PREVIEWS #272 (VOL. XXI #5, MAY11)

PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS

PREVIEWS #274

JULY 2011

COVER ART: The latest projects from DC Comics and Image Comics!

Now more than ever, PREVIEWS is there to show the tales, toys and treasures in your future! This July issue features items scheduled to ship in September 2011 and beyond.

Catalog, 8x11, 400+pg, PC $4.50

PREVIEWS #274 CUSTOMER ORDER FORM — JULY 2011

It’s easy to make your monthly order with this order form booklet! This July issue features items scheduled to ship in September 2011 and beyond.

Comic-sized, 62pg, PC PI

MARVEL PREVIEWS #95

Your Marvel companion piece to the regular issue of PREVIEWS!

This July issue features items scheduled to ship in September 2011 and beyond.

FREE w/Purchase of PREVIEWS

FC, 120pg $1.25

PREVIEWS GRAPHIC NOVEL & TRADE PAPERBACK BACKLIST CATALOG—SUMMER 2011

Featuring a Green Lantern cover from DC Comics! The PREVIEWS Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks Backlist Catalog for 2011 features hundreds of items — a veritable four-color comic shop filled to capacity with graphics novels, trade paperbacks, manga, books, and more — everything from Aardvarks to Zombies, and everything in between! Every item within these pages is in stock now and available for order from your favorite comic shop. If you’re looking for a reference guide to all available GN’s and TPs — this is it! Comic-size format.

Catalog, 7x10, FC $1.50

COMICS SECTION

PREMIER VENDORS

DARK HORSE COMICS

DOLLHOUSE: EPITAPHS #1 (OF 5)

Andrew Chambliss (W), Maurissa Tancharoen (W), Jed Whedon (W), Cliff Richards (P), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), Phil Noto (Cover), and Fiona Staples (Variant Cover)

On sale July 13

FC, 40 pages $3.50

Miniseries

The fight for free will starts now! Alpha was the perfect product of Rossum Corporation’s mind-altering technology, until he snapped, burdened by the dozens of personalities they’d downloaded into his brain. Now the technology has gone viral, turning the entire population into murderous automatons, and it’s up to the psychotic Alpha and a small group of survivors to save mankind.

• Straight from the Dollhouse one-shot written by show writers Tancharoen and Whedon, this new series continues the tale of survivors taking up arms against Rossum.

• Fellow Dollhouse show writer Andrew Chambliss (CW’s The Vampire Diaries) makes his comics debut, joining Tancharoen and Whedon!

SERENITY VOLUME 2: BETTER DAYS AND OTHER STORIES 2ND EDITION HC

Joss Whedon (W), Jim Krueger (W), Brett Matthews (W), Patton Oswalt (W), Zack Whedon (W), Will Conrad (A), Patric Reynolds (A), Chris Samnee (A), Dave Stewart (C), Michelle Madsen (C), Julius Ohta (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)

On sale Sept 7

FC, 128 pages $19.99

HC, 7" x 10"

Serenity: Better Days, from Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, follows everyone’s favorite space cowboys in an action-packed adventure, where the crew takes on a heist that promises a big payoff. But when someone is taken captive, the gang must put aside their enduring differences and work together, at the risk of losing their cash prize.

Joss Whedon is joined by a great roster of writers including comedian Patton Oswalt,

Dr. Horrible and The Shepherd's Tale cowriter Zack Whedon, and Jim Krueger (Avengers/Invaders) in this special expanded edition, making a complete hardcover Serenity library to match The Shepherd's Tale and Those Left Behind!

• For the first time in hardcover: the miniseries Serenity: Better Days, the short stories Serenity: The Other Half and the previously uncollected Serenity: Downtime, and the one-shot Serenity: Float Out!

FALLING SKIES TP

Paul Tobin (W), Juan Ferreyra (A/Cover), and Andrew Dalhouse (C)

On sale July 13

FC, 104 pages $9.99

TP, 6" x 9"

In the heart of Boston, following the devastating events of an alien invasion, history professor Tom Mason and his sons Hal, Matt, and Ben are just trying to survive. After an extreme firefight with the aliens, Ben gets kidnapped. Determined to get his son back, Tom joins forces with the second Mass, a militia group that is taking the fight against the aliens. But with the group’s munitions supplies running low, Tom must locate an old friend to equip him and his team in order to ensure the survival of the human race!

• A prequel to Falling Skies from DreamWorks television, starring Noah Wyle.

• Watch for the television event of 2011—coming in June—only on TNT.

• Written by Paul Tobin (Spider-Girl).

STAR WARS: INVASION—REVELATIONS #1 (OF 5)

Tom Taylor (W), Colin Wilson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), Chris Scalf (Cover), and Dave Dorman (Variant Cover)

On sale July 13

FC, 40 pages $3.50

Miniseries

As the invading Yuuzhan Vong penetrate deeper into the galaxy, the Jedi fight back!

But one Jedi in training has taken a different path: Finn Galfridian, under the guidance of the mysterious Master Dray, infiltrates Coruscant and discovers revelations about the leaders of the New Republic that could lead to disaster!

