Category Archives: Previews Spotlight

Previews Spotlight #059: 2012-09

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the September 2012 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 5 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Comics Alternative
Monarch Comics Briefing
Welcome to Heavenside
Dangerous Bill Masters
Only the Valiant

and 1 listener:
Joe Davidson

Items mentioned:
p.30 (Bob Bretall) 47 Ronin #1 DCBS 50%
p.34 (Derek Royal) Number 13 #0
p.36 (Derek Royal) Mind MGMT #0
p.49 (Derek Royal) Edgar Allan Poe’s The Conqueror Worm
p.56 (Trevor Chapman) Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi – The Prisoner of Bogan #1
p.104 (John Mayo) The Phantom Stranger #2 DCBS 50%
p.109 (Bob Bretall) Justice League Dark #14 DCBS 50%
p.129 (Derek Royal) Showcase Presents: Weird War Tales Vol 1 TP
p.148 (Trevor Chapman) Judge Dredd #1
p.149 (Damian Smith) Judge Dredd Complete Brian Bolland HC
p.154 (Trevor Chapman) My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #1
p.166 (John Mayo) Star Trek #15 DCBS 50%
p.173 (Bill Boehmer) A Man Named Hawken TP
p.175 (Trevor Chapman) OPUS by Berkeley Breathed HC
p.182 (Derek Royal) Clone #1
p.186 (Bob Bretall) Comeback #1 DCBS 50%
p.214 (John Mayo) Mind the Gap #6 DCBS 50%
p.M0 (John Mayo) Marvel NOW September Bundle DCBS 50%
p.M2 (Trevor Chapman) Indestructible Hulk #1
p.M8 (John Mayo) All-New X-Men #1
p.M8 (Joe Davidson) All-New X-Men #1
p.M12 (Trevor Chapman) Iron Man #1
p.M33 (Trevor Chapman) Deadpool #1
p.M69 (Trevor Chapman) Gambit #5 and #6
p.248 (Bill Boehmer) Arsenic Lullaby Pup Edition
p.258 (John Mayo) Electric Youth One-Shot Special DCBS 45%
p.260 (Bill Boehmer) Digestate GN
p.264 (Bob Bretall) Supurbia (Ongoing Series) #1 DCBS 50%
p.266 (Damian Smith) Hellraiser #20
p.279 (Bob Bretall) Masks #1 DCBS 75%
p.298 (Derek Royal) Multi-Story Building Model: A Chris Ware Portlio
p.303 (Derek Royal) Love and Rockets Reader SC
p.306 (John Mayo) Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics v1
p.310 (Trevor Chapman) The Tower Chronicles: Geisthawk Vol 2 GN
p.312 (Trevor Chapman) A Treasury of Victorian Murder Compendium Vol 1 HC
p.323 (Bill Boehmer) Nurse Nurse GN
p.334 (Sean Neprud) Shadowman #1 DCBS 50%
p.334 (Bob Bretall) Valiant September Bundle DCBS 50%
p.348 (Derek Royal) Will Eisner’s Comics and Sequential Art, Graphic Story Telling and Expressive Anatomy For Comics
p.367 (Bob Bretall) Lord of the Rings Chess Figurine Collection Magazine

Comic Book Page links:
Forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com
Facebook Group: http://groups.to/comicbookpage/
e-Mail: TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

Other Links:
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/
Comics Alternative: http://comicsalternative.com
Monarch Comics Briefing: http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/podcasts/category/monarch-comics-briefing/
Kryptographik Website: http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik/
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.com/
Dangerous Bill Masters: http://www.dangerousbillymasters.com/
Bad Deacon Design: http://baddeacondesign.com
Bad Deacon @ Twitter: http://twitter.com/baddeacon
Only the Valiant: http://onlythevaliant.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight Interviews #058: 2012-08

Bob talks to Tom Hutchison about Legend of Oz: The Wicked West #1, Joan of Arc: From the Ashes #1, and Critter #5, then he talks to Libbi Rich about the Rookie Special (one shot) all from Big Dog Ink. Amber talks to Dirk Manning about Write or Wrong: A Writer’s Guide to Creating Comics from Transfuzion Publishing.

