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IDW Publishing Previews: 3/26/14

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Brett

Batman: The Silver Age Newspaper Comics, Vol. 1: 1966 – 1967

Whitney Ellsworth (w) • Shelly Moldoff, Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino (a) • Pete Poplaski (c)

The Silver Age Caped Crusader comes to IDW’s Library of American Comics! In partnership with DC Entertainment, the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning imprint gives the deluxe archival treatment to the classic 1960s Batman newspaper strip. The complete series, which ran from 1966 until 1972, has never been reprinted and will be collected in three definitive volumes.

The strip debuted in May 1966 on the heels of the Batmania craze resulting from the hit television program. The series boasted stories by longtime editor Whitney Ellsworth and art by DC stalwarts Shelly Moldoff, Joe Giella, and Carmine Infantino.

The first volume, reprinting all B&W dailies and color Sundays from 1966 and 1967, features an all-star list of Batman and Robin characters, including Catwoman, the Penguin, the Joker, Poison Ivy, and Batgirl!

Batman was created in 1939 by Bob Kane.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 256 pages • SIZE • ISBN: 978-1-61377-845-6

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Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Vol. 16

Chester Gould (w & a & c)

In Volume 16, Chester Gould presents an amazing number of memorable characters: grotesques such as the murderous Rughead and a 467-lb. killer named Oodles, health faddist George Ozone and his wild boys named Neki and Hokey, the despicable “Nothing” Yonson, the amoral teenager Joe Period, and the introduction of nightclub photog-turned policewoman Lizz. Plus for the first time Gould brings back an old villain: Mumbles, who was thought drowned in 1947. And finally, he introduces what may be his most mature story of the 1950s—starring none other than Flattop Jr.!

HC • B&W • $39.99 • 260 pages • 11” x 8.5” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-864-7

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Device Volume 3: Traveling Device

N/A (w) • Greg Brotherton, Nemo Gould, Olivier Pauwels, Rik Allen, Pierre Matters (a) • N/A (c)

Travel aboard fantastical vehicles with the Device Galley as they celebrate exploration with some of today’s most talented sculptors. From winged creatures to re-imagined automobiles and planes, Traveling Device is a trip worth taking. Featuring 13 internationally acclaimed artists including Greg Brotherton, Nemo Gould, Olivier Pauwels, Rik Allen, and Pierre Matters.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 132 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-928-6

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Ghostbusters #14

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

The embodiment of chaos has taken an interest in earth, and the physical laws of the universe are beginning to come apart at the seams. When Newtonian physics falter in New York City and weirdness is on the rise, you know who’s gonna get called… “Mass Hysteria!” continues here!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Ghostbusters: Total Containment Over-Sized HC

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

This is one big Twinkie! They said nothing could hold all 16 issues of IDW’s Ghostbusters series—but they didn’t count on TOTAL CONTAINMENT! With psychokinetic energy is on the rise in New York City and across the country, and new enemies—human and otherwise—threatening their billable hours, Peter, Egon, Ray, and Winston have to prove once again why the Ghostbusters are the real professionals.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 432 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-919-4

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #200

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Gallant, Herb Trimpe (c)

This is it: the landmark 200th issue in this long-running series! G.I. JOE returns to the Pit, but things are not as they expected at their homebase. HAWK and DUKE prepare to take the team into a new era, as COBRA’s plans and new threats require a fresh approach. Join the adventure in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #200 and prepare for the next 200!

FC • 48 pages • $5.99

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Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #10

Chris Mowry (w) • Matt Frank (a & c)

With many monsters now inhabiting a new home, peace seemingly descends on Earth. Little does humanity realize that the greatest danger now lurks under the waves! Lucy and the Kaiju Watchers will have to act fast to determine the nature of the new threat!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Legends of Oz

Denton J. Tipton (w) • Blair Shedd (a) • Eric Shanower (c)

Building on the world created in the celebrated children’s book by Roger Stanton Baum, Legends of Oz will tell the tale of Dorothy’s return to the land of Oz. But first, read about the events that transpired to necessitate her return, and witness the rise of the Jester!

TPB • FC • $12.99 • 104 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-905-7

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Popeye: The Classic Newspaper Comics by Bobby London, Volume One: 1986-1989

Bobby London (w & a & c)

Famed Dirty Duck and Air Pirates cartoonist Bobby London’s more than six-year run on the Popeye newspaper strip has been hailed both as a unique original creation and as an homage to Elzie Segar’s larger Thimble Theatre vision. “Segar was the seminal influence in my career,” the cartoonist said. London updated the strip to reflect current pop culture and also brought back the extended story format favored by Segar. London gives us new yet familiar versions of Popeye, Olive Oyl, Swee’ Pea, and Wimpy, as well as Popeye’s Pappy, Olive’s brother Castor, Eugene the Jeep, Bernice the Whiffle Hen, the menacing Sea Hag, Alice the Goon, and more!

HC • B&W • $39.99 • 344 pages • 8.5” x 7.5” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-874-6

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Rocky & Bullwinkle #1 (of 4)

Mark Evanier (w) • Roger Langridge (a & c)

They’re finally here! Welcome Bullwinkle the Moose and Rocket J. Squirrel back to comics, in this very special first issue by fan-favorites Mark Evanier and Roger Langridge. Rocky and Bullwinkle must stop the evil Boris and Natasha from duping a wealthy philanthropist in THE PSYCHIC SIDEKICK. And when Dudley Do-Right tries to woo the beautiful Nell, will Snidely Whiplash get away?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Slammers: Re-mastered! #1

Walter Simonson (w & a & c)

Walter Simonson can honestly be described as a living legend. Besides co-creating Manhunter with the great Archie Goodwin, in the early days of his career, Simonson has written and drawn nearly all of the Marvel and DC characters at one time or another. Highlights include The Fantastic Four, Batman, Orion, Elric, and his groundbreaking run on The Mighty Thor.

But before all of these, there was Star Slammers, a series first devised by Simonson during his college days. The Slammers would later be resurrected as a Marvel Graphic Novel, and then a mini-series. Simonson describes it thus: Once upon a time, there was a race of men who could out-shoot, out-fight, and out-kill anybody. They were paid fabulous sums to act as mercenaries. The practice became so lucrative, they decided to go into business. They became the most successful businessmen in history, and they called themselves…The Star Slammers!

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #9

Kenny Byerly (w) • Dario Brizuela, Chad Thomas (a) Brizuela (c)

This issue features two terrific Turtle tales! In the first, the robot Metal Head starts to act very strangely. When the Turtles try to fix him, an argument between Raph and Don could cause the entire day to go haywire! The second story details the astounding origin of Raph’s new black eye!

