Episode 1236 Talkback: Previews

Pants

It's Previews time again! We go over the June Previews for books shipping in August. (1:41:16)

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random73

Every month I tell myself I'm going to wait and place my DCBS order after I listen to the previews episode. I never do. It is like premature comic ejaculation. As soon as the site updates for a new month...Boom! Studios I am there!

Can I use "Boom! Studios!" as a swear word? Cuz I think I like it! ;)

Greg

So much for trying to trim some titles....

Non Big 2
Adventure Time #7
Marceline and the Scream Queens #2
Garfield #4
Peanuts Vol 2 #1
Steed & Mrs. Peel #0
Pathfinder #1
Locke & Key: Grindhouse
Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #1
Revival #2
Skullkickers #17
Double Jumpers #2

DC
Aquaman #12
Earth 2 #4
Justice League #12
Superman Family Adventures #4
Voodoo #12
Worlds' Finest #4

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #691 & 692
Avengers #29
Deadpool #59
Fantastic Four #609
FF #21
Incredible Hulk #12
New Avengers #29

random73

I hear ya Greg. When I started collecting I limited myself to 7 titles and now I think I get 3X's that.

Cajun_Shaun

Aspen
Homecoming #1

Boom
The Hypernaturals #2

Dark Horse
The Victories #1
The Immortal: Demon in the Blood TP

DC/Vertigo
Voodoo #12
Grifter #12
Stormwatch #12
Earth 2 #4
Worlds' Finest #4
National Comics: Looker #1
Phantom Lady #1
Green Lantern: New Guardians, Vol.1: The Ring Bearer HC
Teen Titans, Vol.1: It's Our Right To Fight TP
Voodoo, Vol.1: What Lies Beneath TP
Fairest #6

Dynamite
Prophecy #3
Pantha #3
Pathfinder #3
Queen Sonja, Vol.4: Son of Set TP

Image
Epic Kill #4
It Girl & The Atomics #1
Creator Owned Heroes #3

Valiant
Archer and Armstrong #1
X-O Manowar #4

Zenoscope
Irresistible #3
GFT: Bad Girls #2

nweathington

First off, I know you guys are sticklers for pronunciations. Samnee rhymes with omni.

I had a few of Kubert’s Tarzan comics when I was a kid, and I thought they were great. Still do, in fact. I give his version a slight edge over John Buscema’s, which was pretty darn good in its own right. As for why the original art exists, Kubert was the editor and writer as well as the artist for Tarzan. It’s no wonder he was able to sneak the artwork out of the office. I wish I could afford to buy this. Except for maybe the Wally Wood Artist’s Edition, this is the one I would get out of those that have been produced so far.

The Comics about Cartoonists book appears to me to be mostly fiction stories. It’s edited by Craig Yoe, who deals almost exclusively in reprinting comics in the public domain. There simply aren’t very many comics about artists that are both in the public domain and biographic in nature, so I expect it will mostly be fiction stories with fictional artists and fiction stories where the artist drew himself into the story (and there are plenty of those to choose from).

For the most part, I agree with Mike about Dynamite’s John Carter comics. I thought the writing on the main title was pretty good, but I dropped it a few months ago when it no longer fit in my budget. The Dejah Thoris spin-off was mediocre at best, and as Mike said, bordered on softcore porn at times. I got the three issues I ordered, and dropped it as soon as I could.

The two highlights for me this month are Steed & Mrs. Peel—I’m a big fan of the TV series—and Underwater Welder.

Greg

Crap, forgot about Transformers Regerneration One #82, More Than Meets The Eye Annual #1, More Than Meets the Eye #8 and Robots in Disguise #8. Ugh.

dubbat138

Love that Mike mentions Deadworld. What a great series that seems to be forgotten.

random73

DC

Aquaman
Batgirl
Batman
Before Watchmen;
Silk Specter
Ozymandius
Comedian
Minute men
Night Owl
Rorschach
Dr. Manhattan
Dial H
Earth 2
Flash
Green Lantern
Justice league
JLI
Nightwing
Red Hood and the Outlaws

Vertigo

New Deadwardians
Saucer Country
Punk Rock Jesus

Marvel

Captain Marvel
Daredevil
Defenders

Image

Revival
Saga
Secret

Boom!

