MAY 2006

Zombies!: Feast #1

Shane McCarthy (w); Chris Bolton (a); Bolton, McKeever (c)

An event of nightmarish proportions has begun! The dead are walking the Earth and tearing the living limb from limb in an endless pursuit to quench their insatiable hunger for flesh. Yet not all killers are undead. Eight of the country's most notorious murderers are being transferred across state when their bus enters a town overrun with feasting corpses! Now the town's remaining survivors find themselves fighting a battle on two sides. Five innocents, countless zombies. eight killers, and a wide variety of blunt instruments whether they make it out or not, it promises to be very bloody and incredibly gruesome! In the end, it's not the nightmare outside you need to worry about but the monsters beside you. Art and all five covers, which connect to form one horrific image, will be provided by George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead cover artist Chris Bolton. Ted McKeever will provide a variant wraparound cover for issue one, and variant covers for the remaining issues as well.

$3.99 * FC * 32 pages

The Transformers: Infiltration #5

Simon Furman (w); EJ Su (a); Su, Guidi, Roche, Wildman (c)

This is it–the one you’ve been waiting for! Megatron arrives on Earth, and he’s not in the best of moods. His local Decepticon infiltration unit has broken protocol and gone rogue, and he’s not about to take it lying down. Once he’s got the whys and wherefores, there’ll be due punishment meted out, starting with Skywarp and Blitzwing. What about the Autobots and their human allies? Well, they’re all (wisely) staying well out of harm’s way. All, that is, except for Verity Carlo, who’s set for her own, personal face-to-face with Megatron!

$2.99 * FC * 32 pages

© 2005 Hasbro. All rights reserved.

The Transformers Beast Wars: The Gathering #4

Simon Furman (w); Don Figueroa (a); Figueroa, Guidi (x2), Roche (c)

The Beast Wars–a timelost series of conflicts on Earth that pitted heroic Maximals against evil Predacons. The searing mini-series draws to a close, with pitched battles and desperate last stands on two fronts. While Razorbeast stands alone against the all-powerful Magmatron, desperate to prevent his return to Cybertron, so his fellow Maximals must somehow survive the onslaught of Ravage and his massed Predacon forces and get a warning back to the future. No happy endings are guaranteed!

$2.99 * FC * 32 pages

© 2005 Hasbro. All rights reserved.

The Transformers: Generations #3

Bob Budiansky (w); Don Perlin and Al Gordon (a); Wood, Roche (c)

IDW continues their look back at some of the most beloved Transformers comics from years past. This special monthly series with rollback cover prices continues to present classic hard-to-find stories from the past two decades of Transformers comics. Once again, this issue features brand-new cover art from Ashley Wood (Metal Gear Solid) and Nick Roche, both of which present recreations of the original cover art. This issue features the first appearance of Autobot Hoist in “Rock and Roll-Out!” originally presented in Marvel Comics’ The Transformers #14

$1.99 * FC * 24 pages

© 2005 Hasbro. All rights reserved.

Angel Spotlight: Gunn

Dan Jolley (w); Mark Pennington (a); Pennington, Howard, Stamb, Walks

The City of Angels can be a gateway to dreams... or the entrance to Hell itself. When Gunn's starry-eyed cousin from Ohio runs away from home and winds up in L.A., it's up to Gunn to find him and get him to safety before the city literally chews him up and spits him out.

$3.99 * FC * 32 pages

Spike is © 2005 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

Spike vs. Dracula #4

Peter David (w); Joe Corroney (a); Corroney, Howard, Murphy, Wight (c)

Fan-favorite author Peter David continues with the fourth installment of the centuries-spanning Spike saga. In the midst of the jazz scene in 1950s Italy, Spike finds Drusilla being romanced away from him courtesy of a dark and mysterious stranger. Is it Dracula? His old enemy, the Immortal? Or is there a new player in town who spells danger for all concerned?

$3.99 * FC * 32 pages

Spike is © 2005 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

Angel Scriptbook #3: "Spin the Bottle

Joss Whedon (w); Jeff Johnson (a & c)

Continuing monthly illustrated scriptbooks based on the very best Angel episodes pulled from its five-season run. Each specially priced 48-page scriptbook will feature the entire shooting script and full-page and spot illustrations inspired by the episode from artist Jeff Johnson. The third script offered in this series is from the fourth-season episode “Spin the Bottle,” written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon.

