Category Archives: Previews Spotlight

Previews Spotlight Interviews #034: 2010-08

Bob Bretall talks to Top Cow Publisher (& writer of Pilot Season: The Asset) Filip Sablik about the Top Cow First Look TP which feaures 6 all new issues (160 pages!) for $4.99 as well as the idea behind “The Asset”.

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DCBS: http://www.dcbservice.com/
Top Cow: http://www.topcow.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

Previews Spotlight #034: 2010-08

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the August 2010 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 6 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Only the Valiant
DC Noise
Geek Brunch
Kryptographik Network
Welcome to Heavenside
Killyr Comics

and 2 listeners:
Randy Dickson
Ian Gowan

Items mentioned:
p.26 (John Mayo) Star Wars: Knight Errant #1 DCBS 50%
p.32 (Sean Neprud) Turok, Son of Stone #1
p.38 (Bob Bretall) Beasts of Burden / Hellboy
p.54 (Bob Bretall) Classic Comics Archives: Complete White Indian HC DCBS 53%
p.64 (Mike Myers) Teen Titans #88
p.72 (John Mayo) Justice League of America #50 DCBS 50%
p.84 (Mike Myers) Superman #704
p.86 (Bob Bretall) Supergirl Annual #2 DCBS 50%
p.90 (Randy Dickson) Doc Savage #7
p.95 (John Mayo) R.E.B.E.L.S. #21 DCBS 50%
p.96 (Mike Myers) Ragman: Suit of Souls #1
p.98 (Damian Smith) Vertigo: Resurrected #1
p.122 (Bob Bretall) Fables #100 DCBS 50%
p.151 (John Mayo) Star Trek: Captain’s Log: Jellico DCBS 50%
p.152 (Mike Myers) Edge of Doom #1
p.152 (Ian Gowan) Edge of Doom #1
p.161 (Damian Smith) The Coffin: 10th Anniversary Edition HC
p.170 (John Mayo) Elephantmen: War Toys: Agathe One Shot DCBS 50%
p.178 (Damian Smith) Mage, v1: The Hero Discovered HC
p.178 (Drew Woodworth) Mage, v1: The Hero Discovered HC
p.181 (Damian Smith) Nightmare World, v2: Leave the Light On OGN
p.199 (Bob Bretall) Pilot Season: The Asset DCBS 75% ** Interview w/Filip Sablik **
p.201 (Bob Bretall) Pilot Season: Midway Earth DCBS 75%
p.205 (Bob Bretall) Top Cow: First Look TP DCBS 75% ** Interview w/Filip Sablik **
p.M4 (Damian Smith) Tron: The Betrayal #1
p.M20 (John Mayo) Ultimate Comics: Thor #1 DCBS 50%
p.M32 (John Mayo) Captain America #611 DCBS 50%
p.M87 (Bob Bretall) Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Battlefield v1 HC DCBS 50%
p.225 (Damian Smith) The God Machine HC
p.247 (John Mayo) Stan Lee’s Soldier Zero #1 DCBS 75%
p.251 (Bob Bretall) Lady Death Premiere DCBS cost
p.255 (Bob Bretall) Warlord of Mars #1 DCBS 75%
p.284 (Drew Woodworth) Xenozoic: The Complete Collection TP
p.298 (Randy Dickson) The Phantom Detective #1
p.311 (Randy Dickson) Shrapnel: Hubris TP
p.314 (Bob Bretall) Clint #1 DCBS 45%

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/
Bad Deacon Design: http://baddeacondesign.com
Bad Deacon @ Twitter: http://twitter.com/baddeacon
Only the Valiant: http://onlythevaliant.com/
DC Noise: http://www.dcnoisepodcast.com/
Geek Brunch: http://www.geekbrunchpodcast.com/
Kryptographik Website: http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik/
Kryptographik Network: http://kryptographik.ning.com
Kryptographik MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kryptographik
Kryptographik ComicSpace: http://www.comicspace.com/kryptographik
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Damian’s MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/radiofurnace
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.com/
Killyr Comics: http://www.killyrcomics.blogspot.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

Previews Spotlight Interviews #033b: 2010-07

Bob Bretall talks with Jimmy Palmiotti about items in the July 2010 Previews catalog.

