IDW releases for October 21, 2009

Angel vs Frankenstein

John Byrne (w & a & c)

Writer/artist John Byrne returns to Angel for this special one-shot featuring a new spin on a classic horror confrontation. Out of darkness and nightmare he comes for what he claims is rightfully his-but Angelus is there before him. Two legendary monsters. One goal. Who will claim the prize?

GI Joe #10

Chuck Dixon (w) SL Gallant (a) Howard Chaykin, Robert Atkins (c)

BATTLEGROUND: SPRINGFIELD! Snake Eyes goes mano y mano with COBRA for the first time and it’s a fight that may leave a whole town in ruins! Also, Destro meets Dr. Mindbender at Sector Zero. And the Joes uncover yet another horrifying revelation about their newest enemy.

GI Joe Movie Snake Eyes #1

Ray Park, Kevin VanHook (w) Lee Ferguson (a & c)

Ray Park, the man who plays Snake Eyes in GI JOE: The Rise of Cobra, teams with Kevin VanHook and Lee Ferguson to deliver an epic miniseries of Snake Eyes before the events of the film!

Last Resort #3

Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (w) Giancarlo Caracuzzo (a) Darwyn Cooke (c)

Things go from bad to WTF in a matter of minutes as Dean tries to keep the group together… but, as we all know, control is an illusion. This issue features rabid lions, an angry hotel staff, drug trafficking, and enough severed body parts to fill a Volkswagen!

Spike Omnibus TPB

Learn more about the bad boy of the Buffy-verse in Spike’s earliest stories like Lost & Found, Old Wounds and Old Times, then read along as Spike battles that lord of the undead in Spike vs. Dracula, and finally catch up with Spike as he heads to the Asylum on a work-for-hire mission before heading to Japan to stop maniacal puppets in Shadow Puppets. It’s more Spike than you can shake a sharp, wooden stake at!

Stark Trek Missions End TPB

Ty Templeton (w) o Steve Molnar (a) o Joe Corroney (c)

The most important ‘lost’ tale of the Star Trek saga can now be told: The final mission of the original Starship Enterprise and her crew. What prompts Mr. Spock and Doctor McCoy to retire from Starfleet? What earns Kirk his promotion to Admiral? And what is the mystery of Archenar-IV that threatens to tear the Federation itself apart? All will be revealed in this collection of the five-issue miniseries, with appearances by fan-favorite characters.

Star Trek Nero #3

Mike Johnson & Tim Jones (w) David Messina (a & c)

From Star Trek writer/producers Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman and the creative team behind the best-selling Star Trek: Countdown. The third installment of NERO warps ahead with the villain continuing his quest for vengeance against Spock and the Federation!

Transformers Tales of the Fallen #3

Mowry (w) Carlos Magno (a) Magno, Alex Milne (c)

JETFIRE returns! What’s his connection to the villainous FALLEN? What is he running from? And can he find redemption? The answers aren’t going to turn out like you think!

IDW releases for October 14, 2009

Angel Only Human #3

Scott Lobdell (w) David Messina, Mirco Pierfederici (a & c)

Another Old One roams the Earth! And don’t think he’s going to go easy on Illyria, his ex. (Considering she’s the one that enslaved him several hundred thousand years ago, it doesn’t look like a reconciliation is in the cards.) All this and a glimpse into Gunn’s past, revealing the very first time he ever met a vampire… in his beloved Grandmother’s kitchen.

Beyond the Wall #1

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

In this new miniseries, it’s the third century A.D. and the tentacles of the Roman Empire have entwined the British Isles. Marcus Malleoulus, veteran of countless military campaigns, has been betrayed by the whim of a tyrant. Now, banished beyond Hadrian’s Wall, he faces untold dangers as he fights his way back… determined to survive until revenge is his!, and a mad doctor tries to find the source for a voice inside his head.

Clive Barkers Seduth 3-D #1

Clive Barker, Christopher Monfette (w) Gabriel Rodriguez, Ray Zone (a) Rodriguez, Clive Barker (c)

Master of Horror Clive Barker offers up an all-new, standalone tale presented in chilling 3-D and featuring the art of Eisner-nominated artist Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)! When celebrated architect Harold Engle first glimpses the small cloud of darkness inside a glittering, priceless diamond, he can’t possibly be aware of the terrible plague contained within. “Seduth” follows Engle on a surreal journey through murder and madness to the very heart of existence and a terrible, impossible choice-to unravel the very fabric of the world, or to save it?

