IDW releases for May 5, 2010

Angel: Barbary Coast #2

David Tischman (w)

Franco Urru (a & c)

Dan Panosian (c)

The New World is turning out to be more than Angel bargained for as he’s confronted with a monstrous, mythical beast, and continues to try and find a “cure” for his painful new soul. But when the earth begins to shake, Angel finds himself facing the cause of one histories great “natural” disasters.

Doctor Who Classic Series III #3

Steve Parkhouse (w)

John Ridgway (a)

Robert Hack (c)

IDW’s newly recolored reprints of classic Doctor Who tales from years past continues in this all-new series, featuring the Sixth Doctor! Steve Parkhouse and John Ridgway present “Polly the Glot,” featuring an all-new cover by Robert Hack (Grant Morrison’s Doctor Who) and new colors by Charlie Kirchoff.

Eternal Descent #2

Llexi Leon (w)

Jason Metcalf (a & c)

Chaos descends upon the stage, as the city crumbles into a ravaged wasteland. Loki has bested the fallen angel Sirian-and seized Lyra Constance for his own. Or has he? As the curtains lift-and the sounds surge-Loki may have grabbed hold of more than he bargained for. Guest starring Doc Coyle & God Forbid.

G.I. JOE: Origins #15

Merrill Hagan (w)

Klaus Scherwinski (a & c)

Tom Feister (c)

A dangerous political situation is about to explode in the capital city of Venezuela and the only Joe who can help is… Snow Job?! Outgunned and out of his element, can Snow Job possibly succeed in a sniper battle on the dangerous rooftops of Caracas?

Star Trek: Captain’s Log: Harriman

Marc Guggenheim (w)

Andrew Currie (a)

David Messina (c)

Captain John Harriman is the commander of the USS Enterprise B. He is also the man many hold responsible for the mysterious disappearance and presumed death of James Tiberius Kirk, the renowned Starfleet captain by whom all others are judged. How does a man recover from killing a legend? Find out in this very special issue! Guest starring Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy.

Transformers: Nefarious #3

Simon Furman (w)

Carlos Magno (a & c)

Brian Rood (c)

Capturing Soundwave is one thing, holding onto him quite another… as Bumblebee, Jolt, Knock Out and Dune Runner are about to find out! And while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to stumble in the dark, National Security Director Theodore Galloway closes in on the secrets of Project: Nefarious… but his days are numbered!

We Will Bury You #3

Brea Grant & Zane Grant (w)

Kyle Strahm (a)

Nate Powell (c)

Science or religion-can either save the world from the zombie plague of the 1920s? Mirah and Fanya fight through a city overrun with zombies, while trying to find a safe haven in New York City. It doesn’t take them long to learn that their only salvation is each other. Cover by Eisner Award-winner Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole).

Dynamite Entertainment releases for May 5, 2010

THE BOYS #42

Writer: Garth Ennis

Penciller/Inker: Darick Robertson

Covers: Darick Robertson

Things get serious as MM takes a terrible risk, setting him on a collision course with Butcher- whose own suspicions about Hughie grow stronger by the minute. Annie ponders whether honesty is really the best policy, Superduper lay down the law with team leader Malchemical, and someone quite unexpected drops in on Hughie from above… in the penultimate episode of “The Innocents”.

BUCK ROGERS #11

Writer: Scott Beatty

Penciller/Inker: Carlos Rafael

Covers: Carlos Rafael & John Watson

Kicking off “Moonfall” pt 1 (of 2) - Buck and his allies have discovered that the greatest threat to Earth is not aliens or warring city-states, but from a Lunar “separatist” colony that has the most dangerous (and simplest) weapon ever devised: Rocks.

RED SONJA: WRATH OF THE GODS #4

Writer: Luke Lieberman & Ethan Ryker

Penciller/Inker: Walter Geovani

Covers: Lucio Parillo

Sonja continues her life-or-death battle with Loki, the Prince of Lies as Odin, the All-Father makes his move and Thor, son of Odin and brother of Loki, fights back-to-back with the She-devil with the fate of the very world at stake!

ZORRO: MATANZAS #4

Writer: Don McGregor

Penciller/Inker: Mike Mayhew

Covers: Mike Mayhew

The long lost adventure of Zorro concludes! Join the classic creative team of writer Don McGregor and artist Mike Mayhew as they present an untold tale of the legendary Fox in the wilds of old California!

IDW Announces Rocketeer Oversized Artist Edition

IDW Publishing and the estate of Dave Stevens are pleased to announce a very special book honoring the work of this esteemed creator. Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition will be a mammoth 12” x 17” hardcover book printed in glorious black and white. Nearly every page in The Rocketeer has been scanned from Stevens’ original art to ensure the best possible reproduction and highest degree of accuracy. Printed on uncoated stock and at the same size as the original art, Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition will be the next best thing to holding the actual art by Dave Stevens.

“This is the Dave Stevens book I’ve been chomping at the bit to do,” said IDW Special Projects Editor cott Dunbier. “As an art lover, I can’t imagine a finer book on Dave’s work.”

Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition will be available exclusively through IDW Publishing and will launch at San Diego Comic Con International on July 21, 2010. Rocketeer fans can pre-order this one-of-a-kind collection now at IDWPublishing.com, and choose to pick up their book at the IDW booth or have it mailed after the convention. Quantities will be extremely limited, so fans are encouraged to order early.

Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition ($100, 136 pages; 12” x 17”; hardcover; black and white) will be available from IDW in July. To pre-order for pick up at San Diego Comic Con, click here. To pre-order for shipment, click here. Visit IDWPublishing.com to sign up for updates and learn more about the company and its top-selling books.

Preview - Darkwing Duck #1

Coming soon from Boom! Studios: written by Ian Brill (Zombie Tales) with interior art by James Silvani (Muppet King Arthur), this upcoming mini-series sees Darkwing’s city of St. Canard under the control of a mysterious corporation. Darkwing’s been out of action for a while but when his friends and family are under attack…he decides to make a come back!

Jonah Hex - first trailer

Thanks to Yahoo! Movies the first trailer for the June 18, 2010 release Jonah Hex has hit the web. Normally we’d toss the video up here, but since their video app doesn’t exactly fit well on our page, just head on over to their site to check it out!