PREVIEWS #258
MARCH 2010
COVER ART: The latest project from Marvel Comics and DC Comics!
Since 1988, PREVIEWS has been your ultimate source for all of the comics and merchandise to be available from your local comic book shop… revealed up to two months in advance! Hundreds of comics and graphic novels from the best comic publishers; the coolest pop-culture merchandise on Earth; plus PREVIEWS exclusive items available nowhere else! Now more than ever, PREVIEWS is there to show the tales, toys and treasures in your future! This March issue features items scheduled to ship from May 2010 and beyond.
Catalog, 8x11, 400+pg, PC $4.50
PREVIEWS #258 CUSTOMER ORDER FORM — MARCH 2010
PREVIEWS makes it easy for you to order every item in the catalog with this separate order form booklet! This March order form features items scheduled to ship in May 2010 and beyond.
Comic-sized, 62pg, PC PI
MARVEL PREVIEWS #79
Your Marvel companion piece to the regular issue of PREVIEWS!
Each issue of Marvel Previews is a comic book-sized, 120-page, full-color guide and preview to all of Marvel’s upcoming releases — it’s your #1 source for advanced information on Marvel Comics! This March issue features items scheduled to ship in May 2010 and beyond.
FREE w/Purchase of PREVIEWS
FC, 120pg $1.25
Gold Sponsors
APE ENTERTAINMENT
KIZOIC PRESENTS: SHREK & THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR FCBD 2010 EDITION
Ape Entertainment proudly offers KiZOIC Presents: Shrek & The Penguins of Madagascar! Featuring four stories by the artists and writers of the up-coming Shrek and Penguins of Madagascar comic books, these stories are guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and leave you begging for more! All-ages fun for everyone!
32pgs, FC FREE!
ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT
MOUSE GUARD/FRAGGLE ROCK FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) David Petersen, TBD
Archaia is proud to present two amazing all-new stories in one fantastic flip-book! In the spring of 1153 the Mouse Guard deal with the onset of the spring thaw and the havoc it wreaks on their territories. Meanwhile, it’s time to dance your cares away as Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober and Red return for a brand-new series of hilarious and heartfelt Fraggle Rock adventures written and drawn by some of the most imaginative creators in comics!
32pgs, FC FREE!
ARCHIE COMICS
ARCHIE’S SUMMER SPLASH! #1 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) Dan Parent.
“Whose BEACH is it Anyway?”: Sun, sand, swimsuits and cool rockin’ tunes — no, it’s not a cinematic “beach party” blast from the past, but a whole new summer splash from Archie and his friends! In this fun-filled free issue, Cheryl and her snooty friends from Pembrooke form an all-girl group to compete head on with the Archies at a summer beach music festival. Will Cheryl’s group be a tuneful treat, or mistaken for bellowing whales?
32pgs, FC FREE!
BOOM! STUDIOS
TOY STORY FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Jesse Blaze Snider (A/C) Nathan Watson
With Toy Story 3 hitting theaters this summer, don’t miss this opportunity to get kids hooked on comics with a FREE issue from the ongoing Toy Story series from BOOM Kids! More all-new adventures featuring the world's favorite toys with Woody, Buzz and the gang!
32pgs, FC FREE!
DARK HORSE COMICS
DOCTOR SOLAR/MAGNUS FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Jim Shooter (A) Dennis Calero, Various (C) Raymond Swanland
The dawn of a new age of superhero excitement begins on Free Comic Book Day as Dark Horse Comics proudly presents the return of two of the most legendary characters in the annals of comics: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom and Magnus, Robot Fighter — re-imagined for the 21st century by comics legend, writer Jim Shooter! This FCBD extravaganza offers all-new Solar and Magnus stories, each heralding new series launches in summer 2010, and featuring interior art by fan-favorite Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir) and cover art by Raymond Swanland!
32pgs, FC FREE!
DC COMICS
WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #0 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Jame Robinson (A) Eddy Barrows, Ruy José
(C) J.G. Jones
A war is coming, and all that stands between Earth and 100,000 vengeful supermen is one Superman! The conflict between Superman and General Zod erupts into all-out war this summer in a series that will shatter the worlds of Superman, Supergirl and the entire DC Universe — all brought to you by the hit creative team of James Robinson and Eddy Barrows! This special #0 issue featuring all-new material previews the conflicts to come while spotlighting a savage strike on Metropolis and the world — an attack that will shake Superman to his very core. After this, there’s no turning back — the War of the Supermen is here!