Doctor Who #4

Tony Lee (w) Matthew Smith (a) Paul Grist, Smith (c)

In Part 2 of the four-part “Fugitive” story arc, the Doctor finds himself confined with three aliens that would like nothing more than seeing him dead! But that’s just the beginning of troubles as the Doctor learns that the galaxy is on the verge of all-out war!

GI Joe Origins #8

Larry Hama (w) Andrea Mutti (a) Mutti, Tom Feister (c)

Larry Hama is back and he’s joined by Italian sensation Andrea Mutti for part one of this three-part story continuing the earliest adventures of G.I. JOE! Construction on the Pit begins, Snake Eyes pays off old debts, and Scarlett is trapped in a van full of hostiles!

Groom Lake TPB

Chris Ryall (w) Ben Templesmith (a)

The truth is out…er, under there? In the remote Nevada desert there sits a dry lakebed called Groom Lake, and under that land resides a secret base that holds all the secrets of the world. Not this world, either. Writer Chris Ryall and artist Ben Templesmith present a tale of abductions and probings, conspiracies and secrets. This collected edition contains a bonus art gallery from Templesmith, a gallery of pinups from other noted comic book artists, and an all-new introduction from Whitley Strieber.

Jon Sable Freelance Ashes of Eden #1

Mike Grell (w & a & c)

Finally in print! Mike Grell’s Jon Sable returns in his latest adventure chock full of nuclear holocaust, Ashes of Eden. Sable is hired to deliver a diamond and a girl safely to New York; a simple enough job if the rock wasn’t the size of a bomb and the girl wasn’t Bashira—who, of course, is as unbelievably gorgeous as she is completely mysterious.

Life Undead

Paul Zbyszewski (w) Stephen Thompson (a & c)

The first comic by LOST writer Paul Z! David Mears is not your average zombie. He’s not a mindless killing machine that craves flesh. He’s a New Orleans narcotics cop, filled with the Voodoo spirits of vengeance. And now he’s out for payback. Hunting down the Haitian drug lord who sentenced him to a life without feeling, without a soul… a Life Undead.

Star Trek Spock Reflections #4

Scott & David Tipton (w) David Messina & Federica Manfredi (a) Messina (c)

Ambassador Spock has returned to Earth–but why?! The answers may lie in another previously untold tale from Spock’s life, starring Lt. Saavik, of WRATH OF KHAN fame! The secret behind Spock’s journey is revealed here! From the team that brought you Star Trek: Mirror Images and the artist of Star Trek: Countdown!

Transformers All Hail Megatron #16

Mike Costa, Zander Cannon (w) Guido Guidi, Chee (a) Guidi, Chee (c)

FINAL ISSUE! Spike has survived the war, but can he handle Ravage? Bumblebee goes it alone to clean up the wreckage, but a new enemy awaits! This one sets the stage for the biggest TRANSFORMERS news since transforming cogs first came off the assembly line! What’s the news? Pick up the issue and find out!

Veil #4

El Torres (w) Gabriel Hernandez (a) Hernandez, Ashley Wood (c)

IDW’s latest ghost story concludes here! A town is dying and the Slug Man is about to be born in our side of the Veil. While the whole Crooksville population is being driven insane, Chris Luna has to witness the horror that will tear apart the veil… because she’s powerless to stop it.

Preview: GI JOE COBRA Special

GI JOE COBRA SPECIAL #1

Written by Mike Costa

Art and covers by Antonio Fuso

Spinning out of the red-hot thriller G.I. Joe: Cobra, this one-shot follows up on that series’ surprise reveal and focuses on our big bad guy (or is it multiple bad guys?). By the same creative team as the original mini! Don’t miss out this perfect end cap to the first series in stores 9/30 from IDW!

 

 

IDW releases for September 23, 2009

AMERICAN MCGEES GRIMM #5

Dwight MacPherson (w) Grant Bond (a) Ben Templesmith (c)

Episode 5: It’s the shocking conclusion of American McGee’s Grimm, and Grimm’s going out in a blaze of glory! Join everyone’s favorite sardonic dwarf as he travels to the anthropomorphic land of Generica to reunite the Twig Brothers. Together with the Cricket King and a leprous dragon, Grimm will risk everything to bring this story to a close!

DOCTOR WHO BLACK DEATH WHITE LIFE

Charlie Kirchoff (w) Tom Mandrake (a) Guy Davis(c)

After the Doctor and his companion Martha mistakenly land the TARDIS during the Great Plague of London, the discovery of a healer draws them into a mystery that could mean the end of Martha!

