PREVIEWS #290 (VOL. XXII #11, NOV12)
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PREVIEWS #292
January 2013
COVER ART: The latest projects from Image Comics and DC Comics
Since 1988, previews has been your ultimate source for all of the comics and merchandise to be available from your local comic book shop… revealed up to two months in advance! Hundreds of comics and graphic novels from the best comic publishers; the coolest pop-culture merchandise on Earth; plus previews exclusive items available nowhere else! Now more than ever, previews is there to show the tales, toys and treasures in your future! This January issue features items scheduled to ship in March 2013 and beyond.
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MARVEL PREVIEWS Volume 2 #6
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THE PREVIEWS TOYCHEST 2013
Featuring new items to be shown at Toy Fair 2013 — hundreds of collectibles shipping ’til June 2013! If you’re looking for some of the coolest figural items around, then look no further than the Previews ToyChest, a colorful catalog jam-packed with new and upcoming action figures, die-casts, plush toys, busts and statues aplenty! Plus: A plethora of back-list items, all in-stock now and ready to order from your local comic shop!
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Dark Horse Comics
STAR WARS #1
Brian Wood (W), Carlos D’Anda (A), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Alex Ross (Cover)
On sale Jan 9
FC, 32 pages $3.50 / Ongoing
This is Star Wars as you remember it... and as you have never seen it before! We’re taking you back to those heady, adventure-filled days following the destruction of the Death Star—when the Empire ruled, the Rebels were on the run, and the galaxy was a dangerous place where anything might happen!
STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE—HARD TARGETS #4 (of 5)
John Ostrander (W), Davidé Fabbri (P), Christian Dalla Vecchia (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Stéphane Roux (Cover)
On sale Jan 16
FC, 32 pages $2.99 / Miniseries
The Imperial Navy has arrived and Agent Cross has been officially told to stand down from his mission overseeing the election of a regent for the young Duke of Serenno. But Cross is not about to allow an innocent boy to be used as a disposable pawn—even if it serves the Empire’s short-term goals.
STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI—THE PRISONER OF BOGAN #3 (of 5)
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P), Dan Parsons (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and David Michael Beck (Cover)
On sale Jan 23
FC, 32 pages $2.99 / Miniseries
Xesh and Daegen Lok are on a mission to build Forcesabers—a weapon that Lok knows will take him closer to his vision of being leader of the Je’daii.
But the Je’daii Rangers are on the pair’s trail, and this first encounter between the Je’daii and the prisoners of Bogan will carry heavy consequences!
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS—DEFENDERS OF THE LOST TEMPLE TP
Justin Aclin (W), Ben Bates (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), Mike Hawthorne (Cover)
On sale Mar 13
FC, 80 pages $7.99
TP, 5 1/4” x 7 1/2”
On a mission with a Jedi general, one trooper contemplates his own worth as a clone of the great Mandalorian warrior Jango Fett. As mission leads through a booby-trapped, abandoned Jedi Temple, this one clone will discover who he is and also where he came from when the Mandalorian Death Watch suddenly appears!
• Set during season 4 of the animated series!
• Featuring Pre Vizsla and the Death Watch!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE GHOST PRISON HC
Haden Blackman (W), Agustin Alessio (A), and Dave Wilkins (Cover)
On sale Mar 27
FC, 120 pages $24.99
HC, 7” x 10”
A traitorous uprising against the fledgling Galactic Empire leaves Emperor Palpatine close to death. Saving the Emperor—and the Empire—appears to be a lost cause . . . unless Vader can uncover the secrets of the Jedi Council and locate the mysterious “Ghost Prison.” Collects the five-issue miniseries.
• Written by The Force Unleashed’s Haden Blackman!
• A beautiful, fully painted graphic novel in hardcover with dust jacket!
STAR WARS: PURGE—THE TYRANT’S FIST #2 (of 2)
Alexander Freed (W), Marco Castiello (P/I), Andrea Chella (P/I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Dan Scott (Cover)
On sale Jan 2
FC, 32 pages $3.50 / Miniseries
Darth Vader, hand of the new Galactic Empire, must find a new way to dominate the rebellious natives. Simple force won’t work on these people; Vader must carve out the heart of their pride, and fill the hollow that is left behind with fear and obedience to the Empire. But one Jedi blocks the path to power.
• Alexander Freed of The Old Republic writes Darth Vader!
• Vader vs. Jedi!
THE ANSWER! #1 (of 4)
Mike Norton (W/A), Dennis Hopeless (W), and Mark Englert (C)
On sale Jan 23
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
Devin McKenzie is an insomniac librarian with a knack for solving puzzles. The Answer! is a masked crime fighter with a giant exclamation point on his face. Aside from a penchant for late nights, they share nothing in common . . . until both become embroiled in a deadly mystery surrounding a sinister motivational speaker!
