IDW Publishing Previews: 9/25/13

Dinosaurs Attack #3 (of 5)

Gary Gerani (w) • George Freeman, Earl Norem (a) • Norem (c)

Is anyone on Earth safe from the time-displaced, flesh-hungry dinosaurs, phased into modern-day reality by Prof. Thorne’s particle beam experiment gone awry?  Will a dream-like conversation with a sentient humanoid dinosaur spark a plan to end all this global destruction, or actually hasten humanity’s demise?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time, Vol. 2

Scott & David Tipton (w) • Philip Bond, John Ridgway, Kev Hopgood, Roger Langridge (a) • Francesco Francavilla (c)

Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary celebration continues in Prisoners Of Time, Vol. 2. The 5th through 8th Doctors get a turn from writers Scott & David Tipton and artists Philip Bond, John Ridgway, Kev Hopgood and Roger Langridge.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-755-8

Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #5 (of 5)

R.A. & Geno Salvatore (w) • David Baldeon (a) • Steve Ellis, Baldeon (c)

THE JOURNEY ENDS! Doum’wielle Armago—wielder of the malevolent sentient sword Khazid’hea, the Cutter—confronts her pursuers. But will they be able to pull her back from the brink of savage madness? The conclusion will shock you!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe #8

Fred Van Lente (w) • Steve Kurth (a) • Jamal Igle, Kurth (c)

He’s the one man all of COBRA fears—that no COBRA operative will follow—but the man that will bring New York City to his knees. The G.I. JOE team has to fan out across the Big Apple as THE MAD MONK continues his very personal vendetta against DUKE. What is the secret shared between them? 

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe: Special Missions #7

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Paul Gulacy, James Biggie (c)

OPERATION DEADFALL! ZARTAN makes his escape from the DREADNOKS’ desert lair with G.I. JOE hot on his trail. Will anyone make it back from the back of beyond? A blistering chase under the Aussie sun as the Special Missions’ team second outing goes horribly wrong.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #4

Chris Mowry (w) • Matt Frank (a & c)

While the CKR forces won the battle in San Diego, the war has just begun! When new forces pit their ultimate weapon against a weakened Godzilla, help from unexpected allies will be needed! The action hits a fever-pitch in an event that fans will be talking about for ages to come!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Judge Dredd Classics #3

John “T.B. Grover” Wagner (w) • Carlos Ezquerra (a) • Jim Fern (c)

“The Apocalypse War” starts here! Long-contained tension between Mega-City One and East-Meg One is about to explode. East-Meg One’s Diktatorat has successfully infected all the citizens of Dredd’s city with Block Mania! What will Dredd do to contain this madness, and what else do the Sov forces have in mind?!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #11

Katie Cook (w) • Andy Price (a) • Price, Stephanie Buscema (c)

Love is in the air as Katie Cook and Andy Price reveal the secret history of Shining Armor and Princess Cadence’s love! Before they were royalty, they were two teenagers who had no idea how to talk to each other! Find out how the romance started right here!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Other Dead #1 (of 6)

Joshua Ortega & Digger T. Mesch (w) • Qing Ping Mui (a & c)

The world’s first Zombie Animal epic is here! A deadly hurricane threatens New Orleans just as a frightening and mysterious outbreak hits the animal kingdom! Join all-star creators Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Joshua Ortega (Gears of War), and Digger T. Mesch (Agent 88) for the beginning of this year’s most anticipated new horror series! With art by rising star Qing Ping Mui, The Other Dead is destined to be the most talked-about zombie book since The Walking Dead!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Powerpuff Girls #1 (of 5)

Troy Little (w & a) • Little x 4 (c)

Citizens of Townsville, fear not! The Powerpuff Girls are back! In this IDW debut issue Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup are back to take down the meanest of the mean and the ugliest of the ugly! Plus, what fiendish secret is Mojo Jojo hiding? The answer is sure to surprise!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek #25

Mike Johnson (w) • Erfan Fajar (a & c)

War breaks out across the stars as the Klingon and Romulan Empires fight for supremacy, with the Enterprise caught in the middle! Don’t miss this epic all-new story set after the events of the blockbuster movie STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, overseen by STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #26

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Mateus Santolouco (a) • Santolouco, Eastman (c)

While Leonardo and the Foot bring the fight to the Savate ninjas, the other Turtles call upon all of their allies to prepare for War. City Fall continues to escalate when Splinter crosses a line by helping Old Hob get his revenge!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #21

James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Milne, Sean Chen (c)

ENDGAME! A handful of heroes stand in the way of a tyrant with the power to destroy AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS alike. But what if stopping him carries an even higher price? Get ready to say goodbye to some old friends as More Than Meets The Eye delivers on two years’ worth of promises.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #5

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

CYBERTRON LIVES! The DINOBOTS lend hand to their fellow underground Autobots… but things quickly go awry as the very planet begins to quake and shift. Floods, cave-ins, the very ground dropping from underneath… is CYBERTRON reborn or are these the last flailings of a dying planet?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #21

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

SHOCKPOINT! In the wastelands of CYBERTRON, SHOCKWAVE makes his move—and SOUNDWAVE and the DECEPTICONS step up to stop him! While the battle of the century rocks the ancient ruins of the Crystal City, dig back into the history of these titanic rivals!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99