IDW releases for March 24, 2010

A-Team: Shotgun Wedding #2

Joe Carnahan & Tom Waltz (w)

Stephen Mooney (a)

John K. Snyder III (c)

The A-Team have fallen into their deep undercover personas at a very high-profile wedding for an important U.S. official’s daughter, seeking to stop a potential terrorist plot before it happens. But, with Murdock cooking, Face event planning, B.A. chauffeuring, and “Reverend” Hannibal presiding, will the wedding be able to survive the A-Team?

Angel: Special Lorne

John Byrne (w & a & c)

The world is in peril (again!), and only the most unlikely member of Angel’s entourage is able to save the day. This issue is a special book-length tribute to the late Andy Hallett and his character, Lorne, presented by writer-artist John Byrne.

G.I JOE #16

Chuck Dixon (w)

Robert Atkins (a & c)

David Williams (c)

The Baroness is having a really bad day at the top of the world. The M.A.S.S. Device is malfunctioning. Destro’s causing problems. Cobra Commander is demanding results. And to add to her troubles, a hit team of master snipers has her in the crosshairs. Not a lot of job security in COBRA.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #4

Scott & David Tipton (w)

Fabio Mantovani (a)

Sharp Brothers & David Messina (c)

With Deep Space Nine descending into chaos, Captain Sisko turns to an unexpected source for assistance—but how can the Cardassian tailor Garak help? It all comes together in this final issue of IDW’s debut DEEP SPACE NINE miniseries! 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.

Tank Girl: Royal Escape #1

Alan C. Martin (w)

Rufus Dayglo (a & c)

Dayglo & Martin give us a completely new take on Tank Girl - grittier, bloodier, and weirder than ever before. “The Royal Escape” finds Tank Girl and her team stranded on the outskirts of a city they have just destroyed, as an immense and vengeful army approaches. Not recommended for children, the elderly, or wussies.

Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #3

Nick Roche (w & a & c)

James Roberts (w)

Trevor Hutchison (c)

Trapped inside a maximum-security prison, surrounded by Decepticons, and outgunned at every turn, it’s time for the newest Wreckers to earn their stripes. But as the horrors of Garrus-9 are laid bare and the fate of Fortress Maximus is revealed, Springer realizes his team has bitten off more than it can chew.

IDW releases for February 24, 2010

G.I. JOE: Operation Hiss #1

Brian Reed (w)

Augustin Padilla (a & c)

Joe Corroney (c)

G.I. JOE thinks they’ve won the day, and stopped the rise of Cobra… But their battle is just beginning! Scarlett and Snake Eyes are dispatched to investigate a disturbance at a Chinese weapons facility- and come face to face with the first stages of Cobra’s latest and most deadly plan.

Song of Saya #1

Daniel Liatowitsch & Todd Ocvirk (w)

Yair Herrera (a)

Based on the Japanese smash-hit PC game, Song of Saya tells the story of Josh, a young doctor trying to recover from a near-fatal accident. When a nightmarish world threatens to drown out reality, Josh meets a mysterious girl named Saya who promises to take his pain away… if Josh agrees to help her in return.

Star Trek: Ghosts #4

Zander Cannon (w)

Javier Aranda (a)

Joe Corroney (c)

With Captain Picard shifted into another dimension, Commander Riker takes command of the Enterprise and negotiates with Worf’s hot-tempered captors for his release. Troi tries to pick through the noise in her patient’s head to unravel information on the extra-dimensional ghosts. Meanwhile, the missing Picard finds himself in a peculiar leadership role.

Star Trek Movie Adaptation #1

Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Tim Jones, Mike Johnson (w)

David Messina (a)

JJ Abrams’ blockbuster revitalization of the Star Trek franchise was the most thrilling film of the year. Now, under the direction of Abrams and screenwriters Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman, comes the highly anticipated graphic adaptation of the film! Additionally, new scenes and moments cut from the movie are revealed-an event no Star Trek fan can dare miss!

TRANSFORMERS #4

Mike Costa (w)

Don Figueroa (a & c)

Andrew Wildman (c)

His ambivalence cost him his allegiance. His betrayal set the stage for Autobot victory. His name is Thundercracker, and this issue reveals what he’s been doing these past three years after his brutal expulsion from the Decepticons in ALL HAIL MEGATRON! Mike Costa and Don Figueroa show you perhaps the most unique transformation of all.

We Will Bury You #1

Brea Grant (w) 

Zane Grant (a)

Ben Templesmith (c)

1927: The first talkie ended the silent film era, the first man completed a solo transatlantic flight, and… a zombie virus decimated the human race. Two unlikely heroines use their unorthodox skills to survive as a zombie infection spreads through the streets of New York and beyond. Brea Grant (Heroes) and Zane Grant promise the worst breakup ever and an epic beginning to this historical horror miniseries.

IDW releases for February 10, 2010

From The Ashes Vol1 TPB

Bob Fingerman (w & a & c)

Bob Fingerman’s speculative memoir (starring Bob and his wife Michelle) set in a post-apocalyptic and nuclear ravaged New York City is a surprisingly perky take on Armageddon. A hip satirical romp though Manhattan’s ruins, From the Ashes is a new spin on the old autobiographical comics genre.

Jon Sable Freelance Ashes of Eden #5

Mike Grell (w & a & c)

Ashes of Eden comes to its explosive conclusion as Jon Sable and Maggie the Cat battle to save not only their own lives but those of all of New Yorkers! How will one man’s greed and a nuclear terror plot change America’s future?

Starstruck #6

Elaine Lee (w)

Michael Wm. Kaluta, Charles Vess (a)

Kaluta (c)

Sentenced to life on abandoned Omega Disque 6, Molly helps a tribe of Amazons defeat their enemies… but during the post-battle ritual, the newly minted Galatia is accidentally shot off the Disque in an ancient escaped pod, but is saved by a traveling trio of Troikani actors. Will the actors’ plans for a glorious suicide mean the end of Galatia 9?

Star Trek Nero TPB

Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (w)

David Messina (a)

From STAR TREK writer/producers Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman and artist David Messina, comes an all-new story set within the events of the hit film! Not an adaptation, this exclusive story follows the villainous Nero as he seeks to destroy the Federation.

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.