PREVIEWS VOL. XI #3 THE PREVIEWS HOME PAGE PREVIEWS PRIMO FLYER #5 (PREVIEWS VOL. XI #5) The Unique Boutique for Discriminating Collectors! Previews Primo is the monthly publication featuring some of the very best and most desirable items from Previews! Each month, Primo ships alongside its sister publication, Previews, offering you an easy, customized look at some of the finest products offered that month. This issue highlights items in the May 2001 catalog for July/August/September shipping! Digest, 5x8, FC MSRP: PI PREVIEWS ADULT VOLUME XI #5 Discerning adult readers looking for more information and artwork on those other comics and cardscan find what they're looking for in Previews Adult. Inside each issue, you'll find additional artwork and information not found in Previews. Plus, Previews Adult features editorial coverage of the adult industry — with its own Mature Readers news page! NOTE: Due to customs and international restrictions, adult material may not be available in some international markets. Please check with your local comic book specialty retailer for availability. ADULT MATERIAL Catalog, 8.5x11, 24pg, b&w MSRP: $0.75 PREVIEWS VOLUME XI #5 Previews is your ultimate source for news and information on the comic book industry. In it, you'll find all the merchandise available from your local comic book specialty retailer shipping in approximately two months. Everything you need in order to enjoy the comic book hobby is right here under one smashing cover! Hundreds of comics from a myriad of publishers, merchandise, and exclusive editorial content available nowhere else! Catalog, 8.5x11, 400+pg, PC $3.25 PREVIEWS CONSUMER ORDER FORM BOOKLET VOLUME XI #5 Previews makes it easy for you to order every item in the catalog with this separate order form publication! Use the order form to tally up your order and make sure that everything you want is accounted for! This issue ships in late April 2001 for items on sale in July 2001. Comic-sized, 62pg, PC MSRP: PI COMICS SECTION PREMIER VENDORS DARK HORSE COMICS STAR WARS: INFINITIES — A NEW HOPE #1 by CHRIS WARNER, DREW JOHNSON, and JIM ROYAL; cover by TONY HARRIS A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...The events and players are very familiar, but something isn't quite right. Luke Skywalker valiantly attacks the Death Star, fires his torpedoes and … they miss their mark! Welcome to a Star Wars you never imagined, a Star Wars shattered, where the possibilities are ENDLESS! The first in a series of non-continuity Star Wars stories which are sure to delight fans of all ages. Taking off from the end of events in the movie, readers will follow Luke, Han, Leia, C-3P0, and R2-D2 on a journey every bit as action-packed and fantastic as the original trilogy. Make sure you don't miss out on the Star Wars event of the year! On sale May 2 FC, 32pg (1 of 4) . . . $2.99 Dark Horse Maverick HELLBOY: CONQUEROR WORM #1 created, written, & illustrated by MIKE MIGNOLA Hellboy joins with Roger the Homunculus to investigate the ruins of the Nazi space program and prevent the coming of the Conqueror Worm. Special guest appearance by Lobster Johnson (sort of). on sale May 9 FC, 32 pg (1 of 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.99 HELLBOY RELISTS HELLBOY BASEBALL CAP One size fits all, black/red/yellow, embroidered logo. (STAR09192) . . . $14.95 HELLBOY: THE CHAINED COFFIN AND OTHERS TP by Mike Mignola SC, 176pg, FC (STAR08240). . . $17.95 HELLBOY: THE LOST ARMY by Christopher Golden with illustrations by Mike Mignola SC, 208pg, squarebound, b&w (STAR06384) . . . $14.95 HELLBOY LUNCH BOX FC, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (STAR10349) . . . $19.95 HELLBOY: ODD JOBS by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and others SC, 216pg, FC, 6" x 9" (STAR10486) . . . $14.95 HELLBOY: THE RIGHT HAND OF DOOM TP by Mike Mignola FC, 144pg, SC (STAR11164) . . . $17.95 HELLBOY: SEED OF DESTRUCTION TP by Mike Mignola, John Byrne, and Mark Chiarello SC, 128pg, FC (STAR06740) . . . $17.95 HELLBOY SHOTGLASS Clear shot glass w/ red & white art, Hellboy on one side, logo on the other (STAR09241) . . . $5.95 HELLBOY: WAKE THE DEVIL TP by Mike Mignola SC, 144pg, FC (STAR06597) . . . $17.95 HELLBOY WRISTWATCH Analog quartz, water-resistant dial, brass casing, black leather band, packaged in a black-matte wood box, certificate of authenticity (STAR10685) . . . $49.95 HELLBOY ZIPPO® LIGHTER Three-color chrome Zippo® lighter (STAR06649) . . . $29.95 ************************** USAGI YOJIMBO #48 created, written, & illustrated by STAN SAKAI Chizu's in trouble! It was inevitable that, as the tireless leader of the fearsome Neko Ninja Clan, she would eventually be embroiled in its dark politics. Chizu has often favored her clansmen over her master, Lord Hijiki, but they sure don't seem to appreciate it. Caught in a trap sprung by her own comrades, Chizu faces her most challenging task ever, to escape the stronghold of a new enemy — those who were once her friends. on sale May 23 b&w, 24 pg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.99 SERGIO ARAGONÉS ACTIONS SPEAK #5 created, written, & illustrated by SERGIO ARAGONÉS More silent laughs and uproarious smiles from the master of the pantomime gag! Audiences are lining up around the block (which explains the empty seats) for the latest showing of Mad veteran Sergio Aragonés's silent revue. The legendary cartoonist brings his unique wit to bear on 25 new gags, not counting the one he's just unveiled here! on sale May 9 b&w, 24 pg (5 of 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN 300 HC created, written, & illustrated by FRANK MILLER Now back in print, under the Dark Horse Maverick imprint for the first time! The armies of Persia — a vast horde greater than any the world has ever known — are poised to crush Greece, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of madness and tyranny. Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction are a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriors. Frank Miller's multiple award-winning retelling of history's supreme moment of battlefield valor is finally available again, in an epic "widescreen" hardcover volume, with lush painted color by Lynn Varley. HC, 13" x 10", FC, 88 pg with painted endcovers . . . . . . $30.00 *********************** DARK HORSE EXTRA #35 Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, makes his comics debut this summer with Fray! Don't miss your first glimpse in Dark Horse Extra #35 at this epic, new, eight-issue series by one of the hottest creative talents in or out of comics! Also this month, the debut of an all-new Star Wars strip, packed full of Jedi action you've come to know and love! Plus part two of the cult-hit The Nevermen! And if you're crazy 'bout Akira, this is the must-have issue with our killer poster! All this, plus the dish on every upcoming Dark Horse May title and the latest news from www.darkhorse.com. On sale May 2 FC, 4pg, 14-3/4" x 21-1/2" folded to 14-3/4" x 10-3/4" . . . PI GHOST/BATGIRL: THE RESURRECTION ENGINE TP by Mike Kennedy and Ryan Benjamin; cover by RYAN Benjamin Some people would like to have a new life, but they'd rather not have to die to get it! The recently dead are walking the dark streets of Gotham City, and Batgirl must journey to the Deco canyons of Arcadia to find who's responsible for these creepy reanimations. But Arcadia's spectral avenger, Ghost, is also hot on the trail of the zombie maker, one Malcolm Graymater, and Batgirl had better not get in Ghost's way! And when the murderous Two-Face gets in on the act to reclaim several of his reanimated henchmen, a deadly four-corner showdown headlines the fight card! Collecting the hit four-issue series. Co- published with DC Comics. On sale June 20 SC, 96pg, FC…$11.95 HEART OF EMPIRE: THE LEGACY OF LUTHER ARKWRIGHT LTD ED HC by Bryan Talbot; colors by ANGUS McKIE Nominated for three Eisner Awards and five Eagle Awards, Bryan Talbot's internationally acclaimed graphic novel, Heart of Empire: The Legacy of Luther Arkwright is now available in a deluxe limited-edition slipcased hardcover, signed by creator Bryan Talbot. Heart of Empire is a truly epic work, both viscerally intense and scathingly funny, transcending genre and shattering the boundaries of graphic narrative. Power, mysticism, history, murder, romance, politics, religion, sex, conspiracy, spectacle, and heroism are the multiverse that makes Heart of Empire one of the most challenging, thought-provoking, and purely entertaining works of graphic fiction, truly deserving of this royal treatment! FOR MATURE READERS On sale May 2 HC w/slipcase, 296pg, FC, signed & numbered . . . $99.95 ROCCO VARGAS: THE DARK FOREST HC by DANIEL TORRES He's back! Rocco Vargas: writer, bon vivant, man of mystery, and fearless hero of the future! Created by international comics superstar Daniel Torres, Rocco Vargas' adventures blend heady science-fiction and ironic humor with avant-garde graphics and retro-modern design to form a one-of-a-kind treasure of graphic fiction as cool as the ultra-suave Vargas himself! Available for the first time in an English-language edition, The Dark Forest follows Rocco and his gal-pal, the brilliant Doctor Jill Covalsky, as they track a cryptic computer message that could well be the key to unlocking a shocking plan to turn the future evolution of mankind upside-down! Vargas is on the case, and a gang of bizarre adversaries are onto Vargas! Co-published with NORMA Editorial, Spain. On sale May 9 HC, 56pg, FC…$14.95 SPYBOY #17 by PETER DAVID, POP MHAN, and NORMAN LEE;cover by POP MHAN Who's the boy, who's the man? Who's the kid with the plan? With the girls by his side? Come along for the ride. SpyBoy! Who's the scourge of all crime? Who'll be there in time? With a smirk and a stare? To no villain, he's fair. SpyBoy! But now something's not right. Alex, hold on tight. When a friend is a foe, the rules gotta go. Butch thinks he's hot, but SpyBoy he's not. It's a clash of best friends. Know how it all ends? Bet you don't. Bet you won't. But soon you'll discover. Once friends, now foes, could these buddies be...brothers?! On sale May 16 FC, 32pg . . . $2.99 THE TENTH: RESURRECTED #2 by TONY DANIEL and ROMANO; covers by ROMANO Will the real Sam Jaffee please stand up? Killkrow, posing as Sam Jaffee, attempts to kidnap Esperanza and take her to Rhazes Darkk. With The Tenth still missing, Rhazes can utilize the new powers that Esperanza now harnesses. But an eager Esperanza has nothing to lose, since she's already dead! Meanwhile, Zorina, with the help of two special agents, infiltrates the newly rebuilt Darkklon complex in Springdale, Colorado. There, they uncover unbelievable horrors: Rhazes Darkk is up to his old tricks, but now he seems unstoppable! Will Zorina and co. escape Darkklon alive? Plus, The Tenth is loose under Springdale, but he will have to fight his way past several of Darkk's supermonsters in order to reach the one thing that will bring him peace...Rhazes Darkk's death! On sale May 16 FC, 32pg . . . $2.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #33 by TOM FASSBENDER, JIM PASCOE, CLIFF RICHARDS, and JOE PIMENTEL; cover by CLIFF RICHARDS and P. CRAIG RUSSELL Giles' new girlfriend is still missing and possibly in the clutches of the bugmen. Willow and Tara come across a possible solution to Sunnydale's insect problem in a dusty volume called Demonic Entomology. Giles, worried that he's about to lose another lover to Sunnydale's prolific obituary page, isn't able to conjure up the requisite magical pesticide, leaving Buffy to face the hive on her own! On sale May 23 FC, 32pg (Richards/Russell cover) . . . $2.99 FC, 32pg (Photo cover) . . . $2.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SPIKE AND DRU TP by JAMES MARSTERS, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, RYAN SOOK, and ERIC POWELL Four tales of the most vile, murderous, and destructive — not to mention codependent — couple ever to visit Sunnydale are presented in one volume, covering an entire century of bloodshed, from China in 1900 to Rio in 1999. This 96-page book collects the original Spike and Dru one-shot by TV star James "Spike" Marsters, Christopher Golden, and Ryan Sook, which was heralded by Buffy creator Joss Whedon as the model for future Buffy comics. Also included are the two follow-ups by Golden and artists Sook and Eric Powell, plus the final word on the duo, the 10-page epilogue "Who Made Who?" telling the story of their final farewell in Brazil, refered to but never delved into on the show. On sale June 27 SC, 96pg, FC . . . $11.95 AKIRA VOL. 3 TP by Katsuhiro Otomo In the 21st century, the glittering Neo-Tokyo has risen from the rubble of a Tokyo destroyed by an apocalyptic telekinetic blast from a young boy called Akira — the subject of a covert government experiment gone wrong now imprisoned in frozen stasis. But Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense and rapidly growing psychic abilities, has done the unthinkable: he has released Akira and set into motion a chain of events that could once destroy the city and drag the world to the brink of Armageddon. Resistance agents and an armada of government forces race against the clock to find the child with godlike powers before his unthinkable destructive abilities are unleashed! One of the true international classics of graphic fiction and unavailable for nearly a decade in America, Akira has once again taken America by storm, its first Dark Horse volume selling out almost overnight in comic shops and bookstores across the country! On sale June 27 SC, 288pg, b&w . . . $24.95 STILL AVAILABLE: AKIRA VOL. 1 TP by Katsuhiro Otomo SC, 364pg, b&w, 6-3/4" x 9-3/4" (STAR12302) . . . $24.95 AKIRA VOL. 2 TP by Katsuhiro Otomo Available March 21! SC, 304pg, b&w, 6-3/4" x 9-3/4" . . . $24.95 *********************** BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #57: THE GATHERING PART 15 by HIROAKI SAMURA; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS "The Gathering" concludes with this powerful, gripping chapter! Rin has almost won her way through the checkpoint with her tear-filled story of the death of the parents of the mother she's pretending to be. But as she and Nakaya prepare to leave, the head of the checkpoint has one last question: how could a young woman like herself really have given birth to two children? Before he'll believe her, he wants her to show him the proof, written on her body! If she's caught, it's death for the both of them. How can Rin prove that she's given birth with such a child-like body? Be ready to ride the edge of your seat in the latest issue of this Eisner Award-winning series! FOR MATURE READERS On sale May 23 b&w, 32pg (15 of 15) . . . $2.99 GUNSMITH CATS: MISTER V #8 (OF 11) by KENICHI SONODA; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS With Goldie out of the picture, you might expect things to settle down with the Gunsmith Cats, but what fun would that be? Apparently, Misty feels the same way, as she breaks the unwritten code of the underground professionals, stealing Bean Bandit's car right out from under his nose — with Rally watching! Rally and Bean must band together to save Misty and the merchandise in Bean's car, but now they're up against a whole new gang, and the trouble is just getting started! FOR MATURE READERS On sale May 16 b&w, 32pg (8 of 11)…$2.99 OH MY GODDESS! PART X #4: HAND IN HAND part 1 (of 2) by KOSUKE FUJISHIMA; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS It's opening day for Chihiro's new automotive shop, Whirlwind, and it's also party time for all her friends and colleagues. Once the alcohol's gotten things going, the foxy Chihiro has an idea: why not try to get innocent little Belldandy rip-roaring drunk?! What happens when a Goddess First Class gets a little tipsy? One hint: the last thing in the world you can say about Belldandy is that she's a mean drunk. In fact, she's such a kind drunk that she'll use her powers to give everyone what they want — and every time she gives happiness to someone else, her boyfriend Keiichi is visited by an equal or greater unhappiness! Can he survive long enough to protect Belldandy from herself until she sobers up?! On sale May 30 b&w, 40pg (1 of 2) . . . $3.50 THE DIRTY PAIR: SIM HELL REMASTERED #1 (OF 4) by ADAM WARREN This four-issue "remastering" of the popular, long-out-of-print b&w miniseries "blows it up" for the new millennium with new eye-popping, state-of-the-art coloring by hot coloring studio GURU eFX! Every issue also features an additional 8 pages of new, never-before-seen Dirty Pair artwork by writer/artist Adam Warren (Gen 13, Battle Chasers, etc.) and friends! The story? The Dirty Pair face their greatest challenge yet when Kei confronts the awesome horror of…her employee evaluation! It looks simple: simulations are generated by the Central Computer to test her responses to different situations. But when a mysterious malfunction traps Kei in virtual reality, Yuri must enter the sim to save her… • All-new front & back cover art! On sale May 2 FC, 32pg (1 of 4) . . . $2.99 THE DIRTY PAIR RELISTS THE DIRTY PAIR: A PLAGUE OF ANGELS TP by Adam Warren and Toren Smith SC, 152pg, b&w (STAR01289) . . . $12.95 THE DIRTY PAIR: BIOHAZARDS TP by Adam Warren and Toren Smith SC, 112pg, b&w (STAR08423) . . . $12.95 THE DIRTY PAIR: FATAL BUT NOT SERIOUS TP by Adam Warren and various SC, 128pg, FC (STAR02117) . . . $14.