IDW Publishing's Diamond Previews - September 2015

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IDW SEPTEMBER CHECKLIST

Angry Birds: Super Angry Birds #1 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire #1 (of 5) ® Subscription Variant BOY-1 #2 (of 4) D4VE2 #1 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant Danger Girl: Renegade #1 (of 4) Dirk Gently #4 ® Subscription Variant Donald Duck #5 ® Subscription Variant Drive #2 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant Ghostbusters: Get Real #4 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #218 ® Subscription Variant Godzilla In Hell #3 (of 5) ® Subscription Variant The Infinite Loop #6 (of 6) ® Subscription Variant Insufferable #5 ® Subscription Variant Jem and the Holograms #7 ® Subscription Variant Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual #1 ® Subscription Variant Long Distance #4 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant The Maxx: Maxximized #23 ® Subscription Variant Mickey Mouse #4 ® Subscription Variant My Little Pony #34 ® Subscription Variant My Little Pony: Friends Forever #20 ® Subscription Variant Onyx #3 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant Popeye Classics #38 Sherlock Holmes: The Seven Per-Cent-Solution #2 (of 5) ® Subscription Variant Shrinking Man #3 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant Star Trek/Green Lantern #3 (of 6) ® Subscription Variant Star Trek: New Visions: The Survival Equation Star Trek #49 ® Subscription Variant String-Divers #2 (of 5) ® Subscription Variant Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures #2 ® Subscription Variant Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April #4 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics, Vol. 3 #9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #50 ® Subscription Variant Tet #1 (of 4) ® Subscription Variant Transformers #45 ® Subscription Variant Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #45 ® Subscription Variant Transformers: Robots in Disguise Animated #3 ® Subscription Variant Transformers: Windblade 2 #7 (of 7) ® Subscription Variant Uncle Scrooge #6 ® Subscription Variant Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #723 ® Subscription Variant Weird Love #9 X-Files: Season 11 #2 ® Subscription Variant Zombies vs Robots #9 ® Subscription Variant

GRAPHIC NOVELS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AND MORE

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Amelia Cole and the Impossible Fate TPB Atomic Robo: The Everything Explodes Collection TPB Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Vol. 19: 1959-1961 D4VE, Vol. 1 TPB Donald Duck, Vol. 1: Shellfish Motives TPB From Hell & From Hell Companion Slipcase Edition (TOP SHELF) GI JOE: A Real American Hero, Vol. 12 TPB Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Vol. 6 TPB Haunted Horror, Vol. 3: Pre-Code Comics So Goo, They're Scary HC King of the Comics: One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate HC My Little Pony Omnibus, Vol. 2 TPB Orphan Black, Vol 1 TPB Skylanders: Rift Into Overdrive OGN TPB Star Trek, Vol. 10 TPB Star Wars: Artifact Edition HC The Story of My Tits TPB (TOP SHELF) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures, Vol. 6 TPB Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Kevin Eastman Covers (2011-2015) HC Tome, Vol. 1: Vampirism HC Tome, Vol. 2: Melancholia HC Transformers Box Set (V. 1-5) Transformers: Spotlight Omnibus, Vol. 2 TPB Walt Kelly's Fairytales HC X-Files: Season 10, Vol. 5 HC Zombies vs Robots Ongoing, Vol. 1: Inherit The Earth TPB

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STAR WARS: ARTIFACT EDITION HC writer Roy Thomas artist

Howard Chaykin Carmine Infantino, Tom Palmer, and others

cover Howard Chaykin

IDW Publishing is pleased to offer under license from our good friends at Marvel Comics the first Star Wars Artifact Edition! Featuring scans of original art, mainly from the initial 10 issues of Marvel Comics’ groundbreaking Star Wars comics by Howard Chaykin, as well as from other early issues by Carmine Infantino. As with all Artist’s Edition-style books, there will be a wealth of extras, including a superb cover gallery showcasing some of the very earliest examples. With the highly anticipated new film being released in December, the feverpitch for Star Wars has never been higher! HC • BW • $PLEASE 160 Pages • 12” x 17” ISBN: 978-1-63140-458-0

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Advance-solicited for November release!

WHAT IS AN ARTIFACT EDITION? LIKE AN ARTIST’S EDITION, AN ARTIFACT EDITION PRESENTS PAGES SCANNED FROM THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL ART. While the Artist’s Edition line produces only complete stories, Artifact Editions allow IDW to present books even if all of the original art cannot be obtained, and will include extras such as advertisements, portfolio pieces, color guides, and more.

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STAR WARS © & TM LUCASFILM LTD. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd. Artifact Edition is a trademark of Idea and Design Works, LLC.

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STAR WARS © & TM LUCASFILM LTD. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd. Artifact Edition is a trademark of Idea and Design Works, LLC.

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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: AMAZING ADVENTURES #2

writer Mariko Tamaki artist

writer Landry Walker

Irene Koh

artist Chad Thomas

cover Irene Koh (REG) Sophie Campbell (SUB)

Casey and April struggle to overcome the Rat King’s machinations. Will they be able to make their way to the eldest Pantheon sibling and find the answers they are looking for?

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cover Jon Sommariva (REG) Ruairi Coleman (SUB)

SUB COVER by Sophie Campbell

The adventures continue! The Turtles face a new, all-powerful foe. To survive they’ll have to turn to… Shredder?? Bonus story featuring a comic book made by Mikey!

