Gargoyles: Bad Guys, written by Greg Weisman, with art by Karine Charlebois and Christopher Jones, will be in stores at the beginning of August! It features two never-before-seen chapters and cover artwork by Greg Guler. Here's a peek at it in our trailer.

So we all know now that Captain Blood thinks that for independent comics to thrive, readers will have to assert their readerly power by asking for and supporting indie comics they want to read. But I don't want to leave it at that, so I'm going to start posting the information and order numbers for our upcoming books every month (with a little production note, if possible). This month in Previews, you can check out and order comics coming out in August. And for SLG, these are our new offerings:

Gargoyles: Bad Guys Trade Paperback
by Greg Weisman, Karine Charlebois, et al.
Black and white interiors, 160 pages, $17.95
ISBN 978-1-59362-193-3

Five of the toughest villains in the Gargoyles Universe: Hunter – member of a Scottish family of gargoyle-slayers; Dingo – Australian mercenary and charter member of the deadly Pack; Matrix – a nanotech hive-mind artificial intelligence that came very close to destroying the Earth; Yama – a Japanese gargoyle who betrayed his own clan, and Fang – the mutate who would be king. Take this quintet of felons and force them to work on the side of the angels. It may be hard to believe, but these Bad Guys are the best hope we’ve got! Gargoyles series creator Greg Weisman is the writer, with art by fan favorite Karine Charlebois and tones by fan favorite Stephanie Lostimolo. Bad Guys: Time to fight fire with fire.

Order Gargoyles: Bad Guys at your local comic book store with the Diamond code JUN09 0673.

Production note: This book is on schedule to be in stores the first week of August. Karine Charlebois has some cool new sketches that we're incorporating into the book design. It also features two previously unpublished issues! it will be digest size.


Ubu Bubu: Filth Trade Paperback
by Jamie Smart
Black and white interiors, 112 pages, $12.95
ISBN 978-1-59362-198-8

UBU BUBU KILL KILL KILL!! When an innocent cat is possessed by a brutal
malevolent daemon, they become UBU BUBU, reaper of human souls and destroyer of innocents! Turning an ordinary home into hell H.Q. and imprisoning the terrified kids who lived there, UBU BUBU begins his horrific rampage of slaughter and destruction under the command of mysterious ringmaster Stig. This book collects the four issue Ubu Bubu mini-series by Bear creator Jamie Smart.

Order Ubu Bubu at your local comic book store with the Diamond code JUN09 0674.

Production note: Jamie's done a few extras for the trade. It's in the production queue for the third week of August and will be full comic book size.

Hi, folks! I've been getting a lot of questions lately about the release of Gargoyles Volume 2 and the collection of Bad Guys -- understandably so, since you've all been left hanging! What I can tell you now is that work continues on the remainder of both stories, and we still plan to release both collections. However, we are still working out the licensing with Disney, so unfortunately the former release dates of May and June are probably not going to hold. I'll let you know as soon as we can be sure of a firm date. Sorry for the wait, and thanks for your patience!

I've gotten behind in announcing the new books we have in stores, so here's an update.

In stores on August 13:



Nightmares and Fairy Tales Volume Four: Dancing with the Ghosts of Whales by Serena Valentino and Camilla d'Errico

Two young women are ensnared by enchantment and villainy, but the sea calls out to them, urging them to free themselves and reclaim their happiness. "Harmony" tells the story of an ethereal beauty who wanders the Sutro Bath ruins on San Francisco's rocky coastline, singing songs from a life she doesn't know she has left behind. In "Song of the Siren", a lovely mermaid is held captive by a sideshow charlatan and put on display in his carnival. Desperate for her home in the sea, the mermaid plots her escape- and revenge. Nightmares and Fairy Tales Volume Four: Dancing with the Ghosts of Whales brings you two exquisite tales by Serena Valentino, beautifully illustrated by Camilla d'Errico.


In stores on August 20:



Gargoyles: Bad Guys #4 by Greg Weisman and Karine Charlebois

How many mutants does it take to screw in a light bulb? Well, if you're Dr. Sevarius and Fang, the answer is: "Never enough!" Can Hunter, Yama, Dingo and Matrix stop our mad scientist's nefarious plan for the city of Manhattan? Find out in Gargoyles: Bad Guys, "Redemption: Chapter IV: Louse".




Rex Libirs #12 by James Turner

A Memetic manifestation of the evil God Cthulhu, Cthulhu two, has sprung into reality for reasons that rex would rather not be mentioned, and is now awakening from his deep slumber beneath the island of R'lyeh II. Rex and a crack team of librarians have joined forces with the US Navy to try and reach 'The Ear of Cthulhu' on the island. When they speak into it the dread pamphlet of litterable evil, they will seize control of Cthulhu two's brain. But other menacing forces have obtained the pamphlet from the Middleton Library's Front desk, and they also are converging on the island of R'lyeh, intent on turning Cthulhu two into a mindless slave of unimaginable power. This convergence leads to... AN EXCESS OF EVIL!

Eric Lindberg reviews Gargoyles: Bad Guys #1 by Greg Weisman and Karine Charlebois at Broken Frontier.

Bad Guys #1 is available now in comics stores and at www.slgcomic.com.

The Bad Guys Get Their Own Comic Book
New Gargoyles Spin-Off Debuts

In comic book stores November 28 is a new spin-off of the Gargoyles series published by SLG Publishing. GARGOYLES: BAD GUYS is a six-issue bi-monthly limited series in black and white. Who are the Bad Guys? Five of the toughest villains in the Gargoyles Universe: Hunter – member of a Scottish family of gargoyle-slayers; Dingo – Australian mercenary and charter member of the deadly Pack; Matrix – a nanotech hive-mind artificial intelligence that came very close to destroying the Earth; Yama – a Japanese gargoyle who betrayed his own clan, and Fang – the mutate who would be king. Take this quintet of felons and force them to work on the side of the angels. It may be hard to believe, but these Bad Guys are the best hope we’ve got! Gargoyles series creator Greg Weisman is the writer, with art by fan favorite Karine Charlebois. Covers are by original Gargoyles lead character designer Greg Guler. Bad Guys: Time to fight fire with fire!

Series writer and Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman explained the history of Bad Guys: "Bad Guys was originally developed as a television series for Disney in 1996 by myself and the late Gary Sperling (a story editor on Gargoyles)," he said. "We made an animatic reel to help sell the series to Disney, but they passed. We’ve shown the reel every year at the annual Gathering of the Gargoyles convention, and it’s always been a big fan favorite. Now, finally, the Bad Guys’ story can be told."

The 24-page, black and white premiere issue of Bad Guys by Greg Weisman and Karine Charlebois is in stores now, and will soon available at SLG Publishing's website, www.slgcomic.com.