IDW Comic Solicitations for March 2016
Ghostbusters Deviations One-Shot
Kelly Thompson (w) • Nelson Daniel (a & c)
In a world, where on that fateful day in New York, the Ghostbusters did NOT cross streams, and were thus unable to destroy Gozer or close his portal. Now, 31 days later, NYC has descended into chaos and ruin, ruled with the deliciously soft fist of… THE STAY-PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
G.I. JOE Deviations One-Shot
Paul Allor (w) • Corey Lewis (a & c)
In a world… where COBRA rules the planet! COBRA COMMANDER’s forces have won, the entire planet Earth now submits to COBRA rule… but the burdens of ruling over billions of people make COBRA COMMANDER anxious to the good old days. And he decides there’s just one group that can bring chaos back to this totalitarian order: G.I. JOE!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deviations One-Shot
Tom Waltz (w) • Zach Howard (a & c)
In a world where Shredder leads the Turtles, all hope seems lost! With the Turtles brainwashed to follow Shredder, Splinter forms a new group in a last ditch effort to save his sons… and New York City!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
Transformers Deviations One-Shot
Brandon Easton (w) • Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Marcelo Matere (c)
In a World… Where OPTIMUS PRIME Never Died!One would stand and one would fall… and we all know OPTIMUS PRIME fell. But how would history have played out if he hadn’t? Would the AUTOBOTS have still stood triumphant in their darkest hour… or would UNICRON have reigned supreme?!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
X-Files Deviations One-Shot
Amy Chu (w) • Elena Casagrande & Silvia Califano (a) • Cat Staggs (c)
In a world where young Fox Mulder was abducted by aliens and never returned, another Mulder takes up the crusade against deception! Meet Samantha Mulder, a believer who won’t stop until she finds out the truth about her brother!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
Back to the Future #6: Continuum Conundrum Part 1
Bob Gale, John Barber (w) • Marcelo Ferreira (a & c)
An all-new, multi-issue, multi-continuum story starts here, courtesy of Bob Gale, John Barber, and Marceo Ferreira! We’d tell you more but in the words of Doctor Emmett L. Brown, “No one should know too much about the future.”
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Godzilla: Oblivion #1 (of 5)
Joshua Fialkov (w) • Brian Churilla (a) • Graham Nakamura (c)
A scientist has created a portal to another dimension—one where monsters rule supreme! A terrifying expedition begins into a world where hope has died and Godzilla is the unrivaled King of the Monsters. But what happens when a baby kaiju hitches a ride back to the original, monster-less dimension?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #4 (of 5)
Mike Johnson and Ryan Parrott (w) • Derek Charm (a & c)
The hit new series continues here as our all new cast of cadets sets off on their first mission in space and headlong into a century-old mystery that could change the Academy forever. Meanwhile, Uhura risks her career in Starfleet with her only chance at redemption coming from a most unlikely place.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek #55—Legacy of Spock, Part One
Mike Johnson (w) • Tony Shasteen (a & c)
This all-new story set in the universe of the new STAR TREK films celebrates the life of the most iconic character of them all: Leonard Nimoy‘s SPOCK. In Part 1 of this 4-part epic, the elder Spock joins the last survivors of Vulcan to search the galaxy for a new homeworld! Don’t miss this special series, part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the STAR TREK franchise!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers, Vol. 8
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli, Andrew Griffith (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
The COMBINER WARS are over, and OPTIMUS PRIME faces the aftermath. Meanwhile, ARCEE confronts GALVATRON; SOUNDWAVE and COSMOS come face to face; TRACKS and NEEDLENOSE meet up again; and JETFIRE and KUP lead a team to investigate the mysterious ONYX system. Collects issues #42–45.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-585-3
Transformers: Armada Omnibus
Chris Sarracini, Simon Furman (w) • James Raiz, Pat Lee, Guido Guidi, Don Figueroa (a) • Guido Guidi (c)
The DECEPTICONS, feeding off the energy of captured Mini-Cons, are about to begin a hostile takeover of the TRANSFORMERS’ home planet, CYBERTRON. Do OPTIMUS PRIME and the heroic AUTOBOTS stand a chance of defending the planet against these super-powered villains? And will the Mini-Cons ever get their freedom back? The action is so explosive that the shockwaves will shake not only CYBERTRON but even planet Earth right down to the core. All 18 issues ofTransformers: Armada are collected in this omnibus.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 416 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-563-1
Transformers #51
John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c)
