September 21st IDW Previews: Revolution #1, Star Trek New Visions Swarm, and More

IDW has released previews of this week’s arrivals, including Revolution #1, Action Man #4, Adventures of Augusta Wind: Last Story #2, Angry Birds Comics #9, Atomic Robo and the Temple of Od #2, Biggest Bang #4, Donald Duck #17, GI Joe: A Real American Hero #232,  Jackboot & Ironheel #2, Jem & The Holograms #19, Judge Dredd #10, Micronauts #6, Mickey Mouse Shorts Season 1 #3, My Little Pony: Friends Forever #32, ROM #3, ROM Revolution #1, Super F*ckers Forever #2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #62, TMNT Amazing Adventures #14,  Transformers Till All Are One #4, Uncle Scrooge #18, and X-Files #6, as well as several hardcovers and trade paperbacks including Star Trek New Visions Swarm.

Official previews:

Action Man #4

John Barber (w) • Paolo Villanelli (a) • Chris Evenhuis (c)

X MARKS THE SPOT! Will ACTION MAN and his allies put aside their differences long enough to stop DOCTOR X and save the world? Or will the bad Doctor’s master plan tear apart young ACTION MAN’s career before it starts?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• The new ACTION MAN’s first adventure comes to a soul-searing conclusion!
• Leads into this month’s REVOLUTION event!
• Variant cover by Andrew Currie!

The Adventures of Augusta Wind, Vol. 2: The Last Story #2

J.M. DeMatteis (w) • Vassilis Gogtzilas (a & c)

Trapped on the shadow-planet called Gloomworld, Augusta Wind and her friends find themselves face-to-face with the forces of Queen Mare. Will they escape her army of living nightmares and save the Storiverse—or will every tale ever told perish with them?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Angry Birds Comics #9

Paul Tobin & Various (w) • Paco Rodriques (a) • Ciro Cangiolosi (c)

Angry Birds in Space! Join us for a very special issue of Angry Birds Comics as the birds go into space for one stellar story event!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Atomic Robo and the Temple of Od #2 (of 5)

Brian Clevinger (w) • Scott Wegener (a & c)

Odic Warriors have straight up murdered Atomic Robo! Nothing is left. All hope is lost. The remaining 4 issues of this arc are just blank pages. Please still buy them so we can pay rent, though!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book
Alan Robert (a & c)
Get that red crayon ready! With this coloring book for adults channeling The Walking Dead meets The Secret Garden, comics creator/rock star Alan Robert (Crawl to Me, Killogy, Wire Hangers) invites fans of horror to discover their inner-colorist. Through intricate pen and ink illustrations to complete, color, and embellish, readers will meet an onslaught of severed heads, monsters, deadly weapons, and skeletal remains. 

Visit burial grounds, the zombie apocalypse, serial killer lairs, and gruesome torture chambers. Horror fans and newcomers alike will welcome this GORE-geous and creative journey into a blood-soaked new world.

TP • BW • $17.99 • 80 Pages • 9.8” x 9.8”• ISBN: 978-1-63140-728-4

Bullet points:

• 80+ deliciously gruesome illustrations to color!
• Foil stamped dust jacket!

Biggest Bang #4 (of 4)

D.J. Kirkbride (w) • Vassilis Gogtzilas (a & c)

COSMOS has been mortally wounded by THE PENUMBRA, and his explosive death could destroy a universe! In order to save countless lives, WYAN must help him get to the legendary WHITE HOLE AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE– where they mythical LIVING ASTEROIDS are standing guard! Grab your tissues and hold onto your seats, cosmic comic fans, ’cause it’s the FINAL chapter of THE BIGGEST BANG!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Donald Duck #17

Freddy Milton (w & a & c)

“The Big Sneeze!” Backed into helping the Duckburg Museum search for a shipwrecked sailor, Donald and the Junior Woodchucks find a Fountain of Youth—and a deadly dragon!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Fan-favorite Freddy Milton is back—with a legendary epic that readers have requested for decades!
• Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #384!
• Check out the classic western homage variant cover!

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #232: Snake In The Grass, Part 3

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)

COBRA continues the search for their rogue agent. And an operation gone wrong costs a G.I. JOE member the one person they care about the most…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

From Hell HC

Alan Moore (w) • Eddie Campbell (a & c)

Two of the greatest creators in the history of comics. Eleven unsolved murders. One sprawling conspiracy, one metropolis on the brink of the twentieth century, and one bloody-minded Ripper ushering London into the modern age of terror. From Hell, often ranked among the greatest graphic novels of all time, is now available in a handsome hardcover edition, with a brand new cover.

