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IDW Publishing Previews – 9/19/12

30 Days of Night #10

Steve Niles (w) • Christopher Mitten (a & c)

Fright-master Steve Niles continues the all-new, critically acclaimed 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ongoing series! Eben turns the screw in the neck of the city of Los Angeles as he hunts down Alice and seeks to make peace with the European vampires. He is growing his army and choosing his target. He will not stop until the world is in chaos…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Battle Beasts #3 (of 4)

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

Bliss and the Beasts close in on the all-powerful Dread Weapons. Along the way, Vorin reveals the history of his kind, although fellow heroes Merk and Gruntos recall slightly different versions of the past! Meanwhile the United States military begins a full-scale attack to contain the murrauding Beasts! Action, intrigue and secrets revealed, all in this issue!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Cobra #17

Mike Costa (w) • Werther Dell’Edera (a) • Antonio Fuso (c)

They call him… BLUDD! Major Bludd takes center stage in this spine-shattering issue! What makes Bludd tick… and who does he have to kill next? Locked in prison, he’s still deadly—so who wants him free?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Danger Girl/G.I. JOE #3

Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle (a) • J. Scott Campbell X 2 (c)

It’s the most dangerous event of the summer, and the action continues right here!  Abbey Chase has been working behind enemy lines as an Agent of COBRA, but when the G.I. JOE strike force puts the Danger Girl team in the line of fire, who will Abbey side with to win the battle?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Doctor Who Dave Gibbons Collection

Pat Mills, Steve Moore, Steve Parkhouse, & John Wagner  (w) • Dave Gibbons (a & c)

Industry legend Dave Gibbons illustrated a classic run of Doctor Who comics, and this oversized book collects them all! And in full color! Gibbons-drawn strips began appearing in the very first issue of Doctor Who Magazine (then titled Doctor Who Weekly), starring the Fourth Doctor as portrayed by Tom Baker, and Gibbons continued as the primary artist until issue #69, a Fifth Doctor tale. This volume also features an introduction by Gibbons, along with early Doctor Who sketches from the master.

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 372 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-347-5

Dorothy Of Oz Prequel #4 (of 4)

Denton J. Tipton (w) • Blair Shedd (a) • Eric Shanower (c)

Based on the upcoming animated film Dorothy Of Oz! Building on the celebrated children’s book by Roger Stanton Baum, Dorothy Of Oz will tell the tale of Dorothy’s return to the Land of Oz. But first, read here about what events transpired to necessitate Dorothy’s return, and witness the rise of the Jester!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ghostbusters #13

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)

After one more quick stop to help a friend in the Windy City, the Ghostbusters arrive back in New York, expecting a backlog of cases to clear through.  Instead, things are strangely quiet on the supernatural front, and it’s all thanks to the city’s newest paranormal investigation and elimination service!  Who is this new team?  Find out in the lucky 13th issue of GHOSTBUSTERS!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Godzilla #5

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • Zach Howard (c)

Boxer and his team decide it’s time to turn their sights to the big game—Godzilla! A perfect plan goes awry when a billionaire adventurer gets his hands on Mechagodzilla. The result? Utter monster mayhem!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Godzilla: Half Century War #2 (of 5)

James Stokoe (w & a & c)

The year is 1967 and Godzilla is on the move… to Vietnam! With a war underway, Godzilla is the last thing the country needs. Lieutenant Murakami follows Godzilla to try out some new tech on the monster, but a super-sized foe named Anguirus might just be the most effective counter-measure.  It’s a rumble in the jungle, don’t miss it!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

KISS #4

Tom Waltz (w) • Casey Maloney (a) • Xermanico, Maloney (c)

The Elder’s cosmic soldiers known as the Four-Who-Are-One are reunited just in time to face off against the Destroyer’s evil proxy, General Black Diamond, who has unleashed his secret weapon! Will the combined might of the Demon, Starchild, Catman, and Celestial be enough to defeat the world’s first dragon in 100,000 years?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Magic: The Gathering—The Spell Thief #3

Matt Forbeck (w) • Martín Cóccolo (a) • Matt Stewart (c)

Leaving his home plane behind, Dack Fayden returns to Innistrad, still in pursuit of the villainous Sifa Grent. He convenes with the Reichert family again, who provide Dack with crucial information on the evil Planewalker’s location. But when Sorin Markov arrives, looking for Dack, things quickly escalate and our hero finds himself in a situation where he may not come out alive…

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

The Pound: Ghoul’s Night Out #1 (of 4)

Stephan Nilson (w) • Ibrahim Moustafa (a & c)

The Pound is officially open for business. Scottie and Howie have their hands full. A creature is harassing park-goers. The Government is investigating them. Ghouls are rebelling, and, if things couldn’t get worse, Scottie’s mother-in-law has decided to visit. Guest starring PROOF’s Agent John “Proof” Prufrock!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek #13

Mike Johnson (w) • Stephen Molnar (a) • Tim Bradstreet (c)

The Redshirt’s Tale. Everyone knows the joke about the dire fate of crewmembers who wear red on the Enterprise. Even the redshirts themselves! The countdown to next year’s blockbuster STAR TREK sequel continues here, with an ALL-NEW stand-alone story that shows life on the Enterprise through a redshirt’s eyes!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek: Romulans Treasury Edition

John Byrne (w & a & c)

Master storyteller John Byrne, famed for his classic runs on Uncanny X-Men and Next Men, presents a trio of Classic Trek stories featuring the Romulan Empire. These are classic stories adventure, danger and intrigue, and even more importantly… John Byrne’s art just looks so cool printed in our awesome treasury format!

FC • Cardstock •  $9.99 • 72 pages • 9.25” x 14.25”

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hive #1 (of 4)

Brannon Braga & Terry Matalas (w) • Joe Corroney, photo (a & c)

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation!

In the distant future the entire galaxy has been completely assimilated by Borg and it’s king… Locutis! The only hope for the future lies in the past, in the hands of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the starship Enterprise—as Picard faces off against the Borg collective in one final, terrifying and definitive encounter!

Brannon Braga is one of the writers most associated with the Star Trek Franchise. He has written a number of fondly remembered episodes of TNG, including co-writing the two-part series finale, “All Good Things…,” for which he won the prestigious Hugo Award. Terry Matalas has written for Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as Terra Nova.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood #5

Annie Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Federica Manfredi (a) • Tim Bradstreet, photo (c)

Alan Ball’s hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creatures, is back as an ongoing series! With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Ball, this series features writers Annie Nocenti (Daredevil, Green Arrow) and Michael McMillian. Now that the “Where Were You?” arc has concluded, we take a look at the sorrid past of the villain who plagued Bon Temps during that time, along with guest artist Federica Manfredi (Star Trek).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Womanthology: Space #1 (of 5)

Sandy Carpenter, Bonnie Burton, Chrissie Zullo (w) • Ming Doyle, Stephanie Hans, Jessica Hickman, Stacie Ponder, Maja K., Tanja, Anna Bowie (a) • Renae DeLiz (c)

Womanthology: Space, the follow up to the hit Kickstarter project, Womanthology: Heroic, starts off with the first of five out-of-this-world issues: Moon. Each issue contains three 6-page stories, plus pinups, how-tos, and more, by women of all ages and experience. Check out a haunted space station, a snarky robot, and so much more in this debut issue.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

IDW Publishing in December 2012

Star Trek #16

Mike Johnson (w) • Stephen Molnar (a) • Tim Bradstreet (c)

Concluding the two-part re-imagining of the classic “Mirror Universe” episode! Don’t miss this radical transformation of Kirk & Co., as events unfold leading up to next summer’s STAR TREK sequel! Overseen by STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek 100 Page Winter Spectacular 2012

Marc Guggenheim, Scott Tipton, More (w) • David Messina, J.K. Woodward, More (a) • Joe Corroney (c)

Explore the amazing worlds of Star Trek through our continuing series of 100-page spectaculars! How do you deal with killing a legend? Find out in the story of Captain Harriman, the notorious commander of the Enterprise when Captain James T. Kirk was lost and presumed dead. Guest starring Dr. McCoy! Discover the devious inner workings of the Romulan military! Re-enter the Mirror Universe as Kirk’s Doppelgänger plots to overthrow his superior… Captain Pike—And more!