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Transformers: Dark Cybertron Finale — Part 12 (of 12)

John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Phil Jimenez & Brendan Cahill (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)

IT GETS EVEN BIGGER! Okay we lied when we were talking about last issue… but this issue is as big as they come. It’s all come down to this moment—every scheme, every lie, every moment of heroism, every relationship, every rivalry… if CYBERTRON falls, so falls the universe!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland #5 (of 7)

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

Chapter 5: The Rules of the Game: The hunt has begun: Christmasland’s prisoners are falling one by one, slaughtered among the park’s dark amusements. The only way out has vanished, darkness is coming, and Charlie Manx’s children are everywhere. Chess Llewellyn and Agnes Claiborne have one hope—to figure out the rules of this new, impossible landscape and find a loophole that will allow them to fly away.

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The X-Files: Conspiracy #2 (of 2)

Paul Crilley (w) • John Stanisci (a) • Miran Kim (c)

The event of the year concludes here! The Lone Gunmen have finished investigating several urban legends—a group of ghost-hunters, mutant turtles that live in the sewers, shape-changing alien robots, and a vengeful spirit from beyond the grave—after receiving Internet files from future that foretell a plague that wipes out most of humanity. Now it’s a race against the clock as the Gunmen, with Agents Mulder and Scully, attempt to save the world!

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10 Questions with John Barber Senior Editor at IDW

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Brett

A few months ago, IDW Publishing announced that they were doing an impressive marketing scheme, getting their new Transformers event, Transformers: Dark Cybertron in front of fans of Hasbro‘s Transformers toys. Dark Cybertron comic books will be included in select Generations action figure releases from Hasbro, following their initial release from IDW. This is the first time that an entire mega-event has been distributed in such a way.

This forward thinking plan caught my eye (1 paragraph out of the 10 paragraph press release) and I had to chat with some folks about this and what else we might expect.

In steps John Barber, a Senior Editor at IDW who talks about this initiative and more! Barber was kind enough to be peppered and our next individual for “10 Questions.”

Graphic Policy: You recently announced a cross-promotion that’ll see the first issue of IDW’s upcoming comic event Transformers: Dark Cybertron included in select Generations action figure releases from Hasbro. How did this promotion come about?

John Barber: We’ve already done a round of in-pack comics with Transformers—they’re in stores right now. The Dark Cybertron stuff will hit the toy shelves a little later. This program—getting the comics in with the toys—has been a goal of ours for a while. We really want to get comics into the hands of Transformers fans who might not be aware of the comics.

I know it’s something that IDW CEO Ted Adams has been very interested in. We’re all proud of the Transformers comics we do—and the interesting thing about Transformers is that, as popular as our comics are with Transformers fans, there are a TON of Transformers fans—more every day. Many of them just haven’t been exposed to comics—any comics—before.

So it seems ideal to get the comics in with the figures. The fans get a bonus with the toy; we get a chance to show the fans what our medium can do.

GP: Is this the first time a Transformers comic has been included with Transformers toys?

JB: Like I said, we’ve been working with Hasbro on this program for a little while. Prior to that, I think there were minicomics included with some Transformers toys in the 2000s, before IDW had the license. And we’ve done a few with gift sets and the like, here and there.

But the Dark Cybertron comics are the most extensive, extended program of including comics with the Transformers toys. The comics are full-sized 6.625” by 10.187” 22-page comics like you’d buy in the store. They’re not short stories, they’re not shrunk down, they’re not out-of-continuity stories. Which is exciting. I mean, smaller comics are cool, too—but there’s something neat about having a full-size, in-continuity comic inside a toy.

GP: Is there a chance we’ll see more of this? Possibly with digital comic codes included instead? Or for this to expand and see comics included in DVD or game releases?

JB: There’s definitely a chance we’ll see more of it. That’s probably all I can say at the moment. We’ve talked about other variations on the theme, like the digital codes. As it is now, in the comic, there’s a Comic Shop Locator icon in the comic, including their url and 800 number; and there’s an ad leading you to digital platforms—so a fan that gets one of these comics and wants to explore further can pick the road he or she wants to go down to read more comics.

GP: Any plans for figures to be released with a “Dark Cybertron” branding?

JB: The figures are going to be released as part of the Generations line, and will have our Dark Cybertron collaborator Phil Jimenez on the covers, but the figures won’t be specifically branded as Dark Cybertron. The comics interiors will have the same trade dress and titling as the for-sale-in-comic-book-stores versions, though. But these are the mainline Generations toy, not a smaller sub-set or something.

GP: Hasbro also does My Little Pony and G.I. Joe and IDW has a successful line of comics for both of the brands. Can we expect to see a similar promotion like this?

JB: We’ll have to wait and see. I think both Hasbro and IDW are very happy with how this partnership has been working on Transformers.

GP: From my observation, you don’t see a lot of cross-promotion like this. Out of all of the movies based on comics released, only one promoted comics to the audience on the screen through a website listed (though that website was a broken link). Why don’t we see that promotion more often?

JB: I didn’t see that promotion—I’m trying to guess what comic movie that was…

The hard answer to your question is that the benefits of that kind of promotion tend to be one-way. The movie doesn’t get anything from spending its resources promoting the comics; that promotion doesn’t generate more movie sales.

I think the Transformers in-pack comics are—sorry to sound corporate here—a really synergistic relationship. There’s an added value to the toys and we get a new set of eyes on our comics, which we think might lead somebody into falling in love with the medium. So everybody wins.

I think I know what you’re saying about cross-promotion, that it would be nice to see things that originate with comics kick back some eyes to the comics. But I think we can’t expect charity… A movie based on a novel doesn’t flash an Amazon link in the credits. And I don’t think that would do any good if it did.

I do think even when there isn’t a url—or, I guess, especially a broken url—flashing on-screen, there’s still a greater awareness of comic books from people seeing the movies, as compared to a few years ago. I don’t think anybody went and saw Avengers and wasn’t aware there were comics. Digital comics—like bookstores—will continue to make it easier for people that come onboard with a movie, or a brand like Transformers, to get a hold of the comics.

I think we’re in a good position, relative to any other time in my life, where comics are easily accessible if you want them and where the general public is aware of the existence of comics.

GP: From your experience do you think it’s difficult to get people who consume a brand one way to try another? For example someone who really likes a video game, is it difficult to get them to read a comic of that based in the world of that game?

JB: It depends on the property. There are some movies that are fun to watch, that the mainstream public goes and sees or plays or whatever, but don’t really encourage you to immerse yourself in the mythology the way something like Transformers, or Star Trek, or the Avengers, do.

Transformers is interesting because it’s consistently been picking up new fans for the past 30 years. Depending on your age, you might have an iteration of Transformers that’s “yours,” that you grew up with—like, I picked up issue #1 of the original comic from a 7-11. But people younger than me grew up with Beast Wars or with Armada or Animated or the movies or Prime. I think Transformers as a brand isn’t really locked into one medium in people’s minds… it’s toys, movies, cartoons, comics, video games, costumes, you name it.