Steed and Mrs. Peel

IDW

STTNG/Dr. Who

Thor_El

I thought for sure that once you guys got to the IDW section, @JamieD would mention the introduction of Golgotha to Byrne's Trio series. I'm really excited to see this, and the possible inclusion of the Torch of Liberty at some point as well. Might Danger Unlimited be woven into this universe as well sometime...?

As for my own Previews selections...

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #6 -- $2.39
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #182 SWORDSMAN -- $10.50
EARTH TWO #4 -- $1.79
HYPERNATURALS #2 -- $2.59
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #642 -- $1.79
MIGHTY THOR #18 -- $2.39
NEW CRUSADERS RISE OF THE HEROES #1 BATES CVR -- $1.49
NEW CRUSADERS RISE OF THE HEROES #1 JAMPOLE VAR CVR -- $1.49
NEW CRUSADERS RISE OF THE HEROES #1 SHIELD VAR CVR -- $1.49
NEW CRUSADERS RISE OF THE HEROES #1 SKETCH VAR CVR -- $1.49
PREVIEWS #287 AUGUST 2012 -- $1.12
SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC VOL 02 -- $13.79
SUPREME #67 -- $1.79
TRIO #4 -- $2.59
WORLDS' FINEST #4 -- $1.79

brydeemer

I see some order lists that don't include "Underwater Welder". What's the deal people?

Bry

Urbalcloud

Really glad to see Mind Mgmt #1 get some love. Grabbed it off the rack after seeing a preview of the art. The bold sci-fi concepts had me hooked early on, but it also has elements of a great chase story. All with a unique and very pretty art style. Really neat stuff.

LibraryBoy

In terms of new readers being potentially confused by the whole zero issue thing, I don't think that'll be much of a problem because as successful as the reboot has been for them, the results of that Nielsen survey show that an overwhelming majority of the "new" readers brought in by their efforts aren't new to comics, just new to DC Comics. In fact, it was really interesting to see how they spun that, as all of the pre-release hype was "we want to attract new audiences who may have not read comics for years, or at all," and post-survey it was all "Look how much more of the existing fanbase we've now captured!"

Clearly the new 52 has been successful for DC and retailers alike, but I wouldn't worry too much about the new people getting confused. Most of them have actually been around for awhile.

LibraryBoy

Oh, and Jamie D., get reading on Amelia Rules already. Better still, share it with the nieces and nephew. Brilliant comics for kids that are also entertaining as hell for grown-ups. Anyone who can't laugh at The Sneeze-Barf Incident isn't worth knowing.

John_Steed

I see some order lists that don't include "Underwater Welder". What's the deal people?

Bry

I have it on pre-order. According to Amazon : delivery date Sept.11 - is that confirmed? Wished I'd get it sooner.

edit: nevermind - checked with TopShelf : SHIPPING IN AUGUST 2012!

rpellech83

Glad you guys seemed interested in Comixtribe's Scam 1 written and drawn by Joe Mulvey. He sounded familiar because he was at the Super Wildpig show next to Chris Sotomayer who I believe recolored Scam 1 after it was picked up for national distribution.

I recommend the book. I picked up issue 1 and a sketch cover he drew for me at the show.

MikeGallagher

Glad you guys seemed interested in Comixtribe's Scam 1 written and drawn by Joe Mulvey. He sounded familiar because he was at the Super Wildpig show next to Chris Sotomayer who I believe recolored Scam 1 after it was picked up for national distribution.

I recommend the book. I picked up issue 1 and a sketch cover he drew for me at the show.

I have such good taste, don't I?

nweathington

Really glad to see Mind Mgmt #1 get some love. Grabbed it off the rack after seeing a preview of the art. The bold sci-fi concepts had me hooked early on, but it also has elements of a great chase story. All with a unique and very pretty art style. Really neat stuff.

Finally read issue #1 this morning, and it was as good as I expected. I don't think this was mentioned on the show, but in case you are waiting on the trade for this one, you'll be missing out on some extra content. Matt included a background story—half a page on the inside front cover and half a page on the inside back cover—that won't be reprinted in the trade. He’s going to be doing something along those lines in every issue. Also, the back covers of the first six issues will interlock to reveal a code that unlocks extra content on the Mind Mgmt website. If you like a well told story filled with intrigue and mystery, I highly recommend picking this up.

wordballoon

Murd isn't Toho Films pronounced...TO-HO (long o's) ? I've never heard the pronunciation you threw out there.

Adam_Murdough

Murd isn't Toho Films pronounced...TO-HO (long o's) ? I've never heard the pronunciation you threw out there.

