IDW releases for March 10, 2010

ANGEL HOLE IN THE WORLD #4

Scott Tipton (w)

Elena Casagrande (a & c)

After recovering her full powers, Illyria sets out to reclaim her position as ruler of the world, seeking her vast army that exists between our plain of existence and has been awaiting her return. Meanwhile, Wesley discovers Gunn’s horrifying role in Fred’s death and enacts his own kind of justice.

A-TEAM SHOTGUN WEDDING #1

Joe Carnahan & Tom Waltz (w)

Stephen Mooney (a)

John K. Snyder III (c)

The A-Team are back! Before you see their return on the big-screen, thrill to this special mission told in comic book form only! After a successful-but harrowing-completion to a mission in icy Alaska, Hannibal and the team are up for some much-needed leave in sunny San Diego to attend the wedding of a high-ranking U.S. official’s daughter. But when threats are made against the event, the A-Team is forced to quit their vacation and go undercover to foil what might be a terrorist plot.

THE GHOUL #3

Steve Niles (w)

Bernie Wrightson (a & c)

After a brief, demonic waylay, the Ghoul and Detective Klimpt finally come face-to-face with the horror they have sought. What began as a Hollywood rumor takes a twisted turn for the worst and the recently teamed-up monster and cop find themselves in a nightmare of glitz, glamour and guts! Also, part three of the prose Ghoul adventure “My Ghoul” also concludes as Wrightson, Niles and IDW dole out a generous dose of horrors.

GI JOE ORIGINS #13

Scott Beatty (w)

S. L. Gallant (a & c)

Tom Feister (c)

First appearance of Ripcord! The latest candidate for G.I. JOE status may already be dead! Meet Wallace Weems, a soldier everybody calls Ripcord. Lost in a forbidding jungle, Ripcord has one mission: SURVIVE! And if he doesn’t outwit, outfight, and outlast the terrorists hunting him, thousands more might die!

JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT’S MUSIC BOX #4

Scott Lobdell (w)

Renae DeLiz & Ray Dillon (a & c)

It’s the 1920s and a young girl is nearly starving on the streets of Chicago, hoping against hope she can ace an audition as a flapper in a popular night club. But when the manager tries to explain to this talent-less waif there’s no such thing as a free lunch, the only thing on hand to defend her honor is a music box she uses as a bludgeon! But the music box is no more generous than the now dead manager. She’s now talented, rich and famous… but at what price?

TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE #4

Zander Cannon (w)

Chee (a & C)

Guido Guidi (c)

When Bumblebee has a change of heart and goes back to help a little girl whom he had used to discover her father’s secrets, he finds himself pursued by the terrifying and unstoppable Skywarp! Bumblebee’s big adventure as leader of the Autobots comes to an explosive and thrilling conclusion!

WEEKLY WORLD NEWS #3

Chris Ryall (w)

Alan Robinson (a & c)

J.K. Woodward (c)

In the penultimate chapter of “The Irredemption of Ed Anger,” the public turns on Bat Boy, giving Ed Anger the redemption he’s been looking for. Too bad it happens right when Chaos Cloud arrives, intending to destroy the Earth!

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 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 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.