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Star Trek: The Next Generation Omnibus

David Tischman, Scott Tipton, David Tipton & Zander Cannon (w) • Casey Maloney, David Messina, Gordon Purcell, & Javier Aranda (a) • Joe Corroney (c)

Star Trek: The Next Generation Omnibus collects 4 graphic novels into one monstrous book! The Space Between, Intelligence Gathering, The Last Generation, and Ghosts.

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 480 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN 978-1-61377-537-0

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hive #4 (of 4)

Brannon Braga, Terry Matalas & Travis Fickett (w) • Joe Corroney, photo (a & c)

Continuing the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation!

It’s climactic finale of one of the most talked about Star Trek events of the year as past and future collide! Past and future intersect as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Locutus meet to decide the fate of the United Federation of planets—and the entire Borg Empire!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #8 (of 8)

Scott & David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward & Gordon Purcell (a) • Woodward (c)

The epic crossover between the two greatest science-fiction properties of all time ends here! Our heroes launch a desperate mission behind enemy lines in hopes of ending the CyberBorg threat, but there’s a traitor in their midst…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Doctor Who #4

Brandon Seifert (w) • Philip Bond (a) • Mark Buckingham (c)

The second issue in a special two-part story featuring the art of Philip Bond! With the Doctor and Rory on a boys night out gone wrong, Amy must face the Silence on her own! All that plus lots of beer!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 2: First Encounters

John Rogers (w) • Andrea Di Vito, Denis Medri, Horacio Domingues, JUANAN, Guido Guidi, Vicente Alcazar, & Nacho Arranz (a) • Tyler Walpole (c)

The second volume of the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons comic reveals how our favorite band of adventurers first came together! But in the present day, Fell’s Five has found itself stranded in the mystical realm known as the Feywild, with few options for returning home.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 156 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-534-9

Classic Jurassic Park, Vol. 5: Return to Jurassic Park, Part Two

Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum, Keith Giffen, Dwight Jon Zimmerman, & Renee Witterstaetter (w) • Armando Gil, Walter Simonson, John Byrne, and More (a) • Michael Golden (c)

Classic Jurassic Park, Volume 5 continues the “Return to Jurassic Park” series with issues #5–9. Contains the stories “Heir To The Thunder” and “Photo Finish,” which detail researchers Derek and Abby’s brush with an insane scientist and the aftermath of his plot to speed up the evolution of the newly reintroduced dinosaurs.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 108 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-533-2

The Crow: Skinning the Wolves #1 (of 3)

James O’Barr (w) • James O’Barr & Jim Terry (a) • James O’Barr (c)

James O’Barr returns to The Crow! In part one of this special three-part tale, “Returning from a Journey,” O’Barr and artist Jim Terry craft a harrowing tale set in a concentration camp in 1945 Europe. The night train is being unloaded. And one of the passengers is making a return visit…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Popeye #8

Roger Langridge (w) • Vince Musacchia (a & c)

Poopdeck Pappy’s got a new sweetie… but there’s more to her than meets the eye! And did somebody say… treasure map? Join Popeye, Olive and Wimpy as they head for the high seas – and help Pappy overcome the trauma of his first bath in forty years!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Popeye, Vol. 1

Roger Langridge (w) • Bruce Ozella, Ken Wheaton & Tom Neely (a) • Bruce Ozella (c)

Popeye the Sailor Man sails again! E.C. Segar’s classic creation is back, with his first original comic in decades! Written by the Eisner Award-winning Roger Langridge (The Muppets), with pitch-perfect art from Bruce Ozella, Tom Neeley, Ken Wheaton, and John Byrne, it’s a new take on the classic character that’s true to its roots!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-423-6

Classic Popeye #5

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

Both E. C. Segar, the creator of Popeye and his long time assistant Bud Sagendorf were huge science fiction fans. Here the brilliant Sagendorf leads off with an out of this world funny sci-fi fantasy, “Moon Goon!” or “Goon on the Moon!” or “The Man in the Moon is a Goon!”. Plus we have a comic featuring everybody’s favorite character, Wimpy in “Another Day Another Breakfast!”. Three Popeye laugh-filled one-pagers, a special illustrated Swee’pea undersea tale, and you have another lovingly restored, hilarious Popeye comic–TOOT! TOOT!

FC • 52 pages • $3.99

Offered Again!

Popeye HC Vol 1: Bud Sagendorf • FC • $29.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-747-4

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #2 (of 4)

Katie Cook (w) • Andy Price (a) • Katie Cook x 3 (c)

Queen Chrysalis has returned! Our ponies have no time to horse around, as they set off to rescue their friends from Chrysalis kingdom. What magical adventures await them, and where the heck is Princess Celestia?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Godzilla #8

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • E.J. Su (c)

Boxer is cornered by the government and Godzilla is a giant sized X-factor, wrecking everyone’s plans. Sides are switched, lives are lost… and then the unthinkable happens. The devastating third act of this Godzilla epic begins now!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Godzilla: Half Century War # 4 (of 5)

James Stokoe (w & a & c)

New technologies and new recruits lead the AMF now, while Ota and Kentaro are stuck watching. But when a new threat comes to town from space, technology and young blood mean nothing. Will the grizzled vets be able to save the day? Don’t miss this action packed issue, it’ll have you seeing three Godzillas!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Judge Dredd #2

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel, Brendan McCarthy (a) • Zach Howard, Greg Staples (c)

In Mega-City one, Judges ARE the law. But what happens when a veteran Judge goes bad? And he’s so skilled at hiding his misdeeds that even Judge Dredd is unable to dig up the evidence he needs? Looks like it’s time to choose psis… from the Psi Division, that is!

IDW’s all-new ongoing series continues here, with the re-introduction of fan-favorite JUDGE ANDERSON! Don’t even think about skipping this issue. Because… well, she’ll *know*.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #17

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Ben Bates (a) • Ben Bates, Eastman (c)

He is a warlord, a genius, and a squishy pink brain. He is General Krang. One of the most signature villains in TMNT history, Krang has an arsenal and wit unlike any other villain. This issue starts a story arc that reveals Krang’s master plan and sees the TMNT come into direct confrontation with one of their mightiest enemies!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Michelangelo

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

The original Micro-Series is BACK, this time with all-new colors! Michelangelo’s trademark playfulness, empathy, and easygoing nature are displayed in full four-color glory in this classic one-shot story. Mikey experiences a very merry (and very harrowing!) Christmas, adopting a stray cat while stopping thieves from stealing toys meant for orphaned children. Santa’s got nothing on this green ninja with a big heart!

