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 6th, 2014
Angry Birds Comics #3
Jeff Parker, Paul Tobin & Various (w) • Corrado Mastantuono & Various (a) • Cesar Ferioli (c)
A stick, a rubber band, some birds, a few pigs… what else do a pair of Eisner-nominated writers need to make comics fun again? YOU! Join us as we catapult into the third issue of Angry Birds Comics featuring brand new, fun-filled stories for kids of every age!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Danger Girl: Back in Black
Andy Hartnell (w) • Nick Bradshaw (a) • J. Scott Campbell (c)
Abbey and Sydney Savage go undercover to infiltrate an all-girl biker gang after a powerful and mysterious Native American artifact is stolen. From the black hills of California to the white sands of Daytona Beach, the girls take a wild ride into the dangerous world of espionage, motorcycles, and black magic to track down the priceless item.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-075-9
Ghostbusters, Vol. 8: Mass Hysteria, Pt. 1
Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)
A Ghostbusters 30th anniversary celebration that will shake the boys and girls in grey to their core! Gozer the Gozerian, the Destructor, was once drawn to Manhattan, but could not complete his work. That’s the good news. The bad news is that he isn’t the only god who has taken notice of Earth.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-079-7
G.I. JOE: America’s Elite, Disavowed, Vol. 4
Mike O’Sullivan, Mark Powers (w) • Tim Seeley, Javier Sicilia, Mike Bear (a) • S L Gallant (c)
A former teammate turned enemy seeks the answers for a past that is hidden from even himself, and the Baroness, one of the Cobra’s most deadly members, is at large and visiting violent retribution on all her enemies.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-078-0
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #205
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)
Torpedo and his team race against the clock in the mountains of Olliestan, with Dr. Adele Burkhart in tow. Will they make it out in one piece or will the pursuing insurgents take down our Real American Heroes?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Haunted Horror #12
Various (w & a & c)
Pre-Code comic fans have been SCREAMING about Haunted Horror! Join these guys and ghouls in ordering the terrifyingly fun full-color comic reprinting the choicest banned comics from the 1950s–and join the cult-like fiendishly friendly horde on the Horror Comics: 1950s and Beyond page on Facebook!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Mars Attacks: First Born <#3 of 4>
Chris Ryall (w) • Sam Kieth (a & c)
It’s the Martians’ warlike Nature vs the human tendency to Nurture, as “First Born” hits its penultimate point! Will the first Martian born on Earth succumb to its biologically barbaric imperative? Things take a turn for the bizarre as Ryall and Kieth build to an explosive conclusion to their latest partnership!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Popeye Classics #25
Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)
We all know Popeye gets his strength from his beloved spinach, but what is this crazy “Shrink Weed” the one-eyed sailor ingests in the lead story? Plus another fun-filled Bud Sagendorf “Sherm” story—and MORE!
FC • 52 pages • $3.99
Rocky & Bullwinkle Classics, Vol. 2: Vacational Therapy
Al Kilgore, Jack Mendelsohn, Dave Berg, more (w) • Al Kilgore, Fred Fredericks, Jerry Robinson, Mel Crawford, more (a) • Kilgore (c)
The earliest comic book adventures of America’s favorite moose and squirrel are collected here in Rocky & Bullwinkle Classics. Presenting re-mastered stories from Gold Key comics #5–8, enjoy classic moose-adventures like “Underwater Moose,” “Petty Piracy,” “Vacational Therapy,” “Muscle Bound Moose,” “Roll Call,” “Dud Ringer,” and many more.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 124 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-019-3
Rogue Trooper Classics <#4 of 12>
Gerry Finley-Day (w) • Dave Gibbons, Colin Wilson (a) • John McCrea (c)
Clone war! Nu-Earth, a planet ravaged by war, its atmosphere poisoned by chemical weapons. In this battle-scarred landscape, the Norts and Southers fight where only the Genetic Infantrymen can survive unaided. Rogue is one such soldier, and these are his tales… all in color for the very first time!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Squidder #2
Ben Templesmith (w & a & c)
The Squidder steals back a slave for a local strong man, only to realize success with the job means upsetting the fragile balance of human power. With the aid of the very Squid cult he hates, he realizes there’s a new game afoot and an old war still worth fighting, while more powerful eyes finally start to take notice.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Mage <#5 of 6>
JC De La Torre (w) • Franco Cespedes (a & c)
The Ghosts of the Past: Orasmas’ terrible new weapon forces Arylos to make a tremendous sacrifice. Darien learns of the horrors in the Sarru Kishpu’s past and Orasmas’ wicked plan to destroy the empire.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek: New Visions: Time’s Echo
John Byrne (writer, artist & photo-manipulation)
John Byrne continues his new Star Trek photonovel adventures! In “Core,” from the raging heart of the galaxy comes a message that summons the crew of the Starship: Enterprise on their most bizarre and dangerous mission. A message sent by their own captain… ten centuries earlier!
FC • 48 pages • $7.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-119-0
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Classics, Vol. 4
Steve Skeates, Manny Stallman, Ralph Reese (w) • Gil Kane, Paul Reinman, John Giunta, Chic Stone, Ogden Whitney, Dan Adkins, Wally Wood, Mike Sekowsky, Frank Giacoia, Manny Stallman, George Tuska (a) • Ryan Brown (c)
The original classic adventures of Dynamo, NoMan, Menthor, and more from T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents issue #11, NoMan #1–2, and Dynamo #3.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 208 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-084-1.
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
Walter Simonson’s Lawnmower Man: Artist’s Edition Portfolio
Stephen King (w) • Walter Simonson (a & c)
Stephen King’s The Lawnmower Man is a classic short story that was the basis for a hit motion picture. But, more importantly, it was adapted for comics by King himself, and drawn by legendary comics artist Walter Simonson. Only published once, in a rare Marvel magazine, this is the first time since 1981 that The Lawnmower Man has been available to comic readers. Printed to the exacting standards of all Artist’s Editions, this portfolio is a must-have item for Simonson and King fans alike!
HC Portfolio • BW • $30.00 net item • 12.5” x 18” • 22 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-116-9
Check out all of these comics and more at your favorite local comic shop or our favorite online retail store!
~CynicNerd