Items mentioned:
Freedom Fighters #1: Interview with Jimmy Palmiotti

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 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

Previews Spotlight Interviews #033: 2010-07

Bob Bretall talks with some of the creators about items in the July 2010 Previews catalog.

Items mentioned:
Top Cow Pilot Season 2010: Interview with Filip Sablik
Pilot Season: 39 Minutes: Interview with William Harms
Freedom Fighters #1: Interview with Jimmy Palmiotti

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/
Top Cow: http://www.topcow.com
William Harms: http://williamharms.typepad.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

Previews Spotlight #033: 2010-07

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the July 2010 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 2 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Kryptographik Network
Welcome to Heavenside

and 2 listeners:
Ian Gowan
Randy Dickson

Items mentioned:
p.28 (Bob Bretall) Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale HC DCBS 53%
p.50 (John Mayo) Buffy the Vampire Slayer #36 (Jo Chen Cover) DCBS 53%
p.78 (John Mayo) New Teen Titans: Games HC DCBS 50%
p.89 (Bob Bretall) Freedom Fighters #1 DCBS 50% ** INTERVIEW w/Jimmy Palmiotti **
p.93 (John Mayo) Doom Patrol #14 DCBS 50%
p.100 (Bob Bretall) Legion of Super-Heroes: Great Darkness Saga HC DCBS 50%
p.142 (Bob Bretall) Machete #0 DCBS 50%
p.176 (John Mayo) Science Dog Special #1 DCBS 50%
p.199 (Bob Bretall) Pilot Season: 39 Minutes DCBS 75% ** INTERVIEW w/ Filip Sablik / William Harms **
p.M13 (Bob Bretall) Tales of the Dragon Guard: Into the Veil #1 DCBS 50%
p.M22 (Bob Bretall) Amazing Spider-Man #642 DCBS 50%
p.M48 (John Mayo) Fantastic Four #583 DCBS 50%
p.M54 (John Mayo) Invaders #1 DCBS 50%
p.M59 (Bob Bretall) Taskmaster #1 DCBS 50%
p.M89 (Damian Smith) Kabuki v1 HC
p.230 (John Mayo) Days Missing: Kestus #1 DCBS 45%
p.232 (Damian Smith) Awakening v1 HC
p.234 (Ian Gowan) Eeek! V1 TP
p.236 (Damian Smith) Lady Mechanika #0
p.263 (Damian Smith) Vampirella Archives v1 HC
p.276 (Damian Smith) Legendary Talespinners TP
p.293 (Bob Bretall) Ethan #1 DCBS 45%
p.300 (Randy Dickson) Return of the Originals: Battle for L.A. TP
p.308 (John Mayo) Shadrach Stone: The Big Man GN DCBS 45%
p.310 (Bob Bretall) Ryder on the Storm #1 DCBS 45%
p.462 (Bob Bretall) Music of DC Comics: 75th Ann Collection CD

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/
Kryptographik Network: http://kryptographik.ning.com
Kryptographik MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kryptographik
Kryptographik ComicSpace: http://www.comicspace.com/kryptographik
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Damian’s MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/radiofurnace
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.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

Previews Spotlight Interviews #032: 2010-06

Bob Bretall talks with some of the creators from Top Cow about items in the June 2010 Previews catalog.

Items mentioned:
Darkness: Four Horsemen #1: Interview with David Hine & Jeff Wamester
Witchblade: Due Process One-Shot: Interview with Phil Smith

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 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

Previews Spotlight #032: 2010-06

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the June 2010 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 3 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Kryptographik Network
Welcome to Heavenside
Killyr Comics

and 3 listeners:
Joe Davidson
Randy Dickson
Ian Gowan

Items mentioned:
p.33 (Damian Smith) Chronicles of Conan v20 TP
p.37 (Drew Woodworth) Gear School v2 TP
p.52 (Damian Smith) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II TP
p.68 (Joe Davidson) Superman: Earth One HC
p.88 (John Mayo) Supergirl #55 DCBS 50%
p.88 (Bob Bretall) Superman/Batman #75 DCBS 50%
p.100 (Randy Dickson) Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes v4 TP
p.103 (John Mayo) World’s Greatest Super-Heroes TP DCBS 50%
p.113 (Bob Bretall) Ides of Blood #1 DCBS 50%
p.122 (Drew Woodworth) The Green Woman HC
p.129 (Damian Smith) Hellblazer #270
p.145 (Bob Bretall) Dungeons & Dragons #0 DCBS 50%
p.154 (Bob Bretall) Harlan Ellison’s Phoenix Without Ashes DCBS 50%
p.164 (John Mayo) Phantom Jack: Nowhere Man Agenda OGN DCBS 50%
p.168 (John Mayo) Guardians of the Globe #1 DCBS 50%
p.172 (Randy Dickson) Morning Glories #1
p.176 (Bob Bretall) Nancy in Hell #1 DCBS 50%
p.180 (Drew Woodworth) Sullivan’s Sluggers OGN
p.203 (John Mayo) The Darkness: Four Horsemen #1 DCBS 75% ** INTERVIEW w/David Hine & Jeff Wamester **
p.206 (Bob Bretall) Witchblade: Due Process One-Shot DCBS 50% ** INTERVIEW w/Phil Smith **
p.208 (John Mayo) Witchblade: Redemption v1 TP
p.M6 (John Mayo) Spitfire #1 DCBS 50%
p.M34 (Bob Bretall) Avengers & The Infinity Gauntlet #1 DCBS 50%
p.M37 (John Mayo) Captain America #609 DCBS 50%
p.M68 (Bob Bretall) Thunderbolts #147 DCBS 50%
p.M82 (Bob Bretall) Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall #1 DCBS 75%
p.228 (John Mayo) Lucid #1 DCBS 45%
p.229 (Damian Smith) Titanium Rain v2 HC
p.239 (Damian Smith) Alan Moore’s Neonomicon #1
p.252 (Bob Bretall) Dracula: Company of Monsters DCBS 45%
p.264 (Damian Smith) The Last Phantom #1
p.304 (Damian Smith) Wasteland HC – The Apocalyptic Edition v2
p.315 (Drew Woodworth) We Kill Monsters TP
p.316 (John Mayo) Torchwood #1 DCBS 45%
p.336 (Ian Gowan) The Art of Drew Struzan HC
p.338 (Randy Dickson) Classic Marvel Figurine Magazine #131 – Grim Reaper
p.424 (Bob Bretall) Blackest Night 7-piece Magnet Set

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/
Kryptographik Network: http://kryptographik.ning.com
Kryptographik MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kryptographik
Kryptographik ComicSpace: http://www.comicspace.com/kryptographik
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Damian’s MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/radiofurnace
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.com/
Killyr Comics: http://www.killyrcomics.blogspot.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

Previews Spotlight Interviews #031: 2010-05

John Mayo and Bob Bretall talk with various creators about items in the May 2010 Previews catalog.

