IDW Publishing has released previews of this week’s releases, including Ghostbusters International #1, Victorie City #1, Atomic Robo & The Ring of Fire #5, Jem & The Holograms #11, Orphan Black Helsinki #3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #54, Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers #3, and X-Files Season 11 #6, as well as several paperback and hardcover collections.
Official previews:
Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire #5 (of 5)
Brian Clevenger (w) • Scott Wegener (a & c)
Atomic Robo is back. Action Scientists are in force. The world is saved. Everything returns to normal. AND SCENE!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Atomic Robo’s newest adventure comes to an end!
Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms Omnibus
Ed Greenwood, R.A. Salvatore, Geno Salvatore (w) • Lee Ferguson, David Baldeon, Agustin Padilla (a) • Tyler Walpole (c)
Collects three adventures in one omnibus! Forgotten Realms brings you the adventures of an unlikely band of heroes in the fabled port city of Waterdeep. Cutter traces the path of two half-drow siblings locked in competition for the ownership of their father’s mighty sword. And in Neverwinter Tales, Drizzt and his companion Dahlia hunt form something that seems part vampire and part elite dwarven warrior.
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 348 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-464-1
Bullet points:
- Featuring Dungeons & Dragons’ most popular campaign setting!
Garbage Pail Kids—CERTIFIED COOL
James Kochalka, Roger Langridge, Shannon Wheeler, Bill Wray, Dean Haspiel, Peter Bagge, Bob Fingerman, and many more (w & a) • Mark Pingitore (c)
Remember mullets and teased bangs? Stonewashed denim jackets and jeans? Well, not everything about the ‘80s was lame, because that’s when the Garbage Pail Kids ruled the world! Those irreverent, satirical stickers quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon, but they never had their own comic book… until now! In the spirit of the avant-garde cartoonists and humorists who fathered these miscreants, a new generation of alternative-comics creators has lent their unique talents to bring the Garbage Pail Kids into the wacky world of comics. Collects all five one-shots.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-510-5
Bullet points:
- “No child from the ‘80s can resist this stuff. It’s just too bold to ignore.” –Bloody-Disgusting.com
- “This comic is the perfect vehicle for the creators to play with the legacy of those cards and give the rest of us a laugh in doing so.” –BigComicPage.com
Ghostbusters International #1—SPOTLIGHT
Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)
There’s something strange in the neighborhood… and whether that neighborhood is in New York City or Venice, Italy, the Ghostbusters will be there! After a bust at the United Nations, the boys in gray are engaged to investigate an Old World haunting, where they begin to unravel a mystery that sends them around the globe (while still trying to keep their contract with the City, County, and State of New York!). Join us for the next chapter in Ghostbusters history — because you demanded it: GHOSTBUSTERS INTERNATIONAL!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Just in time for the new movie! The third bombastic volume of IDW’s smash-hit ongoing Ghostbusters series! Picking up right where Ghostbusters: Get Real, and the Ghostbusters Annual left off!
- From the fan-favorite team of Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening and Luis Antonio Delgado!
Insufferable, Vol. 1
Mark Waid (w) • Peter Krause (a & c)
What happens when your crime-fighting sidekick grows up to be an arrogant, ungrateful douchebag who makes Kanye look humble? Worse, what on Earth could force the two of you together for one last case? Nocturnus and his former protege, Galahad, will find out—if they don’t kill one another first. Collects issues #1–6.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-511-2
Bullet points:
- “Waid continues to blend his dark wit with scathing social commentary, (and) Krause’s art is spot on.” –BigComicPage.com
Jem and the Holograms #11: Dark Jem Part 1—GEM OF THE MONTH
Kelly Thompson (w) • Sophie Campbell x 5 (a & c)
Something is wrong with SYNERGY! As JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS first tour begins, something—or someone—called SILICA is after them… but who, or what, is she? Meanwhile, THE MISFITS need to replace their lead singer fast—and maybe even… permanently?!?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Sophie Campbell is back for the epic DARK JEM storyline!
- Featuring a BLACK METALLIC COVER TREATMENT!
- Outrageous new looks for JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS!
Orphan Black: Helsinki #3 (of 5)
Graeme Manson, John Fawcett, Heli Kennedy & Denton J. Tipton (w) • Alan Quah (a) • Corbyn Kern (c)
Helsinki. Spoken in hushed tones, the word means almost certain death for the clones of Project Leda. But find out here what it means to a very special clone named Veera. Learn the dark secrets of this codename in this special event miniseries by co-creators John Fawcett and Graeme Manson.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Orphan Black co-creators Graeme Manson and John Fawcett expand on the saga with original material exclusive to the comic books!
The Shrinking Man—CERTIFIED COOL
Ted Adams (w) • Mark Torres (a & c)
Richard Matheson’s exploration of shrinking manhood is brought to vivid life in this comic-book adaptation! Scott Carey, reducing 1/7” per day, faces tensions big and small as his body continues to shrink away. Also includes an introduction by Peter Straub and an afterword by David Morrell.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-519-8
Bullet points:
- “Shrinking Man is a top notch adaptation that feels like a classic pulp comic; the debut features strong adult themes, fantastic pacing and a satisfying sense of drama.” –AdventuresInPoorTaste.com
- Re-presents the Peter Straub introduction to Matheson’s The Incredible Shrinking Man, originally printed in the Library of America edition!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #54
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Michael Dialynas (a & c)
Michelangelo vs. Hun! Startling revelations will have lasting effects on the Mutanimals and Mikey’s path. What side will Hob take in coming conflict?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Variant cover by Andrew Griffith!
Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers #3 (of 5)
Nick Roche (w & a & c)
SECRETS AND SINS! PROWL’s past—shrouded in mystery—begins to come to light… and the revelations aren’t pretty. But to get ahold of the missing AUTOBOT, the WRECKERS will have to face… the NOISEMAZE.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- The sequel to the acclaimed LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS continues!
- No Cybertronian is safe—and no reader’s heart will be unbroken!
- Caught in the web of lies and betrayals!
- Written and drawn by Nick Roche (New Warriors, Transformers Spotlight: Megatron)
- Variant Cover by Priscilla Tramontano!
Victorie City #1 (of 4)—SPOTLIGHT
Keith Carmack (w) • Vincent Nappi (a) • Ben Templesmith (c)
An all-new four-issue series in the vein of Se7en, writer Keith Carmack and artist Vincent Nappi mix thriller, mystery, and noir elements with a touch of horror in Victorie City. A young woman has gone missing, unidentifiable bodies are piling up at the morgue, and a lone wolf detective is about to stumble across an evil that no one in Victorie City is prepared for. Can the good in Detective Ness overcome a killer whose vicious acts grow to supernatural proportions?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- A hard-boiled detective story wrapped in a psychological thriller!
- In collaboration with 44FLOOD!
The X-Files: Season 11 #6
Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • menton3 (c)
“Endgame,” Part 1 (of 3): Gibson Praise sees his master plan close to becoming reality. Will Mulder and Scully be able to stop him? Will they really want to? Find out in the stunning finale of Season 11, which starts here!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter!
- Based on the TV show, which returns to Fox this month!
- Only two more issues before the season finale!
