Previews Spotlight #074 (Dec -> Feb): Dec 7, 5pm PT/7pm CT

[JohnMayo]

Previews will be coming out on Wednesday, November 27th. The deadline for sending in submissions to the Previews Spotlight is the crack of dawn on Saturday, December 7th.

The monthly Comic Book Page Previews Teleconference will be on Saturday, December 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.

Useful Links
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Tips on how to record a clip can be found at: viewtopic.php?t=162

Mail Order Comics usually posts a PDF version of the Previews catalog at: http://www.mailordercomics.com/preview-catalogs/

For your convenience, here are links to some of the solicitations that are currently available online:



Dark Horse: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49153
DC: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49068
IDW: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49144
Image: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49158
Marvel: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49127

[ComicTrekker]

Drew, I heard your rallying call to get even more submissions for the Previews episode and will be submitting! The last episode was fantastic with lots of great submissions.
I'll post here with my picks after going through Previews.
--Daron

[drew]

Comic Book Pagers Assemble!!!!

[fudd71]

DC
Justice League #28

IDW
City: The Mind in the Machine #1

Image
Apocalypse Al #1

Marvel
She-Hulk #1
Dexter Down Under #1

Valiant
Archer & Armstrong #0

[drew]

Daredevil 36
Mind MGMT 19
Harley Quinn 3
Astro City 9
Elephant Men 56
32 Bit Zombie 1
Extinction Parade 6
The Bunker 1
1001 Comics to Read Before You Die

[ComicTrekker]

DC
Adventures of Superman #10
Injustice Year Two #2

Image
Satellite Sam #6

Marvel
Fantastic Four #1
Superior Spider-man #27.Now and 28
Superior Spider-man Team-Up #10

[SpideySavestheDay]

Eternal Warrior #6 from Valiant

[JohnMayo]

FYI, the DCBS order form for December is available:
http://www.dcbservice.com/downloads.aspx

The Previews catalog is available from MailOrderComics.com:
http://www.mailordercomics.com/preview-catalogs/

[TJ602]

p070-Alabaster - Grimmer Tales HC

p075-Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus vol.4

p140-Astro City-Through Open Doors HC

p142-Daytripper Deluxe Edition HC

p340-Atomic Robo and The Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur vol.8

This months turnout looks great can't wait...

TJ

[JohnMayo]

Here are the Comic Book Page picks of the month:

DARK HORSE

Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1 (of 6)
Dan Jolley (W), Jamal Igle (P/Cover/Variant cover), and Ray Snyder (I)
On sale Feb 19
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
In 1984, Kyle Reese protected Sarah Connor from a cyborg that would stop at nothing to terminate her. In 1985, Skynet targets a scientist whose discoveries threaten its future, but this time there is no resistance fighter sent back to face it! With only enemies around her, what chance does Elise Fong stand against the perfect killing machine?
• Fan-favorite writer Dan Jolley (Bloodhound, Prototype 2)!
• Supergirl artist Jamal Igle !

DC

JUSTICE LEAGUE #28
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
1:25 Steampunk variant cover by DAN PANOSIAN
On sale FEBRUARY 19 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details.
“FOREVER EVIL” continues! With the Justice League gone, new heroes continue to rise up throughout the DC Universe! The Crime Syndicate tried to kill him, but now Cyborg is back to settle the score — and with him are The Metal Men!


IDW

CITY #1 (OF 4)
Eric Garcia (w) • Javier Fernandez (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)
New from Darby Pop! Ben Fischer helped build the world’s greatest surveillance system, Golden Shield, which utilizes every camera, cell phone, and computer in San Francisco to battle crime. There is only one problem: Golden Shield can’t work without a human mind to operate it, resulting in a controversial melding of man and machine. Writer Eric Garcia (Anonymous Rex, Matchstick Men) delivers an action-packed story that questions the roles of security and technology in our modern society.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

MARVEL

LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD #1
AL EWING (W) • LEE GARBETT (A)
Cover by JENNY FRISON
Variant cover by Frank Cho
Sketch Variant by Frank Cho
Animal Variant by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Old God - New Trickster!
Kid Loki's all grown up - and the God of Mischief is stronger, smarter, sexier and just plain sneakier than ever before. As Asgardia's one-man secret service, he's ready to lie, cheat, steal, bluff and snog his way through the twistiest, turniest and most treacherous missions the All-Mother can throw at him... starting with a heart-stopping heist on Avengers Tower - and the death of Thor! And that's just the beginning!
Would we lie to you? This is LOKI, true believer - we're lying to you RIGHT NOW!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Other Publishers

BOOM! STUDIOS

LOKI: RAGNAROK AND ROLL #1 (OF 4)
(W) Eric Esquivel (A) Jerry Gaylord
(CA) Alexis Ziritt (A), Jerry Gaylord (B)
WHY WE LOVE IT
Up-and-coming writer Eric Esquivel first caught our attention with THOR: THE UNKILLABLE THUNDER CHRIST, and wowed us with his work on FREELANCERS. When he told us he wanted to bring those sensibilities to the trickster god Loki, we had to say “Yes!” Pairing him with FANBOYS VS ZOMBIESartist Jerry Gaylord sealed the deal.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT
What happens when Odin banishes Loki to Earth? He finds a world of outcasts that appreciate his style! While his kin sharpen their weapons, he picks up an electric guitar.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
Loki steps out of the shadow cast by his thunderous brother as Norse mythology crosses over with the only thing on Earth as wild and crazy... rock and roll!
FC, 32pgs $3.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

TUROK: DINOSAUR HUNTER #1
(W) Greg Pak (A) Mirko Colak
(CA) Bart Sears
THE GOLD KEY UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE! Classic Characters by some of Comics Hottest Creators! - Magnus, Solar, Turok and Dr. Spektor! Dynamite is proud to present an all-new adventure ongoing from superstar GREG PAK (Batman/Superman, World War Hulk) and incredible artist MIRKO COLAK (Red Skull: Incarnate, Conan)! Shunned from his tribe, a young Native American named Turok fights to survive, making a lonely life for himself in the unforgiving forest. But his hard-won cunning and survival skills face the ultimate test when man-eating THUNDER LIZARDS attack his people! Why are dinosaurs here? How have they survived? And will Turok use his abilities to save a society that's taken everything away from him?
FC, 32pgs $3.99

ONI PRESS

THE BUNKER #1
(W) Joshua Fialkov (A/CA) Joe Infurnari
THE SMASH HIT DIGITAL COMIC COMES TO PRINT WITH A DOUBLE-SIZED DEBUT ISSUE! When five friends go to bury a time capsule before goingtheir separate ways, they find a mysterious bunker stamped with their names and containingartifacts from a time that has yet to come. Will their discovery save the world or doom it? From Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, VAMPIRE; ULTIMATES) and Joe Infurnari (MARATHON) comes a newongoing series that proves outrunning your future is no easier than escaping your past.
FC, 48pgs $3.99

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: ARCHER #0
(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Pere Perez
(CA) Clayton Henry, Joe Eisma, Dave Bullock
Once upon a time… a baby went into Project Rising Spirit… Who is Obadiah Archer, where did he come from, and how can he do the incredible things that he can do? (Which is everything, remember?) Fresh off the shocking conclusion of the Sect Civil War, learn the startling truth behind Archer's origin with an exciting look into his secret past by comics superstar Fred Van Lente and fan favorite Pere Perez!
32pgs, FC $3.99

[SpideySavestheDay]

Great show this month! I'm adding The Bunker to my list.