What does IDW Publishing have on the slate for genre comic book fans this week? Check out some great books featuring your favorite heroes including TMNT, Doctor Who, GI-Joe, Star Trek, Transformers, and more! So what are you waiting for??!! Start scrolling!
Week of August 13th, 2014
Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen: Artifact Edition HC
Alan Moore (w) • Dave Gibbons (a & c)
Watchmen has been called the greatest graphic novel of all time. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons createda story and graphic narrative unlike anything that preceded it, and revitalized the entire art form that followed. It is the one book that nearly all comics readers know inside and out…or so you thought! Now, with the full assistance and cooperation of Dave Gibbons, comes Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen: Artifact Edition, crammed full of high resolution scans shot directly from Gibbons’ original art. Covers, interiors, advertisements, portfolio pieces, color guides—this is the ultimate collection of the ultimate graphic novel!
HC • BW • $75.00 net discount item • 144 Pages • 12” x 17” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-030-8
Doberman #2
Scott Marder, Rob Rosell, and Jack lambert (w) • Brandon McKinney (a) • Bernard Chang (c)
Frank Doberman rejoins the police force after years of exile, but instead of being top dog like in the old days, he finds hims himself starting over with a new uniform, new rules and regulations and a new partner.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE: Silent Interlude 30th Anniversary Edition
Larry Hama (w) • Hama & Steve Leialoha (a) • Hama & Klaus Janson (c)
SILENT INVASION! The story that defined a generation—G.I. JOE #21: remastered from the original art and lovingly recolored to the highest of contemporary standards. This wordless issue introduced the world to SNAKE EYE’s mysterious nemesis STORM SHADOW and his ARASHIKAGE NINJA—and they’ve never looked better. Plus—an unprecedented glimpse of Larry Hama’s original layouts and Steve Leialoha’s finishes, and a look behind the scenes of the comic’s creation—and at its enduring legacy!
HC • FC • $19.99 • 88 pages • 7” 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-035-3
Godzilla: Cataclysm #1 (of 5)—SPOTLIGHT
Cullen Bunn (w) • Dave Wachter (a & c)
Years have passed since the monster apocalypse nearly destroyed mankind. Now it is merely a distant, nightmarish memory for Hiroshi, an elder in one of the few remaining tribes of humans. Little does Hiroshi know that the apocalypse is not over, and that his memories of the past may yet save the future!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Judge Dredd: Anderson, Psi-Division #1—SPOTLIGHT
Matt Smith (w) • Carl Critchlow (a) • Matt Haley (c)
In an all-new adventure from Cassandra Anderson’s early days in the Mega-City One Psi-Division, writer Matt Smith and artist Carl Critchlow present “King of the Six Sectors.” It all starts with Anderson awaking from an unusually strong vision of an attack on the Megapolitan Museum showcasing Cursed Earth artifacts…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Littlest Pet Shop #4 (of 5)
Georgia Ball (w) • Nico Peña, Antonio Campo (a) • Campo (c)
Blythe leaves the pets to watch over the shop while she takes Zoe to an audition for the starring role in a new television show, but when a mysterious package arrives at the Littlest Pet Shop the pets can’t resist opening it! What they find inside is a box full of trouble with no intentions of being put back! Plus, Blythe endures the embarrassment of attending a rock concert with gasp her dad!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Maxx: Maxximized #10
Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs (w) • Kieth (a & c)
Fairy Tale: As Julie is spring cleaning, Mr. Gone entertains us with a little child-like tale of Julie’s traumatic up-bringing, and the little sickly rabbit that scrape, scrape, scrapes, which she keeps hidden under her bed. She learns lessons from her absentee father’s denial, and her mother’s unflinching willingness to face things that Julie (and Maxx) would rather avoid all together.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #22
Ted Anderson (w) • Agnes Garbowska (a) • Garbowska, Zander Cannon (c)
Has Trixie been framed for stealing a diamond, or is she up to her old tricks? It’s a classic whodunit set in the hustle and bustle of Manehattan! Don’t miss the conclusion to this madcap caper!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
My Little Pony: Animated, Vol. 3: The Return of Harmony
The celebrated animated series comes to bookshelves! Revisit the habitants of Equestria and learn about the magic that friendship brings in this adaptation of the television series. This volume adapts season two episodes “Return of Harmony” parts 1 and 2!
TPB • FC • $7.99 • 112 pages • 5” x 7” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-016-2
Star Trek #36
Mike Johnson (w) • Tony Shasteen (a & c)
The epic STAR TREK event of 2014 continues here, in Part 2 of “The Q Gambit”! Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise are thrust into the future of their new timeline thanks to the mysterious being known as Q. But in this alternate reality, what has become of the space station once known as Deep Space Nine… and the man called Benjamin Sisko? Don’t miss this all-new story developed in association with STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #14
Landry Walker (w) • Marcelo Ferreira (a) • Dario Brizuela (c)
Donatello has created a new scent in the hopes of getting April’s attention. Unfortunately it’s got the attention of all of the insects in New York City instead… including a swarm parasitic wasps! Will the Turtles be able to stop the insect hordes before everyone bug’s out?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #37
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Cory Smith (a) • Smith, Eastman (c)
From the start, two villains have dominated the Turtles’ lives: Shredder and Krang. Now, for the first time, they come face-to-face with each other in the present day! Will they be able to overcome their differences and join forces? It’s a very special stand-alone issue that guarantees some major surprises!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Primacy #1—SPOTLIGHT
Chris Metzen & Flint Dille (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a, c)
THE WAR FOR CYBERTRON! Optimus Prime versus Megatron. Autobots versus Decepticons. At the dawn of the conflict, battle lines are drawn and sides are set… now legends will be made. The war that would define a planet begins in earnest—and its revelations will shake the TRANSFORMERS’ world to the core!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The X-Files: Season 10 #15
Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • Francesco Francavilla (c)
Pilgrims, Part 5 of 5: Flying saucers, the Cigarette Smoking Man, the New Syndicate… this mind-blowing conclusion sets the agenda for the rest of Season 10. Don’t miss the series that Geeked Out Nation says holds “nearly as much quality and charm as its small screen predecessor ever did.”
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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~CynicNerd