FC • 38 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics, Vol. 3

Michael Dooney, Steve Murphy, & A.C.Farley (w) • Michael Dooney, Jim Lawson, & A.C. Farley (a) • Michael Dooney (c)

Issues #27–29 are collected in Volume 3 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics. Includes “Dreams of Stone,” “Sons of the Silent Age,” and “Men of Shadow” with stories and art by Michael Dooney, Jim Lawson, Steve Murphy, and A.C. Farley.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 128 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-538-7

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret History of the Foot Clan #1 (of 4)

Mateus Santolouco, Erik Burnham (w) • Santolouco (a) • Rafael Grampa (c)

Demons, ninjas, and hostile takeovers-what more can you expect from a TMNT comic? The first installment of this new miniseries reveals a history never told before about the original founder of the Foot. Join the Turtles as they get a history lesson that they will never forget!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE #20

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Ken Loh (c)

TARGET: SNAKE EYES hurtles toward its shocking conclusion! SERPENTOR’S FANG BRIGADE closes in on the Arashikage refuge deep in the jungle. HELIX and SNAKE EYES battle for their lives surrounded on all sides by warring foes. The G.I. JOE team rides to the rescue—but will they find a battlefield or a graveyard?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #20

Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a & c)

TARGET: SNAKE EYES ends the only way it can—in the mano y mano, ninja to ninja battle that G.I. JOE fans have been waiting for! SNAKE EYES versus STORM SHADOW in a fight to the end—with the fate of the Arashikage clan at stake.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Cobra #20

Mike Costa (w) • Antonio Fuso (a & c)

OKTOBER IS BURNING! The covert G.I. JOE team is in for the fight of their lives as they go toe-to-toe against the OKTOBER GUARD! But who are they? Where did they come from? And what do they want? The answers will shock you—but we can tell you that MAJOR BLUDD is looking for retribution!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #185

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant  (a) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (c)

Things are finally coming to a head between DARKLON and DESTRO! With the two adversaries confronting each other for the first time in years, things could get out of control—fast! Meanwhile, G.I. JOE is in trouble: CLUTCH and ROCK N’ ROLL are trapped in COBRA’s new HQ and a new mission in Benzheen takes a turn for the worse! The villains reign supreme in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #185!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow, Vol. 1

Chuck Dixon (w) • Robert Atkins (a) • Andrea DiVito (c)

SNAKE EYES returns to Japan to re-join the Arashikage clan and team up with STORM SHADOW. Their target: the new COBRA COMMANDER! Will the most dangerous JOE turn his back on his loyalties and his friends just to bring down the new COBRA leader?

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-419-9

G.I. JOE/Transformers, Vol. 2

Josh Blaylock & Dan Jolley (w) • Mike S. Miller, E.J. Su, Tim Seeley, Emiliano Santalucia, & Guido Guidi (a) • Mike S. Miller (c)

COBRA gains control of giant, transforming robots and uses them in their attacks. In response, the United States military forms an elite group of soldiers, G.I. JOE. COBRA COMMANDER, MEGATRON, HAWK, BUMBLEBEE, OPTIMUS PRIME, and more do battle.

TPB • FC • $24.99 • 248 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-535-6

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Ongoing #12

John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Andrew Griffith, Casey Coller (c)

THE RETURN! He’s back… and CYBERTRON will never be the same. Everything BUMBLEBEE and his AUTOBOTS have built teeters at the edge of collapse—and STARSCREAM has to make the choice his whole life has been leading to.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Ongoing #12

James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Milne, Nick Roche (c)

AUTOBOTS VERSUS DECEPTICONS! The crew of the Lost Light confronts a band of rogue DECEPTICONS—with terrible consequences. As an AUTOBOT slips closer to death, a single decision sets in motion a chain of events that might just spell the end for RODIMUS and his band of travelers.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers Spotlight: Orion Pax

James Roberts (w) • Steve Kurth (a) • Kurth, Livio Ramondelli (c)

BEFORE OPTIMUS PRIME—there was Orion Pax! Four million years ago, the future leader of the AUTOBOTS disappeared into the Cybertronian wilderness to save a friend. What happened next would take him to the very brink—and have startling repercussions on the current comics!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots In Disguise, Vol. 2

John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli, Brendan Cahill, & Andrew Griffith (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)

OPTIMUS PRIME has given up his title and is now Orion Pax, and he is on the trail of the deadliest DECEPTICON of all…SHOCKWAVE. The Decepticon Justice Division gets a turn as well, hunting those who disobeyed MEGATRON. And the DINOBOTS are back, headed by Ironhide into the Cybertronian wilderness searching for lost AUTOBOTS…but what they find might be the greatest danger of all!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-541-7

Transformers: Complete Drift

Shane McCarthy (w) • Alex Milne & Casey Coller (a) • Trevor Hutchison (c)

Drift gets the deluxe upgrade as the four-issue mini-series plus the Spotlight issue is collected in this hard cover oversized edition. Once a DECEPTICON, Drift now fights alongside the AUTOBOTS in the ongoing Civil War. How he came to be here, why he was once known as DEADLOCK, and how he came to be at odds with his DECEPTICON allies is revealed.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 152 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-539-4

Transformers: Regeneration One #86

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

DARK REIGN! The fallout from the devastation on Earth ripples outwards, all the way to Nebulos, where GRIMLOCK faces his own darkest demons and a fateful choice that may cost him his very Spark. The dark reign of SCORPONOK begins here, and nothing will ever be the same again!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Prime—Rage of the Dinobots #2 (of 4)

Mike Johnson & Mairghread Scott (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Ken Christiansen (c)

CYBERTRON FALLING! As their world collapses around them, the DINOBOTS battle SHOCKWAVE’s forces to protect the fleeing Cybertronians! SWOOP’s life hangs in the balance—his teammates fight to save him, but will he succumb to evil? The answer may not be what you expect!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Prime Season 2

Mike Johnson (w) • Various (a)

The animated action of Transformers is back for season 2! Picking up right where we left our heroes after the events of “One Shall Rise,” Unicron has been defeated… but OPTIMUS PRIME has lost his memory! But not to worry, MEGATRON has plans for his newest recruit… unless the AUTOBOTS can stop their nemesis and save their leader!

TPB • FC • $7.99 • 132 pages • 5” x 7” • ISBN 978-1-61377-540-0

Kiss #7

Tom Waltz (w) • Kenneth Loh (a) • Loh, Xermanico (c)

“Into the Void,” Part 1! The Four-Who-Are-One have fought against the Destroyer God in the Dark Ages, Prohibition Era Chicago… even in the hot bodies of radical 80’s teenaged girls!  But now, alongside the enigmatic She, they fight on a new front in their eternal war of good versus evil — the very interstellar void they call home! Can these cosmic warriors bring their master, the Elder, victory at last… or will this mark the end for the Demon, Starchild, Catman, and Celestial? The final battle for the Universe is at hand!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Kiss, Vol. 1

Chris Ryall & Tom Waltz (w) • Jamal Igle & Casey Maloney (a) • Nick Runge (c)

Four ordinary humans in 1920s Chicago find themselves caught up in a battle of epic proportions that will reverberate across time and space in “Dressed to Kill.” In “A World Without Heroes” travel to a forgotten time of swords and sorcery, dragons and wizards, warriors and maidens. A once-united kingdom has become irreversibly divided. Can the Demon, Starchild, Catman, and Celestial save their world?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-420-5

True Blood #8

Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Jenny Frison (c)

With Bon Temps facing eradication by an ancient and powerful wolf pack, the town’s best hope lies with Sookie and Alcide convincing the werewolves and vampires to set aside their differences and work together. But with vampires taking the blame for the initial attacks, tensions are high…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood, Vol. 1: Where Were You?

Ann Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Tim Bradstreet (c)

Alan Ball’s hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creatures, returns as an ongoing series! Do you remember where you were the day vampires came out of the coffin? On the anniversary of the “Great Revelation,” Sookie and the crew look back and reflect on the day that changed their lives forever.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 120 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-424-3

Mars Attacks #6

John Layman (w) • John McCrea (a & c)

An exciting new story arc starts here! As human ramp up their defenses, the Martians unleash a new weapon from their arsenal… the freeze ray! Don’t miss any of the action in this runaway hit series!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ghostbusters #16

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)

After several tough cases, the Ghostbusters are ready for a real day off from dealing with the supernatural… but that doesn’t necessarily mean the supernatural is going to take a day off from them. Ready to settle in and do some relaxing, they are surprised as a spectral child appears before them, speaking one word before it disappears — help.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Joe Palooka # 1 (of 6)

Mike Bullock & Matt Triano (w) • Fernando Peniche (a) • Jace McTier (c)

The legendary Joe Palooka name returns in this all-new version, as Joe fights for his freedom and for his life around the world. Set in the violent and dangerous world of top- tier mixed martial arts, this series will get you in its grip and not let go until you tap out.