SUB COVER by Ruairi Coleman

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© 2015 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Based on characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: CASEY & APRIL #4 (OF 4)


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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #50 writer Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman artist

Mateus Santolouco

cover Mateus Santolouco (REG A) Gabriel Rodriguez (REG C) Kevin Eastman (REG B) Kevin Eastman & Robert Rodriguez (SUB) Jack Kirby & Kevin Eastman (RI)

The epic conclusion to over four-years worth of storylines! The Turtles stand against Shredder for one final battle that will determine the fate of NYC, and the world, for years to come!

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

Special double-sized issue with all-new content!

© 2015 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Based on characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.

Incentive cover by the legendary Jack Kirby: His only TMNT drawing, now inked by Kevin Eastman!

REG COVER by Kevin Eastman

Film director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, From Dusk to Dawn) inks a Subscription cover by Kevin Eastman!

REG COVER by Gabriel Rodriguez

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RI COVER by Jack Kirby and Kevin Eastman

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TMNT COLOR CLASSICS, VOL. 3 #9 writer Kevin Eastman Peter Laird Jim Lawson artist Jim Lawson

cover A.C. Farley

“City at War, Part Seven.” While Splinter faces off with the Rat King in the dark sewers, the TMNT are given an ominous invitation to a meeting with Karai! FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Originally printed as Mirage TMNT #56, Volume 1.

TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES, VOL. 6

artist Dario Brizuela Chad Thomas

cover Dario Brizuela

TMNT: THE KEVIN EASTMAN COVERS (2011 – 2015) artist/cover Kevin Eastman

IDW Publishing re-launched TMNT in 2011 and since then cocreator Kevin Eastman has been along to co-pilot the series and provide covers for more than 50 comic book issues! This special hardcover edition celebrates that milestone by presenting all of Kevin’s IDW TMNT covers together. See sketches, blue lines, inks, finished covers, and even some “alternate takes” that never made it to the final printing. Utrom Empire, Secret History of the Foot Clan, Turtles in Time, and the ongoing… every new Eastman TMNT cover is here!

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Advance solicited for October release!

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104 pages ISBN: 978-1-63140-396-5

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The first new Kevin Eastman TMNT art book in over 10 years!

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New Animated Adventures comes to an explosive conclusion!

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HC • FC • $39.99 • 200 pages 8” x 12.5” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-274-6

All-new stories based in the world of the hit Nickelodeon animated TV show! Collects issues #21–24.

TMNT New Animated Adventures, Vol. 1 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-856-2 TMNT New Animated Adventures, Vol. 2 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-962-0 TMNT New Animated Adventures, Vol. 3 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-112-1 TMNT New Animated Adventures, Vol. 4 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-209-8 TMNT New Animated Adventures, Vol. 5 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-326-2

© 2015 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Based on characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.

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ATOMIC ROBO AND THE RING OF FIRE #1 (OF 5)

ATOMIC ROBO: THE EVERYTHING EXPLODES COLLECTION

artist Scott Wegener

cover Scott Wegener with Anthony Clark

writer Brian Clevinger • artist Scott Wegener

writer Brian Clevenger

Atomic Robo is © Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener.

cover Scott Wegener (REG) J.N. Wiedle (SUB)

Atomic Robo disappeared two years ago when Tesladyne was invaded by Majestic 12 and transformed into ULTRA, a task force leveraging the U.S. surveillance and military industries against scientific pursuits deemed to be hazardous. Now, the few remaining Action Scientists finally have a plan to find Robo, but they've got to dive deep into ULTRA territory to do it! (And meanwhile, giant monsters from the sea might destroy all of civilization.)

Three volumes of Atomic Robo are collected in this handsome single edition. Robo faces his greatest foes: a clockwork pyramid, the planet Mars, Stephen Hawking, a parasitic universe, and Nazi super weapons. Collects The Fighting Scientists of Tesladyne, The Dogs of War, and The Shadow From Beyond Time volumes into one book! SUB COVER by J.N. Wiedle

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$39.99 • 384 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-423-8

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“As the world of Atomic Robo continues to grow, not only is this series becoming progressively funnier, but it is also beginning to transcend humor with a well-plotted backbone in every way commensurate to some of the best science fiction in the industry.” –IGN

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DANGER GIRL: RENEGADE # 1 (OF 4) writer Andy Hartnell

Stephen Molnar

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cover J. Scott Campbell (REG & RI)

Abbey Chase is renowned across the globe as a brilliant young archeologist and (a bit less renowned) as a member of the supersecret spy organization known as Danger Girl. But what set of circumstances lead Abbey to become who she is—who trained and shaped her into the remarkable person she is? Now, for the first time ever, Danger Girl readers will find out the answer to these questions and more… in Danger Girl: Renegade! FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ask your retailer about the variant cover by J. Scott Campbell! It’s the origin of ABBEY CHASE!

OFFERED AGAIN! Danger Girl, Vol. 1: Destination Danger • FC $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-876-1 Danger Girl: Back in Black TPB • FC $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-075-9 Danger Girl Deluxe Edition TPB • FC $29.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-062-7 Danger Girl/G.I. JOE HC • FC $24.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-418-2 Danger Girl: Mayday TPB • FC $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-048-3 Danger Girl: Revolver TPB • FC $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-215-7 Danger Girl: The Chase TPB • FC $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-904-0 Danger Girl: Trinity TPB • FC $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-736-7

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© 2015 J. Scott Campbell. All Rights Reserved.

