Previews Spotlight #114 (Apr->Jun) Deadline: Sat AM, Apr 8

[JohnMayo]

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

Please post which comics you will be sending in submissions for here on this thread with the full title, issue number and publisher. 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.

The Previews Spotlight is released as a mono podcast, not stereo. If you record in stereo, I'll convert it to a mono record by dropping one of the tracks.

The Comic Book Page podcast is an all-ages podcast and is profanity free. I will have to edit out any profanity in the clips, including any unfortunately named comic book titles. If that section of the clip can't be easily removed I will have to replace the profanity with the DTMF tones for "profanity". In addition to this being my personal stand on profanity, it is also an iTunes policy: If your audio includes explicit language, we require you to set the explicit tag- regardless of why it is spoken (title of comic, name of street, etc.) This includes any profanity in the title or solicitation text.

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-)
Note that the "p" is lowercase. I use the name of the clip to sort the tracks in Audacity and it sorts all of lowercase letters before any of the uppercase letters. Obviously, I can fix this part of the filename if needed. If you don't know the page number, that is fine. Just use "p000-" instead and I'll look it up. Just use "p000-" for this part of the filename. If it is something not in Previews, use 888 for the page number and be sure to include a URL or whatever information might be needed to get the item for I can include that in the show notes if needed.
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.The more complete this is, the better. Capitalize the first letter of each word and don't include spaces or punctuation. For example, "AllNewAllDifferentButSomehowStillNotParticularlyDifferentFromWhatHasGoneBeforeUncannyTitle1".
YourName: All we need here is enough to properly credit you in the show notes.

I've got some automation around the episode assembly process which uses the dashes to parse the filenames. Please do not include spaces in the filename. Not all of the tools I use to prepare the clips for the episode handle spaces or other odd things in filenames gracefully.

If you have a link you'd like me to include in the show notes, include both your name and the link it in the email to me and I'll add it to the system I use for doing the show notes.

The episode covers items in the order they are in Previews so listeners can follow along in Previews if they want to.

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

Online solicitations can be found at Comic Book Resources for Dark Horse, DC, IDW, Image and Marvel. First Comics News is also a great source for the online solicitations.

If you see online solicitations for any of the publishers that aren't linked to here in the thread, please post the link.

[bralinator]

Solicitations are beginning to trickle in...

+ 451 Media Group
+ AC Comics
+ Aftershock Comics
+ American Gothic Press
+ American Mythology
+ Amigo Comics
+ Archie Comics
+ Aspen Press
+ Avatar Press
+ Bongo Comics
+ BOOM! Studios
+ Caliber Entertainment
+ [url=hhttp://www.firstcomicsnews.com/chapterhouse-co ... citations/]Chapterhouse Comics[/url]
+ Dark Circle Comics
+ Dark Horse Comics
+ DC Comics
+ Devils Due/1 First Comics
+ Dynamite Entertainment
+ Fantagraphics
+ IDW
+ Image Comics
+ Lion Forge Comics
+ Marvel Comics
+ Moonstone Comics
+ Oni Press
+ Space Goat Publishing
+ Vault Comics
+ Valiant Comics
+ Viz Media
+ Z2 Comics


Please add any other solicitations you find! I will try to update this list when I can.

Thanks very much Jason!

[MrAloha]

Dear Bralinator,

You can add the DC solicitations to your list.

DC: http://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-june-2017-solicitations/

Aloha

[MrAloha]

Dear Gang,

Here are my picks.
They are:

1) DC: DARK DAYS: THE FORGE #1 by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV & Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr. and Others.

2) DC: THE FLINTSTONES #12 by Mark Russell (Writer) and Steve Pugh (Artist)
The FINAL ISSUE!

3) Marvel: Kingpin #5 by Matthew Rosenberg (Writer) and Ben Torres (Artist)

4) Marvel: Old Man Logan #25 by Ed Brisson (Writer) and Mike Deodato Jr. (Artist)
Start of a new story arc with a new creative team.
It is a great jumping on point.

5) Dragon's Lair Third Anniversary My LCS is celebrating their THIRD ANNIVERSARY on May 6, Free Comic Book Day.

6) Shoutout clip

Aloha

[drew]

DC: THE FLINTSTONES #12 by Mark Russell (Writer) and Steve Pugh (Artist)
The FINAL ISSUE!

No!!!! Why do all my faves end

[bralinator]

Dear Bralinator,

You can add the DC solicitations to your list.

