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IDW Publishing Previews – 10/10/12

Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms Classics, Vol. 4

Jeff Grubb (w) • Rags Morales, Tom Raney, Linda Spofford, & Chas Truog (a) • Rags Morales (c)

The final 7 issues of Forgotten Realms are included in this fourth volume. The Realms Master crew must pick up the pieces after their ship is destroyed. Where will they go? What will they do? Find out as the Forgotten Realms run comes to a close.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 180 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-485-4

Doctor Who Classics, Vol. 8

Grant Morrison, Alan McKenzie, John Ridgway, Simon Furman, Jamie Delano, & Mike Collin (w) • John Ridgway (a & c)

IDW’s newly re-colored reprints of classic Doctor Who tales from years past returns! This all-new series picks up where Series III left off, with the adventures of the SIXTH DOCTOR! Features stories such as “Nature of the Beast,” “Profits of Doom,” and “The Gift.”

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-484-7

G.I. JOE #18

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Ken Loh (c)

TARGET: SNAKE EYES starts here! Maybe SNAKE EYES should have stayed dead! G.I. JOE has mobilized to hunt down their most dangerous quarry ever: one of their own. Has the silent commando gone over to the other side? Is he playing his own game? Only Snake Eyes knows the answer.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Haunted Horror #1

Unknown (w) • Bob Powell, Dick Briefer, Lin Streeter, A.C. Hollingsworth, Jack Kamen (a) • Lee Elias (c)

A comic so good it’s…SCARY! Imagine you were a kid in the 1950s reading contraband horror comics under the bed covers by flashlight! You were devouring the very comic books you parents, your teachers and anti-comics crusader Dr. Fredric Wertham were trying to keep out of your hands!  Now you can recreate that same experience, because the comics that were banned are back in actual comic-book format! The people that brought you Dick Briefer’s Frankenstein, Bob Powell’s Terror and Zombies are now producing a comic book series filled with the best of worst vintage horror comics that will rot your mind!  Don’t dare miss the first issue of Scary from the Chilling Archives of Horror Comics fiends!

FC • 48 pages • $3.99

Night of 1,000 Wolves

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 siege 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.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-410-6

The Pound: Ghoul’s Night Out #2 (of 4)

Stephan Nilson (w) • Ibrahim Moustafa (a & c)

Scottie and Howie learn of a secret pact between the US Government and the monster population that helped turn the tide for the Allies in World War II. Now, the truce is in jeopardy from a ghoul uprising. Scottie, Howie, Agent Brown and Proof must put a stop to the insurrection before all hell breaks loose.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Smoke & Mirrors

Mike Costa & Jon Armstrong (w) • Ryan Browne (a & c)

ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC! Stage magician Terry Ward is thrust into a world where magic—not technology—rules, and forced to use trickery and illusions to survive! But will that prove to be enough when the dangers of the world start compounding, and how can a sleight of hand artist compete with users of practical spells?

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 128 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-402-1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #5

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

This newly colored tale of the original TMNT expands the Turtles universe! After finally finding their master at the mysterious T.C.R.I. labs, the Turtles suddenly find themselves transported to a completely different planet and in the company of the enigmatic robot known as the Fugitoid!

FC • 38 pages • $3.99

Transformers: The IDW Collection, Vol. 7

Mike Costa, Dan Abnett, & Andy Lanning (w) • Nick Roche, Casey Coller, Alex Milne, Don Figueroa, EJ Su, Javier Saltares, & Guido Guidi (a) • E.J. Su (c)

The re-presentation of IDW’s Transformers Universe continues in volume 7! Includes the Ironhide 4-issue series, Infestation V. 1 TF #1–2, plus Ongoing issues #7–18!

HC • FC • $49.99 • 358 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-406-9

Transformers: Regeneration One #84

Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman (a) • Wildman, Guido Guidi (c)

LAST STAND! Things go from bad to worse  as MEGATRON tightens his remorseless grip on planet Earth. Can the Wreckers save Kup? Can they reach the Ark in time? The odds have never been more stacked against them. But you know what they say: “when all hope is gone…” And what exactly is up with Starscream?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Ongoing #10

John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a) • Ramondelli, Casey Coller (c)

OPTIMUS PRIME IN SPACE! Orion Pax—the former OPTIMUS PRIME—follows a rogue group of DECEPTICONS into one of the greatest mysteries ever to face the AUTOBOTS! Time will bend—and heroes will fall!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transfusion #1 (of 3)

