It’s almost Wednesday and that means it’s time to pick up some new comics! I always consider IDW to be the greatest … publishers of all time and this week’s releases has some real gems! Including the launch of the NEW Samurai Jack ongoing, the first collected edition for the big TMNT event “City Fall“, and a crazy crossover between the Spirit and the Rocketeer written by the legendary Mark Waid! So what are you waiting for start scrolling!
The Crow: Curare <#3 of 3> : James O’Barr (w) • Antoine Dodé (a) • O’Barr (c)
Detective Joe Salk’s obssession with the dead girl culminates in this final tale of violent retribution as secrets are revealed, debts are paid and lives are forever changed. FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The latest gripping Crow saga by creator James O’Barr!
Doctor Who #14 : Tony Lee (w) • Mike Collins (a) • Mark Buckingham (c)
Deadman’s Hand, Part 2 of 4:Clara and Calamity Jane have been shot dead by a reanimated Wild Bill Hickok—but how? And does this relate to Thomas Edison’s secret research site in the Black Hills? And why doesn’t Oscar Wilde care if he dies? Only the Doctor knows, and he’s not telling!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Doctor Who Omnibus, Vol. 2 : Tony Lee, Jonathan L. Davis, Matthew Dow Smith, Al Davison, Matt Sturges (w) • Al Davison, Matthew Dow Smith, Blair Shedd, Kelly Yates, Brian Shearer (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards ( c) All 16 issues plus the 2010 Annual and A Fairytale Life are collected in this second Doctor Who Omnibus. Includes the final comic book tales of the 10th Doctor plus a stand alone tale starring the 11th Doctor that’s not to be missed!
TPB • FC • 6″ x 9″ • $29.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-809-8
Fever Ridge: A Tale of MacArthur’s Jungle War <#4 of 8>: Mike Heimos (w) • Nick Runge (a & c)
Erik and Blackie are in complicit captivity in the camp of the Junker-gone native, Baron Anton von Stierland, the inscrutable leader of an ambush crew comprised mainly of the ghostly and fierce Mud Men of the Sepik Valley. Having made their way into the Huon Peninsula in violation of their own Spirits and of local taboos, they are on the hunt for every Japanese soul they can find…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Haunted Horror #7 : Various (w & a) • Lee Elias (c)
Listen to what fans are screaming about our full color reprints of banned 1950s comics:
“The dead walk again in Haunted Horror!”—Martin Hirchak
“Haunted Horror is absolutely disgusting, gory, & VERY entertaining!”—Tommy Stanziola
“From straight A student to teen junkie, the stories in this ghoulish gallery made me the man I am today!”—Ghastly Gilbert Smith
“The stories the Comics Code Authority didn’t think you could handle!”—Sean MacLellan
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Judge Dredd #12 : Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel (a & c)
“Into The Cursed Earth,” chapters 10-12: Roasted Judge on a Spit (Serves 6-8): Ingredients: one (1) Judge, metal spit, Kosher salt. 1. Kill the Judge (pick your favorite option; we just like to shoot ‘em in the mouth) 2. Pry off helmet, that big gold bird, boots, gloves, etc. 3. Secure Judge to spit carefully; dead Judges are heavy and tend to flop around as the spit turns. 4. Light coals, turn slowly, salting and basting with blood (pro tip: save it from step number 1) every half hour. 5. When the skin bubbles up into these fine little blistery pustules, it’s time to eat! (Recipe courtesy Angel Brothers Gang, all rights reserved)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Judge Dredd: Year One : Matt Smith (w) • Simon Coleby (a) • Greg Staples (c)
“The Long Hard Road” begins here! In an all-new adventure from Joe Dredd’s early days as a Mega City-One Judge, writer (and Eagle-award-winning 2000 AD Editor) Matt Smith presents a tale where “all the young juves, carry the news,” only in this case, the news is delivered with a lethal blow!
