IDW Solicitations for November 2015
Jem and the Holograms #9
Kelly Thompson (w) • Emma Vieceli (a & c)
VIRAL PART 3! Jem and The Holograms commemorate their new video with a huge house party… but that may have been a mistake, as more than one party crasher isn’t looking to celebrate their success!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Jem and the Holograms #9—Subscription Variant
Kelly Thompson (w) • Emma Vieceli (a) • Jen Bartel (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
• The second outrageous arc ends with showdown of a completely different sort!
• Leads in to next month’s life-changing story!
• Variant cover by Tula Lotay!
Graham Ingels EC Stories Artist’s Edition HC—SPOTLIGHT
Various (w) • Graham Ingels (a & c)
EC Comics produced what is arguably the finest line of comics ever, and of all their titles, the horror books were the most popular. And the most acclaimed of the horror artists was Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, whose particular talents influenced and inspired several generations of artists, including the great Bernie Wrightson. This Artist’s Edition will include a sampling of Ingels’ best stories, and a selection of some of his most terrifying covers–this volume will make a worthy companion to the Wally Wood, Jack Davis and the Best Of EC editions!
HC • BW • $95.00 net discount item • 152 Pages • 15” x 22” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-496-2
Bullet points:
• Advance-solicited for January release!
Our Expanding Universe—CERTIFIED COOL
Alex Robinson (w & a & c)
Alex Robinson returns with a “spiritual sequel” to his Eisner-winning debut Box Office Poison! It’s been 15 years since the young cast of that beloved drama has graced the stage. Now, Our Expanding Universe introduces another Robinson ensemble to explore how time can transform a group of friends. Marriage, children, affairs, divorce… and that’s just the beginning!
TPB • BW • $19.99 • 256 pages • 6.5” x 9 5/8” • ISBN: 978-1-60309-377-4
Bullet points:
• “A master of the slice-of-life indie comic genre.” — Publishers Weekly
San Diego Comic Art Gallery: Kevin Eastman Exhibition Collection
Kevin Eastman (a & c)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of the world’s most popular and successful comic book creations, began with a single sketch drawn more than thirty years ago by co-creator Kevin Eastman.
The San Diego Comic Art Gallery and IDW Publishing have delved deep into the artist’s own archives to create this inaugural exhibition celebrating Kevin Eastman’s creative genius and his motto: “Imagination is the greatest adventure.”
The assembled artworks and manuscripts include preliminary drawings and finished art, illustrating Eastman’s meticulous approach and dedication to his work, including his earliest sketches and most recent covers. Cowabunga, Dude!
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 140 Pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-503-7
Bullet points:
• Presenting the art and process pieces that comprise the inaugural exhibition at the brand-new San Diego Comic Art Gallery!
• First time offered outside of the gallery itself!
• Learn more about the San Diego Comic Art Gallery: www.sdcomicartgallery.com
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Classics, Vol. 6
Steve Skeates, Bill Pearson, Wally Wood (w) • Wally Wood, Chic Stone, Ogden Whitney, John Giunta, Dan Adkins, George Tuska, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Jack Abel, Ralph Reese, Reed Crandall, Paul Reinman (a) • Wally Wood (c)
The original adventures of Dynamo, NoMan, Menthor, and more from T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents issues #15–19. Features the artwork of Wally Wood, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Chic Stone, and more!
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 236 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-470-2
Steve Canyon, Volume 6: 1957-1958
Milton Caniff (w & a & c)
Things take a decidedly domestic turn in our sixth volume. Can Summer and Steve rekindle their love amidst the action of…high school basketball? Can Poteet find happiness on the polo field? Since this is Steve Canyon, not all the action takes place at home, and old friends unexpectedly pop up in new places. Miss Mizzou feels overdressed on Finger Island—Colonel Sam Index reappears at Higgs Air Base—Princess Snowflower comes to America as a pawn in Doagie Hogan’s plan to attack Communist China—and Savannah Gay teams up with none other than Bob Hope in a special Christmas story. Everyone’s favorite Light Colonel dodges death and femme fatales alike in volume six of The Complete Steve Canyon!
HC • PC • $49.99 • 336 Pages • 11” x 8.5” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-469-6
Amazing Spider-man Newspaper Strips, Vol. 2: 1979 – 1981
Stan Lee (w) • John Romita and Larry Lieber (a) • John Romita (c)
The exciting second volume of the wondrous wall-crawler’s long-running newspaper strip by Stan Lee, John Romita, and Larry Lieber, with all Sundays in color and integrated with the dailies—just as they originally appeared in newspapers worldwide. Edited by Bruce Canwell, this book includes more than 700 sequential comics—the complete run from January 1979 through the January 1981!
HC • FC • $49.99 • 320 pages • 11” x 8.5” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-498-6
Bullet points:
• Advance solicited for December release!
