Sollicitations IDW Publishing Juin 2008
 

Star Trek: Mirror Images #1
Scott & David Tipton (w); David Messina (a); Messina, Joe Corroney (c)
IDW Publishing’s Star Trek: Second Stage continues! Showcasing the top Star Trek writers in print, TV, and comics, IDW hits the afterburners for its second year under Starfleet command. In Mirror Images, Scott & David Tipton, masterminds behind the celebrated Klingons: Blood Will Tell miniseries, beam through the looking glass to deliver a story from one of the most popular corners of Star Trek canon, the Mirror Universe! In the “Mirror, Mirror” episode from The Original Series, an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk’s plot to unseat Captain Pike and seize command! With art by Klingons collaborator David Messina and a special alternate cover from fan-favorite Joe Corroney.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles
by Noel Sickles, with biographical text by Bruce Canwell
Noel Sickles drew comics for three brief years, yet his groundbreaking work on the 1930s aviation adventure series Scorchy Smith is a milestone in the history of newspaper comic strips. Over the past 70 years, however, readers have seen only occasional excerpts of this seminal work.
Now IDW’s Library of American Comics presents Scorchy Smith and The Art of Noel Sickles, a comprehensive, oversized 352-page volume that collects, for the first time, every Sickles Scorchy strip, from December 1933 through November 1936. It also features extensive DVD-style extras examining Sickles’s life and the decades-long influence of his work, while also showcasing the breadth of his career as one of America’s foremost magazine illustrators.
Pete Hamill observed, “Sickles was the first comics artist to use the brush boldly, in an impressionistic way” as he pioneered the use of chiaroscuro and Craftint shading in comics. Together with his studio partner, Milton Caniff of Terry and the Pirates fame, Sickles created a method of dramatic comics storytelling and illustration that influenced generations of artists who followed. Longtime Spider-Man artist John Romita noted that during the 1950s, “the whole industry was copying from photostats of the Scorchy Smith dailies by Noel Sickles.”
Having blazed a trail through the comics world, Sickles left the medium in favor of a 40-year career as one of America's most successful magazine illustrators. A regular at Life magazine, his work also appeared in Look, Reader’s Digest, National Geographic, and the Saturday Evening Post. Sickles won the National Cartoonist Society’s Advertising and Illustration Award in both 1960 and 1962. He eventually settled in Tucson, Arizona and turned to painting, winning further acclaim for his Western canvases.
Edited by Dean Mullaney. Designed by Mullaney and Dale Crain.
Oversized 11" x 11" hardcover-with-dustjacket • B&W comics with 60 pages in color • 352 pp. with index • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-206-6


Angel: After the Fall #8
Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot); Brian Lynch (w); Tim Kale, David Messina, Mirco Pierfederici (a); David Messina, Brian Miller (c)
Angel ships bi-weekly in June! First up, Angel: After the Fall #8, concluding the stories of what happened to Angel’s friends and family during their first night in hell. In this issue: Gwen begins to fulfill her destiny, Gunn begins his journey down the darkest path imaginable, and LA’s citizens deal with being cast into Hell. It’s the stories we’ve been waiting for as the sold-out smash series continues, courtesy of Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, Scott Tipton (co-writing Gunn’s chapter) and a host of dynamic artists. To hit stores June 11!
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99




Angel: After the Fall #9
Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot); Brian Lynch (w); Nick Runge (a); Runge, Alex Garner (c)
The second of two Angel issues arrives this month, and it brings with it an all-new artist, Nick Runge (artist on the “First Night” Wesley story). We’ve kept you waiting long enough… now, it’s back to work for Angel. The gang’s all here as the forces of evil attack from all sides. But Angel’s not just fighting for his own life, the fate of someone he never thought he’d see again hangs in the balance. A new chapter of Angel: After the Fall begins, courtesy of Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and Runge. In stores June 25!
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99




Angel: After the Fall #9 Limited Foil Edition
Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot); Brian Lynch (w); Nick Runge (a); Two-Photo (c)
This special limited edition of Angel: After the Fall #9 offers two special covers on one issue—one portraying Fred and the other portraying Illyria.
FC • 32 pages • $9.99