32pgs, FC FREE!
DRAWN & QUARTERLY
YOW! THE JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) John Stanley
D+Q delivers another wholly original and boisterous FCBD issue that will entertain readers of all ages! YOW! The John Stanley Library spotlights the world's greatest all-ages cartoonist, John Stanley, in a beautiful package designed by Seth. YOW! features new stories from the John Stanley Library: Melvin Monster, Nancy and 13 Going On 18, plus a story from the legendary one-shot Choo Choo Charlie and a Tubby story!
32pgs, FC FREE!
IDW PUBLISHING
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #155½ FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Larry Hama (A) TBD
This is what you really want! Larry Hama continues his original and ground-breaking G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero saga with the VERY NEXT ISSUE (but, you know, 15 years later). G.I. Joe has closed its doors, leaving COBRA to pillage, burn, and plunder!
32pgs, FC FREE!
IMAGE COMICS
FRACTURED FABLES FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Bryan Talbot, Doug TenNapel, Alexander Grecian, Derek McCulloch, Ted McKeever
(A) Camilla d'Errico, Doug TenNapel, Christian Ward, Anthony Peruzzo, Ted McKeever
(C) Mike and Laura Allred
This special FCBD offers a small taste of the new hardcover anthology from Silverline Books due later in the year. An all-star cast of writers and artists have been assembled to turn familiar fairy tales and nursery rhymes on their ear to make kids LAUGH! These humorous interpretations will delight any reader, regardless of their age!
36pgs, PC FREE!
MARVEL COMICS
IRON MAN/THOR FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Matt Fraction (A/C) John Romita, Jr.
The perfect jumping-on point for any and all readers… and it’s FREE! When rogue mega-billionaires with world-destroying technology threaten the safety of the entire world… and the moon… Thor and Iron Man join forces! In time for the exciting launch of new stories and a bold new direction for Invincible Iron Man and Thor, superstars Matt Fraction and John Romita Jr. team up to bring you two of Marvel’s heaviest hitters like you’ve never seen them before! A major new direction for the Marvel Universe kicks off HERE — on Free Comic Book Day!
32pgs, FC FREE!
Silver Sponsors
ARCHIE COMICS
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Ian Flynn (A) James Fry, Jim Amash
"Hide & Seek & DESTROY!": Dr. Eggman has vanished—or has he? As Sonic searches for clues, he stumbles across an old weapon from the bygone days of his childhood. Will Dr. Eggman allow Sonic to be destroyed by this threat from yesteryear? Will Sonic discover the truth behind his old rival’s disappearance? All the answers lie in this free issue!
32pgs, FC FREE!
ASPEN MLT
WORLDS OF ASPEN FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) David Wohl, JT Krul, David Schwartz, Vince Hernandez
(A) Joe Benitez, Scott Clark, Marcus To, Eduardo Francisco, Alex Konat
(C) Michael Turner, Peter Steigerwald, Various
A special compilation issue featuring four exciting outtakes from several of Aspen’s hottest titles including Soulfire (Vol 2), and Executive Assistant: Iris! Also showcased are two of Aspen’s newest titles, Fathom: Blue Descent and Mindfield!!
32pgs, FC FREE!
ASYLUM PRESS
FEARLESS DAWN/ASYLUM PRESS SAMPLER FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) Steve Mannion, Various
Featuring a sampling of new and upcoming Asylum Press titles! Steve Mannion’s Fearless Dawn features our favorite new heroine battling a troop of mutants; Black Powder, a bloody frontier adventure by Dwayne Harris; Warlash: Origins is a tale of Bladeviper by Royal McGraw and J.C. Wong; Farmhouse by Elizabeth J. Musgrave and Szymon Kudranski, a tale of a drifter who falls in love with an artist undergoing an experimental art therapy; armored hero vs. brain-eating monsters in Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis by Frank Forte; and a look at Jason Paulos’ EEEK!, a retro-style horror anthology.
32pgs, B&W FREE!
BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS
S.E. HINTON/FAME FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) CW Cooke, Dan Rafter (A) Various (C) Vinnie Tartamella
S.E. Hinton, author of the The Outsiders, was — and still is — one of the most popular and best known writers of Young Adult fiction. And now Bluewater Productions proudly announces an exciting new partnership with the best-selling in this special FCBD preview issue, showcasing the new titles from Hinton. Plus: Your first look at the new biography series FAME, featuring Lady Gaga!