That kind of thing, where there’s a big fandom of the brand, that’s where I think there’s the best opportunity to introduce someone to a different medium. Does that make sense?

Somebody might be a big video game player, and might love playing a particular game, but not have any interest past the actual gameplay. Not every game (or movie or TV show or toy) inherently draws people into the world.

Transformers demonstrably DOES pull people into its world. There’s a lot of richness and variety to the Transformers universe, relative to… well, to everything else that exists. I mean, there are other properties as rich, but I think Transformers is on a really high tier. And new fans are drawn into the world by whatever connects with them—maybe if that video game fan gets into a Transformers game, he or she gets pulled into the world, into the mythology, and wants to check out the comics, the cartoons, the books.

I think the answer to your question is that it’s really specific to what brand you’re talking about.

GP: Have you run efforts to run promotions targeting “fans” online through ads or other promotions and get them to try a copy of a comic? If so, what’d you learn from that?

JB: We’re really lucky that the Transformers fan sites and Transformers fans across the world—in person and across social media—have been really supportive of what we’re doing. So I think there’s a growing awareness among the fans who check out those sites. You can see that reflected in the fact that the print sales are really strong and insanely stable. There’s no attrition, which is really rare for three ongoing series (between More Than Meets the Eye, Robots in Disguise, and Regeneration One) that have been rolling for two years.

But even more than the print sales, I think you can see that reflected in the digital sales. Without cannibalizing print at all, we’re seeing heavy month-to-month growth on digital. I mean, that’s true overall for digital, but the Transformers comics are outpacing just about everything else—and I think you can draw a direct line from those sales to fans of Transformers that are checking the books out from finding out through fan circles.

We did a “scavenger hunt” around the launch of More Than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise where we released images to fan sites and on Twitter and Facebook and it was cool to see people on message boards talking about where you could find certain images—fans banding together and sharing the information.

But beyond the fans that go to the fan sites and keep up on Transformers news… I think there are even more people out there who identify themselves as Transformers fans, but who maybe aren’t active in fandom. I’ve met a ton of people like that—I’ve had neighbors with the Autobot sigil in their car window or the mode-changing-sound as their ringtone. Hopefully, getting the comics in-pack with the toys will reach some of those fans—the ones who love the toys but maybe don’t know about the wider Transformers world.

GP: We recently ran a study looking at Transformers fans on Facebook and found it’s about 60% male. In a similar study we found women overwhelmingly are interested in female characters. We’ve also noticed more “female” Transformers are being brought back and spotlighted. Is this a conscious effort to appeal to more women?

JB: It’s interesting to see these numbers. I don’t have any real data on the gender-breakdown of Transformers comic readership—I think it’s possible to get information like that on the digital side, but the print side is… you’d need market research that outstrips any comic book company’s reach, I think. But that Facebook breakdown is interesting. Are you looking at people who are fans of Hasbro’s Transformers Facebook page, or people who self-identify on Facebook as Transformers fans? I imagine there are lots of people who like Transformers but don’t identify as fans online… and probably some that go the other way, that maybe sign up as fans without giving the matter any thought.

But I’m rambling.

Anecdotally, I think that More Than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise—probably especially More Than Meets the Eye, but I think there’s really strong overlap in readership—have a pretty high percentage of female readers, by comics standards. I definitely operate thinking we have more like Sandman or Saga percentages, as compared to an average superhero comic. 40% female readership definitely is in line with my guess.

I’m not exactly sure what you mean that “more ‘female’ Transformers are being brought back and spotlighted”… I mean, not that I don’t want to! It’s something we’re very very aware of and something we’re—without giving anything away in terms of upcoming stories—something we’re really going to move forward on. But I don’t know that the results of this have actually shown up in the comics yet. If you’re seeing it now… well, keep reading, there just might be more.

Hasbro did a contest where fans got to vote and create a new Transformers character, and the fans voted for a female character, Winblade. I think that says a lot—that fans of any gender want more female characters. I think that’s great. I definitely agree.

I think women want to read good comics with compelling characters, and I think there should be more compelling women characters in fiction. So, in that sense, yeah—we’re doing it to appeal to women—but we’re doing it to appeal to everybody that likes compelling characters.

I like it a lot that there are so many women reading Transformers comics. I mean, I think 40% is a sort of high number—I’d absolutely love it to be dead even, but 40%… Someday that’s not going to be a notable statement—“Of course women like Transformers.” We’re not far off from that—within Transformers fandom we’ve had that awareness for a while, but from an outside perspective I’d say we’re not far off from everybody understanding these comics are for everybody.

GP: Any hints as to what we can expect from the Transformer brand in the future?

JB: Well, hey, I just work on the comics. I don’t know any big secrets. I hear there’s a new movie coming…

In the comics, we’ve Dark Cybertron is a big story that intertwines More Than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise. It’s going to shake things up, and tell a big, big story—but without losing the focus on the characters that’s driven the books for the past few years. Dark Cybertron is going to shake up the status quo and lead both of these ongoings into some exciting directions. Dark Cybertron is a great place to jump on and see what the hype is about, but for longtime readers it’s going to pay off some bits that have been around for a long time.

And when Dark Cybertron ends… well, I think our plans are going to generate a lot of discussion among fans!

Big Names Turn Cybertron “Dark” in November

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Brett

Darkness falls on the Autobots this November in the comic book event Transformers: Dark Cybertron! This series pushes the Transformers characters to their limits, but they’ll have the help of some creative superstars on their journey. Joining writer and IDW senior editor John Barber and fan-favorite scribe James Roberts in a top-secret meeting earlier this year, the artistic force of Phil Jimenez helped plan Dark Cybertron from the start! “

Jimenez spoke about the upcoming event:

I’ve been a fan of the Transformers brand since I was 13 and this was a fanboy dream come true. The beauty of this story is it plays to the strengths of the characters and to my strengths as a storyteller; epic, world-shattering scale as well as those beautiful character moments that make readers care about a bunch of giant ‘Robots in Disguise.’

The war between the Autobots and Decepticons is over—but when the relentless Shockwave enacts a scheme millions of years in the making, yesterday’s nightmares tear apart today’s peace.

Barber added about the story:

Optimus Prime, Rodimus, Bumblebee, even Starscream—all these characters believed war was behind them, for better or worse. The big question—other than who will survive—is whose side will the Decepticons be on?”

The twelve-part series starts in Transformers: Dark Cybertron #1, then alternates between the monthly Transformers titles Robots In Disguise and More Than Meets The Eye, concluding in a finale issue in March. This is the first time that both Transformers series have crossed over. “

Roberts added:

It’s thrilling to see the two casts crash back into each other’s lives. Fittingly, given the scale of Shockwave’s ambition, this is a massive, galaxy-spanning story—and one that shakes everything up.