Angel: After the Fall HC
Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot); Brian Lynch (w), Franco Urru (a & c)
In Angel’s final television season, his world ended… but his story didn’t. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present the story of Angel: After the Fall, as presided over by Angel co-creator Joss Whedon, along with his hand-picked creative team, Brian Lynch and Franco Urru. Picking up where Season Five of the fan-favorite TV show left off, this hardcover edition looks at who lived after that climactic battle, who died, and what happened to all of Los Angeles in its wake. Features an art gallery from acclaimed artists Tony Harris (Ex Machina), Andrew Robinson, and Urru.
TPB • FC • 192 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $24.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-181-6


Locke & Key #5
Joe Hill (w); Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c)
The Locke family plays houseguest to Sam Lesser, just in from the West Coast, and ready to kill them one at a time to get what he came for: the key that will set his master loose. Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) continues his all-new story of dark fantasy and wonder, with Gabriel Rodriguez handling art and cover duties.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


Everybody’s Dead #4
Brian Lynch (w); David Crosland (a & c)
After three issues, two-thirds of our leads are still alive. That’s something, right? Congratulations to them. Now, they’ve got a new plan for survival—hole up in their house until it all blows over. Small problem—every zombie in the state is at their door. Oh, this can’t end well. The horror/comedy event of 2008 continues, courtesy of Angel: After the Fall writer Brian Lynch and Scarface: Scarred for Life artist Dave Crosland!
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Zombies!: Hunters #2
Dara Naraghi (w); Don Figueroa (a & c)
Last issue's skirmish with the undead on a private Caribbean island was just a taste of what awaits our group of thrill-seeking big game hunters. After this issue's bloodfest, one will regret ever joining the illicit hunt, while another will be too dead to care. Plus, back at the base, tensions mount between showrunner Shepherd Price and the voodoo priest Toussaint, while Dr. Quinn succumbs to her drug addiction. Talk about bad timing for the injured hunter who needs to go under her knife!
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Star Trek: Assignment Earth #2
John Byrne (w & a & c)
The first-ever Star Trek series from comic book legend John Byrne continues! Telling the story of the Assignment: Earth Trek spin-off from Gene Roddenberry that never came to pass, a time-traveling U.S.S. Enterprise intersects with Gary Seven’s efforts to save the future from a 1969 crisis that only he and his assistant Roberta can avert! With writing, art and cover from the comics icon himself.
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Star Trek Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment #3
D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester (w); Gordon Purcell (a); Joe & Rob Sharp (c)
The untold fourth year of the Enterprise’s legendary five-year mission continues! A mysterious discovery on Loren 5 sets the stage for conflict between the Klingon Empire and the Federation. With the sudden absence of Organian intervention between the two powers, it could mean all out war. Now the crew of the Enterprise find themselves caught up in a race to discover the true nature of the secrets of Loren 5, as well as why the Organians have disappeared. From Star Trek grande dame D.C. Fontana and longtime Trek writer Derek Chester, with art by fan-favorite artist Gordon Purcell. The celebrated Sharp Brothers continue to provide covers for the series.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


Star Trek: New Frontier #4
Peter David (w); Stephen Thompson (a); Thompson, Photo (c)
From New York Times Best-Selling author Peter David! Nothing in the previous issues has been what it seemed as the true hijacker of the Paradox stands revealed, and Captain Calhoun finds himself face-to-face with the mastermind behind the entire plot. There are only two questions to be faced: Can he stop his opponent... and does he even want to? Illustrated by breakout newcomer artist Stephen Thompson!
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FX #4
Wayne Osborne (w); John Byrne (a & c)
What's the worst that could happen at the school science fair? Too much vinegar in the clay volcano? Not when all-new villain Madcap's entered. And when a stricken friend is taken to the hospital, the journey is violently interrupted by yet another new baddie, Mudslide. Who is pulling his strings? What’s going on here? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this pulse-pounding fourth issue brought to you by Wayne Osborne and John Byrne.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


