IDW Publishing has released previews of August 30th, 2017 arrivals, including Orphan Black Deviations #4, Ghostbusters 101 #6, 24 Legacy: Rules of Engagement #5, Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giants’ Fury #5, GI Joe #8, GI Joe: A Real American Hero #243, Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #3, Optimus Prime #10, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X #5, X-Files #17, and X-Files Origins II: Dog Days of Summer #3, as well as several collected editions.
Previews:
24: Legacy—Rules of Engagement #5
Christopher Farnsworth (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Georges Jeanty (c)
The clock has been reset with 24: Legacy, and this limited series explores the past of its new leading character, Eric Carter, who led the elite squad responsible for killing an infamous terrorist leader and, consequently, was forced into hiding. But before he was a national hero and a wanted man, Carter learned the Rules of Engagement on the streets of Iraq and Washington, D.C.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Based on the new hit iteration of the 24 franchise!
- Executive produced by Manny Coto and Evan Katz, writers of the show!
- Covers by Georges Jeanty (Serenity)!
- Each issue will have a photo cover featuring the cast of the show!
- Written by Christopher Farnsworth, journalist, screenwriter and the author of The President’s Vampire series.
Comic Book History of Comics: Birth of a Medium
Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey (w & a) • Ryan Dunlavey (c)
The inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, and more! Reprinting the classic series in bold new color!
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 144 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-925-7
Bullet points:
- Advance solicited for August release!
- Presented in all-new color!
- Featuring new stories about the pioneering women in comics!
- “Comics has finally gotten the history—and the historians—it deserves.” —Matt Fraction
Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giant’s Fury #5
Jim Zub (w) • Netho Diaz (a) • Max Dunbar (c)
Frost giants and white dragons against our heroes in final battle! Minsc and his friends have been defeated before, but now the fate of north hangs in the balance and they must not fail!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- This new D&D story ties into the Storm King’s Thunder event that runs across multiple RPG products, novels, and video games.
- This series continues with the cast from the hit Legends of Baldur’s Gate and Shadows of the Vampire stories, but is also built as a perfect jumping on point for new readers, bringing them into D&D’s classic blend of sword & sorcery adventure.
Ghostbusters 101 #6
Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)
Thanks to a timely intervention, the Ghostbusters have saved the day! But you knew that would happen—you’re an old hand at this kind of thing! But after all the goodbyes are said and the players are all back to where they belong, one question remains: did the Ghostbusters’ ultimate solution have any consequences for the multiverse?! Find out in the finale to GHOSTBUSTERS 101!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet Points:
- Don’t miss the cover by Ominous Press creator, Bart Sears, part of our Bart Sears cover month!
G.I. JOE #8
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Aaron Conley (c)
It’s the battle you’ve been waiting for! No, not G.I. Joe versus Cobra… it’s Snake Eyes versus Quick Kick! When Snake Eyes steps out of bounds, only Quick Kick stands in the way of the ninja commando. Who is the team’s true martial arts champion? Well, you’ve gotta read to find out!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Don’t miss the Snake Eyes cover by Mondo artist Tom Whalen, part of our Tom Whalen Cover Month!
- Variant cover by Santipérez!
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #243
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)
When the opposing forces of good and evil clash, the stakes are at their highest and danger is at its greatest! It’s winner take all—but when the smoke clears, who will rise victorious?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #3
John Barber & Various (w) • Robert Atkins & Various (a) • Fico Ossio (c)
If you’re new to the Hasbro Universe or a long-time fan, this book is for you! Featuring a veritable TON of bios on your favorite characters, from P to Z, plus papercraft projects, a map of the Heliopolis, the Micronauts’ ship, and a fantastic story leading in to the next huge Hasbro event!
FC • 48 pages • $4.99
Bullet points:
- Written by today’s top Hasbro U talent including John Barber, Aubrey Sitterson, Chris Ryall, David Mariotte, Brandon Easton, Cullen Bunn, Mairghread Scott, and Jimmy Johnston.
- Art by some of today’s top Hasbro Universe artists including Robert Atkins, Guido Guidi, Simon Gough, Marcelo Ferreira, Fico Ossio, and Jack Lawrence!
- Exclusive paper-crafts, posters and stories in every issue!
- Variant cover by Marcelo Borstelmann!
