From Diamond Comics Distributors Inc.
July 22, 2011
August PREVIEWS Spotlights Image’s The Strange Talent of Luther Strode #1
and Marvel’s The Fearless #1
BALTIMORE — The August edition of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog arrives in comic shops, hobby stores, and other direct market outlets on August 3 and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and additional pop culture products scheduled to go on sale beginning October 2011.
The front cover of the August PREVIEWS showcases Image Comics’ THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #1, the highly anticipated new six-part series published by Image Comics. Exploring what might happen if you were to actually buy into one of the advertisements at the back of old comics, this debut issue will showcase the new talent of writer Justin Jordan and illustrator Tradd Moore. This first issue will feature 32 full color pages of superhero-versus-slasher action and should appeal to fans of titles like Image’s Invincible.
While the front cover of PREVIEWS spotlights Image’s new hero, the back cover is dedicated to Marvel Comics’ THE FEARLESS, a series that shows readers what’s in store for their favorite characters in the wake of the Fear Itself event. THE FEARLESS #1 is a new twice-monthly series featuring the legendary writing team of Matt Fraction, Cullen Bunn, and Chris Yost and acclaimed artists Mark Bagley and Paul Pelletier. Anyone that enjoyed Fear Itself should be interested in finding out how Captain America, the Avengers, and other characters from all across the Marvel Universe deal with the aftermath.
August PREVIEWS Features
How-to-Draw Month
Many PREVIEWS readers and comic book fans not only enjoy reading graphic literature, but want to learn all they can about the techniques and processes artists utilize to create comics and graphic novels. In August’s catalog, PREVIEWS focuses on artistic tricks-of-the-trade, making it easy for aspiring artists to find how-to-draw books throughout this edition by marking them with a special icon.
PX Wear
This month’s line-up of PX Wear apparel available only in comic book specialty shops features a variety of comic, video game, and pop culture T-shirt designs, including the Green Lantern: “Icon,” Godzilla: “Kaiku,” Punisher: “Pun College,” Magneto: “The Neto”, Deadpool: “Five Shots,” and Iron First: “Fist of Iron.” You won’t find these anywhere else other than a comic book or hobby shop in your area.
Indie Edge
The August catalog’s creator feature spotlights Eisner and Harvey Award-winning cartoonist Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, Making Comics), currently working on First Second Books’ massive graphic novel THE SCULPTOR (working title). Find out what graphic novels this pro recommends you add to your reading list.
Plus: Staff Picks, our Top 100 Comics and Bestseller Charts, and much more!
All this and more is waiting in the August issue of PREVIEWS, which goes on sale at your local comic shop or specialty store on Wednesday, August 3 at a cover price of $4.50. Ask your comic shop retailer on how you can qualify for a free issue. Pre-orders are due to your comic shop by August 18 for merchandise in this issue. For a sneak peek at this issue’s Gems, Featured Items, and more, head over to HUwww.PREVIEWSworld.comUH. To find a comic shop near you, visit HUwww.comicshoplocator.comUH.
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