DC: http://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-june-2017-solicitations/

Aloha

Thanks Jason!

[bralinator]

I will update this post as more solicits are announced...

My picks for April Previews

+ The Planet of the Apes Archive Vol. 1 HC (BOOM! Studios)
+ Shang-Chi: Master of Kung-Fu Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (Marvel Comics)
+ Marvel Comics Digest #1 Amazing Spider-Man (Archie Comics)
+ Astounding Wolf-Man Complete Collection HC (Image Comics)

[MrAloha]

Solicitations are beginning to trickle in...


+ AC Comics
+ BOOM! Studios
+ Dark Horse Comics
+ DC Comics
+ Fantagraphics
+ Moonstone Comics
+ Viz Media

Updated on 3/22
Dear Bralinator,

Here are a few more to add to the list.

451 Media Group
Aftershock Comics
Archie Comics
Aspen Comics
BOOM Studios!
Devils Due/1 First Comics
IDW
Marvel

To everyone,
Please feel free to post the other solicitations as they come in.
Aloha

[MrAloha]

DC: THE FLINTSTONES #12 by Mark Russell (Writer) and Steve Pugh (Artist)
The FINAL ISSUE!

No!!!! Why do all my faves end

Dear Drew,
Just like the Stone Age, everything must come to an end. (I'm joking.)

Seriously, It's a shame that this series is ending. It was very good series that dealt a social commentary in every issue. Whatever topic Mark Russell was dealing with in each issue, I thought, he presented both sides of the issue fairly. These stories were, to me, never felt heavy handed. They were entertaining and provided food for thought.

I'm sorry to see this end BUT it was a great run that I would:1) pick up in trade, and 2) recommend highly to other readers.

Aloha

[drew]

The new online previews catalog is up
https://www.previewsworld.com/catalog

[bralinator]

It's one of my picks, but I think this means that Archie Comics is putting out the best Spider-Man comic for the month of June 2017. The solicit from Archie Comics reads:

MARVEL COMICS DIGEST #1 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
(W) Stan Lee, Len Wein (A) Steve Ditko, Ross Andru (CA) Mike Wieringo, Karl Kesel
Excelsior! Marvel Comics’ best-selling heroes are now in the ever-popular digest format! Each digest is a mixture of over 200 pages of the most memorable classic and modern stories, spanning every decade of Marvel history and readership. This first issue spotlights the Amazing Spider-Man, featuring art and stories from comic greats including Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Len Wein, Ross Andru and more. This is a can’t-miss collector’s item that will not be reprinted! (STL045275)
Digest, 224pgs, FC SRP: $6.99

This is a smart move for Marvel. Getting these classic stories in front of impulse shoppers at big box stores and newsstands is smart and aggressive, and using the infrastructure established by Archie Comics is brilliant.

[drew]

It's one of my picks, but I think this means that Archie Comics is putting out the best Spider-Man comic for the month of June 2017.

MARVEL COMICS DIGEST #1 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

This is a smart move for Marvel. Getting these classic stories in front of impulse shoppers at big box stores and newsstands is smart and aggressive, and using the infrastructure established by Archie Comics is brilliant.

and once again - just like with marvel unlimited - DC is left behind

[drew]

Drews Picks

Blankshot #1 - DH P047

SuperGirl Being Super #4 - DC P123

CLUE #1 - IDW P168

Royal City #4 - Image P233

Vision #1 Director's Cut - Marvel M058

Babyteeth #1 - AfterShock P261

Slam #7 - Boom P299

Jazz Maynard #1 - Magnetic Press P388

Normandy Gold #1 - Titan P422

[alienal121]

Thanks guys for posting solicits and the Previews link

Alan's Picks:
Darkhorse p49 Shaolin Cowboy #3
DC page 92 Detective # 958-959
Marvel page 31 Champions #9
Alterna page 266 The Chair #1

[MichaelCastle]

Hello everyone looking forward to hearing everyone's picks and hopefully some more picks from new members

Briggs Land: Lone Wolves #1(of 6) from Dark Horse Comics page 44
Clean Room Vol:3 page 144 from D.C. comics
Kill The Minotaur #1 page 200 from Image Comics
Shirtless Bear-Fighter #1(of 5) from Image Comics
Pestilence #2 page 262 from Aftershock Comics
Beautiful Canvas #1 page 290 from Black Mask Studios
The Unsound #1 page 296 from Boom! Studios