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THE FIRST DECADE

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THE FUTURE C

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In the summer of 2007, the founders of

IDW sold a controlling interest in the

company to IDT’s Internet Mobile Group.

Howard Jonas, the founder of IDT, has a passion for publishing and helped IDW

launch a children’s book line, Worthwhile Books, in April 2008. All four founders

still retain a minority ownership in the company and Ted and Robbie

continue to manage the company.

_____________________________ G.I. Joe art by Gabriele Dell’Otto.

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THE FUTURE C

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In the summer of 2007, the founders of

IDW sold a controlling interest in the

company to IDT’s Internet Mobile Group.

Howard Jonas, the founder of IDT, has a passion for publishing and helped IDW

launch a children’s book line, Worthwhile Books, in April 2008. All four founders

still retain a minority ownership in the company and Ted and Robbie

continue to manage the company.

_____________________________ G.I. Joe art by Gabriele Dell’Otto.

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Also in 2008, two seasoned editors joined IDW. Andy Schmidt, who was previously at Marvel, oversees The Transformers and G.I. Joe titles. Scott Dunbier, who was at WildStorm before joining IDW, oversees the Star Trek titles and a wide range of special projects, including Darwyn Cooke’s upcoming adaptation of Richard Stark’s The Hunter.

One of Scott’s first projects for IDW was the hugely popular Presidential Material, comic-book biographies of the presidential candidates. Presidential Material: Barack Obama became one of IDW’s best-selling titles and 2009 will see the release of a new 2-issue series that will tell the story of Obama’s election and his first 100 days in office.

2009 will see the release of several movie-related titles, including: • Star Trek: Countdown, a prequel to the Star Trek movie • A four-issue prequel to Terminator: Salvation • Two prequels and an adaptation of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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• A four-issue prequel and adaptation of the G.I. Joe movie • A 4-part prequel and adaptation of Astro Boy IDW’s G.I. Joe comics launched in a big way in 2009, including: • G.I. Joe, written by Chuck Dixon and drawn by Robert Atkins • G.I. Joe: Origins, written by Larry Hama and drawn by Tom Feister • G.I. Joe: Cobra, written by Chris Gage and Mike Costa, and drawn by Antonio Fuso • Classic G.I. Joe, a series of trade paperbacks that collect the Marvel Comics run of G.I. Joe with covers by J. Scott Campbell Creator-driven titles in 2009 will include the already mentioned Darwyn Cooke project as well as: • From the Ashes by Bob Fingerman • The Ghoul by Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson • Groom Lake by Chris Ryall and Ben Templesmith • The Last Resort by Jimmy Palmiotti and Giancarlo Caracuzzo

• The Life and Times of Savior 28 by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Cavallaro • Sword of My Mouth by Jim Munroe and Shannon Gerard • The Veil by El Torres and Gabriel Hernandez • Zombies vs. Robots Adventure by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood

Ash Wood’s art books in 2009 will include: • Sparrow: Al Columbia • Sparrow: Camilla d’Errico • Sparrow: John Watkiss • Sparrow: Sergio Toppi • Swallow, Vol. 6 • Tre Tarino: The Latest Art from Ashley Wood

New collections of previously printed material that are planned for 2009 include: • Captain Canuck by Richard Comely and George Freeman • Desperate Times by Chris Eliopoulos • Detectives, Inc. by Don McGregor, Marshall Rogers, and Gene Colan • Grimwood’s Daughter by Jan Strnad and Kevin Nowlan • The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens • Torpedo by Enrique Abuli, Alex Toth, and Jordi Bernet

New additions to the Library of American Comics will include: • Bloom County: Complete Library by Berkeley Breathed • Bringing Up Father by George McManus • Family Circus Library by Bil Keane • Rip Kirby by Alex Raymond As IDW plans for the future, our goal is to continue to publish a wide range of titles. We hope that you’ve enjoyed this look at the company, and we appreciate the support we’ve received from our family, friends and fans over the past 10 years. IDW

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Also in 2008, two seasoned editors joined IDW. Andy Schmidt, who was previously at Marvel, oversees The Transformers and G.I. Joe titles. Scott Dunbier, who was at WildStorm before joining IDW, oversees the Star Trek titles and a wide range of special projects, including Darwyn Cooke’s upcoming adaptation of Richard Stark’s The Hunter.

One of Scott’s first projects for IDW was the hugely popular Presidential Material, comic-book biographies of the presidential candidates. Presidential Material: Barack Obama became one of IDW’s best-selling titles and 2009 will see the release of a new 2-issue series that will tell the story of Obama’s election and his first 100 days in office.

2009 will see the release of several movie-related titles, including: • Star Trek: Countdown, a prequel to the Star Trek movie • A four-issue prequel to Terminator: Salvation • Two prequels and an adaptation of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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• A four-issue prequel and adaptation of the G.I. Joe movie • A 4-part prequel and adaptation of Astro Boy IDW’s G.I. Joe comics launched in a big way in 2009, including: • G.I. Joe, written by Chuck Dixon and drawn by Robert Atkins • G.I. Joe: Origins, written by Larry Hama and drawn by Tom Feister • G.I. Joe: Cobra, written by Chris Gage and Mike Costa, and drawn by Antonio Fuso • Classic G.I. Joe, a series of trade paperbacks that collect the Marvel Comics run of G.I. Joe with covers by J. Scott Campbell Creator-driven titles in 2009 will include the already mentioned Darwyn Cooke project as well as: • From the Ashes by Bob Fingerman • The Ghoul by Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson • Groom Lake by Chris Ryall and Ben Templesmith • The Last Resort by Jimmy Palmiotti and Giancarlo Caracuzzo

• The Life and Times of Savior 28 by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Cavallaro • Sword of My Mouth by Jim Munroe and Shannon Gerard • The Veil by El Torres and Gabriel Hernandez • Zombies vs. Robots Adventure by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood

Ash Wood’s art books in 2009 will include: • Sparrow: Al Columbia • Sparrow: Camilla d’Errico • Sparrow: John Watkiss • Sparrow: Sergio Toppi • Swallow, Vol. 6 • Tre Tarino: The Latest Art from Ashley Wood

New collections of previously printed material that are planned for 2009 include: • Captain Canuck by Richard Comely and George Freeman • Desperate Times by Chris Eliopoulos • Detectives, Inc. by Don McGregor, Marshall Rogers, and Gene Colan • Grimwood’s Daughter by Jan Strnad and Kevin Nowlan • The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens • Torpedo by Enrique Abuli, Alex Toth, and Jordi Bernet

New additions to the Library of American Comics will include: • Bloom County: Complete Library by Berkeley Breathed • Bringing Up Father by George McManus • Family Circus Library by Bil Keane • Rip Kirby by Alex Raymond As IDW plans for the future, our goal is to continue to publish a wide range of titles. We hope that you’ve enjoyed this look at the company, and we appreciate the support we’ve received from our family, friends and fans over the past 10 years. IDW

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