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PREVIEWSworld's Gems of the Month for January 2020

Get your checklist ready! It's once again time to shine! Ani-Mia is back and she's got the scoop on the January PREVIEWS Gems of the Month!

Get a look at what's available to preorder now from BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Dynamite, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, and Marvel.

IMAGE COMICS
(USE JAN209139) DECORUM #1 (OF 8) CVR A HUDDLESTON (MR)
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Mike Huddleston
SERIES PREMIERE! There are many assassins in the known universe. This is the story of the most well-mannered one. "Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what knife you use."
In Shops: Mar 11, 2020
SRP: $4.99
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IMAGE COMICS
MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #1 CVR C ARTGERM (MR)
(W) Mirka Andolfo (A) Mirka Andolfo (CA) Artgerm
    SERIES PREMIERE! When the placid mining village of Woodsburgh is disturbed by a series of brutal murders, the settlement is in turmoil. And as the first snow covers the chaos in a white blanket, a mysterious woman in black arrives, eliciting a totally different kind of unrest. But who is Lady Hellaine, really? And what's her secret agenda? Acclaimed UNNATURAL creator MIRKA ANDOLFO presents a sensual Victorian gothic horror about otherness, damnation, redemption, and what it means to be a monster in a horror tale perfect for fans of Penny Dreadful, Crimson Peak, The Alienist, Parasol Protectorate, and Dark Shadows. Visit gotmercy.me for additional MERCY bonus content, including exclusive art, a live-action comic trailer, and supplemental story material.
In Shops: Mar 04, 2020
SRP: $3.99
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DARK HORSE COMICS
STARSHIP DOWN #1 (OF 4)
(W) Justin Giampaoli (A/CA) Andrea Mutti
A cultural anthropologist consults with US Naval Intelligence to investigate the discovery of an extraterrestrial ship buried under the ice for thousands of years in Siberia. The meddling Russians, Vatican officials, the international media spotlight, and her own insecurities all threaten her efforts to keep the fabric of society from crumbling.
o A brand-new thriller with blistering art from Andrea Mutti.
In Shops: Mar 18, 2020
SRP: $3.99
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DARK HORSE COMICS
X-RAY ROBOT #1 (OF 4) CVR A ALLRED
(W) Mike Allred (A/CA) Mike Allred
Max is a family man seeking a more interesting life. While conducting a new experiment at work, the fabric of his reality is torn before his eyes, and a robotic figure appears, claiming to be his 277-year-old self. The robot is able to "X-Ray" multiple dimensions and battles a nihilistic entity from another dimension who wants to take all life to its "Pre-Big Bang" status.  Max and the robot embark on an interdimensional roadtrip through past and future to take down the "Nihilist" and save the universe!
o Mike Allred's new bizarre superhero character X-Ray Robot!
"One of the best cartoonists in all of comics has done it again! X-Ray Robot is another Allred homerun!!" -Brian Michael Bendis
"Michael Allred kicks so much ass I can barely stand it. X-Ray Robot is the work of a master!" -Rob Thomas creator of Veronica Mars
In Shops: Mar 18, 2020
SRP: $3.99
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IDW PUBLISHING
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ANNUAL 2020 CVR A SONIC TEAM
(W) Ian Flynn, Caleb Goellner, Evan Stanley, Sarah Graley, Samantha King (A) Evan Stanley, Jonathan Gray, Reggie Graham, Priscilla Tramontano, Abby Bulmer, Aaron Hammerstrom, Lamar Wells, Bracardi Curry (CA) Sonic Team
"Untold Tales of the Metal Virus!" As the Metal Virus plague-Dr. Eggman's latest plan that turns all organic life into zombified robots-spreads across Sonic's world, none can escape its path! Join Sonic and some of his greatest friends and worst foes in six incredible, previously untold stories about how the world reacts to this latest threat!  
In Shops: Jul 08, 2020
SRP: $7.99
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IDW PUBLISHING
TRANSFORMERS VS TERMINATOR #1 CVR A FULLERTON
(W) David Mariotte, John Barber, Tom Waltz (A) Alex Milne (CA) Gavin Fullerton
 It's Skynet vs. Cybertron in a crossover for the ages! 1984: When a deadly race of machines emerge from another time, will a robotic guardian be able to protect the Earth from a dire future... or will the T-800 fail in his mission to prevent the world from becoming a plaything to the Decepticons?
In Shops: Mar 25, 2020
SRP: $4.99
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DC COMICS
ROBIN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1
(W) Marv Wolfman, Chuck Dixon, Devin Grayson, Tim Seeley, Tom King, Judd Winick, James TynionIV, Amy Wolfram, Robbie Thompson, Adam Glass, Peter J. Tomasi, Others (A) Tom Grummett, Scott McDaniel, Mikel Janin, Kenneth Rocafort, Freddie Williams II, Javi Fernandez, Nicola Scott, Dustin Nguyen, Andy Kubert, Frank Miller, Others (CA) Lee Weeks
DC Comics celebrates Robin the Boy Wonder's 80th anniversary in style with an all-star creative team representing each iteration of the iconic character across eight decades of history! From the high-flying adventures of Dick Grayson to the tragedy of Jason Todd, the enthusiasm of Tim Drake and the arrogance of Damian Wayne, the persistence of Stephanie Brown and the rebelliousness of Carrie Kelley-the mantle of Robin has been worn by many, but always represents one thing: a hero.
Prestige Format
In Shops: Mar 18, 2020
SRP: $9.99
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DC COMICS
STRANGE ADVENTURES #1 (OF 12)
(W) Tom King (A) Evan "Doc" Shaner (A/CA) Mitch Gerads
After winning five Eisner Awards and topping year-end "best of lists," the comic book of 2019 was Mister Miracle. The comic book of 2020 will be Strange Adventures.
The Mister Miracle team of writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads are joined by fan-favorite artist Evan "Doc" Shaner to bring you an epic tale in the tradition of Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, and DC: The New Frontier-a story of blood, war, and love that readers will be talking about for years to come.
Adam Strange is the hero of Rann, a man famous throughout the galaxy for his bravery and honor. After leading his adopted home to victory in a great planetary war, Adam and his wife Alanna retire to Earth, where they are greeted by cheers, awards, and parades. But not all is as happy and nice as it seems, as the decisions Adam made during battles on Rann come back to haunt his family and threaten the entire DC Universe. And now a surprise DC hero will have to choose between saving Adam Strange and saving the world.  
A story like no other, Strange Adventures is an ambitious, thrilling, shocking, and beautiful 12-issue saga that will push Adam Strange to the breaking point-and beyond!
In Shops: Mar 04, 2020
SRP: $4.99
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MARVEL COMICS
SPIDER-WOMAN #1 YOON CLASSIC CVR
(W) Karla Pacheco (A) Pere Perez (CA) Jung-Geun Yoon
SPIDER-WOMAN IS BACK, AND PULLING NO PUNCHES!
Jessica Drew hasn't been feeling like herself lately (she's not a Skrull, we promise). When the angry, irritable, and unwell Spider-Woman takes a simple security gig to help get back on her feet, she finds herself besieged by unknown forces out to destroy everything around her. What's wrong with Jessica? Just how DID she get this job? And who are these violent lunatics who keep trying to blow her up? WHO CARES? Does Spider-Woman have someone to punch? THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
An explosive new series that pushes Spider-Woman into new heights of action and adventure from the mad minds of Karla Pacheco and Pere Pérez, this is the Spider-Woman book you've been waiting for!
Rated T+
In Shops: Mar 18, 2020
SRP: $4.99
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DYNAMITE
KILLING RED SONJA #1 CVR A WARD
(W) Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman (A) Craig Rousseau (CA) Christian Ward
An all-new series, spinning out of the smash hit RED SONJA title written by MARK RUSSELL!

