September PREVIEWS Coming to Comic Shops August 27th

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Diamond Comics Distributors and Previews revealed the September Previews Covers (front and back) and also what's inside the new issue (after the jump). Pick up the September Catalog at comic shops on August 27th. To locate a comic book store near you, go here.

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Diamond Announces Contents of the September 2014 PREVIEWS

September's PREVIEWS Features a Bevy of Transformers from IDW Publishing 

(BALTIMORE, MD) — (August 20, 2014) — The September edition of Diamond Comic Distributors’ monthly PREVIEWS catalog arrives in comic shops, hobby stores, and other specialty outlets on August 27th. September's PREVIEWS offers over 2,000 new items and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning November 2014.

ON OUR FRONT COVER: The Transformers take the spotlight with three new projects from IDW Publishing, including "Days of Deception" and Angry Birds/Transformers!

ON OUR BACK COVER: A new era dawns for DC Entertainment's Amazon princess as Meredith Finch and David Finch begin their highly-anticipated run on Wonder Woman!

The September PREVIEWS Features

Great Gift Ideas — The holidays are coming up, and PREVIEWS gets you ready for that hard-to-shop-for person in your life with a variety of gift ideas for every interest.

On The Flip Side — Continuing with the Gift Idea theme, on the Flip Side we look at some gift ideas from Dark Horse Comics, DC Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and Gemstone Publishing, as well as ideas for young readers.

Indie Edge — Renae De Liz, the artist of IDW Publishing's The Last Unicorn and editor of Womanthology, talks to PREVIEWS about her favorite projects, her crowd-funded Peter Pan graphic novel, and the books she's reading.

Gems of the Month — September's PREVIEWS Gems of the Month include: Dark Horse Comics' Itty Bitty Comics: The Mask #1, an all-ages reimagining of the Dark Horse character by Art Baltazar and Franco; DC Entertainment's Gotham By Midnight #1, a new supernatural series set in Gotham City that follows Jim Corrigan and a team of detectives from writer Ray Fawkes and artist Ben Templesmith; IDW Publishing's Shadow Show #1, a tribute to the work of legendary fantasist Ray Bradbury from Joe Hill and Jason Ciaramella; Image Comics' Tooth & Claw #1, a new fantasy series by Kurt Busiek (Marvels) that sees a group of wizards summon a warrior through time to save their world; and Marvel Comics' Spider-Verse #1, the anthology event series featuring a myriad of Spider-Men from across the multiverse.

Splash — PREVIEWS shines a special spotlight at some of the blockbuster books and products coming this November, including Tom Taylor and Yildiray Cinar's Superior Iron Man from Marvel Comics; the hardcover edition of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga from Image Comics; new adventures on Barsoom in Dynamite Entertainment's John Carter: Warlord of Mars; Medicom's Spider-Man Sofubi that is available exclusively through PREVIEWS; and much more!

PREVIEWS Exclusive Apparel — This month PREVIEWS offers more exclusive apparel that can be found only at your comic shop than ever before! Ant Lucia's 1940s pin-up redesign of Harley Quinn is featured on the DC Bombshells: Harley Quinn Women's Satin Bathrobe and Deadpool is featured on the Deadpool: "Rep Ur Team" Knit Hat and the Deadpool: "Question Mark" T-shirt. These and many more shirts can only be found in PREVIEWS, so be sure to order them from your local comic book shop.

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund —Retailers have the opportunity to support the CBLDF as part of the fund's annual membership drive through September's retailer order form.

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

All this awaits you in the September edition of PREVIEWS, which goes on sale at your local comic shop or specialty store on Wednesday, August 27th with a cover price of just $4.50.

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