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Review: InfeStation #1

InfeStation #1

As a fan of Disney movies growing up, I had my favorites> But they were not what most people tend to gravitate to.  I was a fan of the standards like Aladdin and Mulan but I was also a fan of the lesser celebrated works. Disney movies, tend to have a common thread that still exists today, heart. As complicated as Walt Disney the man was, his love for stories shined through. His need to leave his audiences somewhat touched is emblematic in all of their movies.

One of my all-time favorite movies was the Great Mouse Detective. It was Disney’s foray into the Sherlock Holmes canon. It’s also a very worthy addition. The plot circles Basil the mouse counterpart of the great Sherlock Holmes who just so happens to reside on the infamous Baker Street as well. He investigates the disappearance of a toymaker and the incident’s link to his arch nemesis Professor Ratigan. The charm of the movie has rarely been replicated until I read Shelby Leets and Eduardo Orozco’s debut issue of InfeStation, where a cockroach detective investigates why the Mayor’s cat went missing.

We ae taken to Brooklyn, New York, where an exterminator known as El Tigre is hired for the job and kills all the roaches in one apartment, except for one, Clarence Crumb. He would go no to survive and become a detective, whose latest case a was chasing down a jewel thief, one that befuddles everyone except for Clarence. AS he gets closer to who the jewel thief, is an emergency takes hold of the precinct, the mayor’ cat, Mr. President has been kidnapped.

Overall, an interesting debut issue for a story that both feels fun and out of place making for an entertaining introduction to this world. The story by Leets is suspenseful, fun, and hilarious at times. The art by the Leets and Orozco is beautiful. Altogether, a story that is both tongue in cheek and serious making for a book that is simply an enjoyable escape with some unique characters.

Story: Shelby Leets Art: Shelby Leets and Eduardo Orozco
Story: 9.0Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

IDW Publishing in July 2014

Ragnarök #1

Walter Simonson (w & a & c)

Ragnarök…the Twilight of the Gods in Norse mythology…the destruction of the Nine Worlds.  And now, three hundred years later, the birth of vengeance.

Walter Simonson returns to comics in a BIG way with an all-new series… and doing what he does best!!

My wife and my children are dead. My brothers and sisters are dead.

My parents are dead. The Great Enemies still live.

But I swear on the shattered bones of my kinsmen… they will not live forever.

I shall become… the storm.

Walter Simonson is one of the most acclaimed and respected creators in comics. He has done defining runs on Thor, Manhunter, Star Slammers, Elric, Orion and more. Now, in his first creator-owned series in 20 years, he brings his tremendous artistic arsenal to a brand new world… the twilight world of Ragnarök!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Ragnarök #1—Subscription Variant

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Walter Simonson’s Lawnmower Man: Artist’s Edition Portfolio

Stephen King (w) • Walter Simonson (a & c)

Stephen King‘s The Lawnmower Man is a classic short story that was the basis for a hit motion picture. But, more importantly, it was adapted for comics by King himself, and drawn by legendary comics artist Walter Simonson. Only published once, in a rare Marvel magazine, this is the first time since 1981 that The Lawnmower Man has been available to comic readers. Printed to the exacting standards of all Artist’s Editions, this portfolio is a must-have item for Simonson and King fans alike!

HC Portfolio • BW • $30.00 net item • 12.5” x 18” • 22 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-116-9

The Beautiful War #2

Ashley Wood & T.P. Louise (w) • Ashley Wood (a & c)

The war gets bigger and more beautiful as Ashley Wood and T.P. Louise (Lore) continue to build their newest epic!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Mars Attacks: First Born #3 (of 4)

Chris Ryall(w) • Sam Kieth (a & c)

It’s the Martians’ warlike Nature vs the human tendency to Nurture, as “First Born” hits its penultimate point! Will the first Martian born on Earth succumb to its biologically barbaric imperative? Things take a turn for the bizarre as Ryall and Kieth build to an explosive conclusion to their latest partnership!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Mars Attacks: First Born #3 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

Chris Ryall(w) • Sam Kieth(a) • Loston Wallace (c)

Loston Wallace continues his Wally Wood homage covers on this variant, available to all human subscribers to this series!

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The Maxx: Maxximized #9

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

Our good Doc finds himself surrounded by a room full of black isz, as Maxx seeks resolution battling various Outback creatures. Meanwhile, Julie seeks solace in that special place we all go to contemplate weighty issues—the bathroom. Neither seems any closer to finding the answers they seek (But Sara finally unwraps that mysterious box of clay that’s been talking to her…)!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The Squidder #1

Ben Templesmith (w & a & c)

This all-new four-issue series finds an old soldier from a forgotten war in a post-apocalyptic world that has left him behind. He was one of the last of the legendary Squidder Legions. Can a discarded relic with a death wish and a rebellious Squid priestess overthrow humanity’s tentacled alien overlords? Ben Templesmith returns to his roots to finally do the tentacle/Cthulhu-orientated book he’s always promised! The Squidder mixes action, horror, science fiction, and fantasy elements with a touch of Squidly destruction.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The Squidder #1—Subscription Variant

Ben Templesmith (w & a) • Shane Pierce (c)

Painter Shane Pierce provides this special variant cover available only for Squidder Legion members and subscription customers!

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Transformers VS G.I. JOE #1

Tom Scioli & John Barber (w) • Scioli (a & c)

SPACE WAR I! Earth makes contact with an alien race—and G.I. JOE is on the front lines of first contact! But when the TRANSFORMERS arrive—their version of “peace” does not match our own…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Transformers VS G.I. JOE #1—Special Order Variant

Tom Scioli & John Barber (w) • Scioli (a) • N/A (c)

Special order a TRANSFORMERS VS G.I. JOE blank sketch cover, and get your favorite artist to draw you a cover! Or, draw one yourself!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Transformers VS G.I. JOE #1—Subscription Variant

Tom Scioli & John Barber (w) • Scioli (a) • James Stokoe (c)

For subscription customers only, a special variant cover by James Stokoe!

