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IDW Publishing Previews – 8/15/12

Battle Beasts #2 (of 4)

Bobby Curnow (w) • Valerio Schiti (a & c)

The Beasts have landed on Earth, destroying everything in their path. Bliss Reynolds knows why, but she is being hunted for her secret knowledge by dozens of bloodthirsty Beasts! Three noble Beasts have endeavored to protect Bliss, but they won’t be enough to protect her from the hordes that are on their tail. The only option? Run! It’s a scramble for survival in a war zone called San Francisco!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Classic Popeye Ongoing #1

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

Representing the classic Popeye #1 from 1948 by Bud Sagendorf! This collector’s item begins a reprinting of the complete Sagendorf’s Popeye comic book series, nearly 100 issues long! Carefully reproduced from the original comic books and lovingly restored. Eat your spinach!

FC • 48 pages • $3.99

Creativity of Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko (w & a & c)

Steve Ditko’s most creative comics are lovingly reproduced in a beautiful large format hardback book, “The Creativity of Steve Ditko,” a companion to Craig Yoe’s previous “The Art of Ditko.” Forward by Paul Levitz with revealing essays by Mike Gold, Jack Harris, Mikal Banta, and Amber Stanton. Amber, daughter of fetish artist Eric Stanton, gives ground-breaking background about when her father and Ditko shared a studio for nearly a decade and worked on each others projects during the creation of Spider-Man.

HC • FC • $39.99 • 208 pages • 9.5” x 12.5” • ISBN 978-1-61377-276-8

The Crow #2

John Shirley (w) • Kevin Colden (a) • Ashley Wood, Kyle Hotz (c)

“Death, My Revelation.” The Crow has been reborn in blood and loss through something that may be worse than death. Displaced spirits, torn from their living bodies, wander Tokyo as the mystery deepens. The Crow is on a mission of vengeance, his samurai sword splashing blood… but he must also uncover hidden truths as he penetrates level after level of secrets within the shadowy corridors of Biotrope… and the dark recesses of a mysterious island off the coast of Japan.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Deadworld: War of the Dead #3 (of 5)

Gary Reed (w) • Sami Makkonen (a & c)

Dan, one of the surviving humans, finally found Donna, the woman he loved… but she had become infected with the presence of an intelligent zombie and is now half-human and half-zombie. Dan is torn between saving her or killing her, and if he doesn’t make the decision soon, it might just be too late…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe #16

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)

DEEP TERROR concludes! Scarlett and Team Bravo are trapped a mile beneath the Earth’s surface with an army of COBRA killers beneath on their tail! Their only hope is—Mainframe? Also: COBRA’s too-public campaign to destroy the Joes rolls on. How can America’s super-secret heroes survive in the light of day?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Infestation 2, Vol. 3

Tristan Jones, Paul Crilley, & Duane Swierczynski  (w) • Mark Torres, Valerio Schiti, & David Messina (a) • Livio Ramendelli (c)

Introducing the D&D campaign EBERRON to comics and learn the strange history it shares with the threat of INFESTATION 2. Also, one of the Turtles has been taken by something in the dark depths of the sewers, and it’s up to his brothers to save him. When it all comes down to the final battle, C.V.O. is scattered across America, and one of their own may be the key to stopping the threat once and for all—but not without a tremendous sacrifice. Danger Girl and others are on hand to help, but will it be enough?

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-353-6

Jericho: Season 4 #1 (of 5)

Kalinda Vazquez (w) • Andrew Currie (a) • The Sharp Brothers, Photo (c)

Overseen by the original writing staff of the television series, Jericho is back with a vengeance, with a whole new chapter of stories told in the show’s official continuity.  If you are a fan of Jericho you cannot afford to miss this compelling all-new series!

In the tradition of nail-biting suspense and intrigue that fans of the show—and the comic—have come to expect and love, Jericho Season Four picks up where Season Three left off. Though Jake and Hawkins are happy to be back in Jericho, the challenges they face are daunting. Not only are they fugitives in their own hometown, but they find themselves forced to play host to the newest member of the Jericho community—John Smith… a man who some know as a friend of the resistance, but who Jake and Hawkins know as the man behind the September Attacks. Only they know his secret. And only they can stop him from committing another heinous act.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek 100-Page Spectacular Summer 2012

Nathan Archer, Christopher Golden, and Tom Sniegoski (w) • Dave Hoover and Jeff Moy  (a) • Travis Charest  (c)

Presenting two incredible stories from two incredible corners of the Star Trek Universe! First, the crew of the starship Enterprise, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, finds itself in a very unusual setting—in Embrace the Wolf! Plus, Captain Janeway, Seven of Nine, and the rest of the crew of the U.S.S Voyager have a close encounter of the Borg kind in False Colors!

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics, Vol. 1

Michael Dooney, Mark Martin, Mark Bode & Kevin Eastman (w & a) • Michael Dooney (c)

The original stories of the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURLES come roaring back to shelves with the line of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CLASSICS trade paperbacks! Volume 1 features favorite tales like “The Peoples Choice,” “A TMNT Time Tale,” and “The Shell of the Dragon.”

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-234-8

Around the Tubes

It’s new comic book day, what’s everyone getting?

Around the Blogs:

Chud – Joss Whedon Signs For The Avengers 2 -Nice.

Spinoff Online – Hulk TV Pilot Is Just Waiting For Writer, Guillermo Del Toro TeasesI want this to happen so bad.

MTV Geek – BBC To Make Documentary On Aurora Tragedy With Unfortunate Title ‘The Batman Shootings’ This seems like a horrible idea and beyond exploitative.

Bleeding Cool – Scenes Revealing Bane’s Origins Were Cut From The Dark Knight Rises -Could be interesting.