• Eisner Award-winning creator of Battlepug!
• Superhero mystery with explosive action!
• Written by Dennis Hopeless (Cable and X-Force, Avengers Arena)!
AXE COP VOLUME 4: PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD TP
Malachai Nicolle (W), Ethan Nicolle (A/Cover), and Dirk Erik Schulz (C)
On sale Mar 6
FC, 96 pages $12.99
TP, 6 5/8” x 10 13/16”
Axe Cop is now president of the whole world! But a bunch of outer-space bad guys are on their way to Earth, and they’re bringing big trouble with them! Collects the three-issue miniseries.
NUMBER 13 #2
Robert Love (W/A/Cover), David Walker (W), Dana Shukartsi (I), and Brennan Wagner (C)
On sale Jan 23
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
Number 13 struggles to regain his memory and the purpose of his existence, while the manipulative Mother Goose seeks to control his power. She’s not prepared for the forces of the Professor, Number 13’s sinister creator. No one is safe in the battle to control Number 13—a battle that will determine the fate of a future world.
47 RONIN #2 (of 5)
Mike Richardson (W) and Stan Sakai (A/Cover)
On sale Jan 2
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
Lord Asano is goaded into an assault by a corrupt court official in the Shogun’s palace, and then forced to commit seppuku! Learning that Asano was sentenced without a proper investigation, his retainers set in motion a plan to enact revenge on the official whose insults proved too much for Asano to bear.
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER—THE SEARCH PART 1 TP
Gene Luen Yang (W), Michael Dante DiMartino (W), Bryan Konietzko (W), and Gurihiru (A/Cover)
On sale Mar 20
FC, 80 pages $10.99
TP, 6” x 9”
For years, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have burned with one question—what happened to Fire Lord Zuko’s mother? Finding a clue at last, Zuko enlists the aid of Team Avatar—and the most unlikely ally of all—to help uncover the biggest secret of his life.
BRODY’S GHOST BOOK 4 TP
Mark Crilley (W/A/Cover)
On sale Mar 27
b&w, 96 pages $6.99
TP, 5 1/4” x 7 1/2”
Brody’s racing against time to uncover the identity of the Penny Murderer before he claims his next victim: Brody's ex-girlfriend. But he’s also found out that Talia, the ghost who set him on this road to justice, has been lying to him from the start.
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #20
Duane Swierczynski (W), Geoffrey Thorne (W), Michael Avon Oeming (W/A/Cover), Peter Hogan (W), Joshua Williamson (W), Ulises Farinas (W/A), Erick Freitas (W), Frank J. Barbiere (W), Gabriel Hardman (W/A), Corinna Bechko (W), Caitlín R. Kiernan (W), Michael T. Gilbert (W/A), Eric Nguyen (A), Todd Harris (A), Steve Parkhouse (A), Victor Ibáñez (A), Luke Radl (A), and Steve Lieber (A)
On sale Jan 23
FC, 80 pages $7.99 / Ongoing
Michael Avon Oeming’s twisted antiheroes head to the pages of DHP, as a three-issue arc of The Victories begins! Also in this issue, get shanghaied by the premiere of Geoffrey Thorne and Todd Harris’s Journeymen! Plus, the exciting conclusions of Resident Alien, Captain Midnight, Gamma, and White Suits, and all-new X!
THE MASSIVE #8
Brian Wood (W), Garry Brown (A), Dave Stewart (C), J. P. Leon (Cover)
On sale Jan 23
FC, 32 pages $3.50 / Ongoing
The Kapital stumbles upon a newly declared sovereign nation—a community of hundreds living on oil platforms with dreams of a new utopia. With the world’s governments and economies in shambles, is this new “country” the hope for the future that Callum Israel and Ninth Wave are looking for?
THE MASSIVE VOLUME 1: BLACK PACIFIC TP
Brian Wood (W/Cover), Kristian Donaldson (A/Cover), Garry Brown (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Mar 20
FC, 176 pages $19.99
TP, 7” x 10”
In this first volume of Brian Wood’s new, sprawling postapocalyptic epic, follow the crew of the Kapital from the flooded remnants of Hong Kong to Unalaska, with stops in Antarctica and Mogadishu, as post-Crash ethics and economics are explored across a broken world. Collecting issues #1–#6 of the series, plus three eight page stories from Dark Horse Presents.
MIND MGMT #7
Matt Kindt (W/A)
On sale Jan 23
FC, 22 pages $3.99 / Ongoing
We’ve learned some of the secrets of Henry Lyme; now get ready to meet the rest of MIND MGMT, beginning with the Ad Man! With the remains of MIND MGMT on Lyme’s tail, the former spy is forced to seek help from other defectors.