$3.99 * B&W * 48 pages

Cobb #1

Beau Smith (w); Eduardo Barreto (a)

Beau Smith’s latest creation explodes onto the scene! Aided and abetted by fellow comics legend Eduardo Barreto, Smith creates a tough guy for the new millennium in the form of Frank Cobb. Cobb is a former Level One Secret Service agent who has been off the radar for the last few years. When his aimless actions land him in jail, one of his former government contacts decides that it’s time Cobb’s special talents were put to a more productive use. In Part One of this debut Cobb story, “Off the Leash,” Cobb’s protective skills will be needed to save a very important witness from a sadistic Russian Mafia leader with connections to a terrorist cell.

$3.99 * B&W * 32 pages

Supermarket #3

Brian Wood (w); Kristian Donaldson (a)

With her new friends in tow and a greater knowledge of the city–aka the Supermarket–Pella's come to grips with her status in the criminal underworld, realizing her power and potential. Additional clues in the encrypted email hint at why the Yakuza and Porno Swedes want her dead, as well as a possible solution to it all. The secret to a mythical underworld money stash is at stake here, and Pella Suzuki, criminal heiress-at-large, just might be holding all the cards.

$3.99 * FC * 32 pages

Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show #3

Ryall (w); Gabriel Rodriguez (a)

The adaptation of Clive Barker’s masterpiece continues here! In the town of Palomo Grove, the war between Jaffe and Fletcher continues. But what effect will the meeting between Jaffe’s offspring and a stranger in town have on their epic battle? Will this push the world one step closer to Armageddon? It just might…

$3.99 * FC * 32 pages

Will Eisner's John Law: Angels & Ashes, Devils & Dust #2

Gary Chaloner (w & a)

This is the big one! A HUGE turning point issue for Will Eisner's pipe-smoking, one eyed detective! With Nubbin murdered, Law is on the trail of the people responsible. He crosses paths once more with the mysterious and inscrutable Mr. Mystic, who asks for Law's help–in return offering Law a chance to solve the mystery of his father's death. Also, the detective has a drink with the devilish Ray Hades, a sexy chat with Melba and also asks the question–"Is Nubbin Butts really dead?" This issue also features a brand-new Mr. Mystic origin story, written by Chris Sequeira (Justice League Adventures) and illustrated by Chaloner! Each issue features a full 30 pages of story and art!

$3.99 * B&W * 32 pages

Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty #6

Alex Garner (w); Ashley Wood (a)

As the Metal Gear Solid story hurtles forward, Snake and Raiden engage Metal Gear Ray in an all-out battle! And old mysteries are laid to rest, as Snake finally reveals the truth behind the shadowy events of his confrontation with Revolver Ocelot two years prior. Featuring artist Ashley Wood’s brilliant art, including two covers, and a gripping script by Alex Garner.

$3.99 * FC * 32 pages

Metal Gear Solid ©1987 2006 KONAMI. Konami® is a registered trademark of Konami Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Chicanos #7

Carlos Trillo (w); Eduardo Risso (a)

A.Y. Jalisco, lonely for too long, decides to change her love life for the better. But her plans are ruined by the gender-shifted Guadalupe, who puts Jalisco’s life in danger while seducing her man. Her bad luck continues when she’s attacked by a hulking brute looking for information on a man she doesn’t even know! Carlos Trillo’s spellbinding tale continues, with art and cover provided by comics star Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets).

$3.99 * B&W * 32 pages

Chicanos ™ and © Strip Art Features, 2006. www.safcomics.com.

Grande Finale

Ashley Wood (a)

Spectrum-Award winning artist Ashley Wood is a proven favorite, and this deluxe volume Grande Finale collects the popular–and currently unavailable–art books Uno Fanta, Dos Fanta and Tres Fanta. This collection is presented in a new and larger 8.5” x 11” format and contains 20 more pages of outstanding art than its sold-out little brother Grande Fanta.

$50.00 * FC * 340 pages * ISBN: 1-933239-90-5


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Presenting the third volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. Volume Three once again contains nearly 500 comic strips from the series' early years, covering material that originally ran from January 1935 through June 1936.


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Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show

A 12-part adaptation of master of horror Clive Barker's epic journey into the fantastic begins in March. Adapted by the creative team of George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, Chris Ryall and artist Gabriel Rodriguez.

Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now

Cory Doctorow has won acclaim for his science-fiction writing, and now IDW presents a series of six standalone stories adapted from Doctorow's work, each featuring cover art by some of comics' top talents.




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