HC • B&W • $39.99 • 560 pages • 7.625” x 10” • ISBN: 978-1-60309-397-2

Bullet points:

• “As ambitious and affecting as anything ever rendered in pictures and word balloons…” — Salon.com

Jackboot & Ironheel #2 (of 4)

Max Millgate (w & a & c)

EDDIE NEALE is a P.O.W. Confined to a castle cell, escape seems impossible. However, under the very noses of his Nazi captors, Eddie and some new allies form a plan… Now all he has to do. To escape is… take a leap into the unknown!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• From regular Judge Dredd contributor and Sinister Dexter co-creator Max Millgate comes a new, horrific twist on the annals of world history! 

Jem and the Holograms #19

Kelly Thompson (w) • Meredith McClaren (a & c)

THE STINGERS—PART ONE! You thought the HOLOGRAMS had it rough back when they had to team up with the MISFITS?! Well, just wait until they meet the European super group taking the U.S. by storm… THE STINGERS! Meet Riot, Rapture, Minx, and… RAYA?!?! Whaaaat?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• All-New Story Starts Here!
• The return of fan-favorite characters THE STINGERS… and RAYA?!?!
• We’ll say it again. RAYA?!?! Whaaaaat?
• New JEM artist Meredith McClaren (Hopeless Savages) rejoins her Heart in a Box collaborator, Kelly Thompson!

Judge Dredd #10

Ulises Fariñas & Erick Freitas (w) • Dan McDaid (a) • Ulises Fariñas (c)

Mega-City Zero, Part 10! After Dredd and the girls barely survive an encounter with nihilist missionaries, they are brought to a hospital where they make a disturbing discovery, in “Vegans”!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• The final act of Mega-City Zero has begun!
• Variant cover featuring by Langdon Foss (Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier)!

The Maxx: Maxxed Out, Vol. 2

Sam Kieth, William Messner Loebs (w) • Sam Kieth (a & c)

Sam Kieth’s and William Messner Loebs’ opus The Maxx is collected here in all its freshly-colored glory. Taking remastered pages from The Maxx: Maxximized, this new volume collects issues #13–24.

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 280 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-705-5

Bullet points:

• “It is one of the best things on the shelves today. Same as it ever was.” –Comic Bastards

Micronauts #6

Cullen Bunn (w) • Max Dunbar (a & c)

INTO THE ENTROPY CLOUD! In order to escape from the clutches of BARON KARZA, the MICRONAUTS must flee into the storm of destructive energy roiling at the heart of their dying universe! Only one thing is known about the Entropy Cloud—no one who enters it ever returns!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Leads directly into the REVOLUTION event!
• The mind-blowing ending to IDW and HASBRO’s first MICRONAUTS epic
• Variant cover by J.K. Woodward!

Mickey Mouse Shorts: Season One #3 (of 4)

Based on the animated series by Paul Rudish (w & a) • Scott Tipton (adaptation) • Andy Suriano (c)

“Ghoul Friend!” In the dark, spooky woods behind Mouseton, a desperate Mickey faces the not-quite-living terror of… Goofy’s zombie cousin! Hyuck! Plus three more stories!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Newly adapted for print by Scott Tipton!
• These Disney shorts have one multiple Emmys, Annies, and more!
• Variant cover by Andy Suriano!

My Little Pony: Friends Forever #32

Ted Anderson (w) • Jay Fosgitt (a) Tony Fleecs (c)

The shiest pony who’s ever shied, Fluttershy, meets the most adventurous adventurer ever: Daring Do! When the two embark on a perilous journey together it may be up to Fluttershy to teach Daring Do the meaning of bravery!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony: Friends Forever, Vol. 7

Barbara Randall Kesel, Jeremy Whitley, Christina Rice (w) • Brenda Hickey, Tony Fleecs, Agnes Garbowska (a) • Agnes Garbowska (c)

Four tales of friends and fun! Rainbow Dash wakes up to discover that her wings have vanished, so it’s up to the relatively newly-winged Twilight to help her. Then, Shining Armor will have his hooves full when Prince Blueblood gets involved in a sensitive diplomatic mission. Plus, it’s cider season and things are busy at Sweet Apple Acres! Unfortunately, Granny has broken her hip and Pinkie Pie is called in to look after the cantankerous elder! And finally, The Cutie Mark Crusaders visit Canterlot. When their appointed guardian is summoned away, it’s up to Princess Luna to watch over the precocious fillies. Collects issues #25–28.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 100 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-707-9

Bullet points:

• More new characters and exciting new stories!

