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IDW Publishing Previews: 7/10/13

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Ghostbusters, Vol. 1

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

The Ghostbusters are gone, spirited away by some dastardly demons from another dimension! But spectral shenanigans haven’t ceased in the city that never sleeps, meaning a new group will need to step up and don the proton packs. Will the New Ghostbusters be able to rescue their predecessors, or will they share the same fate?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-678-0

Godzilla #13

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • Bob Eggleton, Frank (c)

The devastating conclusion to Swierczynski & Gane’s monster epic is here! Godzilla is battered and beaten but not down for the count… yet his most fearsome foe ever still stands before him! With the end of the world near, Boxer has one final decision to make: to kill or not kill Godzilla!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 9-to-1 ratio (9 Bob Eggleton, 1 Matt Frank)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Judge Dredd Classics #1

John Wagner, Alan Grant (w) • Mike McMahon, Ron Smith (a) • Jim Fern (c)

Re-presenting classic Judge Dredd tales monthly, with all-new colors by Charlie Kirchoff! Up first, 30 pages of “Block Mania,” which will lead to the beloved Apocalypse War!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks

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

Tyler and Kinsey Locke have no idea that their now-deceased nemesis–Lucas “Dodge” Caravaggio–has taken over the body of their younger brother, Bode. With unrestricted access to Keyhouse, Dodge’s ruthless quest to find the Omega Key and open the Black Door is almost complete. But Tyler and Kinsey have a dangerous key of their own–one that can unlock all the secrets of Keyhouse by opening a gateway to the past. The time has come for the Lockes to face their own legacy and the darkness behind the Black Door. Because if they don’t learn from their family history, they may be doomed to repeat it, and time is running out.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 160 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-699-5

My Little Pony: Mane 6 Micro-Series #6 (of 6): Applejack

Bobby Curnow (w) • Brenda Hickley (a) • Amy Mebberson (c)

It’s almost Hearth’s Warming Eve, and the Apple family is busy at work preparing an array of tasty apple treats for all of Ponyville. But when a mysterious creature starts ruining their crop, Applejack sets out to find out who’s behind this tomfoolery! Who, or what, is the SASS SQUASH??

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures #1

Kenny Byerly (w) • Dario Brizuela (a & c)

Spinning straight out of the hit Nickelodeon cartoon comes an all-new, all-ages book perfect for fans both old and new! When things take a dangerous turn on a covert mission, the Turtles will have to use their super-ninja skills as well as some moderately-Super gadgets to help save their friend from some big trouble!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

X-Files Classics, Vol. 1

Stefan Petrucha (w) • Charles Adlard (a) • Sam Shearon (c)

THE TRUTH IS… in here! Team up with Mulder and Scully as they unravel mysteries only seen in comic books! This first collection features stories like “Not to be Opened Until X-mas,” “Firebird,” “Trepanning Opera,” “Silent Cities of the Mind” and more.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 224 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-663-6

Review: The New Ghostbusters #5

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the new ghostbusters #5 coverTo catch up, The New Ghostbusters (not to be confused with the Real Ghostbusters) kicks off with the disappearance of our fearless four paranormal investigators.  Abducted and transported to a parallel dimension by ghostly dopplegangers, their shoes are quickly filled by their beloved secretary Janine, an FBI Agent (and Peter Venkman love interest), Ray’s occult bookstore manager, and a tech-savvy ex-con.  To add to their existing predicament, the city has mandated the presence of a Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission liaison and stipulations on public appearances and marketing in order for the new team to stay in business.

Erik Burnham‘s writing is standard fair for this demographic-centric comic.  He keeps it light and moving along, albeit briskly.  When I said their shoes were quickly filled, I meant quickly.  Immediately after the men were taken, the three ladies were blasting ghouls in an apartment complex with Proton Packs.  Although Burnham included a ‘three months later’ box, an entire issue could have been dedicated to showing the new team figuring out how to bust ghosts.

Dan Schoening‘s art and Luis Antonio Delgado‘s colors maintain  the cartoonish, child-friendly look we are all familiar with.  I yearn for the day when Ghostbusters leaves its PG roots and becomes a dark and gritty noir series (“the second she floated into my office, I knew she was trouble”).

The fifth installment–spoiler alert–sees the team back, safe and sound, trying to pick up the pieces…which includes measuring the repercussions of the cross-dimensional controlled explosion that brought them back.  The second string Ghostbusters are back to their normal, and now glaringly boring, lives (minus Janine, who appears to be in a little bit of trouble).