32pgs, FC FREE
BONGO COMICS
BONGO COMICS FREE-FOR-ALL! FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) Matt Groening, Various
The comic company that brings you The Simpsons and Futurama in the fantastic four-color format joins with retailers to reel in new readers, with a comic cornucopia of tantalizing tidbits and a spectacular sampling of the best in humor comics!
32pgs, FC FREE!
BOOM! STUDIOS
IRREDEEMABLE #1 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Mark Waid (A) Peter Krause (C) John Cassaday
Last year’s comic book industry event is this year’s best way to get more readers hooked on Mark Waid’s best-selling original title, Irredeemable, the series that dared to ask the question: what if the world's greatest hero decided to become the world's greatest villain? And 12 issues later, that question has been answered with a best-selling comic series, two best-selling trade collections and Incorruptible, the companion series.
32pgs, FC FREE!
DC COMICS
DC KIDS MEGA-SAMPLER FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Landry Walker, Art Baltazar, Franco, Sholly Fisch
(A) Eric Jones, Art Baltazar, Mike Norton, Dario Brizuela (C) Baltazar
This sampler is the perfect place to check out the sensational line of titles aimed at readers of all ages! It includes exciting, all-new stories starring Batman: The Brave & The Bold, Tiny Titans, Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam! and Super Friends!
32pgs, FC FREE!
DEL REY COMICS
DEL REY SHOWCASE FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) Various
Featuring previews of Del Rey’s upcoming comics and graphic novels including: The Last Airbender by Dave Roman, Alison Wilgus, and Nina Matsumoto; The Talisman: A Collision of Worlds by Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Tony Shasteen; Odd is On Our Side by Dean Koontz, Fred Van Lente, and Queenie Chan; Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies: The Graphic Novel by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tony Lee, and Cliff Richards.
32pgs, PC FREE!
D.E./DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
GREEN HORNET #1 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Kevin Smith (A) Jonathan Lau, Ariel Padilla, Aaron Campbell
(C) Alex Ross
Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents the return of the Green Hornet! In 2010, Dynamite will unveil three brand-new Green Hornet series, starting with the worldwide debut of Kevin Smith’s vision for the masked crusader (based on his unproduced screenplay)! Get a first look with this special edition featuring not only Smith’s version, but the award-winning work of creators Matt Wagner and Brett Matthews as well! All in one Free Comic Book Day comic event!
32pgs, FC FREE
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
WEATHERCRAFT: A FRANK COMIC FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) Jim Woodring
Are you ready? Because your life is about to change! Perception as you know it will cease! Fantagraphics proudly presents Jim Woodring's Weathercraft! Every other free comic book will pale in comparison to our powerful and supernatural print-barge for both the enlightened and perplexed masses. Marvel at the toothy preview of Jim Woodring's first original graphic novel, do your detective work with exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews, and gasp at rare out-of-print images, comics and transmissions, all from Jimland! Beware! Manhog lurks near...
32pgs, FC FREE!
GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
THE OVERSTREET GUIDE TO COLLECTING COMICS FCBD 2010 EDITION
How do you collect comics? How do you take care of the comics you buy? How do you grade comics? How do you sell your comics? How do you evaluate their worth? The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide answers the questions and more facing new collectors and experienced enthusiasts alike!
32pgs, FC FREE!
IDW PUBLISHING
LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS #0 FCBD 2010 EDITION
Presenting excerpts from the greatest comic strips of all time — from action/adventure to high drama, to fall-on-the-floor hilarious! IDW and the Library of American Comics present 32 pages of previews from upcoming volumes including Archie by Bob Montana, Secret Agent Corrigan by Al Williamson, Blondie by Chic Young, The Complete Bloom County Library by Berkeley Breathed, Rip Kirby by Alex Raymond, Polly and Her Pals by Chris Sterrett, Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, and Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray.
32pgs, PC FREE!
IMAGE COMICS/TOP COW STUDIOS
ARTIFACTS: FIRST LOOK FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Ron Marz (A) Top Cow's Finest (C) Stjepan Sejic
Building on the success of First Born and Broken Trinity, Top Cow finally reveals the secrets of all 13 Artifacts — which include The Darkness, Witchblade, Angelus, Magdalena's Spear of Destiny, and more. Launching a massive 13-issue event beginning in July 2010, this series will literally define and redefine the nature of the Top Cow Universe! The final identity of the remaining hidden Artifacts will be revealed, characters will perish, and the very existence of the Top Cow Universe will be at stake. And it begins here!