STAR WARS: DARK TIMES—OUT OF THE WILDERNESS #1 (OF 5)

Mick Harrison (W), Douglas Wheatley (A), Dan Jackson (C), Pablo Correa (Cover), and Mark A. Nelson (Variant Cover)

On sale Aug 3

FC, 40 pages $2.99

Miniseries

Darth Vader confronts a deadly assassin . . .

. . . the outlaw crew of the Uhumele arrives at the scene of Jedi Dass Jennir’s last adventure—but Jennir is already gone . . .

. . . and half a galaxy away, Imperial fighters are shot out of the sky by an “unarmed” pleasure craft . . .

Return to the dark times, that uncharted era of Star Wars history when the Empire was new and the Jedi were hunted by Darth Vader!

STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC—THE LOST SUNS #2 (OF 5)

Alexander Freed (W), George Freeman (P), Dave Ross (P), Mark McKenna (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Benjamin Carré (Cover)

On sale July 13

FC, 40 pages $3.50

Miniseries

There are dark secrets behind the treaty that brought peace to the galaxy and an end to the war between the Jedi of the Republic and the Sith Empire. Now, with rumors of the secrets spreading, the galaxy is afraid a new war may be beginning . . .

Elite Republic spy Theron Shan has been assigned to find the old Jedi Master behind these rumors. Previously thought lost forever in Sith territory, Ngani Zho is back and more peculiar than before he left. Theron has his hands full with Zho, a troublesome thief, and the threatening Sith Knights who are also on Zho’s trail!

STAR WARS: JEDI—THE DARK SIDE #3 (OF 5)

Scott Allie (W), Mahmud Asrar (A), Paul Mounts (C), and Stéphane Roux (Cover)

On sale July 20

FC, 40 pages $2.99

Miniseries

On Telos IV, a priestess has been assassinated, and the planet is on the verge of civil war. Only Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Xanatos can protect the planet’s leader—who just happens to be Xanatos’s father—and stop the insurgents. But Xanatos is succumbing to his own long-buried resentments and may soon be more of a hindrance than a help.

STAR WARS ADVENTURES: CHEWBACCA AND THE SLAVERS OF THE SHADOWLANDS TP

Chris Cerasi (W) and Jennifer Meyer (A/C/Cover)

On sale Sept 21

FC, 72 pages $7.99

TP, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Journey back nearly two hundred years before the events in A New Hope as Chewbacca relates a story from his youth on Kashyyyk. Determined to prove themselves eligible for the rites of adulthood, Chewie and his young friends venture into the perilous Shadowlands in search of adventure. But they find far more than they bargained for when they stumble upon slavers plotting a raid on the Wookiee village.

The accidental encounter becomes one of Chewie’s most formative experiences—one he wishes hadn’t happened at all!

DOCTOR SOLAR, MAN OF THE ATOM #10

Jim Shooter (W), Roger Robinson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), Michael Komarck (Cover)

On sale Aug 3

FC, 32 pages $3.50

Ongoing

Fearing both Doctor Solar and his own hideously powerful son, Samuel, dark deity Moloch creates a mighty fortress fit for a god, with walls of dwarf-star stone. The Man of the Atom invades Moloch’s redoubt, but while his battle with Moloch shakes the heavens, Solar’s beloved Gail is stalked by Samuel’s monstrous, vicious Hadean hounds. Blind-sided by a diabolical deadfall, the Man of the Atom becomes trapped. Moloch warns that neither of them can conquer Samuel alone. He makes an offer . . .

RAGE #2 (OF 3)

Arvid Nelson (W), Andrea Mutti (P), Pierluigi Baldassini (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Glenn Fabry (Cover)

On sale July 20

FC, 32 pages $3.50

Miniseries

Dark Horse’s essential chapter in the story of Id Software’s hotly anticipated game Rage continues!

The Authority has seized power and is carrying out cruel “experiments” on radiation victims, but when a scientist discovers the true extent of its deceptions, she finds herself an enemy of the state, with only a fledgling resistance to turn to. Arvid Nelson (Rex Mundi) and Andrea Mutti (DMZ) delve deeper into the secrets of Rage, working directly with the game’s creative director, Tim Willits, in a new take on postapocalyptic intrigue!

CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE MASK OF ACHERON

Stuart Moore (W), Gabriel Guzman (P/Cover), and Jason Gorder (I)

On sale July 20

FC, 64 pages $6.99

One-shot

After witnessing his wife burned at the stake, warlord Khalar Zym sets out on a quest to find the mythical Mask of Acheron, an ancient artifact that will bring his beloved back to life. In his search across the lands, Zym destroys a village in northern Cimmeria, where a boy born of battle survives and is cast out into the world, alone.

Years later, Zym crosses paths again with the boy who survived—Conan. He must now contend with this barbarian nuisance who is now set on vengeance for the slaughter of his village. Zym and his daughter, Marique, eventually clash with Conan in an epic final battle, the outcome of which will decide the fate of the world.