“If you’ve been looking for a way to get into Dredd, then this story is a perfect jumping-on point.” –Newsarama
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-738-1
The Other Dead <#2 of 6> : Joshua Ortega & Digger T. Mesch (w) • Qing Ping Mui (a & c)
The world’s first Zombie Animal epic continues! President Obama travels to New Orleans to deal with the evacuation of the city, as Tommy, Azrael, and Justina fight for their very lives against the undead animal horde! All-star creators Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Joshua Ortega (Gears of War, Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer), and Digger T Mesch (Agent 88) join up with rising star Qing Ping Mui for the shocking second issue of the year’s most talked-about new horror series! From the creators of Gears of War and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Rocketeer/The Spirit: Pulp Friction! <#2 of 4> : Mark Waid (w) • Loston Wallace (a) • Paul Smith (c)
The most pulp-tastic crossover of all time continues! What is the TV Terror that threatens all of Los Angeles—and how can the Rocketeer and the Spirit hope to combat such a futuristic menace? Plus—it’s the Peevey/Dolan team, together again at last! Continuing the ground-breaking crossover between the two greatest creations of two legendary creators, Will Eisner and Dave Stevens!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Samurai Jack <#1 of 5>—GEM OF THE MONTH : Jim Zub (w) • Andy Suriano (a & c)
Cartoon Network’s hit animated series is back at IDW! The legendary samurai known only as ‘Jack’ is stranded in a strange future ruled by the demonic wizard, Aku. His quest to return back to the past has tested him many times, but now the stakes are higher than ever. Can an ancient relic known as the Rope of Eons finally take him home? Writer Jim Zub(Skullkickers, Street Fighter) and artist Andy Suriano (Character Designer on the original Samurai Jack TV series)begin a new era of samurai adventure! Subscription variant covers by Show Creator Genndy Tartakovsky!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek #26 : Mike Johnson (w) • Erfan Fajar (a & c)
The conflict between the Klingon and Romulan Empires erupts, with Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise trapped in the middle! Don’t miss the newest chapter of the ongoing series overseen by Star Trek Into Darkness writer/producer Roberto Orci!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who: Assimilation²: The Complete Series : Scott Tipton, David Tipton & Tony Lee (w) • J.K. Woodward, The Sharp Bros., Gordon Purcell (a) • The Sharp Bros. (c) Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise have joined forces with the Doctor and his companions to combat an unholy alliance between the Federation’s most terrifying enemy and one of the Doctor’s greatest antagonists. But once the Cybermen turn on their Borg allies, the Doctor and Picard find themselves at odds over how to proceed against the threat, with the fate of the universe hanging in the balance!
HC • FC • $34.99 • 200 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-782-4
Transformers Regeneration One #95 : Simon Furman (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Andrew Wildman, Guidi (c)
AND ONE SHALL RISE! Yep, a there’s a new Prime on the block (and the old one isn’t gone yet), and just in the nick of time too, as Cybertron shudders and reels under the dual assault of BLUDGEON and his WarWorld and a spitting mad GALVATRON. But is the advent of RODIMUS PRIME a boon for Cybertron or one more dark domino falling in the headlong rush to universal armageddon? Continuing the original 1980s TRANSFORMERS series by Hall of Fame writer Simon Furman!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 : Phil Hester (w) • Andrea Di Vito (a) • Phil Hester (c)
The reassembled T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle Iron Maiden to a stalemate in the caverns of Kashmir while a hidden army rises below, but which side will they take? Director Kathryn Kane stands trial for her exploration of the forbidden Judgment Towers, but can T.H.U.N.D.E.R. itself survive their now-unleashed power?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 6: City Fall, Part 1 :Tom Waltz & Kevin Eastman (w) • Eastman, Mateus Santolouco (a) • Santolouco (c)
The latest collection of the red-hot ongoing series kicks off with Kevin Eastman’s solo issue #21, a prelude to the first three parts of “City Fall.” A normal night on the town for Raphael and Casey turns deadly when the Foot Clan appears in full force. The resulting chaos is only the first step in Shredder’s master plan!
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-783-1
True Blood: Here We Go Again : Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos & Beni Lobel (a) • Gaydos (c)
With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Alan Ball, actor/writer Michael McMillian begins a climactic arc that threatens to rip up Bon Temps at its roots and has a former Merlotte’s waitresses returning from the dead!
HC • FC • $21.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-784-8
Vitriol the Hunter : Billy Martin & Brent Allen (w) • Martin (a & c)
They own the night… they yearn for the day! In this gothic sci-fi adventure, Billy Martin (guitarist of Good Charlotte) and Brent Allen bring a new grisly horror to life! As Basilika City’s last great hope, Vitriol stands as the only force that can stop Lord Barthus and his heinous vampire regime from overtaking the city.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 148 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-744-2
Zombie War <#1 of 2>—SPOTLIGHT : Kevin Eastman & Tom Skulan (w) • Eastman & Eric Talbot (a & c)
When the denizens of Earth’s military cemeteries begin to rise from the dead, who will stop them? Over ZOMBIE WAR’s two giant-sized issues, Jina, a tough-as-nails fighter pilot sets about uncovering what reanimated these heavily armed monsters and more importantly, what will stop them?! Featuring scripts and layouts by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman and art by Eric Talbot (Heavy Metal), this new incarnation will present ZOMBIE WAR in full color for the first time, courtesy of TMNT colorist Ronda Pattison!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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Stay tooned 😛
~CynicNerd
