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IDW Publishing Previews – 9/26/12

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A Fine & Private Place #1 (of 5)

Peter S. Beagle, Peter B. Gillis (w) • Eduardo Francisco (a) • Jenny Frison (c)

Beginning the adaptation of Peter S. Beagle’s poignant novel of memory, despair and love on the other side of the ruins! What’s it like to die? Can an ex-pharmacist camped out in a New York cemetery explain the secrets of life and death? Can the talking raven who steals sandwiches for him? And will the ghosts listen?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Archie: Best of Harry Lucey, Vol. 2

Various (w) • Harry Lucey (a & c)

Harry Lucey was one of the best and most fondly remembered artists to delineate the Archie cast of characters. Lucey was a master of comedic timing and uniquely expansive facial expressions—once read, his work is unforgettable! Archie: The Best of Harry Lucey will provide long-time Lucey fans, or those just discovering his art, with many hours of reading entertainment.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 152 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-214-0

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #182

Larry Hama (w) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (a) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (c)

DARKLON IS ON THE LOOSE! G.I. JOE has lost their prisoner, and it’s up to Outback and his team to recover the dangerous villain. Meanwhile, Zartan and COBRA COMMANDER formulate a plan that would move COBRA HQ to another coast. The villains take center stage in this issue of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Hawken #6 (of 6)

Tim & Ben Truman (w) • Tim Truman (a & c)

The climactic showdown of the first Hawken arc! Hawken faces off with his twisted protegé, Sombre. Timothy and Benjamin Truman prove the West wasn’t just wild, it was goddamn ugly. Alternate wraparound cover by Dominic Vivona, artist of the WWII zombie comic hit FUBAR!

PC • 32 pages • $3.99

Mars Attacks #4

John Layman (w) • John McCrea (a & c)

The Martians are here! And they’ve brought giant, mutant insects with them!The invasion continues, from Eisner-winning writer John Layman (Chew) and Eisner-winning artist John McCrea (Hitman)!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Memorial

Chris Roberson  (w) • Rich Ellis (a) • Mike Kaluta (c)

Memorial is the story of Em, a young woman who arrives at a hospital in Portland, Oregon, with no memory of her past. A year later, she has rebuilt her life, only to find her existence thrown into turmoil after she inherits a magical shop. Em is drawn into a supernatural conflict between beings that not only represent, but are fundamental elements of the universe itself.

TPB • HC • $24.99 • 152 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-354-3

Popeye #5

Roger Langridge (w) • Vince Musacchia, Tom Neely (a) • Bruce Ozella (c)

Popeye and the gang travel to King Blozo’s kingdom to help find a spy at the royal palace—only to find themselves in the middle of a war! Can even Popeye stop a hundred Palookas, each one nearly as tough as he is? PLUS: More shenanigans with Sappo and Wotasnozzle!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #17

Chuck Dixon (w) • Atilio Rojo (a) • Ken Loh (c)

Is SNAKE EYES an asset to the Arashikage Clan or a liability? That’s a question that STORM SHADOW is asking himself as the wrath of Serpentor is turned upon them and SNAKE EYES becomes a target for the G.I. JOEs! Blistering ninja action and intrigue! Nothing is what it seems and loyalties are questioned as the life of the most dangerous JOE takes a turn!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #5 (of 8)

Scott & David Tipton with Tony Lee (w) • J.K. Woodward (a & c)

The two greatest science-fiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history, in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2! Captain Jean-Luc Picard faces one of the most difficult decisions of his life, but the fate of the galaxy may depend on it! Can the Doctor convince him to make the correct choice?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2, Vol. 1

Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward (a & c)

When the Federation’s most terrifying enemy strikes an unholy alliance with one of the Doctor’s most hated antagonists, the result is devastation on a cosmic scale! Spanning the ends of space and time itself, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves joining forces with the Doctor and his companions, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-403-8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Andy Kuhn (a) • Kuhn, Eastman (c)

Splinter instructs Raphael in the true way of the ninja, and Casey’s life is irrevocably changed! The Turtles have a new mission, but Shredder’s ambitions could put an end to it before they begin. Plus, Krang unveils his master plan! This issue lays the groundwork for a thrilling new story arc that plunges the Turtles into two epic wars! Don’t miss it!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 3: Shadows of the Past