Yes, yes it is. The wrong name slipped out; what I said on the air was "Toei," which is a major Japanese film and animation studio that has produced (among a great many other things) TV series and movies relating to the Dragonball and Sailor Moon franchises, but that, to the best of my knowledge, has nothing to do with Godzilla. I apologize for the error.

mbatz

No more Magdalena??!!!!! Booooooooooooooo. One of my favorite current titles. Ugh

KyleMoyer

@MikeGallagher - You said "Carlos," not "Carla."


(at first I gave you the benefit of the doubt that the words "Carla" and "Speed" just blended together, but I hit the back 30 seconds button and no, you said "Carlos" and then paused)

Urbalcloud

After 2 days of making cuts, here's what ended up on my DCBS order. It includes stuff for my fiance and little girl, or at least that's what I'm telling myself. :)

Marvel:
Daredevil 16 & 17
Avenging Spidey 10 & 11
Hawkeye 1
Wolvie & X-Men 15
X-Treme X-Men 2 & 3 (Double-shipping already?! Dick move, Marvel.)
Secret Service 5

DC:
All-Star Western 12
Batman 12
Batman Inc. 4
Batwoman 12
Demon Knights 12
Dial H 4
Swamp Thing 12
Worlds' Finest 4
DC Super Pets Midway Monkey TP

Other:
Bart Simpson 74
Cherubs HC
Courtney Crumrin Ongoing 5
Creator Owned Heroes 3
Doctor Who Annual 2012
Double Jumpers 2
Ghostbusters 12
Lil Homer 1
Mind MGMT 4
Once Upon a Time SC
Peanuts Vol2 1
Planetoid 3
Popeye 4
Princeless Vol1 TP
Punk Rock Jesus 2
Saga 6
Shadow 5
TMNT 13
Underwater Welder

Non-Comics:
Doctor Who TARDIS Travel Mug

ChrisSnell

I see some order lists that don't include "Underwater Welder". What's the deal people?

Bry

Who's writing that?

;)

alienal

Hey, Bryan, was that a joke when you said that Underwater Welder should be on the first page? 'Cause technically, it really IS on the FIRST page of Previews..on the FLIPSIDE! Anyway...
After a down month, I guess my order is going back over $100 this month. Ugh. I'm getting lesser Marvel, but then I'm getting double-shipped with Daredevil, Avengers Academy and Captain Marvel. Then for DC with the DCBS Watchmen bundle not existing this month and with a couple of the Annuals, I'm getting more! Plus, I gotta get my once-yearly Love and Rockets fix! Yep, I'm definitely gonna go over.

busty

This Jeff lemiere?
Hmmm new guy eh?prob wait till he's proven himself :)

MikeGallagher

Hooray someone reading L&R!!!!

brydeemer

Hey, Bryan, was that a joke when you said that Underwater Welder should be on the first page? 'Cause technically, it really IS on the FIRST page of Previews..on the FLIPSIDE!

Ha, I didn't even know that. I wasn't actually looking a copy of Previews when I did the episode.

Bry

matchkitJOHN

Murd isn't Toho Films pronounced...TO-HO (long o's) ? I've never heard the pronunciation you threw out there.

Yes, yes it is. The wrong name slipped out; what I said on the air was "Toei," which is a major Japanese film and animation studio that has produced (among a great many other things) TV series and movies relating to the Dragonball and Sailor Moon franchises, but that, to the best of my knowledge, has nothing to do with Godzilla. I apologize for the error.

Amazing. Even Murd's mistakes are profound.

Apreche

I think I might own the Prince Valiant already.

STARMAN OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
ESSENTIAL WARLOCK TP VOL 01
PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 04 1943-1944 (O/A)
ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #3 (OF 5)
UNDERWATER WELDER GN (C: 0-0-2)
TEZUKA MESSAGE TO ADOLF GN VOL 01 (OF 2) (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
BAKUMAN TP VOL 14 (C: 1-0-2)
POKEMON ADVENTURES GN BOX SET VOL 02 (C: 1-0-2)
PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA GN VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)

alienal

Hooray someone reading L&R!!!!

Yeah, Mike! I've been reading a lot of the Hernandez Bros. stuff since the late 80's. And after they printed a couple of my letters in the (I guess) second volume of L&R and then in the 3rd volume (the current tradepaper-style one?), I was definitely hooked on their stuff! ;-) I even met 'Beto at Seattle Comic Con a couple of years ago.