From: Thad Doria <[t--or--a] at [journals.uchicago.edu]>
Subject: [INFO] PREVIEWS-O-RAMA I. Acclaim-Dark Horse for 1996 December [spoilers]
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 96 14:14:53 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc,rec.arts.comics.info

"Wait a minute...If I didn't vote for Bush...and you [Lisa] didn't vote
for Bush...how did he become president?" -Homer J. Simpson.

"What the! Why, there are no children at the 4-H Club either! Am I
*that* out of touch?! No. It's the children who are wrong." -Seymour
Skinner

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P R E V I E W S - O - R A M A.  I. Acclaim-Dark Horse
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The usenet equivalent of hurling a TV Guide wrapped in barbed wire at
someone who says "there's nothing on!" for comics shipping Dec 1996!
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Dial "S" for "Spoilers"
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CLIP AND SAVE!

Opening volleys:
Mars Attacks...Image! See Image and Topps sections.
See the Archie section for Space Ghost news.
Mephisto is taking over Top Cow! See the Marvel and Top Cow sections.
Heartbreakers fan? Watch for Gay Comics #23...
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HUNH! Break it down now!
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ACCLAIM:
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Turok (quarterly) (F.Nicieza & Kayanan). A Sioux youngster reluctantly
accepts his destiny as the Son of Stone--the only thing standing between
Earth and the Dinosoids from the Lost Land.

Troublemakers #1 (F.Nicieza & Mertinez). See, this pharmaceutical
megacor-
poration genetically engineered some superhumans in the 80's...and
they've
just hit puberty.

Shadowman #2 (Ennis & A.Wood). Attention Shad-fans: Nettie exists in the
VH-2 continuity.

Armed & Dangerous starts its new arc, "When Irish Eyes Are Dying," in
December (Bob Hall).

ADHESIVE:
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TooMuchCoffeeMan's Guide for the Perplexed TPB(Wheeler). Reprints early
TMCM stories from outside the regular comic (DHP, etc.).

ANTARCTIC:
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Warrior Nun Areala/Avengelyne (Wolfe/Perry & Dunn/Weltiens).

Albedo #1 (Gallacci). All-new Albedo series.

Hepcats #1 (Martin Wagner).

ARCHIE:
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Cartoon Network Presents: Space Ghost #1 (Metheny & Rosema). Space Ghost
vs. Brak. Second story guest stars Dino Boy. I'll bet you 20 quatloos
that Brak doesn't recite poetry or sing that delightful "Highway 40"
song, though...

BAD HABIT:
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Ultra Klutz Book 1 TPB (J.Nicholson). Reprints #1-23? That's pretty big.

BILL PLYMPTON:
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The Sleazy Cartoons of Bill Plympton TPB (Plympton, duh). Assorted car-
toons from Playboy, Penthouse, Screw, etc.

BONGO:
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Fleener #2 (Fleener). Visit a restaurant run by cutlery and vegetables!
Mmmmmmm...talking food.

The Simpsons #27 (Tuber/Maile/B.Morrison). Simpsons Team-Up presents:
Homer J. Simpson and his brain...together! in "Super Genius."

CALIBER:
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Rust #1 (S.Miller & Huddleston). Continuing from the old NOW Comics
series.
Always wondered what happened to NOW...

Triggerman #1 (Bourne & Bloodworth). Psychiatrist/Comics Letterhack
Malcolm
Bourne shows us that sometimes it takes a serial killer to catch a serial
killer.

--TAPESTRY--
Trollords #1 (Beaderstadt/Brozman/Fricke).
Dreamwalker #1 (Jenni Gregory).
A Patty Cake Christmas (S.Roberts).

CRUSADE:
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Shi/Daredevil (Tucci & Gutierrez). Conclusion of the crossover started in
Daredevil/Shi. See Marvel section.

DARK HORSE:
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DHP #116 is dog-intensive! With Fat Dog Mendoza (Musgrove) and Trypto
(Mumy/Ferrer & Leialoha). Plus Roger Langridge.

Aliens: Lovesick (Forg & Gagnon). Always wondered what happened to
Richard
Forg...

A new Blade of the Immortal series begins: Fanatic (Samura).

Frank Miller has a new Sin City one-shot: Lost, Lonely, and Lethal.

TPBs: Oktane, Aliens Vol.3, Tempus Fugitive (old DC series by Ken Steacy.
Always wondered what happened to him...)

to be continued...



--
-Thad Doria
"Wsssssshhhhhhhttt. Goldust."