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D4VE2 #1 (OF 4)

D4VE, VOL. 1 TPB

artist Valentin Ramon

cover Fiona Staples

writer Ryan Ferrier

writer Ryan Ferrier • artist Valentin Ramon

cover Valentin Ramon (REG) Logan Faerber (SUB)

D4VE © 2015 Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Ramon. All rights reserved.

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!

Primetime TV; mortgages; traffic jams. The robots conquered earth, wiping out all life in the galaxy, but nothing changed. Meet D4VE, the greatest robot war hero, now trapped behind a desk at a soul-sucking day job. Can something, somewhere snap him out of this slump? Will a new presence on 34RTH ignite his long-lost spark for battle? TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-402-3

SUB COVER by Logan Faerber

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ask your retailer about the variant cover by Brian Level! The critically acclaimed series returns!

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“Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Ramon answered the age-old question of, ‘Hey, what if Office Space took place in a postrobot apocalypse Earth?’ and the answer was twisted and beautiful.” –IGN

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STAR TREK #49— FIVE-YEAR MISSION

STAR TREK, VOL. 10 TPB

writer Mike Johnson • artist Cat Staggs, Tony Shasteen

writer Mike Johnson

cover Cat Staggs

artist Tony Shasteen

The FIVE YEAR MISSION of the Starship Enterprise continues here in the epic conclusion to "Deity"! Up against a fierce new enemy, Captain Kirk must choose between sacrificing his ship and crew or allowing an innocent species to perish!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-381-1

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“A great scenario, sedate pacing and the best art the series has yet seen.” -Big Comic Page

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek, Vol. 1 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-150-1

“deity” Part 2 of 2!

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Star Trek, Vol. 2 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-286-7

Features the cast of the new Star Trek films!

Star Trek, Vol. 3 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-515-8 Star Trek, Vol. 4 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-590-5 Star Trek, Vol. 5 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-687-2 Star Trek, Vol. 6 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-796-1 Star Trek, Vol. 7 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-882-1 Star Trek, Vol. 8 TPB • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-021-6 Star Trek, Vol. 9 TPB • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-276-0

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® & © 2015 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The lead up to the next movie begins here! Following their encounter with the extradimensional entity known as “Q”, Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise continue their five-year mission into unexplored space. Contains the stories "Behemoth," "Eurydice," and "The Tholian Webs” from issues #41–45.

cover Tony Shasteen (REG) Photo Cover (SUB)


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Green Lantern ™ & © 2015 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved. Star Trek ® & © 2015 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. TM & © 2015 CBS Studios Inc. © 2015 Paramount Pictures Corp. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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STAR TREK/GREEN LANTERN #3 (OF 6)

STAR TREK NEW VISIONS: THE SURVIVAL EQUATION photoplay John Byrne

writer Mike Johnson

artist Angel Hernandez

Andrea, Ruk, Exo III — names that conjure grim memories for James Kirk. What, then, happens when the killer androids start showing up by the dozen? Plus, a special guest star who’s bound to surprise!

cover Tony Shasteen (REG) Rachel Stott (REG) Garry Brown (SUB)

The blockbuster crossover event of 2015 continues here, as the galaxy explodes in a Lantern-fueled war between the Federation and its enemies! Captain Kirk and the ringbearing crew of the Enterprise must join forces with Hal Jordan to prevent the loss of entire civilizations... as the identity of the villain behind it all is revealed!

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

REG COVER by Rachel Stott

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 6 connecting variant covers from Garry Brown, one for every issue, forming one giant image! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

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THE X-FILES: SEASON 11 #2

X-FILES: SEASON 10, VOL. 5 writer Joe Harris • artist Matthew Dow Smith

writer Joe Harris

cover Francesco Francavilla

artist Matthew Dow Smith

For as long as humanity has known of the alien plot to re-colonize the Earth, there have been men who would conspire to consolidate that knowledge, and the power that came with it, for themselves. But the “Syndicate” that long bedeviled Agents Mulder and Scully are no more, consumed and destroyed by those very secrets they kept... or are they? What new secrets will they fight and kill for? And what will become of the X-Files once those secrets are laid bare? The end begins here! Collects issues #21–25.

cover menton3 (REG A) Brian Miller (REG B) Photo (SUB)

REG B COVER by Brian Miller

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The X-Files is back with an all-new status quo! Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

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HC • FC •

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• 144 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-405-4

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The final volume in the Season 10 series!

The X Files ™ & ©2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

“Home Again,” Part 1 of 2: Despite his fugitive status, Mulder continues to investigate X-Files along the highways and byways of America. His latest stop is a secluded farm, which he soon discovers to be the new home of the infamous Peacock family!


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GODZILLA IN HELL #3 (OF 5) writer Ulises Farinas Erick Freitas

cover Buster Moody (REG) Ulises Farinas (SUB)

What brought Godzilla to Hell? A glimpse of Godzilla’s greatest battle gives clues—but what will happen when Godzilla faces a rematch with that same foe in the underworld?

writer Chris Mowry • artist Matt Frank, Jeff Zornow

cover Matt Frank

The Trilopods arrive, and no monster is safe! Will Godzilla be able to help save the planet? And which Kaiju will help or hinder him? Collects the conclusion of the series, issues #21–25. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 148 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-407-8

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“The monster scenes are some of the greatest, and the Trilobites continue to make their mark as worthy Godzilla characters.” –Unleash The Fanboy OFFERED AGAIN!

