PREVIEWSworld's Featured This Week Comics & Graphic Novels for 8/22
Aug 19, 2018
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 August 22.
Amazing Spider-Man #4
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(W) Nick Spencer (A/CA) Ryan Ottley
PETER PARKER VS. SPIDER-MAN?!
PETER PARKER & SPIDER-MAN IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME?!
• Things are crazy for Spider-Man. His personal life in turmoil, the giant TRI-SENTINEL returning to attack NYC...
• ...and someone is out there impersonating Peter Parker!
• Is it the Chameleon? An LMD? Ultimate Peter Parker making his Marvel U debut? Think again, True Believer!
Rated T
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Avengers #6
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(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ed McGuinness
THE FINAL HOST concludes!
The final battle against the Dark Celestials. A battle unlike any the Avengers have ever experienced. A battle a million years in the making. The new team of heavy hitters assembles at last. But will the young, inexperienced Ghost Rider prove to be the most important and powerful member of all?
Rated T+
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Batman: Kings of Fear #1
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(W) Scott Peterson (A/CA) Kelley Jones
Legendary artist Kelley Jones makes his triumphant return to the Dark Knight in this explosive miniseries written by former BATMAN editor Scott Peterson! Batman's been overseeing Gotham City for years now and isn't sure how much of a difference he's making. Doubt, fear and insecurity are starting to take over. And as all of those negative feelings set in the Scarecrow orchestrates a riot at Arkham Asylum to give the Dark Knight one of his greatest challenges yet! This six-issue miniseries will see the Scarecrow in a horrifying new way that you'll have to read to believe.
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Action Comics #1002
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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Patrick Gleason
A bold new era of the adventures of the Man of Steel continues as bodies fall from the sky and buildings burn around the City of Tomorrow. Even Superman must wonder how well he knows the city he protects as an unknown criminal element begins to rise throughout Metropolis.
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Hit-Girl #7
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(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Eduardo Risso
Written by JEFF LEMIRE, a 2018 Eisner Award nominee for Best Writer! Hit-Girl's holed up in a cabin in the woods, nursing bear-trap wounds and recovering from a fall through the ice. But Billy Baker and his gang have found her hideout, and these local hunters can track anything in the snow. How many can Hit-Girl slay before the Mounties show up?
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Cold Spots #1
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(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Mark Torres
MINISERIES PREMIERE! Psychological terror, the undead, and a supernaturally bitter cold come together in this spine-tingling new series from CULLEN BUNN (REGRESSION, Harrow County) and MARK TORRES (Zombies vs. Robots: Undercity).
10 years ago, Dan Kerr turned his back on his wife and unborn daughter. Now, both mother and child have gone missing, and Dan must face cosmic terrors to find them again. He soon finds that ghosts stir when his estranged daughter is near. And as the dead grow restless, the cold deepens...
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Black Hammer: Age of Doom #4
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(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dean Ormston
The Eisner Award-winning superhero saga returns with lots of revelations!
All is revealed when Lucy makes her way back to the farm from Dreamland, confronting the mastermind of their current situation. The revelations here will alter the fate of the Black Hammer family forever!
In Shops: Aug 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #85
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(W) Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (A/CA) Brahm Revel
Leatherhead returns to New York, and this time, he's got one goal in mind-the destruction of the Turtles!
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Red Sonja/Tarzan #4
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(W) Gail Simone (A) Walter Geovani (CA) Aaron Lopresti
Lord Greystoke may be a man of means, but money and possessions mean nothing compared to his family. Once they are threatened, Tarzan will stop at nothing to keep his loved ones safe. And if his enemies think they know fear, they have yet to experience the fury that is Red Sonja unleashed!
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation #6 (of 12)
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(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Daniel Bayliss (CA) Fiona Staples
Maria comes face to face with the underbelly of goblin society and meets a new companion along the way.
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Jughead: The Hunger #8
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(W) Frank Tieri (A) Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy, Joe Eisma (CA) Adam Gorham
Riverdale has been the focal point of the war between the werewolf Joneses and the werewolf hunter Coopers for centuries. Join us for this special issue as we examine how the conflict has affected not only these two warring families-but the very town of Riverdale itself.
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Shadowman #6
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(W) Andy Diggle (A) Doug Braithwaite (CA) Tonci Zonjic
At humanity's dawn...the rise of the Shadowman of 40,000 B.C.!