Interview Links:
Big Dog Ink: http://bigdogink.com/
Tom Hutchison on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thomashutchison
Dirk Manning on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dirkmanning
Dirk’s Write or Wrong column: http://www.newsarama.com/topic/write-or-wrong

Comic Book Page links:
ComicBookPage Forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com
Facebook Group: http://groups.to/comicbookpage/
ComicBookPage on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ComicBookPage
e-Mail: TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

Other Links:
Amber Unmasked: http://www.amberunmasked.com/amber-love/
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight #058: 2012-08

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the August 2012 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 3 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Comics Alternative
Welcome to Heavenside
Only the Valiant

and 2 listeners:
Ian Gowan
Joe Davidson

Items mentioned:
p.34 (Bob Bretall) Ghost #1 DCBS 50%
p.48 (Ian Gowan) BPRD 1948 #1
p.53 (Derek Royal) Ex Sanguine #1
p.67 (Damian Smith) Grendel Omnibus Vol 2 TP
p.81 (John Mayo) Justice League #13 DCBS 50%
p.106 (Bob Bretall) The Phantom Stranger #1 DCBS 50%
p.108 (Damian Smith) Justice League Dark #13/Justice League Dark Annual #1
p.122 (Bob Bretall) Legends of the Dark Knight #1 DCBS 50%
p.135 (Derek Royal) Lot 13 #1
p.139 (Derek Royal) Ghosts #1
p.173 (Damian Smith) Transfusion #1
p.177 (Joe Davidson) Colony HC
p.184 (John Mayo) Cyber Force #1 FREE
p.186 (Derek Royal) Bedlam #1
p.188 (John Mayo) MacGyver: Fugitive Gauntlet #1 DCBS 50%
p.194 (Derek Royal) Point of Impact #1
p.198 (Bob Bretall) Halloween Eve DCBS 50%
p.200 (Derek Royal) Not My Bag TP
p.205 (Joe Davidson) Saga
p.M10 (John Mayo) Avengers #31 DCBS 50%
p.M12 (John Mayo) New Avengers #31 DCBS 50%
p.M67 (Joe Davidson) Wolverine Max #1
p.237 (Derek Royal) Elmer
p.238 (Damian Smith) Victorian Secret Girls of Steampunk #1
p.244 (John Mayo) Space 1999: Aftershock & Awe HC DCBS 50%
p.258 (Bob Bretall) Legend of Oz: The Wicked West Ongoing #1 *INTERVIEW Tom Hutchison*
p.258 (John Mayo) Rookie Special (One Shot) DCBS 50% *INTERVIEW Libbi iRich*
p.265 (Bob Bretall) Freelancers #1 DCBS 50%
p.271 (Bob Bretall) Hypernaturals #4 DCBS 50%
p.275 (Derek Royal) Illiterature Vol 1 HC
p.312 (Derek Royal) Julio’s Day
p.321 (Derek Royal) Blab World Vol 2 HC
p.332 (Derek Royal) Hive HC
p.340 (Derek Royal) Charley’s War Vol 9 HC
p.353 (Sean Neprud) Valiant Masters: Bloodshot v1 HC DCBS 50%
p.469 (Joe Davidson) Star Wars art packs

Comic Book Page links:
Forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com
Facebook Group: http://groups.to/comicbookpage/
e-Mail: TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

Other Links:
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/
Comics Alternative: http://comicsalternative.com
Kryptographik Website: http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik/
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.com/
Bad Deacon Design: http://baddeacondesign.com
Bad Deacon @ Twitter: http://twitter.com/baddeacon
Only the Valiant: http://onlythevaliant.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight #057: 2012-07

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the July 2012 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 3 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Welcome to Heavenside
Monarch Comics Briefing
Dangerous Bill Masters

