IDW releases for November 4, 2009

Angel #27

Brian Lynch (w) Stephen Mooney (a & c) Nick Runge (c)

“Boys and Their Toys,” Part 2 of 2: Angel and Spike are thrown into a new kind of Hell as their battle at the comic convention gets hairy. Well, Furry, at least. Brian Lynch concludes his run on Angel, paving the way for next month’s all-new creative team.

From the Ashes #6

Bob Fingerman (w & a & c)

In the exciting final chapter Bob gets his Nat Turner on and strategizes a slave revolt to liberate he and his mutant chums from their bondage and Michele from within “The Bunker,” while Michele hatches her own plot to escape.

G.I. Joe #11

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

The first face-to-face confrontation between a Joe and a Cobra! It’s Snake Eyes vs. an unknown Cobra soldier in an epic fight to the death that neither of them may survive. Also: The Joes learn more of the true nature of the super weapon being built at Section Zero. And what has Mainframe learned that may lead to the end of the little town of Springfield?

Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression #3

Scott Lobdell (w) Ilias Kyriazis (a & c) Nick Runge (c)

Part 3: “Here Today, Egon Tomorrow.” When Peter, Ray and Rachel arrive in the near-distant future on a Mars colony where they’ve located the chronologically displaced Dr. Egon Spengler, they discover the base is under the thumb of an imposing and mostly benevolent dictator. Egon himself! It’s Ghostbuster vs. Ghostbuster with the fate of modern-day Earth in the balance!

GrimJack: The Manx Cat #1

John Ostrander (w) Timothy Truman (a & c)

GrimJack’s spiritual search for St. John of Knives leads John Gaunt right to the outlaw saint. In the Cynosure of the past, the origin of the Manx Cat is revealed and its powers are unleashed. GrimJack must now battle demons and agents of chaos as well as a greedy Lord Protector but he isn’t going to have to do it alone!

Doctor Who: Classic Series II #12

Steve Parkhouse (w) Steve Dillon & Mick Austin (a) Robert Hack (c)

IDW’s newly recolored reprints of classic Doctor Who tales from years past continues. In this issue, the adventures of the Fifth Doctor continue in the final chapters of “4-Dimensional Vistas” and the first half of “The Moderator” with art by Steve Dillon. Featuring all-new colors by Charlie Kirchoff.

Star Trek Romulans Schism #3

John Byrne (w & a & c)

When the edges begin to fray, can the center hold for long? The alliance between the Klingons and the Romulans begins to collapse — with the Federation squarely in the middle! John Byrne’s Romulan Saga comes to a literally shattering conclusion!

Starstruck #3

Elaine Lee (w) Michael Kaluta & Charles Vess (a & c)

The Baron is backing the March Baptists in their Holy War on Onlolo Dos, but is selling arms to both sides, and Ronnie nearly kills her father with a stampede of pleasure droids and is banished to a cousin’s estate on another world as the remastered representation of Michael Kaluta’s classic Starstruck continues!

Transformers: Best of U.K.: Prey #4

Simon Furman (w) Will Simpson & Jeff Anderson (a) Andrew Griffith (c)

Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus team to take down Megatron, but what role does Straxus play in this massive confrontation? Continuing the fan-favorite collection of classic tales from across the pond, written by Transformers mainstay Simon Furman with an all-new cover by Andrew Griffith!

IDW announces new Archie collections for 2010

Get ready for a summer of fun! Starting in May 2010, IDW Publishing will begin its extraordinary series of important Archie collections, offering fans an incredible range of must-have hard covers and trade paperbacks. Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo Volume One kicks things off in May by gathering the very best of this seminal Archie artist in one book, followed by Archie: The Classic Newspaper Comics Volume One, a hardcover collection of strips from the 1940’s, in June. In July, true Archie fans will be delighted by a trade paperback of Archie: Pureheart the Powerful.

Coming of age in post-World War II America, Archie captured the hearts of generations of children and adults. Archie and his friends remain hugely popular today, appealing to comic fans new and old with a blend of timeless stories and classic Americana style. “Archie is one of the most influential comics on popular culture and we are really looking forward to starting our collections by offering these new books to fans,” said Greg Goldstein, IDW’s chief operating officer. “Each book offers a new and different way for fans to enjoy or even rediscover this classic comic, with many more to come.”

The dean of Archie artists, Dan DeCarlo spent nearly 50 years with the characters of Riverdale High, drawing every character at one time or another. Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo Volume One contains dozens of stories handpicked by DeCarlo connoisseurs, all shot from original art and recolored to match the flavor of the original publishing. The Best of Dan DeCarlo is the first in IDW’s Archie “Best Of” series, which will grow to include collections for Bob Montana and Stan Goldberg, among others.

Archie: The Classic Newspaper Comics Volume One will be published under IDW’s Library of American Comics imprint and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney. Volume One reprints the earliest strips starting from 1946-48, many strips for the first time, and showcases the unheralded genius of Montana as he developed the lovable characters.

Archie: Pureheart the Powerful collects, at long last, the short-lived yet much-loved Archie superhero parody stories that first appeared during the “camp craze” of the mid 1960’s. With the coming Archie Comics new Pureheart the Powerful, IDW’s reprint collection is the perfect way for fans to rediscover the original characters.

Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo, Volume One will be available in stores in May 2010. Archie: The Classic Newspaper Comics, Volume One will be available in stores in June 2010. Archie: Pureheart the Powerful will be available in stores in July 2010. For more information on Archie Comics please visit ArchieComics.com and for more on these and other great releases please visit IDWPublishing.com.

IDW releases for October 28, 2009

GI JOE: COBRA TPB

Christos Gage, Mike Costa (w) Antonio Fuso (a)

G.I. JOE has an enemy. But until now, that enemy has remained hidden. Join undercover agent Chuckles on his descent into the world of COBRA. His mission is to obtain valuable intel for the G.I. JOE team, but he just might sacrifice his soul to do it. This volume collects issues #1-5, plus the 5-page prequel, as well as the Xamot and Tomax follow-up!

Jennifer Love Hewitts Music Box #1

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Scott Lobdell (w) Michael Gaydos (a & c)

In this exciting new horror anthology in the vein of Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, series creator and megastar Jennifer Love Hewitt has enlisted two-time Wizard award-winning writer Scott Lobdell to help her tell pulse -pounding, fear inducing stories about a haunted music box and those it possesses! The first person to come across the mysterious music box-its age and origin forever shrouded in mystery-is a New York City forensic scientist who yearns for the ability to stop crimes before they happen. The music box grants him his wish, but like a melodic monkey’s paw, it comes at a price he could not possibly have imagined!

The Obama Story

This generation’s inspirational leader has captured the world’s attention. This is the moving story of how President Barack Obama began as a timid child, discovered his identity and grew to become a world leader. The Obama Story is the story of America’s 44th President in graphic novel manhwa form. Young readers, aged 8-12, can follow along with the future president as he fends off bullies, excels at school and even makes friends with Tata a surprise that awaits him in Indonesia!

Transformers All Hail Megatron TPB V3

IDW’s one-shots focusing on the most celebrated TRANSFORMERS characters continue in this latest collection of Spotlights. This time around, see how and why Blurr, Jazz, Drift, Cliffjumper, and Metroplex fit into the Transformers universe and the events of All Hail Megatron.

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.