Preview the September 2013 PREVIEWS CatalogMedia Release -- The September edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog arrives in comic shops, hobby stores, and other specialty outlets on August 28th and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning November 2013.

You can get a sneak peek now by checking out the site's sections that spotlight the Gems of the Month as well as the Featured Items for Comic Books and Graphic Novels, Books and Magazines, Trading Cards, Apparel, Toys and Statues, Import Toys, Collectibles, Games, and Audio-Visual products!

ON OUR FRONT COVER: Spinning out of Suicide Squad, The Joker's main squeeze gets a series of her own in the New 52 in Harley Quinn #0 from Amanda Connor, Jimmy Palmiotti, and several of today's top artists!

Preview the September 2013 PREVIEWS CatalogON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: The acclaimed anthology spin-off series from David Petersen's Mouse Guard is collected in hardcover just in time for the holidays in Archaia Entertainment's Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Volume 2!

The September PREVIEWS Features:

Holiday Gift Guide — With the Christmas and Hannukah seasons just around the corner, PREVIEWS spotlights some of the best holiday gift ideas from our publishers!

On The Flip Side — PREVIEWS editor Marty Grosser, who has been with PREVIEWS since its beginning, reflects on 300 issues of the comic industry's catalog, telling us about how PREVIEWS came to be what it is today and showing us some of his favorite covers from the last twenty-five years!

Gems of the Month: September's PREVIEWS Gems of the Month include: from Dark Horse Comics, Mike Mignola returns with more adventures of his World War II armored hero in Sledgehammer '44: Lightning War #1, a new three-issue mini-series from Mignola, John Arcudi, and Laurence Campbell; a blackout strikes Gotham City in DC Comics's Batman #25 from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, the first part of the "Dark City" arc of "Zero Year," with the blackout spreading to other New 52 books this month for a "Zero Year" tie-in; based on Joe Hill's novel NOS4A2, IDW Publishing's Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland will take readers into the world of psychedelic horror from the novel; the spiritual successor to his series Fear Agent, Rick Remender's Black Science from Image Comics will trap a team of scientists in a hostile universe surrounded by unimaginable wonders and horrors; and the Earth of the Ultimate Universe faces its greatest threat — the hunger of the Galactus of the Marvel Universe — in Marvel Comics's Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand from Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley!

Splash: PREVIEWS shines a special spotlight at some of the blockbuster books and products coming this November, including a look at Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness' new X-Men title, Amazing X-Men; the launch of Dark Horse Comics' ongoing Ghost series; BOOM! Studios' teenage spy series Protocol; the new Daily Planet special for Eaglemoss' DC Chess Collection; Diamond Select Toys' new Deadpool bottle opener (perfect for when you want a Corona with your tacos); and many more products you have to look forward to!

PREVIEWS Exclusive Apparel: This month PREVIEWS offers more exclusive apparel that can be found only at your comic shop than ever before! Marvel Comics fans can stay warm this winter with the Deadpool Logo Zip Hoodie and Deadpool Wide Knit Hat or add a touch of Victorian class to their wardrobe with the Thanos: "Infinity Indeed" T-Shirt. Fans of The Walking Dead will find The Walking Dead: " Woodbury" Zip Hoodie essential winter gear, and Adventure Time fans will love the Adventure Time: "Fionna on Mountain" Blue T-Shirt. Plus there are more Marvel Comics, Doctor Who, G.I. Joe, The Phantom, The Simpsons, and Star Trek apparel that you can't get anywhere except from PREVIEWS, so be sure to order them from your local comic book shop and refresh your wardrobe!

Plus: Staff Picks, the month's Certified Cool books, the monthly Bestseller Charts, and so much more!

All this awaits you in the jampacked September edition of PREVIEWS, which goes on sale at your local comic shop or specialty store on Wednesday, August 28th with a cover price of just $4.50.