Mickey Mouse: Darkenblot
Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Jonathan Gray, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio (w & a) • Lorenzo Pastrovicchio (c)
The future is now! The high-tech city of Avantgarde has a cutting-edge robot police force–but it’s just become the Phantom Blot’s deadly private army! Can Mickey brave high-tech horrors to stop his old foe? Or will Avantgarde decide Mickey is part of the problem? Omigosh! Collects IDW’s Mickey Mouse issues #16–18.
TPB • FC • $12.99 • 124 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-932-5
Bullet points:
- Advance solicited for August release!
- “These stories are great at showcasing characters we don’t see much of in America.” —Bleeding Cool
My Little Pony: Movie Prequel
Ted Anderson (w) • Andy Price (a & c)
All-new original tie-in to the movie! This fall My Little Pony: The Movie hits theaters, and this prequel mini-series is your first look at the fantastic adventure to come!
Bullet points:
- My Little Pony: The Movie comes to theaters October 6, 2017!
- Featuring new characters who will make their screen debut in the film!
- Advance solicited for September release!
Optimus Prime #10
John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli & Kei Zama (a) • Kei Zama (c)
THE RETURN OF GALVATRON THE BARBARIAN! Optimus Prime meets with Alpha Trion, the ancient sage, who reveals a tale of Cybertron’s earliest days, when the original Thirteen Primes united the world. But even then, the warrior known as Galvatron was a wild card… shaping the future in unexpected ways.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Leads directly into this month’s First Strike event!
- Variant cover by Andrew MacLean!
Orphan Black: Deviations #4
Heli Kennedy (w) • Wayne Nichols (a) • Cat Staggs (c)
In a world where Sarah managed to save Beth from taking her own life! With this single twist of fate, the Clone Club comes together in a completely different manner and the mystery of Project LEDA unfolds in new, exiting ways! See all your favorite characters return in an all-new light!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Find out what happens in a world… where Sarah saved Beth!
- Ask your retailer about the papercraft covers!
Return of the Dapper Men
Jim McCann (w) • Janet Lee (a & c)
Welcome to Anorev, a land where time has no meaning. Robots work and children play, but the play is no fun and the work is no use. A curious boy named Ayden and his robot friend Zoe know that something’s missing, but they can’t imagine what it might be… until 314 identical men in green bowler hats fall from the sky. At last, our heroes have a chance to discover what happened to their world, what might start the clocks back up again, and what tomorrow really means. Blending clockwork whimsy with majestic art-nouveau visuals, Jim McCann and Janet Lee present a hand-crafted fairy tale that feels both familiar and entirely new in this prestige reprinting!
HC • FC • $34.99 • 144 pages • 11.25” x 9.75” • ISBN 978-1-60309-413-9
Bullet points:
- Reprinting the Eisner Award winning Graphic Novel!
- Advance solicited for August release!
Star Wars The Force Awakens: GN
Alessandro Ferrari (w) • Simone Buonfantino (a) • Ken Shu (a) •Roberto Santillo (a) • Marco Ghiglione (a) • Stefano Attardi (a)
Faithfully capturing the galaxy-spanning action of The Force Awakens, join Rey, Finn, BB-8, Kylo Ren, and all your favorite characters, new and old, on the adventure of a lifetime!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X #5
Devin Grayson (w) • Craig Rousseau (a) • Nick Pitarra (c)
The Turtles travel to the strangest planet of them all… one where all organisms function in perfect harmony… except for a group of new mutants who could destabilize the ecosystem of the whole planet—mutants who aren’t the TMNT!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Variant cover by Kevin Eastman!
The X-Files #17
Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • menton3 (c)
“Resistance,” Part 4 (of 4): The final piece of the puzzle falls into place, threatening to send Mulder over the line, just as shadowy forces are revealed to have compromised the upper echelons of government.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter!
- Things come to a head in the final issue of this season!
The X-Files: Origins—Dog Days of Summer #3
Jody Houser & Matthew Dow Smith (w) • Chris Fenoglio, Corin Howell (a & c)
Before the FBI, before the X-Files, they were just two teenagers in search of the truth. On Martha’s Vineyard, a strange encounter with a deaf girl sends 13-year-old Fox Mulder on the hunt for a mysterious signal. While in San Diego, young Dana Scully looks into a plane crash somehow tied to the man she helped put in jail. Two kids, two mysteries, one conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- The hit miniseries of last summer returns!
- Mulder and Scully star in separate tales depicting their teen years!
- See what made them into the characters we’ve come to love!
- Especially crafted for young adult readers!
- Mystery novel variant covers by Cat Staggs (Orphan Black)!
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