His soul cast adrift in the astral void, "DEAD AND GONE" has led Jack Boniface across the centuries in search of the origin of the Shadowman's curse - and now it's taking him all the way back to the beginning of mankind! Standing beside his ancestors in the kill-or-be-killed world of primordial Africa, Jack is about to awaken something ancient, hungry, inhuman...and, as darkness descends, the long-hidden face of the Shadowman loa will be known!
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $3.99
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Batman and the Signal TP
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(W) Scott Snyder, Tony Patrick (A) Declan Shalvey, Francesco Francavilla, Minkyu Jung, Klaus Janson (A/CA) Cully Hamner
Duke Thomas, a.k.a. the Signal, is back! After months of training, the Signal is ready to step out of the shadow of the Bat to become a hero for Gotham City's daylight hours. But can he handle the challenge of Gnomon and his minions? And what key does Gnomon hold to Duke's past? Find out in these stories from the three-issue miniseries, plus backup stories from ALL-STAR BATMAN #1-4 and 6-9.
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $16.99
Sex Criminals, Vol. 5: Five-Fingered Discount
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(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Chip Zdarsky
Suzie and Jon have that special something-when they have sex, they freeze time and do crimes. Well-they HAD that special something. In the aftermath of what would appear to be a breakup, where do our two love-crazy time-freezing sex-having bank robbers go? REBOUND AHOY! Also everything gets more dangerous and complicated? But it's okay. Collects SEX CRIMINALS #21-25.
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $16.99
The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part Three
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(W) Michael Dante Dimartino (A) Irene Koh (CA) Heather Campbell
When Asami is kidnapped, Korra sets out to the Spirit Wilds to find her. Now teeming with dark spirits influenced by the half spirit-half human Tokuga, the landscape is more dangerous than ever before. The two women must trust in each other and work together if they are to make it out alive. Their fate is revealed in this stunning, action-packed conclusion to The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars!
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $10.99
Planet of the Apes: Visionaries
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(W) Dana Gould (A) Chad Lewis (CA) Paolo Rivera
Experience the Planet of the Apes as it was first envisioned by Rod Serling. Based on the original script by Rod Serling and adapted by comedian and screenwriter Dana Gould (The Simpsons, Stan Against Evil), this graphic novel presents an alternate vision of the classic film.
Taylor is Thomas, and Ape City isn't a crude, primitive grouping of huts, it's a bustling and urbane metropolis filled with cars and skyscrapers and a vibrant ape culture. Apes wear modern clothes and drive modern cars, they have talk shows and nightclubs and alcohol. How does a human fit into this world, and what will his presence mean to how Apes.and humans.view themselves.
* Based on the original, never-before-realized Rod Serling screenplay!
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $19.99
Teen Titans Robin Multi-Part Statue
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BASED ON ART BY GEORGE PÉREZ
SCULPTED BY JOE MENNA
Limited Edition of 5,000 • Measures Approximately 7.37" tall
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $80.00
DC Heroes Geeki Tiki Glasses
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From Beeline Creative. DC's greatest heroes and villains are going Tiki! Each Geeki Tiki stands approximately 7-inches tall and is made of durable ceramic that is top-shelf dishwasher safe and microwaveable.
Each Geeki Tiki mug holds up to 15 ounces of your favorite beverage. Collect all your favorite DC characters!
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $19.99 Each
Marvel Heroes Geeki Tiki Glasses
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From Beeline Creative. Marvel's greatest heroes and villains are going Tiki! Each Geeki Tiki stands approximately 7-inches tall and is made of durable ceramic that is top-shelf dishwasher safe and microwaveable. Each Geeki Tiki mug holds up to 15 ounces of your favorite beverage. Collect all your favorite Marvel characters!
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $19.99
Yuri on Ice Victor Nikiforo Coach Outfit Nendoroid AF
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From Good Smile Company. From the popular anime series YURI!!! on ICE comes a Nendoroid of Victor Nikiforov wearing his coach outfit! He comes with two face plates including a crisp standard expression as well as a amazed expression for when he is watching Yuri's performance. Optional parts include his coach pass, a smartphone, as well as the silver medal that Yuri won during the Grand Prix final!
In Shops: August 22, 2018
SRP: $50.99
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