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Transformers: Windblade #4 (of 4): Dawn of the Autobots

Mairghread Scott (w) • Sarah Stone (a & c)

PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE! WINDBLADE seeks out the last refuge she has left, the living city METROPLEX as his malfunctions intensify! WINDBLADE realizes that even if she survives STARSCREAM, METROPLEX himself may doom them all!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Mairghread Scott (w) • Sarah Stone (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)

For subscription customers only, a special variant cover by Phil Jimenez!

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Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #31: Dawn of the Autobots

James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)

FLYING BLIND! Trapped inside a giant replica of RODIMUS’s head (don’t ask), MEGATRON and the crew of the Lost Light have to solve the biggest mystery of their lives. And they have to do so quickly—because every time the lights go out, something terrible happens…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #31: Dawn of the Autobots—Subscription Variant

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

For subscription customers only, a special variant cover with art by Nick Roche!

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise #31: Dawn of the Autobots

John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c)

MINDBOMB! The humans have access to a CYBERTRONIAN mind—but whose is it—and why do they want it? OPTIMUS PRIME and GALVATRON race for answers, as JAZZ faces the consequences of his last trip to Earth.

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

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #204

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)

TORPEDO leads a dangerous G.I. JOE rescue mission in Olliestan, and the odds are stacked against the team—will they make the evac in time before they get overwhelmed? A tense game of cat-and-mouse continues in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #204!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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G.I. JOE, Vol. 3: Siren’s Song

Paul Allor (w) • Alex Cal, S L Gallant, Atilio Rojo, Nicole Virella, Robert Atkins, Chris Evenhuis, Steve Kurth (a) • Steve Kurth (c)

In the aftermath of COBRA’s New York attack, BARONESS leads a new up-and-coming officer called SIREN around the world—and into the past uncovering secrets about the previous Cobra Commander while coming face-to-face with the ruthless current one!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-012-4

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G.I. JOE, Vol. 1: Homefront • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-705-3

G.I. JOE, Vol. 2: Threat Matrix • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-866-1

Marvel Covers: Artist’s Edition HC

John Buscema, George Perez, Neal Adams, Art Adams, Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Jim Starlin & more (a) • Gil Kane (c)

Marvel Comics is the home of some of the greatest and most iconic cover images in the history of comics. This unique Artist’s Edition will feature an amazing “Best of” selection of gorgeous covers by a veritable who’s who of the medium. From Neal Adams to Art Adams, Frank Miller to Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko to Jim Starlin, there has never been a book like this before and you are not likely to see its ilk again anytime soon!

HC • BW • $75.00 net discount item • 144 Pages • 12” x 17” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-093-3

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Cartoon Network: Super Secret Crisis War! #2 (of 6)

Louise Simonson (w) • Derek Charm (a & c)

Aku and his League of Extraordinary Villains have trapped Samurai Jack, Ben 10, Dexter, the Powerpuff Girls, and Ed, Edd, and Eddy like bugs in a jar. (Okay, the Eds were a mistake!) Of course they’ll escape! Of course, there’ll be mayhem! Sheesh! What did Aku think would happen?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Cartoon Network: Super Secret Crisis War! #2 (of 6)—Subscription Variant

Louise Simonson (w) • Derek Charm (a) • Troy Little (c)

A special connecting cover – collect all 6 subscription variant covers of Super Secret Crisis War, they make one HUGE image!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Super Secret Crisis War!: Johnny Bravo #1

Erik Burnham, Louise Simonson (w) • Erica Henderson, Derek Charm (a) • Erica Henderson (c)

There’s trouble a brewin’ in Aron City; and no sir, it ain’t the kind that rhymes with pool! A robot from another dimension has appeared, intent on finding and challenging a hero – any hero – for its evil masters. Instead, the robot finds Johnny Bravo, and proof… that even a robot can be driven mad by exposure to Johnny’s obliviousness. Don’t miss this tie-in to the event of the summer — so cool, you’re gonna have to wear shades. Hyah!

Plus, a two-page epilogue by Louise Simonson and Derek Charm, delving into the formation of the LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY VILLAINS!!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Super Secret Crisis War!: Johnny Bravo #1—Subscription Variant

Erik Burnham, Louise Simonson (w) • Erica Henderson, Derek Charm (a) • Ethen Beavers (c)

A special connecting cover – collect all 5 subscription variant covers of Super Secret Crisis War One Shots, they make one HUGE image!

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Samurai Jack #10

Jim Zub (w) • Andy Kuhn (a) • Andy Suriano (c)

Samurai Jack’s adventures continue at IDW! The war without has been a failure for Aku, so now it’s time to wage the war within! Can Jack overcome an opponent who unravels the thoughts and memories that make him a samurai?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Dexter’s Laboratory #4 (of 4)

Derek Fridolfs (w) • Ryan Jampole (a & c)

Failing to stop his sister, Dexter has been captured by her royal guards, and now faces punishment at the hands of Princess Dee Dee. As he struggles to endure her torment, can Dexter come up with one last-ditch plan to change their fates? Or is he doomed to live the rest of his life without science?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Powerpuff Girls Classics, Vol. 4: Picture Perfect

Jennifer Moore, Sean Carolan, Brett Lewis, Ian Boothby, Roger Fredricks, Frank Strom, John Rozum, Trina Robbins (w) • Phil Moy, Stefanie Gladden, Christopher Cook, Bill Alger, Ricardo Garcia Fuentes (a) • Phil Moy (c)

They’re cute. They’re fun. And they’re powerful! The Cartoon Network classic Powerpuff Girls returns to comics in this collection of comic-book adventures. This fourth volume collects issues #17–22 of the DC series.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 140 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-017-9

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #21

Ted Anderson (w) • Agnes Garbowska (a) • Garbowska, Bill Forster (c)

Some of our favorite Ponyville residents, including Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy, visit Manehattan to see Trixie’s biggest magic trick yet: making the famous Ostlerheimer Diamond disappear! Only one thing goes wrong: the diamond disappears for real! All hoofs point to Trixie as the culprit, but not everything is as it seems in this magical Manehattan mystery!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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My Little Pony: Friends Forever #7

Jeremy Whitley (w) • Tony Fleecs(a) • Amy Mebberson (c)

Princess Luna faces her greatest challenge yet… making jokes in public! Luna turns to Pinkie Pie, the master of merriment, to help her find her funny bone. If Pinkie’s teachings backfire on Luna, there might be very few laughs to be found in Canterlot!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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My Little Pony: Friends Forever #7—Subscription Variant

Jeremy Whitley (w) • Tony Fleecs (a & c)

For subscription customers only…a variant cover from Tony Fleecs!