• Based on Conan the Barbarian, the new major motion picture starring Jason Momoa, Rose McGowan, and Ron Perlman.

CONAN: THE ISLAND OF NO RETURN #2

Ron Marz (W), Bart Sears (P/Cover), Randy Elliott (I), and Mark Roberts (C)

On sale July 20

FC, 32 pages $3.50

Ongoing

Having broken into a haunted castle to loot its treasures, Conan and his companions discover that stories of the castle’s paranormal past may have been exaggerated. But that doesn’t mean that fabricated ghost stories can’t be used to their advantage when Conan discovers they aren’t the only thieves out for the gold!

CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #8

Timothy Truman (W), Tomás Giorello (P), José Villarrubia (C), Frank Frazetta (Cover)

On sale July 6

FC, 72 pages $6.99

Ongoing

Running from the army of Turan, Conan and fellow fugitive Olivia hide out on a small island in the Vilayet Sea, but they soon find themselves stalked by a huge, unseen terror in the jungles and threatened by a group of pirates! These may be the least of their concerns, though, because the ruins of a lost civilization stir when a full moon rises over the isle—and even deadlier creatures awaken!

SOLOMON KANE: RED SHADOWS #4 (OF 4)

Bruce Jones (W), Rahsan Ekedal (P), Dan Jackson (C), Dave Stewart (C), Guy Davis (Cover), and Gregory Manchess (Variant Cover)

On sale July 6

FC, 32 pages $3.50

Miniseries

Solomon Kane faces two of his greatest foes in Africa, as Bruce Jones (Conan, The Incredible Hulk) brings his thrilling “Red Shadows” adaptation to a close! Seeking to avenge the horrible murder of a young girl, Solomon Kane chases the feared swordsman Le Loup across the globe, where he finds the villain in league with Songa, the powerful leader of a deceived jungle tribe. Kane finds an ally in the frail, ancient form of magic man N’Longa—but will the old, deposed witch doctor really be able to challenge Songa and save Solomon’s life? Rising stars Rahsan Ekedal (Creepy, The Cleaners) and Dan Jackson (Kull, Star Wars) illustrate this thrilling adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s classic tale!

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 10 TP

Various (W/A)

On sale Sept 7

b&w, 528 pages $19.99

TP, 7" x 10"

Conan may be the most dangerous man alive, but that means nothing to foes that are already deceased! The walled City of Life is under siege by an army of the dead and Conan is trapped inside! But how do you kill an enemy who has already died? This volume also sees the rebirth of the deadly swordsman Bor’aqh Sharaq, the return of the extradimensional Devourer of Souls, and an unlikely alliance between Conan and his brutal mirror image, King Konar!

• This volume collects The Savage Sword of Conan #103 to #111, complete with covers, frontispieces, backup stories, and pinups from each issue!

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF KULL VOLUME 2 TP

Various (W/A)

On sale Oct 5

b&w, 448 pages $19.99

TP, 7" x 10"

This volume contains over forty-five action-packed stories starring the barbaric Atlantean exile, King Kull! Robert E. Howard expert and legendary scribe Roy Thomas details Kull’s mysterious early life from the time he was born to his enslavement by Lemurian pirates! This tome also includes stories from when Kull was king! The Commorians provoke all-out war with Valusia, and, since their clandestine plan of overthrowing King Kull failed in “The Shadow Kingdom,” the snake-men take a different tact by launching an all-out siege on the City of Wonders!

This volume includes stories from The Savage Sword of Conan #128-#140, #145, #147-#152, #158, #159, #161, #165, #169, #170, #172, #177, #182, #183, #186, #190-#193, #196-#199, #202, #213, #215, #229, and #230-#233, and Conan Saga #97.

HELLBOY: THE FURY #2 (OF 3)

Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Duncan Fegredo (A), and Dave Stewart (C)

On sale July 6

FC, 32 pages $2.99

Miniseries

While Hellboy makes one last stand against the Queen of Blood the war between the forces of good and evil rages on the battlefield with heaps of dead monsters and knights!

B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH—MONSTERS #1 (OF 2)

Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Tyler Crook (A), Dave Stewart (C), Ryan Sook (Cover), and Francesco Francavilla (Variant Cover)

On sale July 13

FC, 32 pages $3.50

Miniseries

While the Bureau’s off fighting giant bat-eared beasts in Texas, Liz Sherman is kicking hillbilly ass in a trailer park!

B.P.R.D.: PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2 HC

Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), Guy Davis (A), John Severin (A), Dave Stewart (C), and others

On sale Sept 7

FC, 480 pages $34.99

HC, 7" x 10"

In 2001, Hellboy quit the B.P.R.D., leaving Abe Sapien to lead Liz Sherman and a bizarre roster of special agents in defending the world from occult threats, including the growing menace of the frog army first spotted in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction.

Mike Mignola and Dark Horse present the complete Plague of Frogs saga, from Hollow Earth to The King of Fear. This second volume dives deeper into Abe’s origin story, introduces the reader to Bureau villains Memnan Saa and the Black Flame, and features the first appearance of fan-favorite Daimio!