Co-written by Roberts and Barber, superstar artist Phil Jimenez provides layouts and covers for issue one, and variant covers for the whole series—as well as doing the art for the Generations action figure releases from Hasbro and planning the event from day one! Jimenez is joined by a who’s-who of Transformers artists, including Robots in Disguise series artist Andrew Griffith, who provides finished art on the lead-off issue. According to Jimenez, “the script for #1 was probably one of the best I’ve worked from in years. Totally awesome stuff —I just hope people don’t mind me butting in and adding my own two cents (or three) to this super cool universe. I think it all worked out pretty seamlessly, actually!”

This is an exciting time to be a fan of Transformers, with multiple series from IDW, fantastic toys and more from Hasbro. In that spirit, and in an unprecedented publishing move, Dark Cybertron comic books will be included in select Generations action figure releases from Hasbro, following their initial release from IDW. This is the first time that an entire mega-event has been distributed in such a way.

Barber finished:

Transformers fans are some of the most loyal and dedicated—but many of them have never seen our comics. Dark Cybertron will introduce these fans to the world of comics—and we can’t wait to bring these new readers into the fold.

IDW Publishing in November 2013

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Brett

Transformers: Dark Cybertron #1

James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Phil Jimenez & Andrew Griffith with Brendan Cahill (a) • Jimenez (c)

THE END OF EVERYTHING! SHOCKWAVE makes a move millions of years in the planning—an ultimate plan to remake Cybertron and destroy both the Autobots and Decepticons! Bringing together the casts of the hit MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE and ROBOTS IN DISGUISE for the first time in two years!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Dark Cyberton #1—Subscription Variant

James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Phil Jimenez & Andrew Griffith with Brendan Cahill (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

For subscription customers only… enlist up at your local comic shop! A special TRANSFORMERS SUPERSTAR variant cover with art by CASEY W. COLLER! Only for loyal subscription box customers!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Dark Cyberton #1—Deluxe Edition

James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Phil Jimenez & Andrew Griffith with Brendan Cahill (a) • Jimenez (c)

THE DELUXE EXPERIENCE! This once-in-a-lifetime book includes every page of the regular edition, plus behind-the-scenes material! Phil Jimenez’s layouts—including unused alternate versions—plus James Roberts and John Barber’s original plot, designs by Andrew Griffith and more!

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #23: Dark Cybertron Part 2 (of 12)

James Roberts & John Barber (w) • James Raiz, Atilio Rojo & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

THE DEAD UNIVERSE! ORION PAX—the ’bot who was once OPTIMUS PRIME—joins RODIMUS and the crew of the Lost Light in a desperate bid to outmaneuver SHOCKWAVE—by returning to the legendary Dead Universe! Meanwhile, BUMBLEBEE faces down the biggest—literally biggest—threat he’s ever seen on CYBERTRON!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #23: Dark Cybertron Part 2 (of 12) Subscription Variant

James Roberts & John Barber (w) • James Raiz, Atilio Rojo & Livio Ramondelli (a) E.J. Su (c)

For subscription customers only… enlist up at your local comic shop! A special TRANSFORMERS SUPERSTAR variant cover with art by E.J. Su!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #23: Dark Cybertron Part 3 (of 12)

John Barber & James Roberts (w) • James Raiz, Atilio Rojo (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

STARSCREAM UNDER FIRE! The all-new, all-redesigned, all-leader-of-the-planet STARSCREAM makes his move! Will he stand up for CYBERTRON, or fall under SHOCKWAVE’s onslaught? Meanwhile—the Lost Light receives a desperate call from help from an old friend!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #23: Dark Cybertron Part 3 (of 12)—Subscription Variant

John Barber & James Roberts (w) • James Raiz, Atilio Rojo (a) • Nick Roche (c)

For subscription customers only… enlist up at your local comic shop! A special TRANSFORMERS SUPERSTAR variant cover with art by Nick Roche!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #1: 100-Penny Press

James Roberts (w) • Nick Roche (a & c)

Rediscover the beginning of the ultimate TRANSFORMERS saga, for only a buck! The first issue of the epic quest from the fan-favorite creative team behind Last Stand of the Wreckers!

FC • 32 pages • $1.00

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #1: 100-Penny Press

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

Go back and discover how it all began, for only one dollar! BUMBLEBEE and his fellow AUTOBOTS struggle to maintain control of a world without OPTIMUS PRIME!

FC • 32 pages • $1.00

Transformers Classics UK, Vol. 5

Simon Furman, Ian Rimmer & Richard Starkings (w) • Jeff Anderson, Geoff Senior, Dan Reed, Bryan Hitch, Lee Sullivan, Robin Smith (a) • Andrew Wildman (c)

Classic TRANSFORMERS tales from the UK continuity! These vintage TF stories are presented in order, many published for the first time in the United States! Writer and life-long TF fan James Roberts provides in-depth historical perspective front matter in each volume, and TFUK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers!

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 296 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-714-5

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye, Vol. 5

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

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE’s first full-blown epic moves into high gear as RODIMUS leads his crew to the gates of heaven—or hell. But larger forces are closing in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition—and as an old friend calls time on the AUTOBOTS’ quest, one thing becomes clear: the LEGISLATORS are on the march.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-802-9

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #7

Mairghread Scott & Mike Johnson (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Ken Christiansen (c)

With Cybertron reborn, the Dinobots have made their way to the surface. But now, the war has returned and the Dinobots are caught in the maelstrom. With old allies joining the battle, can the Dinobots take back Cybertron?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers Regeneration One #96

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

ZERO INITIATIVE! As RODIMUS PRIME urgently struggles to comprehend the what, why, and wherefore of SPIKE WITWICKY, GALVATRON, JHIAXUS, and a DARK MATRIX creature, and specifically how they contribute to the final dissolution of time, space and everything in between! Unless NIGHTBEAT and BUMBLEBEE can shake loose some answers, the future—is cancelled.

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Transformers Regeneration One #96—Subscription Variant

Simon Furman (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • blank sketch cover (c)

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The Maxx: Maxximized #1

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

Sam Kieth has long been renowned for his stunning artistry and insightful and quirky stories. Now, IDW is proud to present a re-mastered edition (complete with new scans of all Maxx pages from the original art) with revised coloring, all overseen by Kieth.

The Maxx tells the story of a homeless person who lives in a box and moves back and forth between our reality and “The Outback,” a heroic fantasy realm. He is aided and accompanied by Julie Winters, a social worker in our world and a beautiful jungle princess in The Outback.

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The Maxx: Maxximized #1—Subscription Variant

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

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The Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland #1 (of 5)

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.

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The Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland #1 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

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

What better way to count down the remaining days til you die the holiday than in the form of this special subscription-only variant ADVENT CALENDAR cover courtesy of series artist CP Wilson III? “Charlie Manx is coming to town…”

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Powerpuff Girls #3

Troy Little (w & a & c)

Hooray! It’s a ticker tape parade in honor of… The Ex-Villains of Townsville?! Well sir, it looks to me like the former badniks have turned over a new leaf and are eager to help out their fellow citizens! Buttercup remains skeptical, but when a giant sea monster threatens the city, it’s a team up no one could have expected! Can it be that there’s a new super hero force in town or is there some sinister shenanigans at work behind the scenes?

