IDW Publishing has some of the most eclectic and diverse titles on the market today! From Transformers to X-Files to Locke and Key, IDW is your one stop for the weekly funny and not so funny books! Let’s find out what’s new on shelves this week from this awesome publisher! So what are you waiting for?! Start scrolling!
Angry Birds/Transformers <#1 of 4>—SPOTLIGHT
John Barber (w) • Marcelo Ferreira & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Marcelo Ferreira (c)
You got TRANSFORMERS in my Angry Birds! No, you got Angry Birds in my TRANSFORMERS! ERGH, OOF, MPPHH!!! Hey! Waitaminit! This is actually pretty great! That’s right, comic lovers, two of your favorite IDW comics have morphed into one amazing new comic! When the TRANSFORMERS lose their powerful ALLSPARK, it ends up on Piggie Island and the world of Angry Birds turns robotic! Prepare to meet… the AUTOBIRDS and DECEPTIHOGS!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Edward Scissorhands <#2 of 5> DFAT EXCLUSIVE!! Check out Casey’s interview with Kate Leth here!
Kate Leth (w) • Drew Rausch (a) • Kevin Wada (c)
Megs’ detective work leads her further into the past, as she struggles to uncover the truth about Edward. At the castle, Edward searches for Eli, the unfinished creation with a penchant for taking things apart, unaware that he’s slipped out into the shadows of a sleepy suburban town.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. Joe #3
Karen Traviss (w) • Steve Kurth (a) • Jeffrey Veregge (c)
THE FALL OF G.I. JOE continues…and things get worse. Who is Duke working for—and why? Plus—while the G.I. JOE team is under fire, Scarlett struggles to hold them together…and the COBRA peacekeeping force continue its advance.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #18
Chris Mowry (w) • Matt Frank (a & c)
The ultimate invasion has begun! Battra and Kumonga begin a ferocious battle that could destroy Monster Islands completely. Meanwhile, Godzilla has his hands full with a new monster he has yet to battle!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Judge Dredd #25
Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Mark Torres (c)
“Mega-City Manhunt, part 1”—Dredd has defeated the Dark Judges and broken out of Sector One… only to find himself a fugitive in Judge Cal’s insane surveillance state, with only Anderson in his head helping him survive Cal’s rabid manhunt…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Nelvana of the Northern Lights—CERTIFIED COOL
Adrian Dingle (w & a & c)
Nelvana of the Northern Lights returns from the lost pages of Adrian Dingle’s Triumph Comics! Nelvana was one of the world’s very first super-heroines, predating Wonder Woman by several months, and is among the ranks of the first Canadian superheroes to emerge after Canada placed an embargo on US luxury goods during WWII. First appearing in 1941, Nelvana was tasked with protecting Canada’s northern lands. Using the powers of the northern lights, Nelvana could fly at incredibly fast speeds, become invisible, and even turn into dry ice! She used her great powers to ward off Nazi invaders, shady fur traders, subterranean mammoth men, and inter-dimensional ether people.
Featuring an introduction by editors Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey, and foreword/afterword by Dr. Benjamin Woo and Michael Hirsh.
HC • FC • $39.99 • 352 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-128-2
Samurai Jack #14
Jim Zub (w) • Andy Suriano, Ethen Beavers (a) • Suriano (c)
Jack is tested by power greater than any he has ever faced before. Can he prove himself worthy and regain his strength? The epic “Quest of the Broken Blade” storyline continues!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Shadow Show <#1 of 5> —GEM OF THE MONTH
Joe Hill & Jason Ciaramella (w) • Charles Paul Wilson III (a) • Gabriel Rodriguez (c)
In Shadow Show, acclaimed writers and come together to pay tribute to the work of the one and only Ray Bradbury, the incomparable literary artist who has given us such timeless classics as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Dandelion Wine. Up first is “By The Silver Water of Lake Champlain,” written by Joe Hill and adapted by Jason Ciaramella (The Cape) and Charles Paul Wilson III (Wraith). In this haunting story, Gail and Joel, two young teens, form an unlikely bond over the discovery of a lifetime. But their lives will soon be changed, forever altered by what they found that foggy day by the silver waters of Lake Champlain.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Skylanders #2
Ron Marz, David A. Rodriguez (w) • David Baldeon & Various (a) • Fico Ossio (c)
The #1 best-selling video game and toy franchise for the last two years is now a comic! Along with all your favorite Skylanders, this all-new comic series features characters and plots that tie directly into the release of the new Skylanders Trap Team video game! Don’t miss out on a single issue or risk missing the complete story!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters <#2 of 4>
Erik Burnham, Tom Waltz (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)
The Turtles are stuck in the Ghostbusters dimension… along with a brand-new, all-powerful, all-crazy ghost from centuries past! The two teams will have to act fast to save the day, but what happens when Casey Jones becomes possessed?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #40
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Mateus Santolouco (a) • Santolouco, Eastman (c)
Mutants new and old make for a combustible mix! The Turtles are stuck in the middle of an unfolding brawl that could affect mutantkind forever! Will Hob’s army be destroyed before it even begins? Alopex, Nobody, Pigeon Pete…who will be the victor?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Drift: Empire of Stone <#1 of 4>—SPOTLIGHT
Shane McCarthy (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Alex Milne (c)
DRIFT RETURNS! Last year, TRANSFORMERS readers were shocked when DRIFT left the AUTOBOTS in disgrace… and now he’s alone, on a mission to clean up the darkest depths of the galaxy—until RATCHET shows up to try to bring him home!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #35: Days of Deception
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
Days of Deception begins with… PEACE AND HAPPINESS! To be honest, there’s not much we can say about this issue without giving away the life-changing events of last issue. What we can say is this: everything’s fine. There’s no conflict, no sadness, no angst. Why is this a problem?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers VS G.I. JOE #4
Tom Scioli & John Barber (w) • Scioli (a & c)
THE WAR AT HOME! But whose home—and whose war?! Interstellar war has never been so cosmic! The G.I. JOE team faces the TRANSFORMERS—on Earth and Cybertron. Plus—just in time for Halloween… meet the OCTOBER GUARD!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The X-Files: Year Zero <#5 of 5>
Karl Kesel (w) • Vic Malhotra, Greg Scott (a) • Carlos Valenzuela (c)
Mulder and Scully have finally come face-to-face with “Mr. Zero” and slowly unraveled a mystery stretching nearly 70 years in the past. But more major twists are revealed as this historic case comes to a close! For now…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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