32pgs, FC FREE!
MAERKLE PRESS
LOVE AND CAPES #13 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A/C) Thomas F. Zahler
The wedding and the honeymoon are over for comicdom’s favorite super couple, so what’s next? Getting settled, starting their new life… and finding out what really happened at the reception. It’s a whole new start for Love and Capes, and a great lead-in to the second trade coming from IDW in summer 2010!
24pgs, FC FREE!
MARVEL COMICS
IRON MAN: SUPERNOVA FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Craig Rousseau (C) Ed McGuinness
What happens when an armored billionaire teams up with a hot-headed, cosmic-powered teen to fight a trio of massively-powered super-apes? Find out when Iron Man and Nova take on Red Ghost and The Super-Apes! Out-numbered, the Golden Avenger and the Human Rocket will have to trust an apparent traitor in the gorillas’ midst if they are to survive and save an entire city. Will they succeed or are they being played? Find out in this all-new, action-packed adventure, which happens to be FREE!
32pgs, FC FREE!
NEC PRESS
THE TICK #1 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) Ben Edlund
In honor of this year's Free Comic Book Day, and to commemorate the first appearance of The Tick 24 years ago, NEC Press offers this special re-presentation of Ben Edlund's legendary first issue of The Tick, in a special Free Comic Book Day special edition! The complete original first comic book appearance of The Tick, as it originally hit the stands in 1986!
32pgs, B&W FREE
ONI PRESS
ONI PRESS FREE-FOR-ALL! #1 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) Chris Schweizer, Matthew Loux, Ray Fawkes
Coming your way this Free Comic Book Day: the Oni Press Free-For-All! This all-ages anthology packs in three exclusive terrific tales from The Crogan Adventures by Chris Schweizer, Salt Water Taffy by Matthew Loux and the all-new series, Possessions, by Ray Fawkes!
32pgs, B&W FREE
THE SIXTH GUN #1 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/C) Brian Hurtt
During the darkest days of the Civil War, wicked cutthroats came into possession of six pistols of otherworldly power. In time, the Sixth Gun — the most dangerous of the weapons — vanished. When the gun resurfaces in the hands of an innocent girl, dark forces reawaken. Vile men thought long dead set their sights on retrieving the gun and killing the girl. Only Drake Sinclair, a gunfighter with a shadowy past, stands in their way!
32pgs, FC FREE
RADICAL PUBLISHING
RADICAL: BIGGER BOOKS! BIGGER VALUE! FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W/A) Various
For FCBD 2010, fans can read the first 8 pages of 4 incredible titles showcasing Radical’s innovative “Bigger Books! Bigger Value!” format. Wesley Snipes and director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) join writer Peter Milligan and artist Jeff Nentrup for the sci-fi saga, After Dark; Jonah Hex’s Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray deliver Time Bomb, featuring art by comics legend Paul Gulacy; Driver for the Dead will keep your heart racing with a tale of action, horror and voodoo from writer John Heffernan (Snakes on a Plane) and artist Clint Langley (Sláine); and finally, Radical presents The Rising, from creator/writer E. Max Frye (Band of Brothers) and artist J.P. Targete (Pixar’s John Carter of Mars)!
32 pages, FC FREE!
RED 5 COMICS
ATOMIC ROBO AND FRIENDS FCBD 2010 EDITION
(W) Brian Clevinger, Various (A) Scott Wegener, Various
Eisner Award-nominated Atomic Robo knows that the rain forests of South America hide many secrets… but none so deadly as “The Terror Bird”! Forgotten by time, these prehistoric apex predators are primed to devastate the modern world! (The word ‘terror’ is right there in its name!) Plus! Previews of 2010 adventures of Red 5 favorites and some new faces!
32pgs, FC FREE!
STORM LION
FREEDOM FORMULA: SPEED METAL OVERTURES #0 FCBD 2010 EDITION
(Writer) Edmund Shern ,Brandon Jerwa, Andrew Dabb, Tony Lee
(A) Puppeteer Lee, Zid, Leah Liu, Zhaoweiyi (C) Puppeteer Lee
Metal twisting tales of the meanest, fastest mechs in all-out heart-pounding action, the legend of the Freedom Formula races starts here in this collection of must-read stories. Spinning out of last year's acclaimed mini-series and soon to be a major motion picture from New Regency with Bryan Singer (Superman Returns).