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Powerpuff Girls #3—Subscription Variant

Troy Little (w & a) • Derek Fridolfs (c)

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Samurai Jack #2

Jim Zub (w) • Andy Suriano (a & c)

Jack can defeat almost any foe in single combat, but how will he fare against a pair of perfectly synchronized warriors who can exploit his every weakness? Cartoon Network’s hit animated series is back at IDW and bigger than ever.

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Jim Zub (w) • Andy Suriano (a) • Genndy Tartakovsky (c)

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Ben 10 #1

Jason Henderson (w) • Gordon Purcell (a & c)

Who knew vacation could be this exciting? Ben Tennyson and his teammates kick off a maelstrom of action when an ocean cruise brings Ben in the cross hairs of Ssserpent, who’s out to find a long-lost underwater society. But does Ben’s new, slightly oddball love interest harbor dark secrets of her own? Aliens, superpowers, ships and swimsuits: the perfect ingredients for high-seas adventure.

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Ben 10 #1—Subscription Variant

Jason Henderson (w) • Gordon Purcell (a) • key animation art (c)

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Ben 10 Classics, Vol. 1: Ben Here Before

Man of Action (w) • Dario Brizuela & Dev Madan (a) • Ethen Beavers (c)

The hit animated show that turned into a hit comic is now collected into trade paperback! Kicking off with the premiere story “Ole!” and also including “Fast Lane,” “Fear Itself,” “A Villain A Day,” and many more, these TPBs present the Ben 10 comics from Cartoon Network Action Pack! in chronological order. It’s the most concentrated dose of Ben 10 ever!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 112 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-734-3

KISS Kids #4 (of 4)

Chris Ryall, Tom Waltz (w) • Jose Holder (a & c)

“Kids in Santa’s Service” — the Kiss Kids’ first series concludes here with these holiday-ending escapades featuring everyone’s favorite not-yet-fearsome foursome!

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KISS Kids #4 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

Chris Ryall, Tom Waltz (w) • Jose Holder (a & c)

This special variant cover recreates the classic album Love Gun (in a tasteful, all-ages manner, of course), available to subscribers only!

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Popeye Classics #16

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

The World’s First Superhero, the one-eye sailor, supreme spinach lover, champion of the oppressed: POPEYE! He stars in five great comic stories in this thick issue: New Zoo, Gold Shipment, Grand Opening, Sammy Bug and Woah! And you’ll see his crew, Olive Oyl, Swee’pea and Wimpy and dastardly villains, too! Will Popeye and hilarity prevail? I believe you know the answer, but the fun is getting there! Popeye Classics: putting the comic in comic books: WOAH!

FC • 52 pages • $3.99

Popeye Classics, Vol. 3

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

Re-presenting the classic Popeye comic book series that debuted in 1948 by Bud Sagendorf, the long-time assistant to creator E.C. Segar! Carefully reproduced from the original comic books and lovingly restored. Also includes more of Sagendorf’s gloriously funny one-pagers, rare photos, and extra artwork!

HC • FC • $29.99 • 252 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-779-4

Offered Again! Just in time for the Holidays!

Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories • FC • $34.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-773-3

Mr. Peabody & Sherman #1 (of 4)

Sholly Fisch (w) • Jorge Monlogo (a & c)

A dog…and his boy?! Join the classic Jay Ward characters, the world’s smartest individual who happens to be a dog, Mr. Peabody, and his son Sherman, on their maiden voyage in the time-traveling WABAC machine and other adventures exploring history.

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Sholly Fisch (w) • Jorge Monlogo (a) • movie key art (c)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28

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

The epic conclusion to City Fall is here! With the heads of the New York underworld gathered, Shredder stakes his claim to rule the underworld of NYC! But the Turtles, along with their allies, aren’t going down without a fight! What role will Leonardo play? It’s all been leading up to this major battle — don’t miss it!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Offered Again! From Tom Waltz, the writer of TMNT!

After The Fire 100 Page Spectacular • FC • $7.99 • MAY120452

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Vol. 2 #1

Peter Laird (w & a & c)

Revisit this TMNT Mirage classic in full glorious color! A fun-filled and relaxing picnic turns into action-filled drama for our heroes as they suddenly find themselves thrust into battle against militant survivalists, all the while racing to disarm a nuclear bomb that’s primed to start World War Three!

FC • 38 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures #5

Kenny Byerly (w) • Adam Archer (a) • Dario Brizuela (c)

It’s danger on the high seas when Fishface attacks a ritzy cruise ship! AndFishface has just one thing on his mind—revenge! Will the Turtles be able to stop their slippery foe from achieving his goal? And when they find out what it is, will they even want to?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villain Micro-series #8: Shredder

Paul Allor (w) • Dan Duncan (a) • Tyler Walpole (c)

The Turtles’ greatest foe closes out the Villain Micro-series! A man of endless ambition, Oroku Saki harbors many secrets. This story delves into Shredder’s inner mind to reveal the demons he’s hidden from everyone. Will Shredder be his own undoing?

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Paul Allor (w) • Dan Duncan (a) • blank sketch cover (c)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics, Vol. 7

Dan Berger, Michael Dooney, Eric Talbot, Kevin Eastman, Ryan Brown, Steve Lavigne, Jim Lawson & Peter Laird (w & a) • Dooney (c)

Volume 7 collects issues #45–47, which includes “Leatherhead, Too,” “Masks” parts 1–2, and six short stories from Shell Shock: “Ghouls Night Out,” “Crazy Man,” “The Survival Game,” “The Howl,” “Technofear,” and “It’s A Gas.”

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 132 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-798-5

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villain Micro-Series, Vol. 1

Joshua Williamson, Erik Burnham, Jason Ciaramella, & Brian Lynch (w) • Mike Henderson, Andy Kuhn, Dave Wachter & Ross Campbell (a) • Andy Kuhn (c)

Krang, Baxter Stockman, Old Hob, and Alopex all get their turn. Krang’s history is revealed, Baxter’s secret project may be more dangerous than he realized, Old Hob is ready to branch out on his own, and Alopex discovers a devastating truth about her past.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-799-2

Doctor Who #15

Tony Lee (w) • Mike Collins (a) • Mark Buckingham (c)

Deadman’s Hand, Part 3 of 4: The judgement is made, and Earth is doomed! Can the Doctor and Oscar Wilde convince an alien with a vendetta to change his mind? Meanwhile, Clara and Calamity Jane track down Wild Bill Hickok in an effort to unearth the truth behind the gunfighter’s return.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Doctor Who #15—Subscription Variant

Tony Lee (w) • Mike Collins (a) • blank sketch cover (c)

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Doctor Who Series II: The Girl Who Waited, The Boy Who Lived

Tony Lee, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Matthew Dow Smith & Dan McDaid (w) • Andrew Currie, Richard Piers Rayner, Horacio Domingues, Tim Hamilton, Mark Buckingham, Smith, Josh Adams, Paul Grist, Blair Shedd, Mitch Gerads & McDaid (a) • N/A (c)

The complete 16-issue Series II featuring the first comic book tales of the 11th Doctor, as portrayed by Matt Smith, plus the 2011 Annual are collected in this volume.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 404 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-805-0

Doctor Who Series 3, Vol. 3: Sky Jacks!

