IDW releases for February 17, 2010

Angel #30

Bill Willingham (w)

Brian Denham & Jenny Frison & David Messina (a & c)

Things are not going so well for either our famously intrepid hero or his ‘merry’ band of assistant heroes. Spike and Gunn finds themselves committing rooftop shenanigans, Connor is in over his head back at the office, and Angel is starting to wonder if anyone is going to find him before he dies of boredom. And just what is Connor ‘chosen’ for, anyway?

Army of Two #2

Peter Milligan (w)

Dexter Soy (a)

Chester Ocampo (c)

Trans World Operations’ first mission is off to a bad start. With one operative dead, Salem and Rios find themselves in the middle of what looks like a civil war. Now, with trust eroding between them, Rios and Salem have to put their lives on the line as they’re drawn deeper into the violent world of a murderous Mexican street gang known as the Maras.

Ghostbusters Holiday Special: Tainted Love

Dara Naraghi (w)

Salgood Sam (a)

Nick Runge (c)

Love is in the air-literally!-as Winston befriends an attractive woman with a ghostly problem in her apartment. But trapping the love-struck apparition proves to be more complicated than the Ghostbusters originally thought. Can Winston step up and save the day? Just how far will Peter go to find a date? And do Ray and Egon ever stop to think about girls, or is it always about trans-dimensional ectoplasmic anomolies with those two?

GI JOE: COBRA II #2

Mike Costa & Christos N. Gage (w)

Antonio Fuso (a & c)

General Hawk’s new operative has found Chuckles… who’s in no mood to be rescued. And considering how his last handler ended up, maybe she should take his advice and leave him alone. Meanwhile, delve deeper into Cobra’s twisted inner circles as Tomax and Xamot are called before the high command

Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #3

Joe Hill (w)

Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c)

The Eisner- and Scream Awards-nominated series continues! Dodge takes possession of the crown of shadows, and darkness falls upon Keyhouse… with a vengeance.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Fools Gold #3

Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w)

Fabio Mantovani (a)

Sharp Brothers & David Messina (c)

As the temperature rises aboard Deep Space Nine, Captain Sisko, Kira and Odo come closer to getting to the bottom of the mystery. Can Sisko calm the volatile situation and restore order before another riot breaks out? And what does Garak have to do with all that has transpired?

Transformers: Bumblebee #3

Zander Cannon (w)

Chee & Guido Guidi (a & c)

‘Things Fall Apart,’ Part 3 - After leaving a decoy for the Skywatch colonel, Bumblebee embarks on a solo quest to find the device that will free the Autobots. He befriends the child of the one man who holds the device they need, and finally has to ask himself if what he’s doing is right.

Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #2

Nick Roche & James Roberts (w)

Trevor Hutchison (a)

The Autobots’ finest begin their descent into hell, and all bets are off. The true nature of the Wreckers’ mission is revealed and the reappearance of an old enemy drastically reduces the chances of anyone making it back alive. Nick Roche and co-writer James Roberts start lining up the body bags.

Weekly World News #2

Chris Ryall (w)

Alan Robinson & Thom Zahler (a & c)

In the second chapter of ‘The Irredemption of Ed Anger,’ the first-ever Weekly World News comic series, Ed hits the road in his attempt to discredit Bat Boy and runs into Manigator and Nessie the Lake Erie Serpent, even as Chaos Cloud gives him a nightmare at 20,001 feet…! Bonus back-up: more classic articles from the Weekly World News!

IDW releases for February 3, 2010

Angel Hole In The World #3

Scott Tipton (w)

Elena Casagrande (a & c)

Continuing the harrowing story of one of the Angelverse’s most controversial characters, Fred continues to be gutted from the inside out as Angel and Spike discover that the cost of saving her might be more than they can sacrifice.

Doctor Who #8

Tony Lee (w)

Al Davison (a & c)

Paul Grist (c))

“Tessaract” Part 2 (of 2): With the TARDIS breached by invaders and with only moments before both vessels implode, The Doctor and his friends must find a working console and escape the fifth dimension. But what happens when the clock runs out—and everything ends? What happens to a Time Lord when his song finally ends?

GI Joe Origins #12

Marc Andreyko (w)

Ben Templesmith (a & c)

Tom Feister (c)

The Baroness was once part of a respectable, aristocratic family, before leaving them in search of her own destiny. Soon, she would meet the man that changes her path in life forever. Now a deadly COBRA operative, The Baroness seeks this man once more, but perhaps rescue is not her intention.

IDW releases for January 27, 2009

Complete World War Robot HC

Ashley Wood (w & a)

It’s total robot war! In development to be a major motion picture, Ashley Wood’s World War Robot tells the tale of a dwindling band of humans and robots who face off in a battle that will likely end humanity as we know it - on Earth, on the Moon, and on Mars, too! Badass battles, really intense human/robot drama, and even a little black humor and political intrigue are the order of the day in this oversize epic that collects both previous books in one deluxe hardcover volume.

