Previews Spotlight #134 (Dec->Feb) Deadline: Sat AM, Dec 8

[JohnMayo]

Previews will be coming out on Wednesday, November 28th. The deadline for sending in submissions to the Previews Spotlight is the crack of dawn on Saturday, December 8th. If you can get it in early that would be appreciated.

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.

Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/T6Zy11DgRPJANytVnU5R

I'm experimenting with using Dropbox as a method for file submissions. Let me know what you think of the method. You can still email the files if that is more convenient.

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###-[D###-][M###-]ItemNameAndIssueNumber-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.
D###: If the item is in the DC Previews, use the first even page number in Previews for DC with the page number in the DC Previews. If the item is not in the DC Previews, skip the D###- part of the file naming convention.
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.
ItemNameAndIssueNumber: 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.

Examples:
Non DC/Marvel Title: p030-ItemFromDiamondPreviews13-YourNameGoesHere.MP3
DC Title: p128-D003-DcTitle3-YourNameGoesHere.MP3 (presuming the first even page in the DC section in the main Previews is page 128)
Marvel Title: p172-M004-MarvelTitle1-YourNameGoesHere.MP3 (presuming the first even page in the Marvel section in the main Previews is page 172)

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.

[MrAloha]

Dear Gang,

Here are some of the February Solicitations.
They are:

AC Comics
Aardvark Comics
Abstract Studios
Ahoy Comics
American Gothic Press
Archie
Aspen Comics
Broadsword Comics
Caliber Comics
Cave Comics
Chapterhouse
Coffin Comics
DC
Devils Due/First Comics
Insight Comics
Mad Cave Studios
Marvel
Red 5 Comics
Red Anvil
Rothic Comics
Scout Comics
Source Point Press
Starburns Industries
Valiant Comics
Vault Comics

If you guys see any other solicitations, please post them on the forum.

Jason

[MrAloha]

Here are my picks for this episode (#134).
They are:

1) Aspen Comics: Aspen Comics 2019: The Year Ahead by Various (W/A/C)
Hopefully Various will be coming the Amazing Comic Con in February. I missed Various at previous conventions. LOL!
2) DC: Detective Comics #999 by Peter J. Tomasi (W) and Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza (A)
3) Marvel: Dazzler #1 Facsimile Edition by Tom DeFalco (W) and John Romita Jr. (A)
4) Marvel: Captain Marvel True Believers
Valiant: Incursion (4 part Mini-series) by Andy Diggle and Alex Paknadel (W) and Dough Braithwaite (A)
5) Hero Initiative
6) Marvel Unlimited
7) Shoutouts

I might add on more picks later.

[jrphoenix]

Cool.. the online previews catalog is up: https://previewsworld.com/catalog

[bralinator]

Looks like Jason got most of the solicits up. Thanks!

Here are just a few more:

BOOM! Studios
Dynamite Entertainment
IDW Publishing
Image Comics
ONI Press

[drew]

Drew's Picks

Unnatural #7
Scooby Apocalypse #34
Daredevil #1
Lollipop Kids #5
Tainted Love #1

[alienal121]

Okay, I don't know when I'm going to find the time to record these but...here or my picks for clips this month:
IDW: League of Extradinary Gentleman #5
DC: Harley Quinn #58
Marvel: Marvel Tales: Black Widow (1?)
Archie: Archie and Friends: Music #1

[jrphoenix]

Sharkey The Bounty Hunter
Hit-Girl Season 2
Wonder Woman
Savage Sword of Conan
Avengers: No Road Home
Ironheart
Red Sonja
Stitched: Terror

[Thedoh]

I would like to submit for the following:

Wonder Twins #1
Ziggy Pig Silly Seal #1
The Girl in the Bay #1

-TODD

[SupermanFan]

Dark Horse Comics:
Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #5
Black Hammer: Age Of Doom #8
DC Comics:
Action Comics #1008
Superman #8
IDW/Top Shelf:
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest #5/6
Abstract Studios:
Strangers In Paradise XXV #10 Final Issue

[Xmanpatrick]

I have sent in some clips. It's the first time and hope they all sound ok. Here is my list
Die #3
Batman and flash tie ins #64 and #65
TMNT #91
Uncanny X-Men #11 and 12
Hulkverines
Wolverine The Long Night #2
Aberrant #1
DC's super villians origin Joker
Incursion #1 through 4 bundle

[doctormo]

Here are my last minute picks
DC:
Justice League Dark #8
The Wild Storm #20

Marvel:
True Believers: Captain Marvel - Binary #1
True Believers: Captain Marvel - The New Ms. Marvel #1
True Believers: Captain Marvel - Betrayed #1
*all three True Believers issues are part of one clip

Dynamite:
Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #2

Ahoy Comics:
The Wrong Earth #6

[NicksPicks]

Busy! Busy! Busy! Didn't even have time to reply here with my picks before sending them in. But for reference, my spotlight picks this month are:

-Lightstep 4 (of 5)
-Justice League Dark 8
-Shazam 3
-Archie 1000 Page Comic Party TPB

Of course there are many more I'm excited to read. And welcome aboard Xmanpatrick! I'm almost disappointed you didn't pick any "Age of X-Man" titles for the spotlight. Looking forward to hearing your clips!

[Xmanpatrick]

Busy! Busy! Busy! Didn't even have time to reply here with my picks before sending them in. But for reference, my spotlight picks this month are:

-Lightstep 4 (of 5)
-Justice League Dark 8
-Shazam 3
-Archie 1000 Page Comic Party TPB

Of course there are many more I'm excited to read. And welcome aboard Xmanpatrick! I'm almost disappointed you didn't pick any "Age of X-Man" titles for the spotlight. Looking forward to hearing your clips!

I already pick up about 40 comics a month. I will check them out when they are on the shelves. Nightcrawler may be the only one I pick up. Happy listening