Andy Diggle & Eddie Robson (w) • Andy Kuhn (a) • Mark Buckingham (c)

The TARDIS has recently been on the fritz, but now it has gone completely out of control and the Doctor is nowhere to be found! Meanwhile, white holes have been forming throughout time and space, sucking in everything around them. What does the Hypothetical Gentleman have to do with it all?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 112 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-791-6

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Doctor Who Series 3, Vol. 1 • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-579-0

Doctor Who Series 3, Vol. 2 • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-675-9

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #11 (of 12)

Scott & David Tipton (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • Francesco Francavilla, Dave Sim (c)

Our yearlong celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary continues! Geronimo! The Eleventh Doctor joins the fray in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor. Now that the Doctor has uncovered the true identity of his latest adversary, he must track him through time and space for a final confrontation!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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

Scott & David Tipton (w) • Kelly Yates (a) • Francesco Francavilla, Dave Sim (c)

Our yearlong celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary concludes! All eleven Doctors must team up if there’s any hope of defeating his latest and most surprising adversary! Everything has been leading up to this epic conclusion!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Doctor Who Classics, Vol. 9

Richard Starkings, John Carnell, Alan Grant, John Tomlinson, Paul Cornell, John Freeman, Dan Abnett, Andrew Donkin, Graham S. Brand & Ian Rimmer (w) • Dougie Braithwaite, Dave Elliott, Andy Lanning, John Higgins, Kev Hopgood, Martin Griffiths, Cam Smith, Lee Sullivan, John Ridgway, Mike Collins, Lee Sullivan & Mark Farmer (a) • Matthew Dow Smith (c)

The continued classic adventures of Doctor Who! Volume 9 of Doctor Who Classics contains stories like “Time and Tide,” “Invaders from Gantac,” and more!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 140 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-806-7

G.I. Joe #10

Fred Van Lente (w) • Steve Kurth (a) • Jamal Igle, Kurth (c)

THREAT MATRIX CONCLUDES! It’s DUKE versus MAD MONK for all the marbles! ‘Nuff said! (Wait. Wrong company.)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #8

Mike Costa (w) • Antonio Fuso (a & c)

THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS – PART 2! TOMAX makes his move… and no one on the COBRA FILES team will be prepared for the sinister plan the Crimson Twin unleashes. Trapped and cornered in their own facility, will FLINT, CHAMELEON and the rest of the team make it out alive?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe: Special Missions #9

Chuck Dixon (w) • Jamal Igle (a) • Igle, Paul Gulacy (c)

BILDOCKER’S DAY OFF! The Special Mission Unit’s expert conniver and master scrounger wants to prove he’s got as much right to be G.I. JOE as anyone else. BILDOCKER and DIAL-TONE take off on a road trip to the Florida Everglades to cut a deal with one of his shady contacts. But what they find out in the swamp is a weapon of mass destruction auction run by COBRA! Can BILDOCKER talk himself and DIAL-TONE out of becoming gator bait?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #196

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)

THE ROAD TO #200 CONTINUES! As the COBRA connection in the turmoil in Sierra Gordo deepens, G.I. JOE begins to unravel the true nature of the situation… but what do the Blue Ninjas have to do with the insurgent rebels? The plot thickens and the action kicks off in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #196!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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G.I. JOE: Future Noir

Andy Schmidt (w) • Giacomo Bevilacqua (a & c)

It’s Japan, in the near future, and the G.I. JOE team is highly advanced, but young at heart. And COBRA is something more sinister than anything seen before! All of Japan could go up in reptilian smoke if the JOEs can’t stop COBRA!

TPB • B&W • $14.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-794-7

G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 3

J.T. Krul, Merrill Hagan, Chuck Dixon, Max Brooks, Mike Costa & Christos N. Gage (w) • Klaus Scherwinski, Robert Atkins, S L Gallant, Howard Chaykin & Antonio Fuso (a) • Nick Runge (c)

G.I. JOE: THE IDW COLLECTION presents all of the G.I. JOE stories in the proper reading order. Includes G.I. JOE: Origins #11 and 15, G.I. JOE #13–17, G.I. JOE: Hearts and Minds, and G.I. JOE: Cobra II #1–4.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 380 pages • 7” by 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-793-0

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #13

Heather Nuhfer (w) • Brenda Hickey (a) • Hickey, Sara Richard (c)

The ponies hit the high seas! A trip to Horeshoe Bay takes a turn for the dramatic when our gang is captured by Hoofbeard the Pirate! Will the ponies help him find his long lost treasure, or will they be walking the plank?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #13—Subscription Variant

Heather Nuhfer (w) • Brenda Hickey (a) • blank sketch cover (c)

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My Little Pony Art Gallery

Various (a) • Sara Richard (c)

Showcasing beautiful pin-ups and covers from some of the best new My Little Pony artistic talent! Will this be where you find your new favorite artist?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony Micro-Series #9: Spike

Rob Anderson (w) • Agnes Garbowska (a) • Amy Mebberson, Garbowska (c)

Spike is ready for the responsibility of being a pet-owner! However, he might be getting more than he bargained for when a delivery of Sea Beasts (“just add water!”) arrives at his door. Spike’s unusual training methods will result in some surprises for everyone’s favorite baby dragon!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek: Khan #2 (of 5)

Mike Johnson (w) • Claudia Balboni (a) • Paul Shipper, photo (c)

The origin of STAR TREK’s greatest villain continues here, in this all-new mini-series overseen by STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci! Witness the never-before-seen outbreak of the legendary Eugenics Wars and behold Khan Noonien Singh’s brutal rise to power, as the secret history of the future is finally revealed!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek: Khan #2 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

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Star Trek #27

Mike Johnson (w) • Erfan Fajar (a & c) • Garrie Gastonny (c)

The Enterprise faces betrayal from within as the crew tries to prevent the Klingon-Romulan War from spreading to Federation space! The blockbuster Star Trek Into Darkness was just the beginning of these new adventures of Kirk and Spock, overseen by the film’s writer producer Roberto Orci!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek, Vol. 6: After Darkness

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

Star Trek, Vol. 6 picks up right where this year’s blockbuster sequel Star Trek Into Darkness leaves off! Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise face a dire new threat rising in the wake of the movie’s momentous events!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-796-1

Triple Helix #2 (of 4)

John Byrne (w & a & c)

The Monitors—what are they? Who is behind them? Begin to find out, this issue. Plus: a surprising development for Rock and an unexpected ally for Pylon.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Triple Helix #2 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

John Byrne (w & a & c)

John Byrne also provides this special Subscription Variant cover! Pre-order this action-packed image and revel in the might of the newest superteam in town, Triple Helix!