Accused of a murder he didn’t commit, Nick Davis flees a police manhunt, picks up the name Joe Palooka in a Tijuana tough-man contest and then travels the world seeking to clear his name while making a name for himself at the same time.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Adventures of Augusta Wind #2 (of 5)

J.M. DeMatteis (w) • Vasillis Gogtzilas (a & c)

Forgotten by her family, hunted by the Omniphant, Augusta Wind seeks safety in the deeps of the other-dimensional Swirl.  But the dangers of the Swirl may prove to be far worse than the threats Augusta left behind on Earth.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Hollows # 1 (of 4)

Chris Ryall (w) • Sam Kieth (a & c)

An all-new series from the creator of The Maxx and the co-creator of Zombies vs Robots! Sam Kieth and Chris Ryall transport you to a near-future Japan, where burned-out husks—the Hollows—wantonly devour souls throughout the city. Far above, a segment of society lives safely in giant tree-cities, but the problems below have a way of growing out of control…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Love and Capes: What to Expect #5 (of 6)

Thom Zahler (w & a) • Zahler & Chris Bailey (c)

You ever watch those house shows where two sets of neighbors trade houses for a weekend? Well, Mark and Abby are experiencing something like that: They’re swapping bodies. But, unlike those shows, they didn’t sign up for this. And there’s only a month left until Abby… er, Mark’s… due date! As if that weren’t enough, Amazonia learns her fate, too. Excitement and laughs abound as the baby countdown comes to a close.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Womanthology: Space # 3 (of 5)

Rachel Edidin, Jennifer  De Guzman, Robin Furth (w) • Leigh Dragoon, Sophia Foster-Dimino, and more (a) • Renae DeLiz (c)

You can’t travel through space without a ship, and these 3 stories take you on 3 very different adventures. Dreamy, creepy, and just plain fun, explore the infinite in this strange and galactic issue!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Locke & Key: Ω #2 (of 6)

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

A ghost haunts the long halls of Keyhouse—the spirit of Bode Locke, cast out of his body by the Demon named Dodge—and only one person can hear his voice: Bode’s old playmate, Rufus Whedon. It’s time to soldier up: the final battle for Keyhouse is about to begin.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transfusion #2 (of 3)

Steve Niles (w) • menton3 (a & c)

In a future overrun by out-of-control machines and monsters, a handful of human survivors try to fight their way back to a normal life. But what is normal in a world where both monsters and machines need human blood? Find out in this horrific new series by 30 Days of Night co-creator Steve Niles and menton3, the demented artist behind Monocyte!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Alan Robert’s Killogy #2 (of 4)

Alan Robert (w & a & c)

The prison cell walls are closing in fast on our all-star cast, which features original characters based on the likenesses of Frank Vincent (Goodfellas, the Sopranos), Marky Ramone (The Ramones) and Brea Grant (Heroes, Dexter). The unlikely trio quickly discovers that they are no longer alone in the abandoned police station and Marky Ramone is forced to take matters into his own hands… and in his hands is his trusty baseball bat!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Let’s Play God #3 (of 4)

Brea & Zane Grant (w) • EricJ (a & c)

Punk is dead. You’re next. Zane and Brea Grant (We Will Bury You, Suicide Girls) and EricJ (Rex Mundi, Fly) continue their presentation of a girl’s ultimate descent into a world of blood. One band member has been murdered and another is a prime suspect. What else to you expect from a band named Doomed Earth?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Borderlands: Origins #2 (of 4)

Mikey Neumann  (w) • Agustin Padilla (a & c)

“Lilith.” The legions of fans of the smash-hit video game BORDERLANDS have been clamoring to know: how did the Vault Hunters get on the bus with Marcus in the first place? Find out how Lilith started her journey with Mordecai, Roland, and Brick as her backstory about coming to terms with being a Siren unfolds. Learn how a young girl came to understand her incredible power, and how that power helped to save a world.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer Artist’s Edition New Printing

Dave Stevens (w & a & c)

Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition was the first Artist’s Edition and it was a runaway hit, selling out in near-record time. Now, due to incredible demand from both fans and retailers, IDW is bringing this Eisner Award-winning book back with a snazzy new edition! This Artist’s Edition collects both Rocketeer graphic novels in their entirely, nearly every page has been scanned from Dave Stevens‘ beautiful original art!

HC • BW • $75.00 net discount item • 140 Pages • 12” x 17” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-572-1

Battle Beasts

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! Unstoppable creatures armed to the teeth, the Battle Beasts are determined to make Earth their own personal war zone. Nothing can stop their merciless carnage. Nothing except perhaps a gentle word from the one woman who can understand them—Bliss!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-417-5

Haunted Horror #2

Various (w & a) • Basil Wolverton (c)

Back from the opened grave are more masterpieces of the macabre from the horror comics of the 1950s. Genius horror artists of the known and unknown variety poured their tortured souls into these comics. The best and rarest stories have been chosen with the help of top horror comic collectors and all lovingly restored and presented in full-creepy color.  You will be thrilled, chilled and maybe even a little sickened by the over-the-top ghouls and gore in the thick 52 page Haunted Horrors. From the fiends that brought you Dick Briefer’s Frankensten, Bob Powell’s Terror and Zombies in the Chilling Archives of Horror Comics. Grab Haunted Horror before some do-gooders ban it!

FC • 52 pages • $3.99

The Pound: Ghoul’s Night Out #4 (of 4)

Stephan Nilson (w) • Ibrahim Moustafa (a & c)

The ghoul uprising is foiled. The Council of Four is saved. Howie finally tells his fiance what he and Scottie are doing at work, and none of this turns out to be a good thing for the guys as we wrap up the second series of The Pound.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Chasing the Dead #2 (of 4)

Matthew Scott, Tim Westland  (w) • Dietrich Smith (a & c)

Her daughter has been missing for only two hours, but Sue has already been forced to drive out into a blinding snowstorm to dig up the corpse of a serial killer in the nearby town of Gray Haven. With ten more hours before sunrise, it’s clear the worst night of her life has only just begun. Five more towns to visit, with five more horrific tasks waiting in each one. But along the way, Sue encounters a mysterious hitchhiker knows the identity of her faceless tormentor and his plans for Sue and her daughter.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Angora Napkin, Vol. 2: Harvest of Revenge

Troy Little (w & a & c)

Welcome to the next mind-numbing chapter in the Eisner Nominated ANGORA NAPKIN saga! A quiet gig in a desolate Hell’s Angels bar unexpectedly turns violent! Mallory has been abducted! One by one the girls of Angora Napkin fall prey to the sinister machinations orchestrated by the psychotic uber-nerd known only as Mr. Otaku. What diabolical master plan does he hold in store for this luscious trio? Are you nerd enough to delve into horror beyond imagination? Then brace yourself for the insane sex-violence that is HARVEST OF REVENGE!

HC • FC • $29.99 • 164 pages • 7” x 9” • ISBN 978-1-61377-528-8

Offered Again!

