Episode 1299 Talkback: Previews

Pants

It's Previews time once again! We go over items from the November Previews catalog that will mostly be shipping in January. (1:18:55)

Listen here.

ChrisBeckett

Enjoying the show. Wanted to commend Murd, once more, for his wealth of knowledge - specifically when he discussed the old(now new) character of Stalker and the work done by Ditko on that title. Immediately, I went to Lone Star comics to find this and put on my want list and discovered that not only did Steve Ditko pencil those 4 issues, but Paul Levitz wrote them and Wally Wood was the inker. Not sure how anyone could go wrong with that creative team.

Thanks for dropping the knowledge on us, Murd. Again.

chris

nweathington

ChrisBeckett said:

Enjoying the show. Wanted to commend Murd, once more, for his wealth of knowledge - specifically when he discussed the old(now new) character of Stalker and the work done by Ditko on that title. Immediately, I went to Lone Star comics to find this and put on my want list and discovered that not only did Steve Ditko pencil those 4 issues, but Paul Levitz wrote them and Wally Wood was the inker. Not sure how anyone could go wrong with that creative team.

Thanks for dropping the knowledge on us, Murd. Again.

chris

Well, it was Wally Wood after he stopped caring about the work he did, and he had his assistants do a lot of the inking for him, so it was far from his best output. But otherwise....

The standout this month for me is Paul Pope’s One Trick Rip-off/Deep-Cuts. And I may get the García-López Superman collection, even though I have most of the issues.

NickSD

John Bryne—Highways was mentioned ... I LOVE space comics; where can I find out more about this?

Mr_Cosmic

Anyone notice Kim Kardashian as Sif in the Journey Into Mystery solicit?

LibraryBoy

I, too, have most of the issues in that Superman Vs. Shazam book (even the tabloid), but I'm ordering it anyway. I figure if I want more classic Captain Marvel / Marvel Family material out of DC, I need to buy the stuff they do put out! Besides, most of these stories are really good and it will be a treat to read them again in a handy, don't-have-to-fish-them-out-of-the-boxes format.

luke52

Other then my usual haul, I'm picking up the Mars Attacks Ghostbusters one shot. Think that will be 'real' good fun.

Also really happy that after so long The Dark Tower: Sheemies Tale has finally been resolicited, and as a two issue arc to boot! Good stuff.

Pants

Here's the My Little Pony item I saw that I mentioned on the episode:



That's a Brony Pony right? 8-}

CaptShazam

Big month for me:

Avengers West Coast Omnibus
Star man Omnibus TP vol 1
Death and Return of Superman Omnibus
New Teen Titans Games TP
Superman vs Shazam TP
Showcase Presents: DC Comics Presents Vol 1 TP
Batman HC vol 2 "City of Owls"
Catwoman TP vol 2 "dollhouse"
Superman: Secrets of the fortress of solitude TP
All the Before Watchman issues
Wonder Woman # 16
World's Finest # 8
AME Comi girls # 4
JSA: Liberty Files, Whistling skull # 2

From the backlist catalog:

Batwoman HC vol 1 "Hydrology"
Catwoman TP vol 1 "The Game"
Batman and Robin HC vol 1 "Born to Kill"
Legion of Super Heroes TP vol 1 "Hostile World"
Birds of Prey TP vol 1 "Trouble in Mind"
Night wing TP vol 1 " Traps and trapezes"
All Star Western TP vol 1 "guns and Gotham"

Adam_Murdough

Pants said:

Here's the My Little Pony item I saw that I mentioned on the episode:



That's a Brony Pony right? 8-}

No cigar for you, ol' boy! That's Rainbow Dash, and she's no Brony--she's 100% PegaSister. :P

LibraryBoy

Pants said:

Here's the My Little Pony item I saw that I mentioned on the episode:



That's a Brony Pony right? 8-}

It's MLP merchandise aimed specifically at the Brony market. In other words, a man's wallet bearing the likeness of a character created to entertain 6-year-old girls.

I know MLP has wide-ranging appeal now, and if people outside of the normal fanbase like it, that's awesome. Enjoy what you enjoy, says I. But you take that out to pay for something at the supermarket, prepare to get questions. Lots of awkward questions.

NickSD

John Bryne. Highways. This was mentioned on this episode of CGS. Where can I find out more about the Highways series in general, and this upcoming Bryne Highways project?

JamieD

NickSD said:

John Bryne. Highways. This was mentioned on this episode of CGS. Where can I find out more about the Highways series in general, and this upcoming Bryne Highways project?

I would check out Byrnes web site and forums and check out IDW for more information on this series

dubbat138

LibraryBoy said:

Pants said:

Here's the My Little Pony item I saw that I mentioned on the episode:



That's a Brony Pony right? 8-}

It's MLP merchandise aimed specifically at the Brony market. In other words, a man's wallet bearing the likeness of a character created to entertain 6-year-old girls.

I know MLP has wide-ranging appeal now, and if people outside of the normal fanbase like it, that's awesome. Enjoy what you enjoy, says I. But you take that out to pay for something at the supermarket, prepare to get questions. Lots of awkward questions.

Yep. A friends wife is one of the animators on MLP and is baffled by the adult male fanbase. A few months back one of them met her and was shocked that she had never watched an episode.

Chuck_Melville

I have many friends who are gaga over the show. I finally saw a couple of episodes this past weekend. It's not bad and I can see the appeal.

Miraclemet

this is such a thin month for me.... outside of my usual's (Batman books, Lantern books) there's not much really thrilling me this month. The only tempting Shelf Porn is the Complete Flash Gordon Library 1934-37, I've loved to get into Alex Raymond stuff, and this looks like a beautiful collection...

alienal

All right, for the first time, I'm going to try and get all of the off-the-racks for this month: Star Wars (since I haven't read a Star Wars comic for AGES!), Threshold (since I'm curious about the Guardians of the Galaxy association ), and X-Factor 250 (just an interesting choice). It's a great feeling to hear you guys go over books that I've read. Sort of feels like I'm having a little chat with you abou them. I'll probably get the Marvel bundle since I'm kind of hooked now. By the way PANTS?: How much is that Marvel Bundle from DCBS?: $"FIFTY-TWO!".35....In addition, I'll probably go back to Aquaman and Justice League. What the hey! Get Hellboy #2. Hawkeye #7 and Daredevil 22 look awesome! I dropped Rachel Rising (just moving too slow for me), Flash, Batman Incorporated and all the Green Lantern books. Oh, and I'm loving Peanuts from BOOM!