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My Little Pony: Animated, Vol. 3: The Return of Harmony

The celebrated animated series comes to bookshelves! Revisit the habitants of Equestria and learn about the magic that friendship brings in this adaptation of the television series. This volume adapts season two episodes “Return of Harmony” parts 1 and 2!

TPB • FC • $7.99 • 112 pages • 5” x 7” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-016-2

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My Little Pony: Animated, Vol. 1: The Magic Begins • FC • $7.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-754-1

My Little Pony: Animated, Vol. 2: When Cutie Calls • FC • $7.99 • ISBN: 978-1-613777-830-2

Angry Birds Comics #2

Jeff Parker, Paul Tobin & Various (w) • Paco Rodriques & Various (a) • Giorgio Cavazzano (c)

The Angry Birds are flying high in this fun-filled second issue! The Angry Birds take a trip to Piggyland but quickly learn it is definitely NOT the happiest place on Earth! Featuring the writing of two Eisner-nominated creators, these stories are guaranteed to please!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Angry Birds Comics #2—Subscription Variant

Jeff Parker (w) • David Baldeon (a) • Roger Langridge (c)

For subscription customers only…a spinach chomping Popeye-Angry Birds mash-up variant from Eisner-nominated artist, Roger Langridge!

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Littlest Pet Shop #3 (of 5)

Georgia Ball (w) • Nico Peña, Antonio Campo (a) • Peña (c)

Blythe’s spotless academic record is in jeopardy when she’s placed on a project with chronic under-achievers Whittany and Brittany Biskit. Meanwhile, the pets’ plan to help her out turns into a desperate search for Sunil when he’s trapped with a ball python! Everyone must find a way to work together or face dire consequences.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Littlest Pet Shop #3 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

Georgia Ball (w) • Nico Peña, Antonio Campo (a) • Agnes Garbowska (c)

For subscription customers only…a variant cover from My Little Pony artist, Agnes Garbowska!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Popeye Classics #24

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

Bud Sagendorf: The world’s greatest Popeye cartoonist! He does it again–his rolicking genius starts out with the feature comics story Golden Street starring Popeye and his Pappy! Plus more comics, stories and Bud Sagendorf‘s own creation Sherm in the thrill-packed, laugh-filled comic “The Race!” RACE to put this in your order and head to your fave local comic shop to nab it, ya swab!

FC • 52 pages • $3.99

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Rocky & Bullwinkle Classics, Vol. 2: Vacational Therapy

Al Kilgore, Jack Mendelsohn, Dave Berg, more (w) • Al Kilgore, Fred Fredericks, Jerry Robinson, Mel Crawford, more (a) • Kilgore (c)

The earliest comic book adventures of America’s favorite moose and squirrel are collected here in Rocky & Bullwinkle Classics. Presenting re-mastered stories from Gold Key comics #5–8, enjoy classic moose-adventures like “Underwater Moose,” “Petty Piracy,” “Vacational Therapy,” “Muscle Bound Moose,” “Roll Call,” “Dud Ringer,” and many more.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 124 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-019-3

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #13

Jackson Lanzing, David Server (w) • Marcelo Ferreira (a) • Dario Brizuela (c)

The Kraang have infiltrated the local zoo, and the mutation possibilities are endless! With no way in without being seen, the Turtles are at a loss to stop the mass mutation. Their only hope lies with April! Can she stop the Kraang’s newest scheme in time?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 5

Peter Laird, Jim Lawson, Sonia Murphy, Steve Murphy, Scott Cohn (w) • Jim Lawson, Steph Dumais, D’Israeli, Scott Cohn, Dario Brizuela (a) • Jim Lawson (c)

Volume 5 collects issues #9–12 of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume Two, including the stories “The Path,” “Kaddish,” “The Quick and the Dead,” and “Paris Nocturne” as well as back-up stories by classic and emerging Turtles writers and artists.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 140 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-022-3

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Utrom Empire

Paul Allor (w) • Andy Kuhn (a & c)

Collecting the cosmos-spanning mini-series, Utrom Empire takes us to the site of the Technodrome, where Krang’s plans to destroy the Earth are ramping up. Little does he know that Baxter Stockman plans to harness its power for himself! As the two villains scheme, one imprisoned robot holds the key to success—Fugitoid! Will he be able to reach out to the Turtles in time? All this plus the long-awaited story of Krang’s mission to preserve the alien Utrom race!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-024-7

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Original Motion Picture Special Edition

Peter Laird (w) • Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Eric Talbot (a) • Eastman (c)

Taking it back to where the motion picture history of the TMNT started! Relive the classic 1990 TMNT movie with this collection of the original adaptation presented in all-new color. Also includes the full 62-page roughs from Kevin Eastman, with his original placement notes for the pages that were printed in the Archie Comics edition as well as the “cut scenes” that were added back into the Mirage edition. The perfect companion to the ever-growing library of Eastman TMNT hardcovers!

