IDW has released previews of this week’s arrivals, including Back to the Future #19, Batman TMNT Adventures #6, Ghostbusters Funko Universe, My Little Pony Legends of Magic #2, Star Trek Green Lantern Vol 2 #6, Transformers Lost Light #5, X-Files #13, and several trade and hardcover releases.
Previews:
Back to the Future #19
Bob Gale, John Barber (w) • Marcelo Ferreira (a & c)
HARD TIME part 1! The secrets of Jailbird Joey threaten Marty and Doc—what did Uncle Joey do in the past that was so bad… and what does that mean for Marty in the present day of 1986? You can bet your bottom dollar that Doc Brown has a theory!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
BATMAN/TMNT Adventures #6
Matthew K. Manning (w) • Jon Sommariva (a & c)
Months after the conclusion to their adventure, Batman and the TMNT discover that the hidden threat has not passed and now Gotham is in danger! A last-ditch effort may be the only thing that saves two worlds!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Additional issue added by popular demand!
- Variant cover by Sean Galloway!
Ghostbusters: Funko Universe
Troy Dye (w) • Philip Murphy (a) • Eddie Irizarry (c)
An ancient Japanese prophecy foretold that when the Masters of the Four Winds unite, they would become unstoppable. Instead, the four masters killed each other in battle, proving the prophecy false. More than 600-years later, an ancient shuriken is unearthed, releasing the spirit of one of the masters to seek out and resurrect the other three in order to fulfill the prophecy. Now, the only thing that stands between the undead ninja and the destruction of the land of the living is… the Ghostbusters!
FC • 40 pages • $4.99
Bullet points:
- Part of this month’s big FUNKO UNIVERSE event!
- Funko Stay-Puft Variant cover by Greg Ham!
Insufferable: Home Field Advantage
Mark Waid (w) • Peter Krause (a) Nolan Woodard (c)
With their city under siege by an army of supervillains, only Nocturnus and Galahad can save the lives of millions–and they have no resources, no weapons, nothing but one another to depend on! Collects the final arc of the Insufferable saga.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 100 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-878-
Bullet points:
- Advance solicited for May release!
My Little Pony: Friends Forever Omnibus, Vol. 2
Jeremy Whitley, Bobby Curnow, Ted Anderson, Christina Rice (w) • Agnes Garbowska, Brenda Hickey, Jenn Blake, Jay Fosgitt (a) • Jay Fosgitt (c)
Friends Forever celebrates the magic of friendship in these stand-alone tales featuring all of your favorite characters. Share adventures with Princess Luna and Spike, Applejack and Mayor Mare, Twilight Sparkle and Big Mac, Rarity and The Cakes, and many more! Collects issues #13–24.
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 292 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-882-3
Bullet points:
- Advance solicited for May release!
My Little Pony: Legends of Magic #2
Jeremy Whitley (w) • Brenda Hickey (a & c)
The legendary Rockhoof is the strongest pony in the realm! But is he strong enough to stop the mighty magma creatures that live inside a volcano?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- The secret history of some of Equestria’s most legendary ponies!
- Variant cover by Caytlin Vilbrandt!
Reed Crandall’s EC Stories Artist’s Edition HC
Various (w) • Reed Crandall (a & c)
Reed Crandall was one of the greatest comic artists of the Golden Age. His work graced the covers and pages of National Comics (drawing the iconic Uncle Sam, as well as Blackhawk, Doll Man and many others). Legendary for his remarkable talents as a draftsman, he was the quintessential “Artist’s Artist.”
This Artist’s Edition focuses on Crandall’s remarkable EC Comics stories, including many that are outright classics. And like all the award-winning Artist’s Editions, this book was scanned entirely from the original art—if you are a fan of Crandall’s work, there IS NO better way to view it!
HC • BW • $150.00 • 144 pages • 15” x 22” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-894-6
Star Trek/Green Lantern Vol 2 #6
Mike Johnson (w) • Angel Hernandez (a & c)
The epic conclusion to the blockbuster event of 2017! Will it be a new dawn for the Green Lantern Corps in the Star Trek universe… or will Sinestro and Khan succeed in conquering the new timeline for themselves?
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 Elizabeth Beals!
Star Wars, Vol. 1
Russ Manning, Steve Gerber, Don Christensen, Russ Helm (w) • Russ Manning, Alfredo Alcala (a) • Al Williamson (c)
The first of three volumes that present, for the first time ever, the classic Star Wars newspaper strip from 1979-1984 in its complete format — including each Sunday title header and “bonus” panels in their meticulously restored original color. Initially the color Sundays and black and white dailies told separate stories, but within six months the incomparable Russ Manning merged the adventures to tell brand new epic seven-days-a-week sagas that rivaled the best science fiction comics of all time. Volume One contains 575 sequential comic strips from the strip’s premiere on March 11, 1979 to October 5, 1980.
HC • PC • $49.99 • 260 pages • 11” x 8.5” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-872-4
Bullet points:
- The classic strip collected in its entirety for the first time!
Transformers: Lost Light #5
James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a & c)
It’s TEAM RODIMUS versus a universe gone wrong! An alternate Cybertron is being torn apart as the malevolent Functionist Council implement a plan that’s been millions of years in the making. But with victory within their reach, they find themselves up against someone who really shouldn’t exist: MEGATRON.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- The end times are here for the crew of the Lost Light!
- Variant cover by Jin Kim!
Joe Harris (w) • Andrew Currie (a) • menton3 (c)
“Skinner,” Part 2 (of 2): Assistant Director Walter Skinner finally gets the spotlight! When a face from the past resurfaces, Skinner must confront painful memories of the Vietnam War in his effort to keep a dark secret from being exposed.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Featuring the long-suffering FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner!
- Guest art by Andrew Currie (Justice League of America)!
- Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter!