IDW releases for May 12, 2010

Bram Stoker’s Death Ship #1

Gary Gerani (w)

Stuart Sayger (a)

Cliff Nielsen (c)

An untold story from the greatest vampire story ever written, Bram Stoker’s Death Ship explores the harrowing, nightmarish sea voyage from Transylvania to England. One by one, the terrified crewmembers of the Russian schooner Demeter vanish, victims of the unearthly lifeform that lies comatose in the ship’s hold during daylight hours. Only Demeter’s seasoned captain, a proud man of the sea, remains to confront the voracious monster that has preyed upon his crew by moonlight.

GI JOE: Operation HISS #4

Brian Reed (w)

Agustin Padilla (a & c)

Joe Corroney (c)

Scarlett follows the trail of Major Bludd and finds evidence that Duke has gone rogue, joining the forces of Cobra! Has Duke really turned to the other side? Could this be the end of the line for the Joes?

Killing the Cobra: Chinatown Trollop #1

Mario Acevedo (w)

Alberto Dose (a & c)

Pinturero (c)

Spinning out of the bestselling novel, The Nymphos of Rocky Flats, author Mario Acevedo brings his Iraq war veteran and vampire detective, Felix Gomez, to comics in this all-new tale of murderous mayhem involving the ruthless heroin merchants, the Han Cobras. But vampiric powers may not be enough to protect Felix or his lover from the vicious gangsters.

Pantheon #2

Marc Andreyko (w)

Stephen Molnar (a)

Joe Sharp & Rob Sharp (c)

What was released by the bombing in Greece? Why does it send Zeus on an impromptu road trip to NYC? Who is the mysterious woman summoned by the Secretary of Defense? And where does college-student-turned-wanted man Hamilton Finch fit into Zeus’ plan? Well, the answers are all inside the second issue of Pantheon and whatever you do, don’t turn to the last page first! You’ve been warned!

Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor #2

John Byrne (w & a & c)

Doctor McCoy hates mysterious ailments. He also hates the transporter. Now he finds himself on a world beset with one, where the only means of getting around is the other. John Byrne’s tale set in the period before Star Trek: The Motion Picture continues here with two covers from Byrne.

Starstruck #9

Elaine Lee (w)

Michael Wm & Charles Vess (a)

Kaluta (a & c)

Her mind having been scrambled by the effects of Borinyum Krystals, Brucilla leaves the mines of Mitochondria and takes a suicidal trip to the scene of her humiliation… Neutral Zone 8. Bru’s plans to crash into Dead Man’s Mirror go awry, when she instead passes through the anomaly, into an exciting new future!

Transformers: Ironhide #1

Mike Costa (w)

Casey Coller (a & c)

Marcelo Matere (c)

During the Great War on Cybertron, one of the Autobots’ fallen heroes was Optimus Prime’s best friend Ironhide. What does that have to do with the fate of the planet today? Find out in this all-new miniseries by Transformers writer Mike Costa and the phenomenal Casey Coller. You didn’t really think his death was just some stunt with no ramifications, did you?

Wire Hangers #2

Alan Robert (w & a & c)

Creator Alan Robert (of the popular hard rock group Life of Agony) continues his twisted horror/conspiracy series, suggested for mature readers. With New York City’s abductions still on the rise, the Feds target Cypra, a mysterious homeless man, as the prime suspect in the Suicide King Killer case. But, when things don’t add up, Detective Barillo stumbles upon new evidence that just may lead to the conspirators behind a secret plot.

Zombies vs. Robots Aventure #4

Chris Ryall (w)

Menton Matthews & Paul McCaffrey & Gabriel Hernandez (a)

Ashley Wood (c)

It’s the bloody finales of all three tales of the latest Zombies vs Robots, and Chris Ryall promises no one will make it through unscathed: not Menton Matthews III, who illustrates the war-torn “Kampf;” neither artist Paul McCaffrey nor the iron-suited star of “Masques;” and certainly not Gabriel Hernandez, who lovingly renders zombie/zuvembie/robot carnage in “