IDW Publishing Previews: 11/12/14
24: Underground
Ed Brisson (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Davide Furnó (c)
Find out what sent Jack Bauer spiraling into his darkest days as an international fugitive in the several years following the events of the final season.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-054-4
Amelia Cole and the Enemy Unleashed
Adam P. Knave, D.J. Kirkbride (w) • Nick Brokenshire (a & c)
Amelia must put her burgeoning career as The Protector on the line to protect the once Unknown World she now calls home. Meanwhile, the Omega Company is on its last legs, but it fights on against a magic-devouring enemy.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-055-1
Angry Birds Comics #6
Paul Tobin & Various (w) • Cèsar Ferioli & Various(a) • Paco Rodriques (c)
Hold the cellphone a minute! The Angry Birds have lost their jobs to… Angry Pigs!?!?! Is the mind-bending, role-changing, comic-defining penultimate issue of Angry Birds Comics finally here?! Or, have the Minion Pigs done something really silly that will likely get them in a heap of trouble with King Pig? We can’t wait to find out either!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Angry Birds Comics, Vol. 1: Welcome to the Flock
Jeff Parker, Paul Tobin (w) • Paco Rodriques, Corrado Mastantuono, David Baldeon (a) • Paco Rodriguez (c)
Join Eisner-nominated creators Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin as they lead the flock through wild adventures across the birds’ island home. The Angry Birds are on the move by air, land, and sea in this exciting volume that collects the first four issues of the series!
HC • FC • $9.99 • 80 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-090-2
The Bigger Bang #1 (of 4)
D.J. Kirkbride (w) • Vassilis Gogtzilas (a & c)
The Big Bang created all life as we know it. The Bigger Bang creates just one: a being named Cosmos. Is he a destroyer? A hero? A god? All he knows is that he’s completely alone in what was our universe… so he seeks out another where he’ll try to atone for the sins of his mysterious creation. From the inventive minds of D.J. Kirkbride (Amelia Cole, Never Ending) and Vassilis Gogtzilas (Augusta Wind) comes a sprawling space-epic of multi-dimensional proportions.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Black Dynamite #4 (of 4)
Brian Ash (w) • Jun Lofamia (a & c)
The Man With the Shuttlecock! When a basketball hero meets death on the court, his young trophy wife enlists the toughest private dick in town to shake the tree from the roots and rake up the fruits! The world’s baddest Blaxploitation sensation uses every deadly trick in his kung fu arsenal and unravels a shocking web of conspiracies that are bigger than professional sports, and two brand new size thirteens put together!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Blue Moon: From the Journals of Mama Mae and Leelee
Alicia Keys, Jessica Walton, Cheryl Abood, Victoria Racino (w) • Bento Box (a & c)
From the interactive story telling app The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee, Blue Moon is an inspirational and magical tale of discovery created by Grammy™ Award-winning artist Alicia Keys, and was inspired by her childhood relationship with her own grandmother.
Blue Moon introduces readers to young and imaginative LeeLee, who just moved to the big city, and her magical grandmother, Mama Mae. To help LeeLee adjust to her new home, Mama Mae tells her the story of Abey, a young Native American girl from the 17th century, and her adventurous yet magical evening when she too wasn’t sure of her surroundings.
Filled with warmth, discovery, and powerful messages, Blue Moon provides a great example of overcoming fear and finding similarities in life despite differences of time or territory.
HC • FC • $15.99 • 42 pages • 11” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-789-3
Borderlands: The Fall of Fyrestone #4
Mikey Neumann (w) • Agustin Padilla (a & c)
The hit comic based on the hit video game continues! Outgunned and outmanned, Roland, Lilith, Mordecai, and Brick will use everything at their disposal to save the city of Fyrestone. But like all battles, what will the cost of victory be? Sit tight for a shocker of a finale in the last issue of this arc.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Danger Girl: Mayday
Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle, Jose Marzan (a) • John Royle (c)
An all-new cast of sinister characters! Secrets from Deuce’s past! Fans of the original and best-selling Danger Girl series CAN’T MISS what’s sure to be the wildest adventure yet.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-048-3
Dead Squad #2
Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia (w) • Michael Montenat (a) • Stephen Firchow (c)
Betrayed by their superior officer, Blake, Hooper, and Shane find themselves unwitting pawns in a treasonous game—not to mention stone-cold dead. Even after being revived by cutting-edge technology, they remain prisoners… of the U.S. government. But a life sentence in Leavenworth is the least of their worries since the nanobots keeping them re-animated have a short shelf-life, giving our heroes just 30 hours to set things right… 30 hours to make their resurrection permanent.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter
R.A. Salvatore, Geno Salvatore (w) • David Baldeon (a) • Steve Ellis (c)
Teirflin and Doum’weille are half-Drow siblings, locked in competition for the ownership of the bloodthirsty sword Khazid’hea—the Cutter! Their father, the Drow renegade Tos’un—a veteran of battles against the Kingdom of Many-Arrows—is forced to choose his heir… but what does the powerful sword have to say on the subject?