© 2015 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Godzilla®, Gojira, the related characters and the Character Designs are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd.

artist Buster Moody

GODZILLA: RULERS OF EARTH, VOL. 6

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Vol. 1 TPB • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-749-7 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Vol. 2 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-933-0 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Vol. 3 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-009-4 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Vol. 4 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-172-5 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Vol. 5 TPB • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-281-4

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ONYX #3 (OF 4)

DRIVE #2 (OF 4)

artist Gabriel Rodriguez

artist Antonio Fuso

writer Chris Ryall

writer Michael Benedetto color Jason Lewis

cover Gabriel Rodriguez (REG) Paul Hanley (SUB)

cover Antonio Fuso (REG) Mike Collins (SUB)

Onyx came here to save our planet from a threat from beyond the stars, only to learn here that even greater peril exists at the hands of the very people she’s come to trust.

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SUB COVER by Paul Hanley

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SUB COVER by Mike Collins

“Can’t wait to read it!” — Joe Eisma (Morning Glories)

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“Drive is looking GORGEOUS!” — Gerardo Zaffino (Winterworld)

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© 2015 James Sallis. All rights reserved.

© 2015 Chris Ryall, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Idea and Design Works, LLC.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Consequences—they’re tough to outrun. Even when you play it right and travel light and the Hollywood hills are just a few turns away. Truth is it’s simple: in L.A. a quarter million dollars doesn’t go missing for long.


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STRING DIVERS #2 (OF 5)

BOY-1 #2 (OF 4)

artist Nelson Daniel

cover Danijel Zezelj (REG) Vic Malhotra (RI)

writer H S Tak

writer Chris Ryall

artist Amancay Nahuelpan

cover Ashley Wood (REG) Nelson Daniel (SUB)

“Unified Chaos Theory,” part 2: The robotic, microscopic String Divers find adventure, peril and quantum threats at a level even theoretical physicists never theorized! FC • 32 pages • $3.99

SUB COVER by Nelson Daniel

In the fast-approaching future, when the drug-addled heir of a geneticengineering company begins to investigate his company’s murky past, he discovers he is the catalyst in a terrifying global event that will transform him and forever alter the course of human evolution. FC • 32 pages • $3.99

RI COVER by Vic Malhotra

© 2015 3A.

Ask your retailer about the variant cover by Vic Malhotra (Roche Limit)! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

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© 2015 Spaceways Industries LLC.

In the tradition of Y: The Last Man and Blade Runner.

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LONG DISTANCE #4 (OF 4) writer/artist Thomas F. Zahler

cover Thomas F. Zahler (REG) Tony Fleecs (SUB)

The littlest things have the biggest reactions. Carter does something seemingly insignificant that causes Lee to question their entire relationship. When everything is on the line, will Carter move? Will Lee move? Or is this the end of the line for our long distance couple?

“I’m laughing through the pain of stirred memories. That’s good, right?” —Mark Waid

Long Distance © 2015 Thomas F. Zahler. All rights reserved.

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THE INFINITE LOOP #6 (OF 6) writer Pierrick Colinet artist Elsa Charretier

cover Elsa Charretier (REG) Contest Winner (SUB)

INSUFFERABLE #5 writer Mark Waid

artist Peter Krause

cover Peter Krause (REG & SUB)

Insufferable TM and © 2015 Mark Waid and Peter Krause.

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SUB COVER by Peter Krause

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Celebrate the final issue of Infinite Loop with a special sub cover featuring a cover handpicked by the Infinite Loop creative team! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

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The Infinite Loop and all character likenesses are ™ and © 2015 Pierrick Colinet & Elsa Charretier. All Rights reserved.

Galahad and Meg have discovered Nocturnus' hideout—but uncovering one mystery merely unlocks several more. What is the secret of the man who killed Galahad's mother?

The Anomalies’ storage facility is under siege, and the clock is ticking for Teddy. She has to make her final choice. Will she run away and save herself, or put everything at risk for the greater good?


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THE SHRINKING MAN #3 (OF 4)

THE MAXX: MAXXIMIZED #23

writer Ted Adams

writer Sam Kieth William Messner-Loebs

artist/cover Sam Kieth (REG & SUB)

The penultimate chapter of the graphic adaptation of Richard Matheson’s beloved classic novel sees Scott continuing to dwindle further and further away… FC • 32 pages • $3.99

SUB COVER by Mark Torres

Sara's "Horse" Maxx takes her on a journey through a childhood maze of blankets draped over lawn chairs and there she discovers Artie/Gone in a surreal hallucination. Meanwhile a thug named Pablo picks the wrong dumpster to squirt mustard into... as the threat of the Yellow Slug looms.

SUB COVER by Sam Kieth

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 THE MAXX is ™ and © 2015 I Before E.

