Previews Spotlight #086 (Dec->Feb) Deadline: Sat AM, Dec 6th

[JohnMayo]

Previews will be coming out on Wednesday, November 26th. The deadline for sending in submissions to the Previews Spotlight is the crack of dawn on Saturday, December 6th.

Please post which comics you will be sending in submissions for here on this thread with the full title and issue number. 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.

If it is something not in Previews (like The Private Eye), use 888 for the page number and be sure to include a URL or whatever information might be needed to get the item for I can include that in the show notes if needed.

So, essentially, it use this:
p000-[M000-]ItemName-YourName.mp3

p000-: placeholder for the page number in Previews
M###-: placeholder for the page number in 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. The more complete this is, the better. Capitalize the first letter of each word and don't include spaces or punctuation. For example, "WolverineAndTheXMen1".
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 I use to prepare the clips for the episode handle spaces or other odd things 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 me to organize the files and prepare for recording the episode.

If you have a link you'd like me to include in the show notes, include both your name and the link it in the email to me and I'll add it to the system I use for doing the show notes.

Useful Links
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Tips on how to record a clip can be found here.

Online solicitations can be found at Comic Book Resources for Dark Horse, DC, IDW, Image and Marvel.


Dark Horse: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=57175
DC: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=57143
IDW: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=57183
Image: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=57164
Marvel: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=57162

[SpideySavestheDay]

Lady Mechanika #4 and #0-3 reprints

[JohnMayo]

Here are the ComicBookPage picks of the month:

DARK HORSE

Brody’s Ghost Volume 6 TP
Mark Crilley (W/A/Cover)
On sale Apr 1
b&w, 96 pages
$7.99
TP, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"
Having used his newfound supernatural powers to solve Talia’s murder, Brody has mere hours to stop his ex-girlfriend from becoming the next victim. But first, he’ll have to pull his greatest feat yet—convincing a furious Talia to help him escape from jail!
• Multiple Eisner nominee Mark Crilley (Akiko, Miki Falls) creates his greatest story yet!
“[Brody’s Ghost] has the perfect blend of comedy and tragedy while capturing both a Japanese and American style of comics.”—Comic (bleeps)

IDW

Orphan Black #1—GEM OF THE MONTH
John Fawcett, Graeme Manson & Jody Houser (w) • Szymon Kudranski (a) • Cat Staggs x8 (c)
One. Of a kind. Sarah's life was changed dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looked just like her. Sarah learned that, not only were she and the woman clones, but there were others just like them, and dangerous factions at work set on capturing them all. Now, the mysterious world of Orphan Black widens, with new layers of the conspiracy being peeled back in this miniseries by co-creators John Fawcett and Graeme Manson!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

MARVEL

SILK #1
Robbie Thompson (W) • STACEY LEE (A)
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
VARIANT cover by Stacey Lee
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
Cindy Moon exploded out of her bunker and into the Marvel Universe when we first learned that she had been bitten by that same radioactive spider in the first arc of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. She then went on to save Peter Parker’s life (more than once!) and traverse the Spider-verse alongside Spider-Woman. Now, as SILK, Cindy is on her own in New York City, searching for her past, defining her own future, and webbing up wrong-doers along the way! Robbie Thompson (writer from TV’s Supernatural) fills this new ongoing series with his unique blend of antics and feels. Featuring stunning covers by Eisner Award winner Dave Johnson and interiors by future superstar Stacey Lee.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Other
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

THE BLACK HOOD #1
(W) Duane Swierczynski (A) Michael Gaydos & Various (CA) Michael Gaydos
New Ongoing Series! "The Bullet's Kiss," Part 1 of 5. When Philadelphia police officer Greg Hettinger stepped into the middle of a gunfight, hot lead shredded his face-and he pulled the trigger, blind. Now Greg is waking up in a world where he's a killer, hopelessly scarred and hooked on painkillers. What does a man do when he can no longer face the world, yet still wants to do good? He puts on a hood. Available with a regular die-cut cover by Michael Gaydos and variant covers by Francesco Francavilla, David Mack, Howard Chaykin, and David Williams. (STK661923)
MATURE THEMES
REGULAR COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
FRANCAVILLA COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
MACK COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
CHAYKIN COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
WILLIAMS COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99