Tom Waltz & Kevin Eastman (w) • Dan Duncan (a & c)

The Turtle’s home in the sewers is destroyed thanks to a sinister team-up between Baxter Stockman and Old Hob. Now that the Turtles are homeless, with one of their own captured, things have never looked bleaker for our heroes. And enter…THE SHREDDER!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-405-2

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Ongoing #9

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

SHADOWPLAY begins here! One AUTOBOT connects the crew of the Lost Light with pre-war CYBERTRON and the rise of the DECEPTICONs. His name? OPTIMUS PRIME. The past and the present collide as Rewind begins telling his crew mates the most shocking story of all!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Annual 2012

John Barber (w) • Brendan Cahill & Guido Guidi (a) • Tim Seeley, Andrew Griffith (c)

CRASHING DOWN! The mysterious Metrotitan from last month’s More Than Meets the Eye Annual arrives on CYBERTRON—smashing into the ruins of the legendary Crystal City! Starscream and Prowl begin a battle of wills over the fate of this behemoth—and the outcome will shock you!

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

IDW Publishing Previews – 5/9/12

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30 Days of Night: 10 Bloody Years Treasury Edition

Steve Niles (w) • Ben Templesmith (a) • Ashley Wood (c)

It’s the 10th anniversary of 30 Days of Night’s groundbreaking first issue! To properly commemorate this momentous comic, we’re releasing the entire miniseries by Niles and Templesmith as an oversize Treasury Edition! See the story that established IDW and the creators as forces to be reckoned with!

FC • Cardstock •  $9.99 • 72 pages • 9.25” x 14.25”

Anne Rice’s Servant of the Bones

Anne Rice & Mariah McCourt (w) · Renae DeLiz & Ray Dillon (a & c)

Anne Rice, among the most iconic creators in horror, brings one of her richest stories to the graphic novel medium. And it’s a tale of murder, demonic revenge, and the redemptive power of faith. Faithfully adapted to comics by Rice and McCourt, and ornately illustrated by the New York Times Best-selling team of Renae DeLiz and Ray Dillon.

HC · FC · $24.99 · 152 pages · ISBN 978-1-61377-173-0

Dead Rising

Tom Waltz (w) • Kenneth Loh (a & c)

The first-ever comic book based on Capcom’s mega-popular zombie survival game series! Bridging the gap between Dead Rising and Dead Rising: Case Zero, fans will finally learn what happens to Frank West, Chuck Greene, Rebecca Chang, and other popular Dead Rising characters during the fateful Las Vegas outbreak!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-200-3

Doctor Who Classics Series IV #4 (of 6)

Grant Morrison, Simon Furman (w) • John Ridgway (a & c)

IDW’s newly recolored reprints of classic Doctor Who tales from years past! This all-new series picks up where Series III left off, with the adventures of the SIXTH DOCTOR! Features two complete stories from celebrated writers Grant Morrison (Batman Incorporated) and Simon Furman (Transformers)!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Dungeons and Dragons: Forgotten Realms 100 Page Spectacular

Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (w) • Juanfran Moyano, Rags Morales (a)

Thrill to these classic tales of the Forgotten Realms, selected by creator Ed Greenwood! First, a thrilling 2-part adventure—adapted from Greenwood‘s own story “Elminster at the Magefair”! Plus two classic, genre-busting Forgotten Realms comics from the 1990s: “Head Cheeeese”, in which the halfling Foxy battles a very case of… er, food poisoning? And a very unusual peek behind the curtain in “Everybody Wants to Run the Realms.”

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Frankenstein Alive, Alive! #1

Steve Niles (w) • Bernie Wrightson (a & c)

Few works by comic-book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson’s illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983.

Nearly 30 years later, Wrightson returns to his passion project with a comic series that picks up at the end of the classic novel, hailed as one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Frequent Wrightson collaborator Steve Niles provides the script for this epic, decades in the making.

While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art, showing off the exquisitely detailed brush work of one of the greatest living artists in comics today.

Each issue will also include supplemental materials, including interviews, essays and a serialization of the original prose story by Shelley.