åAdapted from THE SHRINKING MAN by Richard Matheson, © 1956 by Richard Matheson; renewed 1984 by Richard Mathesonå

artist/cover Mark Torres (REG & SUB)

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ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS #9 writer Chris Ryall

artist Antonio Fuso

cover Ashley Wood (REG) Antonio Fuso (SUB)

SUB COVER by Antonio Fuso

writer Chris Ryall, Steve Niles

Ryall and Fuso continue the feature-length “War! ‘Bots!” with the return of a familiar, albeit damaged, face! And another bonus ZvR prose story is included, too! FC • 40 pages • $4.99

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ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS ONGOING, VOL. 1: INHERIT THE EARTH artist Anthony Diecidue, Ashley Wood, Val Mayerik

cover Ashley Wood

New Robots! A renewed zombie threat! New human survivors! And an all-new world ready for the taking by one or more of these factions. Includes the stories "Inherit the Earth" and "The Orphan." Collects issues #1–6. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-414-6

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Zombies vs Robots: Aventure TP • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-869-3 Zombies vs Robots: Undercity HC • FC • $24.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-073-3 Zombies vs Robots: Diplomacy Prose SC • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-646-9 Zombies vs Robots: No Man’s Land Prose SC • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-902-6 Zombies vs Robots: This Means War Paperback • FC • $9.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-766-4 Zombies vs Robots: This Means War Prose SC • FC • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-143-3 Zombies vs Robots: Women on War Prose SC • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-407-6

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Zombies vs Robots: Z-Boyz in the Robot Graveyard Prose SC • FC • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-008-7

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DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY #4 writer Chris Ryall

RI COVER by Robert Hack

artist Tony Akins

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The penultimate chapter in Dirk Gently’s first big comic-book storyline! It’s time for the museum gala and all the otherworldly mayhem that ensues…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

© 2015 Completely Unexpected Productions

writer David & Scott Tipton artist Ron Joseph

cover Kelley Jones (REG) Juan Carlos Ruiz (SUB)

Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft begin their scheme to help rescue Holmes from his demons. But can The Great Detective be deceived? The best-selling Sherlock Holmes novel by writer/director Nicholas Meyer comes to comics!

SUB COVER by Juan Carlos Ruiz

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

From the mind of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan writer/director Nicholas Meyer! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

Adapted by the writing team that brought you City on the Edge of Forever and Star Trek – Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive!

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Copyright ©2015 Nicholas Meyer

“The Interconnectedness of All Kings,” part 4 (of 5)!

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION #2 (OF 5)

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GHOSTBUSTERS: GET REAL #4 (OF 4)

AMELIA COLE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE FATE

artist Dan Schoening

artist/cover Nick Brokenshire

writer Erik Burnham

cover Dan Schoening (REG) Erik Burnham (SUB)

"And All Is…" Proteus appears to reclaim his property and this time even eight ‘Busters may not be enough to keep the elder god from getting his way! Join us for the bombastic conclusion to GET REAL!

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The Council has banished Amelia to the Magic World and Hector to the World of Science, leaving Lemmy and the remains of Omega Company fighting to survive in the war torn Blended World! Now that the enemy has been unleashed, our heroes rally against their IMPOSSIBLE FATE in this epic fourth IDW Publishing volume of Monkeybrain Comics’ acclaimed AMELIA COLE series by Adam P. Knave, D.J. Kirkbride, Nick Brokenshire, and Rachel Deering! TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-422-1

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Ghostbusters™ © 2015 Columbia PIctures, INC. All Rights Reserved.

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ORPHAN BLACK, VOL. 1 TPB writer John Fawcett, Graeme Manson, Jody Houser

© Orphan Black Productions Limited 2015.

artist Szymon Kudranski, Cat Staggs, Alan Quah • cover Nick Runge

Sarah’s life was changed dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looked just like her. Sarah learned that, not only were she and the woman clones, but there were others just like them, and dangerous factions at work set on capturing them all. Now, the mysterious world of Orphan Black widens, with new layers of the conspiracy being peeled back in this miniseries by co-creators John Fawcett and Graeme Manson! Collects issues #1–5. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-410-8

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“Closely related to the television series and manages to make it new-reader friendly as well as offer stuff that fans haven’t quite seen before.” –All-Comics.com

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TRANSFORMERS: WINDBLADE #7 writer Mairghread Scott

artist Corin Howell

cover Priscilla Tramontano (REG) Casey W. Coller (SUB) Golby (RI) WINDBLADE and STARSCREAM race to claim the lost colony lead by the mysterious ELITA ONE! But who will recruit the brutal army so long removed from CYBERTRON—and can ELITA’s forces bring anything home... but war? FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Will ELiTA ONE prove to be more than a match for WiNDBLADE?! Will the Council of Worlds collapse before it crystalizes?! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #45

writer James Roberts artist Alex Milne

TRANSFORMERS #45

cover Alex Milne (REG) Nick Roche (SUB) Golby (RI)

writer John Barber

artist Andrew Griffith

JETFIRE and KUP lead a team to investigate the mysterious ONYX system. Meanwhile, GALVATRON… well, GALVATRON just doesn’t like anybody. FC • 32 pages • $3.99

SUB COVER by Casey W. Coller

The events of the past months crash together—with disastrous results! The stage is set for next month’s Earth-shattering (literally) epic!

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Make a list of every single DECEPTICON. Remove the warriors, the highrankers, the loyal foot soldiers, the overachievers, and anyone who’s ever made even a modest contribution to The Cause. You should now have five names left. Welcome back, guys. FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Return of the fan-favorite characters, the Scavengers! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2015 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

cover Andrew Griffith (REG) Casey W. Coller (SUB) Golby (RI)


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TRANSFORMERS BOX SET

writer John Barber

artist Andrew Griffith, Casey W. Coller, Livio Ramondelli, Brendan Cahill, Guido Guidi, Atilio Rojo, Dheeraj Verma

cover Andrew Griffith

Five volumes of Robots in Disguise are included in this special box set edition of TRANSFORMERS. Contains issues #1–22. TPB • FC • $89.99 • 624 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-426-9

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TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ANIMATED #3 writer Georgia Ball

artist Priscilla Tramontano

cover Priscilla Tramontano (REG) Josh Burcham (SUB)

BUMBLEBEE’s investigation of a mysterious DECEPTICON’s past uncovers a new lead… but unraveling SUB COVER this mystery may not reveal the by Josh Burcham answer he wants to hear.