“ALL HAIL OPTIMUS,” part 2! OPTIMUS PRIME is here to save the Earth—whether the Earth wants saving or not. A hostile world reacts the AUTOBOTS’ incursion, as GALVATRON gathers his forces. But is OPTIMUS alone in his head…?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #51
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
“If you want to break someone—mentally, physically, emotionally—wait until they’re happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived… THAT’S when you move in for the kill. Because you can’t take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.” –Tarn
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #226: Cobra Nation, Part 1
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)
G.I. Joe believes it can rest easy after stopping theCOBRA WORLD ORDER… but they must now face a war at home as Cobra Commander amasses followers and maneuvers his hidden agents in order to turn the US into a COBRA NATION!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero, Vol. 14
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Paul Pope (c)
G.I. JOE has been fighting the evil forces of COBRA for decades, but now COBRA is ready to unleash its master plan on an unsuspecting G.I. JOE, in “Cobra World Order!” Collects the prelude issue #0 and issues #219–221.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 100 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-554-9
Street Fighter X G.I. JOE #2 (of 6)
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Emilio Laiso (a) • Kagan McLeod (c)
The second day of the tournament pitting Street Fighter vs. G.I. JOE begins! Destro and M. Bison team up to provide Cobra with the ultimate weapon… but Guile, Snake Eyes, Ryu and Storm Shadow have a plan of their own to stop the Shadaloo tyrant. The World Warrior tournament heats up for the Street Fighter team and G.I. JOE alike!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Ghostbusters International #3
Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)
“Help Wanted.” Janine Melnitz is stuck trying to staff the New York office and the hiring process tends to bring out the weirdos. Meanwhile, the Ghostbusters’ investigation of Poveglia turns up a psycho-kinetically charged artifact.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Mars Attacks #1 IDW’s Greatest Hits Edition
John Layman (w) • John McCrea (a & c)
IDW’s Greatest Hits! One-dollar versions of key issues and launch-points from your favorite IDW books! With a new Mars Attacks hitting the shelves, what better time to revisit the classic first IDW issue from Layman and McCrea, for only a buck?
FC • 32 pages • $1.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures #8
Ian Flynn (w) • Chad Thomas, Jon Sommariva (a) Sommariva (c)
“Job Security,” Part 2. The Turtles are trapped! But who are the true victors? Rahzar and Fishface or Bebop and Rocksteady? With friends like these, who needs enemies?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 3 #15
Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson (w) • Lawson (a) • A.C. Farley (c)
“City at War, Part 13!” Reunions, resolution and retrospection in the wonderfully satisfying grand finale of this epic maxi-arc in TMNT lore!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 8
Ryan Brown, Steve Murphy, Peter Laird, Ross May, Dan Berger (w) • Jim Lawson, Dario Brizuela, Scott Cohn, Dan Berger, Mike Hawthorne (a) • Jim Lawson (c)
Volume 8 collects issues #21–24 of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume Two, including “A (Bull) Wrinkle in Time,” “Change of Power,” “Attack of the Replicants,” and “Rock of Ages.” Presented in all-new color.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-561-7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #56
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Mateus Santolouco (a & c)
The Turtles return to the Technodrome to monitor the revival of the Utroms. They are surprised to meet a new mutant there— Leatherhead! Will the mysterious mutant be friend or foe?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short #2 (of 5)
Arvind Ethan David (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a & c)
A Spoon Too Short is Dirk Gently’s most baffling and incomprehensible case. Inspired by the tantalizing alternative title for the Dirk adventure Douglas Adams was working on prior to his death, A Spoon Too Shortfollows the continuing adventures of the world’s weirdest detective all the way to Africa!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Judge Dredd #4
Ulises Fariñas & Erick Freitas (w) • Dan McDaid (a) • Fariñas (c)
Mega-City Zero, Part 4! As Dredd continues to unravel the mystery of what has become of Mega-City One, he’s brought before “The Forum” to be judged himself!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Donald Duck #11
Jan Kruse, Dick Kinney (w) • Mark De Jonge, Al Hubbard (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)
“The Incredible Quest for Cooties!” When Donald finds a lost world of Thanksgiving-style Pilgrims, he does the sensible thing—and gets crowned king! What could possibly go wrong?