B&W • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe: Ongoing Vol. 2 #13

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Rosado x 2 (c)

“Deep Terror” begins here! COBRA is digging a miles-deep shaft in the Patagonian wilderness and what they’re digging for could change the world forever and NOT in a good way. The Joes are looking for payback after recent events but will the cuts to their operating budget allow for a mission to the bottom of the world? Also: A new JOE arrives at Fort Baxter!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

 Memorial #5 (of 6)

Chris Roberson (w) • Rich Ellis (a) • Michael WM Kaluta (c)

Lost in the otherworldly Everlands, Em has finally begun to realize how much she has forgotten. But she also discovers that the only way to regain all that she has lost is not to return to the world she knows, but instead to venture into the very heart of Everlands itself. Between Em and her goal, however, is a crazed patchwork landscape across which walking shadows, living statues, blind kung fu librarians, and forgotten heroes fight to survive in a struggle that could mean the end of time as we know it.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Night of 1,000 Wolves #1 (of 3)

Bobby Curnow (w) • Dave Wachter (a & c)

In the Dark Ages, the tranquil life of Harrick Benjyon and his family is shattered by unthinkable tragedy. Before they can react, the family find themselves under seige by hordes of wolves with one aim. Death. A race for survival becomes all the more impossible by the arrival of the supernatural… and the dark secrets that lie at the heart of the Benjyon family. Another classic horror tale from the company that brought you 30 Days of Night and Locke & Key!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #1

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird (w) • Eastman, Laird (a & c)

Relive the exciting origins of TMNT, this time in all-new full-color comics! This is where world-wide Turtle mania started! Detailing the entire origin of the Turtles and their first fateful encounter with the Foot Clan and the Shredder! This is your chance to get in on the ground floor of the entire Mirage Studios experience, with the most successful independent comic of all time. Don’t miss it!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Transformers: The IDW Collection, Vol. 6

Mike Costa, Zander Cannon, Nick Roche, & James Roberts (w) • Don Figueroa, Chee, Nick Roche, Guido Guidi, & E.J. Su (a) • E.J. Su (c)

The re-presentation of IDW’s Transformers Universe continues in volume 6! Includes the first six issues of the ongoing series written by Mike Costa and drawn by Don Figueroa, the four-issue Bumblebee series by Zander Cannon and Chee, the fan favorite Last Stand of the Wreckers by James Roberts and Nick Roche, and the Prowl Spotlight.

HC · FC · $49.99 · 364 · 7” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-183-9

Trio #1

John Byrne (w & a & c)

ZAP! POW! BAM! — are sound effects you may actually see in this series, as John Byrne returns to his roots with a brand-new superhero series. Their code names are simple ONE, TWO and THREE, but the world calls them ROCK, PAPER and SCISSORS.  Together, they are Trio.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Autocracy #9

Chris Metzen & Flint Dille (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a)

12 CHAPTER DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE SERIES! Betrayed by MEGATRON, ORION PAX faces his future head-on! Will he rise to stop the onslaught of the DECEPTICONS…? And what will that mean for his fellow Autobots?

IDW Publishing Previews – 3/21/12

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Cartoon Monarch: Otto Soglow and the Little King

Otto Soglow (w & a & c)

A BIG BOOK FOR A LITTLE KING! A long-overdue examination of the unique pantomime cartoons of Otto Soglow, who entertained millions for more than fifty years and whose influence remains current in the works of Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Ivan Brunetti, and others. This compendium features hundreds of pages of Soglow’s most famous creation, The Little King–plus copious examples of his other work and a fascinating account by Jared Gardner of Soglow’s long career that ranged from the socialist magazines of the 1920s to his long association with The New Yorker, which continues to use Soglow’s art thirty-five years after his death.

Soglow began experimenting with eliminating lines that weren’t necessary while at The New Yorker, where he created The Little King in 1931. Lured by William Randolph Hearst, Soglow moved to the Sunday comic’s section with The Ambassador until his contract with The New Yorker ended in 1934. The Ambassador led the way–in more ways than one–for the King, who remained a Sunday funnies mainstay until Soglow’s death in 1975.

Much of the humor in The Little King is aimed at puncturing pomposity, and Soglow accomplishes it with drawings that are, as Brunetti points out, tightly composed, exquisitely timed, carefully structured pieces of machinery.

