IDW Publishing has released previews of this week’s arrivals, including Back to the Future #18, GI Joe #4, Cosmic Scoundrels #3, Haunted Horror #27, Highlander American Dream ##, MASK: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #5, My Little Pony Friends Forever #38, Star Trek/Green Lantern Vol. 2 #5, Star Trek New Visions: The Traveler, and two collected editions.
Previews:
STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN VOL 2 #5
STAR TREK NEW VISIONS THE TRAVELER
Back to the Future #18
Bob Gale, John Barber (w) • Marcelo Ferreira (a & c)
TWO SECONDS! Doc Brown faces the gravest danger he’s ever encountered—he forgot his anniversary! So, he tells Clara he’ll be back in two seconds and cranks up the flux capacitor—after all, what could go wrong? Unfortunately for Doc… everything.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Cosmic Scoundrels #3
Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman (w) • Andy Suriano (a & c)
Our two men and a baby narrowly escape being converted by The Sisterhood of the Stained Glass Squadron, Love Savage gets his Bi-Bi-Bebar account hacked, the true owners of Roshambo’s Galactic Gauntlets come to collect (hint: they aren’t Etsy users), plus the “real” Tad and Jacob show up and aren’t happy with what The Cosmic Scoundrels have done with their ship (and here Miss Bills was complaining her boys never come to visit)!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Andy Suriano is an Emmy and Annie Award-winning artist who has worked on such iconic series as Samurai Jack and Star Wars: The Clone Wars!
- Matt Chapman is a writer of Disney’s Gravity Falls and the co-creator of Disney XD’s Two More Eggs and Homestar Runner!
G.I. JOE #4
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Aaron Conley (c)
Outnumbered and outgunned, the G.I. Joe field team hits the road with a captive and ranting Crystal Ball, but the Dreadnoks are hot on their heels! Meanwhile, Lady Jaye & Gung-Ho, with their cover blown, struggle to fight their way out of Athens. And a terrifying new threat rears its head in the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe! From the explosive creative team of Aubrey Sitterson (Street Fighter x G.I. Joe) and Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet).
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Variant cover by Ben Marra!
Haunted Horror #27
Various (w) • Hy Fleishman, King Ward, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer (a) • Adolphe Barreaux (c)
The terrifying third and final installment of THE HORRORS OF IT ALL 3-issue special screams to its corruptible close, as THOIA blogger/horror host, Mr. Karswell unleashes another unhealthy dose of Pre-Code plagues upon the unsuspecting comic book world! This one will be the final nail in your coffin!
FC • 32 pages • $4.99
Highlander: The American Dream #3
Brian Ruckley (w) • Andrea Mutti (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
The cult-classic film’s triumphant return continues! The American Dream follows Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod as he clashes with powerful immortals from the American Civil War to 1950s Manhattan on an unstoppable march toward The Gathering, where the last of the immortals will duel to the death. And to the victor goes the Prize… and control over humanity’s destiny.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- The cult phenomenon returns!
- Written by Scottish fantasy novelist Brian Ruckley (The Godless World trilogy)!
- Interior art by Andrea Mutti (Rebels)!
- Subscription covers by Italian artist Claudia Gironi!
Jim Thompson’s The Killer Inside Me
Devin Faraci (w) • Vic Malhotra (a & c)
Jim Thompson’s sinewy, brutal, and beloved novel comes to life in this graphic noir-novel! In The Killer Inside Me, Thompson went where few have dared, giving us a pitch-black glimpse into the mind of the American serial killer years before Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, and Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, in the novel that will forever be known as the master performance of one of the greatest crime novelists of all time.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-854-0
Bullet points:
- Advance solicited for April release!
- With an intro by Stephen King!
- “Probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally-warped mind I have ever encountered.” –Stanley Kubrick
- “The Killer Inside Me captures the specificity of the original novel as well as its elegantly disturbing tone.” 10/10 –Newsarama
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #5
Brandon Easton (w) • Tony Vargas (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)
With all secrets revealed, Matt Trakker and the M.A.S.K. team take on Miles Mayhem and V.E.N.O.M. in a brutal final assault. With their first major victory in their sights, the M.A.S.K. team must remain vigilant as other powerful and unforeseen forces rise up from the darkness. New enemies are on the horizon and you must NOT miss what happens on the last page!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- All-new storyline starts next month!
- Variant cover by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos!
My Little Pony: Friends Forever #38
Andy Price (w & a) • Tony Fleecs (c)
A minor squabble between Princesses Celestia and Luna turns major and the two decide they need some time apart. When they divide Canterlot castle between the two of them, will the leaders of Equestria find a way to live harmoniously again?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Variant cover by Sara Richard!
Powerpuff Girls: Power Up My Mojo
Haley Mancini & Jake Goldman (w) • Derek Charm, Nicoletta Baldari (a) • Ben Carow (c)
Three all-new tales! The girls make a deal with Penny Farthing to teach them how to ride a bike; enter into the annual soapbox derby; and get blasted by the Sassy Ray while stopping The Fashionistas! Collects issues #4–6.
HC • FC • $12.99 • 80 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-871-7
Bullet points:
- “Any ‘90s kid can’t pass this up. We’re in our 20s now, but Powerpuff Girls means just as much to us now as it did back when we were kids.” — ComicWow TV
- Advance solicited for April release!
Star Trek/Green Lantern Vol 2 #5
Mike Johnson (w) • Angel Hernandez (a & c)
STRANGER WORLDS PART FIVE! The blockbuster event of 2017 continues here as the fight for the future of the Green Lantern Corps erupts! Can Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise stop Sinestro from conquering the planet Oa for himself? Or is it too late to stop the green light of Hal Jordan’s ring from fading forever?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Following the blockbuster success of last year’s Star Trek/Green Lantern, DC Entertainment and IDW once again bring you the best team-up in the galaxy!
- Variant cover by Chris Mooneyham!
Star Trek: New Visions: The Traveler
John Byrne (w & photo-manipulation)
A mysterious Traveler is pursued by a ruthless robotic horde. Or is he? Jim Kirk must answer that question before his ship and crew are lost!
FC • 48 pages • $7.99