GI Joe: COBRA II #1

Mike Costa & Christos Gage (w)
Antonio Fuso (a & c)
Howard Chaykin (c)

Chuckles is the only man alive to have successfully infiltrated COBRA… and he’s M.I.A. Has he been killed? Defected? Gone rogue to fight a one-man war against the enemy? None of these alternatives are acceptable to General Hawk. He wants Chuckles back with G.I. JOE, so he’s sending a new Joe to retrieve him. But what she finds may be worse than anyone could have imagined… Also, get a deeper look inside COBRA than ever before, as Tomax, Xamot, and Erika continue to feel the effects of the previous miniseries, and several COBRA operatives are introduced for the first time in an IDW book!

Star Trek The Next Generation: Ghosts #3

Zander Cannon (w)
Javier Aranda (a)
Joe Corroney (c)

With Worf captured and under threat of execution, Geordi, Troi, and Dr. Crusher race to get information that will exonerate him. Picard and Riker negotiate with Worf’s captors, but the paranoid warlords continue to regard all outsiders as a threat, and launch a military attack on the ship under the Enterprise’s protection.

TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the Wreckers #1

Nick Roche (w & a)

The Autobot special ops crew, The Wreckers, are sent to investigate Garrus-9, a prison that fell to the Decepticons three years ago with no communication in or out since. Who’s really behind the prison siege, and what dark secret awaits Springer there? Writer/artist Nick Roche (Maximum Dinobots) does all the dirty work.

Wizards Tale Vol 1 HC

Kurt Busiek (w)

David Wenzel (a & c)

A magical story of redemption! The Wizard’s Tale is the story of the aged Bafflerog Rumplewhisker and his young companion, Muddle, the woodcutter’s son, as they embark on a quest to retrieve the magical Book of Worse-a tome that will ensure the land of Ever-Night remains as it is, a dark and gloomy realm of evil. But old Rumplewhisker’s heart slowly warms on their journey, and a chance to restore a semblance of goodness to Ever-Night is possible-If he and his young charge can dare face the challenges ahead.

IDW releases for January 20, 2010

Beyond the Wall #3

Matt Venne (w)
Gordon Purcell (a & c)

Guided by Brynna, a fearsome female Pict warrior, Marcus and his band of Roman deserters are in a desperate race against their pursuers to reach Antonine’s Wall, and the freedom of its seaport. But this route will lead them directly into the mouth of Hell, and the many dangers it contains… including Gorgon-infested woods! Also, a betrayal is revealed!

G.I. JOE #14

Chuck Dixon (w)
Robert Atkins (a & c)
David Williams (c)

Snake Eyes and the Hard Master reunite as the JOE’s silent bringer of death seeks the tutelage of his mentor. And a COBRA operative invades a college campus with deadly results for the JOES. The action builds as the M.A.S.S. Device moves closer to a reality!

G.I. JOE: Best of Baroness TPB

Larry Hama (w)

Frank Springer & Rod Whigham (a)

Andrea DiVito (c)

Collecting the most incriminating moment of G.I. JOE’S comics the Baroness, this volume focuses on COBRA’S most seductively evil intelligence officer and lieutenant to Cobra Commander himself.

G.I. JOE: Origins #11

J.T. Krul (w)
Klaus Scherwinski (a & c)
Tom Feister (c)

When Army Ranger Wayne Sneeden washes ashore in Guatemala with no memory of who he is, how he got there, or who shot him, putting together the pieces of his past shows him a future he never imagined—and a new name to go with it: Beach Head!

Star Trek Deep Space Nine Fools Gold #2

Scott & David Tipton (w)
Fabio Mantovani (a)
Sharp Brothers & David Messina (c)

Deep Space Nine teeters on the brink of anarchy as swarms of treasure-hunters and mercenaries continue to flood the station. Major Kira and Constable Odo are on the case, and the investigation leads to a not-unexpected destination: Quark’s Bar!

Transformers: Bumblebee #2

Zander Cannon (w)
Chee (a & c)
Guido Guidi (c)

“Things Fall Apart,” Part 2: Bumblebee’s human-allied Skywatch team tracks down their latest target: the Autobot Blurr. With this forced betrayal, the team’s morale takes a deep plunge until Bumblebee and Wheeljack devise a dangerous mission to free them all from the kill-switches that compel them to obey Col. Horiuchi’s commands.

The Veil TPB

El Torres (w)

Gabriel Hernandez (a & c)

Meet Chris Luna, a cheap private eye with a client list of the dearly departed. Chris has the unique ability to sometimes pierce through The Veil between our realm and the unknown beyond. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really pay the rent. Now Chris is broke and has to return home to Maine… and face the darkness that now lurks beneath the surface of her quiet hometown. Includes bonus materials and an Ashley Wood cover gallery.

IDW releases for January 13, 2009

Angel #29

Bill Willingham & Bill Williams (w)

Brian Denham, David Messina & Jenny Frison (a & c)

Where has the “hero of L.A.” gone? While Team Angel Investigations try to figure out how to handle the everyday demons, danger, and evil-doing on their own, Angel’s whereabouts turn out to be part of a seriously sinister conspiracy. Plus: chapter of the Eddie Hope back-up by Williams and Messina.