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Based on the hit Cartoon Network television series! All-ages Transformers adventures! Featuring fan-favorite TRANSFORMERS PRIME characters ULTRA MAGNUS, ARCEE, and BULKHEAD you’ll only see here! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

writer Simon Furman George Strayton Mike Costa Shane McCarthy Josh Van Reyk Shaun Knowler Andy Schmidt

artist Guido Guidi Klaus Scherwinksi E.J. Su, Alex Milne Dan Khanna Casey W. Coller Robby Musso Marcelo Matere

cover Jeffrey Veregge

Individual stories focusing on a vast array of characters such as Cyclonus, Blurr, Drift, Prowl, and more! Volume 2 collects another 12 issues of the Spotlight series. TPB • FC • $24.99 • 296 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-942-2

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TRANSFORMERS: SPOTLIGHT OMNIBUS, VOL. 2

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G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO, VOL. 12

artist Paolo Villanelli

G.I. JOE faces a force unlike anything they’ve ever encountered before… and the only way to control it is by reviving Serpentor, the Cobra Emperor himself! But bringing him backs sets into motion drastic events that lead to the death of the original Ninja Commando! Collects issues #211–215.

writer Larry Hama • artist/cover S L Gallant

writer Larry Hama

cover Paolo Villanelli (REG) S L Gallant (SUB)

COBRA RISING! Cobra Commander’s latest operation is about to unleash itself on G.I. Joe… FC • 32 pages • $3.99

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-406-1

SUB COVER by S L Gallant

Cobra Commander prepares his COBRA EMPIRE!

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THE DEATH OF SNAKE EYES!

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Hasbro and its logo, JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2015 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

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JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS OUTRAGEOUS ANNUAL #1

JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS #7 writer Kelly Thompson

artist Emma Vieceli

writer Kelly Thompson

cover Emma Vieceli (REG) Jen Bartel (SUB) Paulina Ganucheau (RI)

artist Jen Bartel Agnes Garbowska Arielle Jovellianos Amy Mebberson

cover Agnes Garbowska (REG) Amy Mebberson (SUB)

MOVIE NIGHT! JEM and her sisters relax with some popcorn and ondemand… but their subconscious minds have other ideas, as their favorite films… shine a spotlight on each HOLOGRAM’s fears!

SUB COVER by Amy Mebberson

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

Peek into the minds of JERRiCA, AJA, SHANA, and KiMBER! All that…and JEM BABiES!

VIRAL, PART 1! Jerrica and her sisters face their biggest threat yet— success! Meanwhile, the Misfits aren’t taking these upstarts laying down... as they find themselves under new SUB COVER management... by Jen Bartel

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ask your retailer about the variant cover by Paulina Ganucheau!

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DONALD DUCK #5

MICKEY MOUSE #4

artist Giovan Battista Carpi Daan Jippes

artist Giorgio Cavazzano

writer Guido Martina

writer Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Jonathan Gray

cover Giorgio Cavazzano (REG) James Silvani (SUB) Amy Mebberson (RI)

cover Marco Rota (REG) Derek Charm (SUB) Thom Pratt (RI)

With great power comes... no responsibility! In a historic Disney epic making its US debut, Donald becomes “The Diabolical Duck Avenger”—a super-anti-hero ready to get even with Uncle Scrooge once and for all!

Mickey re-teams with super explorer Eurasia Toft to find the awesome “Gift of the Sun Lord”—but Pegleg Pete is out to make their treasure hunt tougher!

SUB COVER by Derek Charm

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

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Fan favorites Jonathan Gray (Sonic the Hedgehog) and Andrea “Casty” Castellan are back—and so is Mickey’s wild new partner Eurasia Toft! Continues this classic series’ legacy numbering at #313!

Long-demanded by fans, the true origin of Donald’s not-so-heroic super identity is here at last!

40 action-packed pages for only $3.99!

40 action-packed pages for only $3.99!

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© Disney 2015.

Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #372.


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WALT DISNEY’S COMICS & STORIES #723 writer Bruno Sarda Jonathan Gray

artist Franco Valussi Massimo De Vita Gil Turner

cover Dave Alvarez (REG) Derek Charm (SUB) James Silvani (RI) “Search for the Zodiac Stone,” Part 3 of 12: When grim grinning Scottish ghosts come out to socialize, Uncle Scrooge, Donald, and Mickey are ready!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Jonathan Gray (Sonic the Hedgehog), Bruno Sarda and Massimo De Vita bring us the next chapter in our amazing Uncle Scrooge/ Mickey Mouse crossover adventure! *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

DONALD DUCK: SHELLFISH MOTIVES UNCLE SCROOGE #6 writer Giorgio Pezzin Thad Komorowski

RI COVER by Derek Charm

artist Marco Rota

cover Jonathan Gray (REG) Amy Mebberson (SUB) Derek Charm (RI)

“The Bigger Operator”: Arch-criminal architect Antoine Mountebank can spot the weaknesses in any building—and he’s raiding Scrooge’s properties one by one!

