PREVIEWSworld’s Featured This Week Comics and Graphic Novels for 7/20
Jul 17, 2016
Every week PREVIEWSworld calls attention to those books and graphic novels which stand out from all the rest. These titles from Premier Vendors and independent publishers should be at the top of your list, and can be found at your local comic shop on July 20.
Black Hammer #1 (W) Jeff Lemire Once they were heroes, but that age has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City — Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien — now lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. Even as they try to find their way home, trouble has a unique way of finding heroes wherever they are! Item Code: MAY160013 |
Batman #3 (W) Tom King "I Am Gotham" Chapter Three: Batman and Gotham strike out together to get to the bottom of the mysterious attacks against the city. Could this novel and headstrong new hero be everything Gotham City needs...at the cost of the Dark Knight? Item Code: MAY160236 |
Justice League #1 (W) Bryan Hitch "The Extinction Machine" Chapter One. The oceans rise. The earth quakes. And an ancient power rises to reclaim not just the world, but the universe itself-and not even the combined might of the Justice League can stop it. Item Code: MAY160206 |
Tales From The Darkside #2 (W) Joe Hill Joe Hill's revitalization of Tales from the Darkside will now only be seen in print, accompanied by the brilliant artwork of Hill's Locke & Key co-conspirator, Gabriel Rodriguez! A special two-part tale begins here, as the terrifying "Black Box" is opened. Item Code: MAY160467 |
Snotgirl #1 (W) Bryan Lee O'Malley Who Is Lottie Person? Is she a gorgeous, fun-loving social media star with a perfect life or a gross, allergy-ridden mess? Enter a world of snot, blood, and tears in this new ongoing series from New York Times Best Seller Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim) and dazzling newcomer Leslie Hung! Item Code: MAY160544 |
Star Wars #21 (W) Jason Aaron "The Last Flight of the Harbinger" starts now! Sgt. Kreel is back with an all-new squad of stormtroopers! Go inside the minds of an elite group of Imperial soldiers, and join incoming artist Jorge Molina for a walk on the dark side! Item Code: MAY160898 |
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #1 (W) Cullen Bunn Deadpool is one of the best mercenaries on the planet. He may even be a passable Avenger-jury's still out. But one thing's for sure-Deadpool is a terrible team leader. Think we're lying? Ask the Mercs for Money! Deadpool's taken on a new high-paying mission to take out radioactive super villains...and his Mercs aren't nearly as immune to radiation. Item Code: MAY160797 |
Betty & Veronica #1 (W/A/CA) Adam Hughes It's Betty vs. Veronica! The most highly-anticipated debut in comics history is here! Betty and Veronica are America's sweethearts - until they turn on each other! Pops' Chocklit Shoppe is being taken over by a huge coffee company. When Betty and Veronica go head-to-head over the issue, all bets are off! Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken. Item Code: MAY161104 |
Injustice: Gods Among Us — Year Four Volume 1 TP (W) Brian Buccellato In these stories from issues #1-7, it's the year of gods! Joining the insurgence against Superman, Zeus makes a bid for Earth, bringing the Amazonian Army into the fight. But who will Wonder Woman side with? And how will Batman take advantage of all this godly interference? |
Huck TP (W) Mark Millar In a quiet seaside town, a gas station clerk named Huck secretly uses his special gifts to do a good deed each day. When his story leaks, a media firestorm erupts, bringing him uninvited fame. As pieces of Huck's past begin to resurface, it's no longer clear who his friends are, or whose lives may be in danger. Collects Huck #1-6. |
Star Wars: Obi-Wan And Anakin TP (W) Charles Soule Before their military heroism in the Clone Wars, before their tragic battle on Mustafar and many decades before their final confrontation on the Death Star, they were Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his young Padawan, Anakin Skywalker. Now join them a few years into Anakin's, "chosen one" training. When war breaks out around them, master and apprentice will find themselves on opposite sides! Collecting Obi-Wan And Anakin #1-5. Item Code: APR161092 |
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 46 SC (W) Robert M. Overstreet Each year when The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide arrives with new prices, new feature articles, new additions to the Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more, it's an annual event, and this year will be no different. The book referred to as "The Bible of collectors and dealers" returns with market reports from top retailers and experienced fans, and a variety of covers! Item Code: APR161669 |
Check out all of the New Releases available July 20 at your local comic shop!