Steve Niles (w) • menton3 (a & c)

In a future overrun by out-of-control machines and monsters, a handful of human survivors try to fight their way back to a normal life. But what is normal in a world where both monsters and machines need human blood? And which are the real bad guys? Find out in this horrific new series by 30 Days of Night co-creator Steve Niles and menton3, the demented artist behind Monocyte!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

IDW Publishing Previews – 8/29/12

Deadworld: War of the Dead #5 (of 5)

Gary Reed (w) • Sami Makkonen (a & c)

King Zombie makes his ultimate gambit as he decides that what every great King needs… is a great queen, in the form of Donna. Dan, stunned by the humans’ passive acceptance of their fate, knows that to defeat an army, you must cut off its head. In a world of death, even characters that have been around since the very first issue of Deadworld will not survive this catastrophic conclusion.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe: Field Manual

Jim Sorenson & Bill Forster  (w) • Various (a) • Bill Forster (c)

Relive your favorite memories of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon with the G.I. Joe Field Manual, Volume One—an amazing archive of beautiful animation models. From Roadblock to Zartan, from the Skystriker to the H.I.S.S. Tank, from the Weather Dominator to the U.S.S. Flagg, all of your favorite characters, vehicles, and world conquering devices are present in this amazing volume. Thrill to never-before-published production artwork and behind-the-scenes designs that made the classic 80’s Joe cartoon so memorable.

TPB • BW • $19.99 • 208 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-350-5

Godzilla #4

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • Zach Howard, Matt Frank (c)

Unable to take down Titanosaurus on their own, Boxer and the Monster Kill Crew decide to fight monster with monster! After luring Rodan to the battlefield, the Crew is hoping for a two-for-one score. But in a world of kaiju, things seldom go as planned! Plus, the Crew starts to ask the big question: Why are the monsters reappearing now? They might not like the answer!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Locke & Key: Grindhouse

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

THIS is the blood-splashed, bare-knuckled Locke & Key standalone story you’ve been waiting for! In the glare of a Depression-era summer, three Canuck gangsters pull the heist of their dreams and take off for the perfect hiding spot… an isolated mansion on the tip of Lovecraft Island known locally as Keyhouse. Locke & Key: Grindhouse includes an expanded “Guide to Keyhouse,” revealing every dark corner and secret room in America’s most frightening mansion!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Popeye #4

Roger Langridge (w) • Bruce Ozella & John Byrne (a & c)

It’s the boxing match to end all boxing matches as The Phantom Crusher hits town… and he’s after J. Wellington Wimpy! But when the Crusher is caught cheating, it’s up to Wimpy’s trainer, Popeye, to teach him a lesson he’ll never forget!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Smoke and Mirrors #5 (of 5)

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

This is it—the issue you’ve been waiting for! Stage magician Terry Ward is going to need every trick, every sleight-of-hand, every illusion he knows if he’s going to overcome the conjuring powers of a world where spells are real and magic–not technology–rules. Everything comes down to this climactic confrontation!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #16

Chuck Dixon (w) • Robert Atkins (a) • Andrea Di Vito (c)

SERPENT’S SHADOW concludes here in the lair of the COBRA Commander! Snake Eyes, Storm shadow and the murderous Rika must free themselves from a trap set by the Commander in the only way they know how—KILL their way out! Will Snake Eyes show his hand and reveal his betrayal of the Arashikage or play this round out to the end?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek TNG/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #4 (of 8)

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

The biggest science-fiction crossover of all time continues, in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2! As the CyberBorg continue to carve a swath of destruction across the galaxy, the Federation is met with the possibility of assistance, but from an unthinkable source!  Will Captain Picard and the Doctor agree to an alliance that could be worse than the enemy they face?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Microseries #7: April

Barbara Randall Kesel (w) • Marley Zarcone (a) • David Petersen, Zarcone (c)

April O’Neil’s life has been turned upside down in the aftermath of meeting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Rather than running from the choas, April decides to meet it head-on. Determined to make a difference, April starts to investigate suspicious circumstances at Stockgen Labs. What she finds will have serious repercussions for herself… and the Turtles!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics, Vol. 2

Mark Martin (w & a) • Michael Dooney (c)

The original stories from the Mirage Studios era come roaring back to shelves—in all-new, full color trade paperbacks! Volume 2 contains Mirage Studios issues #16 and #22–23. And long-time TMNT artist Michael Dooney provides another all-new cover.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-357-4

Trio #4

John Byrne (w & a & c)

An ancient evil is born into a world that has never seen its like before. Can even our brave and resourceful Trio stand against the menace that is… GOLGOTHA? You know how to find out!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

IDW Publishing Previews – 7/11/12

After The Fire 100-Page Spectacular

Tom Waltz (w) • Guiu Vilanova (a) • Pintu (c)

A haunting new original story from writer Tom Waltz (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and artist Guiu Vilanova (Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now) at a special bargain price!

