DC’s Harley Quinn is featured on the cover of the September 2013 edition of PREVIEWS, which just went on sale on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. In of itself it’s pretty cool – the new Harley Quinn series is written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, two of our favorites – but maybe not news enough that we’d be talking about it here in Scoop.

When you add in that this is the 300th issue of the monthly catalog from Diamond Comic Distributors, though, well, yeah, then you can bet we’ll make a special note of it. What 300 issues means is that PREVIEWS has been the go-to resource for comic book specialty shops and fans to see the newest comics, graphic novels and pop-culture merchandise since October 1988.

“It has been my extreme pleasure and a distinct honor to be a part of PREVIEWS for over 25 years, and I’m proud to say that I’ve been with it since the beginning,” said PREVIEWS editor Marty Grosser. “I’ve seen it grow and evolve from its humble beginnings in 1988, and I can’t wait to see where the future will take us.”

At first, PREVIEWS started off as a small catalog, under 50 pages, featuring new comics from a handful of publishers. As years passed, the catalog grew to over 500 pages, became a full-color publication, added additional magazine features and now showcases thousands of comic book releases, graphic novels, and pop-culture related products.

Each PREVIEWS catalog gives full descriptions for items offered by Diamond Comic Distributors, allowing comic book specialty store owners and their customers the opportunity to get full coverage about merchandise that will be available in two months or more.

“PREVIEWS allows comic fans to get excited about what is trending in the comic world and builds anticipation about what great storylines are coming out next,” said Grosser.

The catalog is broken down into sections featuring upcoming comics followed by sections for Toys, Statues & Models, Books, Games, and Apparel from major publishers such as Dark Horse, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics and Marvel Comics. The catalog also has many editorial features for fans to read up on including The GEMs and Featured Items of the month, Splash Page News, Staff Picks, Bestseller Charts, and other articles and interviews.

Each month, PREVIEWS is used as an ordering tool by comic book specialty store owners to help them order the newest merchandise for their stores. Customers and fans can get their own copy of PREVIEWS from their local shop, so they can order their favorite comics, toys, apparel or anything else from the catalog.

You can also view news about some of the upcoming releases at PreviewsWorld.com.