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-057-5
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #208
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)
G.I. JOE’s operation in Dublin continues, with the team blazing forward with a mind to avenge their fallen comrade. But when they discover the truth of what PALE PEONY and JINX have been investigating, G.I. JOE will have to make some tough calls and take tougher actions to stop the malevolent Revanche Corporation.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero, Vol. 10
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)
With COBRA on the run and the Pit in shambles, DUKE leads the team into a brave new era, as new teams are formed and G.I. JOE finds another base of operations. Plus, TORPEDO leads a dangerous rescue mission in Olliestan.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-154-1
The Hammer: Kelley Jones’ Complete Series
Kelley Jones (w & a & c)
Against the crawling corruption of the darkest pits of the universe stands only one man. A hero whose knowledge spans the limitless depths of both the Necronomicon and the Betty Crocker cookbook. The salvation of our world rests in the greasy hands of a morally ambiguous, fried-food craving zealot for good. His enemies and his friends fear him, his grocer loves him. He is The Hammer.
HC • FC • $29.99 • 216 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-125-1
Hero Comics 2014
Sam Kieth, Mike Grell, and more (w & a) • Sam Kieth, J. Scott Campbell (c)
Another great all-star one-shot to benefit The Hero Initiative, the charity that helps comic-book creators in times of great need. Sam Kieth provides an all-new Maxx story, his first in nearly 20 years; Mike Grell takes us on a journey with his classic creation, Jon Sable, Freelance. There will also be several “Hero in action” one-page stories, featuring real-life events where Hero Initiative made differences in comic creators lives!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Indestructible #9
Ken Kristensen (w) • Giancarlo Caracuzzo (a) • Jose Lopez (c)
As Tarr’s sinister plan is revealed, it’s up to Barry to save hero and civilian alike. Including Greg—who’s kinda, sorta both. Outnumbered, outgunned, and WAY out-of-his league, Barry’s chances look slim. But “Farmstrong” just might rise to the occasion, assuming he can avoid Tarr’s paramilitary Guards, and the distraction of an open bar…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Judge Dredd: City Limits
Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel, Paul Gulacy, Brendan McCarthy, Langdon Foss, Inaki Miranda, David Williams, Andrew Currie, Jimbo Salgado, Antonio Fuso (a) • Zach Howard (c)
In the 22nd Century, crime runs rampant in Mega-City One, home to over 400 million citizens, robots, criminals, and lunatics. The only line of defense between order and chaos are… The Judges. Writer Duane Swiercyznski and artist Nelson Daniel begin a new series with the toughest Judge of them all, Judge Dredd, in this collection of the first 12 issues of IDW’s ongoing series, plus all of the back-up stories.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 324 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-037-7
Mars Attacks: First Born
Chris Ryall (w) • Sam Kieth (a & c)
When Mars attacked Earth, the battle left no side unscarred, least of all a lonely old man and his blind niece…along with the first Martian child born on Earth! Will the child’s warlike ways take over, or is there more going on here than it seems?
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-060-5
My Little Pony: Friends Forever #11
Ted Anderson (w) • Jay Fosgitt (a) • Amy Mebberson (c)
Rainbow Dash is overjoyed when Wonderbolt Spitfire invites her to a special training camp. However, Spitfire is hiding a secret that she is ashamed to admit. Will Dash be able to help before the camp turns into chaos?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
My Little Pony: Friends Forever, Vol. 2
Thom Zahler, Jeremy Whitley, Katie Cook (w) • Tony Fleecs, Agnes Garbowska, Andy Price (a) • Andy Price (c)
Four more tales of friends and fun focusing on Fluttershy and Zecora, Trixie and Rainbow Dash, Princess Luna and Pinkie Pie, and Applejack and Rarity!