Angora Napkin, Vol. 1 • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-339-1

Bringing Up Father, Vol. 2: Of Cabbages and Kings

George McManus (w & a & c)

Maggie and Jiggs are back in “Of Cabbages and Kings,” an extravaganza that contains all dailies and Sundays from February 22, 1937–December 31, 1938. The hilarious battling couple go to London for the King’s coronation. Upon their return, Jiggs decides the only way he’ll convince Maggie to move back to the old neighborhood is to lose his fortune. He makes one outlandish investment after another but each time he only becomes richer, until he hits on the right formula. For Maggie, the unthinkable happens: it’s back to eating boiled cabbage when the wealthy Jiggs goes broke!

HC • PC • $49.99 • 272 pages • 11” x 10” • ISBN 978-1-61377-532-5

X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan, Vol. 5

Archie Goodwin (w) • Al Williamson (a & c)

Al Williamson creates what is arguably his best artwork of the 1970s as he and Archie Goodwin wrap up their run of Secret Agent Corrigan. This final volume contains all strips from June 13, 1977–February 2, 1980.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 288 pages • 11” x 10” • ISBN 978-1-61377-542-4

Offered Again!

X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan, Vol. 1 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-697-2

X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan, Vol. 2 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-871-6

X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan, Vol. 3 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-092-4

X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan, Vol. 4 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-236-2

Archie: Best of Dan DeCarlo, Vol. 1

Dan DeCarlo (a & c)

Beginning his career at Archie in the mid 1950s, Dan DeCarlo soon became the main artist on Betty and Veronica, and drew every Archie character at one time or another in his nearly 50-year career with Archie. The stories in this collection are from what is generally regarded as DeCarlo’s best period—the mid 1950s to the early 1970s.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 152 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-529-5

Michael WM. Kaluta: Sketchbook Series, Vol. 3

N/A (w) • Michael WM. Kaluta (a & c)

The third volume of the Michael Wm. Kaluta Sketchbook series continues to showcase the acclaimed artists lovely drawings, doodles, preliminaries and illustrations. All scanned by the artist from his personal sketchbooks, and nearly all has never seen the light of day before now. This book, and the entire series, are a treasure trove of gorgeous Kaluta art!

TPB • B&W • $9.99 • 48 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-536-3

IDW Publishing Previews – 9/5/12

The Cape: 1969 #3 (of 4)

Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Zach Howard (c)

Something dark and sinister has awakened inside Captain Chase. The brutal murder of a fellow captive has seemingly, somehow, transferred that power to Captain Chase. A power that began as peaceful, but soon becomes something else—something filled with hate, desiring of destruction, and hungry for revenge. With these new-found powers, Captain Chase takes to the sky and aims to settle the score with the man responsible for his torture and the death of his crew. Explore your dark side.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Classic Popeye #2

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

Classic Popeye stories by Bud Sagendorf, the long-time assistant to Popeye‘s creator E.C. Segar, are back! A meticulously faithful reprint of Popeye #2 from May-June 1948 includes a long rousing action-packed story “That’s What I Yam” starring Popeye and Swee’pea and a howler comic “Easy Money” $tarring Popeye and his Pappy. Plus you’ll find those glorious Sagendorf one-pagers in the cartoonist’s gloriously funny writing and drawing style! Sagendorf comics are great comics!

FC • 52 pages • $3.99

The Crow #3 (of 5)

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

“Dark Bird, Lonely Island.” Shibishii: “Lonely Island,” off the coast of Japan. The entire island, a high-security fortress and a comfortable retreat at once, belongs to Biotrope International. Surely the Crow can’t get them there, can he? He can and will, in search of Hendra, the woman who stole his beloved’s body. He searches, too, for the shadowy Soro, the
man who hides secrets within secrets… and uses the electronic to mask the demonic

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ghostbusters Omnibus

Keith Champagne, Scott Lobdell, Dara Naraghi, Keith Dallas & Jim Beard, Peter David, James Eatock, Rob Williams (w) • Tom Nguyen, Ilias Kyriazis, Salgood Sam, Josh Howard, Dan Schoening, & Diego Jourdan (a) • Nick Runge (c)

Get ready GHOSTBUSTERS fans, because three complete tales are collected here in the Ghostbusters Omnibus! Including “Displaced Aggression,” “The Other Side,” and “Haunted Hollidays,” you’ll see Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston travel across time, venture to hell, and celebrate the holidays as only the Ghostbusters can.

TPB • FC • $24.99 • 280 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN 978-1-61377-441-0

G.I. JOE #17

Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a & c)

DEEP TERROR Epilogue! COBRA’s scheme to take the Joes public goes viral. America’s most secret fighting force is on the run! COBRA COMMANDER dispenses his own rewards for failure. Copperback a prisoner of the JOEs! And SCARLETT learns that SNAKE EYES is still alive and confronts Helix in an encounter only one of them may survive!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Love and Capes: What to Expect #2 (of 6) 

Thom Zahler (w & a) • Thom Zahler & Sean Tiffany (c)

As their pregnancy continues, Mark and Abby are starting to worry what kind of parents they’ll be. So when Abby’s cousin Olivia needs a babysitter, they jump at the chance to have an adventure in babysitting. How will they do? Meanwhile, Darkblade and Amazonia make a big decision about their relationship.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #4

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

This tale of the original TMNT, now in all-new color, expanded the Turtles universe COSMICALLY! In the search for the missing Splinter, the TMNT run headfirst into Foot Ninja and a mystery corporation that has ties to their pre-mutated past. But their investigation into the past drags them into a wholly unexpected future — one of epic science fiction proportions!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Microseries #8: Fugitoid

Paul Allor (w) • Paul McCaffrey (a) • David Petersen, McCaffrey (c)

Professor Honeycutt was instrumental in developing General Krang’s technology. But when he realized just how insanely tyrannical his boss was, he decided to defect. One doesn’t betray Krang without consequences, though, and Honeycutt’s only chance for survival was to transport his mind into a fugitive robot body! The resulting adventure leads the new ‘Fugitoid’ to Earth, and stands to affect the Turtles’ future in an unexpected and crucial way!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

TRANSFORMERS: Regeneration One #83

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

The Wreckers are on Earth—and their fates rest in the hands of… a human? A very particular human—Spike Witwicky, the Circuit Smasher! The AUTOBOTs learn what MEGATRON’s been doing the past 20 years… and OPTIMUS PRIME struggles to come to a decision about the future!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

TRANSFORMERS: Robots in Disguise Ongoing #9

John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Griffith, Casey Coller (c)

DINOBOT HUNT! Ironhide and the DINOBOTS journey deep into the Cybertronian wilderness… and what they find is not what they expected! Meanwhile, the DECEPTICONS enact a dangerous plan with bizarre consequences!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood #4

Annie Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Tim Bradstreet, photo (c)

Alan Ball’s hit HBO series continues its ongoing comic tale. Learn what happened to your favorite characters on the night vampires revealed their existence to the world, with this issue focusing on ALCIDE!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Around the Tubes

It’s a new week, and we’ve got lots of previews on tap for you today!

Around the Blogs:

Bleeding Cool – The Only Comic Shop In Aurora, Colorado, Raising Money To Help Victims Of The Shootings -Great to see this.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Oid – Batman and Robin Volume 1: Born to Kill

Comic Revolution – Batman: Earth One

Talking Comics – Debris #1

Bleeding Cool – Hellblazer #293

Bleeding Cool – Mind The Gap #2

CBR – National Comics: Eternity #1

Talking Comics – The October Girl #1

Talking Comics – Prophet #27

Book Sake – True Blood Volume 1: All Together Now

Talking Comics – Uncanny X-Force #28

IDW Publishing Previews – 7/25/12

The Art of Molly Crabapple, Vol. 2: Devil in the Details

N/A (w) • Molly Crabapple (a) • Molly Crabapple (c)

Fine artist, illustrator, and comics creator Molly Crabapple captures the absurdity of modern life in intricate, theatrical detail in her fine art work, drawing inspiration from politics, polite (and not-so-polite) society, and hundreds of years of literature. Her work is burlesque-inspired in the broadest definition of the word—deftly satirizing the powerful with adorably sinister animals, steampunk-tinged machinery, and of course, beautiful girls.