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 10: SEPARATE PATHS TP by KAZUO KOIKE and GOSEKI KOJIMA; cover by FRANK MILLER and LYNN VARLEY The six paths and four lives are split asunder, as Itto Ogami and Daigoro become separated in one of this series' most powerful stories to date! The Lone Wolf's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, pursues Ogami to retrieve the secret letter stolen from him, only to watch dozens of his men fall victim to the Lone Wolf's hungry sword! But Yagyu drives father and son apart as they tumble down a cliff and must survive on their own! Little Daigoro must begin his honorable search for his father. But with Yagyu's henchmen hunting high and low for the Lone Wolf and his cub, the net drags closer and the danger wraps tighter, but the blood flows ever freely… FOR MATURE READERS On sale June 27 SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF & CUB RELISTS LONE WOLF AND CUB VOLUME 1: THE ASSASSIN'S ROAD TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 296pg, b&w, 4" x 6"(STAR11783) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOLUME 2: THE GATELESS BARRIER TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 296pg, b&w, 4" x 6" . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOLUME 3: THE FLUTE OF THE FALLEN TIGER TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 296pg, b&w, 4" x 6" . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 4: SHISHOGAN EYES TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 304pg, b&w, 4" x 6" . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 5: BLACK WIND TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 288pg, b&w, 4" x 6" . . . $9.95 ******************** OH MY GODDESS!: THE DEVIL IN MISS URD TP by Kosuke Fujishima; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS When the goddesses Belldandy, Skuld, and Urd win a free trip to a hot springs resort, it turns out they're not the only deities off on vacation. Demon First Class Mara is checked into the same rustic retreat! The old enemies call a truce, but the malicious Mara is once again up to no good. She builds an Urd clone from a lock of the half-demon Urd's hair that she swipes at the hot- springs resort. The purpose of the clone: Mara wants to merge the 50% demon blood of Urd and the 50% demon blood of her clone to make a 200 Proof Demonic Urd, who's hell-bent on seducing mortal earth-guy Keiichi and sending a brokenhearted Belldandy back to heaven! Collecting the five-issue series. On sale June 20 SC, 176pg, b&w…$14.95 FUTURAMA: LEELA AND KIF KROKER BENDY TOYS More bendy toys! Dark Horse is busy at work on more bendable characters from Matt Groening's Futurama (to accompany our smashing Bender bendable!): Leela, an attractive humanoid cyclops with purple hair, is also a star of the show as captain of a Planet Express ship. Leela comes packaged with a gun accessory, which fits into her hand. Kif Kroker is the somewhat downtrodden first officer under Zapp Brannigan. A true alien's alien, Kif is tall and green and super bendable. He comes packaged with an inferiority complex. Each comes packaged on a printed blister card. On sale June 20 Futurama: Leela Bendy Toy . . . $9.99 On sale June 20 Futurama: Kif Kroker Bendy Toy . . . $9.99 THE DIRTY PAIR ZIPPO® LIGHTER AND SHOT GLASSES Genetically enhanced super-babes Kei and Yuri are always heating things up — now you can keep it hot or cool it down with the new Dirty Pair Zippo® lighter and shot glasses. Adam Warren brings all-new artwork showing Kei and Yuri's more innocent sides, each looking sweet and sexy in their schoolgirl outfits from Meizuru University. On sale June 13 Kei shot glass, FC, art on front, logo on back . . . $5.95 Yuri shot glass, FC, art on front, logo on back . . . $5.95 FC Dirty Pair at on Chrome Zippo® lighter . . . $29.99 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #23: BLUTO He's a schemer, a thug, and a ladies' man. Popeye's worst nightmare and Olive's dream boat. He's Bluto and he's bad! Previous Popeye Classic Comic Character statues have been among the fastest characters to sell out. On sale July 4 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet. Limited to only 600 numbered copies. . .$49.99 OFFERED AGAIN CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTER #5: IGNATZ STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTER #6: OLIVE OYL STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #7: MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #8: LI'L ABNER STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #9: DAISY MAE STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #10: DICK TRACY STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #11: BEETLE BAILEY STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #12: SARGE STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #13: LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE STATUE 4 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.99 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #14: FLASH GORDON STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet . . .$49.99 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #15: TERRY STATUE 4 1/2" tall, limited to 950, comes in litho tin box with pinback button and booklet . . .$49.99 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #16: THE DRAGON LADY STATUE 4 1/2" tall, limited to 950, comes in litho tin box with pinback button and booklet . . .$49.99 *********************8 STAR WARS #30: THE HUNT FOR AURRA SING #3 by TIM TRUMAN, DAVIDÉ FABBRI, and CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA; cover by JON FOSTER Aurra Sing tracks her current target and former mentor, the Dark Woman, to a lush jungle world which is being bombarded by a seasonal meteor shower. On this beautiful yet dangerous planet, the Dark Woman seeks respite from the rigors of Jedi life and peace from her past, but her past failure has now been paid to hunt and kill her! Converging onto the same planet, Adi Gallia, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and A'Sharad Hett accompany a suspicious Quarren expedition from Mon Calamari to the surface, questioning the Quarren senator's motives and prepared to uncover the hidden reason behind his expedition! "The Hunt for Aurra Sing" continues in this exciting third chapter! On sale May 30 FC, 32pg (3 of 4) . . . $2.99 STAR WARS: JEDI COUNCIL — ACTS OF WAR TP by Randy Stradley, Davidé Fabbri, and Christian Della Vecchia; cover by DAVID MICHAEL BECK Even in the days before the shadow of the Phantom Menace falls upon the Republic, the rule of the Senate is no guarantee of peace. When conflicts arise, it is the duty of the Jedi Knights, under the guidance of the Jedi Council, to protect the innocent and restore order. When the warlike Yinchorri threaten the stability of the Republic, a Jedi task force led by Mace Windu and including Qui-Gin Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent to the Yinchorri system to settle matters, and they soon find themselves facing overwhelming odds on three different worlds. Collecting the four-issue series. On sale June 6 SC, 96pg, FC…$12.95 STAR WARS: JEDI VS. SITH #2 (OF 6) by DARKO MACAN, RAMON F. BACHS, and RAUL FERNANDEZ; cover by ANDREW ROBINSON As the war between the Jedi Army of Light and the Sith Brotherhood of Darkness rages, Tomcat, Bug, and Rain — three cousins drawn to the battle in search of adventure — find that they are in for more than they expected. Far more. Brought to the planet Ruusan by a scout gathering troops for the war, the family desperately tries to stay together in the midst of an epic war between good and evil. But individual desires may prove greater than family ties as the three seek their fates among the battlefields of Ruusan and head toward a destiny controlled by the Sith Lord DARTH BANE! On sale May 16 FC, 32pg (2 of 6) . . . $2.99 DYNAMIC FORCES VARIANTS STAR WARS: INFINITIES — A NEW HOPE #1 GOLD FOIL ALTERNATE PHOTO COVER Luke Skywalker valiantly attacks the Death Star, fires his torpedoes and they Miss their mark! Welcome to a Star Wars you never imagined! Taking off from the end of events in the movie, readers will follow Luke, Han, Leia, C-3P0, and R2-D2 on a journey every bit as action-packed and fantastic as the original trilogy. Make sure you don't miss out on the Star Wars event of the year! To commemorate this new series, Dynamic Forces and Dark Horse have teamed up to bring you a limited gold foil edition! Don't miss out on what may be one of the coolest limited edition books around! Dynamic Forces gold foil edition, FC, 32pg, limited to 2,500 copies. . . $12.99 STILL AVAILABLE: STAR WARS: QUI-GON & OBI WAN — LAST STAND ON ORD MANTELL #1 GOLD FOIL COVER Dynamic Forces gold foil edition, FC, 32pg, limited edition . . . $14.99 STAR WARS: JEDI COUNCIL #1 EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATE GOLD FOIL COVER Dynamic Forces exclusive alternate gold foil edition, FC, 32pg, limited edition . . . $10.00 STAR WARS: CHEWBACCA #1 EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATE GOLD FOIL COVER cover drawn by Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway Dynamic Forces exclusive alternate gold foil edition, FC, 32pg, limited edition . . . $12.99 STAR WARS: UNION #4 EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATE GOLD FOIL COVER Dynamic Forces exclusive alternate gold foil edition, FC, 32pg, limited edition . . . $10.00 ROCKSTAR GAMES' ONI #1 EXCLUSIVE ART COVER Dynamic Forces exclusive art edition, FC, 32pg, limited edition . . . $6.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: ORIGIN #1 EXCLUSIVE GOLD FOIL COVER The sold out origin issue with a DF Exclusive Gold foil logo cover! Dynamic Forces exclusive gold foil edition, FC, 32pg, limited edition . . . $12.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #12 EXCLUSIVE GOLD FOIL COVER The first Anniversary issue with a DF Gold Foil logo cover! Dynamic Forces exclusive gold foil edition, FC, 32pg, limited edition . . . $12.99 *********************** DC COMICS The evolving history of the JLA JLA: INCARNATIONS The JLA has been DC's preeminent super-hero team for over four decades — saving the DC Universe countless times in each of its many versions. Now its rich and exciting history is fully explained, examined and expanded in the generations- spanning JLA: INCARNATIONS, a 7-issue miniseries written by John Ostrander (MARTIAN MANHUNTER) with art and covers by Val Semeiks & Prentis Rollins (DC 2000, DC ONE MILLION). Picking up where JLA: YEAR ONE left off, JLA: INCARNATIONS is more than a retelling of past JLA adventures. Instead, it focuses on the many different rosters of the JLA throughout the years and illustrates exactly what made the League special at that moment in history. INCARNATIONS begins with an extra-length tale set in the earliest days of the original JLA — where the Justice League meets the venerated Justice Society of America, the super-group that started it all. Two generations of Black Canaries are at odds as the younger Canary's new team tries to pull itself out from under the shadow of its predecessors. Unfortunately, victory proves to be impossible when the world suffers an attack from the mysterious sorcerer known as Wotan. Each extra-length issue of INCARNATIONS focuses on a different era of the JLA — from its early days in Happy Harbor, to the majestic days in its satellite headquarters, to the short-lived Detroit-based team, to its humor-filled days as an international force for good, and back to the present day, with the mightiest incarnation of all stationed in the team's lunar base. Grand adventure and deep characterization combine for a powerful, insightful and landmark miniseries that will chronicle the League since its inception, filling in gaps and putting a grand perspective on the intricate history of a team that has been beyond the universe and back. This project is supported with house and trade ads. JLA: INCARNATIONS is a 7-issue miniseries edited by Dan Raspler. The 48-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores May 2 with a cover price of $3.50 U.S. There's something not quite right… OUT THERE El Dorado City. Almost every citizen of this idyllic town would agree that it's a perfect place to live and raise a family, with its bucolic setting, tight-knit community, and lack of crime. But beneath the surface of this pastoral town lies a deadly secret. At what cost was this paradise made? Four adventurous high school students are about to find out… CLIFFHANGER PRODUCTIONS is proud to present a new ongoing series from superstar Humberto Ramos. OUT THERE is a fun, sexy, comics adventure that returns Ramos to a more lighthearted action genre that first garnered him so much attention on books such as IMPULSE, yet retains the suspenseful elements of the popular CRIMSON series. Co-written and pencilled by Ramos, OUT THERE reunites Ramos with the team on his hit CLIFFHANGER series CRIMSON: co-writer Brian Augustyn and inker Sandra Hope. As a bonus, issue #1 ships with a variant cover (25% of the print run) by Carlos Meglia (WILDCATS, CRIMSON SPECIAL: SCARLET X — BLOOD ON THE MOON). A pact has been made between the mayor of El Dorado and the masters of the Draedrealm — an otherdimensional plane. Demon invaders have been taking over the small town, and the citizens are trading their services for a better life. Only outcast Jessie Santiago, bookish Mark Wexler, quarterback Zach Mullins and his girlfriend, the popular, beautiful Casey Phillips seem to realize what's going on — and they are thrust together to uncover El Dorado's secret and save their hometown from its looming fate. But to face the dark forces that threaten everything they hold dear, the four teens first must learn to bridge their own differences. "OUT THERE is a story about distinctly normal kids facing strange, fantastical forces," says cowriter Augustyn. "The key to victory will be their innate goodness, their innocence. They'll need to maintain their humanity in the face of the other (dark forces). We're all proud of how CRIMSON went, but I think OUT THERE will take Humberto's work to the next level." Says Ramos: "OUT THERE is a story about characters. It's about the relationships that these kids have with each other and the very exciting and extraordinary circumstances they find themselves in — and how these situations affect them as they grow up. It's about people you'd enjoy meeting and hanging out with." This project is supported with a 4-color promotional poster and house and trade ads. OUT THERE is an ongoing series from CLIFFHANGER PRODUCTIONS, edited by Scott Dunbier. Issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores May 23 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S. This issue will ship with two covers. All orders will consist of covers by Humberto Ramos & Sandra