HC • FC • $29.99 • 8.5” x 12.5” • 136 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-023-0

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1: Change is Constant 2014

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

The new adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begin here! This is the perfect spot to jump onto the hit IDW series! The group is separated as Raphael wanders the streets of NYC in search of food and shelter. His brothers and Master Splinter are searching for him, but so far all they can find is trouble–in the form of mutant alley cat Old Hob and his gang of criminals! Join Tom Waltz, Dan Duncan, and TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman for the start of a wild ride!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-025-4

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series, Vol. 1 2014

Brian Lynch, Tom Waltz (w) • Franco Urru, Andy Kuhn, Valerio Schiti, Ross Campbell (a) • Dave Wilkins (c)

Four stand-alone tales centering on each Turtle! Raphael is looking for answers but finds Casey Jones instead. Michelangelo explores New York City and stumbles onto a high-stakes heist. Donatello goes incognito to a science fair and finds out that it’s being put on by none other than Baxter Stockman. And finally, Leonardo does battle with the ruthless Foot Clan!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-026-1

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #36

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

Leonardo and Splinter plan for the coming war with Shredder. As they meditate on what their true path must be, they are engulfed by darkness. And from that darkness emerges… the Rat King! Will his meddling with their minds lead to salvation or madness?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time #2 (of 4)

Erik Burnham (w) • Charles Paul Wilson III (a) • David Petersen (c)

The Turtles’ journey through time continues, and the next stop is Feudal Japan! The Turtles will meet some familiar faces and be forced to make one of the most important decisions of their lives. Will stopping the Shredder mean the end of the Turtles as we know them?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time #2 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

Erik Burnham (w) • Charles Paul Wilson III (a & c)

For subscription customers only…a variant cover from Charles Paul Wilson III!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek: Harlan Ellison®’s City on the Edge of Forever #2 (of 5)

Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward (a) • Juan Ortiz (c)

Harlan Ellison’s Hugo and WGA Award-winning teleplay, visualized for the first time! Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and Yeoman Rand return to the Enterprise following their first encounter with the Guardians of Forever, only to find a darker, more vicious crew of renegades awaiting them! Can they return the timestream to its proper state? And will they even survive long enough to try?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever #2 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward (a) • Paul Shipper (c)

For subscribers and Federation members only, a special variant cover by painter Paul Shipper!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek #35

Mike Johnson (w) • Tony Shasteen (a & c)

“The Q Gambit” begins here! The crew of the new STAR TREK film franchise encounters the classic Trek villain Q for the first time, only in this all-new 6-part galaxy-spanning adventure developed in associataion with screenwriter/producer Roberto Orci! The mischievous Q sends James T. Kirk on quest that will see the Enterprise joining forces with familiar faces from Star Trek lore, beginning with the crew of a certain space station…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek Special: Flesh and Stone

Scott and David Tipton (w) • Sharp Bros. (a & c)

When a Starfleet medical conference is crashed by a deadly metamorphic virus, Doctors Beverly Crusher, Julian Bashir and Katherine Pulaskihave to race against time…to find a cure.  The answers lie in the distant past, deep within the files of Dr. Leonard McCoy! All of Star Trek’s medical officers team up for the first time ever!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Ghostbusters #18

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

Tiamat’s chaotic presence continues to be felt in New York City, and the Ghostbusters are at wits’ end as to how to deal with it. She’s clearly too powerful to capture, and she may be impossible to destroy… does that leave only the most drastic of options open to the team? Mass Hysteria continues here!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Ghostbusters #18—Subscription Variant

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

For subscription customers only…another spooktacular variant cover from Tristan Jones!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #14

Chris Mowry (w) • Matt Frank (a & c)

As our world recovers following Godzilla’s climactic battle against the Devonians, a threat unlike any before takes aim at not only our world, but the monsters themselves! One of the biggest chapters in the series starts right here!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Judge Dredd #21

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Shane Pierce (a) • David Stoupakis (c)

“To Live and Die in Deadworld”—Judge Anderson is presumed dead, her body hopelessly transformed into the most mysterious of the new Dark Judges—JUDGE BLANK. But don’t count Anderson out yet. Her consciousness is loose in the vast, cold expanse of Deadworld, and she’s desperately trying to find her way back to Mega-City One. But where she ends up just might be the most frightening place of all…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Judge Dredd #21—Subscription Variant

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Shane Pierce (a) • James Biggie (c)

James Biggie offers up this striking variant cover for all early subscribers and non-perps alike. Mega-City One residents must have valid I.D.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Rogue Trooper Classics #3 (of 12)

Gerry Finley-Day (w) • Dave Gibbons, Colin Wilson, Mike Dorey (a) • John McCrea (c)

Clone war! Nu-Earth, a planet ravaged by war, its atmosphere poisoned by chemical weapons. In this battle-scarred landscape, the Norts and Southers fight where only the Genetic Infantrymen can survive unaided. Rogue is one such soldier, and these are his tales… all in color for the very first time!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Rogue Trooper Classics #3—Subscription Variant

Gerry Finley-Day (w) • Dave Gibbons, Colin Wilson, Mike Dorey (a) • Mike Dorey (c)

For subscription customers only… a variant cover by Mike Dorey!

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24 #4

Ed Brisson (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Davide Furnò (c)

Now that you’ve seen Jack Bauer’s return to television in LIVE ANOTHER DAY, read the story that sent the heroic agent spiraling into his darkest days as an international fugitive. In Odessa, Ukraine, Jack has found himself stuck between the CIA and a Russian mobster from his past. How will he get out of this one?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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24 #4—Subscription Variant

Ed Brisson (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • photo (c)

For subscription customers only… a variant photo cover featuring Jack Bauer!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The X-Files: Season 10 #14

Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • Francesco Francavilla (c)

Pilgrims, Part 4 of 5: Agent Mulder has been infected with black oil, playing host to an alien being seeking to use his knowledge, history, and expertise to unlock something mysteriously and terribly powerful. But Mulder and the would-be alien colonist possessing him aren’t the only ones looking for it…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The X-Files: Season 10 #14—Subscription Variant

Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • photo (c)

For subscription customers only… a photo variant cover!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The X-Files: Year Zero #1 (of 5)

Karl Kesel (w) • Vic Malhotra, Greg Scott (a) • Carlos Valenzuela (c)

When a blue-collar worker from New Jersey passes prophetic messages to the FBI from a mysterious “Mr. Zero,” Mulder is convinced it is the same otherworldly entity that contacted the FBI through a suburban housewife in the 1940s. This similarly named “Mr. Xero” pointed the FBI toward many unusual cases, leading to the establishment of “the X-Files”!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The X-Files: Year Zero #1 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

