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Featured This Week Comics, Graphic Novels, & Toys for 9/1

Every week PREVIEWSworld calls attention to those comics, graphic novels, and toys which stand out from all the rest. These titles from Premier Vendors and independent publishers should be at the top of your list, and can be found at your local comic shop on September 1st!

See all the New Releases for September 1st here!

Comics

MARVEL COMICS
DARK AGES #1 (OF 6)
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Iban Coello
This is what the Watcher has been watching for!
•  A danger older than the Earth threatens everything. For once, the heroes who have saved the planet so many times are almost powerless in the face of it.
•  X-Men and Avengers assemble. Spider-People and Fantastic Four come together. Heroes for Hire fight alongside Champions.  
•  None of it will be enough.
•  The lights are about to go out.
•  The world outside our window...is about to end.
•  An all-new saga of the Marvel Universe as you've never seen it before from Tom Taylor and Iban Coello!

Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $4.99
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MARVEL COMICS
DEMON DAYS CURSED WEB #1
(W) Peach Momoko (A/CA) Peach Momoko
SPIDERS AND WOLVES AND YOKAI... OH MY!
Mariko Yashida journeys deep into a dark forest to find answers about her past. Instead, she finds a magical wolf with three toes and a strange girl with a pet spider. But there are deadly creatures in these woods too - a mysterious, blue-skinned woman and a giant with super-strength and claws - and they're after Mariko! Don't miss this epic tale, straight from the creative mind of STORMBREAKER PEACH MOMOKO! Book THREE of FIVE of the DEMON DAYS saga!

Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $4.99
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IMAGE COMICS
GEIGER #6 CVR A FRANK & ANDERSON
(W) Geoff Johns (A/CA) Gary Frank, Brad Anderson
END OF STORY ARC
The first volume of Image Comics' newest hit hero, GEIGER, concludes with this DOUBLE-SIZED ACTION FINALE as our resident radioactive rebel takes on a relic from the past to save his family's future. But the adventures are only beginning for Geiger, as he discovers a secret about the Unknown War and its mysterious origins. Plus, a special sneak preview of GEOFF JOHNS and GARY FRANK's next upcoming title in the Geigerverse and much, much more!
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $4.99
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IMAGE COMICS
SPAWN #321 CVR A BARENDS
(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Carlo Barberi (CA) Bjorn Barends
A small city loses its electrical power. When it's restored, every resident of the city has disappeared!

Spawn begins a hunt to find them. A twist ending awaits him...and an enemy he thought was forever gone.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $2.99
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IDW PUBLISHING
STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES #8 CVR A TOLIBAO
(W) Daniel Jose Older (A) Toni Bruno (CA) Harvey Tolibao
Back together and safe on the Starlight, Lula, Zeen, Farzala, and Qort recover from their adventures on the Junk Moon and Nal Hutta, but a new challenge awaits them in the form of an old friend. Meanwhile, Marchion Ro encourages Krix's violent obsessions, leading to an attack on Batuu!
  Writer Daniel José Older, bestselling author of Star Wars: Last Shot and artist Toni Bruno bring IDW into The High Republic, a massive publishing crossover spanning comics and prose!
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $3.99
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IDW PUBLISHING
TRANSFORMERS KING GRIMLOCK #2 (OF 5) CVR A HORLEY
(W) Steve Orlando (A) Agustin Padilla (CA) Alex Horley
King Grimlock rampages on! As Grimlock sets off to find his place in this strange new world of men, beasts, and magic, he finds himself in the maw of a beast big enough to swallow a Dinobot! It's a fight of incredible strength between the Cybertronian T-Rex and the monster--and someone is taking lessons from Grimlock that may spell his doom!
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $4.99
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BOOM! STUDIOS
WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEYRE DEAD #8 CVR A DI MEO
(W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Simone Di Meo
Tensions come to a head between the Harvesters and the Worshippers at Malik's Flight as Marlyn Chen's true plan is revealed.