The New Mutants: Bill Sienkiewicz Marvel Artist Select Series

Chris Claremont (w) • Bill Sienkiewicz (a & c)

The next installment of the smash-hit Marvel Artist Select Series is here! Each deluxe hardcover in this series features a collection of issues never-before released together. This oversized, limited-edition hardcover celebrates the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz’s complete run on The New Mutants and X-Men Unlimited #43. Each copy of this 999-copy limited-edition hardcover is slipcased, hand-numbered, and signed.

HC w/slipcase • FC • $75.00 net cost item • 352 pages • UPC: 827714009859

Bullet points:

• Signed by Bill Sienkiewicz!
• This collection of stories will only be available in this limited-edition run!
• Exclusive slipcover, cover, and bonus collectibles.

Revolution #1 (of 5)

Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Tradd Moore (c)

THE REVOLUTION BEGINS! Explosions rip across the Earth—and all signs of blame point to OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I. JOE refuses to go quietly—and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity—but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand? Celebrating more than a decade of stories by IDW and HASBRO, this unprecedented bi-weekly event draws everything together—and leaves nothing standing. The REVOLUTION is here—TAKE A STAND!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• A universe of characters is born through REVOLUTION!
• Not a reboot! Not a relaunch!
• The TRANSFORMERS forever changed!
• The return of G.I. JOE!
• The MICRONAUTS in our universe!
• The DIRE WRAITHS with ORE-13!
• And if that isn’t enough… introducing Miles Mayhem!
• Written by the writers of MICRONAUTS and TRANSFORMERS!
• Illustrated by burgeoning superstar Fico Ossio!
• Epic-length kick-off story plus a whole host of back-up materials!

Rom #3

Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina (a) • Bill Sienkiewicz (c)

ROM on the run! Pursued by the military, on the hunt for and hunted by DIRE WRAITHS… and at the very worst possible time, Rom’s greatest weapon has failed him! “Earthfall” continues in a non-stop, action-packed way!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• The march-up to REVOLUTION continues!
• Variant cover by Marcelo Matere!

Rom: Revolution #1

Chris Ryall (w) • Ron Joseph (a) • Ashley Wood (c)

A REVOLUTION tie-in one-shot! ROM’s enemies, the DIRE WRAITHS have infiltrated G.I. JOE at the highest levels, clashed with the TRANSFORMERS over ORE-13, and now… stalk a lone stranger? Why would evil aliens bent on world domination terrorize one anonymous person? The answer is bigger and more sinister than you’d ever imagine!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• A REVOLUTION tie-in!
• The DIRE WRAITHS’ plans stand revealed, with major implications for the ongoing ROM series!
• The birth of a major new threat for ROM!
• All that and a permanent change to ROM’s status quo, too!
• Variant Ken Christiansen cover, part of a 13-part connected cover! Connects with all 13 Revolution issues and one-shots!

Spiral-Bound

Aaron Renier (w & a & c)

With an ensemble cast straight from a box of Animal Crackers, this delightful tale of ambition, morality, and self-discovery is an all-ages classic. Drawn in a decidedly beautiful fashion, reminiscent of Richard Scarry and Lewis Trondheim, Aaron Renier gives us a fully-realized and compellingly adventurous narrative, at once both achingly naive and profoundly worldly. This tightly crafted, graphic novel is the real deal, and will charm your socks off.

TPB • B&W • $14.95 • 184 pages • 9.75” x 7.5” • ISBN: 978-1-89183-050-1

Bullet points:

• “Brilliant! Aaron Renier has created a playfully mysterious universe, complete with its own dreamlike logic. It’s a delightfully inventive treasure.”— Dav Pilkey, Author of Captain Underpants

Star Trek New Visions Special: Swarm

John Byrne (w, photo-manipulation)

An alien threat that numbers in the millions, and star systems are already dying. What can the crew of the Enterprise do—alone!