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Doomsday.1

John Byrne (w & a & c)

The Earth may have dodged a bullet on 12/21/2012, but there are worse things in store for our little blue planet. Seven adventurers aboard the International Space Station watch in horror as most of the world is decimated by a monster solar flare. And their only choice is to return to the surface, and face whatever awaits them there!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-747-3

Thumbprint by Joe Hill HC

Joe Hill & Jason Ciaramella (w) • Vic Malhotra (a & c)

Private Mallory Grennan had done terrible things as an Abu Ghraib prison worker. After being discharged from the army, Mal thought she was leaving her sins behind to start a new life back home. But some things can’t be left behind–some things don’t want to be left behind. By Joe Hill and Jason Ciaramella, the writing team that brought you the Eisner-award nominated one-shot, The Cape, with art by Vic Malhotra.

HC • FC • $21.99 • 112 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-748-0

Danger Girl: The Chase! #3 (of 4)

Andy Hartnell (w) • Harvey Tolibao (a) • Dan Panosian (c)

The third chapter of The Chase moves our heroines into high gear as they go from fast to supersonic! As their extremely dangerous, and vitally important mission continues, they hop from location to location, country to country, and barely stopping long enough to catch their breaths—as the deadly chase nears its inevitable conclusion!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Danger Girl: The Chase! #3 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

Andy Hartnell (w) • Harvey Tolibao (a) • photo (c)

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John Romita’s Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Artist’s Edition HC

Stan Lee, Gerry Conway (w) • John Romita (a & c)

Collecting more than 8 consecutive issues of John Romita‘s Spider-Man stories, and nearly all pencilled AND inked by Jazzy John Romita—and weighing in at a back-breaking 216 pages! Fantastic stories featuring Peter Parker battling Villains like Kraven the Hunter, Doctor Octopus, and Hammerhead, and, with nearly every page is scanned from Romita’s original art, this is an art lovers dream book!

HC • BW • $95.00 net discount item • 216 Pages • 12” x 17” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-844-9

Judge Dredd #13

Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Brendan McCarthy (c)

“13 Badges.” Dredd returns to Mega-City One—still recovering from the ravages of “The Long Fail” —only to find the Justice Department under siege! Seems that someone has snuffed 12 Judges in creative and shocking ways. Someone who is intimately familiar the routines of your average street Judge and their sector houses… someone who Dredd himself failed to catch just a few months ago!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Judge Dredd #13—Subscription Variant

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Judge Dredd Classics #5

John Wagner & Alan Grant (w) • Carlos Ezquerra (a) • Jim Fern (c)

“Apocalypse War” rages on in vibrant new color! Will East-Meg One release the citizens of Mega-City One from the clutches of Block Mania? And will Dredd be able to cut the Sovs off in time to keep them from infiltrating the south?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Mars Attacks Judge Dredd #3 (of 4)

Al Ewing (w) • John McCrea (a) • Greg Staples (c)

The Martian mayhem continues in Mega-City One! Dredd leads a detail of Judges in a bloody firefight with Martian forces, while scientists at HQ attempt to discover the nature of the mysterious metal sphere found in the city. But it may be too late to prevent a full-scale Martian invasion!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Mars Attacks Judge Dredd #3 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

Al Ewing (w) • John McCrea (a) • Loston Wallace (c)

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Mars Attacks: The Human Condition

Fred Hembeck, Bill Morrison, Ian Boothby, Dean Haspiel, Phil Hester, Beau Smith & Neil Kleid (w) • Hembeck, Morrison, Tone Rodriguez, Alan Robinson, Haspiel, John McCrea, Kelley Jones & Carlos Valenzuela (a) • Nar! (c)

Mars Attacks The Holidays and Mars Attacks: Classics Obliterated are collected into one volume by some of comics’ most talented creators. Halloween, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas aren’t safe from these alien invaders and neither are such literary classics as Moby Dick, Jekyll & Hyde, and Robinson Crusoe.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-795-4

The X-Files: Season 10 #6

Joe Harris (w) • Elena Casagrande (a) • Carlos Valenzuela (c)

Hosts, Part 1 of 2: Scully and Mulder try to come to terms with the fallout from recent events, but before they are able to catch their collective breath, they become embroiled in reports that a creature from their past as returned: “Flukeman”!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The X-Files: Season 10 #6—Subscription Variant

Joe Harris (w) • Elena Casagrande (a) • photo (c)

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4

Phil Hester (w) • Andrea Di Vito (a & c)

The first arc reaches its soul-searing climax as the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle the might of the Subterranean Army for control of The Judgment Tower, but while they struggle, the Tower itself unleashes its unholy wrath. How can T.H.U.N.D.E.R. save humanity when they can’t even save themselves?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ghostbusters #10

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

Happy Horror Days continues with the Day of The Dead! Melanie Ortiz returns to NYC just in time to help the Ghostbusters track down a ghost that is going to extremes to drive its family away from New York!

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Ghostbusters #10—Subscription Variant

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Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #6

Chris Mowry (w) • Matt Frank (a & c)

The stakes have never been higher when an alien onslaught on Las Vegas reveals new weapons for both sides of the conflict! Meanwhile, Lucy has her own problems to deal with as two countries pit monster against monster, with her team caught in the middle.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Magic: The Gathering – Theros #2 (of 4)

Jason Ciaramella (w) • Martin Coccolo (a) • Dan Scott (c)

Dack Fayden follows the trail of his most recent stolen artifact to THEROS, where he makes his way to a sinister island that holds the secrets of his newest acquisition. But such powerful artifacts are rarely left unguarded…

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter

R.A. Salvatore & Geno Salvatore (w) • David Baldeon (a) • Steve Ellis (c)

Tierflin and Doum’weille are half-Drow siblings, locked in competition for the ownership of the bloodthirsty sword Khazid’hea—the Cutter! Their father, the Drow renegade Tos’un—a veteran of battles against the Kingdom of Many-Arrows—is forced to choose his heir… but what does the powerful sword have to say on the subject?