Angel Hole In The World #2

Scott Tipton (w)

Elena Casagrande (a & c)

IDW’s series of adaptations of landmark Angel episodes continues with A Hole in the World, one of the series’ most heartbreaking episodes! As Fred begins to succumb to a horrible curse, Angel and his crew frantically race to find a cure, and discover only treachery in their midst, in the form of a betrayal from one of their own.

Army of Two #1

Peter Milligan (w)

Dexter Soy (a) Chester Ocampo (c)

Coinciding with the release Army of Two: The 40th Day, this new ongoing monthly series, written by comics veteran Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Greek Street), follows ex-Army Rangers Salem and Rios as they form their own Private Military Corporation: Trans World Operations. But the pair get more than they bargained for as they are unexpectedly caught in a brewing war between the Mexican Army, drug cartels, and The Maras-one of the most powerful street gangs in Mexico!

Doctor Who #7

Tony Lee (w)

Al Davison (a & c)

Part 1 of the two-part “Tessaract,” featuring the return of artist Al Davison. When a 5th-dimensional spacecraft crashes into and through the TARDIS, it’s up to the Doctor and his two new friends to stabilize the console room and stop both ships from imploding! But the console room is missing, and the other ship is filled with an alien race that wants the Doctor dead!

Ghoul #2

Steve Niles (w)

Bernie Wrightson (a & c)

The Ghoul arrives in Los Angeles and quickly learns that there’s more to Hollywood than glitz and glamour—there are also demons invading Griffith Park and a cop named Klimpt, who is convinced an aging starlet is a blood-sucking freak of her own creation. It’s the Ghoul versus Demons in this knockdown, drag-out melee of monstrous behemoths!

GI Joe The Movie: Snake Eyes #4

Ray Park & Kevin VanHook (w)

Lee Ferguson (a & c)

Having returned to the village where he trained with the Arashikage Clan, Snake Eyes uncovers the true identity of the murderer who had stolen his identity! Now Snake Eyes must take the battle to holy ground as he confronts a demon from his past—and watches the world around him go up in flames!

Grimjack Manx Cat #6

John Ostrander (w)

Timothy Truman (a & c)

GrimJack is in a race to save Blacjac and Bob from the Manx Cat. The problem is… everyone who falls asleep becomes an unwilling Night Terrorist in the Manx Cat’s army! Bullets, blood, bikes, bombastic babes… and the St. John Knives! What more can you want in a stunning conclusion?

Jennifer Love Hewitts Music Box #2

Jennifer Love Hewitt & Scott Lobdell (w)

Michael Gaydos (a & c)

Love may be blind, but it is certainly not deaf. Which is why the Music Box is able to so thoroughly complicate the life of a cheating husband and his mistress. From the mind of Jennifer Love Hewitt comes another thriller as written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated by Casey Maloney (Gene Simmons Zipper).

John Sable Freelance: Ashes of Eden #4

Mike Grell (w & a & c)

Jon Sable, kidnapped! As his captors torture him, we join Jon on a journey though through the darkest caverns of his soul. Discover the identity of the Maguffin Diamond thief-as New York City gets set up for Nuclear Winter!

Star Trek: Captain’s Log Sulu #1

Scott & David Tipton (w)

Federica Manfredi (a) David Messina (c)

Introducing a brand-new series focusing on some of the most famous Captains in Starfleet history! In the debut issue, Captain Hikaru Sulu, still new to the command of the U.S.S. Excelsior, finds himself once again face to face with one of the Federation’s most dangerous and mysterious adversaries-the Tholians! From the creative team behind Spock: Reflections!

Starstruck #5

Elaine Lee (w)

Michael Wm. Kaluta & Charles Vess (a & c)

Molly joins a band of female-fighters and is leading an action to deface a Temple of Beauty franchise in the XYchromo Zone. She’s arrested and sent to prison, where she’s tricked into escaping by her cellmate, Murphy, secretly in league with Molly’s little sister, who now calls herself Verloona. Betrayed, Molly is dropped onto the abandoned penal colony, Omega 6… for life!

Transformers #3

Mike Costa (w)

Don Figueroa (a & c) Andrew Wildman (c)

Hot Rod’s desire to get off-planet leads to some desperate measures, Optimus Prime and Spike sit down for an unpleasant conversation, and a new arrival to the Autobot camp comes at their most vulnerable time possible. Costa and Figueroa continue to make history, bringing the Autobots to their (almost) darkest hour.

Transformers Tales of the Fallen #6

Simon Furman (w)

Carlos Magno (a & c) Alex Milne (c)

Setting out in search of Optimus Prime and the Autobots, Arcee is captured by the vicious Thundercracker. And what better punishment for this Autobot warrior than being the catalyst for a new squad of Decepticons? Arcee must learn that a good leader conquers all, especially in war.

Weekly World News #1

Chris Ryall (w)

Alan Robinson (a)

Bat Boy! PhD Ape! Manigator! UFO Alien! Ed Anger, the columnist who sits to the far right of the far right! These and many other tabloid newspaper staples from the Weekly World News are featured in their first-ever miniseries. And they’ve got it rough from the start, as Chaos Cloud appears in “The Irredemption of Ed Anger, Part 1.” Also features original articles from the Weekly World News as a back-up feature!