This latest book, and series as a whole, are par for the course.  For our young readers, or the young at heart, this isn’t a bad buy.  For all others, you should probably look elsewhere.

Story: Erik Burnham Art: Dan Schoening
Story: 6.5 Art: 6 Overall: 6.5 Recommendation: Read

IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

IDW Publishing Previews: 6/26/13

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The Complete Dick Tracy, Vol. 15

Chester Gould (w & a & c)

In this volume we learn the fate of “Little Wings” and her radioactive dad and on a lighter side, we meet Canhead (B.O.’s brother, Kincaid Plenty); his not so light and not so nice ex-wife Pony; and her crony, the downright creepy 3-D Magee. Meanwhile, Tracy has to deal with TNT vests and killer ants while showing Open-Mind Monty that he’s no “dummy.” Plus, the unlikely duo of Dewdrop and Sticks, the oversized Rainbow Reiley, and Chester Gould’s latest and greatest grotesque: Rughead.

HC • B&W • $39.99 • 256 pages • 11” x 8.5” • ISBN 978-1-61377-668-1

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #6 (of 12)

Scott & David Tipton (w) • John Ridgway (a) • Francesco Francavilla, Dave Sim (c)

Our yearlong celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary continues! Mmm, I wonder… aha! It is the Sixth Doctor who takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor! As Peri and Frobisher attempt to free the Doctor from an asylum, not one, but two villains are revealed!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 9-to-1 ratio (9 Francesco Francavilla, 1 Dave Sim)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ghostbusters #5

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a) Schoening, Adam Archer (c)

The Original Ghostbusters are back in Manhattan, picking up the pieces of their interrupted lives. Ray and Egon are concerned about what effects their escape from another dimension may yet hold for the world, and throw themselves into their research, while a decision Janine made when she was busting ghosts comes back to haunt her… all this and more as GHOSTBUSTERS continues!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 9-to-1 ratio (9 Dan Schoening, 1 Adam Archer)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #1

Chris Mowry (w) • Matt Frank (a & c)

In the wake of the climactic conclusion of Godzilla #13 comes a brand new series! Dozens of new monsters have risen from the depth and are staking out their own territory, regardless of humanity’s political borders! A war of dominance beings… will Godzilla end up on top? First he’ll have to beat a new upstart… Zilla!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Judge Dredd #8

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel, Andrew Currie (a) • Daniel, Howard Chakin (c)

Are you sitting down?  Do you have any food or liquid in your mouth? We’re not trying to get personal. We just don’t want you to fall over or choke when we tell you about the shocking conclusion to “The Long Fail”—an arc that will change Dredd and Mega-City One forever!

The criminal masterminds behind the technology glitches have been unmasked, but they’ve already made their getaway with MC-1’s most vital resources into the one place that’s out of Dredd’s jurisdiction. A literal hell on Earth that doesn’t care about no steenkin’ judges’ badges…

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 9-to-1 ratio (9 Nelson Daniel, 1 Howard Chaykin)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Kiss Solos #4 (of 4): The Catman

Tom Waltz (w) • Roberto Castro (a) • Angel Medina (c)

“Can’t Stop the Rain”—the final KISS SOLO issue turns the spotlight on the Catman. In this new twist on the beauty and the beast mythos, a malevolent would-be demi-god plans the bloody sacrifice of a beautiful virgin female to the dark forces of the universe in the hopes of increasing his own powers, and it’s up to the Catman to stop the sinister ceremony and save the girl! Written by Tom Waltz (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and illustrated by Roberto Castro (JSA, New Exiles).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Mars Attacks: Classics Obliterated

Phil Hester, Beau Smith, Neil Kleid (w) • John McCrea, Kelley Jones, Carlos Valenzuela (a) • McCrea (c)

Behold three classic tales of literary genius filtered through the cracked lens of the Mars Attacks universe! Herman Melville comes face-to-face with a Martian in a twisted take on Moby Dick! Mars High Command has in its sights a serum that brings out the worst in humanity in a transformative version of Jekyll & Hyde! A shipwrecked Martian finds himself marooned on a lonely island on planet Earth in a send-up of Robinson Crusoe!

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

Star Trek #22

Mike Johnson (w) • Erfan Fajar (a) • Tim Bradstreet (c)

The fallout from this summer’s blockbuster movie STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS continues here, in the fan-favorite ongoing series overseen by TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci! Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise face a dire new threat rising in the wake of the movie’s momentous events!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #23

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Mateus Santolouco, Dan Duncan, Andy Kuhn, Ben Bates, Ross Campbell (a) • Santolouco, Eastman (c)

“CITY FALL” part 2: Desperate times call for desperate measures as unexpected alliances take shape. Will the Turtles be able to find the Foot Clan’s HQ in time to stop the next phase of Shredder’s heinous plan? Plus, the return of the witch Kitsune! What ancient evil will she unleash? One Turtle is about to find out!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood #14

Michael McMillian (w) • Beni Lobel (a) • Michael Gaydos, 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, continues! With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Alan Ball, actor/writer Michael McMillian concludes this climactic arc that has former Merlotte’s waitresses returning from the dead!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 9-to-1 ratio (9 Michael Gaydos, 1 photo)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Vitriol the Hunter #5 (of 6)

Billy Martin & Brent Allen (w) • Martin (a & c)

What does a pill-popping masochist do when his only friend is set to become fodder in a vampire chow down? If he’s Vitriol, he takes the bull by the horns—or in this case the fangs—and trudges his broken body to her rescue. If only it were that easy…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone getting?

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CBR – “Walking Dead’s” Michael Rooker Joins “Guardians of the Galaxy” Cast – Huh.

ICv2 – When Was First DC Transgender Character? – Definitely wasn’t the latest one.

Kotaku – The Evolution Of DC Comics’ Characters In Video Games – A nice bit of video game history.

 

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Bleeding Cool – House Of Gold & Bones #1

Bleeding Cool – Jupiter’s Legacy #1

The Beat – Li’l Gotham #1

Spandexless – The New Ghostbusters

IDW Publishing Previews – 3/13/13

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The Crow: Death and Rebirth

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

THE CROW is reborn—in Tokyo. The spirit of the Crow is back, transfiguring Jamie Osterberg, an American studying in Tokyo and deeply in love with his Japanese girlfriend, Haruko… 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…

HC • FC • $24.99 • 128 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-558-5

Doctor Who Classics #1

Richard Starkings, John Carnell (w) • Andy Lanning, Dougie Braithwaite, others (a) • Matthew Dow Smith (c)

Doctor Who Classics is back! This new series presents strips never before reprinted, and in color for the very first time! In this inaugural issue, enjoy two complete stories featuring the Seventh Doctor, “Time and Tide” and “Follow That TARDIS!” by such luminaries as Richard Starkings, Andy Lanning, and Dougie Braithwaite!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Fever Ridge: A Tale of MacArthur’s Jungle War #2 (of 8)

Mike Heimos (w) • Nick Runge (a & c)

Fever Ridge continues with a historical narrative analyzing the people, forces and events that led to the desperate fight for mastery of the Pacific. We watch as the river of history flows from the 1860s to MacArthur’s flight from Corregidor under personal threat of the Japanese, to hang him, his wife and 4-year-old son before the eyes of the Emperor.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ghostbusters #2

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

The ghost of a notorious killer has begun to haunt New York, and The New Ghostbusters have to stop him before he can pick up where he left off! Meanwhile, the Original Ghostbusters compare notes—trying to figure out where they are, and how to get home…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ghostbusters, Vol. 4: Who Ya Gonna Call?

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

The Ghostbusters arrive back in New York, expecting a backlog of cases to clear through. Instead, things are strangely quiet on the supernatural front, and it’s all thanks to the city’s newest paranormal investigation and elimination service! But the science behind their methods is making Egon nervous. Can the Ghostbusters talk their competition off a potentially dangerous road?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-583-7

The High Ways #3 (of 4)

John Byrne (w & a & c)

Mysteries begin to unfold as our crew learns there are plots within plots and betrayals within betrayals. And just what IS the relationship between Cagney and Megan?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Mars Attacks #8

John Layman (w) • John McCrea (a & c)

In the small town of Tortilla Flats, New Mexico, events are unfolding that could change the direction of the war. What the heck do a boy and former mobster have to do with it? Don’t miss any of the action in this runaway hit series!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Pound, Vol. 2: Ghoul’s Night Out

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

The Pound is officially open for business. Scottie and Howie have their hands full. A creature is harassing park-goers. The Government is investigating them. Ghouls are rebelling, and, if things couldn’t get worse, Scottie’s mother-in-law has decided to visit. Guest starring PROOF’s Agent John “Proof” Prufrock!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-588-2

The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #2 (of 4)

Roger Langridge (w) • J. Bone (a) • Walter Simonson (c)

Cliff Secord on the run! Betty in the clutches of the ghastly Otto Rune! And what is Peevy’s connection to the missing scientist? All this and more… as the Rocketeer must prevent nothing less than the wrath of the Lord Himself! More pulp action in the great Dave Stevens tradition!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek, Vol. 4

