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Flippin’ Through Previews

Flippin’ through Previews - February 2007

  • by Greg Burgas
  • Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 at 11:23 AM EST

It’s another sort-of end of the month, which means the print version of Previews has appeared.  Unlike our Dread Lord and Master, who picks on books based solely on the covers, I wait until the short text blurbs appear, and then I pick on them!  So let’s see what between the covers of this month’s […]

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Flippin’ through Previews - January 2007

  • by Greg Burgas
  • Wednesday, December 27th, 2006 at 5:09 PM EST

Books shipping (supposedly) in March are advertised in this month’s Previews.  Can you handle looking for your comics through a faceless, monopolistic, wrathful entity?  If we had a better option, don’t you think we’d take it?????
This month’s Previews features Buffy on the cover.  For some reason it’s totally freaking me out.  And I don’t know why!!!!!
Let’s pre-order!

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Flippin’ through Previews - December 2006

  • by Greg Burgas
  • Sunday, November 26th, 2006 at 8:46 PM EST

Let’s get to everyone’s favorite pointless exercise - judging whether you want to buy something based on a few sentences written by advertisers about books that may or may not come out on time!  Yes, it’s this month’s Previews, with a Bernie Wrightson and Steve Niles collaboration featured on the cover!

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Flippin’ through Previews - November 2006

  • by Greg Burgas
  • Friday, October 27th, 2006 at 2:04 PM EST

Hey, it’s another month, and that means it’s time to dig deep through the pages of everyone’s favorite comics-ordering magazine to find the hidden nuggets of four-color goodness inside!  Everyone ready?  Okay, here we go: Previews Vol. XVI, #11, with Brian Bolland’s Detective Chimp on the cover!

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Flippin’ through Previews - October 2006

  • by Greg Burgas
  • Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 at 12:41 PM EST

The October Previews (Vol. XVI, #10, with the new JSA on the cover) is out, so let’s take a look at what’s going on inside.

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Flippin’ through Previews - September 2006

  • by Greg Burgas
  • Sunday, September 3rd, 2006 at 1:38 PM EST

Yay! The latest issue of Previews is out! Let’s see what products are contained within designed to separate us from our hard-earned cash. Good times!
Previews, Vol. XVI, No. 9, with Tim Sale’s Superman on one cover and a Locke action figure on the back cover. Is Todd McFarlane the Devil? […]

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Flippin’ through Previews - August 2006

  • by Greg Burgas
  • Thursday, August 10th, 2006 at 8:55 PM EST

So Previews came out a few weeks ago, but I only got my copy yesterday. Fret not, though - you still have a little time to order some good stuff!
Okay, Previews Vol. XVI, #8, with a Star Wars comic on the cover. What do we have?

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Flippin’ through Previews for July 2006

Hey! The latest issue of Previews is out. Let’s check out the things you might miss unless you specifically order them. And remember to ask your favorite comic book retailer if you can have it for free. Remind him that if you have access to Previews you will order more books and make more money […]

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Flippin’ through Previews

Many in the comics blogosphere scorn Previews. “You can find what you want on-line!” they scream. “Previews is a fascist publication that chokes off the little guy! We don’t need it!” Well, maybe. But I don’t have time to zip around all the time on-line, and it’s nice to have so much concentrated […]

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