Kotaku – The Justice League Can’t Fight Their Way Out of This Terrible Video Game – Another game I don’t need to play.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

ComicVine – Archer and Armstrong #1

ICv2 – Battle Beasts #1

IGN – Gambit #1

Electronic Infatada – Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me

Comics Alliance – Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer

Poisoned Rationality – Polterguys Volume 1

IDW Publishing Previews – 7/11/12

After The Fire 100-Page Spectacular

Tom Waltz (w) • Guiu Vilanova (a) • Pintu (c)

A haunting new original story from writer Tom Waltz (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and artist Guiu Vilanova (Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now) at a special bargain price!

Detective Shane Collins is a good cop who has been brutally murdered. Given a second chance to seek vengeance against his killers, Shane’s spirit walks the dark line between life and death, honor and betrayal, where nothing is as it seems, and the truth can hurt far worse than lies.

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Battle Beasts #1 (of 4)

Bobby Curnow (w) • Valerio Schiti (a) • Dan Brereton (c)

It’s just another average day for Bliss, an ignored linguist at the Department of Defense. However, when Bliss unlocks the secret translation of an ancient scroll, terror rains from the sky… in the form of the BATTLE BEASTS! Relentless creatures who know only a life of combat, they’ve brought their unquenchable thirst for battle with them! The only thing that can stop them is a gentle word from the one woman who can understand them—Bliss!!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Crow #1

John Shirley (w) • Kevin Colden (a) • Ashley Wood, Kyle Hotz (c)

“Death and Rebirth,” Part 1. THE CROW is reborn—in Tokyo. Can a dark spirit fight for the light? THE CROW has always done just that—striking from the shadows, a kind of shadow himself. The spirit of the Crow is back, transfiguring Jamie Osterberg, an American studying in Tokyo and deeply in love with his Japanese girlfriend, Yumi… until the love of his life is stolen. The Crow must once more make the wrong thing right—but this time he might have to do it by killing his own true love…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Doctor Who 100-Page Spectacular

Grant Morrison, Steve Parkhouse, others (w) • John Ridgway, others (a) • Dave Gibbons (c)

Thrill to these classic Doctor Who tales with a focus on the CYBERMEN, the villains from the current crossover with Star Trek: The Next Generation! Includes the quintessential tales “Junkyard Demon,” “The World Shapers,” “Genesis,” “Revelation!” and much, much more!

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Ghostbusters, Vol. 2: The Most Magical Place On Earth

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a) • Nick Runge (c)

The smash-hit ongoing series continues in this second story arc! Thanks to the contract they signed, the Ghostbusters are temporarily barred by Walter Peck from taking any work (without his express permission) in New York City. The Ghostbusters skirt the edict by taking a job in Schenectady. It’s a simple haunted amusement park upstate—what could possibly go wrong?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-279-9

G.I. JOE #15

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)

“Deep Terror, part 3!”

DEEP TERROR rumbles on! Scarlett and Team Bravo are on the loose in a COBRA mining operation, miles beneath the surface of the Earth, with no chance of escape. In this issue they uncover the objective of Dr. Mindbender’s subterranean search: a rare element that will allow COBRA to change the world forever. And that’s NOT Good!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks

Joe Hill (w) • Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c)

The sprawling tale of the Locke family and their mastery of the whispering iron thunders to new heights as the true history of the family is revealed to Tyler and Kinsey. Zack Wells assumes a new form, Tyler and Kinsey travel through time, and surprises beyond imagination will be revealed.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 152 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-227-0

Smoke and Mirrors #4 (of 5)

Mike Costa & Jon Armstrong (w) Ryan Browne (a & c)

Face to face with his darkest fears, Terry confronts the Trade Circle—and they want answers! In a world where magic is real, how can a sleight of hand artist compete with users of practical spells? And why are they afraid of Terry!?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek, Vol. 2

Mike Johnson (w) • Joe Corroney (a) Tim Bradstreet (c)

The voyages of the new crew of the Enterprise continue in this re-imagining of the original series using the altered timeline from the 2009 movie. Contained in this volume is the re-telling of the classic episode OPERATION: ANNIHILIATE! And an all-new two-part story that takes place soon after the events of the first film!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-286-7

Transformers: Regeneration One #81

Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman & Stephen Baskerville (a) • Wildman, Guido Guidi (c)

The TRANSFORMERS comic that began it all—is back. With a vengeance! 21 years have passed since CYBERTRON was restored to its former glory, and finally there is peace. But, after millions of years of bitter civil war, can all ever truly be one? In a conflict this primal, this epic and far-reaching… There are always “Loose Ends”!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Regeneration One 100-Page Spectacular

Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman & Stephen Baskerville (a) • Wildman (c)

GET READY FOR REGENERATION ONE! For the first time in nearly a decade the final issues of the original run of TRANSFORMERS are back—just in time for the story to continue in TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE #81! Following a planet-shattering battle with UNICRON, OPTIMUS PRIME has fallen! How will the other AUTOBOTScarry on—and will PRIME be back in time for CYBERTRON’s darkest hour? Reprinting THE TRANSFORMERS #76-80!

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 2: Enemies Old, Enemies New

Kevin Eastman & Tom Waltz (w) • Dan Duncan & Mateus Santolouco (a) • Dan Duncan (c)

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begin their journey as a true team of brothers, although distance still remains between them. Meanwhile, Baxter Stockman and General Krang have largely kept in the shadows… until now. General Krang wants results and Baxter has a new invention to capture the Turtles before Krang comes to New York.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-288-1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #3

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird (w) • Eastman, Laird (a & c)

This tale of the original TMNT expands the Turtles universe! After a big Mouser battle, Splinter’s gone missing and it’s up to his ninja turtle sons to find him. But, little do they know, an extraterrestrial surprise of cosmic proportions awaits them at the end of their search!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

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