October 1996. Previews Presents the "Queens of Halloween".
This was a promotional mini comic published & distributed by Diamond Comic Distibutors to promote their Previews Catalog.
Witchblade , Vampirella, and Lady Death cover by Michael Turner, D-Tron, Steven Hughes. (Chaos Comics) "Where Darkness Dwells" by Brian Pulido & Jstiniano with appearances by Lady Death, Evil Ernie, Purgatori, Chastity, Cremator. (Top Cow Comics) Witchblade appears in an untitled Halloween themed story. (Harris Comics) Vampirella Blood Lust by James Robinson & Joe Jusko. Plus a Mini centerfold poster by Michael Turner, Steven Hughes & Louis Small.
5 1/4" x 8 3/8", FC, 20 pages. Cover price $0.50.
3rd printing - Stories, art, and cover by Robert Crumb.
Featuring cartoon shorts by urban artist R. Crumb including Fritz the Cat, The Old Poo Peroo, The City, and more! Softcover, 68 pages, black & white. Mature readers.
Story and Art by Walter Simonson.
Ragnarök…the Twilight of the Gods in Norse mythology…the destruction of the Nine Worlds. And now, three hundred years later, the birth of vengeance. My wife and my children are dead. My brothers and sisters are dead. My parents are dead. The Great Enemies still live. But I swear on the shattered bones of my kinsmen… they will not live forever. I shall become… the storm.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
Story and Art by Walter Simonson.
Ragnarök…the Twilight of the Gods in Norse mythology…the destruction of the Nine Worlds. And now, three hundred years later, the birth of vengeance. My wife and my children are dead. My brothers and sisters are dead. My parents are dead. The Great Enemies still live. But I swear on the shattered bones of my kinsmen… they will not live forever. I shall become… the storm.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
Story, Art and Cover by Walter Simonson.
The Quick and the Deadly: Thor departs the Fortress at the Edge of the World to enter the Dusk Lands, a twilit realm haunted by the lawless and the neo-dead, and inhabited by the scattered remnants of a humanity both protected and enslaved by evil. Mjolnir strikes for the first time.
28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.
Story, Art and Cover by Walter Simonson.
Beyond the Forest of the Hanging Dead, Thor encounters the Village at the End of the World and its guardian, an armored Troll. He and the Troll exchange favors, and Thor comes to envy the dead, as the tale of the Last Day of the Gods is told.
28 pages, full color. MR Cover price $3.99.
Story, Art and Cover by Walter Simonson.
Bring Out Your Dead. Thor has arrived at last in Asgard. The devastation is complete, as the Thunder God searches the ruins of his home for the remains of those nearest and dearest to him. He finds not only the broken heart of his worst fears, but a secret hidden since before the final battle of the gods and their enemies, a secret that reveals the deep and devious wisdom of Father Odin, and the goodwill of a red squirrel.
28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.
Cover by Frank Miller. A World Brought Down, script by David Michelinie, art by Joe St. Pierre, Sal Velluto, and Kathryn Bolinger; With the very fate of Japan hanging in the balance, The Eternal Warrior of the 41st Century recruits Rai into a fight to save time itself.
Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Welcome to Japan!" Collects Rai (2014 Valiant) #1-4. Written by Matt Kindt. Art and cover by Clayton Crain.
JAPAN IN THE 41st CENTURY!
The year is 4001 A.D. - led by the artifi cial intelligence called "Father," the island nation of Japan has expanded out of the Pacific and into geosynchronous orbit with the ravaged Earth below. With billions to feed and protect, it has fallen to one solitary guardian to enforce the law of Father's empire - the mysterious folk hero known as Rai. They say he can appear out of nowhere. They say he is a spirit... the ghost of Japan. But when the first murder in a thousand years threatens to topple Father's benevolent reign, Rai will be forced to confront the true face of a nation transformed... and his own long-lost humanity... The tale by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Unity, Mind MGMT) and superstar artist Clayton Crain (X-Force, Carnage), start reading to discover an astonishing new vision of the future that Comic Book Resources calls "an immersive experience... unlike anything else in comics.
Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.
Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art by Brittney Williams. Cover by Tony Fleecs.
Wisp and Twinkle run into trouble in a magical land when they find themselves face to face with mad scientist Murky and his sidekick Lurky, but as they try to make their way to safety, they discover an important part of what it means to be Rainbow Brite!
32 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $3.99.
Trading Card Edition. Story, art and cover by Marc Hansen.
A reprint of Ralph Snarts 3-D adventures from Volume 3, issue #24. Ralph, Mr. Lizard, Dr. Goot and the rest of the gang gain added depth when the whole issue goes 3-D. Also includes reprints of past Snart pages, converted into 3-D. Includes 3-D glasses and a 12-card set of Ralph Snart trading cards.
32 pages, Full Color with 3-D effects. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.
Stories by Mike Deodato Sr. and Julio Emilio Braz. Art and cover by Mike Deodato Jr.
Caliber presents the early Brazilian comics work of future DC and Marvel artist Mike Deodato Jr. A warrior meets a woman in a post-apocalyptic wasteland; a lunatic becomes a soldier in Vietnam.
32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.
Stories, art and cover by Jeffrey Jones. Influential independent publisher Pacific Comics presents a portfolio of short pieces by fantasy artist Jeffrey Jones. An astronaut is stranded in space; A woman contemplates the future in a world ravaged by environmental poisons. Also including some stand-alone art pieces. Union; The Bridge; Toys; Explored; A Jeffrey Jones Portfolio; Bias; Home; Spirit of 76; Wholly Holy; In Deep.
32 pages, Full Color. Mature readers. Cover price $1.50.
Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Dave Gibbons. Edited by Howard Zimmerman. Stories and art by Ray Bradbury, P. Craig Russell, Kent Williams, Al Williamson, John Van Fleet, Ralph Reese, Ray Zone, Vicente Segrelles, Al Feldstein, Chuck Roblin, Roy G. Krenkel, and Frank Frazetta, plus an introduction by Ray Bradbury.
Top comics artists adapt stories by science-fiction master Bradbury: Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed, by John Van Fleet and Kent Williams; The Golden Apples of the Sun, by P. Craig Russell; Marionettes, Inc. by Ralph Reese; The Toynbee Convector, by Ray Zone and Chuck Roblin; The Dragon, by Vincente Segrelles; I, Rocket (reprinted from ECs Weird Fantasy (1950) #20) by Al Feldstein, Al Williamson, Roy G. Krenkel, and Frank Frazetta.
Hardcover, 80 pages, full color.
Cover by Mark Chiarello. Frontispiece by Tim Bradstreet. "The Illustrated Man" adapted by Guy Davis. "The Visitor" adapted by P. Craig Russell & Michael Lark. "Zero Hour" An EC Classic adapted by Jack Kamen.
NON FOIL - Written by David Quinn with art by Mike Wolfer. "Razor Blaze" by Robert Lugibihl with art by Jacen Burrows. B&W, 48 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $4.95.
