Recommended Picks for December 30, 2010

Hot Pick!
Batman: The Dark Knight #1
DC Comics
(W) David Finch
(A) David Finch & Scott Williams
Cover by David Finch
1:25 Variant cover by Andy Clarke
1:200 Sketch variant cover by David Finch

Comics superstar David Finch takes full creative control (both writing and illustrating!) on this brand-new Batman monthly series! Joined by the best of the best — Scott Williams — on inks, this new series is sure to be on everyone’s must-read pile! Delving into the more supernatural and esoteric areas of Gotham City, the 6-part storyline explores the horrific murder of one of Bruce Wayne’s childhood friends…and the terrible ramifications the brutal crime has on Batman’s life!

Price: $3.99

Recommended Pick!
Hellboy: The Sleeping And The Dead #1
Dark Horse Comics
(W) Mike Mignola
(A) Scott Hampton
(C) Dave Stewart
(Cover) Mike Mignola
(Variant Cover) Scott Hampton

Hellboy must prevent a vampire revolution in this first collaboration between Mike Mignola and Scott Hampton! While chasing a giant bat through the forest, Hellboy meets an old man with insider knowledge of the coming vampire apocalypse. Mike Mignola and Scott Hampton (Batman, The Books of Magic) open up new doors to terror as they unveil thrills and chills in this gothic tale that’s totally in the vein of classic vampire horror!

Price: $3.50

Comics Shipping December 30, 2010

PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases

Shipping This Week: 12/30/2010

Every Monday, PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving this week to your local comic shop.

Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all new releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS

NOV100006 PREVIEWS #268 JANUARY 2011 PI

DARK HORSE COMICS

SEP100054 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TALES HC $29.99
NOV100022 HELLBOY SLEEPING & DEAD #1 (OF 2) MIKE MIGNOLA CVR $3.50
JUL108139 HELLSING TP VOL 02 NEW PTG $13.99
SEP100119 JOHN CARTER OF MARS WEIRD WORLDS TP $14.99

Shipping Update

This week’s comics will be delayed, but feel free to drop in and tell us about the awesome presents you received over the holidays. Comics in Thursday around noon.

Holiday Hours

South Regina Holiday Hours
Friday December 24, 2010 – 10-2 PM
Saturday December 25, 2010 – Closed
Sunday December 26, 2010 – 11-5 PM
Monday December 27, 2010 – 10-4 PM
Friday December 31, 2010 – 10-4 PM (Maybe 3)
Saturday January 1, 2011 – Closed
Sunday January 2, 2011 – 12-6 PM

Downtown Regina Holiday Hours
Friday December 24, 2010 – 10-4 PM
Saturday December 25, 2010 – Closed
Sunday December 26,2010 – 10-4 PM
Monday December 27, 2010 – 10-6 PM
Friday December 31, 2010 – 10-4 PM (Maybe 3)
Saturday January 1, 2011 – Closed
Sunday January 2, 2011 – 12-6 PM

Recommended Picks for December 22, 2010

Hot Pick!
Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special #1
DC Comics
(W) Geoff Johns
(A) Brett Booth
(Cover) Gene Ha

It’s Brightest (Christmas) Day! What do you want for Christmas? Orange Lantern Larfleeze wants everything — including Santa Claus himself! And nothing, not even the heroes of the DC Universe can to stop the Orange Lantern from getting what he wants! Plus, you won’t want to miss the strange holiday season shenanigans starring the rest of the Orange Lantern Corps! Superstar writer Geoff Johns and artist Brett Booth team up for an unbelievable sleigh ride adventure!

Price: $3.99

Recommended Pick!
VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
DYNAMIC FORCES
by Frank Frazetta, Neal Adams, Tom Sutton, Donald F. Glut, Forest J. Ackerman, Ernie Colon, Billy Graham, Alan Weiss & Jeff Jones
Cover by Frank Frazetta

In September 1969, Vampirella #1 debuted with a stunning cover by the legendary Frank Frazetta — and quickly made publishing history! The writers and artists that contributed during the magazine’s original run included Jose Gonzales, Archie Goodwin, Doug Moench, Bernie Wrightson, Barry Windsor Smith, Estaban Maroto, Frank Brunner, Mike Ploog, Ruby Nebres, Richard Corben, Wally Wood, and many more! Dynamite now collects this legendary magazine in a hardcover archive edition FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Featuring work by Forest J. Ackerman, Donald F. Glut, Tom Sutton, Neal Adams, Ernie Colon, Billy Graham, Alan Weiss, Jeff Jones, and Frank Frazetta, Volume One collects the first seven terrifying issues of the magazine’s original run, reprinted in its magazine-sized format, and features the very first Vampirella cover by the immortal Frank Frazetta!

HC 232 PGS $49.99

Comics Shipping December 22, 2010

PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases

Shipping This Week: 12/22/2010

Every Monday, PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving this week to your local comic shop.

Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all new releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

DARK HORSE COMICS

SEP100104 AXE COP TP VOL 01 $14.99
OCT100038 GUILD VORK #1 DARICK ROBERTSON CVR $3.50
OCT100027 KULL THE HATE WITCH #2 (OF 4) TOM FLEMING CVR $3.50
SEP100127 MILO MANARA MENS T/S LG $17.99
SEP100126 MILO MANARA MENS T/S MED $17.99
SEP100128 MILO MANARA MENS T/S XL $17.99
SEP100129 MILO MANARA MENS T/S XXL $19.99
AUG100057 NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 07 $9.99
OCT100025 ROBERT E HOWARDS SAVAGE SWORD #1 $7.99
SEP100105 SINFEST VIVA LA RESISTANCE $14.99
NOV100018 STAR WARS INVASION RESCUES #6 (OF 6) $2.99
OCT100042 USAGI YOJIMBO #134 $3.50

Recommended Picks for December 15, 2010

Hot Pick!
Conan: The Road Of Kings #1
Dark Horse Comics
(W) Roy Thomas
(P) Mike Hawthorne
(I) John Lucas
(C) Dave Stewart
(Cover) Doug Wheatley & Dale Keown

The pirate world is about to get 100 percent more savage as Conan and his crew of brigands ravage the seas in search of treasure and glory. But when the beautiful Olivia appears aboard one of the captured ships and starts speaking of prophetic dreams and king’s fortunes, Conan and his crew head in another direction-one that leads straight to the Road Of Kings!

Price: $3.50

Recommended Pick!
USAGI YOJIMBO SPECIAL EDITION HC
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
by Stan Sakai

Created in 1984, Stan Sakai’s USAGI YOJIMBO (2008 Eisner Nominee for Best Continuing Series) has vaulted to the forefront of iconic modern comics characters and is a perennial, favorite. Stuffed with engaging supporting characters, villains, and even a romantic interest or two, USAGI YOJIMBO chronicles the action-packed wanderings of a masterless samurai in feudal Japan. For the first ten years of his career, the battling bunny was published by Fantagraphics. In honor of his 25th anniversary, Fantagraphics is releasing a deluxe slipcase set collecting the first seven USAGI YOJIMBO books! With over 1000 pages of story and brimming with extra’s (full color cover gallery! behind the scenes art! career-spanning interview! and more!), this is the complete! definitive! early USAGI YOJIMBO!

HC, 1200 pages, Partial Color, $100.00

Comics Shipping December 15, 2010

PREVIEWSworld.com New Releases

Shipping This Week: 12/15/2010

Every Monday, PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving this week to your local comic shop.

Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all new releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

DARK HORSE COMICS

OCT100023 CONAN THE ROAD OF KINGS #1 (OF 6) DOUG WHEATLEY COVER $3.50
SEP100035 DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #4 $3.50
SEP100055 METALOCALYPSE DETHKLOK #2 (OF 3) JOHN SCHNEPP CVR (MR) $3.99
OCT100030 MIGHTY SAMSON #1 RAYMOND SWANLAND CVR $3.50
JUL100050 MOTEL ART IMPROVEMENT SERVICE HC $19.99
OCT100011 OCCULTIST #1 STEVE MORRIS COVER $3.50
OCT100034 STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #1 (OF 6) $3.50

After Settlers, After Ticket to Ride, After Carcassonne…

The holiday shopping season is upon us and one of the common questions we’re running into this season is what board game we would recommend to someone who already has Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride. We’ve been asked this so many times, in fact, we decided to put our recommendations on our Web site to help you with your holiday shopping.

Here they are: Power Grid, Puerto Rico, Acquire, Fresco, Forbidden Island, and Dominion.

Recommended Picks for December 8, 2010

Hot Pick!
DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #12
DC Comics
Written by DAVID HINE
Art by AGUSTIN PADILLA
Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU

What starts as a Batman, Inc. recruitment trip soon turns into an international incident as The Dark Knight encounters a string of bizarre murders in Paris, France. Featuring both Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson as Batman, this extra-sized spectacular guest-stars The Question and spotlights the debut of a new Bat-ally!
In part 1, Bruce, Dick and Renee Montoya are presented with a series of cryptic clues, which lead them to the underground catacombs of Paris — and the most unexpected of assassins! Continued in this month’s BATMAN ANNUAL #28!

$4.99 US

Recommended Pick!
Fables #100
DC Comics/Vertigo
(W) Bill Willingham & Mark Buckingham
(A) Mark Buckingham, Bill Willingham, Chrissie Zullo, Joao Ruas & Steve Leialoha
(Cover) Joao Ruas

In this fantastic 100-page issue, it’s time to put an end to Mister Dark once and for all, and time for the Fables to return home to Fabletown. For that to happen, one of the Fables agrees to take on the Dark Man in single combat! It’s big, it’s epic, and if you live in New York City, you may want to take a quick vacation when this issue comes out, because things are going to get wrecked! In addition to the larger-than-life main story, there’s also a Fables prose story written by Mark Buckingham and illustrated by Bill Willingham. Also, an All-Star Burning Questions section that will knock your socks off (seriously, innocent people are going to lose some socks here).

Price: $9.99