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Mickey Mouse #10
Andrea “Casty” Castellan (w) • Giorgio Cavazzano (a & c)
“Day of the Colossus, Part 1 of 2!” When a skyscraper-size Greek statue comes to ferocious life, Mickey, Goofy and Eurasia Toft might wind up with their own lives at stake!
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Uncle Scrooge #12
Pat & Carol McGreal, Romano Scarpa (w) • Giorgio Cavazzano, Romano Scarpa (a) • Giorgio Cavazzano (c)
“Ten Little Millionaires”: When Scrooge McDuck takes ten fellow tycoons on an outer space voyage, he’s got profit and parsimony in mind—until disaster strikes!
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories #729
Bruno Sarda, Jonathan Gray (w) • Franco Valussi, Tony Strobl (a) • Ulrich Schröder (c)
Fearless Mickey chases a ghoulish mystery girl across Monterey Beach in “The Search for the Zodiac Stone, Part 9!” Then it’s Donald vs. super-lucky Gladstone Gander: “May The Better Man Win!”
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Uncle Scrooge: Timeless Tales, Vol. 1
Rodolfo Cimino, Miquel Pujol, Giorgio Pezzin, Alberto Savini, Romano Scarpa, Luca Boschi, Jan Kruse, Frank Jonker, Paul Hoogma, Evert Geradts, Freddy Milton (w) • Romano Scarpa, Andrea Freccero, Bas Heymans, Miquel Pujol, Marco Rota, Maximino Tortajada Aguilar, Rodolfo Cimino, Tony Strobl, Al Hubbard, Freddy Milton (a) • Giorgio Cavazzano (c)
Jumpin’ jacksnipes! The first six issues of IDW’s epic Uncle Scrooge come together in a giant collectors’ hardback edition—with all the excitement, all the variant covers, and even a Beagle-busting extra or two! Enjoy international tightwad tales by fan favorites Romano Scarpa, Mau and Bas Heymans, Giorgio Cavazzano, Freddy Milton,Marco Rota and more… brought into canon “Duck English” by Jonathan Gray and other prized Carl Barks pundits. What Scrooge McDuck fan could resist a bargain like this?
HC • FC • $29.99 • 240 pages • 7.25” x 10” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-566-2
Donald Duck: Tycoonraker
Lars Jensen, David Gerstein, Massimo Marconi, Jan Kruse, Luciano Bottaro, Joe Torcivia (w) • Flemming Andersen, Tony Strobl, Romano Scarpa, Bas Heymans, Luciano Bottaro (a) • Stefano Turconi (c)
From saddling a super-powered bucking bronco with the Tamers of Nonhuman Threats to battling a mad scientist for Uncle Scrooge’s McDuck Intelligence Agency, Donald is right where the secret action is… and right where Donald secretly wishes he wasn’t! We’ve got pages and pages of feather-raising thrills–and legendary tales by top Disney Comics talents, including Romano Scarpa, Lars Jensen, Flemming Andersen, and Giovan Battista Carpi. Collects issues #7–9.
