New IDW Books This Week!
Wednesday, Aug 15th, 2012
Click read more to see the full list of comics and books out
today!
Battle Beasts #2 (of 4) - Also available digitally!
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Bobby Curnow (w) • Valerio Schiti (a & c)
The Beasts have landed on Earth, destroying everything in their
path. Bliss Reynolds knows why, but she is being hunted for her
secret knowledge by dozens of bloodthirsty Beasts! Three noble
Beasts have endeavored to protect Bliss, but they won't be enough
to protect her from the hordes that are on their tail. The only
option? Run! It's a scramble for survival in a war zone called San
Francisco!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Jeff Zornow cover!
Bullet Points:
• The beloved toys from the ‘80s come to life in a story
with non-stop action!
• If you love Transformers or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
you'll love this tale of intergalactic creature mayhem!
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Classic
Popeye Ongoing #1 - Also available
digitally!
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Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)
Representing the classic Popeye #1 from 1948 by Bud Sagendorf! This
collector's item begins a reprinting of the complete Sagendorf's
Popeye comic book series, nearly 100 issues long! Carefully
reproduced from the original comic books and lovingly restored. Eat
your spinach!
FC • 48 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
• A perfect companion to the new Popeye series!
• Bud Sagendorf’s classic tales, lovingly restored!
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Creativity of Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko (w & a & c)
Steve Ditko's most creative comics are lovingly reproduced in a
beautiful large format hardback book, "The Creativity of Steve
Ditko," a companion to Craig Yoe's previous "The Art of Ditko."
Forward by Paul Levitz with revealing essays by Mike Gold, Jack
Harris, Mikal Banta, and Amber Stanton. Amber, daughter of fetish
artist Eric Stanton, gives ground-breaking background about when
her father and Ditko shared a studio for nearly a decade and worked
on each others projects during the creation of Spider-Man.
HC • FC • $39.99 • 208 pages • 9.5” x
12.5” • ISBN 978-1-61377-276-8
Bullet points:
• A plethora of unpublished art, sketches and many never
previously printed photos of Ditko!
The Crow
#2 - Also available digitally!
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John Shirley (w) • Kevin Colden (a) • Ashley Wood,
Kyle Hotz (c)
“Death, My Revelation.” The Crow has been reborn in
blood and loss through something that may be worse than death.
Displaced spirits, torn from their living bodies, wander Tokyo as
the mystery deepens. The Crow is on a mission of vengeance, his
samurai sword splashing blood… but he must also uncover
hidden truths as he penetrates level after level of secrets within
the shadowy corridors of Biotrope... and the dark recesses of a
mysterious island off the coast of Japan.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Kent Williams cover!
Variant James O’Barr cover!
Bullet points:
• Written by John Shirley,
co-screenwriter of The Crow and novelist (Everything is Broken)
• Covers by Ashley Wood & Kyle Hotz!
• Incentive covers by The Crow creator James O’Barr and
a classic image from Kent Williams!
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purchase the digital version.
Deadworld: War of the Dead #3 (of 5) -
Also available digitally!
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Gary Reed (w) • Sami Makkonen (a & c)
Dan, one of the surviving humans, finally found Donna, the woman he
loved… but she had become infected with the presence of an
intelligent zombie and is now half-human and half-zombie. Dan is
torn between saving her or killing her, and if he doesn’t
make the decision soon, it might just be too late…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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Flash Gordon,
Vol. 2
Alex Raymond (w & a & c)
The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim presents every Sunday
by Alex Raymond from both classic strips together for the first
time, in the oversized 12” x 16” champagne edition
format. Part of IDW’s Library of American Comics Ultimate
Alex Raymond Collection.
HC • PC • $75.00 • 176 pages • 12” x
16” • ISBN 978-1-61377-220-1
Bullet points:
• Created by Raymond in 1934, Flash Gordon is arguably the
most famous science fiction comic strip of all time.
Doctor Who Dave Gibbons Treasury Edition
#1
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Pat Mills & John Wagner (w) • Dave Gibbons (a &
c)
Industry legend Dave Gibbons illustrated a classic run of Doctor
Who comics, and this oversized treasury edition collects the very
first storylines starring the Fourth Doctor as portrayed by Tom
Baker. Enjoy “The Iron Legion” and “City of the
Damned” in their entirety, and in vibrant color!