Karl Kesel (w) • Vic Malhotra, Greg Scott (a) • Robert Hack (c)

For subscription customers only… a pulp novel variant cover by Robert Hack (Doctor Who)!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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V-Wars #4

Jonathan Maberry (w) • Alan Robinson (a) • Ryan Brown (c)

A group of vampires who claim to be nonviolent and non-predatory, try to settle in a small southern town. When problems escalate between ‘Bloods’ (vampires) and ‘Beats’ (non-infected humans), the military special operations unit, V-8, rolls in to contain the situation. This one doesn’t end well for anyone.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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V-Wars #4—Subscription Variant

Jonathan Maberry (w) • Alan Robinson (a) • Kevin Eastman (c)

For subscription customers only…a vampiric variant cover from TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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V-Wars: Blood and Fire

Kevin J. Anderson, Scott Sigler, Larry Correia, Joe McKinney, Yvonne Navarro, Weston Ochse, James A. Moore, Jonathan Maberry (w) • N/A (a & c)

It’s been one year since a virus triggered junk DNA and people all over the world started changing. Becoming something else. Craving blood. It’s been ten months since the word “vampire” stopped being something from old monster stories and Hollywood movies. It’s been six months since our world and theirs erupted into war. It’s been two months since an uneasy peace was signed. It’s been one hour since that peace was shattered. The war is here again. The vampire war. Our world will burn. Our world will bleed. When anyone can turn, when every street is a battlefield, there is nowhere to run.

HC • B&W • $24.99 • 360 pages • 6.25” x 9.375”• ISBN: 978-1-63140-027-8

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Winterworld #2

Chuck Dixon (w) • Butch Guice (a & c)

The saga of Scully and Wynn continues as they search for a fabled village by the sea where rumors tell of a warm heaven in this cold hell. Wynn is still in search of her parents and the village of La Niña may be the place they were heading when she was abandoned as a child. Scully just wants to find enough fuel to keep their new vehicle on the move. But will they find death at the end of the icy road?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Winterworld #2—Subscription Variant

Chuck Dixon (w) • Butch Guice (a) • Gerardo Zaffino (c)

For subscription customers only…a variant cover from the son of the late, great Jorge Zaffino, Gerardo Zaffino!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Borderlands: The Fall of Fyrestone #1

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

The epic story of Borderlands continues in part one of the new series, where fans find out what happens after Roland, Mordecai, Lilith, and Brick step out of Marcus’s bus. As soon as they arrive in the once-prosperous town of Fyrestone, they realize that Pandora is a far more dangerous planet than they first imagined. The Vault Hunters will go up against a ruthless bandit known as “Nine Toes,” but will they be able to overcome him?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Borderlands: The Fall of Fyrestone #1—Subscription Variant

Mikey Neumann (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Dan Schoening (c)

For subscription customers only…a variant cover from Ghostbusters artist Dan Schoening!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Offered Again!

Borderlands: Origins TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-601-8

The Last Fall #1 (of 5)

Tom Waltz (w) • Casey Maloney (a & c)

Marcus Fall is a battle-hardened soldier in a long-running inter-planetary war. After multiple combat tours, Fall is finally able to leave the military and return to his beloved wife and son. But his happy homecoming comes to a tragic end when a suicide bomber murders his family. Devastated, Fall returns to the war with one bloody mission in mind: revenge against the enemy… every last one of them.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The Last Fall #1 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

Tom Waltz (w) • Casey Maloney (a) • Kevin Eastman (c)

For subscription customers only… a variant cover from Tom Waltz’s TMNT partner, Kevin Eastman!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: The Original Classic Cartoons by Robert Ripley

Robert Ripley (w & a & c)

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums are among the most popular attractions worldwide, yet most people don’t know that it all started with a daily cartoon drawn by one man–Robert Ripley.

Originally a sports cartoonist, Ripley developed Believe It or Not! in the 1920s. By the end of the decade, the series had become a phenomenal hit. In an era when few people traveled outside their own hometown, let alone out of the country, Ripley became a globetrotter, seeking stories of bizarre and unusual proportion to put in his internationally known feature. The cartoons were adapted into radio and television programs, and helped make Ripley the highest paid cartoonist in the world.

This series begins a chronological reprinting of Ripley’s famous daily cartoons in hardcover collections, reminding us that first and foremost Robert Ripley–explorer, radio, movie and television personality, entrepreneur, and museum impresario–was an astounding artist-cartoonist.

HC • B&W • $39.99 • 328 pages • 11” x 7.5” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-890-6

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Rip Kirby, Vol. 7

Fred Dickenson (w) • John Prentice (a & c)

In this seventh volume, Al Williamson takes on a larger role as John Prentice’s assistant, and Prentice fully hits his stride while Fred Dickenson continues to write Rip’s adventures. Rip Kirby, the suave gentleman detective is the right man for his times as then-current 1960s culture reflects a new fascination with sophisticated stories featuring agents, both secret and otherwise. The strips are reproduced from the original King Features Syndicate proofs, insuring that every daily will look even better than when they were first published in newspapers over 50 years ago. Contains nine complete stories in more than 800 sequential comics!

HC • B&W • $49.99 • 288 pages • 11” x 10” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-034-6

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WEIRD Love #2

Various (w & a & c)

The first issue of WEIRD Love was a blazing buzz book—the hot gossipy talk of comic fans! Now, right on the heels—the HIGH heels—of that controversial comic is the second stupifying issue of 1950s and beyond kinky classics. WEIRD Love #2 leads off with a tawdry, torrid tale, “Yes, I was an Escort Girl!” with a vintage salacious cover to match! Five more bizarro stories luridly illustrated with Good Girl Art follow, including, “Mini-skirts Must Go!” and “Too Fat for Love!” WEIRD Love has been called “by far the most jaw-dropping and entertaining comic today!” Order this and you will see why fanboys and fangirls!