and 3 listeners:
Joe Davidson
Derek Royal
Ian Gowan

Items mentioned:
p.36 (John Mayo) Ghost #0 DCBS 50%
p.41 (Joe Davidson) Nexus Omnibus
p.42 (Derek Royal) Fatima: The Blood Spinners #4
p.64 (Damian Smith) Creep #1
p.68 (Derek Royal) Marked Man HC
p.73 (Derek Royal) Crime Does Not Pay Archives v3 HC
p.83 (John Mayo) The Phantom Stranger #0 DCBS 50%
p.84 (John Mayo) Sword of Sorcery #0 DCBS 50%
p.140 (Derek Royal) Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland HC
p.154 (John Mayo) Star Trek #13 DCBS 50%
p.155 (Ian Gowan) Star Trek The Next Generation: Hive #1
p.157 (John Mayo) Doctor Who #1 DCBS 50%
p.162 (Damian Smith) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #4
p.166 (Joe Davidson) GI Joe Complete Collection v1 HC
p.186 (Bob Bretall) Happy! #1 DCBS 50%
p.221 (Bob Bretall) Skullkickers #18 ** Interview w/Jim Zubkavich **
p.M12 (Trevor Chapman) Thanos: The Final Threat #1
p.M13 (Trevor Chapman) Thanos Quest #1
p.M31 (Damian Smith) Daredevil #18
p.M34 (Bob Bretall) Fantastic Four #610 DCBS 50%
p.M35 (Bob Bretall) FF #22 DCBS 50%
p.M41 (Trevor Chapman) Disney Princess Magazine
p.M46 (Trevor Chapman) Gambit #3
p.M56 (Trevor Chapman) Fury MAX #6
p.232 (Bob Bretall) Princeless: Short Stories for Warrior Women #1 DCBS 50% ** Interview w/Jeremy Whitley **
p.232 (Bob Bretall) The Order of Dagonet #1 ** Interview w/Jeremy Whitley **
p.241 (Damian Smith) Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard v1 Leather Bound HC
p.252 (Trevor Chapman) Fashion Beast #1
p.254 (Trevor Chapman) Ferals #8
p.265 (Trevor Chapman) Planet of the Apres: Cataclysm #1
p.276 (Bob Bretall) Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 DCBS 50%
p.279 (Derek Royal) Damsels #1
p.281 (Bob Bretall) Pathfinder #2 ** Interview w/Jim Zubkavich **
p.301 (Bill Boehmer) Siren: The Bewitching Art of Dan Brereton HC
p.302 (Bill Boehmer) Blacklung OGN
p.312 (Joe Davidson) Tower Chronicles v1: Geisthawk
p.316 (Derek Royal) Chris Ware: Building Stories HC
p.320 (Derek Royal) Stumptown: The Case of the Baby in the Velvet Case #1
p.341 (John Mayo) X-O Manowar #5 DCBS 50%
p.352 (Bill Boehmer) Paradise Kiss v1
p.352 (Bill Boehmer) The Limit v1

Comic Book Page links:
Forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com
Facebook Group: http://groups.to/comicbookpage/
e-Mail: TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

Other Links:
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/
Kryptographik Website: http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik/
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.com/
Monarch Comics Briefing: http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/podcasts/category/monarch-comics-briefing/
Dangerous Bill Masters: http://www.dangerousbillymasters.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight Interviews #057: 2012-07

Bob talks to Jeremy Whitley about Princeless: Short Stories for Warrior Women #1 and The Order of Dagonet #1, both from Action Lab Entertainment and talks to Jim Zubkavich about the Pathfinder series from Dynamite Entertainment and Skullkickers from Image.

Interview Links:
Action Lab Entertainment: http://www.actionlabcomics.com/
Dynamite Entertainment: http://www.dynamite.net
Image: http://www.imagecomics.com/
Skullkickers: http://www.skullkickers.com/
Jim Zub’s site: http://www.jimzub.com/
Jum Zub’s Twitter: @jimzub

Other Links:
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight Interviews #056: 2012-06

Bob talks to AJ Lieberman and Colin Lorimer about Harvest from Image Comics and Steve Bryant about Steed and Mrs. Peel #0 from Boom! Studios as well as the upcoming return of Athena Voltaire from a new creator-owned Sequential Pulp imprint at Dark Horse.

Interview Links:
Image Comics: http://www.imagecomics.com/
Harvest Preview on USA Today: http://www.scribd.com/USATComics/d/96319791-Harvest-Preview
Boom! Studios: http://www.boom-studios.com/
Athena Voltaire: http://athenavoltaire.blogspot.com/

Other Links:
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight #056: 2012-06

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the June 2012 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 1 other podcast/blog represented this month:
Only the Valiant

and 2 listeners:
Damian Smith
Ian Gowan

Items mentioned:
p.30 (Bob Bretall) Beasts of Burden: Neighborhood Watch DCBS 50%
p.84 (John Mayo) Flash Annual #1 DCBS 50%
p.117 (John Mayo) Phantom Lady #1 DCBS 50%
p.149 (Ian Gowan) Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #1
p.164 (John Mayo) Love & Capes: What to Expect #1 DCBS 50%
p.180 (Damian Smith) Black Kiss II #1
p.186 (Bob Bretall) Think Tank #1 DCBS 50%
p.188 (Bob Bretall) Harvest #1 DCBS 50% ** Interview w/AJ Lieberman and Colin Lorimer **
p.M41 (John Mayo) Hawkeye #1 DCBS 50%
p.245 (John Mayo) New Crusaders: Rise of the Heroes #1 DCBS 50%
p.247 (Bob Bretall) Homecoming #1 DCBS 50%
p.263 (Bob Bretall) Steed & Mrs. Peel Ongoing #0 DCBS 50% ** Interview w/Steve Bryant **
p.264 (Damian Smith) Hellraiser #17
p.286 (Damian Smith) Vampirella #22
p.340 (Sean Neprud) Archer & Armstrong #1 DCBS 50%

Comic Book Page links:
Forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com
Facebook Group: http://groups.to/comicbookpage/
e-Mail: TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

Other Links:
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/
Kryptographik Website: http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik/
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.com/
Bad Deacon Design: http://baddeacondesign.com
Bad Deacon @ Twitter: http://twitter.com/baddeacon
Only the Valiant: http://onlythevaliant.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight #055: 2012-05

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the May 2012 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 2 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Welcome to Heavenside
Only the Valiant

and 2 listeners:
Derek Royal
Ian Gowan

Items mentioned:
p.39 (John Mayo) Concrete: Three Uneasy Pieces DCBS 50%
p.40 (Derek Royal) Fatima #2
p.50 (Damian Smith) Star Wars: Crimson Empire HC
p.54 (Derek Royal) Eerie Comics #1
p.124 (Bob Bretall) The Judas Coin HC DCBS 50%
p.125 (John Mayo) National Comics: Eternity #1 DCBS 50%
p.142 (Derek Royal) Punk Rock Jesus #1
p.156 (Damian Smith) Crow #1
p.169 (John Mayo) Star Trek #11 DCBS 50%
p.190 (Bob Bretall) Revival #1 DCBS 50%
p.192 (Derek Royal) Chew: Secret Agent Poyo #1
p.196 (Bob Bretall) Enormous #1 (one shot) DCBS 50%
p.199 (Ian Gowan) Hoax Hunters #1
p.M14 (John Mayo) Dark Avengers #177 DCBS 50%
p.M48 (John Mayo) X-Treme X-Men #1 DCBS 50%
p.256 (Bob Bretall) Executive Assistant: Assassins #1 DCBS 50%
p.259 (Damian Smith) Hero Worship #1
p.269 (Bob Bretall) Hypernaturals #1 DCBS 50%
p.300 (Derek Royal) Daniel Clowes’ The Death-Ray HC / Wilson HC
p.303 (Derek Royal) Tales Designed To Thrizzle #8
p.309 (Derek Royal) Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me GN
p.336 (Sean Neprud) Bloodshot #1 DCBS 50%

Comic Book Page links:
Forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com
Facebook Group: http://groups.to/comicbookpage/
e-Mail: TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

Other Links:
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/
Words Generally Only Spoil Things: http://www.derekroyal.com/words/
Kryptographik Website: http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik/
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Damian’s MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/radiofurnace
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.com/
Bad Deacon Design: http://baddeacondesign.com
Bad Deacon @ Twitter: http://twitter.com/baddeacon
Only the Valiant: http://onlythevaliant.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight Interviews #054: 2012-04

Bob talks to David Schwartz about Idolized from Aspen Comics.

Interview Links:
Aspen Comics: http://www.aspencomics.com/
Idolized on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IdolizedComic

Other Links:
DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/

Comics Podcast Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com

If you have questions or comments on any of the items mentioned in the episode, go to the Comic Book Page forum: http://forum.comicbookpage.com

Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com

This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book Page website: http://www.ComicBookPage.com

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Previews Spotlight #054: 2012-04

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the April 2012 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 2 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Welcome to Heavenside
Only the Valiant

and 3 listeners:
Dave Beaty
Micah Stewart
Ian Gowan

Items mentioned:
p.32 (Bob Bretall) Fatima: The Blood Spinners DCBS 50%
p.74 (Bob Bretall) Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre/Comedian/Nite Owl DCBS 75%
p.96 (John Mayo) Batman & Robin #10 DCBS 50%
p.115 (Dave Beaty) Grifter #10
p.120 (John Mayo) Legion Lost #10 DCBS 50%
p.122 (Damian Smith) Batman Beyond #5
p.126 (Micah Stewart) Grifter TPB v1
p.139 (Damian Smith) Hellblazer #292
p.140 (Damian Smith) Invisibles Omnibus HC
p.153 (Bob Bretall) Kiss #1 DCBS 50%
p.182 (Bob Bretall) Planetoid #1 DCBS 50%
p.186 (John Mayo) Creator Owned Heroes #1 DCBS 50%
p.M30 (John Mayo) Winter Soldier #6 DCBS 50%
p.M43 (Bob Bretall) Infernal Man-Thing #1 DCBS 50%
p.245 (John Mayo) Idolized #0 DCBS 50% ** INTERVIEW – David Schwartz **
p.253 (Damian Smith) Bleeding Cool Magazine #0
p.302 (John Mayo) Power Rangers Super Samurai v1: Memory Short OGN DCBS 50%
p.308 (Bob Bretall) Bad Medicine #1 DCBS 50%
p.318 (Ian Gowan) League of Extraordinary Gentlemen III: Century #3: 2009 DCBS 50%
p.324 (Sean Neprud) Harbinger #1 DCBS 50%