Otto Soglow’s process of streamlining is at the root of why his cartoons have a timeless sophistication and elegance, and continue to entice new readers and cartoonists. It’s high time for such a fitting tribute to this cartoon monarch.

HC w/ DJ PC $49.99 432 pages • 9.25″ x 7.5″ ISBN 978-1-61377-148-8

Ghostbusters #7

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a) • Schoening, Nick Runge (c)

It’s a nasty case of possession by a greed-driven ghost, and one of the Ghostbusters is its new vessel!  It’s a battle of wills on the mental plane in this latest issue of the hit ongoing Ghostbusters series!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Infestation 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 (of 2)

Tristan Jones (w) • Mark Torres (a) • menton3 (c)

One of the Turtles have been taken by the things in the dark depths of the sewers, and it’s up to the other brothers to save him. To do so, they will have to navigate the labyrinthine passage ways of the lost sewers and do battle with mind-bending monstrosities. If they fail, not only will their brother be lost, but the entire world as well!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Memorial #4 (of 6)

Chris Roberson (w) • Rich Ellis (a) • Michael WM Kaluta (c)

Em finds herself stranded in the Everlands with no way home, with no one but a lost little girl to guide her. Together, the two make their way across the “Stolen Moments,” encountering people and places that have been forgotten by history, or remembered only as stories. But with the Shadows and an army of living statues dogging her heels, and even greater dangers ahead, can Em survive long enough to find a way back to the only life she knows?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Monocyte #3 (of 4)

menton3, Kasra Ghanbari (w) • menton3 (a) • menton3, Ben Templesmith (c)

The penultimate issue of the series Ain’t It Cool News calls “one of those books you experience and return to again and again finding new things every time.”

The Olignostics are dying, and their fate now rests with the excommunicated Grod. Monocyte turns his attention to the Antedeluvian metropolis and their leader, the Green Man, but is confronted by the Antedeluvian elite guard, who test Monocyte against his greatest foes, light and life. Meanwhile, the liberated Olignostic slaves strike back at their former masters. Also features a cover by Ben Templesmith, an incentive cover by Eisner Award-winner George Pratt, and side stories by the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz and Pratt.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Road Rage #2 (of 4)

Stephen King & Joe Hill, Chris Ryall (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Daniel, Phil Noto (c)

The Tribe have done some baaaad things in their time as a motorcyle club, but surely nothing deserving the full-on assault by an insane trucker in an oil rig! Throttle, the story by acclaimed novelist/Eisner-winning graphic novelist Joe Hill and his father, Stephen King, ensure that the road will run red before it’s all over!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Rocketeer Adventures 2 #1 (of 4)

Marc Guggenheim, Peter David, Stan Sakai (w) • Sandy Plunkett, Bill Sienkiewicz, Stan Sakai (a) • Darwyn Cooke, Dave Stevens (c)

The second volume of Dave Stevens’ Rocketeer blasts off with an all-new selection of great stories by some of the best in the biz! This issue starts off with a bang as Cliff finds himself in a dogfight, followed by a screening of everyone’s favorite cartoon character, and ending on a high-note with a lovely and somewhat familiar story—plus a gorgeous pin-up by Arthur Adams! That’s 25—count ’em, TWO FIVE—pages of topnotch comics!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Smoke and Mirrors #1 (of 5)

Mike Costa & Jon Armstrong (w) Ryan Browne (a) Browne, Fiona Staples (c)

From the company that brought you Locke & Key and Memorial! Mike Costa (COBRA, Blackhawks) teams with sleight-of-hand artist Jon Armstrong (also a consulting Imagineer for Disney) and acclaimed artist Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts)! A stage magician is thrust into a world where magic—not technology—rules, and forced to use trickery and illusions to survive!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Snake Eyes Ongoing #11

Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Dave Wilkins, Robert Atkins (c)

The Commander demands satisfaction! COBRA’s war on a helpless sovereign nation roars toward its conclusion. Snake Eyes is alone against the Red Ninjas led by Storm Shadow in the Temple of the Bells as weapons of mass destruction fall over Nanzhao. The Joes are in jeopardy at a border crossing against a squadron of B.A.T.s. Storm Shadow offers Snake Eyes a devil’s deal; the key to the heart of COBRA. Will the most dangerous Joe accept?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek #7