R.I.P.D.: CITY OF THE DAMNED #3 (of 4)
Peter Lenkov (W), Jeremy Barlow (W), Tony Parker (A), Michelle Madsen (C), and Dave Wilkins (Cover)
On sale Jan 30
FC, 32 pages $3.50 / Miniseries
For newly recruited R.I.P.D. officer Roy Pulsipher and his senior Puritan partner Crispin Mather, the train that awaits them is their only hope of reaching the City and saving Creation, but climbing aboard means also aligning with a dark enemy and renouncing their very beliefs . . . forcing a choice that could doom their souls forever!
R.I.P.D. VOLUME 1 2ND EDITION TP
Peter Lenkov (W), Lucas Marangon (P), Randy Emberlin (I), Dave Nestelle (C), and Dave Wilkins (Cover)
On sale Mar 20
FC, 104 pages $12.99
TP, 6 5/8” x 10 3/16”
Welcome to the Rest In Peace Department—the devoted, yet dead, officers of divine law enforcement. Nick Cruz was gunned down in the line of duty at the height of his personal and professional life. Now he's traded a hundred years of service to the R.I.P.D. in exchange for a shot at solving his own murder. Collects the original four-issue miniseries.
JEREMIAH OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 HC
Hermann (W/A)
On sale Nov 7
FC, 144 pages $24.99
HC, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8"
Nuclear war has reduced the US to a wasteland of racial unrest, civil war, and unfettered violence. The innocent Jeremiah and his friend Kurdy try to find a place to survive in a world populated with looters, savages, and tyrants. These three viciously satirical but humanistic tales bring to life a world of terrifying beauty and staggering cruelty!
NEXUS OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 TP
Mike Baron (W), Steve Rude (P), Eric Shanower (P/I), John Nyberg (I), Rick Bryant (I), and Les Dorscheid (C)
On sale Mar 27
FC, 424 pages $24.99
TP, 6" x 9"
Plagued by nightmares of the horrific misdeeds of his mass-murderer targets, the executioner Nexus chooses a life-threatening procedure to block his tormenting night visions. But though the nightmares cease, the behavior of Nexus becomes increasingly erratic and violent, a dangerous development for a man who wields the power of the stars! Collects Nexus #12–#25.
THE BLACK BEETLE: NO WAY OUT #1 (of 4)
Francesco Francavilla (W/A/Cover)
On sale Jan 16
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
Black Beetle’s investigation of two local mob bosses is interrupted when a mysterious explosion murders them and a pub full of gangsters—taking out most of Colt City’s organized crime in one fell swoop. Who could pull off such a coup, and what danger might that murderous bomber do to Colt City and Black Beetle?
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #12
Brian Wood (W), Declan Shalvey (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
On sale Jan 16
FC, 32 pages $3.50 / Ongoing
Unable to obtain a cure for the deadly illness afflicting Bêlit and the crew of the Tigress, Conan feels the fear of loss for the first time. With no hope and a broken heart, the Cimmerian is horrified at how appealing he finds Bêlit’s order to abandon the ship and his queen! The haunting conclusion of “The Death”!
THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 23: WELL OF SOULS TP
Jim Owsley (Christopher Priest) (W), John Buscema (P), Ernie Chan (P/I), Bob Camp (I), George Roussos (C), and Steven Mellor (C)
On sale Mar 20
FC, 232 pages $18.99
TP, 7" x 10"
Conan and his companions pursue a grand treasure through lands beset by civil war, murderous cults, and demonic horrors. And while the mighty Cimmerian will—and does!—spit in the very face of death itself, he and his comrades discover that not all treasures are of gold and precious gems. Collects Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian #174–#181 and Conan the Barbarian Annual #10.
HUSBANDS HC
Jane Espenson (W), Brad Bell (W), Ron Chan (A/Cover), Natalie Nourigat (A), M. S. Corley (A), Ben Dewey (A), and Tania del Rio (A)
On sale Mar 27
FC, 80 pages $14.99
HC, 6” x 9”
The hit web series Husbands is a comedy about two young men who find themselves legally wed after a drunken Vegas weekend. Unwilling to undermine the hard-fought battle for marriage rights with a public quickie divorce, athlete Brady Kelly and actor Cheeks decide to make a go of it. After all, they were doing okay when they were dating.
EMILY AND THE STRANGERS #1 (of 3)
Rob Reger (W), Mariah Huehner (W), Emily Ivie (A/Cover), Buzz Parker (Cover), and R. Black (Variant cover)
On sale Jan 30
FC, 32 pages $3.99 / Miniseries
With the help of her trio of troublemaking cats, Emily is determined to make the most rockin’ song the world has ever known and win a legendary haunted guitar . . . but can she do it solo? Only one thing is for sure—what Emily wants, Emily gets . . . sometimes.
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #103: THE ABYSS OF TIME part 1 (of 2)