Previews Spotlight #075 (Jan -> Mar): Jan 11, 5pm PT/7pm CT

[JohnMayo]

Previews will be coming out on Tuesday, December 31st. The deadline for sending in submissions to the Previews Spotlight is the crack of dawn on Saturday, January 11th.

The monthly Comic Book Page Previews Teleconference will be on Saturday, January 11th 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=49653
DC: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49709
IDW: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49681
Image: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49670
Marvel: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=49668

[JohnMayo]

The Comic Book Page picks of the month at DCBS are the following:

DARK HORSE

BLACKOUT #1 (OF 4)
Frank Barbiere (W), Randy Stradley (W), Colin Lorimer (A/C), Doug Wheatley (A), Wes Dzioba (C), Micah Kaneshiro (Cover), and Paolo Rivera (Variant cover)
On sale Mar 26
FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries
Scott Travers’s special suit lets him move through our world unseen and untouchable within a shadowy parallel dimension—but he doesn’t know how the suit works or where it came from. With his benefactor missing and unfriendlies after his Blackout gear, Scott must find answers before the answers find him!

DC

BLACK CANARY AND ZATANNA: BLOODSPELL HC
Written by PAUL DINI
Art and cover by JOE QUINONES
On sale MAY 21 • 144 pg, FC, $22.99 US
Two of the DC Universe’s brightest stars join forces in this original graphic novel!
A year ago, Black Canary infiltrated a gang of female criminals set to pull a dangerous heist at a Las Vegas casino. Its leader was skilled in hand-to-hand combat and more than a passing interest in black magic. Rather than be captured by Canary or the law, she went to her death, vowing to get revenge on Canary! Now, one year later, death stalks those gang members, and Canary must turn to her friend Zatanna to help investigate.
This title also includes a special sketchbook section.

IDW

STAR TREK #31
Mike Johnson (w) • Erfan Fajar (a) • Gerry Gastonny (c)
Part 1 of an epic all-new 2-part adventure set within the continuity of the blockbuster STAR TREK films! Captain Kirk and the crew have never faced a threat like the one they face now: their own ship! Don't miss the first chapter of "I, Enterprise", overseen by STAR TREK writer-producer Roberto Orci!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

IMAGE

REAL HEROES #1
story / art / cover A BRYAN HITCH
cover B FRANK CHO
cover C DAVID FINCH
cover D TRAVIS CHAREST
MARCH 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
They are the six most famous actors in the world and together they play The Olympians, the biggest superhero movie franchise in history. Would you ask them to save the world? They may be our only hope...

THINK TANK: FUN WITH PTSD #1
story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover RAHSAN EKEDAL
MARCH 26 / 48 PAGES / BW / T+ / $4.99
SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE! Dr. David Loren tries to help a SEAL team member overcome his PTSD in a story that will make you laugh and cry. Plus Zero G dogs!

MARVEL

DAREDEVIL #1
MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY PAOLO RIVERA
75TH ANNIVERARY VARIANT BY ALEX ROSS
75TH ANNIVERSARY SKETCH VARIANT BY ALEX ROSS
ANIMAL VARIANT BY CHRIS SAMNEE
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT!
Join Marvel’s fearless hero as he begins his most awe-inspiring adventure yet in the sunny city of San Francisco! Gifted with an imperceptible radar sense and a passion for justice, blind lawyer Matt Murdock—a.k.a. DAREDEVIL—protects the Golden City’s streets from all manner of evil. But big changes are in store for Matt Murdock as old haunts and familiar faces rise to give the devil his due. Hold on tight, because here comes Daredevil…the Man Without Fear!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

OTHER

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

MAGNUS: ROBOT FIGHTER #1
(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Cory Smith
(CA) Gabriel Hardman
THE GOLD KEY UNIVERSE IS EXPANDING! Superstar Fred Van Lente (Marvel Zombies, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan: The Barbarian) and the astounding Cory Smith (Fathom) present a stunning re-imagining of Magnus: Robot Fighter you never saw coming! In the blink of an eye, young martial artist Magnus has everything taken from him...his father, his wife, his entire life. He's suddenly thrust into a futuristic world he doesn't understand, populated by humans and robots living together in oppression! Can Magnus fight to get his life back...and once he learns the truth about himself, will he want to?
32pgs, FC $3.99

THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN: SEASON 6 #1
(W) James Kuhoric (A) Juan Antonio Ramirez
(CA) Alex Ross, Ken Haeser
It’s The Six Millions Dollar Man’s 40th anniversary, and we at Dynamite are proud to bring you the direct continuation of the classic television series with Season 6! Better. Stronger. Faster. The original Six Million Dollar Man, Steve Austin was a man barely alive until the OSI turned him into the world’s first Bionic Man. Now he and Oscar Goldman are the most effective team in National Security. But a rogue faction in the OSI is making a power play for that position with a new type of infiltration agent — one that is completely obedient and robotic. Can a soulless machine that wears Steve Austin's very face make the Six Million Dollar Man obsolete? For the first Time EVER! Fan favorite toy-line character Maskatron makes his Six Million Dollar Man debut and becomes a part of the classic television series mythology with a violent and terrifying purpose. And as Steve's world is threatened from within, his very actions unknowingly release an alien menace upon an unsuspecting world. Classic action, powerful science fiction, and a cast of characters from one of television's most original series combine to make The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 6 a must-have for comic fans!
ALEX ROSS COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
KEN HAESER COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

VALIANT

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #18
(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Pere Perez
(CA) Lewis LaRosa, Jorge Molina, Michael Walsh
MISSION: IMPROBABLE – PART ONE! Archer & Armstrong at war with Bloodshot and H.A.R.D Corps! (GULP.) That's right, Valiant's swashbuckling adventure duo have been targeted for elimination by Project Rising Spirit's most elite kill crew. Their mission? Elimainte Obadiah Archer – or die trying. Hot off the secret revelations of Archer #0, the fight of the year begins right here in the landmark first issue of this special four-part crossover event!
32pgs, FC $3.99

[drew]

Moon Knight 1
Star Wars 15
Forever Evil 7
Dark Knight 29
Peanuts Artist Edition
Manifest Destiny 5
Zero 5
Rover Red Charlie 4
Legends of Red Sonja 5

[ComicTrekker]

Wow...lots of good picks to choose from this month!

This is what I'll submit clips on:

Justice League 29
Flash 29
Batman and Aquaman 29
Superior Spider-man 29
Superior Spider-man 30

[TJ602]

p054-HellBoy In Hell Volume 1 TP
p056-Sledgehammer 44 volume 1 TP
p070-Mind MGMT Volume 3 HC
p153-American Vampire: Second Cycle #1
p160-Hinterkind Volume 1 TP
p228-Crawl Space Omnibus HC
p229-Monsters & Titans: Battling Boy On Tour TP
p230-Rat Queens Volume 1 TP
p260-Rachel Rising #24
p262-Basewood HC

TJ

[Kyle]

Nightwing #29
Harley Quinn #4
Transformers Regeneration one #100
Black Science #5
Anne Bonnie #1


Kyle

[DNArington]

This is very last minute but here is what I'll be submitting:

SILVER SURFER #1

MAGNETO #1

AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #1

THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #11

SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #6

[JohnMayo]

Thanks everyone for posting your clips to the forum. That has made putting together the Excel file I use to organize the episode and generate the show notes a really quick process this month.

[drew]

great episode guys real nice mix of diverse readership and voices

add a few thing to my list as well

cant wait until next month

Thanks to all who submitted