But it’s not all fantastical—when Occupy Wall Street broke out, Molly was there, capturing the immediacy of the revolutionary feeling in pen and ink. In a new 48-page book from IDW, you can get Molly’s art in gorgeous full-color, work that’s decorated glamorous nightclubs, museums and galleries, and protest signs and occupied spaces around the country.

TPB • FC • $12.99 • 48 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-273-7

Crawl to Me: Evil Edgar Edition

Alan Robert  (w & a) • Menton3 (c)

The gritty, gut-wrenching tale is re-presented as a deluxe oversize hardcover “Evil Edgar” Edition. Complete with a never-before-seen art gallery by the creator, Alan Robert (of the hard-rock band Life of Agony), an introduction written by the legendary Walter Simonson (The Mighty Thor), and a disturbing painted cover by Menton3 (Monocyte), readers will gain even more insight into the mystery of Crawl to Me’s jaw-dropping twist ending.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 128 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-393-2

The Crow, Midnight Legends, Vol. 1: Dead Time

J. O’Barr & John Wagner (w) • Alexander Maleev (a) Kyle Hotz (c)

After a ten-year hiatus, James O’Barr returned to The Crow with Dead Time, a story he envisioned as a new Crow film. A tale of grief, reincarnation, and long-sought vengeance, Dead Time is adapted by John Wagner and illustrated by Alexander Maleev.

TPB • BW • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-275-1

Ghostbusters #11

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a) • Schoening, Tristan Jones (c)

Continuing west on their cross-country caper, the Ghostbusters head from the mouth of the Mississippi to the Chihuahuan desert, and the city of Roswell. Ray’s in heaven with the proliferation of ET attractions in the UFO capital of New Mexico, but will he have time to enjoy it while the ghosts of little green men attack? Haunted America, the Ghostbusters event of the summer, continues here!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Godzilla #3

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • Zach Howard, Matt Frank (c)

Boxer and his Monster Kill Crew are notching some impressive victories against the kaiju, but a battle with Battra almost puts the team down for the count. The Crew decides it’s time to upgrade their fire-power, but questionable methods lead to division in the ranks. With his sights set on Godzilla, Boxer will have to get his team in line—fast!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Hawken #5 (of 6)

Tim & Ben Truman (w) • Tim Truman (a & c)

The Trumans continue to redefine the western horror genre! In the midst of a terrible monsoon, the ghost-haunted killer Hawken descends on the Tucson Ring’s Supply Outpost. But, when the bodies start falling, he discovers a conspiracy that changes EVERYTHING! Alternate cover by Geof “Horror Vacui” Darrow!

PC • 32 pages • $3.99

KISS Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Marvel Years

Stan Lee, Ralph Macchio (w) • John Buscema, John Romita Jr. (a) • Nick Runge (c)

In 1977, Kiss was not only the biggest band in the world, they were the biggest comic-book stars around! For the first time ever, both classic Marvel Super Specials are collected in one in trade paperback, with story and art from Stan LeeJohn BuscemaJohn Romita Jr., and more! Featuring an all-new cover recreation by Kiss: Avatars cover artist Nick Runge!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 144 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-226-3

Monocyte

Menton3 & Kasra Ghanbari (w) • Menton3 (a & c)

Two warring immortal races rule a scarred world where time has no meaning. Death (Azrael) sits impotent, quietly planning his restoration. He summons Monocyte, a forgotten immortal necromancer who long ago chose sleep in his failed quest to die. With a fatal pact sealed, Monoctye strikes out as Azrael’s vicious proxy.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 224 pages • 9” x 13.5” • ISBN 978-1-61377-281-2

Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #15

Chuck Dixon (w) • Robert Atkins (a) • Andrea Di Vito (c)

“Serpent’s Shadow,” part 3!

SNAKE EYES continues a deadly game where the rules are known only to him. To prove his renewed loyalty to the Arashikage Clan, he joins a team to kill the new COBRA COMMANDER! But danger lurks for him within the ninja clan with a new betrayal around every corner. ALSO! Zartan makes some interesting new friends.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #12

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Dan Duncan (a) • Duncan, Eastman (c)

Everything has been leading to this issue— the nail-biting conclusion to the Turtles’ first fight with the Foot! Overwhelmed, outnumbered, injured, and running on fumes, the TMNT family is in for the battle of their lives. Will everyone survive? The end to the first year of IDW Turtles finishes big! Don’t miss it!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Microseries #6: Casey Jones

Mike Costa, Ben Epstein (w) • Mike Henderson (a) • David Petersen, Henderson (c)

Casey Jones has a peculiar life— hockey-playing student by day, vigilante by night. Throw in an alcoholic, abusive father and it’s no wonder you’ve got a guy who likes to whale on criminals with sports equipment! One night though, the criminal element strikes too close to home, and Casey is forced to decide how far he’ll go to keep a very important promise. A crucial moment in the life of Casey Jones!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 3

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

The classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action continues in the third volume of IDW’s Ultimate Collections! In this outing, find issues #12, 14, 15, 17, and 19–21, featuring stories like “Survivalists,” “The Unmentionables,” “Dome Doom,” and the multi-part “Return to New York.” Presented in oversize hardcover, and featuring annotations from Eastman and Laird, you’ve never seen the TURLES like this.

HC • B&W • $49.99 • 248 pages • 9” x 12” • ISBN 978-1-61377-138-9

Transformers Classics: UK, Vol. 3

Simon Furman & James Hill (w) • Geoff Senior, Jeff Anderson, Ron Smith, &Will Simpson  (a) • Andrew Wildman (c)

These vintage TF UK stories are presented in order, many published for the first time in the United States! Writer and life-long TF fan James Roberts provides in-depth historical front matter in each volume, and TF UK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers!

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 296 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-231-7

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Ongoing #7

James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Milne, Nick Roche (c)

DECEPTICON MONTH! The war’s over — but no-one told the DECEPTICON Justice Division! Meet the five deadliest DECEPTICONS in the galaxy. Their sole purpose: to hunt down and kill anyone who has ever disobeyed MEGATRON. Who’s their next target?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Trio #3

John Byrne (w & a & c)

John Byrne’s return to classic superherodom continues! From beyond the stars comes a menace that makes unexpected allies of our trio of heroes and the one called Nautilus. But are even their combined powers enough to stand against KOSMOS?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood #3

Ann Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Tim Bradstreet, photo (c)

Alan Ball’s hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creatures, is back as an ongoing series! With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Ball, this series features writers Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Green Arrow) and Michael McMillian, with art by Michael Gaydos (Alias).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

IDW Publishing Previews – 5/23/12

The Cape

Jason Ciaramella (w) • Zach Howard (a & c)

Every little boy dreams about putting on a cape and soaring up, up, and away… but what if one day that dream were to come true?

Eric was like every other eight-year-old boy, until a tragic accident changed his life forever. The Cape explores the dark side of power, as the adult Eric – a confused and broken man – takes to the skies… and sets out to exact a terrible vengeance on everyone who ever disappointed him.

This critically acclaimed, Eisner-Award nominated story, written by Jason Ciaramella, based on the short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, with art by Zach Howard and Nelson Daniel, will linger with you long after you turn the last page, and force you to ask yourself the question: “What if?”

HC • FC • $24.99 • 132 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-196-9

G.I. Joe: Cobra #13

Mike Costa (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Fuso x 2 (c)

A NEW ERA BEGINS HERE! The critically-acclaimed COBRA series enters a new era! With the JOEs fragmented, somebody’s got to handle the dirty work. Who will it be? Find out here! When G.I. JOE goes underground, the world will never be the same!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Comic Book History of Comics

Fred Van Lente (w) • Ryan Dunlavey (a & c)

For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Spiegelman, Hergé, Osamu Tezuka — and more! Collects Comic Book Comics #1-6.