FC • 48 pages • $3.99

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Star Slammers: Re-mastered! #5

Walter Simonson (w & a & c)

Chapter 2:  The Empire: The Starship Meredith is flying to the Imperial Capitol of Knossos, carrying priceless cargo, a captured Star Slammer. But things have gone terribly wrong. A hidden assassin aboard the ship has apparently killed the Slammer and his jailers. And the only way for Colonel Phaedra to find out what happened is for her to force the Emperor’s personal telepath to access the minds of the dead men!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Mage #4 (of 6)

JC De La Torre (w) • Franco Cespedes (a & c)

A few months after the dramatic cliffhanger in Issue 3, Darien and his friends are forced to fend off Orasmas’ monsters while Arylos searches for the truth. Plus, what does Earthen Aaron King have to do with anything?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Kill Shakespeare: The Mask of Night #2 (of 4)

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

Mutiny! With Titus’s deadly battleship in hot pursuit and Hamlet and Juliet’s lives in the balance, Viola must either defend her lover Captain Cesario’s decision to protect their stowaways, or lead a full-stage pirate mutiny against him.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Kill Shakespeare: The Mask of Night #2 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

Anthony Del Col & Conor McCreery(w) • Andy Belanger (a) • J.K. Woodward (c)

For subscription customers only! A variant cover from J.K. Woodward, featured artist from the Kill Shakespeare game!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland HC

Joe Hill (w) • Charles P. Wilson III (a) • Gabriel Rodriguez (c)

Joe Hill’s New York Times bestselling novel, NOS4A2, introduced readers to the terrifying funhouse world of Christmasland and the mad man who rules there: Charlie Talent Manx III. Now, in an original new comic miniseries, Hill throws wide the candy cane gates to tell a standalone story that is at once both accessible to new readers and sure to delight fans of the book.

HC • FC • $29.99 • 172 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-898-2

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Wraith #1 Director’s Cut

Joe Hill (w) • Charles P. Wilson III (a & c)

Joe Hill‘s New York Times Bestselling novel, NOS4A2, introduced readers to the terrifying funhouse world of Christmasland, and the mad man who rules there: Charlie Talent Manx III. Now, Hill and artist Charlie “Talent” Wilson III welcome you to Christmasland in this special extra-length version of the first issue, which also includes all of the issue’s covers and the full original comic-book script by Joe Hill.

FC • 48 pages • $4.99

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Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #1 Hundred Penny Press Edition

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

The bargain-priced debut issues of the beloved series continue here with this dollar comic presenting “The Haunting of Keyhouse,” the first chapter of Crown of Shadows, the haunting third storyline in the Locke & Key saga!

FC • 32 pages • $1.00

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Monster Motors One-Shot

Brian Lynch (w) • Nick Roche (a & c)

The once-quiet town of Transylvania, Kentucky is under attack from Cadillacula, an evil vampire-car that sucks the gas out of other vehicles! The more victims he claims, the more powerful he gets. Genius mechanic Vic Frankenstein has a solution: build a monster to fight a monster. Vic and his android assistant iGOR (interactive Garage Operations Robot) assemble a giant truck from the pieces of the town’s fallen vehicles. Frankenride is born and the battle between good and evil hits the road!

FC • 48 pages • $5.99

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Doberman #1

Jack Lambert, Scott Marder and Rob Rosell (w) • Brandon McKinney (a) • Bernard Chang (c)

Frank Doberman was the greatest detective of his era with the fastest car, biggest gun, and longest… um… arrest record. But after a drug bust went horribly wrong, Doberman disappeared, seeking solace in Mother Nature. Now lured back to the Force by the promise of vengeance, and an ice-cold six-pack, Doberman has to deal with a new age of computers, regulations, and an uber-villain whom the world seems to believe has changed his ways.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Indestructible #7

Ken Kristensen(w) • Giancarlo Caracuzzo (a) • Jose Lopez (c)

Barely escaping the Super Illustrated photo shoot with their body parts (and dignity) intact, Stoner and Barry run into some unexpected trouble as they prep for their People’s Choice Awards debut. Meanwhile, Art gets poked, June gets bounced, Cathy gets spurned, Nancy gets pissed, and the mysterious kidnapper, Tarr, gets deadly serious.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Gate-Way, Vol. 1: A New World

Joe Halpin, Sr. (w) • Juanfrancisco Moyano (a & c)

In a surreal setting where a red sky burns bright and the blanket of night brings a terror known only as the Dark Souls, ex-cop Jake Ryan struggles to make sense of his surroundings. Gate-Way is a story that weaves a rich tapestry of loyalty, lust, intrigue, and betrayal as beggars, thieves, priests, and murderers all vie for power in a world that rewards the bold and enslaves the weak.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-013-1

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Infestation Omnibus

Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Mike Raicht, Scott Tipton, David Tipton, Erik Burnham, Jason M. Burns, Duane Swierczynski, Chuck Dixon, Paul Crilley, Chris Ryall, Tristan Jones (w) • David Messina, Nick Roche, Giovanni Timpano, Gary Erskine, Casey Maloney, Kyle Hotz, Antonio Camp, Valerio Schiti, Guido Guidi, Alan Robinson, Mark Torres, Valentine De Landro, Stuart Sayger (a) • Gabriel Rodriguez (c)

Complete Infestation! A dimensions-spanning zombie outbreak and The Elder Gods of H.P. Lovecraft invade the worlds of CVO, The Transformers, G.I. JOE, Star Trek, Ghostbusters, 30 Days of Night, Dungeons & Dragons, and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 532 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-014-8

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Warehouse Find! Convention Season is once again upon us! Last chance to get these convention exclusives:

Anne Rice’s Servant of the Bones HC S/N Variant • FC • $32.00 net price item • ISBN: 978-1-63140-099-5

Ashley Wood’s Machine Sabbath HC SDCC 2013 Variant • FC • $20.00 net price item • ISBN: 978-1-63140-098-8

Dave Stevens Stories & Covers HC SDCC 2012 Variant • FC  $60.00 net price item • ISBN: 978-1-63140-095-7

The Hollows HC SDCC 2013 Variant • FC • $20.00 net price item • ISBN: 978-1-63140-100-8

IDW Convention Sketchbook HC • FC • $10.00 net price item • ISBN: 978-1-63140-096-4

Lore 2012 Premiere Convention Edition HC • FC • $60.00 net price item • ISBN: 978-1-63140-097-1

 

IDW Publishing Begins to Unveil Infestation 2

In a press conference today, IDW Publishing started to reveal what we can expect for their event Infestation 2.  Steampunk Optimus Prime?  Hell yes!  The art for these covers is amazing and there’s some cool tattoo incentives for each book.  Below is a listing of the books and teams and the amazing art that was shown off.