Hope (75%) and a cover by Carlos Meglia (25%). Imagine a world where anything can happen. GREEN LANTERN: WILLWORLD HC Hal Jordan was one of the most legendary Green Lanterns who ever existed. But how did Hal master the most powerful weapon in the universe, the Green Lantern ring? A key moment in Hal's early days of training unfolds in GREEN LANTERN: WILLWORLD, an imaginative 96-page hardcover written by J.M. DeMatteis (THE SPECTRE), with stunningly beautiful artwork by Seth Fisher (HAPPYDALE: DEVILS IN THE DESERT). Fisher's amazing linework, with its painstaking attention to detail, is guaranteed to blow readers' minds. Early in his Green Lantern career, Hal finds himself alone on a strange, surrealistic, almost hallucinatory world — but has no memory of how he got there. In this topsy-turvy world, where beautiful creatures coexist with frightening horrors, the only thing that's right is Hal's sense of justice. This twisted reality needs cleaning up, and Hal's just the lawman to do it! But in doing so, Hal discovers how he can truly learn to focus his will and master the astonishing power he's been given. And it is here that Hal, following the trail of an old friend, sets off on one of the most astonishing adventures of Green Lantern's career! This project is supported with a 4-color poster and house and trade ads. GREEN LANTERN: WILLWORLD is a 96-page hardcover edited by Joey Cavalieri. It arrives in comic-book stores May 23 with a cover price of $24.95 U.S. Tired of Spandex? Try polyester. BAY CITY JIVE It's not even 72 hours into the new year and already Sugah Rollins has tangled with karate-master assassins, Chinese demon lords, outlaw bikers, vigilante cops, hippie occultists, genius gadgeteers, and a curvaceous but deadly cat burglar. Yes, it's shaping up to be quite a year. But the year is 1976… Welcome to BAY CITY JIVE, a 3-issue WildStorm miniseries that's a madcap romp through the streets of bicentennial San Francisco. Written by THE AUTHORITY and PLANETARY editor John Layman (GEN13) with art and covers by Jason Johnson (IMPULSE: BART SAVES THE UNIVERSE) & Sean Parsons (BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND), BAY CITY JIVE turns the clock back a quarter century, to a time of big guns, big cars and, well…bad fashion. And for a really cool treat, issue #1 ships with a variant cover (25% of the print run) by DANGER GIRL creator J. Scott Campbell! San Francisco resident tough-guy Sugah Rollins has an eye for the ladies and a knack for finding trouble. An investigation into the horrific murder of a cult of flower children takes Rollins to the seamy underbelly of Chinatown, and into the heart of a mystical conspiracy to destroy the world. To stop it, Rollins must find four jade statues and discover the secrets of their mysterious powers — even if it requires teaming up with both San Francisco's meanest cop and a lovely, lethal, leather- clad mystery woman whose allegiances are suspect. BAY CITY JIVE is a fast-paced comics smorgasbord of '70s cop flicks and high-octane martial-arts action. This project is supported with house ads. BAY CITY JIVE is a 3-issue WildStorm Productions miniseries edited by Aaron Watanabe. Issue #1 arrives in comic- book stores May 2 with a cover price of $2.95 U.S. This issue will ship with two covers. All orders will consist of covers by Jason Johnson & Sean Parsons (75%) and J. Scott Campbell (25%). JENNY SPARKS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY TP When the United Nations' force known as StormWatch met its untimely end from an alien threat, a new team — the Authority — rose from its ashes, facing threats on a global scale and beyond. But what happened between the death of one team and the birth of another? The answers are found in JENNY SPARKS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY, a 120-page trade paperback collecting last year's hit miniseries that delved deep into the characters that comprise the most powerful team in the WildStorm Universe. Written by Mark Millar (THE AUTHORITY, Ultimate X-Men) with art and cover by John McCrea (THE MONARCHY, HITMAN) and James Hodgkins (LUCIFER), this trade also includes an introduction by the creator of Jenny Sparks and THE AUTHORITY, Warren Ellis. THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY spotlights the long life and times of Authority spearhead and team leader Jenny Sparks, who met her demise in THE AUTHORITY #12. Known as "The Spirit of the Twentieth Century," Jenny is featured in this collection at pivotal points in her history detailing her first meetings with the new team's members. Not so coincidentally, these meetings also correspond to pivotal points in 20th-century history. Jenny's time-tripping adventures include: her encounter with an 80s government covert-op who introduces her to Apollo and The Midnighter; working with a young alien abductee to defend against an invasion force of sentient cities from the future; stealing a mystical artifact from the Nazis during the 40s; and crossing the Bleed to Sliding Albion for an alternate- reality wedding. This project is supported with house and trades ads. JENNY SPARKS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY is a 120-page WildStorm Productions trade paperback, arriving in comic-book stores May 9 with a cover price of $14.95 U.S. SUPER FRIENDS! TP "Their mission: To fight injustice. To right that which is wrong. And to serve all mankind!" They are…the Super Friends! And if you grew up watching their Saturday morning adventures on TV, then you're probably humming the show's theme song as you read this. This spring, you'll have a chance to relive those fond memories with the SUPER FRIENDS! trade paperback, collecting stories written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Alex Toth, and featuring the art of Ramona Fradon, Alex Toth, Kurt Schaffenberger, Ric Estrada, Bob Smith, Joe Orlando, and Vince Colletta. To top off this volume, KINGDOM COME's Alex Ross provides an all-new painted cover! In 1973, the World's Greatest Super-Heroes — Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and more — were masterfully reinterpreted by Hanna-Barbera Animation Studios, legendary artist Alex Toth and others to become a network TV cartoon phenomenon that continues to air on the Cartoon Network to this day. Three years later, the team came full circle and returned to the comic-book medium that gave birth to them. SUPER FRIENDS! collects some of the most entertaining and exciting comic-book adventures of the Super Friends — reprinting stories from SUPER FRIENDS #1, 6-9, 14, 21, 27, and LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION #C-41. Along with super-hero trainees the Wonder Twins, Wendy, Marvin & Wonder Dog, the Super Friends teach and learn lessons of life, honor and friendship! This project is supported with house and trade ads and a co-op ad slick. SUPER FRIENDS! is a 176-page trade paperback, arriving in comic-book stores May 9 with a cover price of $14.95 U.S. THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD ANNUAL #1 (1969) Imagine there existed one more 80-Page Giant from the Silver Age — a "lost" annual that had never seen print, chock- full of adventure and featuring super-hero team-ups galore from DC's classic team-up book of the 60s, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD! Imagine no longer, as DC Comics presents THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD ANNUAL #1 (1969), an 80-Page Giant featuring a new cover by Dick Giordano! The team-up gems reprinted in this edition include: ? Martian Manhunter & Green Arrow — in "Wanted — the Capsule Master!" from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #50 (1963), written by Bob Haney with art by George Roussos. The two heroes ally themselves to combat the Martian criminal Vulkor, who has come to Earth to steal elements he needs to create the ultimate weapon! ? Batman & the Flash — in "The Death of the Flash!" from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #67 (1966), written by Bob Haney with art by Carmine Infantino & Charles Paris. Batman calls on the curiously ailing Flash for assistance facing the super-speed gang called The Sneaker Thieves that is threatening Gotham! ? The Boy Commandos, Sandman & Sandy, and the Guardian & the Newsboy Legion — in "The Invasion of America," a hero-packed Golden Age Simon & Kirby team-up from DETECTIVE COMICS #76 (1943), written by Jack Kirby with art by Joe Simon & Kirby. The heroes fight Fifth Columnists on America's World War II homefront! ? Captain Atom & Nightshade — in "Strings of Punch and Jewelee," a Charlton Comics story reprinted from CAPTAIN ATOM (first series) #85 (1967), written by Dave Kaler with art by Steve Ditko & Rocke Mastroserio. The powerful duo join forces to stop the mayhem of the mysterious Punch and Jewelee! THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD ANNUAL #1 (1969) is a one-shot in the 80-Page Giant format, arriving in comic- book stores May 30 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. How to kill a Man of Steel SUPERMAN: WHERE IS THY STING? Three words: Superman versus death! If you were the embodiment of death, wouldn't you be hungry for that noble guy who always seems to cheat you and rob you of victory? The super-human with the potential to live forever? The man who was actually killed by Doomsday but somehow returned? Death's pursuit of the Man of Steel is the focus of SUPERMAN: WHERE IS THY STING? — a 64-page Prestige Format one-shot written by J.M. DeMatteis (THE SPECTRE) and illustrated by Liam Sharp (X-Men: Magik) that also explores the deep psychological ramifications of Superman's constant awareness that he may outlive everyone on Earth. Untold millions of people died when Krypton was destroyed, leaving Kal-El the sole survivor. Deep within the Man of Steel's psyche lies a terrible survivor's guilt. Add to that the knowledge that all of his loved ones (especially Lois — his heart, his soul, his balance) will eventually perish; that the Earth itself will die as Krypton did, while Superman will likely survive. How does the daily presence of death on our world affect a man who is beyond death as we know it? As Superman engages in a slam-bang epic battle with his own personal version of death, the Man of Steel finally discovers what it would take to die and stay dead. But it is ultimately what death learns in the end that will leave the outcome of WHERE IS THY STING? a complete surprise. High-stakes action and drama combine with the deep-rooted emotional psyche of an American icon to deliver a truly rewarding tale of courage, determination and hope. This project is supported with house ads. SUPERMAN: WHERE IS THY STING? is a 64-page Prestige Format one-shot, edited by Joey Cavalieri. It arrives in comic-book stores May 16 with a cover price of $6.95 U.S. LUCIFER: DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY TP He's handsome. He's charming. He's powerful. So why is he one of the most feared individuals on the planet? Lucifer Morningstar, one of the most popular supporting characters from THE SANDMAN, takes center stage in LUCIFER: DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY — a 160-page VERTIGO trade paperback featuring writer Mike Carey (THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: PETREFAX) and five of comics' finest artists. DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY contains the opening chapters of the former Lord of Hell's exploits among the living (and the dead). DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY reprints THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: LUCIFER 3-issue miniseries, as well as the first four issues of the LUCIFER ongoing series, wrapped in a painted cover by Duncan Fegredo. "The Morningstar Option" (with its lavishly painted art by Scott Hampton), details an unexpected turn in Lucifer's fortunes as Heaven calls him out of retirement to carry out one final mission — by any means, at any cost, and for a prize of his own choosing. But the Lord of Hell has his own agenda, and the reward that he demands shakes the foundations of Heaven and Hell. In "A Six-Card Spread" (illustrated by Chris Weston & James Hodgkins) the repercussions begin to have an impact, and enemies, old and new, move to forestall Lucifer's plans while the Prince of Darkness begins to assemble his forces for the ultimate revolution. "Born with the Dead" (illustrated by Warren Pleece & Dean Ormston) adds a further twist to the knife, as Lucifer crosses the path of English schoolgirl Elaine Belloc, whose budding magical talents take her into a place so terrible that the devil may be her only hope of escape. Readers who get hooked with DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY can then make the leap two weeks later to LUCIFER the ongoing series, with issue #14 — the first in a series of three interlinked but freestanding stories. Lucifer has finally taken the irrevocable step from leader of the opposition to practicing deity and he's got something definite to prove: that he can do it better. Plus, British schoolgirl Elaine Belloc, introduced in DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY, has learned her true origin as a hybrid angel. This project is supported with house and trade ads. LUCIFER: DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY is a 160-page VERTIGO trade paperback suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic-book stores May 2 with a cover price of $14.95 U.S. LUCIFER #14 is a 32-page issue edited by Shelly Bond and is suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic-book stores May 16 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S. He still hates it here… TRANSMETROPOLITAN: FILTH OF THE CITY He's bald, he's angry, and his words alone can do more harm than bullets. He's outspoken journalist Spider Jerusalem — and TRANSMETROPOLITAN writer Warren Ellis (PLANETARY) once again shows readers the other side of Spider's life on the street in TRANSMETROPOLITAN: FILTH OF THE CITY, a VERTIGO Prestige Format one-shot (taking the place of a monthly issue of TRANSMETROPOLITAN). FILTH OF THE CITY features the best of Spider's columns from his residency in the City newspaper The Word, running from where the TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE one-shot left off and concluding with Spider's ultimate departure from the paper. With a cover by TRANSMETROPOLITAN artist Darick Robertson, FILTH OF THE CITY offers remarkable insight into the series' lead character, with Ellis's edgy prose accompanied by artwork from an array of comics finest luminaries from both mainstream and indie comics, among them Brian Michael Bendis (Jinx, Fortune & Glory), Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, Hammer of the Gods), Chris Weston (THE AUTHORITY), Jill Thompson (THE INVISIBLES, Scary Godmother), Steve Lieber (Whiteout), and Carla Speed McNeil (Finder). This side of TRANSMET is one we rarely see: Spider's day-to-day struggle to come to grips with a city that doesn't make sense in a future gone mad. This project is supported with house ads. TRANSMETROPOLITAN: FILTH OF THE CITY is a 48-page Prestige Format VERTIGO one-shot edited by Tony Bedard, and is suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic-book stores May 9 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: EVERYTHING YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK The world of THE SANDMAN and its spinoff title, THE DREAMING, have featured a panoply of unique characters that have captured readers' imaginations. Now, THE SANDMAN PRESENTS, the umbrella title that was originally conceived as an intermittent run of specials and miniseries starring characters from THE SANDMAN and THE DREAMING, goes monthly starting with THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: EVERYTHING YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK. This hilarious 48-page VERTIGO one-shot teams writer Bill Willingham (THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: MERV PUMPKINHEAD — AGENT OF DREAM) with regular THE SANDMAN PRESENTS cover painter Dave McKean and some of the finest artists