In order to become queen, Sonja The Red had to defeat an evil emperor. But that emperor had a son. And that son will do ANYTHING to exact his revenge...even if it means embracing horrible magics he does not understand.

Don't miss out on this series that will affect the Sonja series for years to come! By MARK RUSSELL (Red Sonja, Year Of The Villain), BRYCE INGMAN (Edgar Allen Poe's Snifter Of Terror) and CRAIG ROUSSEAU (The Flash).
In Shops: Mar 25, 2020
SRP: $3.99
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BOOM! STUDIOS
KING OF NOWHERE #1 (OF 5) CVR A JENKINS
(W) W. Maxwell Prince (A/CA) Tyler Jenkins
* Eisner Award-nominated writer W. Maxwell Prince (Ice Cream Man) comes to BOOM! Studios with Eisner-nominated artist Tyler Jenkins (Grass Kings, Black Badge) for an unforgettable thriller that explores the miraculous, the mundane, and all the mysteries in between.
* Lovable drunken lowlife Denis awakens on the outskirts of a mysterious village called Nowhere, home to a friendly populace of deformed, mutated, just-left-of-normal citizens-and he has no memory of how he got there.
* But just when Denis starts to regain his memories, his past catches up to him... literally.
* What at first seems like merely a bad trip quickly heightens into a drama of mistaken identities, small-town conspiracy, and high-stakes fantasy fulfillment.
In Shops: Mar 04, 2020
SRP: $3.99
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