It's the beginning of September, the first of the month, so that must mean it's time for the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics to look at the latest Previews catalog. As they do every month, Andy and Derek carefully go through the the Diamond publication, highlighting upcoming titles they're interested in, commenting on solicitations that sound interesting, and discussing creators they look forward to reading. Among the many comics they mention on this episode are from publishers such as

• Dark Horse Comics - Ether #1 and Dept. H Volume 1: Pressure

DC/Vertigo - Mother Panic #1 and Jack of Fables: Deluxe Edition Book One

IDW Publishing/Top Shelf - Comic Book History of Comics #1, Tonoharu: Part Three, The Theory of the Grain of Sand, and Weird Love: Jailbird Romance

Image Comics - A.D.: After Death, Book One, Frontier #1, Violent Love #1, Chew #60, and One Week in the Library

Abstract Studio - Motor Girl #1

Action Lab - Athena Voltaire and the Volcano Goddess #1

Alternative Comics - Compulsive Comics and King-Cat Comix and Stories #76

Big Planet/Retrofit Comics - Summerland

Bergen Street Press - Copra: Round Four

BOOM! Studios - Namesake #1, Slam! #1, and Baker Street Peculiars

Conundrum Press - Lake Jehovah and The Palace of Champions

Drawn & Quarterly - Seth's Dominion

Dynamite Entertainment - Grand Passion #1

Faber and Faber - Love in Vain: Robert Johnson 1911-1938

Fantagraphics Books - Turn Loose Our Death Rays and Kill Them All: The Complete Works of Fletcher Hanks, Blubber #4, Beyond Time and Again, and Laid Waste

First Second - Last Man, Vol. 9: The Rescue

Hermes Press - Dark Shadows: The Best of the Original Series

Jet City Comics - Cirque American, Vol. 1: Girl over Paris

Last Gasp - Cometbus #57

New York Review Comics - Pretending Is Lying

Oni Press - Motro #1

SelfMadeHero - The Can Opener's Daughter

Super Genius - Trish Trash: Rollergirl from Mars

Titan Comics - The Mummy #1

Valiant Entertainment - Faith #5

VIZ Media - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Vol. 1, and Sunny, Vol. 6