FC • Cardstock • $9.99 • 72 pages • 9.25”
x 14.25”
Bullet points:
• Master illustrator Dave Gibbons’ celebrated run on
Doctor Who has never been reproduced like this!
G.I. JOE
#16 - Also available digitally!
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Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards
(c)
DEEP TERROR concludes! Scarlett and Team Bravo are trapped a mile
beneath the Earth's surface with an army of COBRA killers beneath
on their tail! Their only hope is—Mainframe? Also:
COBRA’s too-public campaign to destroy the Joes rolls on. How
can America’s super-secret heroes survive in the light of
day?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Black & White Tommy Lee Edwards
cover!
Bullet points:
• All-new direction for G.I. JOE
continues!
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purchase the digital version.
G.I. JOE:
Disavowed, Vol. 6
Brandon Jerwa (w) • Tim Seeley,
Jason Millet, & Emiliano Santalucia (a) • Sharp Bros.
(c)
Containing the two-part "Bad Moon Rising," where General "Joe"
Colton returns to lead the JOEs for the recovering Hawk and the
first three parts of the "Union of the Snake" storyline that leads
to the conclusion of the “Real American Hero” story
arc.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN
978-1-61377-222-5
Bullet points:
• Collects issues #34–38!
Infestation
2, Vol. 3
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Tristan Jones, Paul Crilley, & Duane Swierczynski (w)
• Mark Torres, Valerio Schiti, & David Messina (a) •
Livio Ramendelli (c)
Introducing the D&D campaign EBERRON to comics and learn the
strange history it shares with the threat of INFESTATION 2. Also,
one of the Turtles has been taken by something in the dark depths
of the sewers, and it's up to his brothers to save him. When it all
comes down to the final battle, C.V.O. is scattered across America,
and one of their own may be the key to stopping the threat once and
for all—but not without a tremendous sacrifice. Danger Girl
and others are on hand to help, but will it be enough?
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN
978-1-61377-353-6
Bullet points:
• INFESTATION 2 entangles the
worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and The Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles
Jericho:
Season 4 #1 (of 5) - Also available
digitally!
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Kalinda Vazquez (w) • Andrew Currie (a) • The Sharp
Brothers, Photo (c)
Overseen by the original writing staff of the television series,
Jericho is back with a vengeance, with a whole new chapter of
stories told in the show's official continuity. If you are a
fan of Jericho you cannot afford to miss this compelling all-new
series!
In the tradition of nail-biting suspense and intrigue that fans of
the show—and the comic—have come to expect and love,
Jericho Season Four picks up where Season Three left off. Though
Jake and Hawkins are happy to be back in Jericho, the challenges
they face are daunting. Not only are they fugitives in their own
hometown, but they find themselves forced to play host to the
newest member of the Jericho community—John Smith… a
man who some know as a friend of the resistance, but who Jake and
Hawkins know as the man behind the September Attacks. Only
they know his secret. And only they can stop him from committing
another heinous act.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Glow-in-the-Dark “A-Bomb”
cover!
Bullet points:
• The series the fans
wouldn’t let die! On TV… or in comics!
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purchase the digital version.
Star Trek 100-Page Spectacular Summer
2012
Nathan Archer, Christopher Golden, and Tom
Sniegoski (w) • Dave Hoover and Jeff Moy (a) •
Travis Charest (c)
Presenting two incredible stories from two incredible corners of
the Star Trek Universe! First, the crew of the starship Enterprise,
under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, finds itself in a
very unusual setting—in Embrace the Wolf! Plus, Captain
Janeway, Seven of Nine, and the rest of the crew of the U.S.S
Voyager have a close encounter of the Borg kind in False
Colors!
FC • 100 pages • $7.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics, Vol.
1
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Michael Dooney, Mark Martin, Mark Bode & Kevin Eastman (w
& a) • Michael Dooney (c)
The original stories of the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURLES come
roaring back to shelves with the line of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA
TURTLES CLASSICS trade paperbacks! Volume 1 features favorite tales
like "The Peoples Choice," "A TMNT Time Tale," and "The Shell of
the Dragon."
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN
978-1-61377-234-8
Bullet points:
• In all-new full color! Volume 1
contains Mirage Studios issues #13, 16 and 18.