Mike Johnson (w) • Joe Corroney (a) • Tim Bradstreet (c)

The adventures of the new crew of the Enterprise continue in this all new two-part story that takes place soon after the events of the last film! While Vulcans struggle to survive in the wake of their homeworld’s destruction at the hands of rogue Romulans, and some Vulcans believe that the logical response can be summed up in one word: revenge! STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci oversees this original story set in the timeline leading up to the blockbuster film sequel!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes #6 (of 6)

Chris Roberson (w) • Jeffrey Moy & Philip Moy (a) • Phil Jimenez, Jeffrey Moy (c)

It’s all been building up to this. Captain Kirk, Cosmic Boy, and the rest of the timelost Legionnaires and Starfleet officers have reached the end of the line, and are confronted with the powerful forces which have unwritten their respective histories. But with half of their teams stranded in the past and the other half held prisoner in the future, what chance do they have of overcoming the odds and restoring the worlds they once knew?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Ongoing #3

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

CYBERTRON IN CRISIS! An explosion in the middle of the capitol city strikes. Was it a DECEPTICON attack? Suspicions run high, and the uneasy peace unravels! Only Wheeljack can solve the puzzle—but will he do it before Starscream takes advantage of the AUTOBOTS weakness! The bold new direction in Transformers storytelling continues!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Pick of the Week – Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime

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Let me say I read this and loved it.  IDW‘s Transformers has been one of my favorite series of the years mixing great action featuring the giant alien robots I love with adult plots of politics and intrigue.  Some of the best issues of the year (#22 and #23) are in a way reference in this issue as the idea of revolution is debated and once again the opposing philosophies and actions of the Decepticons and Autobots is talked about.  This isn’t your kids toys.  This is the issue that sets up two upcoming series that plot the further struggles of these alien beings as they rebuild post war.

In a simple issue, Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime is an allegory about winning the peace and the last ten years of Iraqi occupation are summed up and laid out for all of us to understand.  It’s difficult for a solider to lay down their arms and rebuild, it’s not what they’re trained to do.  This issue is that first step to see if they can learn how.

  • Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime – see above
  • Lady Mechanika #3 – I read it, it’s fantastic.
  • Uncanny X-Force #19 – Remender has been knocking it out of the park. It looks like this series will have something to do with the Age of Apocalypse, sign me up.
  • Memorial #1 – I’ll be reading this tomorrow morning, but Chris Roberson’s latest has me really psyched. Been looking forward to this one since it was announced.
  • Fantastic Four #601 – Issue 600 left me with my jaw dropped, I really want to see what happens next.

Chris Roberson’s Memorial Coming in December

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Official Press Release

Chris Roberson’s MEMORIAL Coming in December

Eleven-page preview featured in IDW’s October comics

[Memorial Cover Image]The company that brought you 30 Days of Night and Locke & Key kicks off the holidays with the latest creator-owned series, MEMORIAL. Created and written by New York Times best-selling author and Eisner-nominated creator of iZombie, Chris Roberson, MEMORIAL delivers a magical six-issue story. Providing art for this new series is talented artist Rich Ellis, with covers by the legendary Michael WM Kaluta. An eleven-page preview of this far-reaching series is featured in selected IDW comics this month. A link to the preview can be found here: http://bit.ly/memorialpreview. The preview is also available for free through the IDW Comics app on iTunes, found here: http://bit.ly/idwcomicsapp.

Starting in December, MEMORIAL is the story of Em, a young woman who arrives at a hospital in Portland, Oregon, with no memory of her past. A year later, her newly-rebuilt life is thrown into turmoil after she inherits a magical shop, the kind that appears in an alley one instant and disappears the next. Em is drawn into a supernatural conflict between beings that not only represent, but are, fundamental elements of the universe itself. All of existence is at stake, so there’s only a little pressure on Em, the magical shop, and a talking cat.

Comic veteran Roberson has received two Eisner Award nominations this year for Best Limited Series (Cinderella: From Fabeltown with Love) and Best New Series (iZombie). Readers are encouraged to look for the preview of MEMORIAL #1 in many of IDW’s October comics, including 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1, COLD WAR #1, DOCTOR WHO #10, H.P. LOVECRAFT: THE DUNWICH HORROR #1, STAR TREK #2, STAR TREK/LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1.

