IDW Publishing Previews: 4/9/14

Deadworld: Restoration #5 (of 5)

Gary Reed (w) • Sami Makkonen (a & c)

The conclusion to the latest edition to the zombie classic! For Bowker, things go horribly wrong as he must deal with Donna’s deal with Moloch. He may survive, but at what cost? Dan must decide between rescuing the woman he loves in Donna or saving Deake, the lunatic who may be able to turn the tide against the zombies. And a new hope appears…or does it?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE: America’s Elite, Disavowed Vol. 3

Joe Casey, Mike O’Sullivan (w) • Josh Medors (a) • S L Gallant (c)

COBRA COMMANDER has been absent for a year, his whereabouts unknown, but while officials in the government take that as good news the G.I. JOE team knows better. Meanwhile, The Phoenix Guard is being proposed to replace the team led by former G.I. JOE commander Philip Rey.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 140 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-930-9

G.I. Joe: Special Missions #14

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

G.I. JOE—AMBUSHED! When the SPECIAL MISSIONS convoy faces a surprise attack from COBRA troopers and a dangerous sniper, it’s up to LOW LIGHT—G.I. JOE’s own long-range specialist—to turn the tables and get the team out in one piece!

Join the SPECIAL MISSIONS team for one last covert mission!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Indestructible #5 (of 6)

Ken Kristensen (w) • Giancarlo Caracuzzo (a) • Bernard Chang (c)

With great power, comes great… er… celebrity! Now that the world believes Greg to be a superhero, everyone wants a piece of him – the League of Defenders, Hugo Boss, his roommate, groupies, Hollywood agents, uber-villains, and his mom. Some want to put him on a pedestal. Others want to bury him under one. Ken Kristensen (Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth) takes the reigns for the next arc of Jeff Kline‘s Indestructible.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Judge Dredd #18

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Shane Pierce (c)

“Cold Cold Ground, Pt. 2”—Judge Death and the 12 other Dark Judges have targeted Mega-City and found the entire population guilty of the most serious crime… living! While the Dark Judges prepare their “Affordable Death Care Act,” a desperate Justice Department, facing mass-murder of unreal proportions, draws up an apocalyptic plan that will change the city forever. And the only person standing between the city and certain death—Judge Dredd—is a billion miles away on the Titan penal colony. But he turns out to have allies in the strangest of places.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Maxx: Maxximized #6

Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs (w) • Kieth (a & c)

After Laying on the couch and feeling sorry for himself, and being spied upon by some isz… Maxx plunges down the proverbial rabbit hole and encounters the “Crappon in the Hat,” tries to save a fish, spills some beans, discovers a little girl (who is somehow connected to the Jungle Queen), and then finds himself on Julie’s couch, confused and afraid… right back where he started!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony: Friends Forever #4

Rob Anderson (w) • Amy Mebberson (a & c)

Twilight Sparkle plans to spend some much needed quality time with her brother, Shining Armor, in the Crystal Empire. However, when a mysterious ghost starts haunting the castle, the siblings will have to use all of their combined monster knowledge to save the day!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Powerpuff Girls #8

Derek Charm (w & a & c)

MONSTER DAY continues as King Steve and the residents of Monster Isle tear through Townsville. This looks like a job for the Powerpuff Girls! So where the heck are they?!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Rocky & Bullwinkle #2 (of 4)

Mark Evanier (w) • Roger Langridge (a & c)

In “The Washed-Up Wizard,” Rocky and Bullwinkle help an aged magician regain his fame…but why do the evil Boris and Natasha care about his powers of prestidigitation? That can’t end well! Plus, a Dudley Do-Right story!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Samurai Jack #7

Jim Zub (w) • Brittney Williams (a) • Andy Suriano (c)

Samurai Jacqueline and the Scotswoman fight giants and wee folk alike as they struggle to free themselves from the gender-bending curse of the leprechauns. Cartoon Network’s hit animated series continues at IDW!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Vol. 2 #6

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird & Steve Lavigne (w) • Jim Lawson, Laird (a) Eastman, Laird, Lavigne (c)

A Mirage black-and-white classic presented in all-new full color! “Return to New York, Book Two” has Triceraton warriors, high-octane ninja battles in the sewers and streets of NYC, high-tech hi-jinks, and deadly Elite Foot Ninja just waiting to slice and dice the Turtles into green ribbons. Really… need we say more? Find it all here in this classic TMNT tale!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Triple Helix

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?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-883-8