Social Media Release -- (BALTIMORE, MD) — (March 18, 2009) —The front cover feature for the April issue of PREVIEWS, the comic shop’s catalog, celebrates one dynamic duo taking on another as the creative team of Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly reunites to present DC Comics’ BATMAN AND ROBIN #1, the new series following up on the current Battle for the Cowl storyline.
The three-part "Batman Reborn" story arc begins here, as the new Dynamic Duo are quickly tested by a villainous organization known as the Circus of Strange as well as a case involving an abducted child and the mysterious Domino Killer.
The horror genre also sees the return of one of its icons this June, as writer John Arcudi and artist Javier Saltares present Dark Horse Comics’ PREDATORS #1, PREVIEWS’ back cover feature this month and the next of the classic Dark Horse/Fox comic series to be relaunched.
This time two warring tribes from the stars have chosen the Earth as their newest battleground. Fighting against a backdrop of a third world country’s own civil war, both factions are determined to continue until one side is eradicated, regardless of the human collateral damage that could result.
Plus, don’t miss these April PREVIEWS editorial features:
* FLIPside Featured Theme: “Modern Classics Become Illustrated: Major Authors Invade Comics” – Writer Allyn Gibson spotlights celebrated mainstream authors adapting their works via the graphic storytelling format. Hitting on the comics of fan-favorites Stephen King, Laurell K. Hamilton, Orson Scott Card, Philip K. Dick, Jim Butcher and more, the article is also flanked by a sidebar interview with author Dean Koontz on his new graphic novel, an interview which will also appear on PREVIEWSworld.com.
* IndieEdge: William Shatner – Our creator feature this month gives readers a taste of a must-read interview with big and small screen legend William Shatner, focusing on the icon’s foray into comics as Bluewater Comics gets set to kick off its new William Shatner Presents line on May 2, better known as Free Comic Book Day 2009.
* Sneak Peeks: First, DC Comics/Vertigo mark the debut of the Vertigo Crime sub-imprint by providing previews of its initial releases, the Filthy Rich and Dark Entries hardcovers. Additionally, Image Comics provides pages from its Dead@17: Afterbirth #1, Berserker #1, Chew #1, Frank Frazetta’s Sorcerer #1, the Pug graphic novel and the Tasty Bullet graphic novel.
* Plus: Staff Picks, Our Top 100 Comics and Bestseller Charts and much more!
PREVIEWS April’s Hottest Items
APRIL GEMS OF THE MONTH
In April, the PREVIEWS Gem of the Month top picks include: Dark Horse Comics’ Werewolves on the Moon versus Vampires #1, DC Comics’ Batman & Robin #1, Marvel Comics’ Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1, Image Comics’ Dawn: Not to Touch the Earth One-Shot and Wizard Entertainment’s Wizard #213.
PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVES
Each month, we offer items that you can only order through PREVIEWS and April features these great PREVIEWS Exclusives (PX): Diamond Select Toys’ Star Trek: The Original Series Salt Vampire Action Figure, Dynamite Entertainment’s Zorro: Year One TP Volume 1: Trail of the Fox, Graphic-Sha Publishing’s How to Cosplay Volume 3 and Titan Publishing’s Star Trek Magazine #19.
All this and more is waiting in the April issue of PREVIEWS, which hits your local comic shop on Wednesday, April 1st at a cover price of $4.50. Ask your comic shop retailer on how you can qualify for a free issue, and remember that orders are due to your comic shop by April 11th for merchandise in this issue. To find a shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com.
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