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from the official Valiant press release . . . . . NYCC 2016: Valiant Makes Pop! Asia Vinyl Debut with Strictly Limited FAITH Import – Only at New York Comic Con 2016!     The superhero sensation of the year is taking flight at New York Comic Con 2016 with a special sneak preview of Faith’s forthcoming Pop! Asia vinyl debut! In concert with  POP Life Entertainment ,  Valiant Entertainment  is proud to announce that a strictly limited, Asian import edition of the forthcoming, first-of-its kind  Faith Pop! Asia vinyl  figure will be made available at the East Coast’s biggest comics and pop culture event in advance of its 2017 mass market release. The first  Valiant Pop! Asia vinyl  collectible features Faith “Zephyr” Herbert – the high-flying hero of Los Angeles that captured the attention of the world with her five-time sold-out solo series debut in 2016 – will be available only at the  Valiant Entertainment booth (#1635) ! This Asia-only convention import is an advance sneak peek into...

Breaking Election News – Curly Wins Race for the White House! The Three Stooges - Red White & Stooge On Sale September 28th 2016    from the official American Mythology press release . . . . . [Baltimore, Maryland] – There’s no need to wait until November. American Mythology Productions has all the presidential election news you need with the release of  The Three Stooges – Red White & Stooge  comic book. We asked which Stooge fans wanted to see in the Oval Office, and boy did the people want their votes to be heard! Reaching out on social media, email, and websites, the response was overwhelming as eager fans cast their “votes” to see their favorite Stooge take center stage in the most powerful office in the world. Fans had to choose between Larry, Moe and Curly, and after a close campaign, a true champion of democracy stood tall. American Mythology is proud to introduce our country’s next D.O.O.F.U.S. – Curly! That’s right, Curly ...

Buy Phillip Drayer Duncan's latest, get a FREE Ebook! from the official press release .  . . . . FREE BOOK PROMOTION -To celebrate the release of Phillip Drayer Duncan's TALES OF THE WARDEN: HOPE CITY, anyone who has purchased or purchases a print OR digital version of that digest novel before 5 PM CST Saturday, September 24th, will also receive a FREE digital copy of BLACK FEDORA, the anthology in which The Warden first debuted! Featuring stories by Duncan, BC Bell, and Kevin Paul Shaw Broden, BLACK FEDORA turns the spotlight on the villains! And for the purchase of HOPE CITY, You can get the BLACK FEDORA ebook for free! Simply email proof of purchase of TALES OF THE WARDEN: HOPE CITY to editorinchief@prose-press.com and You will receive a code to download Your free copy of BLACK FEDORA! In Pro Se Productions' BLACK FEDORA anthology, author Phillip Drayer Duncan introduced the worst enemy a super hero could have- The Warde...

EDITOR’S NOTE:  We’re not big on the internet cat craze, but these are amusing.  Our vote goes to the BRITANNIA and WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR covers.    from the VALIANT VOICE website . . . . . . . . .   Valiant Breaks the Internet with VALIANT CAT COSPLAY Covers – Clawing onto Shelves in December! Posted on  September 21, 2016   by  The Valiant Voice First came fire… Then the wheel… Now, after centuries of struggle, the most acclaimed publisher in comic books today is proud to present the next great advancement in human civilization: the  VALIANT CAT COSPLAY  cover! As revealed today at  ComicBook.com , Valiant is bringing the three capital Cs of popular culture – cats, comics, and cosplay – together for the first time anywhere in December as ordinary, household feline companions are transformed into the world’s most valiant heroes for a fur-bulous new line of shelf photo covers spanning 10 best-selling series! From teenage martial arts master Archer to reality-warping cosmo...

EDITOR’S NOTES:  This is our final article of the month regarding recommended Pre-Order Picks from the September 2016 Previews catalog. Pre-ordering your comics is the best way to make sure that you get a copy of the books you want to read.  It also helps your local comics shop determine what to order so they can manage that ever-growing inventory of books.  Here’s some more books that we think worth adding to your list . . . . . . ONI PRESS, INC.  MOTRO #1 of 10:   W) Ulises Farinas (A/CA) Ulises Farinas:  Sounds like a worthy epic.  The art is very dynamic, with European influences (Mobius, etc). From the Previews catalog: "A reclusive young boy with superhuman strength follows a prophecy from his dead father on a mission to save people, but when he finds the area villagers are less than thrilled by his noble intentions and he faces adversaries both human and magical-mechanical, what will it take to fulfill his destiny? Can his miniature talking motorcycle help? From il...

EDITOR’S NOTES:  This is the weekend that pre-orders for November books are due.  We’re hoping that you’re reviewing the September issue of Previews (with a copy from your local comics shop, or via the Previews website) and placing your pre-orders with your preferred comics source.  It’s the best way to make sure that you get a copy of the books you want to read.  It also helps your local comics shop determine what to order so they can manage that ever-growing inventory of books.  Not sure what you want to get?   In our usual helpful fashion, we concentrate on debut titles that we feel are worth checking out.  We continue our spotlight with these publishers of note . . . . . DC COMICS   MOTHER PANIC #1:  Writer Jody Houser, Art by Tommy Lee Edwards.   The new Young Animal imprint at DC aims to be edgier and more far-out than their standard super-hero titles, striving for that middle ground between the Superman/Batman family of books and the  more adult Vertigo titles.  Based on ...

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from the official Valiant Entertainment press release . . . . . .     In 2015, Earth prepared to meet a new god…a lost Communist cosmonaut known only as DIVINITY.  In 2016, the nations of the world bent before DIVINITY II. This December, a new world order takes control as DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE rewrites the fabric of reality itself!  Valiant is proud to present your first look inside  DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE #1 (of 4)  – the  FIRST ISSUE  of the event-level epic from the visionary  DIVINITY creative of New York Times best-selling writer  Matt Kindt  (4001 A.D.), blockbuster artist  Trevor Hairsine  ( X-Men: Deadly Genesis ), Harvey Award-nominated inker  Ryan Winn  (A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and master colorist  David Baron  (BLOODSHOT REBORN,  Planetary )! This winter, the sold-out sci-fi saga that redefined the Valiant Universe begins a reality-shattering comics event that will collide the world’s most formidable heroes with a disturbing new vision… One...

EDITOR’S NOTES:  This is the weekend that pre-orders for November books are due.  We’re hoping that you’re reviewing the September issue of Previews (with a copy from your local comics shop, or via the Previews website) and placing your pre-orders with your preferred comics source.  It’s the best way to make sure that you get a copy of the books you want to read.  It also helps your local comics shop determine what to order so they can manage that ever-growing inventory of books.  Not sure what you want to get?   We’re a little late making our picks but we’ll make up for that this week.  In our usual helpful fashion, we concentrate on debut titles that we feel are worth checking out.  We continue our spotlight with three new books from IMAGE  and two from IDW . . . . . . A.D. AFTER DEATH BOOK 1 of 3:  Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire working together on a new, imaginative title?  That’s a dynamic combination.  The premise is captivating:  a cure for death is found!  We’ve seen the previe...