Tank Girl: Visions of Booga #2
Alan Martin (w); Rufus Dayglo (a); Ashley Wood (c)
The Book of Hipster Gold. Just when you thought that things couldn't get any worse for Tank Girl and her kangaroo lover Booga, a whole world of poo lands on their brow-beaten heads. But down there at the bottom of the barrel there are important discoveries to be made and life lessons to be learnt. Join the gang as they get out on the road again, and marvel at their fate and fortune as they unearth an unpublished lost classic of Beat literature. Brought to you by the shakey hand of Rufus Dayglo, the half-melted brain of Alan C. Martin and the enormous Y-fronts of Ashley Wood.
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Doctor Who #6
Gary Russell (w); Mirco Pierfederici (a); Nick Roche (c)
Continuing the adventures of the legendary BBC character, now as the hugely popular new Tenth Doctor, in the first Doctor Who comics written for the American market! Friends, enemies and those slightly confused ones who fall between both have unwittingly colluded to bring something ancient, powerful and utterly devastating through from another plane of existence into the universe. And it’s hungry… hungry for life. Literally. It eats life energy and reckons the Doctor and Martha could be its tastiest meal yet…
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Doctor Who Classics #7
Pat Mills & John Wagner, Steve Moore (w); Dave Gibbons (a); Joe Corroney (c)
IDW Publishing continues its re-presentation of classic Doctor Who comics from across time and space as the Fourth Doctor goes up against the “Dogs of Doom” by Pat Mills, John Wagner, and Dave Gibbons, and, in a tale written by Steve Moore, “The Time Witch!” This latest early tale features all-new colors over Dave Gibbons’ classic art. Artist Joe Corroney (Star Trek: Klingons) provides an all-new cover recreating a scene from the classic comics.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


The Mummy Movie Prequel: The Rise & Fall of Xango’s Ax #3
Joshua Jabcuga (w); Stephen Mooney (a & c)
Join father-son team Rick and Alex O’Connell in the continuation of their pre-Mummy 3 tale! Having regained possession of the Third Eye of Shangri-La (and its rejuvenating forces), the merciless Xango is headed back to the tomb where his mythical double-headed ax (and untold power) awaits him. Will Rick & Alex O’Connell be able to save the fate of humanity from the evil clutches of the vengeful mummified god of thunder? Time is a’wastin’ and the race is on in this third action-packed episode in advance of the movie sequel starring Brandon Frasier and Jet Li! Brought to you by the treasure-hunting team of writer Joshua Jabcuga (Scarface: Devil in Disguise) and Stephen Mooney (Angel: After the Fall’s “First Night”).
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Mack Bolan, The Executioner: The Devil’s Tools #3
Doug Wojtowicz (w); S.L. Gallant (a); Justin Randall (c)
IDW Publishing teams up with Gold Eagle Books to bring back to comics one of the longest-running adventure novel series: Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan, the Executioner! With Brownsville and the Border Steel Cartel still reeling from the fallout of Bolan's first 24 hours in Texas, the Executioner goes on the hunt with the assistance of Agents Cooke and Nye. But Border Steel isn't going to give up without a fight. Doug Wojtowicz, SL Gallant and Louis Antonio Delgado attempt to contain the mayhem unleashed in this firefight, while Justin Randall struggles to keep the cover from blowing off this book.
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Rogue Angel: Teller of Tall Tales #5
Barbara Randall Kesel (w); Renae De Liz (a); Rebecca A. Wrigley (c)
Gold Eagle Book’s heroine concludes her first foray into comic books. The package that may hold the secret behind Mark Twain's writing is in Annja's hands, but she's on the wrong side of a cave-in! Written by Harvey Award-nominated writer Barbara Randall Kesel and featuring art by Renae De Liz and Ray Dillon, with cover art by Rebecca A. Wrigley.
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Ghost Whisperer: The Haunted #4
Carrie Smith & Becca Smith (w); Elena Casagrande (a); Joselle Ho (c)
Based on the hit TV show! Georgia Sumner was a typical teen who wanted to be thin and beautiful at any cost – in this case, the price tag was death. Osiris, still on a mission to collect souls, makes Georgia an incredible offer: he’ll turn her into the eternally beautiful Egyptian goddess Isis. Together they wreak havoc on Melinda and her loved ones. Melinda must help Georgia cross over, but Osiris isn’t giving up his companion without a fight.
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Igor Movie Prequel #2
Dara Naraghi (w); Grant Bond (a & c)
The upcoming animated feature film IGOR will feature the voices of John Cleese, John Cusack, and Steve Buscemi, and this series of all-new, original stories will serve as a lead-in to the movie by introducing you to Igor, Scamper, Brain, and all the other delightfully twisted characters from the land of Malaria. In our second issue, our intrepid hero (assisted by Scamper, the immortal rabbit), continues his quest to become the first Igor to enter the Evil Science Fair. Presented for the first time anywhere, see the origin of Brain, who is... well, a brain in a jar. On wheels. With a mechanical arm. But unfortunately, not much smarts.
Courtesy of Dara Naraghi (Lifelike) and artist Grant Bond (Clockwork Girl).
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


