Here are my recommendations and thoughts for the May 2019 Previews Catalog for items generally shipping in July of 2019. The #campuscomicscast will be discussing this issue of Previews in an upcoming #podcast which should be posted to your favorite #podcast app around Friday May 3, 2019. And if you have a book you think I should be looking at, please let me know in the comments!
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DC
2 - Year of the Villain - The first issue is now available for free at Campus Comics! June will see the "The Offer" storyline featuring Lex Luthor meeting with the villains of the DCU. DC is stating that all the "crossovers" will be self-contained, so you can pick and choose what you want to read. Variant covers will be on cardstock, which will also cost an extra $1. Monthly plans for August, September, and October are already out there.
6 - Batman Last Knight on Earth 2 - We have someone on the cover of issue riding on Bane's back, but I cannot decide who it is, probably Scarecrow. Any ideas?
12 - Jimmy Olsen 1 - I would have zero interest in this title, but Matt Fraction is writing it. 12 issue limited series.
37 - Flash 74 - Not much to say about this issue, but the variant cover of Captain Cold by Francis Manapaul is really cool.
Marvel
1 - Marvels Epilogue 1 - by Busiek and Ross one-shot. It is only a 16 page story, but a 40 page issue. Not sure what they are going to fill the remaining content with.
2 - House of X 1 - Jonathon Hickman had a great run on Fantastic Four, and is not trying his hand at the X-men. It would be nice to see one person guiding the X-Universe like back in the days of Chris Claremont.
11 - History of the Marvel Universe 1 - This being done by Mark Waid which makes me want to read it, but it will be soft-booted out of existence within 2 years. Plus, I think you need more than 6 issues to cover the Marvel Universe history.
15 - Valkyrie 1 - Jane Foster now as a Valkyrie and Jason Aaron and Al Ewing at the helm, so I am in. The Jane Foster Thor run was one of my favorite books of the last few years.
20 - Invisible Woman 1 - Sue Storm finally gets a solo title and its written by Mark Waid.
30 - True Believers comics - Issue 361 of Amazing Spiderman with the first full appearance of Carnage is the big book out of this $1 lot.
37 - Captain America 12 - concludes the Captain of Nothing storyline which is a continuation of the first story arc by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
42 - Captain America & The Invaders: The Bahamas Triangle One-shot - If you are feeling old-school, how about a book by Roy Thomas, with art by Jerry Ordway.
49 - Spiderman Life Story 5 - I have been hearing really good things about the first issue of this series and the second issue should be on shelves soon if it isn't already. This time, Spidey deals with Civil War.
58 - Symbiote Spiderman 4 - Not much to say about this other than there is a variant cover by Alex Saviuk with whom we did an interview in episode 15 of the #campuscomicscast.
63 -Guardians of the Galaxy 7 - Here begins the "Death of Rocket" story line. Yeah, like that is going to stick.
69 - Fantastic Four 12 - The Thing squares off against the Immortal Hulk. Back in the good old days, the Thing vs Hulk fights were always popular books.
118 - War of the Realms TPB - If you skipped War of the Realms, but want to catch up, the trade will be available in August.
130 - Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky vol. 1 - Daredevil on the run after a criminal dies.
136 - Hulk: World War Hulk TPB. A new printing of the popular World War Hulk storyline. This is one of the "ever GREEN" stories from Marvel. See what I did there. :)
Previews Side 1
30 - Previews Catalog - Pick one up so you can play along at home.
Image:
54 - Reaver 1 - I would have liked to have seen a longer preview for this book. sounds like a take on the Suicide Squad concept.
88 - Spawn 299 - McFarlane homages himself from Amazing Spiderman 299.
Dark Horse:
117 - CBLDF Presents Selling Comics: The Guide to Retailing . . . - The award for longest title in the catalog this month. Not one I see a regular reader picking up, but suggestions for comic shop owners, presumably from professionals that have been checked by lawyers could be interesting.
IDW:
166 - Superman: The Silver Age Sundays volume 2 - cover by Pete Poplaski, whom we interviewed in episode 26
Marvel:
181 - Marvel Tiny Tins Series 1 - So, I missed these in the Marvel catalog, but an assortment of 8 miniature lunch boxes based on Marvel Comics.
Ahoy comics:
268 - Second Coming 1 - though I am undecided what I think about this book that was cancelled by DC, it has found a new home at Ahoy Comics
Hermes Press:
326 - Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising Life of the Artist Behind Spider-Man - Hardcover book about the life of artist Steve Ditko. Based on the title, will probably spend a fair amount of time talk about Ditko and Objectivism.
Titan:
378 - Blade Runner 2019 1 - The first Blade Runner comic with original stories. This book is absolutely going on my pull list.
Twomorrows Publishing:
389 - Alter Ego 160 - Remembering Steve Ditko
Valiant:
393 - Killers 1-4 Preorder bundle Edition . special bundle only available to comic retailers if you preorder in advance. Issue 1 will have a cover by Whilce Portacio
Apparel:
451 - Darkseid is T-Shirt - Quote from the Mr. Miracle 12 issue series by King.
451 - Darkseid Wants You T-Shirt - Looks like Kirby art on the shirt.
Previews Side 2
21 - Tiny Tins Assortments - Blind Packaging for 8 Marvel and 8 Star Wars mini-lunch boxes.
143 - Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker board game - from the makers of Clank and based on Game of Thrones. Supports up to 8 players, so could be an interesting game.
144 - Batman: Talisman Board Game - The Talisman game switched to the world of Batman. You take on the role of one of Batman's villains.
Blank Covers
Vampirella 1
Vampirella Blank Comic
Space Bandits 1
Amazing Spider-Man 25
House of X 1
Powers of X 1
Blade Runner 1
Killers 1
Belle Oath of Thorns 1
X-Liefelds 1