ASTRONAUT INK

NEW ZODIAX #1
(W/A/CA) Joe St. Pierre
First Issue! The energies mankind has invested in the great astrological circle over millennia are formidable, and can empower a select few, twelve to be exact. Meet the New Aquarius, aka The Liberaider! Join the search to discover the members of the New Zodiax! Created by Joe St.Pierre (Marvel, DC, Image, Dynamite, IDW). (STK662742)
32pgs, FC (1 of 4) $3.50

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT

IMPERIUM #1
(W) Joshua Dysart (A) Doug Braithwaite (CA) Raul Allen
A daring new superhero saga from New York Times best-selling creator Joshua Dysart — writer of the Harvey-Award nominated series HARBINGER — and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (UNITY, Justice)!
Toyo Harada is the most dangerous human being on the planet. Imbued with incredible powers of the mind, he has spent his life guiding humanity from the shadows. But today he is a wanted man. His powers are public knowledge, his allies have turned to enemies, and he is hunted by every government on the planet. Instead of surrendering, Harada has one last unthinkable gambit to play: to achieve more, faster, and with less, he will build a coalition of the powerful, the unscrupulous and the insane. No longer content to demand a better future, he will recruit a violent legion from the darkest corners of the Earth to fight for it. The battle for utopia begins now.
32pgs, FC $3.99

COMICS - AUDIO

SECRET WARS AUDIO CD
The fate of the entire Marvel Universe hangs in the balance as Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest challenge! Summoned across the stars by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men are set against their deadliest foes on the mysterious planet known as Battleworld, with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances are forged and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood. Can even the heroes' combined might prevent Dr. Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe? (STK661881) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
Audio CD $19.99

[bralinator]

DARTH VADER #1 & 2 (MARVEL)
SPIDER-GWEN #1 (MARVEL)
SPAWN RESURRECTION #1 (IMAGE)
THE ROCKETEER: COMPLETE ADVENTURES (TPB IDW)
USAGI YOJIMBO #1 for $1 (Dark Horse)
DIVINITY #1 (Valiant)
CLUSTER #1 (Boom!)
PEANUTS #25 (kaboom!)

[drew]

Comics For Fun and Profit picks:

NAMELESS #1
DAREDEVIL #13
SUICIDERS #1

[TJ602]

p057-Polar Volume 2 - Eye For an Eye HC
p058-The Complete Pistolwhip HC
p136-The Filth HC
p206-God Hates Astronauts Vol. 2 - A Star Is Born TP
p267-Caliban TP
p305-Bone Vol. 1 - Out From Boneville Tribute Edition HC
p355-The Sixth Gun Hardcover Vol. 2 HC

TJ

[JohnMayo]

DCBS has posted the December order form.

[drew]

My Pick(s)

D4ve #1-IDW

Saga #25 - Image

[bralinator]

Another fun Previews episode guys! Had to look at my order once again. Gotta agree with Drew about Marvel's decision to renumber Daredevil just prior to a 13 issue conclusion. I don't care what the reasoning is, I'd have preferred they keep the numbers what they were. A mere location change shouldn't be a cause for re-number any more than changing volumes would have made sense when the FF or the X-Men left the Baxter Bldg or Xavier Mansion, but whatever... Comics!

[drew]

Gotta agree with Drew about Marvel's decision to renumber Daredevil just prior to a 13 issue conclusion. I don't care what the reasoning is, I'd have preferred they keep the numbers what they were. A mere location change shouldn't be a cause for re-number any more than changing volumes would have made sense when the FF or the X-Men left the Baxter Bldg or Xavier Mansion, but whatever... Comics!

there doesn't seem to be any consistency for renumbering across the big 2, someone in editorial needs to step up and rein this all in...it's ridiculous

[SpideySavestheDay]

Bralinator - Sound Effects? Music? You're putting us to shame. The pressure is on for everyone to step up their recordings.

They sounded great!

[bralinator]

Gotta agree with Drew about Marvel's decision to renumber Daredevil just prior to a 13 issue conclusion. I don't care what the reasoning is, I'd have preferred they keep the numbers what they were. A mere location change shouldn't be a cause for re-number any more than changing volumes would have made sense when the FF or the X-Men left the Baxter Bldg or Xavier Mansion, but whatever... Comics!

there doesn't seem to be any consistency for renumbering across the big 2, someone in editorial needs to step up and rein this all in...it's ridiculous

Agreed. Not holding my breath though...

Bralinator - Sound Effects? Music? You're putting us to shame. The pressure is on for everyone to step up their recordings.

They sounded great!

Wow! I was a little concerned they might be distracting and not well received. Thanks for the appreciative comment. I'll keep it up when appropriate.