Detective Shane Collins is a good cop who has been brutally murdered. Given a second chance to seek vengeance against his killers, Shane’s spirit walks the dark line between life and death, honor and betrayal, where nothing is as it seems, and the truth can hurt far worse than lies.

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Battle Beasts #1 (of 4)

Bobby Curnow (w) • Valerio Schiti (a) • Dan Brereton (c)

It’s just another average day for Bliss, an ignored linguist at the Department of Defense. However, when Bliss unlocks the secret translation of an ancient scroll, terror rains from the sky… in the form of the BATTLE BEASTS! Relentless creatures who know only a life of combat, they’ve brought their unquenchable thirst for battle with them! The only thing that can stop them is a gentle word from the one woman who can understand them—Bliss!!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Crow #1

John Shirley (w) • Kevin Colden (a) • Ashley Wood, Kyle Hotz (c)

“Death and Rebirth,” Part 1. THE CROW is reborn—in Tokyo. Can a dark spirit fight for the light? THE CROW has always done just that—striking from the shadows, a kind of shadow himself. The spirit of the Crow is back, transfiguring Jamie Osterberg, an American studying in Tokyo and deeply in love with his Japanese girlfriend, Yumi… until the love of his life is stolen. The Crow must once more make the wrong thing right—but this time he might have to do it by killing his own true love…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Doctor Who 100-Page Spectacular

Grant Morrison, Steve Parkhouse, others (w) • John Ridgway, others (a) • Dave Gibbons (c)

Thrill to these classic Doctor Who tales with a focus on the CYBERMEN, the villains from the current crossover with Star Trek: The Next Generation! Includes the quintessential tales “Junkyard Demon,” “The World Shapers,” “Genesis,” “Revelation!” and much, much more!

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Ghostbusters, Vol. 2: The Most Magical Place On Earth

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

The smash-hit ongoing series continues in this second story arc! Thanks to the contract they signed, the Ghostbusters are temporarily barred by Walter Peck from taking any work (without his express permission) in New York City. The Ghostbusters skirt the edict by taking a job in Schenectady. It’s a simple haunted amusement park upstate—what could possibly go wrong?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-279-9

G.I. JOE #15

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)

“Deep Terror, part 3!”

DEEP TERROR rumbles on! Scarlett and Team Bravo are on the loose in a COBRA mining operation, miles beneath the surface of the Earth, with no chance of escape. In this issue they uncover the objective of Dr. Mindbender’s subterranean search: a rare element that will allow COBRA to change the world forever. And that’s NOT Good!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks

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

The sprawling tale of the Locke family and their mastery of the whispering iron thunders to new heights as the true history of the family is revealed to Tyler and Kinsey. Zack Wells assumes a new form, Tyler and Kinsey travel through time, and surprises beyond imagination will be revealed.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 152 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-227-0

Smoke and Mirrors #4 (of 5)

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

Face to face with his darkest fears, Terry confronts the Trade Circle—and they want answers! In a world where magic is real, how can a sleight of hand artist compete with users of practical spells? And why are they afraid of Terry!?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek, Vol. 2

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

The voyages of the new crew of the Enterprise continue in this re-imagining of the original series using the altered timeline from the 2009 movie. Contained in this volume is the re-telling of the classic episode OPERATION: ANNIHILIATE! And an all-new two-part story that takes place soon after the events of the first film!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-286-7

Transformers: Regeneration One #81

Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman & Stephen Baskerville (a) • Wildman, Guido Guidi (c)

The TRANSFORMERS comic that began it all—is back. With a vengeance! 21 years have passed since CYBERTRON was restored to its former glory, and finally there is peace. But, after millions of years of bitter civil war, can all ever truly be one? In a conflict this primal, this epic and far-reaching… There are always “Loose Ends”!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Regeneration One 100-Page Spectacular

Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman & Stephen Baskerville (a) • Wildman (c)

GET READY FOR REGENERATION ONE! For the first time in nearly a decade the final issues of the original run of TRANSFORMERS are back—just in time for the story to continue in TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE #81! Following a planet-shattering battle with UNICRON, OPTIMUS PRIME has fallen! How will the other AUTOBOTScarry on—and will PRIME be back in time for CYBERTRON’s darkest hour? Reprinting THE TRANSFORMERS #76-80!