TPB • FC • $21.99 • 224 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-197-6

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 4

Larry Hama (w) • S.L. Gallant (a & c)

The mission has begun: FLINT, LADY JAYE, and HEAVY DUTY take point on a top-secret operation to find an elusive foe that was long-thought dead. Meanwhile, SNAKE EYES, STORM SHADOW and BILLY face the largest threat to the Arashikage clan yet! The continuation of the original A REAL AMERICAN HERO story line brings more danger, battles, and surprises from long time G.I. JOE scribe Larry Hama.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 128 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-202-7

Godzilla #1

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • Art Adams, Tony Harris (c)

Godzilla is back… in an all-new ongoing series! Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane launch this ultimate action-movie blockbuster, ushering in a new era of monster battles. Ex-special forces tough-guy Boxer is a man with a grudge and vows to end the terror of Godzilla, no matter what. He assembles a top notch team to take down monster-sized threats… at $7 billion a bounty. What starts as a vendetta could become a lucrative business for Boxer… if he can live past day one!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Smoke and Mirrors #3 (of 5)

Mike Costa & Jon Armstrong (w) Ryan Browne (w) Browne, Francesco Francavilla (c)

MAGIC IS REAL—BUT SLEIGHT OF HAND IS KING! Stage magician Terry Ward makes his way in a world of sorcery using only his skills and his wits! But will that prove to me enough when the dangers of the world start compounding?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

TRANSFORMERS: Autocracy #10

Chris Metzen, Flint Dille (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a)

12 CHAPTER DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE SERIES! MEGATRON victorious! All hope seems lost, as the DECEPTICONS tighten their grip! The shattered remnants of the Autobots struggle valiantly—but their chances seem slim. If ever CYBERTRON needed a hero, the time is now!

TRANSFORMERS: More Than Meets The Eye Ongoing #5

James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Milne, Nick Roche (c)

TERROR BEYOND THE STARS! The dark secret at the heart of Delphi is revealed as Ratchet’s world starts to fall apart. Time is running out for the Autobot’s Chief Medical Officer and his band of followers, who must confront an enemy that literally cannot be reckoned with. Warning: not everyone will make it out alive!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood #1

Ann Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Tim Bradstreet, photo (c)

Alan Ball’s hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creatures, returns as an ongoing series! With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Alan Ball, this series features writers Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Green Arrow) and Michael McMillian, with art by Michael Gaydos (Alias).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood® Flows Again With All-Star Creative Team

True Blood® Flows Again With
All-new adventures rise from the grave in May

Third Series Edition – True Blood: The French Quarter – Debuts in Hardcover in April

[True Blood Ongoing #1 Cover]San Diego, CA (March 6, 2012) – The sizzling collaboration between IDW Publishing and HBO heats up again! Proving that there are helpings yet to be had in this buffet of twisted Southern hospitality called TRUE BLOOD, comics luminaries Ann Nocenti, Michael McMillian, and Michael Gaydos are joining forces with series creator Alan Ball to take readers on a brand-new ride through the supernatural underbelly of Bon Temps, Louisiana, in an all-new ongoing series beginning in May.

“I’m so happy to come back to work on the TRUE BLOOD comic,” says McMillian, co-writer of the Tainted Love limited series. “The show’s mythology has become vast and rich over the past few seasons, and our plan is to explore every corner of the vampire universe, past and present. Ann and I are eager to make it a must-read companion piece to the TV series.”

In Where Were You?, the series’ first arc, readers will learn the beloved cast of characters’ roles in and reaction to the “Great Revelation”; the day when vampires revealed themselves to the world, which makes TRUE BLOOD the devilishly unique and dynamic series it is. Loved by fans and critics alike, TRUE BLOOD has become a force in both comics and television with a mythology sure to thrill and delight for years to come.

“As a fan from the jump, I was thrilled to come onboard to contribute to the lovely nastiness that is TRUE BLOOD,” says Nocenti, a comics veteran best known for her ground-breaking run on Daredevil. “Working on the comic with Michael has been a revelation, he generates amazing stories and packs them with must-read tidbits and I’m lucky to be along on this ride.”

Renowned artist Tim Bradstreet (Vampire: The Masquerade, Hellblazer) rounds out the team, providing striking covers for the series, which will also feature hugely popular photo covers for each issue.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with the amazing success of the comics,” stated James Costos, VP of HBO Global Licensing.  “IDW has been a terrific partner and continuing with the ongoing series is a true testament to the quality of the product and reach of the True Blood brand.”

As if all of that wasn’t enough to satiate the comics’ growing community of fans, IDW and HBO is pleased to announce the impending unleashing of TRUE BLOOD: THE FRENCH QUARTER, a hardcover collection of the last New York Times best-selling miniseries. As a vicious murderer tightens his noose around New Orleans, emotions collide in what’s quickly become a high-humidity romance for the ages!

TRUE BLOOD #1 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in May. Diamond order code MAR12 0322.

TRUE BLOOD: ALL TOGETHER NOW ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) is now available in stores. Diamond order code DEC10 0370; ISBN 978-1-60010-868-6.

True Blood, Vol. 3: French Quarter ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) will be available in March. Diamond order code JAN120443.

TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) is now available in stores. Diamond order code JUL11 0370; ISBN 978-1-61377-019-1.

TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE ($11.99) is available in Apple’s iBook Store here: www.itunes.com/ibookstore

The entire TRUE BLOOD COMICS COLLECTION is available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch through the Apple App Store [http://itunes.com/apps/idwpublishing/truebloodcomicscollection]

TRUE BLOOD comics are available for the Sony PSP through the Sony Digital Comics store here: http://bit.ly/fKNzWV

About IDW Publishing

IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Toho’s Godzilla; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.

IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.

As a recognized leader in digital comics, IDW’s digital partners include: comiXology, iVerse Media, Graphicly, Cryptozoic Comics, Panelfly, Digital Manga, Diamond Digital, NEC, Zero Sum and Smart Ebooks. The IDW digital line is available worldwide on top platforms including: Apple iOS apps and iBooks, Android apps, Barnes & Noble Nook, Amazon Kindle, Kobo Vox, Sony PSP, Nokia and RIM BlackBerry.

Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its top-selling books.

About HBO Licensing & Retail

HBO Licensing & Retail officially licenses the HBO® brand for the development and merchandising of innovative product lines inspired by the network’s award-winning programming. With products created around classic series like the The Sopranos® and Sex and the City® to current hits like True Blood®. True Blood products include the luxury handbag line Hammitt for True Blood, tarte for True Blood makeup collection, the Tru Blood Beverage in the original glass and new plastic bottle, a high-end headphone line V-MODA for True Blood as well as fashion apparel, jewelry, glassware, digital and CD soundtracks. Merchandise can be purchased in retail stores nationwide, at http://store.hbo.com, and at the groundbreaking HBO retail hub, the HBO Shop®, located at 42nd and 6th Avenue in New York City. HBO Licensing & Retail products are also sold internationally across Europe, Asia and Australia.

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IDW and HBO® Announce First Ongoing True Blood® Comic Series

Official press Release

IDW and HBO® Announce First Ongoing True Blood® Comic Series

All-new adventures in the comics based on HBO’s hit show start in spring 2012

[True Blood All Together Now Image]San Diego, CA (October 26, 2011) — Since the first issue launched in July of 2010, the TRUE BLOOD comic books have become one of IDW Publishing’s most popular titles.  Fans of the hit HBO show were excited to have new, unique stories featuring their favorite characters.  In an effort to give Truebies what they crave – more Sookie, Bill and Eric – continuously through the year, IDW and HBO will launch the first-ever ongoing TRUE BLOOD comic series in spring 2012, featuring new series installments each month.