HC • FC • $24.99 • 128 pages • 8.5” by 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-792-3

Dinosaurs Attack #5 (of 5)

Gary Gerani (w) • Herb Trimpe (a) • Earl Norem (c)

This is it… the final battle between humanity and the prehistoric invaders resurrected by Prof. Thorne! Will anchorman Bob Gowen save lives with his newscasts and ward off the attack of a monster lizard? Can the U.S. military stop an army of flesh-hungry behemoths hell bent on mass depopulation? And will a gun-wielding Helen Chambers make the right decision, even as a possibly mad Elias Thorne takes on a real or imagined dinosaur diety for the future of planet Earth? These and other thrilling questions are answered in the apocalyptic conclusion of DINOSAURS ATTACK!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Other Dead #3 (of 6)

Joshua Ortega & Digger T. Mesch (w) • Qing Ping Mui (a & c)

The zombie animal infection spreads across Louisiana, as Tommy and Azrael struggle to survive and President Obama is forced to go toe-to-toe with the un-deadly animals! Join all-star creators Kevin Eastman (TMNT), Joshua Ortega (Gears of War), and Digger T Mesch (Agent 88) for the third installment of the year’s most talked-about new zombie book!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Zombie War #2 (of 2)

Kevin Eastman & Tom Skulan (w) • Eastman & Eric Talbot (a & c)

The grand bleepin’ finale! A mysterious comet, a crash-landed stranded alien, a female military detective hot on the apocalypse trail, and ALL the DEAD SOLDIERS of the world coming back to life to destroy the world one bite at a time — what more could you ask for?! Featuring scripts and layouts by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman and art by Eric Talbot (Heavy Metal), this new incarnation presents ZOMBIE WAR in full color for the first time, courtesy of TMNT colorist Ronda Pattison!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Jinnrise #9

David Liss (w) • Andrew Huerta (a) • Eduardo Ramirez Viera (c)

In an effort to the defeat the alien Kibrani, Andrew and his ragtag team continue their quest to assemble an army of Jinn (Genies)! Two jinn bottles remain to be found, and together they hold the key to Earth’s fate. The jinn and their human allies prepare for the final battle, but the key to victory may mean handing the Kibrani their most powerful weapon yet.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Crow: Curare

James O’Barr (w) • Antoine Dodé (a & c)

Retired Detroit police officer Joe Salk was a good cop, but after a little girl’s murder, his wife left him because of his obsession with finding her killers. Now completely alone, his need for revenge might just be helped by the young victim, returned and empowered by the spirit of vengeance, the Crow…

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-746-6

Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, Vol. 2: 1969-1971

Russ Manning (w & a & c)

This second volume of a 4-book series collecting the entire run of the Tarzan newspaper strip by Russ Manning presents five complete daily storylines and five complete Sundays adventures. In the dailies from October 29, 1969 through March 31, 1971, Tarzan meets the Stone Pharaoh while his son, Korak, encounters the Gryf Worshippers. In the Sundays from May 18, 1969 through January 17, 1971, Tarzan embarks on a safari to Opar and we learn the back story on how he met his wife and life partner Jane.

HC • B&W • $49.99 • 296 pages • 11” x 8.5” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-820-3

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Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning, Vol. 1 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-694-0

Tim Bradstreet: The Sketchbook Series, Vol. 1

Tim Bradstreet (w & a & c)

Tim Bradstreet has been one of the most in-demand comic-book cover artists for two decades. From the Punisher to Star Trek, his stylized illustrations are all beautifully rendered. Now IDW Publishing is releasing an entire sketchbook of Tim’s gorgeous pencils and sketches, complete with insightful commentary by the artist.

TPB • B&W • $9.99 • 48 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-800-5

GI Joe: Complete Collection Volume 1 Red Label Edition

Larry Hama, Steven Grant, Herb Trimpe (w) • Herb Trimpe, Don Perlin, Mike Vosburg (a)

This Red Label edition of G.I. JOE: The Complete Collection Vol.1 comes with a full-color illustration by series artist Herb Trimpe. The book is signed by Trimpe, and Larry Hama and hand-numbered to 250. This collection of classic G.I. Joe tales has been packaged and presented in beautiful hand-assembled casing and re-imagined covers.

HC • FC • $100.00 net item • 300 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-840-1

Danger Girl/G.I. Joe – Red Label Edition

Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle (a)

This Red Label edition of Danger Girl/G.I. Joe is signed by co-creators J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell and series artist, John Royle.

HC • FC • $100.00 net item • 128 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-841-8

Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before – Red Label Edition

Mike Johnson (w) • Stephen Molnar, Joe Phillips (a & c)

Collects the first four issues of the ongoing IDW series in a prestigious limited-edition format, featuring a set of EIGHT exclusive lithographs, in a custom slipcase!

HC • FC • $100.00 net item • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-842-5

Comics About Cartoonists – Special Sketch Cover Edition

Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Jack Cole, Dick Briefer, Winsor McCay, Chester Gould, Sheldon Mayer, Milton Caniff, Ernie Bushmiller, Basil Wolverton, Siegel and Shuster, Will Eisner, Elzie Segar, Harvey Kurtzman, Charles Schulz, & George Herriman (w & a)

Commission an artist for your one-of-a-kind cover, or even create your own, on the special blank sketch cover edition of this unique book! Comics about cartoonists, by some of the best cartoonists in history!

HC • FC • $40.00 net item • 192 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-843-2

Li’l Abner, Vol. 6

Al Capp (w & a & c)

Beware, readers, beware! Amidst such buxom beauties as Daisy Mae, Wolf Gal, and Moonbeam McSwine, nothing can prepare Abner—or you!—for (*choke*) Lena the Hyena, the woman so hideous, so frightening, that men literally leave their country to avoid her face. When Fearless Fosdick cartoonist Lester Gooch plans to bring Lena from Lower Slobbovia to America, it sets off a fantastic chain of events that ropes in Boris Karloff, Frank Sinatra, and Salvador Dali!

HC • PC • $49.99 • 272 pages • 9.25” x 12” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-819-7

A Princess of Mars (Prose)

Edgar Rice Burroughs (w) • Michael Kaluta (a & c)

Relive Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic adventure tale in this handsome representation featuring illustrations by Michael Kaluta. A revered illustration powerhouse, Kaluta’s unmistakable style presents John Carter’s “Barsoom” experiences like you’ve never seen before. A must have for Burroughs and Kaluta fans.

HC • FC • $29.99 • 124 pages • 9” x 13.5” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-182-2

True Blood, Vol. 2: Tainted Love

Marc Andreyko & Michael McMillian (w) • Stephen Molnar & Joe Corroney (a) • J. Scott Campbell (c)

A sweet gesture by Hoyt to surprise Jessica with the prom night she never had goes awry when Tru Blood served turns out to be part of a poisoned batch–and Jessica becomes its first victim! Sookie, Bill, and Eric race to track down the culprits responsible, and find it’s all part of a nefarious plot. Now there are mere hours to locate Jessica… before the maddening effects of the tainted elixir drive her to the true death!

TPB • FC • $14.99 • 160 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-804-3

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True Blood, Vol. 1: Where Were You? • FC • $14.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-665-0