Items mentioned:

Artifacts #1: Interview w/Ron Marz
Critter Origin: Interview w/Tom Hutchinson
Time Bomb #1: Interview w/Jimmy Palmiotti

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 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

Previews Spotlight #031: 2010-05

John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the May 2010 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

We had 4 other podcasts/blogs represented this month:
Kryptographik Network
Welcome to Heavenside
Monarch Comics Briefing
Killyr Comics

and 1 listeners:
Randy Dickson

Items mentioned:
p.24 (John Mayo) Doctor Solar Man of the Atom #1 DCBS 75%
p.33 (Bob Bretall) Fear Agent #28: Out of Step #1 DCBS 53%
p.47 (Damian Smith) Star Wars Legacy #50
p.68 (Randy Dickson) Green Lantern Corps #50
p.69 (John Mayo) Brightest Day: The Atom Special #1 DCBS 50%
p.82 (Bob Bretall) Batman: Streets of Gotham #14 DCBS 50%
p.85 (John Mayo) Action Comics #891 DCBS 50%
p.87 (Randy Dickson) Adventure Comics #516
p.97 (John Mayo) Wonder Woman #601 DCBS 50%
p.105 (Damian Smith) Super Friends #29
p.108 (Bob Bretall) X-Files/30 Days of Night #1 DCBS 50%
p.120 (Damian Smith) American Vampire V1 HC
p.151 (Bob Bretall) Parker: The Man With the Getaway Face DCBS 50%
p.166 (John Mayo) Fractured Fables HC DCBS 50%
p.171 (Bob Bretall) Walking Dead #75 DCBS 50%
p.176 (Damian Smith) Dawn: Not To Touch the Earth
p.200 (John Mayo) Artifacts #1 DCBS 75% ** Interview w/Ron Marz **
p.M9 (Trevor Chapman) Lady Deadpool #1
p.M21 (Trevor Chapman) Ultimate Comics Mystery #1
p.M25 (Bob Bretall) Amazing Spider-Man #638 DCBS 50%
p.M35 (John Mayo) Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #1 DCBS 50%
p.M41 (Trevor Chapman) Death of Dracula #1
p.M57 (John Mayo) Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #1 DCBS 50%
p.M73 (Bob Bretall) X-Women #1 DCBS 50%
p.M93 (John Mayo) Realm of Kings HC DCBS 50%
p.247 (Bob Bretall) Critter Origin (one Shot) DCBS 45% ** Interview w/Tom Hutchinson **
p.248 (Drew Woodworth) Pood #1
p.260 (Trevor Chapman) The Calling: Cthulhu Chronicles #1
p.276 (Damian Smith) Widow Warriors #1
p.312 (Drew Woodworth) I Am Legion HC
p.324 (Bob Bretall) Time Bomb #1 DCBS 45% ** Interview w/Jimmy Palmiotti **
p.329 (John Mayo) Hotwire: Deep Cut #1 DCBS 45%
p.336 (Randy Dickson) Icons: DC/Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee

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/
Kryptographik Network: http://kryptographik.ning.com
Kryptographik MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kryptographik
Kryptographik ComicSpace: http://www.comicspace.com/kryptographik
Damian’s Blog: http://www.lordshaper.com/
Damian’s MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/radiofurnace
Welcome to Heavenside: http://heavenside.lordshaper.com/
Monarch Comics Briefing: http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/podcasts/category/monarch-comics-briefing/
Killyr Comics: http://www.killyrcomics.blogspot.com
Critter: http://www.justalittlecritter.com/intro.html

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

Previews Spotlight Interviews #030 2010-04

John Mayo and Bob Bretall talk with various creators about items in the April 2010 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked.

Items mentioned:
Hack/Slash: My First Maniac #1 – INTERVIEW w/Tim Seeley
Hack/Slash Omnibus v1 TP – INTERVIEW w/Tim Seeley
Pug OGN – INTERVIEW w/Derek McCulloch / Greg Espinoza
Critical Millennium #1 – INTERVIEW w/Andrew Gaska
Kill Shakespeare #1 – INTERVIEW w/Anthony Del Col

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

Links:

Hask/Slash:
http://www.boomvavavoom.com/hackslash.html

Critical Millennium:
http://www.archaia.com/blog/titles/critical-millennium

Kill Shakespeare:
http://www.killshakespeare.com
http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/article/1088/

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