, Lewis LaRosa
Discover the declassified secret history of Project Rising Spirit’s Bloodshot program and its most successful soldier — as told by superstar creator Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, Justice League of America) and fan favorite artist ChrisCross (Superman/Batman)! From the darkest days of World War II and Korea, and through the hell of Vietnam and Afghanistan, Bloodshot's origin leaves a bloody trail of discarded lives and forgotten families. But which memories are real? Which families? Which children? Is Bloodshot many men...or no man at all? Is he simply a soulless killing machine or something more? Who is responsible? And why have the engineered the most dangerous weapon ever conceived by man? This issue holds the answers… but also reveals that we may have been asking the wrong questions all along…
32pgs, FC $3.99

[drew]

my picks:
Thor God of Thunder #11
Mind MGMT #14
Saga #13
Trillian #1

[JohnMayo]

DCBS has posted the June order form and Previews files here:
http://www.dcbservice.com/downloads.aspx

[Ratenef]

You can find the full PDF versions of Previews at the Mail Order Comics site.

http://www.mailordercomics.com/preview-catalogs/

[JohnMayo]

You can find the full PDF versions of Previews at the Mail Order Comics site.

http://www.mailordercomics.com/preview-catalogs/

Thanks for letting us know. I hadn't even though to check for that yet.

[Royal]

I'll send in clips on the following books:

DC/Vertigo
Fables Encyclopedia

IDW
Haunted Horror #6

Image
The Sidekick

Drawn & Quarterly
Palookaville #21
Optic Nerve #13

Fantagraphics
Love & Rockets: New Stories No. 6
King: The Special Edition

Papercutz
Classics Illustrated Deluxe Vol. 10

Uncivilized Books
Wanting to mention briefly all their offerings this month

[JohnMayo]

Great. More submissions makes for a better episode. Thanks.

[fudd71]

I just submitted clips for:

DC
Batgirl #23

IDW
G.I. Joe: the Complete Collection Vol. 3

Zenescope
Screwed #3

[JohnMayo]

I got them. Thanks.

[Ratenef]

My submissions for this month will be for

Creepy Comics
Secret
Avengers - Endless Wartime
Age of Ultron HC
Nick Fury MAX Vol 2
Fashion Beast TPB

Thanks for including us John.

Trevor Chapman

[JohnMayo]

Thanks for including us John.

Assembling these episodes is a fair deal of work but I'm happy to do it as long as there are people sending in clips. I find this to be a great way for me to find out about comics that I might enjoy. I really appreciate all of the submissions every month.