32pgs, FC FREE
TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS
THE STUFF OF LEGEND/THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS PREVIEW FCBD 2010 EDITION
Don't be left in “The Dark” this year, as Th3rd World Studios presents not only a recap of the toys’ first adventure from The Stuff of Legend Volume I, The Dark, but also a first look at Volume 2, The Jungle coming in June. Also, get your first look at Th3rd World’s adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s New York Times best-selling novel, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, a young adult fantasy series in which a young teen girl discovers a shadowy world filled with demon-hunting warriors.
32pgs, FC FREE
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
OWLY AND FRIENDS FCBD 2010 EDTION
(W/A) Andy Runton, James Kochalka, Christian Slade.
Top Shelf is proud to join the 2010 Free Comic Book Day celebration with not one, but three all-ages tales! In this FCBD edition, we'll not only present an all-new Owly adventure by Andy Runton, but also two other all-new, all-ages adventures from Owly's friends: Johnny Boo by James Kochalka and Korgi by Christian Slade. Perfect for everyone in the family, this time around with a great cover by Christian Slade!
24pgs, B&W FREE!
UPPER DECK COMPANY
UPPER DECK MARVEL TCG PROMO PACKS
The Upper Deck Company and Marvel Comic join forces for the all-new Marvel Trading Card Game and the Iron Man 2 Movie Card Series, and you can get a sneak peek on FCBD with these exclusive foil promo packs! Each colorful foil pack includes 3 cards — out of a possible 9 promo cards available — with special “short print” and chase cards seeded throughout! Trade with fellow FCBD attendees and collect them all!
Promo Pack FREE!
WIZKIDS/NECA
MARVEL HEROCLIX: WAR MACHINE FCBD 2010 FIGURE
When Iron Man needs backup, he calls upon War Machine! War Machine is slated to be a major part of the May 2010 Iron Man 2 movie, and to capitalize on this, WizKids will be modifying the popular War Machine sculpt from the Marvel HeroClix: Armor Wars series as 2010’s Free Comic Book Day figure. This exclusive figure comes with an all-new dial and character card.
Figure FREE!
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY MERCHANDISE
FCBD 2010 PURPLE WRIST BAND
Made of silicone, these purple wristbands celebrate 2010's Free Comic Book Day and bear the words "FCBD 10" and the event's website URL. Wear it in style!
Wrist Band SRP: $1.99
FCBD 2010 ECO-FRIENDLY SHOPPING BAGS
Save the environment by shopping your favorite comic shop each week with a reusable, eco-friendly shopping bag! Whether made of earth-friendly canvas or recycled polypropylene (think used plastic bottles!), these bags feature the 2010 Free Comic Book Day logo imprinted on the panels, plus reinforced handles and bottoms to ensure a long life.
POLYPROPYLENE
Perfect to hold your weekly comics pick up from your favorite comics shop! Features smooth, textured fabric with front slip pocket and shoulder-length handles. Made from recycled plastic— 75 Gram Non-Woven Polypropylene (PP). Measures 15" (h) x 15"(w) x 3 1/2"(d/pocket).
POLYPROPYLENE—Shopping Bag SRP: $1.99
CANVAS
A truly earth friendly, eco bag! Perfect to hold your weekly comics pick up from your favorite comics shop! Made from 600 Denier Poly Canvas and features shoulder-length handles, waterproof inner lining and attached Key ring. Measures 17"(t) x 13 3/4"(w) x 2"(d/pocket).
CANVAS—Shopping Bag SRP: $4.99
FCBD 2010 COMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRT: SERGIO ARAGONÉS
The first-ever artist commemorative T is here! Sergio Aragonés, the legendary MAD Magazine artist and co-creator with Mark Evanier of the long-running comedic barbarian comic, Groo the Wanderer, provides the artwork for this exclusive FCBD10 commemorative t-shirt! Be sure to start your FCBD t-shirt collection with the first artist of this new, annual tradition! Plus: $1 of each t-shirt sale will go to support Sergio’s chosen charity: the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF)!
Available in White, Black or FCBD10 Purple, to suit your wardrobe or your mood!
WHITE—SM-XL—T-Shirt SRP: $14.99
WHITE—XXL—T-Shirt SRP: $17.99
BLACK—SM-XL—T-Shirt SRP: $14.99
BLACK—XXL—T-Shirt SRP: $17.99
PURPLE—SM-XL—T-Shirt SRP: $14.99
PURPLE—XXL—T-Shirt SRP: $17.99