PREVIEWSworld’s Featured This Week Comics & Graphic Novels for 6/14

Every week PREVIEWSworld calls attention to those books and graphic novels which stand out from all the rest. These titles from Premier Vendors and independent publishers should be at the top of your list, and can be found at your local comic shop on June 14.

Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: Shadows #4

Dark Horse Comics

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Colleen Doran & Various (CA) Glenn Fabry

Now A Starz TV show! During an overnight stay at their home, Shadow awakens to a visit from the third of the Zorya sisters: Zorya Polunochnaya. The Midnight Sister's advice is ethereal and strange, yet vital . . . and Shadow can't seem to separate reality from the dream world. The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning novel and upcoming Starz television series by Neil Gaiman adapted as a comic series for the first time! Mature Readers.

Item Code: APR170026
Price: $3.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Dark Days: The Forge #1

DC Comics

(W) Scott Snyder, James TynionIV (A) Jim Lee & Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams

Darkness Comes To The Dc Universe With The Mystery Of The Forge! Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC's pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It's an epic that will span generations-but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC's most legendary heroes?

Item Code: APR170259
Price: $4.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Detective Comics #958

Dc Comics

(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez

"Intelligence" part one! Azrael has found a new home in Gotham City...unfortunately, someone from his old home with the Order of St. Dumas has found him! The Order has unleashed a bizarre new evil on the world, and it's convinced it must destroy Jean-Paul Valley!

Item Code: APR170291
Price: $2.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #70

IDW Publishing

(W) Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (A/CA) Mateus Santolouco

"Desperate Measures" Part 4! A stand-off between humans and mutants turns deadly for one side and the consequences will have an impact for years to come! The senses-shattering conclusion of an action-packed story arc!

Item Code: MAR170541
Price: $3.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Bitch Planet Triple Feature #1

Image Comics

(W) Cheryl Lynn Eaton & Various (A) Maria Frohlich, Joanna Estep (CA) Valentine DeLandro

Deconnick & De Landro Present: The Triple Feature! Ripped directly from the world of Bitch Planet, a crack team of creators spin three teeth-clenching tales of rage, revolution, and ridicule. Plus, essays, letter column, and more! Mature Readers. 100% Grade A satire. Accept no substitutes.

Item Codes: APR170731
Price: $3.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Secret Empire #4

Marvel Comics

(W) Nick Spender (A) Leinil Francis Yu, Rod Reis (CA) Mark Brooks

There is a power that can either save the world or doom it! Both Steve Rogers and the heroes arrayed against him need this power! But unfortunately for all of them, the key to possessing this power lies in the hands of the unstoppable Ultron!

Item Code: APR170922
Price: $3.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Star Wars #32

Marvel Comics

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Marco Checchetto

"The Screaming Citadel" Part 4. The Queen's influence is spreading. Our only hope lies in the kindness of scoundrels.

Item Code: APR171111
Price: $3.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Planet Of The Apes/Green Lantern #5

BOOM! Studios

(W) Robbie Thompson, Justin Jordan (A) Barnaby Bagenda (CA) Dan Mora

The war on the Planet of the Apes has begun!

Item Code: APR171408
Price: $3.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Teen Titans Volume 1: Damian Knows Best TP

DC Comics

(W) Ben Percy (A) Khoi Pham & Various (CA) Jonboy Meyers

The Teen Titans are further apart than ever before...until Damian Wayne recruits Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and the new Kid Flash to join him in a fight against his own grandfather, Ra's al Ghul! Collects issues #1-5 and Teen Titans: Rebirth #1.

Item Code: MAR170410
Price: $16.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Motor Crush Volume 1 TP

Image Comics

(W) Brenden Fletcher & Various (A) Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart (CA) Babs Tarr

The team behind the critically acclaimed revamp of Batgirlreturns with an exciting sci-fi action-adventure series! By day, Domino Swift competes for fame & fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting "machine narcotic" known as Crush. Collects Motor Crush #1-5.

Item Code: MAR170820
Price: $9.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Venom Volume 1: Homecoming TP

Marvel Comics

(W) Mike Costa (A/CA) Gerardo Sandoval

Venom is back in his classic form, and deadlier than ever! The symbiote you know and love has returned to New York City. No more "Agent of the Cosmos." No more "Lethal Protector." It's time for a new Venom, and it's great to be bad. But now that Venom is back on Earth, just who has bonded with him - and turned him back into a slathering, fanged monster? As the symbiote returns to its old ways, sink your teeth into the deadliest Venom story yet! One that will draw old friends - like Mac Gargan, the Scorpion! And a certain other former host of the Venom symbiote, known for web-slinging, wall-crawling and wisecracking! That's right: It's Venom vs. Spider-Man like never before! Collecting Venom (2016) #1-6.

Item Code: MAR171160
Price: $17.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Valerian Complete Collection Volume 1 HC

Cinebook

(W) Pierre Christin (A/CA) Jean-Claude Mezieres

To prepare for Luc Besson's upcoming film, here's the complete collection of Valerian and Laureline's adventures in English at last, including one unpublished volume, a longer cut of another, and a lot of details on the collaboration between the director and the authors! This first volume of the collection contains books 1 and 2 of the series: The City of Shifting Waters - in its original two-part, 9 pages longer format - and The Empire of a Thousand Planets. It also includes book 0, Bad Dreams, translated into English for the first time: the very first adventures of our two heroes, published after City and retroactively numbered. Finally, linking the volumes of this collection together, a long, exclusive interview with the authors and director Luc Besson is illustrated with new art as well as numerous sketches, studies and photographs from the forthcoming big-screen adaptation.

Item Code: JAN178426
Price: $29.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Batman Black & White Statue Nightwing By Jim Lee

DC Comics

Designed by Jim Lee. Sculpted by Majid Esmaeili. Nightwing joins the Batman: Black & White statue line for the first time ever with this statue designed by superstar artist Jim Lee, pulled from the pages of the bestselling Batman: Hush! Limited Edition of 5,000. Measures Approximately 7.48" Tall.

Item Code: DEC160417
Price: $80.00
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Mass Effect Andromeda Scott Ryder Figure

TMP Toys / McFarlane's Toys

From TMP/McFarlane's toys. Developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, Mass Effect: Andromeda is the newest chapter in the Mass Effect series, and gives players the freedom to chart their own course through space, leading the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for a new home. Scott Ryder is a brand new character to the Mass Effect Universe. Figure stands 7' tall and comes equipped with primary Avenger AAX5 Assault Rifle. Alternate helmet-less head and Mass Effect: Andromeda branded display base included.

Item Code: OCT168073
Price: $19.99
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In Shops 6/14/2017

The Walking Dead Figure Magazine Special #1: Rick Grimes

Eaglemoss Publications LTD

Inspired by the iconic moment from the first episode of the celebrated show, this figurine captures Rick's horse rearing up at the sight of a zombie horde in impressive detail.

Item Code: APR172668
Price: $34.95
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In Shops 6/14/2017

Marvel Heroes Nelson & Murdock PX Bumper Sticker

Elephant Gun, LLC

A PREVIEWS Exclusive! Let the world know that you have top notch legal representation from Nelson & Murdock with this new bumper sticker!

Item Code: NOV162929
Price: $6.00
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In Shops 6/14/2017

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