FC • 100 pages • $7.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 2: Enemies Old, Enemies New

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

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begin their journey as a true team of brothers, although distance still remains between them. Meanwhile, Baxter Stockman and General Krang have largely kept in the shadows… until now. General Krang wants results and Baxter has a new invention to capture the Turtles before Krang comes to New York.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-288-1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #3

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

This tale of the original TMNT expands the Turtles universe! After a big Mouser battle, Splinter’s gone missing and it’s up to his ninja turtle sons to find him. But, little do they know, an extraterrestrial surprise of cosmic proportions awaits them at the end of their search!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

IDW Publishing Previews – 5/23/12

The Cape

Jason Ciaramella (w) • Zach Howard (a & c)

Every little boy dreams about putting on a cape and soaring up, up, and away… but what if one day that dream were to come true?

Eric was like every other eight-year-old boy, until a tragic accident changed his life forever. The Cape explores the dark side of power, as the adult Eric – a confused and broken man – takes to the skies… and sets out to exact a terrible vengeance on everyone who ever disappointed him.

This critically acclaimed, Eisner-Award nominated story, written by Jason Ciaramella, based on the short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, with art by Zach Howard and Nelson Daniel, will linger with you long after you turn the last page, and force you to ask yourself the question: “What if?”

HC • FC • $24.99 • 132 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-196-9

G.I. Joe: Cobra #13

Mike Costa (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Fuso x 2 (c)

A NEW ERA BEGINS HERE! The critically-acclaimed COBRA series enters a new era! With the JOEs fragmented, somebody’s got to handle the dirty work. Who will it be? Find out here! When G.I. JOE goes underground, the world will never be the same!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Comic Book History of Comics

Fred Van Lente (w) • Ryan Dunlavey (a & c)

For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Spiegelman, Hergé, Osamu Tezuka — and more! Collects Comic Book Comics #1-6.

TPB • FC • $21.99 • 224 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-197-6

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 4

Larry Hama (w) • S.L. Gallant (a & c)

The mission has begun: FLINT, LADY JAYE, and HEAVY DUTY take point on a top-secret operation to find an elusive foe that was long-thought dead. Meanwhile, SNAKE EYES, STORM SHADOW and BILLY face the largest threat to the Arashikage clan yet! The continuation of the original A REAL AMERICAN HERO story line brings more danger, battles, and surprises from long time G.I. JOE scribe Larry Hama.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 128 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-202-7

Godzilla #1

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • Art Adams, Tony Harris (c)

Godzilla is back… in an all-new ongoing series! Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane launch this ultimate action-movie blockbuster, ushering in a new era of monster battles. Ex-special forces tough-guy Boxer is a man with a grudge and vows to end the terror of Godzilla, no matter what. He assembles a top notch team to take down monster-sized threats… at $7 billion a bounty. What starts as a vendetta could become a lucrative business for Boxer… if he can live past day one!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Smoke and Mirrors #3 (of 5)

Mike Costa & Jon Armstrong (w) Ryan Browne (w) Browne, Francesco Francavilla (c)

MAGIC IS REAL—BUT SLEIGHT OF HAND IS KING! Stage magician Terry Ward makes his way in a world of sorcery using only his skills and his wits! But will that prove to me enough when the dangers of the world start compounding?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

TRANSFORMERS: Autocracy #10

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

12 CHAPTER DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE SERIES! MEGATRON victorious! All hope seems lost, as the DECEPTICONS tighten their grip! The shattered remnants of the Autobots struggle valiantly—but their chances seem slim. If ever CYBERTRON needed a hero, the time is now!