MEMORIAL #1 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December 2011. Diamond Order Code: OCT11 0339.

IDW Partners with Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis for Memorial

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Official Press Release

IDW Partners with Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis for MEMORIAL

An all-new comic series coming in December

Featured preview in IDW October comics

[Memorial #1 cover]San Diego, CA (September 20, 2011)—Starting in December, IDW Publishing is proud to offer the fantastical new mini-series, MEMORIAL. This impressively creative series is written by New York Times best-selling author and creator of iZombie and Cinderella: Fables are Forever, Chris Roberson with art by the enormously talented artist Rich Ellis and a cover by the fan-favorite Michael Kaluta. An eleven-page preview of this far-reaching new series will be featured in selected IDW comics throughout October.

“Memorial,” Roberson said, “is a kind of cross between Doctor Who and Sandman by way of Miyazaki. A comic about memory and magic, mythology and mystery.”

MEMORIAL tells the story of Em, a young woman who arrives at a hospital in Portland, Oregon with no memory of her past. A year later, her newly-rebuilt life is thrown into turmoil after she inherits a magical shop, the kind that appears in an alley one instant and disappears the next. Em finds herself drawn into a supernatural conflict between immortal beings representing the fundamental aspects of the universe itself.  All of existence is at stake, and the only things standing in the way of total oblivion are Em, the magical shop, and a talking cat.

“I’m incredibly excited about Memorial. Chris and Rich have put together a series I’m very proud to be publishing, and that I know is going to find an audience,” said IDW CEO and Publisher, Ted Adams. “To that end, we’re determined to make sure that as many people as possible see the preview before retailers have to place their pre-orders for #1.”

Comic veteran Roberson has received two Eisner Award nominations this year for Best Limited Series (Cinderella: From Fabeltown with Love) and Best New Series (iZombie). Readers are encouraged to look for the preview of MEMORIAL #1 in many of IDW’s October comics, including 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1, COLD WAR #1, DOCTOR WHO #10, H.P. LOVECRAFT: THE DUNWICH HORROR #1, STAR TREK #2, and STAR TREK/LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1.

The preview will also be available for free through the IDW Comics app on iTunes.

MEMORIAL #1 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December 2011. Diamond order code SEPT11

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.

IDW Announces Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis’s Memorial

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Official Press Release

IDW Announces Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis’s Memorial

An all-new comic series coming in February

[Memorial Cover]San Diego, CA (July 18, 2011)—As San Diego Comic-Con draws near, IDW Publishing is pleased to announce MEMORIAL, an original comic series beginning in February, written by New York Times best-selling author and creator of iZombie and Cinderella: Fables are Forever, Chris Roberson. Joining Roberson to produce this first fantastical mini-series is the enormously talented artist Rich Ellis.

“Memorial,” Roberson says, “is a kind of cross between Doctor Who and Sandman by way of Miyazaki. A comic about memory and magic, mythology and mystery.”

MEMORIAL is the story of Em, a young woman who arrives at a hospital in Portland, Oregon with no memory of her past. A year later, she has managed to rebuild her life, finding a job and friends, when her existence is thrown into turmoil after she inherits a magical shop, the kind that appears in an alley one instant and disappears the next. Em finds herself drawn into a supernatural conflict between immortal beings representing the fundamental aspects of the universe itself.  All of existence is at stake, and the only things standing in the way of total oblivion are Em, the magical shop, and a talking cat.
[Memorial Interior Image]
Comic veteran Roberson has received two Eisner Award nominations this year for Best Limited Series (Cinderella: From Fabeltown with Love) and Best New Series (iZombie.) Roberson will be attending San Diego Comic-Con, and is featured in the IDW Panel taking place on Thursday from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM in Room 9. Stay tuned, as an exciting announcement will be revealed during the panel. He will also be signing at the IDW booth #2643 on Friday between 1 – 2 PM.

MEMORIAL #1 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in February 2011.

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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; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Toho’s Godzilla; Sony’s Ghostbusters; 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; and is the print publisher for EA Comics.

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.

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