Infestation 2 #1 (1/25/12) & #2 (4/11/12)

Creators: Duane Swierczynski (writer) + David Messina (artist)

2 Covers – David Messina + Alex Garner

Infestation 2: TRANSFORMERS #1 (2/1/12) & #2 (2/15/11)

Takes place in the Hearts of Steel Continuity

Creators: Chuck Dixon (writer) + Guido Guidi (artist)

1 Cover – Guido Guidi

Infestation 2: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Eberron #1 (2/8/12) & #2 (2/22/12)

This is the first time the Eberron campaign setting has been seen in comics.

Creators: Paul Crilley (writer) + Valerio Schiti (artist)

1 Cover – Menton Matthews

Infestation 2: TMNT #1 (3/7/12) & #2 (3/21/12)

Creators: Tristan Jones (writer) + Mark Torres (artist)

1 Cover – Livio Ramondelli

Infestation 2: G.I. JOE #1 (3/14/12) & #2 (3/28/11)

Creators: Mike Raicht (writer) + Valentine De Landro (artist)

1 Cover – Valentine De Landro

Infestation 2:  One Shots

Infestation – Team Up (2/29/12)

This features characters from Groomlake and Weekly Word News, both written by Ryall.

Creators: Chris Ryall (writer) + Alan Robinson (artist)

Cover – Eric Powell

 

30 Days of Night (4/4/12)

Creators: Duane Swierczynski (writer) + Stuart Sayger (artist)

And the tattoos.

The Infestation Spreads Again

Official Press Release

The Infestation Spreads Again

Epic crossover event returns with bigger threats, more franchises

IDW’s second ground-breaking multi-title event kicks off in January 2012

[Infestation 2 Cover]San Diego, CA (October 12, 2011) – IDW’s ground-breaking, multi-universe event returns in January with INFESTATION 2. As with the blockbuster original, this epic invasion will spread throughout the IDW-verse and into many fan-favorite titles. With INFESTATION 2, tentacled Lovecraftian “Old Ones” reach across time and space and threaten to destroy everyone everywhere and everywhen.

“Last year, we were just figuring out how to do a monstrous event for the first time,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief. “This year, we’re going to build on the monstrous part, both in terms of story, titles affected and the threat itself. So people can expect a bigger event here, with lots of legs. Well, tentacles, anyway. We’ve got great creators and a very exciting plan to give people more of what they liked the first time, with some crazy twists and new properties affected, too.”

Coming in January, the kick off issue, INFESTATION 2 #1, will be written by best-selling novelist and comic-book writer Duane Swierczynski and feature art by INFESTATION/INFESTATION: OUTBREAK artist David Messina. This gripping issue sets the stage for Lovecraft’s “Old Ones” to break through time and space and invade many titles, including TRANSFORMERS, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and a special fifth-week one-shot, INFESTATION: TEAM-UP, featuring Bat Boy and GROOM LAKE’s grey alien Archibald in February. Then in March, the Infestation spreads even further, infecting TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and G.I. JOE. In April, vampires battle zombies in 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: INFESTATION, followed by the stunning closing issue, INFESTATION 2 #2.

Joining Swierczynski and Messina on covers for INFESTATION 2 #1 and #2 will be Alex Garner and Livio Ramondelli. INFESTATION 2 #1 will also feature unique temporary tattoos.

In February, writer Chuck Dixon and artist Guido Guidi will return to the often-requested “Hearts of Steel” timeline for the bi-weekly INFESTATION 2: TRANSFORMERS #1 and #2. Plus, Dungeons & Dragons novelist Paul Krill will introduce a brand-new campaign setting to IDW with INFESTATION 2: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: EBERRON #1 and #2. INFESTATION 2: TEAM-UP will be written by Chris Ryall and illustrated by his WEEKLY WORLD NEWS partner Alan Robinson, and feature covers by Eric Powell and The Simpsons’s Bill Morrison.

In March, Tristan Jones and Mark Torres pair up for INFESTATION 2: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1 and #2, while Mike Raicht and Valentine de Landro present INFESTATION 2: G.I. JOE #1 and #2. INFESTATION 2 architect Duane Swierczynski and artist Stuart Sayger will explore the effect of Lovecraft demons on vampires in the INFESTATION 2: 30 DAYS OF NIGHT one-shot.

As a special bonus for fans, every issue of the INFESTATION 2 event will feature a connected cover by artist Livio Ramondelli, and IDW will be producing special incentive temporary tattoos with each issue, too.

Stay tuned to IDWPublishing.com as more creative teams for this epic crossover event are announced. Plus, readers can get a sneak peek at INFESTATION 2 by asking their local retailer about the INFESTATION 2 ashcan, coming in late November and featuring interviews, artwork and information about this momentous event.

INFESTATION 2 #1 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores on January 25, 2012.

INFESTATION 2: TRANSFORMERS #1 and #2 will be in stores on February 1 and 15, 2012, respectively.

INFESTATION 2: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: EBERRON #1 and #2 will be in stores on February 8 and 22, 2012, respectively.

INFESTATION 2: TEAM-UP will be in stores on February 29, 2012.

INFESTATION 2: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1 and #2 will be in stores on March 7 and 21, 2012, respectively.

INFESTATION 2: G.I. JOE #1 and #2 will be in stores on March 14 and 28, 2012, respectively.

INFESTATION 2: 30 DAYS OF NIGHT will be in stores on April 4, 2012.