TRANSFORMERS: More Than Meets The Eye Ongoing #5

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

TERROR BEYOND THE STARS! The dark secret at the heart of Delphi is revealed as Ratchet’s world starts to fall apart. Time is running out for the Autobot’s Chief Medical Officer and his band of followers, who must confront an enemy that literally cannot be reckoned with. Warning: not everyone will make it out alive!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood #1

Ann Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Tim Bradstreet, photo (c)

Alan Ball’s hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creatures, returns as an ongoing series! With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Alan Ball, this series features writers Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Green Arrow) and Michael McMillian, with art by Michael Gaydos (Alias).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

IDW Publishing Previews – 4/11/12

G.I. Joe: Cobra Ongoing #12

Mike Costa (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Antonio Fuso, David Williams (c)

COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! Devastated by the events in COBRA COMMAND, the team reflects on the life and death of fan-favorite character, CHUCKLES. Meanwhile, the survivors of COBRA COMMAND make peace with horrors of the past… and prepare the horrors of the future.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Danger Girl: Revolver #3 (of 4)

Andy Hartnell (w) • Chris Madden (a) • J. Scott Campbell, Madden (c)

It’s the sexiest and most dangerous event of 2012, and the action continues right here!  While on target to recover a missing Peruvian treasure, Danger Girl Abbey Chase encounters a deadly new rival who may beat her to the punch.  Will Abbey reach it first, or will the sudden involvement of Peru’s most powerful villains prompt her to stand clear of the inevitable explosion?!

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

Infestation 2 #2 (of 2)

Duane Swierczynski (w) • David Messina (a) • Alex Garner (c)

The mind-bending terror of the Elder Gods has infested countless universes. Reality, and humanity itself, hang in the balance. Now it all comes down the final battle. C.V.O. is scattered across America, and one of their own may be the key to stoping the threat once and for all—but not without a tremendous sacrifice. Danger Girl and others are on hand to help, but will it be enough?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

 

Oz Treasury Edition

Eric Shanower (w & a & c)

A marvelous mega-sized sampling of classic Oz stories by award-winning cartoonist Eric Shanower! Wonder and magic abound in this special collection, which includes “The Forgotten Forest of Oz,” featuring Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and Toto, too! The evil Troll King leads a horde of axe-wielding trolls and fire-breathing dragons to destroy the wood-nymphs of the enchanted Forest of Burzee. Only Dorothy Gale of Kansas holds the key to avert disaster!

FC · Cardstock ·  $9.99 · 64 pages · 9.25” x 14.25”

Smoke and Mirrors #2 (of 5)

Mike Costa & Jon Armstrong (w) Ryan Browne, Jenny Frison (a & c)

ENTER THE WORLD OF MAGIC! With just his slight-of hand skills, stage magician Terry Ward finds himself in a world he didn’t make—a world where sorcery is real! When he befriends a kid from this world, will danger come calling? You bet it will!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ultimate Edition, Vol. 2

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (w & a & c)

The classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action continues in the second volume of IDW’s ULTIMATE COLLECTIONS! In this outing find issues #8–11, along with the Michaelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello “micro-series” one-shots. Presented in oversize hardcover, you’ve never seen the TURTLES like this.

HC · B/W · $49.99 · 256 pages · 9” x 12” · ISBN: 978-1-61377-088-7

Transformers: Autocracy #7

Chris Metzen, Flint Dille (w) Livio Ramondelli (a)

CHAPTER DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE SERIES! ORINON PAX—the ‘bot who will someday be Optimus Prime—lies defeated. Cybertron is in flames. ZETA PRIME is poised to conquer all. Does any hope remain—or is this a very short chapter?

IDW Publishing Previews – 3/21/12

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 – Supercrooks #1

Mark Millar has been either hit or miss lately.  The miss being the second volume of Kick-Ass and hit being Superior.  That being said, his new series, Supercrooks is out this week and the idea is simple, villains doing a heist.  That seems to be a popular plot lately, but Millar I’m sure will bring his usual over the top flair and teaming up with Leinil Yu on art isn’t shabby either.  The series will sink or swim, I’m hoping it’s the latter.

  • Supercrooks #1 – see above
  • Smoke and Mirrors #1 – A magician gets thrown into a world of magic.  It’s been done before, but something about this draws me in.
  • Rebel Blood #1 – I flipped through this quickly, and it has me really wanting to dig into it (damn reading backlog)
  • Heart #4 – We get to see how this mini-series ends.  I love MMA, so this comic by Blair Butler has been an anticipated read for me with every release.
  • Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #1 – The legend Stan Lee teams up with Archie comics. I’m fascinated to see what comes of it.