Fallen Angel #27
Peter David (w); J.K. Woodward (a & c)
The war for Bete Noire is over... and it has not ended the way that anyone would have thought. Now the Fallen Angel and the few survivors must deal with the aftermath and try to find a way—presuming there is any at all—to try and set matters right. The first step in the process: A plane flight that none will ever forget. From New York Times Best-Selling author Peter David and art by Fallen Angel mainstay J.K. Woodward.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


The Complete Badger Vol. 3 TPB
Mike Baron (w); Bill Reinhold, Jeff Butler (a); Kevin Caron (c)
The Badger is back… again! This collection includes issues 13-18 of the legendary First Comics Badger run, and starts off with Ham jumping through dimensions and ending up in Cynosure, and brining a new friend back with him in “Musical Dimensions.” Then Badger, always up for protecting the sovereignty of animals, takes off for San Francisco to teach a chef the error of his snake-killing ways in “Snake Bile Cognac.” But that’s not all. Next, Badger is off to Australia to mix it up with the International Brotherhood of Brujos, and before this collection ends, original Badger artist Jeff Butler will return to handle art chores on “Buffalo.”
TPB • FC • 132 pages (120 story + 6 covers + 6) • 6.625” x 10.187” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-220-2


Wormwood: Calamari Rising TPB
Ben Templesmith (w, a, c)
Just when Wormwood thought he could finally have that quiet drink without worrying about the world coming to an end, or a friend with a parasitic infection trying to kill him, The Brotherhood of the Calamari decide to crash the party. Since their last meeting, they've tracked him across the thousand million dimensional possibilities of existence—and this time the entire Squideeverse is with them. Wormwood is going to learn the hard way he can't keep running from his problems as his oldest foe now threatens his favorite watering hole, Earth, with absorption into the Calamari group mind. Complete with additional sketches and doodlings from the twisted mind of Scream Award-nominated writer/artist (and 30 Days of Night co-creator) Ben Templesmith.
TPB • FC • 120 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-183-0


The Complete Popbot
Sam Kieth, Ashley Wood (w); Ashley Wood (a)
The complete world of acclaimed artist Ashley Wood’s Popbot, available in one complete volume! This new 8-1/2” x 11” collection includes the complete contents of the sold-out Popbot Collection, along with issue 7 of the series of artistic wonderment. Wood provides an all-new cover, too!
TPB • FC • 8-1/2" x 11" • 352 pages • $50.00 • ISBN: 1-60010-230-1


D’Airain Aventure #3
Ashley Wood (w & a & c)
D’Airain returns from its extended vacation! From celebrated illustrator Ashley Wood, the acclaimed anthology series resumes with an issue-length tale of Les Mort, in which there are only 24 hours to save Ms. Burlesque! A 32-page “super-story”!
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


Sparrow Boxed Set
The Sparrow series offers 6” x 6” 48-page hardcover volumes featuring some of the finest painters and graphic designers around, and now the first five books, featuring art from Ashley Wood, Phil Hale, Kent Williams, Shane Glines, and Phil Hale, Vol. 2, are packed inside this handsome, high-quality cardboard slipcase, along with an extra-thick, all-new Ashley Wood sketchbook edition, too! That’s nearly 300 pages of the finest art around, all in this specially priced package!
6-volume slipcase set • $75.00 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-300-1

Transformers Spotlight: Cyclonus
Simon Furman (w); E.J. Su (a); Su, Nick Roche (c)
The REVELATIONS CYCLE starts here! Continuing the titanic story from the epic events of Transformers: Devastation, a quartet of senses-shattering Spotlight issues unfold, laying bare two years worth of secrets behind the Decepticon invasion of Earth! With a showcase on the legendary CYCLONUS, the Final Phase begins! Continued in the interconnected future Spotlights featuring SIDESWIPE, HARDHEAD, and DOUBLEDEALER, four climaxes to the Transformers saga instead of one! From the mind of TRANSFORMERS uber-scribe Simon Furman, and art by fan-favorite Transformers illustrator E.J. Su (Devastation). Also, see the next page for a second Spotlight this month, independent of the Revelations Cycle, giving proper due to one of the most overlooked of all TRANSFORMERS…
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


