IDW releases for May 19, 2010

GI JOE #18

Chuck Dixon (w)
Alex Cal (a & c)
Kelsey Shannon (c)

What starts as a desert survival exercise for the Joes turns into a fight for survival, with COBRA soldiers sent to find the Pit. Unarmed and out of communication, Covergirl, Downtown, and Tripwire must outwit, outlast, and outkill COBRA’s best if they want to stay alive and prevent the disclosure of the Pit’s secret location.

Kill Shakespeare #2

Conor McCreery & Anthony Del Col (w)

Andy Belanger (a)

Kagan McLeaod (c)

What Fables does for fairy tales, Kill Shakespeare does with the greatest writer of all time. This dark take on the Bard pits his greatest heroes (Hamlet, Juliet, Othello Falstaff) against his most menacing villains (Richard III, Lady Macbeth, Iago) in an epic adventure to find and kill a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare. This debut- featuring a full 32-page story-will change the way you look at Shakespeare forever.

Tank Girl: The Royal Escape #3

Alan C Martin (w)

Rufus Dayglo (a & c)

BOOGA thinks he’s a cowboy, BARNEY becomes a giant, JET GIRL is about to expire, war breaks out, and TANK GIRL mutates into… well, you’re gonna have to read it to find out! Artist Rufus Dayglo and Tank Girl co-creator Alan C. Martin bring you a story more far-out than Alpha Centuri.

Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #5

James Roberts (w)

Nick Roche ( w & a & c)

Trevor Hutchison (c)

The endgame begins. Their teammates are dead, their mission is in tatters, and all hope is lost. Time has run out for the last of the Wreckers, who confront the maniac responsible for the atrocities of the last 48 hours. Deaths, betrayals and long-promised revelations-truly, this one has it all!

Dynamite Entertainment releases for May 19, 2010

Battlefields - The Firefly and His Majesty: Part Two #6

Writer: Garth Ennis

Penciller/Inker: Carlos Ezquerra

Covers: Garry Leach

Sergeant Stiles’ hatred of the Nazis has got him right where he wants to be: sitting behind a high-velocity cannon with a mighty German tank in his sights. But Tigers are never more dangerous than when they’re cornered, and the Panzer crew will be only too happy to take their enemies with them. The cat and mouse battle is fought to the finish, as the second Battlefields arc concludes with a bang.

The Expendables #1

Writer: Chuck Dixon

Penciller/Inker: Esteve Polls

Covers: Lucio Parillo

After years of corruption, murder of American hostages, and betrayal of foreign policies, the US - with the help of other Nations who secretly put together a squad of their most highly trained military personal - will finally attempt to overthrow the dictator who has caused devastation in South America for over 20 years. This is the story before the story…

Stargate: Vala Mal Doran #1

Writer: Brandon Jerwa

Penciller/Inker: Cezar Razek

Covers: Brett Booth & Chasen Grieshop

We start our story during the years when Vala was acting as a free agent in the intergalactic underworld. While the ever-growing Lucian Alliance attempts to recruit her, Vala puts together an Ocean’s Eleven-style team of freelancers (though her team numbers around 5 people) to help her track down a mysterious sentient plant believed to be a source of great power.

Preview - The Calling: Cthulhu Chronicles #1

THE CALLING: CTHULHU CHRONICLES #1

In stores July 21, 2010 is an all-new ongoing Lovecraft-inspired supernatural horror series with a decidedly modern spin from superstar writing team Michael Alan Nelson and Johanna Stokes! A cruise ship comes to port, hundreds are aboard dead - but why? Clayton Diggs is a pharmaceuticals salesman who discovers his sister has committed herself to an insane asylum; she’s checked herself in, fearing she’ll hurt herself or someone else. All across the world, ordinary people in an ordinary world find themselves drawn by fate to see darkness and despair unlike anything they ever could imagine. Meanwhile, a cult makes its move, believing that there is a great one sleeping that will hear… The Calling! Cover by Criminal’s Sean Phillips and Federica Platti! 



Shawn Says: Spotlight on New Releases May 12, 2010

In which Shawn looks at the New Releases and lets you know which books she is most excited about!

1) Cavemen in Space SC

I am very excited to see Joey Weiser’s new book in stores! A while back he did a fundraiser in order to publish it and distribute it through AdHouse. It is awesome that he was able to get this book into stores all over the country. Cavemen in Space is about a time-travelling professor who brings seven cavemen to the future to study them. The story sounds like a lot of fun and the art looks great. I love his clean, cartoony style. If you like the book be sure and stop by his table at HeroesCon to tell him so. And pick up a copy of Mermin #1 while you are at it!

2) Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne #1

Speaking of Cavemen, this book is full of ‘em. Grant Morrison tells the tale of Bruce Wayne’s adventures through time and his eventual return to present-day Gotham. There will be a rotating cast of artists. Issue #1 features the art of Chris Sprouse and Karl Story.

3) Siege #4

This week was Siege-tastic! Marvel wraps up the Siege storyline as they move forward with the Heroic Age. In additition to Siege #4, New Avengers Finale #1, Siege Embedded #4, Siege: Fallen (Spoiler alert! Don’t look at the cover of that or read the full title if you want the end of Siege #4 spoiled) and Dark Avengers #16 came out as well.

4) Wolverine #900

This special collects 5 stories all about Wolverine by some awesome people! Todd Dezago, David Finch, C.B. Cebulski and more! I

5) Sweet Tooth TP vol 1

This trade collects the first 5 issues of Jeff Lemire’s quirky new Vertigo title about a hybrid named Gus who teams up with a hunter to find “The Preserve” which is a sanctuary for hybrids. This book has been getting a lot of praise. So I am looking forward to seeing what the buzz is all about!

BOOM Studios releases for May 12, 2010

CARS #5

Written by Alan J. Porter
Drawn by Allen Gladfelter
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Allen Gladfelter & Rachelle Rosenberg

Lightning McQueen is going all out to win the Route 66 Dash, a cross country, Cannonball Run-style race! But with his partner, Mater, slowing him down, how can he hope to best Chick Hicks and his partner, the Drift King?

FARSCAPE: SCORPIUS #1

Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon & David Alan Mack
Drawn by Mike Ruiz
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Joe Benitez and Blond & Chad Hardin

Scorpius rises again. Across the Uncharted Territories his name is feared. See Farscape’s greatest mastermind reveal his new plan for revenge on the crew of Moya! An excellent new entry point for Farscape fans that might have missed the previous series! Written by series creator Rockne S. O’Bannon and scripted by fan-favorite Star Trek novelist David Alan Mack.

UNCLE SCROOGE #391

Written by Staff Di If
Drawn by Francesc Bargad Studio
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Magic Eye Studios

Studio Much to the dismay of J.D. Rockerduck’s pocketbook, Scrooge and Donald’s economic trek around the globe is coming to a close. Nothing can stop them now, except for maybe their women! Collect your pennies and pick up the finale to the story of greed and speed, ‘Around the World in 80 Bucks.’

WALL-E: RECHARGE TPB

Written by J. Torres
Drawn by Morgan Luthi
TPB, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99

Superstar writer J. Torres (TEEN TITANS GO!) chronicles Wall-E’s life before the events of the hit film. Wall-E is not yet the hardworking robot we know and love. Instead, he lets the few remaining other robots take care of most of the trash compacting while he collects interesting junk. But when the other robots start breaking down, Wall-E must learn to adjust his priorities& or else Earth is doomed!