On this month's Previews episode, Gwen and Derek join forces to highlight the various November solicits that strike their fancy. In fact, this is Gwen's first time doing a Previews show, but she comes across as an old hand and suggests some wonderful upcoming titles that are sure to resonate with listeners. But first, the Two Academics Talking about Comics send out a BIG thank you to two dedicated -- and two very talented -- listeners, Holly English and Marc Casilli. Both have recently shared copies of their own self-published comics, and Gwen and Derek give them a shout-out and discuss how impressed they are with the issues. After that they announce The Comics Alternative's brand new Slack channel, inviting listeners to join up and take part in the discussion community. But after these announcements, they get to the heart of this week's Previews episode. Among the comics and graphic novels Gwen and Derek recommend are:

• Dark Horse Comics - Hungry Ghosts #1, Vinegar Teeth #1, Contract with God Curator's Collection, and The Paybacks Collection

DC/Vertigo - The Terrifics #1, Swamp Thing Winter Special, and Motherlands #1

IDW Publishing - Frankenstein Alive, Alive #4, Time and Vine, Saucer State, The Goat Getters, and Violette around the World, Vol. 1: My Head in the Clouds

Image Comics - Days of Hate #1, The Further Adventures of Nick Wilson #1, Ice Cream Man #1, Get Naked, and Spy Seal, Vol. 1: The Corten-Steel Phoenix

Abstract Studios - Strangers in Paradise XXV #1

Abrams ComicArts - My Friend Dahmer (Movie Tie-In Edition)

Archie Comics - Chilling Adventures in Sorcery

Big Planet/Retrofit Comics - Tales from the Hyperverse

BOOM! Studios - Abbott #1

Dynamite Entertainment - James Bond: The Body #1

Drawn and Quarterly - Red Winter and Kitaro, Vol. 5: Kitaro the Vampire Slayer

Fantagraphics Books - Trump's ABC, Now #2, Compulsive Comics, The Weird World of Lagoola Gardner, and Showtime

Henry Holt - Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum

Hill and Wang - Three-Fifths a Man: A Graphic History of the African American Experience

Humanoids - Gregory and the Gargoyles, Book 2

Kodansha Comics - Ghost in the Shell Complete Boxed Set and A Silent Voice Complete Series Boxed Set

Lion Forge - The Dream of the Butterfly

New York Review Comics - Yellow Negros and Other Imaginary Creatures

Oni Press - Archival Quality

Seven Seas Entertainment - Orange: Future

Seven Stories Press - The Epic of Gilgamesh

Titan Comics - Atlas and Axis #1, Babylon Berlin, and Death to the Tsar

University Press of Mississippi - The Canadian Alternative: Cartoonists, Comics, and Graphic Novels

Be sure to visit the websites of both Holly English and Marc Casilli and discover their wonderful art and comics! And remember, check out The Comics Alternative's new Slack channel!