IDW Publishing Previews: 10/9/13

The Colonized

Chris Ryall (w) • Drew Moss (a) • Francesco Francavilla (c)

A spaceship crashes into a separatist camp and manages to reanimate the dead! Now, cut off from any military aid, it’s Aliens vs. Zombies vs. Militiamen in a carnage-filled tale from the writer/creator of Zombies vs Robots!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-735-0

Danger Girl: Trinity

Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle, Stephen Molnar, Harvey Tolibao (a) • J. Scott Campbell (c)

It’s three times the ACTION, three times the THRILLS, and three times the DANGER!!! Abbey, Sydney, and Sonya embark on three different knuckle-clenching adventures, each an epic tale of intrigue and derring-do, and each drawn by a different fantastic artist.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-736-7

Ghostbusters #8

Erik Burnham (w) • Evan “Doc” Shaner (a) Claire Hummel (c)

The Ghostbusters have their hands full in this issue! Kylie, Peter, and Ray have boarded the John Milton to meet its restless captain — the stubborn spirit of a teenager who was lost at sea in the ship’s original sinking!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe: Special Missions #8

Chuck Dixon (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Paul Gulacy, Gallant (c)

A peace-promoting diplomat is gunned down and barely escapes with his life. The world watches as the man lies at death’s door in a high security facility. COBRA is watching as well and mounts an all-out cyber-assault to take their target down once and for all. Mainframe and Dial-Tone are the last line of defense in a deadly chess game with COBRA’s entire cyber-war division. The Joes pray for peace but program for war in DENIAL OF SERVICE!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE: Special Missions, Vol. 1

Chuck Dixon (w) • Paul Gulacy (a) • Sean Chen (c)

The legendary team of Chuck Dixon and Paul Gulacy lead the G.I. Joe team undercover and into action! The BARONESS tries to get back into COBRA’s good graces—and it’s up to SCARLETT to assemble a team to take the villainess down!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-737-4

Jinnrise, Vol. 1

Sohaib Awan & Tom Taylor (w) • Tony Vassallo, Mark Torres, Andrew Huerta (a) • Tony Vassallo (c)

International student Andrew Marcus’ world is torn asunder when interstellar forces, the “Kibrani,” invade earth. With all hope seemingly lost, humanity’s last chance may be a long-despised and forgotten race: the Jinn (otherwise known as “genies”)! But are they our hope… or greatest fear? Combining the best of summer blockbuster fare and quest myths like Lord of the Rings, Jinnrise is a modern re-introduction to global myth.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-752-7

Judge Dredd #11

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel (a & c)

Into the Cursed Earth,” part 3—It’s tough living in irradiated flyover country. But it’s even tougher to fight your way through it—especially when a mutant hillbilly gang is after your Lawgiver, your Land Raider, and your multi-eyed precog partner, and well… your hide. (“It’s almost supper time, Paw!”) And what that’s rumbling in the hills? Something 250 million years old, and just itching for a comeback?

Judge Dredd’s nightmare road trip to save the soul(s) of Mega-City One continues here! Don’t miss out, creep!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Kill Shakespeare, Vol. 3: The Tide of Blood

Conor McCreery & Anthony Del Col (w) • Andy Belanger (a & c)

With Richard III and Lady Macbeth defeated, Hamlet, Juliet, Othello, and Romeo face an even greater danger—Prospero, a rogue wizard who plans to destroy all of creation. Hamlet must embark on a perilous journey to a remote island whose inhabitants have gone mad and want the Dane’s blood… if they aren’t beaten to the chase by one of Hamlet’s allies.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 140 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-732-9

KISS Kids #2 (of 4)

Chris Ryall, Tom Waltz (w) • Jose Holder (a & c)

It’s Back to School time for the Kiss Kids! The Kids try to navigate new school clothes, science fairs, and evil doppelganger robots, among other hurdles to rockin’ all night and partyin’ (after nap-time) all day…

 FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Magic: The Gathering Ongoing #1

Jason Ciaramella (w) • Martin Coccolo (a) • Eric Deschamps (c)

DACK FAYDEN RETURNS! After eliminating Sifa Grent, the Planeswalker that destroyed his hometown, Dack has settled down in Ravnica to do what he does best: break in and steal the secrets from Ravnica’s rarest artifacts. But upon uncovering the half of a strange gauntlet, Dack is led to a strange new plane: the realm of THEROS, a sun-dappled ruled by gods and inhabited by mythological beasts!

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Mars Attacks Judge Dredd #2 (of 4)

Al Ewing (w) • John McCrea (a) • Greg Staples (c)

The Martian mayhem continues in Mega-City One! It’s all-out gang war as the Martians help muscle in on as much territory as possible. Meanwhile, Dredd brings in one of the Mafia dons for interrogation, and what Judge Anderson discovers sends chills down her spine. And what’s inside the mysterious sphere found in the Mafia nightclub?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Memory Collectors #1 (of 3)

 menton3 (w & a & c)

Three jaded fetish models are unexpectedly thrown into a violent world and made to confront a horrible and unperceived truth: Hidden among us are entities that feed on the very thing we hold most sacred, our memories. No longer content with their lives as hunted cattle, they become the hunters.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony: The Magic Begins

Various (w & a & c)

The celebrated animated series comes to book shelves! Revisit the habitants of Equestria and learn about the magic that friendship brings in this adaptation of the television series.

TPB • FC • $7.99 • 112 pages • 5” x 7” • ISBN 978-1-61377-754-1

Popeye Classics #15

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

“I want to personally thank everyone for the TREMENDOUS response to our Bud Sagendorf Popeye reprints. The many emails I’ve received from the fans and the high praise from the critics are so exciting! Sagendorf is getting his due and being compared to Carl Barks and John Stanley. And who doesn’t love POPEYE?! Now this issue is one of my favesI loved it when Bud took Popeye out west. Plus I love the extra feature pages Bud drew for this ish! You will, too! Thanks again Popeye fans!” Craig Yoe

FC • 52 pages • $3.99

Transformers Classics, Vol. 6

Simon Furman (w) • Jose Delbo, Geoff Senior, Dwayne Turner & Andrew Wildman (a) • Guido Guidi (c)

The historic comic book roots of THE TRANSFORMERS are re-presented for maximum Cybertronian enjoyment. Freshly re-mastered and re-colored, these stories are accompanied by an in-depth introduction as well as select issue notes by Mark W. Bellomo.

TPB • FC • $24.99 • 284 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-764-0

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

Triple Helix #1 (of 4)

 John Byrne (w & a & c)

Where TRIO stopped, HELIX starts! There’s a MONSTER on the loose in the City… but will the mysterious CHANGELINGS of TRIPLE HELIX destroy it before they realize it’s really an old FRIEND?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99