Mike Johnson (w) • Stephen Molnar (a) • Tim Bradstreet (c)

The countdown to the Star Trek movie sequel continues here! In “The Redshirt’s Tale,” experience life on the Enterprise through a redshirt’s eyes! Also, find out how Scotty and his alien sidekick Keenser first meet. Plus, an all-new re-imagining of the classic “Mirror Universe” story!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-590-5

Transformers: Regeneration One #89

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

DINOBOT WAR! Happy reunions are in short supply as Grimlock seeks out his Dinobots in a desperate attempt to salvage something from the mounting carnage in Iacon. But as far as they’re concerned, he’s a traitor who has brought shame on the Dinobot name—and if they’re going down, he’s coming with them!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Donatello

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

A solo story following Donatello on an adventure to remember! Donatello meets a reclusive artist by the name of Kirby in his building’s basement apartment. No ordinary artist, Kirby has a magic pencil that makes his drawings come to life! Before they know it, Donatello and Kirby are in over their heads and stuck in a dangerous dimension of Kirby’s creating!

FC • 38 pages • $3.99

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The High Ways #2 (of 4)

John Byrne (w & a & c)

The mystery deepens as Marilyn and Eddie explore Europa and find much more than they expected. And just why is Cagney suddenly so eager to leave?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Judge Dredd: The Complete Brian Bolland – Deluxe Limited Edition Hardcover

John Wagner (w) • Brian Bolland (a & c)

This luscious, oversized hardcover volume collects as many Brian Bolland-illustrated Judge Dredd stories as THE LAW* will allow! (*Seriously, there’s one we can’t publish. Ever.) Within these hallowed covers the turmoil of John Wagner‘s Mega-City One rages, captured in such legendary tales as “Luna-1 War,” “The Cursed Earth,” The Day the Law Died!,” “Judge Death,” and many more.

HC • BW • $125 • 248 pages • 9.25” x 12” • http://www.idwlimited.com

Mars Attacks #7

John Layman (w) • John McCrea (a & c)

Little Tommy Bailey was a bright boy with a vivid imagination. It’s no wonder why no one believed his warnings of an invasion from space. But his discovery just might save his life, and his dog’s! Also, what role will the mysterious organization Novas Vira play in the invasion? Don’t miss any of the action in this runaway hit series!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

New Ghostbusters #1

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening, Burnham (a) Schoening x 4 (c)

The Ghostbusters are gone, spirited away by some dastardly demons from another dimension! But spectral shenanigans haven’t ceased in the city that never sleeps, meaning a new group will need to step up and don the proton packs. Will the New Ghostbusters be able to rescue their predecessors, or will they share the same fate? The Ghostbusters creative super-team of Erik Burnham and Dan Schoening return to bust out more ectoplasmic excitement in this all-new Ghostbusters ongoing volume!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Popeye #10

Roger Langridge (w) • Vince Musacchia (a & c)

AMERICAN TOAR! Toar, that big mountain of a man, wants to become an American citizen… but it’s only by going toe-to-toe with Popeye that he can prove he’s got what it takes! Plus: Sappo and Wotasnozzle go on a picnic and meet the scariest ants you’ll ever see!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Regeneration One #88

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

WAR IN THE CITY! Anarchy reigns on the streets of Iacon as SCORPONOK’s grip tightens further, and those AUTOBOTS still willing and able to resist look to their absent leader—who is on an endangered list all of his own. Beneath the surface of CYBERTRON, HOT ROD runs for his life, locked on a collision course with his maker, PRIMUS!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

True Blood #9

Annie Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos (a & c)

The latest True Blood storyline comes to an end in an all-out battle! Jason and Sookie struggle to keep their shaky alliance of vampires and werewolves together long enough to save Bon Temp from an ancient and powerful wolf pack. Find out how successful they are in this hair-raising issue!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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So what did everyone get at the shop this week?

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Kotaku – I Would Play The C64 Version Of The Walking Dead Until The End Of Days – I was more of an Atari person.

IGN – What’s Next for Telltale Games? – Some Walking Dead and Fables news.

 

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Unleash the Fanboy – America’s Got Powers #5

CBR – Batman #17

Prairie Nerds – Batman #17

Paste Magazine – Batman #17

Bleeding Cool- Batman #17

The Beat – Django Unchained #2

Talking Comics – The New Ghostbusters #1

Flickering Myth – The New Ghostbusters #1