TPB • FC • $12.99 • 120 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-553-2
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #40
Ted Anderson (w) • Brenda Hickey (a & c)
The untold first meeting of Twilight and baby Spike! Twilight is given her most difficult task yet by Princess Celestia when she is told to take care of a baby dragon who is quite a handful! Will Twilight learn the right lesson in caring for another?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Vol. 9
Jeremy Whitley (w) • Andy Price (a & c)
An enigmatic new foe brings together some of the most villainous characters in Equestria to attack the Crystal Empire in “Siege of the Cystal Empire!” Collects issues #34–37.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-556-3
My Little Pony: Friends Forever #26
Jeremy Whitley (w) • Tony Fleecs (a & c)
Shining Armor will have his hooves full when Prince Blueblood gets involved in a sensitive diplomatic mission. Will Shining Armor be able to make use of the Prince’s unique talents?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Luna the Vampire #3 (of 3)
Yasmin Sheikh (w & a & c)
By the giant flying heads of the space gods! Dance completions, pet stores, SEAS OF GEEKS! Imagine all of that, in MONSTER SPACE. And that’s not all! Who would ever think Luna would tolerate a roommate?! And such a cute one, too! *Awkward love interest included*
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Skylanders: Superchargers #6
Ron Marz, David A. Rodriguez (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Robert Duenas (c)
Supercharged Skylander Dive-Clops has been deep-sixed! Only one hero stands any chance of saving him, along with all of Skylands—Dive-Clops’ twin brother, Eye-Brawl! The Eyes have it in this family feud!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Angry Birds Comics #3
Jan Toriseva & Various (w) • César Ferioli (a) • Ciro Cangiolosi (c)
March madness! King Pig and his minions blow into town once again to try to hard-boil the Angry Birds’ precious eggs, but what happens next will blow readers away!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Angry Birds: Super Angry Birds
Jeff Parker (w) • Ron Randall (a) • Marcelo Ferreira (c)
When New Yolk City is in peril, only one team is brave enough, bold enough, mad enough to stand up and fight for the rights of its citizens… they are the Super Angry Birds!
TPB • FC • $9.99 • 100 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-549-5
Jem and the Holograms #13: Dark Jem, Part 3
Kelly Thompson (w) • Sophie Campbell (a & c)
DARK JEM! Not only are JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS not themselves but whatever is infecting them is now spreading to others every time they play. JERRICA, AJA, SHANA, and KIMBER band together—but will they be forced to destroy SYNERGY to save the world from the DARK JEM sound. Meanwhile Pizzazz makes plans to get back her band… at any cost!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Wynonna Earp #2
Beau Smith (w) • Lora Innes (a & c)
The US Marshals Black Badge division is hot on the tail of the notorious criminal Mars Del Ray, leader of a cartel of cannibal zombies and bloodthirsty banditos. Wynonna Earp leads the charge and aims to put a stop to the cartel… and a bullet right between Del Ray’s eyes!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Art of Tomorrow Kings
Ashley Wood (a & c)
The vibrant and mysterious world of Ashley Wood’s Tomorrow Kings comes to life in this collection of art and photography. Documenting the lushly designed Tomorrow Kings figures by 3A alongside the kinetic art that inspired the ideas, this coffee top art book is the ideal addition for any collection of Wood. This premiere North American edition includes new artwork and images, each selected by the artist.
HC • FC • $49.99 • 200 pages • 10” x 10” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-550-1
String Divers
Chris Ryall (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Ashley Wood (c)
Meet the String Divers! A renegade team called upon to save the universe from arcane threats at the sub-microscopic level! Spinning out of Ashley Wood’s toy line, this is where quantum physics and string theory are made real, and real thrilling, in “Unified Chaos Theory!” Written by Ash’s ZvR co-conspirator, Chris Ryall.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-560-0
October Faction #14
Steve Niles (w) • Damien Worm (a & c)
After a successful ghost hunting adventure, the family is now ready to take on a much bigger case. For the first time, they will be up against bloodsucking vampires, and the family will never be the same again.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Victorie City #3 (of 4)
Keith Carmack (w) • Vincent Nappi (a) • David Stoupakis (c)
Freak circumstances put the deadly killer back on the streets… and the police are powerless to stop him. But Detective Hektor Ness takes it upon himself to take down the warped murderer once and for all!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Maxx: Maxximized #29
Sam Kieth (w & a & c)
In the future, Sara’s Horse-Maxx seems the only one capable of facing down Iago, the Giant-Yellow-Self-Help-Banana-Slug. Meanwhile, Gone hints at Maxx’s own origin, and Julie finally discovers the mystery of Sara’s disappearance.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Maxx: Maxxed Out, Vol. 1
Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs (w) • Sam Kieth (a & c)
Sam Kieth’s opus The Maxx is collected here in all its freshly-colored glory. Taking remastered pages from The Maxx: Maxximized hardcovers, this new series of trade paperbacks packs 12-issues of Kieth goodness between the covers.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 284 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-555-6
Haunted Love #2
Various (w) • Alex Toth, Bill Savage, Bud Thompson, Ken Landau and more (a) • Ken Bald (c)
Just when you thought it was safe to crawl back in your corroded coffins, #2 worms its way into your hearts with more awful affairs and creeped-out courtships direct from the crumbling crypt of golden age Pre-Code comics!SEE! Monsters get married! HEAR! The haunting howl of love even AFTER death! SMELL! The eternal stench of a long rotted romance! TASTE! (ummm, do NOT put this comic book in your mouth!) FEEL! The worst case of crabs EVER! HAUNTED LOVE!