INFESTATION 2 #2 will be available in stores on April 11, 2012.

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.

Infest Your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch

Official Press Release

Infest Your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch

IDW Publishing releases custom Infestation Comics app for iOS
Massive crossover event infests TRANSFORMERS, Star Trek,
G.I. JOE and Ghostbusters with zombies

[INFESTATION Comics Image]San Diego, CA (March 14, 2011) – IDW Publishing is pleased to announce the release of INFESTATION comics to Apple iOS users. Available as both a stand-alone app and within the IDW Comics storefront, readers can now enjoy the entire INFESTATION crossover event on their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.

INFESTATION is the hit comic series that infects the TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, Ghostbusters, and Star Trek universes with legions of undead. This dimension-spanning storyline begins with a specially priced 40-page story by writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (The Thanos Imperative), and artist David Messina (True Blood). Something goes horribly awry in IDW’s Zombies vs Robots universe, threatening to tear some of pop culture’s biggest realities asunder. This unparalleled, never-before-seen event is now available digitally through the Apple App Store. The INFESTATION Comics app is made for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Readers can view full size pages, or read panel-by-panel simply by turning the iPhone or iPod touch horizontally.

“We’re excited to bring out INFESTATION as a stand-alone comics app,” stated Jeff Webber, IDW’s director of ePublishing. “While all of the issues are also available in our IDW Comics app for our regular readers, creating a stand-alone INFESTATION Comics app allows us to introduce the whole event to fans of the individual brands. This way, casual readers of TRANSFORMERS, Star Trek, G.I. JOE and Ghostbusters digital comics can see what this big comics cross-over event is all about!”

IDW’s INFESTATION app includes free digital-only versions of the preview edition, an issue checklist, a cover gallery and character designs. Readers will also be able to get the 40-page kick-off story, INFESTATION #1, for only $0.99. In addition, new issues of the series will be added over the course of March and April, culminating in the grande finale and a special TOP SECRET digital-only cross over.

“This will be one huge surprise for comic fans everywhere,” added Webber. “All we can say right now is, bring a life vest!”

INFESTATION comics are available through the Apple App Store here:
INFESTATION Comics storefront http://itunes.com/apps/idwpublishing/infestationcomics
IDW Comics storefront http://itunes.com/apps/idwpublishing/idwcomics

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; 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! Studios; and is the print publisher for EA Comics and ComicMix.

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.

Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod touch, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc. 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 Second Printing for Infestation #1

Official Press Release

IDW Announces Second Printing for INFESTATION #1

The Opening Salvo in IDW’s Multi-Title Zombie Event Sells Out

Second Printing Available in Stores on February 16th

INFESTATION #1 2nd Printing coverSan Diego, CA (January 27, 2010) – IDW Publishing is excited to announce that INFESTATION #1 has sold out! Setting the stage for the company’s massive INFESTATION event, IDW is rushing a second printing of this debut issue to stores. INFESTATION #1 kicks off an epic adventure that invades Star Trek, Ghostbusters, TRANSFORMERS, and G.I. JOE comics with hordes of zombies and infected robots. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (The Thanos Imperative, Legion of Super-Heroes) and illustrated by David Messina (True Blood), INFESTATION #1 starts the multi-title event with a bang, and never lets up. To meet the continued demand and ensure readers can get in on the brain-eating action, the second printing of INFESTATION #1 will be in stores on February 16th, and readers should check availability with their local store.

“The response to INFESTATION has completely exceeded our expectations,” said Chris Ryall, IDW Chief Creative Officer and Editor in Chief. “This project has been in the works for years and it’s very regarding for all of us at IDW to see it getting such a positive response.”

This initial 32-page INFESTATION story begins in IDW’s own ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS universe, where something goes terribly wrong and ultimately infests the worlds of TRANSFORMERS, STAR TREK, G.I. JOE, and GHOSTBUSTERS. From there, the story spins ferociously into each of the four properties throughout February and March, and culminates in April’s bombastic finale, INFESTATION #2.

In February, TRANSFORMERS: INFESTATION #1 and #2 and STAR TREK: INFESTATION #1 and #2 will ship bi-weekly. The TRANSFORMERS title will also be penned by Abnett and Lanning, with fan-favorite Nick Roche handling the art. STAR TREK: INFESTATION will be written by mainstay writers Scott and David Tipton and illustrated by Gary Erskine (Dan Dare) and Casey Maloney (Zipper).

March will see the release of the bi-weekly G.I. JOE: INFESTATION #1 and #2 by writer Mike Raicht and artist Giovanni Timpano, as well as GHOSTBUSTERS: INFESTATION #1 and #2 by Erik Burnham (The A-Team: War Stories) and Kyle Hotz (Marvel Zombies).

Artist John K. Snyder III (Phoenix Without Ashes) will provide covers for the two INFESTATION issues, as well as 1950s sci-fi film-inspired images for each of the four involved series.

INFESTATION #1, 2nd printing ($3.99, 40 pages, full color) will be available in stores on February 16, 2011. Diamond order code DEC10 8147.

TRANSFORMERS: INFESTATION #1 and #2 (each: $3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be in stores on February 2 and 16, 2011, respectively. Diamond order codes DEC10 0337 and DEC10 0340.

STAR TREK: INFESTATION #1 and #2 (each: $3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be in stores on February 9 and 23, 2011, respectively. Diamond order codes DEC10 0332 and DEC10 03335.

G.I. JOE: INFESTATION #1 and #2 (each: $3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be in stores on March 2 and 16, 2011, respectively. Diamond order codes JAN11 0472 and JAN11 0475.

GHOSTBUSTERS: INFESTATION #1 and #2 (each: $3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be in stores on March 9 and 23, 2011, respectively. Diamond order codes JAN11 0467 and JAN11 0470.

INFESTATION #2 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores on April 6, 2011. Diamond order code FEB11 0291.

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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; Fox’s Angel; the BBC’s Doctor Who; 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! Studios; and is the print publisher for EA Comics and ComicMix.

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.