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Fan favorite artist Marco Rota returns with an amazing tale of McDuck versus madman! Continues this popular series’ legacy numbering at #411!

© Disney 2015.

40 action-packed pages for only $3.99!

writer Romano Scarpa Dick Kinney Jonathan Gray

artist Romano Scarpa Mau Heymans Al Hubbard Al Taliaferro cover Derek Charm

The adventures of Donald Duck return in these handy small-sized collections. Includes the stories “Shellfish Motives,” “Wrecks, Lies and Videotape,” “The Siege of Nothing Atoll,” and more!

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MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDS FOREVER #20 writer Jeremy Whitley artist Brenda Hickey

cover Amy Mebberson (REG) Brenda Hickey (SUB)

Discord has been having trouble sleeping. And bad sleep for Discord means trouble for anyone around him! Princess Luna delves into Discord’s chaotic slumber to try and identify the source of the problem.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

MY LITTLE PONY OMNIBUS, VOL. 2 writer Heather Nuhfer Katie Cook Ted Anderson Jeremy Whitley

MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #34 writer Jeremy Whitley artist Andy Price

cover Chad Thomas

cover Andy Price (REG) Sara Richard (SUB) Stewart McKenny (RI)

“Siege of the Crystal Empire” Part 1! A enigmatic new foe brings together some of the most villainous characters in Equestria to attack the Crystal Empire! What is their true aim and will our ponies be able to save the day?

SUB COVER by Sara Richard

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The adventures of Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and all of their friends continue in these collected tales from the comic book series. Included are issues #13–24.

TPB • FC • $24.99 • 292 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-409-2

Follows up on the events of the hit comics “MLP: FIENDship is Magic #1 and #5!

12 issues of comics in one volume!

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Start of an epic four-part storyline! My Little Pony Omnibus, Vol. 1 • FC • $24.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-140-4

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artist Brenda Hickey Amy Mebberson Andy Price Agnes Garbowska


Skylanders © 2015 Activision Publishing, Inc. SKYLANDERS and ACTIVISION are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.

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SKYLANDERS: RIFT INTO OVERDRIVE OGN write Ron Marz, David A. Rodriguez • artist/cover Fico Ossio

The official story leading into this year’s all-new SKYLANDERS video game! Skylands is in peril as Kaos begins to tear the universe apart with his newfound powers. An elite group of Skylanders must enter an ancient and unknown part of Skylands to find the only hope left that can stand against Kaos in the battle for good! The origin story of the next big SKYLANDERS video game starts right here! HC • FC • $12.99 • 80 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-412-2

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HAUNTED HORROR, VOL. 3: PRE-CODE COMICS SO GOOD, THEY’RE SCARY

writer Various

artist Frank Giacoia, Nick Cardy, Shelly Moldoff, Bob Powell, Jack Sparling, Joe Certa, Lin Streeter cover Lee Elias

Volume 3 is the monstrously great curated collection of the goriest, craziest, rarest comics that the U.S. Government didn’t want you to see! David Colton in USA Today screams, “The comic book industry's most obscure and outrageous stories of the 1950s!” Decapitated Dan screeches, “Some of the greatest horror comic material ever to be reprinted!” Under the infamous melting face cover you’ll witness underappreciated artists Frank Giacoia, Nick Cardy, Shelly Moldoff, Bob Powell, Jack Sparling, Joe Certa, and Lin Streeter, masters of the horror comics genre! HC • FC • $24.99 • 160 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-425-2

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WEIRD LOVE #9

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ANGRY BIRDS: SUPER ANGRY BIRDS # 1 (OF 4)

cover John Buscema

writer Jeff Parker

artist Ron Randall

cover Ron Randall (REG) Marcelo Ferreira (SUB)

It’s everyone’s favorite furious fowl as you’ve never seen them before! A new group of would-be heroes, with powers beyond mortal birds, fight a covert war against King Pig and his minions. They are the Super Angry Birds!

SUB COVER by Marcelo Ferreira

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Not just angry…SUPER ANGRY!

The New York Journal of Books calls Weird Love, “A wonderful and wildly entertaining collection of romance stories, some of the craziest and weirdest love stories you will ever read. It is impossible to not laugh out loud at some point. Every story in here is one hundred percent high fun." This issue features The Mini-Dress, Female of the Species, Breakdown, Leader of the Pack, Sorority Sisters, Take Him Shopping, Call Me Wicked and JAILBAIT! FC • 32 pages • $3.99

HAUNTED HORROR & WEIRD LOVE © 2015 Gussoni-Yoe Studio, Inc.

2009–2015 Rovio Entertainment Ltd. Rovio, Angry Birds and all related properIes, titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Rovio Entertainment Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

writer Joe Gill Richard Hughes


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WALT KELLY’S FAIRYTALES

writer/artist/cover Walt Kelly

Walt Kelly, Disney animator on Dumbo, Fantasia, Snow White, and Pinocchio and the creator of the Pogo comic strip, created beautiful action-packed fairy tale comic book stories from his own incredible imagination and ones based on The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson classics. Comic fans of all ages will thrill to stories of witches, princesses, giants, dragons, fairy queens, elves, and goblins. Enjoy fairy tale classics like The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Gingerbread Man, The Wise Men of Gotham, The Lost Prince, and Cinderella (published eight years before the Disney Classic) in this gorgeous collection. HC • FC • $39.99 • 304 pages 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-365-1

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R. Crumb praised this period of Walt Kelly’s work: “Love Kelly! Love his early stuff. I still actually like to read the early Kelly stuff – late '40s, early '50s…I still greatly admire Kelly’s work!” Introduction by Kelly-fan animator and beloved illustrator Dean Yeagle.

