Sneak Previews: In September The Lab Press Invites You to a World of Creatures & Corridors

The September edition of Diamond Comic Distributors’ monthly PREVIEWS catalog will arrive digitally via Joomag on August 22nd at no cost, featuring comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning November 2025.

While the format may look different, the core PREVIEWS experience remains the same. You’ll still find publisher features, Featured Items, and full product listings for Comics; Graphic Novels; Books; Magazines; Trading Cards; Apparel; Toys, Statues, and Models; Collectibles; and Games.

Cover: The Lab Press’ Creatures & Corridors: Bill Sienkiewicz Premiere Edition HC SEP250190		Order Form Cover: Funko’s Holiday-Themed POP! Figures

ON OUR COVER: Legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz provides the cover for The Lab Press’s original RPG-themed graphic novel, the Creatures & Corridors: Sienkiewicz Premiere Edition hardcover (SEP250190), by writer Brandon Auman and artist Andrea Mutti.

ON OUR ORDER FORM COVER: Funko gets into the holiday spirit with a selection of Christmas- and winter holiday-themed POP! figures on pages 115 and 116 of this month’s catalog. Download the September Consumer Order Form here.

The September PREVIEWS Features:

Gift Ideas: As we head in the autumn, with the winter holidays right around the corner, this is the prime gift-buying time for those that like to get a jump-start on the season, so to help you and others find the perfect gifts for their friends and loved ones, we’re highlighting some of our favorite gift picks this month. Just look for our Gift Idea icon throughout this issue!

Deluxe Publishers: Among the Featured items from the Deluxe Publishers this month:

· Ablaze Publishing’s The Book of Nosferatu #3 (SEP250001)

Featured Items: Other Featured Items in September’s PREVIEWS include:

· Rebellion’s The Judge Dredd by Carlos Ezquerra Apex Edition HC (SEP250174)
· VIZ Media’s Star Wars: Path of the Lightsaber Volume 1 GN (SEP250211)
· Yen Press’s Scenes from Awajima Volume 1 GN (SEP250315)
· Funko’s POP! Marvel: Spider-Man (Last Stand) PREVIEWS Exclusive Vinyl Figure (SEP250479)
· threeZero’s Ultraman Regulos threeZeroX: Masayuki Gotoh Ultraman Figure (SEP250715)
· Renegade Game Studio’s Transformers RPG: Transformers One Setting SourcebookHC (AUG251304)

CatBUZZ: This month PREVIEWS takes a look at a new PREVIEWS Exclusive Funko POP! figure, based on the dark, embittered future Spider-Man of J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita, Jr.’s Amazing Spider-Man #500, Funko’s POP! Marvel: Spider-Man (Last Stand) Vinyl Figure (SEP250479). Plus, Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi’s groundbreaking manga Battle Royale returns with a new English translation for Yen Press’ Battle Royale Deluxe Edition hardcover (SEP250255); British writer-artist Hayley Gullen charts her journey through breast cancer with humor, honesty, and hope in Green Tree’s This Might Surprise You (SEP250136)); and much more to look forward to in your local comic shop in the months to come!

PREVIEWS Exclusive Merchandise: Every month PREVIEWS offers comics and merchandise you can find only in your local comic shop. The world will know the wrath of Godzilla with Hiya Toys’ Godzilla x Kong: Heat Ray Godzilla PREVIEWS Exclusive Exquisite Basic 6-Inch Figure (SEP250708), complete with a translucent heat ray effect. Plus, fans of My Hero Academia will be interested in the POP! My Hero Academia Series 6: Deku (Hooded) PREVIEWS Vinyl Figure (SEP250481). Be sure to order these and other exclusive products through PREVIEWS at your local comic shop.

Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Brandon Auman, the writer of The Lab Press’ Creatures & Corridors (SEP250190), featured on the cover to this month’s catalog, about his career, the Dungeons & Dragons sessions that inspired the graphic novel, future film projects, and Blade Runner: Black Lotus, the acclaimed anime that Auman wrote.

Editor's Note: In this month's Editor's Note, PREVIEWS editor Marty Grosser reflects on his years of attending the San Diego Comic-Con and looks forward to the colder weather coming in the months ahead.

Plus, so much more!

All this awaits you in the September edition of PREVIEWS, available this month for download here at no charge, beginning Friday, August 22nd!