FC • 52 pages • $7.99

Superf*ckers Forever #2 (of 5)

James Kochalka (w) • James Kochalka, Rachel Lindsay (a) • James Kochalka (c)

James Kochalka continues the monthly mayhem involving sandwiches, Fight Boys, a couch and… a demon lord from Dimension Zero! And then Laura Knetzger tells a caffeinated tale involving Jack Krak and Grotus!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• The first-ever Superf*ckers comic-book series!
• Back-up stories by acclaimed indie creators in ever issue. In this issue: Laura Knetzger!
• Variant covers by acclaimed indie creators on every issue! In this issue: Debora Cheyenne Cruchon!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures #14

Matt Manning, Caleb Goellner (w) • Chad Thomas, Jon Sommariva (a) • Jon Sommariva (c)

“The Drip,” Part 2! A new mutant that Donatello created, the Drip, learns that there’s water all over the world… water that he can control if he can escape the Turtles! Will our guys in green get washed away by their new adversary?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything

Ben Bates, Dustin Weaver (w) • Ben Bates, Sophie Campbell, Giannis Milonogiannis, Damien Couceiro, Nick Pitarra, Ryan Browne (a) • Nick Pitarra (c)

The dull-witted Bebop and Rocksteady are feeling dejected and without purpose after their defeat to the Turtles. However, when they stumble across a time-travel scepter, they realize that their craziest, most destructive adventure awaits! Will the universe survive?

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-714-7

Bullet points:

• “There’s so much strong artistic talent on this book that it should appeal to even those immune to the Ninja Turtles’ appeal…” – A.V. Club

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #62

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Dave Wachter (a & c)

“Chasing Phantoms,” Part 2! One ally close to the Turtles faces grave danger while another makes a choice that will alter his life forever. Meanwhile the Turtles wonder if their path truly lies with the Foot Clan…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Danger lurks everywhere!
• Variant cover by Goran Sudzuka!

Transformers: Till All Are One #4

Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a & c)

SWINDLE LIVES! And ONSLAUGHT knows the perfect way to unlock the secrets in his head. As the COMBATICONS rampage through Iacon, can IRONHIDE and his newly formed police force stop them before they annihilate STARSCREAM—and anyone else who gets in their way?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• The first TAAO story comes crashing to a big conclusion!
• Friendships end—and new enemies begin!
• Ties in to REVOLUTION!
• Variant cover by Thomas Deer!

Uncle Scrooge #18

Romano Scarpa, Thad Komorowski (w) • Romano Scarpa (a) • Marco Rota (c)

“The Miner’s Granddaughter!” Who knew Glittering Goldie had family? But teenage rebel Dickie Duck is dropping into Duckburg like an atomic bomb—and she’s Scrooge’s problem to solve!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Scrooge’s famous Klondike flame, Goldie O’Gilt, is back in a new-to-USA tale by Italian “maestro” Romano Scarpa!
• Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #422!
• Check out the classic western homage variant cover!
• Variant cover by Fabrizio Petrossi!

The X-Files #6

Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • menton3 (c)

“Came Back Haunted,” Part 1 of 4: A thwarted attack puts a community of refugees at risk, but when a connection to a recent mall shooting is found, Mulder and Scully must determine the cause of the violent outbreaks, why the government is covering it up, and just what the connection to old secrets they’d believed dead and buried really is.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter!
• The first part of a brand new “Mytharc” connecting X-Files conspiracies old and new begins here!
• Ask your retailer about the variant graphic cover!

The X-Files: Complete Season 10, Vol. 2

Joe Harris, Frank Spotnitz, Gabe Rotter, Shannon Eric Denton, Michael Raicht (w) • Colin Lorimer, Matthew Dow Smith, Tom Mandrake, Stuart Sayger, Kevin Van Hook (a) • Sam Shearon (c)

For years, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully toiled in the X-Files unit, a one-office division of the Bureau dealing with cases deemed unsolvable and related to unexplained phenomena. During their investigations, Mulder, the “believer,” and Scully, the “skeptic,” delved into the occult, religion, urban legends, conspiracy theories, UFOs, alien abductions, and genetic engineering. Eventually, both agents left the FBI and began a new life together in peaceful anonymity, which endured until now. Collects issues #16–25 of the Season 10 series and the 2014 and 2015 Annuals.

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 324 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-719-2

Bullet points:

• “This is The X-Files at its best.” –SciFiPulse.net