@2015 Gussoni-Yoe Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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KING OF THE COMICS: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF KING FEATURES SYNDICATE writer/artist/cover Various

Krazy Kat! Popeye! Flash Gordon! Beetle Bailey! Blondie! Prince Valiant! Hagar the Horrible! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith! Baby Blues! Mutt & Jeff! Zits! Juliet Jones! Buz Sawyer! Steve Canyon! Bizarro! Hi & Lois! Maggie & Jiggs! Johnny Hazard!… …There are simply too many to list because King Features has had a more illustrious and long-lasting history than any newspaper syndicate, even as it continues to lead the way into the digital age and beyond.

Not final art.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 288 pages 9.25” x 12” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-373-6

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A centennial birthday bash hosted by Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell, and Brian Walker, with contributions by Brendan Burford, Lucy Shelton Caswell, Jared Gardner, Ron Goulart, Jeffrey Lindenblatt, Carl Linich, Paul Tumey, and Germund von Wowern, More than just comics, it’s a celebration of the profound impact that King Features has had on popular culture, and if you only buy one book this year, this is it! Advance solicited for October release!

Copyright © 2015 King Features Syndicate. ™ Hearst Holdings, Inc.

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COMPLETE CHESTER GOULD'S DICK TRACY, VOL. 19: 1959-1961 writer/artist/cover Chester Gould

© 2015 Tribune Content Agency. All Rights Reserved.

HC • B&W • $39.99 • 276 pages 11” x 8.5” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-401-6

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cover Bud Sagendorf (REG) Lou Beach (RI)

Ahoy! The laff-filled cover story this ish is “The Dog Who Wore A Crown.” ARF! ARF! Plus four more, long and short-form Bud Sagendorf hilarious stories including “O.G. Wotasnozzle The Professor With The Atomic Brain!” FC • 32 pages • $3.99

“What a genius! Sagendorf’s comic books were classics, completely his ow brilliant stream-of-conciousness tales, with plenty of action and suspense, and clever, silly cartooning that carried it all beautifully!” —Bill Pearson/Potrezebie *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

TOME, VOL. 1: VAMPIRISM

TOME, VOL. 2: MELANCHOLIA

editor/curator Kasra Ghanbari • writer/artist Becky Cloonan, Ashley Wood, Dave McKean, Ben Templesmith, Neil Gaiman, Bill Sienkiewicz, David Stoupakis, menton3, Jason Shawn Alexander, George Pratt, Riley Rossmo, Jock, Damien Echols, Francesco Francavilla, Jill Thompson, More

The TOME anthology series is curated and edited by Kasra Ghanbari and presents world class, as well as up-and-coming artists exploring a common theme in a beautiful limited run, oversized book that includes a music CD. Featured artists also have interviews conducted by another artist. TOME Volume 1 has the theme of VAMPIRISM, which is the misuse of power, as well as the objectification and exploitation of others. Collection © 2015 44FLOOD

writer/artist Bud Sagendorf

POPEYE © 2015 King Features Syndicate, Inc. ™ Hearst Holdings, Inc.

Dick Tracy meets Spots (a small-time grifter who suddenly gets big-time ambitions), a hitman named Halfa Million and his brother, the syndicate boss “Willie-the-Fifth,” plus a legal eagle named Flyface, one of Chester Gould’s most visually memorable villains. Throw in a couple of skeletal remains, a death-dealing tidal wave, a gun moll named Olive Tomate, and the return of B.O. Plenty, Gravel Gertie, and a plump cereal-overeating Sparkle Plenty—then watch the sparks fly, as Dick Tracy nears its thirtieth anniversary in the complete strips from July 12, 1959 through February 19, 1961.

POPEYE CLASSICS #38

HC • FC • $150.00 • 200 pages 12” x 18” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-460-7

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editor/curator Kasra Ghanbari • writer/artist Dave McKean, Margaret Cho, Ben Templesmith, Clive Barker, David Stoupakis, Phil Hale, menton3, Jason Shawn Alexander, George Pratt, Keaton Henson, Morgan Spurlock, Grant Morrison, Paul Booth, Bill Sienkiewicz, Riley Rossmo

TOME Volume 2 has the theme of MELANCHOLIA, which is not a state of depression but a condition the psyche passes through for individuation and our collective evolution. The artist is shown to be constantly going through stages of melancholia in their quest to create and show what they see to us for our collective benefit. HC • FC • $150.00 • 200 pages 12” x 18” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-460-3

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TET #1 (OF 4) writer Paul Allor

artist/cover Paul Tucker (REG & SUB)

Eugene Smith is desperate to leave Vietnam behind, and begin a new life with the woman he loves. But when a fellow Marine is brutally murdered on the eve of the Tet Offensive, Eugene’s plans are thrown away forever.

Writer Paul Allor and artist Paul Tucker present an extraordinary, heartfelt story of hard-boiled crime and star-crossed romance, set at the height of the Vietnam War and the decades that followed FC • 32 pages • $3.99

From the acclaimed writer of G.i. JOE and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Fans of True Detective will love this tale of a murder investigation that spans decades.

"Tet is the kind of thing I'd like to see more of: a comic about something that actually counts." - Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Punisher)

© 2015 Paul Allor and Paul Tucker.

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