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-159-6
The October Faction #2
Steve Niles (w) • Damien Worm (a & c)
Infidelity and incantations can lead to some strange bedfellows as Fredrick tries to convince his children to avoid his footsteps at all costs (it’s hard enough trying to keep a family together without mechanical monsters knocking at your window and strange apparition living in the closet). All in a days work for the Allans of Gristlewood, USA.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Popeye Classics #28
Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)
Ahoy, ya swab! Cartoonist Bud Sagendorf delivers another edition with stories like “Thimble Theatre Presents Popeye and Swee ‘Pea in Moneybag”, and “Buddy can you Spare a Nugget?” Tell your comic shop owner to be sure to reserve you a copy of Popeye #28–the regular issue and the one with the variant cover by amazing artist Stephen Kroninger–and all future issues, too! Oh, one more thing, tell the good shop owner to be sure and eat their spinach!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Rocky & Bullwinkle Classics, Vol. 3: Mastermind Moose
Al Kilgore (w & a) • Roger Langridge (c)
Presenting re-mastered stories from Gold Key comics #9–12, enjoy classic moose-adventures like “Mastermind Moose,” “Hold The Mustard,” and many more. Also includes tales from Peabody and Sherman, Dudley Do-Right, and the whole gang.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 122 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-161-9
Rogue Trooper Classics #7 (of 8)
Gerry Finley-Day (w) • Colin Wilson, Cam Kennedy, Brett Ewins (a) • John McCrea (c)
The adventures of the only surviving Genetic Infantryman continue! In this issue, the epic “All Hell on the Dix-I Front” rolls on as the Nort offensive hits Rogue and the Southers from air, land and sea!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Silent Hill Downpour: Anne’s Story #3 (of 4)
Tom Waltz (w) • Tristan Jones (a & c)
An all-new tale spinning directly out of the hit 2012 video game Silent Hill Downpour and featuring fan-favorite characters from Silent Hill lore! Written by Downpour writer Tom Waltz.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek: Harlan Ellison®’s City on the Edge of Forever #5 (of 5)
Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward (a) • Juan Ortiz (c)
The final act of Harlan Ellison’s Hugo and WGA Award-winning Star Trek teleplay! Is James T. Kirk willing to sacrifice the woman he loves, to save the universe as he knows it?! You may have seen the episode, but you only think you know how it ends! From the mind of literary legend Harlan Ellison!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek #38
Mike Johnson (w) • Tony Shasteen (a & c)
The STAR TREK event of 2014 continues in Part 4 of “The Q Gambit!” Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves in a true no-win scenario thanks to the mischievous Q! Trapped in a dark future, at the mercy of the mighty Dominion, this adventure might prove to be their last! Don’t miss this all-new story produced in association with STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Super Secret Crisis War!: Codename Kids Next Door #1
Scott Peterson (w) • Ryan Jampole (a & c)
The KND discover something even worse than parents, the Delightful Children From Down the Lane, editors, or even asparagus, when they get caught up in the Super Secret Crisis War! Challenged to a fight by a robot created by the evil Aku, the KND find they’re in an impossible situation: win and they’re transported Aku’s space station. But lose and… well, they’re goners! What’s a collection of underage operatives for a super secret global organization to do?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 6
Steve Murphy (w) • Rick Remender, Mike Manley, Jim Lawson, Doug Rice (a) • Jim Lawson (c)
Volume 6 collects issues #13–16 of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume Two, including the stories “Loops,” “Hell’s Blacktop,” and “Sins of the Past,” as well as back-up stories.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 128 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-163-3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #17
Landry Walker (w) • Dario Brizuela, Chad Thomas (a) • Dario Brizuela (c)
The Turtles face a multitude of their greatest foes in this action packed adventure! The Turtles and their enemies are stuck in a dire spot, and will need to work together to get to safety. But will they be able to trust each other?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers #35: Days of Deception
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c)
Days of Deception begins! PROWL and the CONSTRUCTICONS hunt the world’s deadliest game—three humans with a history of fighting CYBERTRONIANS! Lines are drawn as human and machine alike are drawn into—the ONYX INTERFACE!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Vol. 6
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith, Casey W. Coller (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)
The AUTOBOTS return to Earth—with OPTIMUS PRIME in command! But what brought them back—and what terrifying secret do the humans hold? Plus, GALVATRON is on Earth as well, with a plan to reshape it as he once did with Cybertron. A bold new era begins here!
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 128 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-164-0
V-Wars #7
Jonathan Maberry (w) • Marco Turini (a) • Ryan Brown (c)
Joe Ledger and Big Dog–two top field agents who hate each other more than they do the vampires—have to find a way to work together to stop a new species of genetically enhanced vampire super-soldier. How far into darkness will heroes go to stop monsters? How far is too far?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
WEIRD Love #4
Joe Gill & Various (w) • Bob Powell & Various (a) • Matt Baker (c)
Another sexy twisted issue of Weird Love! You know you crave Weird Love!
This wacko issue includes seven retro-lurid comics on trailer trash girls; plastic surgery; alcoholic, gambling, cheating men you shouldn’t marry; bad mob girls using their earthy charms to criminally dupe men; not shaving (!) and the heartbreaking, head-exploding lead-off tale, “Too Fat To Frug!”
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The X-Files: Season 10 #18
Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • Francesco Francavilla (c)
When we last saw them, Special Agents John Doggett and Monica Reyes seemingly met their final fates at the hands of the alien faction known as the Acolytes. Now in this one-off story, we’ll reveal what actually became of them and what is in store for them next.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