in comics. Inspired by the Woody Allen film with a similar name, EVERYTHING... poses the frequently asked questions about the nature of dreams and provides answers in satirical short stories that promise to change the way you fall asleep. Fan-favorite characters from The Sandman mythos star, including Merv Pumpkinhead, Lucien, Nuala, Goldie, and Gregory, who realize their human forms in "Do Dreams Dream Sleep and Have Dreams of Their Own?" (illustrated by Duncan Fegredo). Other questions to be addressed in this charming series of vignettes include: "What Causes Nightmares?" (illustrated by Albert Monteys), "Why Are So Many Dreams Sexual in Nature?" (illustrated by Kevin Nowlan), "Why do Some People Dream in Color and Others in Black and White?" (illustrated by Jason Little), "Are There Really Universal Symbols Which Occur in Dreams and Can be Interpreted by Experts?" (art by Little), "Why Aren't You Supposed to Wake a Sleepwalker?" (illustrated by Nico Henrichon), "Why is it Often So Hard to Remember Your Dreams?" (art by Little), and "What Causes Recurring Dreams?" (illustrated by Mark Buckingham). This new refocusing of THE SANDMAN PRESENTS into a monthly presence gives a diverse talent pool of writers and artists the chance to tap into THE SANDMAN's mythos while exploring modern takes on traditional genres. Upcoming projects include THE DEAD BOY DETECTIVES (a 4-issue miniseries by Ed Brubaker, Bryan Talbot & Steve Leialoha), THE CORINTHIAN: DEATH IN VENICE (a 3-issue miniseries by Darko Macan and Danijel Zezelj), THE THESSALIAD (a 3- issue miniseries by Willingham and Shawn McManus), and THE FURIES (a 96-page hardcover written by Mike Carey and painted by John Bolton). This project is supported with house and trade ads. THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: EVERYTHING YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK is a 48-page VERTIGO one-shot edited by Shelly Bond, and is suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic-book stores May 23 with a special cover price of $3.95 U.S. MONSTER WORLD Four young tots are sent on what should be a decades-long mission into deep space to colonize a distant planet. The plan was for the kids to sleep through the journey, awaken in their early twenties, and have all the information they need for the job already implanted in them by the time they landed at their precharted destination. But something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. MONSTER WORLD — a 4-issue WildStorm Productions miniseries written by Scott Lobdell (X-Men, STRAY) with art and covers by Carlos Meglia (WILDCATS) — finds young astronauts Dex Riley, Ling Lo, Geo Rendoza, Dallas Bean, and Julie Nulie awakening three years into their trip…at the age of only seven. With the ship's hull damaged and helpless, air and power running out fast, and half the rescue pods unavailable, the kids have precious little time to figure out solutions to the very real problems facing them. And when they find out how the ship was damaged and where in space they are…that's when things get really grim! MONSTER WORLD presents a story of high adventure, wild humor and breathtaking suspense. This project is supported with house and trade ads. MONSTER WORLD is a 3-issue miniseries edited by Jeff Mariotte. Issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores May 9 with a cover price of $2.95 U.S. HITMAN: WHO DARES WINS TP Tommy Monaghan, the Hitman, has always called the shots on who he hits and where. But when you hit the wrong guy, there's hell to pay! HITMAN: WHO DARES WINS is a 144-page trade paperback continuing the collection of the ultraviolent, ultrafunny series by writer Garth Ennis (PREACHER, Punisher) and the artists of THE MONARCHY, John McCrea & Garry Leach. Featuring a cover by McCrea, this volume contains HITMAN issues #23-28. WHO DARES WINS ups the ante as Tommy and Natt find themselves targeted by the S.A.S. (Special Air Services) and Don Ferretti (Men's Room Louie). The sparks fly on Tommy's heels as he tries to avoid the big hit that's coming down on him. This time it's not only a matter of business, but honor as well. Plus, the story you thought you'd never see: Hitman gets a conscience! It's a bullet-riddled roller coaster of a read! HITMAN: WHO DARES WINS is a 144-page trade paperback, arriving in comic-book stores May 16 with a cover price of $12.95 U.S. THE ATOM ARCHIVES Volume 1 HC In the 1960s, following the successful revival of The Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman, DC's legendary editor of the time, Julie Schwartz, turned his attention to another classic DC character — the Atom — giving the diminutive hero an exciting new Silver Age spin! The first daring adventures of Ray Palmer, the science-hero who could shrink in size (thanks to his belt of White Dwarf Star material), are presented in THE ATOM ARCHIVES Volume 1 — a 224-page hardcover reprinting SHOWCASE #34-36 and THE ATOM #1-5 (first published in 1961-1963). Written by Gardner Fox, with art and cover by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson, this volume features an introduction by Les Daniels, author of The Complete History line of books. THE ATOM ARCHIVES Volume 1 details the Atom's exciting origin and features appearances by JLA mascot "Snapper" Carr, the villainous time-bending Chronos, and the debut of Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man — who would later appear in Alan Moore's classic SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING run. Other tales include the Atom confronting a tiny planet-hopping alien thief, who seeks only to find his way home; solving the mystery of a modern-day curse held over from the Salem Witch Trials; preventing a communist spy from stealing America's secret plans for blowing up any incoming missiles (long predating the "Star Wars" defense plan); and stopping a telekinetic thief in his tracks! THE ATOM ARCHIVES Volume 1 is a 224-page hardcover arriving in comic-book stores May 16 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S. STAR TREK®: DIVIDED WE FALL For thousands of years, Trill society has been dominated by the Joined — those few Trill who have been selected to carry within them a worm-like symbiont whose mind merges with each of theirs. Joined Trill run the government, lead in the arts and sciences, and generally decide how society works for the entire race. But their time in power now may be coming to an end… The crews of The Next Generation® and Deep Space Nine® unite for an exciting crossover that ignites the Trill conflict and features the comic-book debut of the brand-new members of the Deep Space Nine crew introduced in Pocket Books' new line of Star Trek novels. STAR TREK®: DIVIDED WE FALL is a 4-issue WildStorm Productions miniseries cowritten by well-known Pocket Books Star Trek editor and scriptwriter John Ordover & Deep Space Nine scriptwriter David Mack, with art and covers by Andrew Currie (STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® — THE KILLING SHADOWS) and Richard Bennett (BRASS). The U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-E, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, receives an urgent distress call from a shuttle carrying Odan, a Trill ambassador. At the same time, Lieutenant Ezri Dax, stationed on Deep Space Nine, receives word that Lenara Kahn, her spouse in a previous lifetime, has been kidnapped. Ezri must return home to Trill at once or Lenara will die. The Enterprise also finds itself drawn to Trill, bringing the wounded Ambassador Odan — for whom the planet represents a last chance at survival. When they arrive at the planet, they find all is not well. A revolutionary group of unjoined Trill is out to destroy all the symbionts on the planet and with them, the hosts they are joined to. Captain Picard and the Enterprise must work with Elias Vaughn, the new commander of the U.S.S. Defiant, to stop a civil war that might cost Dax and Odan their lives and bring Trill to the edge of destruction. This project is supported with house ads. STAR TREK®: DIVIDED WE FALL is a 4-issue miniseries from WildStorm Productions, edited by Jeff Mariotte. Issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores May 9 with a cover price of $2.95 U.S. DESPERADOES: QUIET OF THE GRAVE Some days a man can't even drink himself to death in peace. For Gideon Brood, tired of endangering the only friends he has, the bottom of a bottle or the end of a dusty trail seem to be the only avenues of salvation open to him. But in the hot, dry Arizona border town he lives in, things are about to change…for the worse. Gideon soon will wish that boredom were the only thing that could kill him. DESPERADOES: QUIET OF THE GRAVE is a 5-issue miniseries from HOMAGE COMICS, bringing back the critically acclaimed horror/Western series cocreated by Jeff Mariotte and John Cassaday. Written by Mariotte (DESPERADOES: A MOMENT'S SUNLIGHT), QUIET OF THE GRAVE features the return of legendary artist John Severin (OUR ARMY AT WAR, King Kull) as the illustrator and cover artist. "If John Severin didn't invent comic-book Westerns," says Mariotte, "they were invented with him in mind." When Brood faces down the teenaged son of a local family, even their seemingly idyllic stay in this remote locale takes a dark twist. What seems like a straightforward adventure turns suddenly grim, as odd disappearances point toward something more sinister than initially meets the eye. Now Gideon, along with his fellow adventurers Abby DeGrazia, Jerome Alexander Betts and Race Kennedy, must face a family who wants revenge and a lynch mob that is closing in. The world of DESPERADOES returns as our heroes enter new depths of darkness. They may find the light again, but they'll never — ever — be the same. This project is supported with house and trade ads. DESPERADOES: QUIET OF THE GRAVE is a 5-issue miniseries from HOMAGE COMICS, edited by John Layman. Issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores May 2 with a cover price of $2.95 U.S. KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY: TARNISHED ANGEL TP The longest single storyline to date in KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY is collected in a remarkable HOMAGE COMICS trade paperback, KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY: THE TARNISHED ANGEL. Written by Busiek (The Avengers, Marvels) with art by Brent Anderson (GEN13: MEDICINE SONG) and Will Blyberg, THE TARNISHED ANGEL reprints issues #14-20 of the popular ASTRO CITY series, and features a painted cover by KINGDOM COME's Alex Ross, sketchbook material by Ross and interior artist Anderson, and an introduction by Frank Miller (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Sin City). When recently paroled super-villain Steeljack finds himself back on the streets, he quickly discovers that life outside prison may be even harder than life as a prisoner. Trying to make good, he is still unable to find work that won't violate his parole. Desperate, Steeljack takes a more dangerous job: investigating the murders of several super-villains in his own neighborhood. But when Steeljack discovers the plan behind the killings, will the answers he finds cost him his life? KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY: THE TARNISHED ANGEL is a 224-page trade paperback from HOMAGE COMICS. It arrives in comic-book stores May 30 with a cover price of $19.95 U.S. PLANETARY ACTION FIGURES Planetary — mystery archaeologists tracking down evidence of a vast array of superhuman activity that the rest of the world never knew existed! Now the characters from Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's hit WildStorm comic are an exciting new trio of action figures from DC DIRECT! The Drummer is a man on the losing side of the fight for sanity who can communicate with machines by tapping in the air with his drumsticks. But who else can Planetary call upon to communicate with the bizarre alien technology they too often confront? The PLANETARY: THE DRUMMER ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 6" tall and features multiple points of articulation. For a guy who's 100 years old, Elijah Snow, mystery man of Planetary, makes a great action figure! Since joining the mysterious team, Elijah Snow has traveled the world, uncovering its secret history and mysteries one by one — using his ability to generate freezing temperatures to help him in uncovering mysteries. The PLANETARY: ELIJAH SNOW ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 6 1/4" tall and features multiple points of articulation. Rounding out the trio of PLANETARY ACTION FIGURES is the one woman whose bad side you don't want to be on! Jakita Wagner is a super-powered dynamo — strong enough to punch out trucks, invulnerable enough to take incredible punishment...and trying desperately to keep from dying of boredom even as her work with Planetary takes her to places no human has ever seen! The PLANETARY: JAKITA WAGNER ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 6 1/4" tall and features multiple points of articulation. All three PLANETARY ACTION FIGURES come with pegged stands emblazoned with the PLANETARY logo upon which the figures may be posed, and are individually packaged in 4-color blister packs. The PLANETARY: THE DRUMMER ACTION FIGURE, PLANETARY: ELIJAH SNOW ACTION FIGURE and PLANETARY: JAKITA WAGNER ACTION FIGURE are all advance-solicited, sold separately, and arrive in comic-book stores September 19. Consult your retailer for pricing information. WONDER WOMAN: GODS OF GOTHAM COLLECTION The Joker. Scarecrow. Poison Ivy. They are three of Batman's deadliest villains — and they're about to get even deadlier thanks to a mysterious alliance with some sinister characters familiar to Wonder Woman fans. When the Amazon Warrior faces the terrifying amalgamations in Gotham City, she's in for a deadly and unexpected surprise! WONDER WOMAN: GODS OF GOTHAM COLLECTION is an affordable introduction to superstar writer/artist Phil Jimenez's critically-acclaimed run on WONDER WOMAN — similar in format to the BATMAN: NO LAW AND A NEW ORDER COLLECTION that reprinted the first story arc from "No Man's Land." The GODS OF GOTHAM COLLECTION reprints Jimenez's first amazing story arc from WONDER WOMAN #164-167 (with no interior ads), cowritten by Jimenez and J.M. DeMatteis (THE SPECTRE) and illustrated by Jimenez and Andy Lanning (LEGION WORLDS), with a cover by Adam Hughes. The GODS OF GOTHAM COLLECTION teams up guest stars such as Batman, Nightwing, Robin, Oracle and the Huntress with Wonder Woman's own supporting cast of Troia, Wonder Girl, the Amazon Oracle and Artemis. The GODS OF GOTHAM COLLECTION allows readers an entry into what is quickly becoming a major turning point in the history of one of the greatest characters in comics, as Jimenez produces the most personal and passionate artwork and stories of his career! WONDER WOMAN: GODS OF GOTHAM COLLECTION is a 96-page collection arriving in comic-book stores May 16 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. DC UNIVERSE: BATMAN BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #143 WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY JIM APARO AND JOHN CEBOLLERO; COVER BY CEBOLLERO In stores May 2. Part 2 of the 4-part "The Demon Laughs." Ra's al Ghul wants a perfect world — a world devoid of any and all human beings. The Joker, on the other hand, wants to see a world devoid of just a single person — Batman — and the Joker's agreed to help Ra's with his plan if Ra's returns the favor. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 BATMAN #591 WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND KARL STORY; COVER BY MCDANIEL In stores May 16. Ed Brubaker returns as ongoing writer with "Shot Through the Heart!" One of Batman's deadliest foes — the assassin known as Deadshot — returns with his crosshairs aimed directly at a bigshot mafia mouthpiece. Will the Dark Knight intervene in time? FC, 32 PG. $2.25 DETECTIVE COMICS #758 WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA AND ED BRUBAKER; ART BY SHAWN MARTINBROUGH, STEVE LEIBER, STEVE MITCHELL; COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON In stores May 9. Crooked cops in Gotham City are committing daring and deadly crimes. Has GCPD Blue been corrupted, or are there darker forces at work? The Dark Knight's determined to get answers. Plus, a special backup tale written Ed Brubaker (BATMAN) and illustrated by Steve Leiber (Whiteout). Months after "Officer Down," Oracle takes a look at the effects that her father's departure has on Gotham's police force and the crime they strive to stop. Is there life after Gordon? FC, 40 PG. $2.50 BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #17 WRITTEN BY DEVIN GRAYSON AND JOE KELLY; ART BY ROGER ROBINSON, ARON WIESENFELD AND JOHN FLOYD; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND In stores May 30. Part 2 of the 2-part "Matatoa." Batman battles for his life with the eternal shaman whose destiny includes killing the Dark Knight and taking on his nocturnal crimefighting duties…forever! It would secure Batman a safe, crime-free Gotham for all eternity — but at what cost to him and his city? This issue contains a shocking revelation! Plus, a black-and-white backup "A Moment In The Light," written by Joe Kelly and illustrated by Aron Wiesenfeld (DEATHBLOW/WOLVERINE). FC, 40 PG. $2.50 AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #78 WRITTEN BY DENNIS O'NEIL; ART BY SERGIO CARIELLO AND JAMES PASCOE; COVER BY TONY HARRIS In stores May 9. When a long-forgotten movie serial inspires a rash of grave robberies, only Azrael can get to the bottom of the crimes. Why is this movie so important to the criminals? And who is the secret mastermind behind their ghoulish deeds? Learn the shocking answer in "The Amazing Adventures of Captain Death!" FC, 32 PG. $2.50 BATGIRL #16 WRITTEN BY KELLEY PUCKETT; ART AND COVER BY DAMION SCOTT AND ROBERT CAMPANELLA In stores May 2. When a young boy's father plans to commit a robbery in order to put food on the table, the boy turns to Batgirl for help in stopping him. But the crime takes a deadlier turn than expected — and Batgirl must decide whether to restore the boy's family or take the father down for good. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 BATMAN BEYOND #21 WRITTEN BY HILARY BARTA; ART BY RICK BURCHETT AND DAN DAVIS; COVER BY BRIAN STELFREEZE In stores May 30. The Justice League Unlimited make their comic-book debut! One of the most popular episodes of the Batman Beyond cartoon show featured a futuristic version of the JLA — the Justice League Unlimited — and now they appear for the first time in the BATMAN BEYOND comic-book! Batman teams up with the JLU in a high-voltage adventure as they battle a new villain called Blacklight! FC, 32 PG. $1.99 BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES #38 WRITTEN BY SCOTT PETERSON; ART AND COVER BY BOB SMITH AND TERRY BEATTY In stores May 2. Robin and Batgirl track down a ski-masked criminal who is targeting middle-aged males and sending them to the hospital. But what connection does this have to little-league hockey games? FC, 32 PG. $1.99 BATMAN: LEAGUE OF BATMEN #2 WRITTEN BY DOUG MOENCH; ART BY MARK D. BRIGHT AND ROMEO TANGHAL; PAINTED COVER BY JOHN VAN FLEET ELSEWORLDS. In stores May 23. The Elseworlds miniseries concludes! Tallant's crime-fighting force, the League of Batmen, has been helping humanity survive a world ravaged by war and disease — but now it's time for a final confrontation with true evil. Tallant and the League prepare for an all-out assault on the man who killed Tallant's father: the demonic Ra's al Ghul. Prestige Format. FC, 48 PG. (2 OF 2) $5.95 STAR OF THE MONTH BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME OVERSIZED SC WRITTEN BY PAUL DINI; PAINTED ART AND COVER BY ALEX ROSS In stores May 23. This tabloid-sized book (which features an image on the back cover used for the BATMAN BY ALEX ROSS POSTER) is the second collaboration of the award-winning team of Paul Dini and Alex Ross — showing the Dark Knight and his war on crime, both on the streets of Gotham and in its shining corporate towers. (STAR10280D) SC, 10X13, 64PG, FC $9.95 ***************************** ***************************** Look for the BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME SIGNATURE SERIES SIGNED PRINT SET BY ALEX ROSS, offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews. ***************************** BIRDS OF PREY #31 WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY MICHAEL MCDONNELL AND BUTCH GUICE; COVER BY J.G. JONES In stores May 23. It's star-crossed love and the gentle art of…stalking your friends?!? Jason Bard, detective extraordinaire, is called in to track the movements of Black Canary. But who called him onto the case, and why? And speaking of Canary, who's that tall, dark stranger she seems to have formed a special friendship with? We'll give you a hint: He's old. He's really, really old. Featuring gorgeous guest-pencils by newcomer Michael McDonnell. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 CATWOMAN #94 WRITTEN BY JOHN FRANCIS MOORE; ART AND COVER BY STAZ JOHNSON AND WAYNE FAUCHER In stores May 30. Final issue. It's the end of Catwoman as you knew her, as the series goes out with a bang! Selina may have beaten back the source of the inner demons that have plagued her, but that doesn't mean she's cured. Time is running out, and she's got to get out of Gotham — quickly! Meanwhile, Deathstroke is in town, and he's got more than sight-seeing planned. Note: Be sure to check out the 4-part backup serial starting next month in DETECTIVE COMICS #759, as legendary DC character Slam Bradley begins his search for Catwoman. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 HARLEY QUINN #8 WRITTEN BY KARL KESEL; ART BY PETE WOODS AND MARK LIPKA; COVER BY TERRY DODSON AND RACHEL DODSON In stores May 9. Guest artists Pete Woods (ROBIN) & Mark Lipka illustrate a special issue that delves into Harley's past! Ex-FBI profiler Dr. Cary Chispazo and her cohorts in bounty hunting, Surley and Donner, think they've found the start of the mess that grew up to be Harley Quinn. A field trip to Gotham State University uncovers some rather disturbing and unknown facts about Miss Harleen Quinzell. Plus, a plot against Harley begins! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 NIGHTWING #57 WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY RICK LEONARDI, JESSE DELPERDANG AND MARK FARMER; COVER BY GREG LAND AND DREW GERACI In stores May 9. Captured by the minions of Shrike, Nightwing comes face-to-face with the one man who has dedicated his life to exterminating the former Robin. Chained in a warehouse, surrounded by deadly ninjas and staring into the face of his archenemy — how in the world is Nightwing going to get out of this one? This issue is illustrated by the stellar guest art team of Rick Leonardi (Green Lantern/Aliens), Jesse Delperdang (ROBIN) & Mark Farmer (SUPERBOY'S LEGION). FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ROBIN #90 WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON AND SCOTT BEATTY; ART AND COVER BY PETE WOODS AND ANDREW PEPOY In stores May 23. Robin must survive the savage attack of many, many…mini-yeti?!?! OK, so they look goofy — but they're extremely deadly, and Robin's going to need some help. Problem is, he's in the middle of infiltrating an enemy's stronghold — a very powerful, globe-spanning, off-their-rockers enemy stronghold. Meanwhile, the object of Robin's quest, Danny Temple, falls further under the seductive spell of power and evil. Will this be the one mission where Robin won't be bringing anyone home? FC, 32 PG. $2.25 DC UNIVERSE: SUPERMAN STAR OF THE MONTH ACTION COMICS #252 (MILLENNIUM EDITION) WRITTEN BY OTTO BINDER AND ROBERT BERNSTEIN; ART BY AL PLASTINO AND HOWARD SHERMAN; COVER BY CURT SWAN AND STAN KAYE In stores May 30. Reoffered to coincide with the release of the SUPERMAN AND SUPERGIRL STATUE (solicited in Previews Vol. X no. 12), this classic issue features the very first appearance of the Maiden of Steel — Supergirl! The cover of this issue by Curt Swan & Stan Kaye inspired the design of the SUPERMAN & SUPERGIRL STATUE. (STAR11236D) FC, 32 PG. $2.50 ****************************** SUPERMAN #170 WRITTEN BY JEPH LOEB; ART BY DALE KEOWN AND CAM SMITH; COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS AND SMITH In stores May 2. Guest pencils by Dale Keown (Pitt)! Mongul is back to settle the score with Superman and he's not alone. He's brought his lovely sister, Mongal, to share in the kill. But the Man of Steel is not without his own backup, and Krypto's bite is far worse than his bark! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #592 WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY MIKE WIERINGO AND JOSÉ MARZAN, JR.; COVER BY WIERINGO AND TERRY AUSTIN In stores May 9. New regular penciller Mike Wieringo (Tellos) joins the book! Jimmy Olsen and his pals are out to play the ultimate video game, but Metropolis's advanced technology soon transports Superman's pal into a deadly virtual world, one that Strange Visitor may be helping to empower. In this game, you don't get extra lives. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #114 WRITTEN BY MARK SCHULTZ; ART AND COVER BY DOUG MAHNKE AND TOM NGUYEN In stores May 23. It's the return of the Eradicator, and he brings with him prophesies of the end of our world. If Superman can survive the latest encounter with his old ally, he may learn the startling truth behind the Eradicator's madness. Plus, how does the Eradicator fit into what Superman has just learned about his true origins? FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ACTION COMICS #779 WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY; ART BY DUNCAN ROULEAU, JAIME MENDOZA AND MARLO ALQUIZA; COVER BY KANO AND ALQUIZA In stores May 30. Superman finally comes face-to-face with the man who's been trying to kill him for over a year — and if Strike Force Superman doesn't come to the rescue, the killer may finally succeed! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ******************************* Look for an appearance by Superman and Lois Lane in WONDER WOMAN #170, offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews. ******************************* SUPERBOY #88 WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY AND EDDIE BERGANZA; ART AND COVER BY PASCUAL FERRY AND KEITH CHAMPAGNE In stores May 16. Out of respect for his friend's wishes, Superboy took the Guardian's DNA, preventing Project Cadmus from carrying out the U.S. government's orders to clone the fallen super-soldier! Unfortunately, the Kid's gonna have to face the DNAngels, a trio of genetically spliced lethal ladies, as well as pay the serious consequences for his actions...especially since he was a wee bit too late, and he's the guardian of a baby Guardian! Hoo-boy... FC, 32 PG. $2.25 SUPERGIRL #58 WRITTEN BY PETER DAVID; ART AND COVER BY LEONARD KIRK AND ROBIN RIGGS In stores May 23. Linda Danvers has a serious problem. Her traveling companion, Buzz, has been poisoned and is close to death. As Supergirl, she can only call on one man to save him, none other than Doctor Fate of the JSA! With Fate intervening, perhaps we'll learn just what's kept Buzz...um…buzzing for so long — and how he might be saved! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 STAR OF THE MONTH SUPERMAN & BATMAN: WORLD'S FUNNEST WRITTEN BY EVAN DORKIN; ART BY FRANK MILLER, ALEX ROSS, DAVE GIBBONS, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI, PHIL JIMENEZ, BRUCE TIMM, TY TEMPLETON, FRANK CHO, SHELDON MOLDOFF, JIM WOODRING, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND ELSEWORLDS. In stores May 9. Reoffered to coincide with the release of the BAT-MITE STATUE (solicited in Previews Vol. X no. 11), this imp-lausible one- shot is by writer Evan Dorkin and a host of comics' greatest artists — showcasing the impish Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk cutting a swath of destruction through DC Universes ranging from CRISIS to KINGDOM COME and from THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS to the "Fourth World." Prestige Format. (STAR12012D) FC, 64 PG $6.95 ******************************* SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #57 WRITTEN BY DAN SCOTT; ART BY CAMERON STEWART; COVER BY MIKE MANLEY AND TERRY AUSTIN In stores May 16. In "Four-Point Perspective," four eyewitnesses recount a battle between Superman and Kalibak of Apokolips, and how their lives have been affected by what they've seen! FC, 32 PG. $1.99 SUPERMAN: WHERE IS THY STING? WRITTEN BY J.M. DEMATTEIS; ART AND COVER BY LIAM SHARP In stores May 16. Death comes for the one person who has the potential to live forever: Superman! Even Doomsday couldn't kill the Man of Steel — and this version of death is hungry to finally claim him! For more information, see the feature article. FC, 64 PG. $6.95 DC UNIVERSE THE ATOM ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC WRITTEN BY GARDNER FOX; ART BY GIL KANE AND MURPHY ANDERSON; COVER BY KANE In stores May 16. The mighty Atom's first Silver Age adventures are chronicled in his first-ever Archive Edition featuring battles with such foes as Chronos and the Floronic Man! This volume reprints SHOWCASE #34-36 and THE ATOM #1-5. For more information, see the feature article. HC, 7X10, 224PG, FC $49.95 THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD ANNUAL #1 (1969) WRITTEN BY BOB HANEY, JACK KIRBY AND DAVE KELAR; ART BY GEORGE ROUSSOS, CARMINE INFANTINO, JOE SIMON, STEVE DITKO, CHARLES PARIS, KIRBY, AND ROCKE MASTROSERIO; COVER BY DICK GIORDANO In stores May 30. A "lost" 80-Page giant presents classic team-ups of Martian Manhunter & Green Arrow (THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #50), Batman & the Flash (THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #67), The Boy Commandos, Sandman & Sandy, the Guardian & the Newsboy Legion (DETECTIVE COMICS #76), and Captain Atom & Nightshade (CAPTAIN ATOM #85 — first series). For more information, see the feature article. Look for a signed version in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. FC, 80 PG. $5.95 THE FLASH #174 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY SCOTT KOLINS AND DOUG HAZLEWOOD; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND In stores May 30. In "Moving Right Along," the Flash (Wally West) and his lovely bride Linda take a break from all the recent action, watching their favorite hockey team play a game. But the fun is interrupted when the latest addition to the Rogues Gallery debuts! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 GREEN ARROW #4 WRITTEN BY KEVIN SMITH; ART BY PHIL HESTER AND ANDE PARKS; PAINTED COVER BY MATT WAGNER In stores May 30. The JLA guest-stars as the "Quiver" storyline continues, reestablishing the Emerald Archer into the DC Universe. Oliver Queen reunites at last with his former JLA teammates, but the League is quite confused, to say the least. Meanwhile, the Star City Slayer continues his murder spree. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 GREEN LANTERN #138 WRITTEN BY JUDD WINICK; ART BY DALE EAGLESHAM AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY DARRYL BANKS AND RICH FABER In stores May 2. "Away From Home," Part 1 of 4. Kyle and Jade are sent to an exotic planet as ambassadors of peace. But when a terrorist act plunges an alien civilization into Civil War, will our heroes choose peace or will they choose to fight? FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ******************************* Look for the GREEN LANTERN ALAN SCOTT SOFT TOY and the GREEN LANTERN HAL JORDAN RING PROP, offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews. ******************************* GREEN LANTERN: DRAGON LORD #2 WRITTEN BY DOUG MOENCH; ART AND COVER BY PAUL GULACY AND JOSEF RUBINSTEIN In stores May 16. In ancient China, Jong Li wields the power of the Green Lantern — the greatest power ever known to man — but refuses to use it, either to help others or to save his own life from the evil General Shan. But when the mysterious and beautiful concubine Jade Moon is threatened with torture and death, can even Jong Li resist taking advantage of the ultimate weapon? Prestige Format. FC, 48 PG. (2 OF 3) $4.95 GREEN LANTERN: WILLWORLD HC WRITTEN BY J.M. DEMATTEIS; ART AND COVER BY SETH FISHER In stores by May 23. How did a young Hal Jordan master one of the most powerful weapons of the universe as Green Lantern? One of Hal's earliest adventures is finally revealed, as he finds himself alone on a world formed entirely of the imaginations of other Green Lanterns. For more information, see the feature article. Look for a signed version in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. HC, 7X10, 96PG, FC $24.95 HITMAN: WHO DARES WINS TP WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY JOHN MCCREA AND GARRY LEACH; COVER BY MCCREA In stores May 16. The latest HITMAN collection, reprinting issues #23-28 of the ultraviolent, ultrafunny series by Garth Ennis (PREACHER), John McCrea (THE MONARCHY) & Garry Leach, finds hitman Tommy Monaghan and his friend Natt targeted by the S.A.S. (Special Air Services) and Don Ferretti (Men's Room Louie). Plus, the story you thought you'd never see: Tommy gets a conscience! For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 144PG, FC $12.95 STAR OF THE MONTH HITMAN: TEN THOUSAND BULLETS TP WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART AND COVER BY JOHN MCCREA In stores May 16. Reoffered to coincide with release of the HITMAN: WHO DARES WINS TP, this collection reprints issues #4-8 of Ennis' and McCrea's over-the- top, funny and violent series, featuring the complete "Ten Thousand Bullets" storyline. Plus, find out what Tommy was doing during FINAL NIGHT! (STAR07448D) SC, 7X10, 112PG, FC $9.95 ******************************* IMPULSE #74 WRITTEN BY TODD DEZAGO; ART BY CARLO BARBERI AND JUAN VLASCO; COVER BY ETHAN VAN SCIVER AND WAYNE FAUCHER In stores May 9. In Part 2 of "The Dark Tomorrow," Impulse has gone to the far future, where he's not the only super-speedster! The President has created an army of henchmen with accelerated metabolisms, giving them Impulse's speed! Plus, we meet Impulse as an adult! Just what is he like? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 STAR OF THE MONTH IMPULSE: RECKLESS YOUTH TP WRITTEN BY MARK WAID; ART BY HUMBERTO RAMOS, CARLOS PACHECO, MIKE WIERINGO, WAYNE FAUCHER, JOSE MARZAN, JR.; COVER BY RAMOS AND FAUCHER In stores May 23. Reoffered to coincide with the release of Humberto Ramos' new CLIFFHANGER series OUT THERE, this trade features Ramos' early work that catapulted him into superstardom! Reprinting Impulse's first appearances in FLASH #92-94, as well as IMPULSE #1-6, RECKLESS YOUTH also features the talents of writer Mark Waid (JLA) and artists Carlos Pacheco (Fantastic Four) and Mike Wieringo (Tellos). (STAR06256D) SC, 7X10, 192PG, FC $14.95 ******************************* JLA #54 WRITTEN BY MARK WAID; ART AND COVER BY BRYAN HITCH AND PAUL NEARY In stores May 30. "Man and Superman" concludes as Leaguers fall against an unstoppable weapon, leaving the earth's fate in the hands of the World's Greatest Secret Identities. With six Leaguers fissioned off from their alter egos and their personalities split to dangerous extremes, it might be the end of the JLA (and the world) as we know it!! Don't miss the conclusion of the storyline brewing since last year's "Tower of Babel!" FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ******************************* Look for appearances by the JLA in GREEN ARROW #4 and ORION #14, both offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews. ******************************* JLA: BLACK BAPTISM #3 WRITTEN BY SEAN SMITH AND RUBEN DIAZ; ART BY JESÚS SAIZ AND KEITH CHAMPAGNE; PAINTED COVER BY TIM BRADSTREET In stores May 9. The Black Baptism is upon us! The JLA desperately searches for a way to save Zatanna, Deadman and the Sentinels of Magic as even more heroes fall to the demon mobsters, the Diablos. Meanwhile, the soulless mage Faust has disappeared as the clues to the one behind the sadistic sorcery point straight at him. Has Faust's battle against his evil nature been a ruse? Plus, the terrible fate of Blue Devil! FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 4) $2.50 JLA: INCARNATIONS #1 WRITTEN BY JOHN OSTRANDER; ART AND COVER BY VAL SEMEIKS AND PRENTIS ROLLINS In stores May 2. The generations-spanning miniseries begins! Set in the earliest days of the original JLA, the new team tries to pull itself out from under the shadow of the venerated Justice Society of America. Unfortunately, this proves to be impossible when the world suffers an attack from the mysterious sorcerer known as Wotan! For more information, see the feature article. Look for a signed version in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. FC, 48 PG. (1 OF 7) $3.50 JSA #24 WRITTEN BY DAVID S. GOYER AND GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY STEPHEN SADOWSKI AND MICHAEL BAIR; PAINTED COVER BY ANDREW ROBINSON In stores May 23. "The Return of Hawkman" Part 2 of 3! The new Hawkman and Hawkgirl meet for the first time, only their relationship is not what anyone on the JSA expected — especially Hawkman himself! Meanwhile, the Sineater enlists the aid of Crypt and Phade to help him annihilate the Justice Society's presence on Thanagar. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 ******************************* Look for an appearance of JSA member Dr. Fate in SUPERGIRL #58, offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews. ******************************* LEGION WORLDS #2 WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART BY ENRIQUE BRECCIA; COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY In stores May 16. The universe-spanning miniseries continues! Ayla Ranzz, the former Legionnaire known as Spark, returns to her home world Winath. Because the planet is populated by twins, Ayla's "solo" status — ever since her twin brother became one of the Legion Lost — makes her something of an outcast. Even worse, Winath's crops are being destroyed by freak electrical storms and twisters, and the person responsible for the damage may tie in with the return of another one of Ayla's family members! Plus, eight pages of backup material. FC, 48 PG. (2 OF 6) $3.95 STAR OF THE MONTH LOBO'S GREATEST HITS TP WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY VARIOUS; PAINTED COVER BY SIMON BISLEY In stores May 23. In celebration of the release of the LOBO SOFT TOY (solicited in Previews Vol. X, No. 11), DC reoffers this unique trade paperback — collecting a haphazard selection of some of the best of the Main Man's appearances throughout the DCU, plus material created specifically for this collection and interactive stories that allow you to choose Lobo's adventures! (STAR00279D) SC, 7X10, 176PG, FC $12.95 ******************************* MARTIAN MANHUNTER #32 WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY TOM MANDRAKE; COVER BY MANDRAKE In stores May 2. Deep under the Colorado Rockies J'onn J'onzz discovers an ancient enemy of his people — the only natural predator of the Martian race, the B'ool Sporath, the Bloodworms of Mars! Now he must do what no Martian has ever done, defeat these relentless killers...alone! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 ORION #14 WRITTEN BY WALTER SIMONSON; ART BY JOHN BYRNE, SIMONSON AND TERRY AUSTIN; COVER BY SIMONSON In stores May 16. Concluding the 2-part story guest-illustrated by John Byrne & Terry Austin, guest-starring the JLA and Captain Marvel! Orion travels to Earth while the New Gods are hot on his heels…to see Orion dead! Meanwhile, the armed troops of New Genesis thunder through the Himalayas to confront the most powerful man in the universe — the man with the anti-life equation! Plus, a backup written and illustrated by Simonson! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 STAR OF THE MONTH SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE OVERSIZED SC WRITTEN BY PAUL DINI; PAINTED ART AND COVER BY ALEX ROSS In stores May 23. Reoffered to coincide with the release of the SHAZAM! BY ALEX ROSS POSTER (solicited in last month's Previews), this is the third entry in the acclaimed series of tabloid one-shots by the award-winning team of Paul Dini and Alex Ross, starring Captain Marvel as he makes wishes come true for the children of a local hospital. (STAR12211D) SC, 10X13, 64PG, FC $9.95 ******************************* THE SPECTRE #5 WRITTEN BY J.M. DEMATTEIS; ART BY CRAIG HAMILTON AND JIM ROYAL; COVER BY RYAN SOOK In stores May 2. Of all the damaged and villainous souls in the DC Universe, the one most divided and torn apart by the never-ending war between good and evil is Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face. What happens when the new spirit of redemption, Hal Jordan, comes face-to-face-to-face with this most twisted and insane of Batman's foes? Can the Spectre find the goodness within him? Or will Dent's dementia and dark obsessions drive the new Spectre mad? Featuring guest art by Craig Hamilton (STARMAN) and Jim Royal. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 STARMAN #79 WRITTEN BY JAMES ROBINSON; ART BY PETER SNEJBJERG; PAINTED COVER BY ANDREW ROBINSON In stores May 9. The conclusion to the 3-part "1951." The Mist's true plans for Opal's stolen science are revealed. Jack, Hourman and the Starman of 1951 know that danger and madness lie ahead if they are to defeat the villain. But is there more to uncover? And with no one left to do so, is the mentally broken Ted Knight up to the job? Old secrets are uncovered and old heroes return to glory in the thrilling penultimate chapter of STARMAN. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 SUPER FRIENDS! TP WRITTEN BY E. NELSON BRIDWELL, ALEX TOTH AND KURT SCHAFFENBERGER; ART BY RAMONA FRADON, ALEX TOTH, RIC ESTRADA, BOB SMITH, JOE ORLANDO, VINCE COLLETTA; COVER BY ALEX ROSS In stores May 9. Superman! Batman! Wonder Woman! Aquaman! The Wonder Twins! Wendy! Marvin! Wonder Dog! They are the Super Friends, and the comic-book version of the classic cartoon show is spotlighted in this trade paperback — featuring a new painted cover by Alex Ross, reprinting SUPER FRIENDS #1, 6-9, 14, 21, 27, and LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION #C-41. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 176PG, FC $14.95 THE TITANS #29 WRITTEN BY JAY FAERBER; ART BY PAUL PELLETIER AND BUD LAROSA; COVER BY J.H. WILLIAMS, III AND MICK GRAY In stores May 23. Have you ever had a house guest that just wouldn't leave? The titans have five of 'em — a group of clever young orphans who've decided the Titans are destined to save them — from what, they won't say! And if a Titans Tower full of young troublemakers weren't enough, just wait and see what happens when an argument breaks out among them! Meanwhile, a character from Tempest's undersea past resurfaces. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 WONDER WOMAN #170 WRITTEN BY PHIL JIMENEZ AND JOE KELLY; ART BY JIMENEZ AND ANDY LANNING; COVER BY ADAM HUGHES In stores May 30. ACTION COMICS writer Joe Kelly co-writes a "day in the life" tale of the amazing Amazon as documented by the intrepid Lois Lane. Lane joins Diana on a trip to the United Nations, to the White House for official business with President Luthor, on a visit with Steve Trevor and Etta Candy, as a guest on a talk show, and more. Before the day is over, Lois finally confronts Diana on her relationship with Superman. But it's not the Man of Steel who seems to have captured Diana's heart… FC, 32 PG. $2.25 WONDER WOMAN: THE GODS OF GOTHAM COLLECTION WRITTEN BY PHIL JIMENEZ AND J.M. DEMATTEIS; ART BY JIMENEZ AND ANDY LANNING; COVER BY ADAM HUGHES In stores May 16. An affordable introduction to superstar writer/artist Phil Jimenez's first amazing story arc from WONDER WOMAN! Reprinting issues #164-167 with no interior ads, GODS OF GOTHAM features Wonder Woman, Troia, Wonder Girl, and Artemis facing possessed versions of the Joker, Poison Ivy and the Scarecrow — guest-starring Batman, Nightwing, Robin and the Huntress! For more information, see the feature article. FC, 96 PG. $5.95 YOUNG JUSTICE #33 WRITTEN BY PETER DAVID; ART AND COVER BY TODD NAUCK AND LARY STUCKER In stores May 2. Wonder Girl and Empress join the former Arrowette on the set of the hit TV show "Wendy the Werewolf Hunter." But things get hairy when they find themselves facing real werewolves. Uh-oh — what some folks will do for ratings! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 DC: BEYOND THE UNIVERSE STAR OF THE MONTH STAR TREK®: THE ASHES OF EDEN SC WRITTEN BY WILLIAM SHATNER AND JUDITH AND GARFIELD REEVES-STEVENS; ART BY STEVE ERWIN AND JIMMY PALMIOTTI; PAINTED COVER BY NICHOLAS JAINSCHIGG In stores May 9. This long-unavailable graphic novel is back in stock, co-written by TV's first Star Trek captain William Shatner. Capt. James T. Kirk finds himself without a ship, a home or a mission — until he becomes entangled in a web of intrigue that reaches from the halls of Starfleet to the home world of the Klingon High Council. Note: Quantities are limited. Orders may be allocated. (STAR01074D) SC, 7X10, 96PG, FC $14.95 ****************************** CARTOON CARTOONS #5 WRITTEN BY CHRIS NIERATKO, SHOLLY FISCH AND SCOTT CUNNINGHAM; ART BY MIKE KAZALEH, MIKE WETTERHAHN, TIM CHI LY, DAN DAY, AND TIM HARKINS; COVER BY HARKINS In stores May 23. Cow and Chicken get mixed up with organized crime in "The Delivery Boy;" Courage the Cowardly Dog gets trapped in his owner's deadly dreams in "Scream a Little Dream;" and Baboon and Weasel become ocean castaways in "Water on the Brain!" FC, 32 PG. $1.99 DEXTER'S LABORATORY #23 WRITTEN BY BOBBI JG WEISS AND JAMES DENNING; ART BY JOHN DELANEY, MATT JENKINS AND JEFF ALBRECHT; COVER BY CHRIS SAVINO AND BILL WRAY In stores May 30. Uh-oh! Dexter has Dee-Dee Vision! Could he be stuck with his stupid sister's eyesight forever? Plus, summer vacation has left the school science lab all scummy, and Dexter's determined to tidy it up — even if his clock gets cleaned in the process! FC, 32 PG. $1.99 LOONEY TUNES #78 WRITTEN BY DAVID CODY WEISS, FRANK STROM, MIKE DECARLO, AND TERRY COLLINS; ART BY DAVID ALVAREZ, HOWARD SIMPSON, JOHN COSTANZA, AND DECARLO; COVER BY ALVAREZ AND DECARLO In stores May 2. Beginning this issue, a classic Looney rivalry hits prime time as Elmer hosts a TV fix-it show and Bugs throws a monkey wrench into the mix! Plus, Daffy and Porky become superspies, and Sylvester is forced to guard Tweety with his life! FC, 32 PG. $1.99 THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #15 WRITTEN BY ABBY DENSON AND TRINA ROBBINS; ART BY RICARDO GARCIA FUENTES, BILL ALGER AND MIKE DECARLO; COVER BY PHIL MOY In stores May 16. Surf's up! The only thing that'll get Buttercup into the water at Townsville Beach is a bunch of increasingly deadly dares by arch-rival Princess! Plus, Bubbles becomes a famous artist, but Mojo Jojo's out to color her blue! FC, 32 PG. $1.99 SCOOBY-DOO #48 WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND TERRANCE GRIEP JR.; ART BY JOE STATON, ANTHONY WILLIAMS, DAN DAVIS, AND DAVE HUNT; COVER BY STATON AND HUNT In stores May 9. Mystery Inc. digs a reenactment of an 11th-century Viking battle, but those ghost Vikings roaring through the British countryside aren't part of the show! Also, the gang's personalities get all mixed up by a mad scientist. Can they escape a moat monster while trapped in one another's minds? FC, 32 PG. $1.99 WILDSTORM BAY CITY JIVE #1 WRITTEN BY JOHN LAYMAN; ART AND COVER BY JASON JOHNSON AND SEAN PARSONS In stores May 2. Sugah Rollins must deal with karate-master assassins, Chinese demon-lords, outlaw bikers, vigilante cops, hippie occultists, genius gadgeteers, and a curvaceous but deadly cat burglar! Did we mention the year's 1976? For more information, see the feature article. This issue will ship with a variant cover. All orders will be comprised of covers by J. Scott Campbell (25%) and Jason Johnson & Sean Parsons (75%). FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 3) $2.95 GEN13 #65 WRITTEN BY ADAM WARREN; ART BY KAARE ANDREWS AND JASON MARTIN; COVER BY WARREN In stores May 16. The action-packed conclusion to the 2-part "Superhuman Like You." At a hotel party gone horribly wrong, Gen13 finds itself in superhuman battle with other enraged members of the "young, hot and gen-active" community. Heavy-duty property damage abounds, amazing and uncanny powers are unleashed, already skimpy clothes get torn, bystanders' mouths are left agape, and…you'll have to buy the issue to find out more. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 JENNY SPARKS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY TP WRITTEN BY MARK MILLAR; ART AND COVER BY JOHN MCCREA AND JAMES HODGKINS In stores May 9. Last year's hit miniseries follows former Authority leader Jenny Sparks at pivotal points in her history detailing her first meetings with the new team's members — which, not so coincidentally, correspond to pivotal points in 20th-century history. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 120PG, FC $14.95 JEZEBELLE #5 WRITTEN BY BEN RAAB; ART AND COVER BY STEVE ELLIS AND LUKE RIZZO In stores May 23. "Séance and Sensibility," Part 2. For centuries, Harper Harrison's family has fought the many faces of evil. But never before had her ancestors encountered a menace as bizarre as the extradimensional terror known as the Cretin! There's only one thing in the universe that can satisfy this mechanized monster's lust for conquest: magic. In order to achieve his twisted goals of revolution on his homeworld, he must have the power of the Soulstone. And the only way he's gonna get it is over Jezebelle's dead body! FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 6) $2.50 THE MONARCHY #4 WRITTEN BY DOSELLE YOUNG; ART BY JOHN MCCREA AND GARRY LEACH; COVER BY MCCREA In stores May 16. In Part 2 of "Vox Populi," Addie Vochs comes face to face with misplaced destiny, but a century squandered is an awfully long time, and Addie may have come into her new life too late. Meanwhile, Jackson King takes a trip into the head of his comatose ex-boss, Shinya Hoshino, and sows the seeds for the future of the Monarchy. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 MONSTER WORLD #1 WRITTEN BY SCOTT LOBDELL; ART AND COVER BY CARLOS MEGLIA In stores May 9. Four tots are sent into space to hibernate, grow and learn before they reach their destination — but their journey is cut short and they're awakened at only seven years old! Now they must face a world of monsters all on their own. For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 4) $2.95 OUT THERE #1 WRITTEN BY HUMBERTO RAMOS AND BRIAN AUGUSTYN; ART AND COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS AND SANDRA HOPE CLIFFHANGER PRODUCTIONS. In stores May 23. A brand-new CLIFFHANGER adventure from Humberto Ramos begins! A small town has been taken over by demons, and the townsfolk are trading their services for a better life! But four youths rebel against the underworld underlings, using their newly received mystical powers to try to save the day! For more information, see the feature article. This issue will ship with a variant cover. All orders will be comprised of covers by Carlos Meglia (25%) and Humberto Ramos & Sandra Hope (75%). Look for a signed version as well as a "head sketch" version in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 ******************************* Look for the trio of PLANETARY ACTION FIGURES, offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews. ******************************* STAR TREK®: DIVIDED WE FALL #1 WRITTEN BY JOHN ORDOVER AND DAVID MACK; ART AND COVER BY ANDREW CURRIE AND RICHARD BENNETT In stores May 9. The crews of The Next Generation® and Deep Space Nine® must stop a Trill Civil War from causing any more harm and destruction! This exciting crossover features the comic-book debut of brand-new members of the Deep Space Nine crew introduced in Pocket Books' new line of Star Trek novels. For more information, see the feature article. Look for a signed version in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 4) $2.95 WILDCATS VOLUME 2 #23 WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART AND COVER BY SEAN PHILLIPS In stores May 2. Grifter, tracking a group of Coda to New York, has a sexy, and unexpected, close encounter of the bone-breaking kind with an old flame. Meanwhile, can Spartan save Void after she is trapped in otherspace? And what about Agent Wax? This issue will ship with a variant cover. All orders will be comprised of covers by Whilce Portacio (25%) and Sean Phillips (75%). FC, 32 PG. $2.50 AMERICA'S BEST COMICS TOM STRONG #14 WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY CHRIS SPROUSE, HILARY BARTA AND AL GORDON; COVER BY TOM MCWEENEY In stores May 30. This issue begins with "Space Family Strong," illustrated by acclaimed artist Hilary Barta, where Tom Strong and company find themselves at the far end of the universe discovering the hazards of space travel. Then fasten your seat belts for another rocket ride when artists Chris Sprouse & Al Gordon explore a different side of the cosmos in which we take a candid glimpse at…Tom and Dhalua's honeymoon! FC, 32 PG. $2.95 TOMORROW STORIES #11 WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY HILARY BARTA, RICK VEITCH, JOYCE CHIN, ARTHUR ADAMS, AND JIM BAIKIE; COVER BY BARTA In stores May 23. Guest artists Joyce Chin & Arthur Adams contribute a shocking — yes, shocking — rendition of Cobweb! Meanwhile, Hilary Barta delves into the elastic realm of Splash Brannigan, Rick Veitch feels his way through the dark world of Greyshirt, and Jim Baikie, well…you'll just have to wait and see what he has in store for the funky First American! FC, 32 PG. $2.95 HOMAGE COMICS DESPERADOES: QUIET OF THE GRAVE #1 WRITTEN BY JEFF MARIOTTE; ART AND COVER BY JOHN SEVERIN In stores May 2. The critically-acclaimed horror/Western series, created by Jeff Mariotte and John Cassaday, returns with an all-new miniseries featuring the return of legendary comic-book Western artist John Severin! For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 5) $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH DESPERADOES: A MOMENT'S SUNLIGHT TP WRITTEN BY JEFF MARIOTTE; ART AND COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY In stores May 2. Reoffered to coincide with the release of DESPERADOES: QUIET OF THE GRAVE, this trade paperback collects the first miniseries by Jeff Mariotte (COUNTDOWN) and John Cassaday (PLANETARY) that mixed classic Western adventure with supernatural horror. (STAR09165D) SC, 7X10, 144PG, FC $16.95 ******************************* KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY: TARNISHED ANGEL TP WRITTEN BY KURT BUSIEK; ART BY BRENT ANDERSON AND WILL BLYBERG; PAINTED COVER BY ALEX ROSS In stores May 30. The longest ASTRO CITY storyline ever is collected, reprinting issues #14-20 of the popular series. A recently paroled Steeljack finds that life outside of prison may be even harder than his life as a prisoner. This volume features a painted cover by Alex Ross (KINGDOM COME), sketchbook pages by Ross and series artist Brent Anderson, and an introduction by Frank Miller (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS). For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 224PG, FC $19.95 STAR OF THE MONTH KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY: FAMILY ALBUM TP WRITTEN BY KURT BUSIEK; ART BY BRENT ANDERSON AND WILL BLYBERG; PAINTED COVER BY ALEX ROSS In stores May 30. Reoffered to coincide with the release of KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY: TARNISHED ANGEL SC, this trade paperback reprints issues #1-3 and #10-13 of the popular series. Relive the wonder and terror experienced by a new family in town, of a world-famous super-hero's first day at school, and a crimefighter and his wife facing momentous decisions about the future. (STAR09174D) SC, 7X10, 224PG, FC $19.95 ******************************* VERTIGO 100 BULLETS #24 WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY EDUARDO RISSO; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON In stores May 2. "Red Prince Blues," Part 2 of 2. As the families of The Trust hold their summit, Agent Graves carefully prepares to make a move against one of the members. Unbeknownst to him, there's another man with his own grudge against a member of the mysterious shadow organization. He may not have the resources at his disposal that Graves does, but he certainly has the nerve. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 ANIMAL MAN TP — NEW PRINTING WRITTEN BY GRANT MORRISON; ART BY CHAS TRUOG, TOM GRUMMETT AND DOUG HAZLEWOOD; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND In stores May 2. The much-demanded collection from writer Grant Morrison is back in print, in a new edition from VERTIGO! Morrison is all set to breathe new life into the X-Men, and has already helped revitalize the JLA, making it DC's #1 title. But before all that, Morrison produced a ground-breaking run on ANIMAL MAN that's since become a cult fan-favorite. Buddy Baker is more than just a second-rate super-hero. He's also a devoted husband, a loving father of two and a fierce animal activist. But just as he's attempting to jump-start his super-hero career again, his life takes some unexpected and bizarre turns. Reprinting the first nine issues of one of the most original, innovative, and thought-provoking super-hero comics of the last dozen years, the ANIMAL MAN TP showcases some of Morrison's early genius in storytelling — including the infamous "Coyote Gospel" story and featuring appearances by Superman and Martian Manhunter. MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 240PG, FC $19.95 AMERICAN CENTURY #3 WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN; ART BY MARC LAMING AND JOHN STOKES; PAINTED COVER BY CHAYKIN In stores May 16. The Guatemalan Revolution's in full swing as rebels invade the capital city and bodies start piling up. But when one of the bodies turns out to one of Harry Kraft's close friends, it's time for Harry to get out the big guns and start a little revolution of his own. It's two-gun, two-fisted action south of the border where the key to ultimate victory rests on a blood-red pair of stiletto heels. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 CODENAME: KNOCKOUT #1 WRITTEN BY ROBERT RODI; ART BY LOUIS SMALL, JR. AND MARK FARMER; PAINTED COVER BY JOE CHIODO In stores May 30. VERTIGO's sexy, action-packed new monthly continues, featuring a variant cover by Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows)! Part 1 of the 3-part "The Devil You Say." After last month's tantalizing #0 issue, VERTIGO's very own "bad girl" returns for more sexy, subversive, super-spy satire! Angela St. Grace faces a horde of unusual ninjas who hold the key to an astonishing secret about her origins. Also, discover what happened to the original Girl Who Made G.O.O.D. — and meet a villain whose appearance will alter Angela's life forever. All this, plus the irrepressible Go-Go Fiasco! This issue will ship with a variant cover. All orders will be comprised of covers by Joe Chiodo (50%) and Frank Cho (50%). MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 THE CRUSADES #3 WRITTEN BY STEVEN T. SEAGLE; ART BY KELLEY JONES, JASON MOORE AND MARK BUCKINGHAM; PAINTED COVER BY KENT WILLIAMS In stores May 2. As the mysterious Knight's brutal rampage continues in contemporary San Francisco, everyone plays detective. Venus bribes a homeless man for his account of the violence and, unfortunately, gains a new boyfriend in the process. Television might kill the ever-obnoxious radio star as Anton Marx meets his match in a beautiful but ruthless reporter. And the Pope makes Father Trinidad an offer he can't refuse — unless the Father wants to see God immediately. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 STAR OF THE MONTH HAPPYDALE: DEVILS IN THE DESERT WRITTEN BY ANDREW DABB; ART AND COVERS BY SETH FISHER In stores May 23. Reoffered to coincide with the release of the GREEN LANTERN: WILLWORLD hardcover, this offbeat 2-issue miniseries showcased the intricately detailed artwork of WILLWORLD artist Seth Fisher. A depraved serial killer and his two psychopathic companions decide to take a break from their desert-wide killing spree and set out to take over the sleepy little town of Happydale. But oh, what a mistake they've made! Something's just not quite right about this town… MATURE READERS #1 (STAR09606D)—FC, 64 PG. $6.95 #2 (STAR09795D)—FC, 64 PG. $6.95 ******************************* HELLBLAZER #162 WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY GUY DAVIS; PAINTED COVER BY TIM BRADSTREET In stores May 30. Guest artist Guy Davis (SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE) illustrates "Lapdogs and Englishmen." As John Constantine continues his journey across America, he reminisces about his days in the London punk scene as a member of Mucous Membrane. Drunk and on the dole, he and his mate Chas meet an American tourist who may have a mean streak to rival even John's. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 LUCIFER #14 WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY PETER GROSS AND RYAN KELLY; PAINTED COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO In stores May 16. The second year of LUCIFER fires up with "Triptych" — a series of three interlinked but freestanding stories. Lucifer has taken the irrevocable step from leader of the opposition to practicing deity and he's got something definite to prove: that he can do it better. Meanwhile, Mazikeen faces trial by ordeal and the ultimate in sibling rivalry as she strives to remake her new face in its lost image. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 LUCIFER: DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY TP WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY SCOTT HAMPTON, CHRIS WESTON AND JAMES HODGKINS; PAINTED COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO In stores May 2. The Prince of Darkness is spotlighted in this collection containing THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: LUCIFER 3-issue miniseries, as well as the first four issues of the LUCIFER ongoing series. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 160PG, FC $14.95 OUTLAW NATION #9 WRITTEN BY JAMIE DELANO; ART BY GORAN PARLOV AND GORAN SUDZUKA; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY In stores May 16. Story and his growing band — fugitives from federal justice — hide out in "Hell Holes." But once Sheriff John Law learns that Kid Gloves is family and Big Buck is still alive, it's Johnson-justice that Story needs sanctuary from. Meanwhile, trying to do right by his militant cousins and rescue his Mom and Rosa, Sonny walks straight into Kid Gloves' trap. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY DUNCAN FEGREDO, KEVIN NOWLAN, JASON LITTLE, MARK BUCKINGHAM, ALBERT MONTEYS, AND NICO HENRICHON; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE MCKEAN In stores May 23. The first of the monthly THE SANDMAN PRESENTS Specials and miniseries begins. Have you ever wondered if Dreams have dreams of their own? Or what causes nightmares? Or why you should never wake a sleepwalker? These satirical short stories reveal it all. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 48 PG. $3.95 ****************************** Look for the MERV PUMPKINHEAD SOFT TOY, offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews. ****************************** STAR OF THE MONTH THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: MERV PUMPKINHEAD — AGENT OF DREAM WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND JOHN STOKES; PAINTED COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN In stores May 23. Reoffered to coincide with the release of THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS… one- shot, this Prestige one-shot, also comically written by Bill Willingham, features everyone's favorite pumpkinhead as a daring Super-spy Agent of Dream — or is that all just in his big gourd of a head? (STAR11938D) MATURE READERS FC, 48 PG. $5.95 ****************************** SWAMP THING #15 WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN; ART BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI AND MARC HEMPEL; PAINTED COVER BY DAVID MACK In stores May 9. Part 5 of the 7-part "Red Harvest." How did a human Samurai become a lethal assassin working for the Green? We finally learn the origin of Kudzu, the vine-covered warrior whose been tracking Tefé since issue #6. Also, the strange connection between the DDI director and Tefé's past is revealed. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 TRANSMETROPOLITAN: FILTH OF THE CITY WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, MICHAEL AVON OEMING, CHRIS WESTON, JILL THOMPSON, STEVE LIEBER, CARLA SPEED MCNEIL, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY DARICK ROBERTSON In stores May 9. More of Spider Jerusalem's columns from his residency in the City newspaper The Word are featured, running from where the TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE one-shot left off and concluding with Spider's ultimate departure from the paper, accompanied by artwork from an array of the finest luminaries from both mainstream and indie comics. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 48 PG. $5.95 WEIRD WESTERN TALES #4 WRITTEN BY JEN VAN METER, BRUCE JONES AND PETER MILLIGAN; ART BY DAVE TAYLOR, CULLY HAMNER AND DUNCAN FEGREDO; COVER BY JORDI BERNET In stores May 9. The weirdness rides into the sunset with three new stories. Jen Van Meter (Blair Witch Chronicles) writes and Dave Taylor (SUPERMAN & BATMAN: WORLD'S FINEST) illustrates "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie," a hilarious story of three ne'er-do-well cowboys on an ill-fated cattle drive. In "Savaged," written by Bruce Jones (FLINCH) with art by Cully Hamner (THE AUTHORITY ANNUAL 2000), a western traveler learns what dark depths the human soul is capable of reaching. And in "What a Man's Gotta Do," writer Peter Milligan (HUMAN TARGET) and artist Duncan Fegredo (Jay & Silent Bob) tell the darkly comic story of a (sub)urban cowboy's mid-life crisis. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 4) $2.50 PARADOX PRESS STAR OF THE MONTH THE BIG BOOK OF LITTLE CRIMINALS WRITTEN BY GEORGE HAGENAUER, CARL SIFAKIS, TOM PEYER, JOEL ROSE, LOU STATHIS, AND JUDY MAGUIRE; ART BY VARIOUS; COVER BY TOM TAGGART In stores May 30. Reoffered to coincide with the release of THE BIG BOOK OF WILD WOMEN, this BIG BOOK collection offers over 60 tales of real-life convicts, killers, connivers, and con men that have taken their place in criminal history. MATURE READERS SC, 8X11, 192PG, B&W $14.95 ****************************** MAD MAD MAGAZINE #406 WRITTEN AND DRAWN BY THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS In stores May 2. Every month MAD delivers its usual load of bad jokes, tasteless humor and crass visuals. And yet you keep coming back for more, don't you? Face it, you're an addict. The first step is admitting you have a problem. The second step involves saying: "Eh? So's what! You'ze gotta problem wit dat?" The third step involves feeding that addiction before it overcomes you. So order this issue already! MAGAZINE, 48PG, PC $2.99 MAD XL #9 WRITTEN AND DRAWN BY THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS In stores May 9. Artist of the month Al Jaffee is featured with classic articles and a new interview with never-seen photos. Plus, Best of the Web, MAD Marginals XL and other outrageous stuff! MAGAZINE, 96PG, B&W $4.99 DC DIRECT BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME SIGNATURE SERIES SIGNED PRINT SET BY ALEX ROSS PAINTED ART BY ALEX ROSS Advance-solicited. In stores June 20. DC DIRECT introduces its "Signature Series" print sets with the BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME SIGNATURE SERIES SIGNED PRINT SET BY ALEX ROSS. This limited-edition print set, framed and printed on mylar, features Alex Ross' stunning portrayal of Batman watching over Gotham City from the oversized painted graphic novel BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME, with Alex Ross supplying new background art for the piece. The print is 10" by 16" (mounted on a 16" by 20" mat) and displays an authentic artist's signature — packaged with a DC Comics Certificate of Authenticity. Retailers, please note: The BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME SIGNATURE SERIES SIGNED PRINT SET BY ALEX ROSS is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. PRINT SET, FC $99.95 STAR OF THE MONTH SPIDER JERUSALEM GLASSES PROP In stores May 9. Reoffered to coincide with the TRANSMETROPOLITAN: FILTH OF THE CITY one-shot, the distinctively psychedelic glasses worn by TRANSMET outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem are recreated in this unique DC DIRECT prop. The gold frame glasses feature one rectangular green lens and one circular red lens. These UV-coated glasses are for display only and are not intended to be worn. Each prop comes in a 2 1/2" h x 6 1/2" w x 3" d metal case. Note: Quantities are limited. Orders may be allocated. (STAR10920X) FC, PROP $49.95 ******************************* BAT-SIGNAL PROP REPLACEMENT LIGHT BULB PACK In stores May 2. Packaged in a set of five, these extra light bulbs are perfect for replacing bulbs that may have burned out over time in the BAT-SIGNAL PROP from DC DIRECT. These 2.4V 0.7A watt bulbs may also be used as replacements in other upcoming products from DC DIRECT (which will specify as using this specific type of bulb). BULB SET (X5) $3.99 GREEN LANTERN BATTERY PROP REPLACEMENT LIGHT BULB PACK In stores May 2. Packaged in a set of five, these extra light bulbs are perfect for replacing bulbs that may have burned out over time in the GREEN LANTERN BATTERY PROP from DC DIRECT. These 4.5V x 200mA watt bulbs may also be used as replacements in other upcoming products from DC DIRECT (which will specify as using this specific type of bulb). BULB SET (X5) $3.99 GREEN LANTERN ALAN SCOTT SOFT TOY Advance-solicited; in stores September 12. Engineer Alan Scott discovered the magical battery of power that led him to become the Golden Age Green Lantern! Now, Earth's original Green Lantern becomes DC DIRECT's first Green Lantern soft toy, a cuddly recreation of one of DC's first and most enduring heroes! The GREEN LANTERN ALAN SCOTT SOFT TOY stands approximately 7.5" high and features embroidered facial features and chest emblem. Packaged in a 4-color window box. Retailers, please note: The GREEN LANTERN ALAN SCOTT SOFT TOY is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. SOFT TOY $14.95 GREEN LANTERN HAL JORDAN POWER RING PROP SCULPTED BY SAM GREENWELL Advance-solicited; in stores September 12. "In brightest day, in blackest night...!" The legendary Hal Jordan, greatest hero of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps, becomes the second in this new series of Green Lantern power ring props! Hal Jordan's ring is faithfully recreated in green-coated metal, set in a base against a fully sculpted, cold-cast porcelain bust of the hero himself (standing approximately 5" tall and 3.5" wide). The ring is removable from the base but is not intended to be worn. Inscribed around the base is the legend "The Earth's Greatest Green Lantern — Hal Jordan." Comes with a DC Comics Certificate of Authenticity. Packaged in a 4-color box. Retailers, please note: The GREEN LANTERN HAL JORDAN POWER RING PROP is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. PROP $89.95 STAR OF THE MONTH GREEN LANTERN PVC SET #1 In stores May 2. Reoffered to coincide with the release of the GREEN LANTERN PVC SET #2, this first set includes seven figures ranging from 3" to 4.5" tall. Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, and Sinestro all are featured here in their original Green Lantern uniforms — plus, a Guardian of the Universe is included! Note: Quantities are limited. Orders may be allocated. (STAR10869X1) PVC SET (X7) $39.95 ******************************* KINGDOM COME FULL-COLOR SHAZAM! STATUE SCULPTED AND DESIGNED BY ALEX ROSS Advance-solicited; in stores August 29. Based on the spectacular original KINGDOM COME SHAZAM! STATUE designed and sculpted by KINGDOM COME artist Alex Ross, this statue is now available in a new, full-color version! The KINGDOM COME FULL-COLOR SHAZAM! STATUE is a powerful portrayal of the World's Mightiest Mortal as he appeared in the epic and groundbreaking comic-book series. The statue is cold-cast porcelain, standing approximately 9" tall (smaller than the previously-offered monochrome version) on a base with a brass nameplate and comes with a DC Comics Certificate of Authenticity. Packaged in a 4-color box. Retailers, please note: The KINGDOM COME FULL-COLOR SHAZAM! STATUE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. STATUE $149.95 MERV PUMPKINHEAD SOFT TOY Advance-solicited; in stores September 12. Wake up! From the Dreaming, the realm of the Sandman, comes Merv Pumpkinhead, now as a cuddly soft toy! For centuries, Merv Pumpkinhead has served as the caretaker of the Sandman's castle. Sweeping the floors, washing the windows, polishing the silver...Merv Pumpkinhead doesn't live the soft life. But he is a soft toy. The MERV PUMPKINHEAD SOFT TOY stands approximately 7.375" high and features embroidered facial features. Packaged in a 4-color window box. Retailers, please note: The MERV PUMPKINHEAD SOFT TOY is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May- released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. SOFT TOY $14.95 PLANETARY: THE DRUMMER ACTION FIGURE Advance-solicited; in stores September 19. PLANETARY — mystery archaeologists tracking down evidence of a vast array of superhuman activity that the rest of the world never knew existed! Now they're a trio of action figures from DC DIRECT! The Drummer is a man on the losing side of the fight for sanity who can communicate with machines by tapping in the air with his drumsticks. But who else can Planetary call upon to communicate with the bizarre alien technology they too often confront? THE DRUMMER ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 6" tall, features multiple points of articulation and can be posed on a pegged stand emblazoned with the PLANETARY logo. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. Retailers, please note: The PLANETARY: THE DRUMMER ACTION FIGURE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance- solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. FIGURE PI PLANETARY: ELIJAH SNOW ACTION FIGURE Advance-solicited; in stores September 19. For a guy who's 100 years old, Elijah Snow, mystery man of PLANETARY, makes a great action figure! Since joining Planetary, Elijah Snow has traveled the world, uncovering its secret history and mysteries one by one — using his ability to generate freezing temperatures to help him in uncovering mysteries. Elijah Snow stands approximately 6.25" tall, features multiple points of articulation and can be posed on a pegged stand emblazoned with the PLANETARY logo. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. Retailers, please note: The PLANETARY: ELIJAH SNOW ACTION FIGURE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. ACTION FIGURE PI PLANETARY: JAKITA WAGNER ACTION FIGURE Advance-solicited; in stores September 19. Rounding out the trio of PLANETARY action figures is the one woman who's bad side you don't want to be on! Jakita Wagner is a super-powered dynamo — strong enough to punch out trucks, invulnerable enough to take incredible punishment... and trying desperately to keep from dying of boredom even as her work with Planetary takes her places no human has ever seen! Jakita Wagner stands approximately 6.25" tall, features multiple points of articulation and can be posed on a pegged stand emblazoned with the Planetary logo. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. Retailers, please note: The PLANETARY: JAKITA WAGNER ACTION FIGURE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. ACTION FIGURE PI PLASTIC MAN PEWTER FIGURE Advance-solicited; in stores August 22. We may be stretching the point when we present the PLASTIC MAN PEWTER FIGURE, the seventh pewter figure to be showcased in DC DIRECT's line of pewter figures modeled on the heroes of the JLA! Measuring 3.625" tall, the pliable hero stands atop a circular base emblazoned with the JLA logo. Retailers, please note: The PLASTIC MAN PEWTER FIGURE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. PEWTER FIGURE $24.95 THE SANDMAN SANDGLOBE SCULPTED BY TIM BRUCKNER Advance-solicited; in stores September 5. A memorable moment of history from THE SANDMAN becomes the latest snowglobe from DC DIRECT. In THE SANDMAN #1, Morpheus, the Sandman of the Endless, was shown to be imprisoned for years in a glass cage by Roderick Burgess. Burgess, who had intended to capture Morpheus' sister Death in order to never grow old, imprisoned the master of Dreams instead. Now this sorrowful moment in the Sandman's existence has been faithfully recreated in THE SANDMAN SANDGLOBE, standing approximately 5.75" tall, and packaged with a DC Comics Certificate of Authenticity in a 4-color box. Retailers, please note: THE SANDMAN SANDGLOBE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. SNOWGLOBE $79.95 TRANSMETROPOLITAN: SPIDER JERUSALEM ACTION FIGURE — VARIANT VERSION In stores May 9. Offered separately for the first time, DC DIRECT offers the variant version of the TRANSMETROPOLITAN: SPIDER JERUSALEM ACTION FIGURE — just in time for the release of the TRANSMETROPOLITAN: FILTH OF THE CITY one-shot. This intricately-detailed action figure of everyone's favorite outlaw journalist shows every single one of Spider's tattoos, and features eight points of articulation. This version also comes packaged with Spider's two-headed cat and a Bowel-Disrupter Gun™! Pretend you're giving all your other action figures a messy time! Oh, and one of Spider's hands is making, um, a certain gesture. Note: Quantities are limited. Orders may be allocated. ACTION FIGURE PI STAR OF THE MONTH TRANSMETROPOLITAN: SPIDER JERUSALEM ACTION FIGURE In stores May 9. The standard version of the TRANSMETROPOLITAN: SPIDER JERUSALEM ACTION FIGURE is still available and has all the features of the variant version, but comes with a laptop computer instead of a gun, and a normal, non-gesturing hand. Note: Quantities are limited. Orders may be allocated. ACTION FIGURE PI ******************************* POISON IVY MEDIUM STATUE SCULPTED BY BARSOM; BASED ON DESIGNS BY BRUCE TIMM Pre-solicited; in stores September 26. Based on designs by Bruce Timm from Batman: The Animated Series comes the POISON IVY MEDIUM STATUE. Batman's femme fatale and criminal protector of the world of vegetation poses invitingly on a base of winding ivy and strewn roses. The POISON IVY MEDIUM STATUE is a companion to DC DIRECT's other animated-style statues based on Harley Quinn and Batgirl — but they are not designed to fit together. The statue is hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain, stands approximately 5" tall x 9" wide x 3 7/8" deep and comes with a DC Comics Certificate of Authenticity. Packaged in a 4- color box. Retailers, please note: The POISON IVY MEDIUM STATUE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is pre-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for June-released product, solicited in next month's issue of Previews. STATUE $89.95 IMAGE COMICS 10TH MUSE #4 (W) Marv Wolfman, (A) Ken Lashley This is THE BIG ONE! In order to learn about her past, Emma Sonnet and her friends return to Greece, the place where her life was suddenly turned upside down. The trouble is, there are those who need for her past to remain hidden, even at the cost of her life. Also introducing the menace called MEDUSA. FC 32pp $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN: 10TH MUSE #1 (KEN LASHLEY ART COVER) 10TH MUSE #1 (RENA MERO PHOTO COVER) Quanities are very limited. Allocations may occur. FC 32pp $2.95Ea. ********************8 APHRODITE IX #0 Top Cow Comics (W) David Wohl David Finch (P) David Finch (I) Joe Weems (C) Liquid! Get your hands on Aphrodite one more time as Top Cow is pleased to offer you the stunning Aphrodite IX #0, complete with an all new cover by David Finch! Take a glimpse into the amazing world tha