Meanwhile, Jason will find himself embroiled in a conspiracy and heist that makes Captain Malik's original quest pale in comparison.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $3.99
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BOOM! STUDIOS
BASILISK #4 CVR A SCHARF
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Jonas Scharf
The showdown between the Chimera and their hunters begins HERE!

Hannah and Regan, former victim and former member of the Chimera, arrive at an abandoned resort town in the mountains.

Even as the two women uncover and struggle with their shared past, the Chimera and their Faithful descend on the area.

To their surprise, Hannah has been waiting for their arrival, and the ensuing battle will have deadly consequences for those unprepared.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $3.99
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DARK HORSE COMICS
GROO MEETS TARZAN #2 (OF 4)
(W) Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones (A/CA) Sergio Aragones, Tom Yeates
A bumbling barbarian encounters the cunning lord of the jungle, but will Groo wind up destroying the jungle itself or teaming up with Tarzan to fight slavers? With cartoonist Sergio lost and running from hungry lions in Chula Vista's Jungle Safari Land and script writer Mark doing panels all day at Comic-Con, how will this comic get finished in time? Legendary Tarzan artist Thomas Yeates swings in to help! Plus-the Rufferto backup strips continue!
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $3.99
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DYNAMITE
RED SONJA (2021) #1 CVR A ANDOLFO
(W) Mirka Andolfo (A) Giuseppe Cafaro (CA) Mirka Andolfo
MOTHER, PART ONE. Industry icon MIRKA ANDOLFO presents an all-new vision for the She-Devil With A Sword, in a thrilling new ongoing series! Our story begins in a village on fire, set by members of the dreaded Three-Eyed Shezem. When Red Sonja arrives, the only survivor of the flame is a lively child with curious white tattoos. The child will become Sonja's travel companion, on a journey from hardened ice to imposing forests, where dangerous secrets wait to be revealed...
Begin a trailblazing adventure with MIRKA ANDOLFO (Unnatural, Mercy) and incredible artist GIUSEPPE CAFARO (Suicide Squad)!
Neapolitan artist and writer, Mirka Andolfo is one of the most complete and eclectic Italian creators in the international field.  Her Mercy series was published almost simultaneously in Italy (November 2019, Panini Comics), France (January 2020, Éditions Glénat) and United States (March 2020, Image Comics).
Her ControNatura (Panini Comics) is one of the most successful Italian series of the last few years. Published in the USA by Image Comics under the title Unnatural, it's a best-selling hit with several reprints already.
Andolfo has been collaborating with DC Comics since 2015, having lent her pencils to such titles as Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Bombshells, Teen Titans, Green Arrow, R.W.B.Y. and Hex Wives.
Also as an artist, she's drawn comics for Dynamite and Aspen, as well as some short stories for Vertigo and DC's Young Animal, and she's working on covers for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant, BOOM! Studios, Aspen, Zenescope.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $3.99
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ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC
TELEPATHS #1 (OF 6) CVR A EPTING
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A/CA) Steve Epting
The brand new epic from comic book legends J. Michael Straczynksi (The Amazing Spider-Man, Thor) and Steve Epting
(Captain America: The Winter Soldier). An electromagnetic disturbance results in the sudden awakening of telepathic
powers in a tenth of the Earth's population. In the moments after the world comes to grip with this development, newlyBoston police find themselves sent against a wrongly convicted prisoner who becomes a hero and leader of
other telepaths trying to escape a world in which their powers will make them targets. Both are heroes of their own story,
and the future may depend on whether or not trust can be found between them
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $3.99
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AFTERSHOCK COMICS
ALMOST AMERICAN #1
(W) Ron Marz (A) Marco Castiello (CA) Rus Wooton
Spies...like us? In 2008, husband-and-wife Russian intelligence operatives walked into the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic in order to defect, making a deal to trade secrets for new lives. But instead of the American Dream, Janosh and Victorya Neumann found themselves caught up in red tape, bureaucracy and turf wars between the FBI and CIA - all while their past tries to kill them.
Based on the real-life story of real-life spies, ALMOST AMERICAN is written by comics master Ron Marz in close consultation with the Neumanns, with art by rising star Marco Castiello.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $4.99
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Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks

MARVEL COMICS
WHAT IF ORIGINAL MARVEL SERIES OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 WILSON CVR
(W) Roy Thomas, More (A) Jim Craig, More (CA) Ron Wilson
What if the Marvel Universe was not as you know it? Infinite realities offer infinite possibilities for classic creators to unleash their wildest imaginations - and ponder: What if Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four? Or Captain America rescued Bucky in World War II? Or Doctor Doom became a hero? The FF get different powers! Other people get Spidey's powers! Jane Foster finds the hammer of Thor! The Avengers assemble in the 1950s! Jack Kirby bombards the Marvel Bullpen with cosmic rays, Conan walks the modern day Earth and Doctor Strange becomes a disciple of Dormammu! Peter Parker stops the burglar who killed Uncle Ben, the Hulk keeps Bruce Banner's intellect, the Invaders fight on after World War II and the Invisible Girl marries Namor - plus more thought-provoking tales that make you ask: What If? Collecting WHAT IF? (1977) #1-15 and #17-22.

Rated T
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $100.00
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AVATAR PRESS INC
PROVIDENCE COMPENDIUM TP (MR)
(W) Alan Moore (A/CA) Jacen Burrows
Finally, the complete Alan Moore masterpiece in one 480 page tome - the PROVIDENCE COMPENDIUM! Providence is Alan Moore's quintessential horror series! In it, he weaves and reinvents the works of H.P. Lovecraft through historical events. It is both a sequel and prequel to Neonomicon.   The PROVIDENCE COMPENDIUM is the complete series, all twelve issues by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows, in one 480 page volume.
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $29.99
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DARK HORSE COMICS
EC ARCHIVES VAULT OF HORROR TP
(W) Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Gardner Fox, William M Gaines, Richard Connell (A) Harry Harrison, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen (A/CA) Johnny Craig
The terrifying opening of the Vault of Horror, presented as a deluxe-size trade paperback for the first time!

This ghastly grimoire collects issues #12-#17 of the classic horror series, including unforgettable stories from the all-star artistic lineup of Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Bill Gaines, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, and more! Featuring a foreword by legendary horror writer R.L. Stine.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $19.99
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BOOM! STUDIOS
GO GO POWER RANGERS TP VOL 09
(W) Sina Grace, Ryan Parrott (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Eleonora Carlini
THE ORIGIN OF THE OMEGA RANGERS!

Tommy, now the WHITE RANGER, must lead the Power Rangers even as members of his own team doubts his ability to do so.

Meanwhile, Jason, Trini, and Zack must step into their own new roles as they embark on their first mission as the OMEGA RANGERS off world.

The writing duo of New York Times bestseller Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and the GLAAD Award-nominated Sina Grace (Iceman) join artists Francesco Mortarino (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and  Eduardo Francisco (Adventures of Superman) for the final volume of Saban's Go Go Power Rangers!

Collects Saban's Go Go Power Rangers #29-32.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $16.99
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KODANSHA COMICS
BATTLE ANGEL ALITA GN VOL 02
(W) Yukito Kishiro (A/CA) Yukito Kishiro
Own the manga thrill ride that changed global comics and inspired the James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's cyberpunk action film Alita: Battle Angel! This new paperback edition features an updated translation in six affordable, 300-page volumes. Contains chapters 10-17 of Battle Angel Alita.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $12.99
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ONE PEACE BOOKS
RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO GN VOL 16
(W) Aneko Yusagi (A/CA) Aneko Yusagi
Will the Shield Hero have to rise up from level one all over again? Naofumi tumbles into a whole different fantasy world after chasing Kyo, the perpetrator of the Tortoise Spirit battle. Separated from Raphtalia and Filo, Naofumi has only Rishia at his side - and finds that his stats are reset to level 1! Forced to attempt a jailbreak, Naofumi encounters a mysterious girl that claims to be one of the four holy heroes. Is she friend, or foe?
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $11.95
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Toys & Merchandise

DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC
STAR WARS CLONE WARS LEGENDS IN 3D AHSOKA 1/2 SCALE BUST
A Gentle Giant Ltd. release! She's one of the most popular characters in Star Wars fandom, and now Ahsoka Tano is a Legend in 3D! This approximately 10-inch bust captures the Jedi Knight in scale, atop a sculpted, lightsaber-inspired pedestal. Limited to only 1,000 pieces, she features detailed sculpting and paint applications, and comes packaged in a numbered, full-color box with a certificate of authenticity.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $175.00
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DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC
MARVEL SELECT HUMAN TORCH AF
A Diamond Select Toys release! Flame on! The Fantastic Four's hot-headed member gets his first-ever Marvel Select action figure with this all-new release! Standing approximately 7 inches tall and featuring 16 points of articulation, this figure is cast in translucent material, and comes with interchangeable flame effects, a flight stand and a Golden Age Torch head! It comes packaged in display-ready Select packaging, with side-panel artwork for shelf reference. Designed by Eamon O'Donoghue, sculpted by Chris Dahlberg!
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $29.99
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DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC
STAR WARS CLONE WARS ASAJJ VENTRESS 1/7 SCALE BUST
A Gentle Giant LTD release! The Sith Asajj Ventress makes her long-awaited debut to the 1/6 scale Star Wars bust series from Gentle Giant Ltd.! The Sith wields her twin lightsaber and includes a removable cloak, making her a necessary addition to any Star Wars bust collection. She stands approximately 6 inches tall, 8 inches tall with lightsabers. Limited to only 1500 pieces, it comes packaged in a full-color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $99.00
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DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC
MARVEL LEGENDS IN 3D DR DOOM 1/2 SCALE BUST
A Diamond Select Toys release! Behold the magnificent visage of Doom! Victor Von Doom, ruler of Latveria, is a Legend among his people, and now he's a Legend in 3D! This 10-inch bust depicts the monarch in scale, atop a castle pedestal decorated with Doom's monogram, and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. Limited to only 3,000 pieces, it comes packaged in a full-color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $175.00
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GOOD SMILE COMPANY
BLACK WIDOW MOVIE BLACK WIDOW NENDOROID AF DLX VER
From Good Smile Company. From Marvel's upcoming film Black Widow comes a DX Nendoroid of Black Widow! The Nendoroid is fully articulated, allowing you to recreate all kinds of action-packed poses. She comes with two face plates: a standard expression and a smiling expression. Optional parts include two batons with hooks attached and two handguns for recreating battle scenes from the movie. The DX version also includes an alternate body featuring the white version of her suit, two standard batons and a Stinger effect part.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $104.99

THREEZERO
FALLOUT T-51 POWER ARMOR BLACKBIRD ARMOR PACK
From Threezero. Threezero's return to the wasteland is not over! This Blackbird Armor pack features a T-51 Armor design with incredible paint application and weathering effects. Featuring a special Blackbird color scheme and logo decal, these Armor pieces are completely interchangeable with all previous and future threezero 1/6 Fallout figures. Helmet also features a light-up LED function! Requires AG1 x3 Button Cell Batteries (not included). The threezero 1/6 Fallout Armor Packs do not include a collectible figure.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $149.00

FUNKO
POP TV ANIMATION DBZ S8 SS CHILD VEGETA VIN FIG
From Funko. A new wave of Dragon Ball POP! figures have arrived! Be sure to collect Child Vegeta, Evil Buu, Frieza's First Form, Gohan, Majin Vegeta, and Goku's first appearance! Each standard-sized Pop! figure measures about 3 3/4" tall and comes in a collector-friendly window box, perfect for display!
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $11.99

NECA
TMNT RAPHAEL 1/4 SCALE AF (O/A)
From NECA. New Production Run! NECA's 1/4-scale action figures from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie include two of the Turtles - Raphael and Donatello - and their foes, Shredder and the Foot Soldier. Each figure comes with accessories based on the film (including pizza for the Turtles) and features interchangeable hands. Raph and Don each stand 16 1/2" tall, while Shredder and the Foot Soldier are 18" tall, and the figures boast over 30 points of articulation, including double-jointed elbow joints.
In Shops: Sep 01, 2021
SRP: $142.99

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