Transformers Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream #3
Chris Mowry, Chris Ryall (w); Alex Milne (a); Alex Milne, James Raiz (c)
The official continuation of the blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movie continues here!
Co-writers Chris Ryall (Transformers Movie Prequel) and Chris Mowry, along with artist Alex Milne (Transformers Movie Adaptation) continue their look at the latest machinations of STARSCREAM. Now in charge and scheming to re-create CYBERTRON in his image, a small cadre of AUTOBOTS resist his attack. Little do they know that his plans are much bigger than they imagined… and bigger than anyone can control, let alone stop!
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99




Transformers Movie Prequel Special
Simon Furman, Chris Ryall (w); Don Figueroa, Andrew Wildman (a); Figueroa (c)
This special edition with a full 32 pages of story and art offers two titanic TRANSFORMERS MOVIE tales never before offered for sale. In a special lead-in to the movie, BUMBLEBEE finds himself beset on all sides. And in a full-length tale, STARSCREAM and other DECEPTICONS experience “Earthfall.” Courtesy of Simon Furman, Chris Ryall, Don Figueroa (all three veterans of the Transformers Movie Prequel), and Andrew Wildman. Available with 50/50 covers by Figueroa, one portraying AUTOBOTS, the other showcasing the DECEPTICONS.
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FC • 32 ad-free pages • $3.99


Transformers Best of the UK: Space Pirates #4
Simon Furman (w); Will Simpson, Tim Perkins (a); Dan Khanna (c)
Continuing the reprints of the best TRANSFORMERS sagas from across the pond! In the aftermath of the AUTOBOTS driving off the Quintessons and saving Autobot City, the stage is set for the prelude chapters to the upcoming epic Time Wars! How will the stunning final moments of Space Pirates set the wheels in motion for the legendary tale that sends the story across the galaxy and through time itself? Check out these classic reprint issues and find out! From longtime TRANSFORMERS scribe Simon Furman, with a new cover by breakout TRANSFORMERS artist Dan Khanna!
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99




Transformers Spotlight: Wheelie
Simon Furman (w); Klaus Scherwinski (a, c)
A second Transformers Spotlight this month finally showcases one of the most underrated of all TRANSFORMERS, the Autobot Wheelie! Cover artist Klaus Scherwinski teams up with TRANSFORMERS über-scribe Simon Furman to introduce Wheelie to the IDW generation of readers. Trapped, alone on a hostile, faraway planet, the diminutive Autobot must dig deeper than ever before just to survive, running a gauntlet of pain and self-sacrifice that leads, ultimately, to a choice that will test not just his allegiance, but his very soul! Featuring two special covers from Scherwinski.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99


The Art of Transformers HC
Don Figueroa, Guido Guidi, Ed McGuinness, Alex Milne, James Raiz, Nick Roche, Klaus Scherwinski, E.J. Su, Andrew Wildman, Ashley Wood, more (a); Don Figueroa (c)
Re-offered for the first time! THE TRANSFORMERS have featured some of the best, most technically proficient comic book art to ever grace the printed page. Some have been hard-to-secure variant cover images, others only saw limited runs, but all of them deserve to be showcased. And now they are, in this deluxe hardcover-with-dustjacket volume. Inside, you’ll find cover images, pin-ups and rare sketches from the best of the best!
HC • FC • 8.125” x 12.5” • 216 pages • $50.00
ISBN: 978-1-60010-117-5


The Art of Transformers Signed & Numbered Limited Edition HC
This special edition, limited to 250 copies, comes with a tip-in plate signed by artists Don Figueroa, Guido Guidi, Nick Roche, Klaus Scherwinski, E.J. Su, and Andrew Wildman.
HC • FC • 8.125” x 12.5” • 216 pages • $100.00
ISBN: 978-1-60010-133-5


The Art of Transformers Sketch Edition HC
If the signed & numbered edition isn’t premium enough for your tastes, here comes an even more rare edition—limited to stock on hand—featuring a hand-drawn sketch by artist Don Figueroa in every copy!
HC • FC • 8.125” x 12.5” • 216 pages • $150.00
ISBN: 978-1-60010-134-2

woods !
j'adore ce qu'il fait mais dans ses productions l'histoire est très fun mais incipide.
et les dessins tournent vers l'abstraction.
c'est chiant.