“The comics are a great way to continue telling True Blood stories off screen,” said show creator, Alan Ball. “With this new ongoing series, Truebies will be able to find a new comic in stores every month. We’ll also have even more room to create in-depth drama and further explore the world of Bon Temps.”

Added IDW chief operations officer, Greg Goldstein, “IDW could not be happier than to move to this next step with our HBO partners. Since we originally launched TRUE BLOOD comics in 2010, fans have been asking for an ongoing series, and we’re happy to be able to work with HBO and offer it.”
[True Blood Tainted Love]
Following on the success of the New York Times best-selling first comic collection, TRUE BLOOD: ALL TOGETHER NOW, IDW and HBO launched the second edition TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE. In this twisted tale, co-written by True Blood actor Michael McMillian and comic mainstay Marc Andreyko, Jessica is exposed to contaminated bottles of Tru Blood, causing the lovely vampire to go berserk. It’s up to Sookie, Bill, Eric and the rest of the Bon Temps gang to figure out who (or what) is behind the bad Blood. Plus, Reverend Newlin is back and as always in the world of True Blood, things are not as they seem. Both TRUE BLOOD: ALL TOGETHER NOW and TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE are currently available in comic and book stores, and through the Apple iTunes and iBooks stores.

IDW’s third TRUE BLOOD comic series, TRUE BLOOD: THE FRENCH QUARTER is a monthly comic series currently available in stores and will be available as a collection in March 2012. THE FRENCH QUARTER finds Sookie and Eric in New Orleans tracking a killer, whom Eric and Godric thought they killed in Paris more than 200 years ago, while Bill is in town investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to the killer’s latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, Trubies will wonder why Pam is hanging out at Merlotte’s and what it is she wants with Lafayette.

TRUE BLOOD: ALL TOGETHER NOW ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) is now available in stores. Diamond order code DEC10 0370; ISBN 978-1-60010-868-6.

TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) is now available in stores. Diamond order code JUL11 0370; ISBN 978-1-61377-019-1.

TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE ($11.99) is available in Apple’s iBook Store here: http://bit.ly/smqTIA

The entire TRUE BLOOD COMICS COLLECTION is available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch through the Apple App Store [http://itunes.com/apps/idwpublishing/truebloodcomicscollection]

TRUE BLOOD comics are available for the Sony PSP through the Sony Digital Comics store here: http://bit.ly/fKNzWV

Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its top-selling books.

About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Toho’s Godzilla; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.

IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.

About HBO Licensing & Retail
HBO Licensing & Retail officially licenses the HBO® brand for the development and merchandising of innovative product lines inspired by the network’s award-winning programming.  With products created around classic series like the The Sopranos® and Sex and the City® to current hits like True Blood®.  True Blood products include the luxury handbag line Hammitt for True Blood, tarte for True Blood makeup collection, the Tru Blood Beverage in the original glass and new plastic bottle, a high-end headphone line V-MODA for True Blood as well as fashion apparel, jewelry, glassware, digital and CD soundtracks.  Merchandise can be purchased in retail stores nationwide, at http://store.hbo.com, and at the groundbreaking HBO retail hub, the HBO Shop®, located at 42nd and 6th Avenue in New York City.  HBO Licensing & Retail products are also sold internationally across Europe, Asia and Australia.

© 2011 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. HBO and related service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.

Apple, the Apple logo, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Content purchased from the iTunes Store is for personal lawful use only. Don’t steal music.

IDW Announces Launch of Second True Blood Comic Book Collection

Official Press Release

IDW Announces Launch of Second True Blood Comic Book Collection

Hardcover Comic Collection of “True Blood: Tainted Love” Available Nationwide and Digitally
Co-Written by True Blood Star Michael McMillian

[True Blood: Tainted Love Vol 2 Cover]San Diego, CA (October 6, 2011)—IDW Publishing, in conjunction with HBO, is pleased to announce the launch of the second hardcover True Blood comic collection, TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE, available in comic and book stores throughout North America on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. This compilation of all six issues from the second series of the mega-hit comics offers an all-new story co-written by True Blood star Michael McMillian and comics fan-favorite Marc Andreyko.  The collection features bonus content, including a cover gallery.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with the continued success of the comics and are excited that the release of the comic collection will make the series even more accessible to fans,” stated show creator Alan Ball. “Truebies now have two great stories to enjoy, both of which offer new adventures for the Bon Temps crew.”

Following on the success of the New York Times best-selling first comic collection, TRUE BLOOD: ALL TOGETHER NOW, this second edition channels the same erotically-charged romance, wry humor, intriguing mystery and suspense the show has become known for into a brand new story that treats readers to new insights of their favorite characters. In TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE, Jessica is exposed to contaminated bottles of Tru Blood, causing the lovely vampire to go berserk. It’s up to Sookie, Bill, Eric and the rest of the Bon Temps gang to figure out who (or what) is behind the bad Blood. Plus, Reverend Newlin is back and as always in the world of True Blood, things are not as they seem.

“Not only is Steve Newlin back, but TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE sees the first comic appearance of many fan-favorite characters from the show,” said McMillian, who plays Fellowship of the Sun leader Reverend Steve Newlin on the show.  “Marc and I worked hard to make our story arc feel like a mini-season of True Blood. Hopefully it will help viewers with their withdrawal while they wait for the next season.”

Developed with show creator Alan Ball, actor McMillian and Andreyko crafted this twisted tale. Joining McMillian and Andreyko is artist Joe Corroney, who brings this latest head-turning series to life. Superstar artist J. Scott Campbell provides the cover.

In addition to the print editions, the comic collection and individual comics are available digitally through Apple’s App Store in the new True Blood Comics app, which features every TRUE BLOOD comic in one place, including the first two issues of the new French Quarter series. The digital version of the compilation is also available in Apple’s iBook Store, and many TRUE BLOOD comics are available in the Sony Digital Comics store.

TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) is now available in stores. Diamond order code JUL11 0370; ISBN 978-1-61377-019-1.

TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE ($11.99) is available in Apple’s iBook Store.

TRUE BLOOD: ALL TOGETHER NOW ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) is now available in stores. Diamond order code DEC10 0370; ISBN 978-1-60010-868-6.

The entire TRUE BLOOD COMICS COLLECTION is available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch through the Apple App Store [http://itunes.com/apps/idwpublishing/truebloodcomicscollection]

TRUE BLOOD comics are available for the Sony PSP through the Sony Digital Comics store here: http://bit.ly/fKNzWV

Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its top-selling books.

About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Toho’s Godzilla; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.

IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.

About HBO Licensing & Retail
HBO Licensing & Retail officially licenses the HBO® brand for the development and merchandising of innovative product lines inspired by the network’s award-winning programming.  With products created around classic series like the The Sopranos® and Sex and the City® to current hits like True Blood®.  True Blood products include the luxury handbag line Hammitt for True Blood, tarte for True Blood makeup collection, the Tru Blood Beverage in the original glass and new plastic bottle, a high-end headphone line V-MODA for True Blood as well as fashion apparel, jewelry, glassware, digital and CD soundtracks.  Merchandise can be purchased in retail stores nationwide, at http://store.hbo.com, and at the groundbreaking HBO retail hub, the HBO Shop®, located at 42nd and 6th Avenue in New York City.  HBO Licensing & Retail products are also sold internationally across Europe, Asia and Australia.

© 2011 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. HBO and related service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.

Apple, the Apple logo, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Content purchased from the iTunes Store is for personal lawful use only. Don’t steal music.

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