GI JOE #9

Chuck Dixon (w) SL Gallant (a) Howard Chaykin & Robert Atkins (c)

The Joes invade Castle Destro only to find no one home but the biggest, baddest killer robot ever and the encounter turns deadly for the team. We also pay a visit to the ultra secret Section Zero-COBRA’s arctic lair where Destro must make the M.A.S.S. Device perform or die. And Mainframe and Snake Eyes on a road trip to… Springfield?

STAR TREK SPOCK REFELECTIONS #3

Scott & David Tipton (w) David Messina & Federica Manfredi (a & c)

Ambassador Spock’s mysterious journey continues! As Spock makes his way toward Earth, he thinks back on another previously untold tale from his past, this time featuring James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy and the crew of the original U.S.S. Enterprise! From the team that brought you STAR TREK: MIRROR IMAGES, and the artist of STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN!

IDW releases for September 16, 2009

Angel #25

Juliet Landau & Brian Lynch (w) Franco Urru (a) Urru & Nick Runge (c)

Juliet Landau continues her two-part Angel adventure that returns Drusilla to the fold in a bloody big way! Concluding Dru’s adventure inside a special asylum, where she either just presided over an insane rampage, or imagined the entire thing.

Digger and Friends #2

Jack Brigio (w) Diego Jourdan (a & c)

The all-ages adventures of NASCAR mascot Digger and his friends continue here! In this issue, two more funny-animal tales of adventure, as Digger gets closer to his dream of riding in a race car, all the while continuing to evade the dreaded Lumpy Wheels!

Doctor Who Classics Series 2 #10

Steve Parkhouse (w) Mick Austin (a) Parkhouse & Charlie Kirchoff (c)

IDW’s newly recolored reprints of classic Doctor Who tales from years past continues. In this issue, the adventures of the Fifth Doctor continues in “Lunar Lagoon” and Part 1 of “4-Dimensional Vistas.” Featuring all-new colors by Charlie Kirchoff.

Ghostbusters Displaced Aggression #1

Scott Lobdell (w) Ilias Kyriazis (a) Ilias Kyriazis (c)

“GO WEST, YOUNG VECKMAN!” In chapter one of this all-new Ghostbusters adventure, the ‘Busters have been defeated by the pan-dimensional demon lord Kozar’Rai-Father of Gozer, the villain has separated them across the time stream! Dr. Peter Venkman is trapped in 1886, and his only chance to return to present-day Earth and free all of humanity from the Rule of Kozar’Rai has him teaming with a very unexpected (and very beautiful) ally!

GI Joe Origins #7

Chuck Dixon (w) Alex Cal (a) Cal & Tom Feister (c)

Why did Mainframe go AWOL in the first place and vanish to where the Joes could never find him? Get the whole backstory on what’s going on with the G.I. with the I.Q. while his adventure with Snake Eyes is going on the pages of the current issue of G.I. JOE’s monthly series (both tales written by Chuck Dixon, to boot!)

Star Trek Romulans Schism #1

John Byrne (w & a & c)

War! From behind the scenes, the Klingons loose their unsuspecting puppets, the Romulans, against the forces of the Federation. But the Klingon Emperor is impatient with the slow pace of the conflict, and back on Romulus there are already some who begin to see through the Klingon schemes. The final arc in John Byrne’s Romulans tales begins here!

Transformers All Hail Megatron #15

Nick Roche & Denton J. Tipton (w) Nick Roche & Casey Coller (a) • Roche & Coller (c)

The redefined characters of Kup and Perceptor take center stage as we see how Kup recovered from his insanity (as well as his near-death experience), courtesy of Spotlight: Kup writer/artist Nick Roche, and what led Perceptor to reject science and take up snipering!

Veil #3

El Torres (w) Gabriel Hernandez (a) Hernandez & Ashley Wood (c).

Chapter 3: “Evil.” Something is going terribly wrong in Crooksville, Maine. Ghosts wander the streets, people are going insane… the Slug Man from the other side is ripping the Veil between our realities. Chris Luna was the only person that could peer beyond the Veil… but what happens when everybody can see it?

Locke & Key Volume 1 Head Games HC

Joe Hill (w) Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c)

New York Times bestselling writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, the Eisner-nominated creators behind the acclaimed Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, return with the second hardcover L&K collection. In Head Games, we are introduced to some new characters, explore the backstory of the town and the Locke family, and experience a second magical and mind-altering key. The collection also includes bonus sketches and backup material from Rodriguez.