FC • 48 pages • $4.99
Popeye Classics #44
Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)
Three Reasons You Should Buy This Comic: (1) Bud Sagendorf is a genius! (2) Bud Sagendorf is an genius! (3)Bud Sagendorf is a genius!
FC • 32 pages • $4.99
3 Devils #1 (of 4)
Bo Hampton (w & a & c)
3 Devils, from writer/artist Bo Hampton, is a high-action, supernatural western that centers around a pact of vengeance sworn by a tragically orphaned Gypsy girl, an ex-slave with no soul, and a carnival freak billed as the Human Wolf. Gaining strength and courage from each other, they set off across the Old West—in search of the three hideous, inhuman entities that caused their torment and haunt their lives.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Ragnarök #8
Walter Simonson (w & a & c)
With his dead child behind him, and a thousand burning demons before, the Black Elf assassin, Regn, fights furiously alongside Thor, so that after the battle, he and he alone can kill the God of Thunder.
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
D4VE2
Ryan Ferrier (w) • Valentin Ramon (a & c)
ONE YEAR LATER. With the world seemingly at peace, things seem pretty all right on 34RTH until a strange ship’s arrival sends D4VE head-first into an existential crisis: an inconceivable blast from the past that threatens not only D4VE’s dwindling relationship with 5COTTY, but all of robot-kind itself!
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 100 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-551-8
Danger Girl: Renegade TPB
Andy Hartnell (w) • Stephen Molnar (a) • J. Scott Campbell (c)
Abbey Chase is renowned across the globe as a brilliant young archaeologist and (a bit less renowned) as a member of the super-secret spy organization known as Danger. But what set of circumstances lead Abbey to become who she is—who trained and shaped her into this remarkable person? Now, for the first time ever,Danger Girl readers will find the answer to these questions and more.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 100 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-552-5
Amazing Forest #3
Ulises Fariñas & Erick Freitas (w) • Job Yamen, Skuds Mckinley, Austin Breed, Zoe Crockett (a) • Ulises Fariñas (c)
Tales for the bold. Ideas for the strange. Ulises Fariñas, Erick Freitas, and a cavalcade of new talents bring to life amazing fantastical tales: Founding father Ben Franklin fighting legendary dragons! A man discovers his dog’s secret life! A boy finds the ultimate wish fulfillment! And a tale of a long-lost friend coming back…for revenge!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Eighth Seal #4 (of 5)
James Tynion IV (w) • Jeremy Rock (a) • Riley Rossmo (c)
As First Lady Amelia Greene’s visions grow worse, her husband comes to terms with the horrifying truth. The Conspiracy of The Eighth Seal surrounds him, and those behind it have their own plans for America’s future.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Insufferable: On the Road #2
Mark Waid (w) • Peter Krause (a & c)
The truce between Nocturnus and Galahad lasted less time than it takes to spell “Galahad.” Now Nocturnus must turn to the local authorities for help in tracking down his nemesis—but they’ll have to lower their guns first!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Gutter Magic #3 (of 4)
Rich Douek (w) • Brett Barkley (a & c)
It’s mayhem in the skies of Manhattan as Cinder and Blacktooth steal an airship to track down the elusive Oppenheimer. The only thing in their way is a vengeful sorceress, her legion of minions, and a rampaging dragon!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Gutter Magic #3 (of 4)——Subscription Variant
Rich Douek (w) • Brett Barkley (a) • Joe Eisma (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Tet TPB
Paul Allor (w) • Paul Tucker (a & c)
Amidst the violence of the Vietnam War, Marine Eugene Smith and local woman Quang Ha have found love. They plan to leave the war behind, and begin a new life in America. But on the eve of the TET Offensive, their plans change forever…
Writer Paul Allor and artist Paul Tucker present a critically acclaimed story of hard-boiled crime, war-torn romance, and the aftermath of violence on the human soul.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-564-8
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