Horror by Heck—CERTIFIED COOL
Don Heck (w & a & c)
Don Heck was the co-creator of Marvel’s Iron Man and the long time Avengers artist. In the 1950s Heck did a score of artistically brilliant and extremely beyond-the-pale, extremely gruesome, Pre-Code Horror comic book covers and comics. The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics now gives it’s loving attention to this unsung horror master! This beautiful hardcover book sports the usual Yoe Books detailed history, rare images reproduced from original art and more mind-blowing ephemera to give a fascinating look at the dark side of Dapper Don Heck.
HC • FC • $24.99 • 152 Pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-463-4
Bullet points:
• Look for the other Chilling Archives of Horror Comics books: Jack Cole’s Deadly Horror, The Worst of Eerie Publications, Tom Sutton’s Creepy Things, etc.—collect them all!
WEIRD Love #10
Unknown (w & a & c)
If you LOVE your comics WEIRD, then Weird Love is for YOU! We find the kinkiest and kookiest ROTFL romance comics of the 1950s and assemble them into a lurid Good Girl Art package! This issue features a deplorable comic about a plus-size woman titled “My Heavy Heart” that will make you glad we’ve come a long way, baby! “Innocence Was My Angle” is anything but innocent! Finally, we just have to share with you the so-bad-it’s good “I Suffered For Love”—it’s as if Ed Wood created comics, and trust us, you’ll suffer—from fits of laughter!
FC • 32 pages • $4.99
WEIRD Love, Vol. 2 HC
Various (w) • Bob Powell, Bill Ward, Ogden Whitney, and more (a) • Iger Shop (c)
“Love on the Racks: A History of American Romance Comics,” provides a fascinating introduction to “Weird Love: That’s The Way I Like It!”, the second sleazy and stupefying volume in the series that “Wired” magazine calls “deranged genius!”
You’ll love, you’ll hate these lurid stories: “Too Fat to Frug,” “Men You Shouldn’t Marry,” “Leader of the Pack,” “Love Slaves,” “Stay Away From Married Men,” “Trailer Park Girl: Flirtation on Wheels,” “Mail-Order Marriage,” “Thrill Crazy!,” and much more cringe-worthy, laugh-riot comic book kitsch!
HC • FC • $29.99 • 168 pages • 7.5” x 9.75” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-476-4
Bullet points:
• USA TODAY opines about Weird Love, “The comic book industry’s most obscure and outrageous stories of the fifties!”
Haunted Horror Pre-Code Cover Coloring Book
Various (a) • Frank Frazetta (c)
Beware horror fan, for the blood(-red marker) is on your hands in this brand-new coloring book for adults! Featuring Pre-Code comic book cover frights from Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, L.B. Cole, Dick Briefer, Don Heck, Lee Elias, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand and many more! This do-it-yourself deluge of dark delights is sure to send goosebumps of tittilation and stand hairs straight on end for fans of the gruesome, gross, and macabre! Nearly 60 full page scare-filled classic horror covers for you to color from the creepiest, most sordid publishers of the time!
TPB • BW • $9.99 • 64 Pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-497-9
Bullet points:
• Add your touch to classic horror stories by the masters!
• Frazetta, Wood, Briefer, Cole, Heck, Powell and more!
Miami Vice Remix, Vol. 1—CERTIFIED COOL
Joe Casey (w) • Jim Mahfood (a & c)
Iconoclastic creators Joe Casey and Jim Mahfood turn the world of Miami Vice on its head in a way that’s got to be seen to be believed! Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs are taking on crime in a city rampant with danger at every turn! An ‘80s classic is now a Lion Forge reimagining for a bold, new audience!
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 148 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-465-8
Bullet points:
• “Explodes with wall-to-wall color and style but does so with a flamboyance and attitude all its own.” –Comic Book Resources
Andre The Giant: Closer To Heaven
Brandon Easton (w) • Denis Medri (a & c)
Jean Ferre. Monster Eiffel Tower. Fezzik. These were alter egos for the internationally acclaimed pro wrestling superstar known as Andre the Giant, who thrilled audiences worldwide with his unmatched charisma and remarkable athleticism. Despite his astonishing popularity, few really knew the man behind the curtain–the man born in the French countryside named Andre Roussimoff. Showing signs of gigantism at an early age, Andre decided to use his size to his advantage and entered the wild world of professional wrestling. From his first day in the squared circle, those close to him knew that a legend was born.
This lavishly illustrated biography of Andre the Giant charts his entire life from the earliest days on his family’s farm to his blockbuster feuds with the biggest wrestling stars of all time, exploring the dark side of fame and fortune along the way.
TPB • FC • $12.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-400-9
Bullet points:
• Officially sanctioned by the family and estate of Andre The Giant.
• Written by Eisner Award nominee Brandon Easton.
TET #3 (of 4)
Paul Allor (w) • Paul Tucker (a & c)
1984. The war is over. Eugene is wounded, inside and out. And now, he finds himself going back to Vietnam, to set things right, and maybe even start again. But as Eugene sinks deeper into a 16-year-old murder investigation, he finally understands how wrong he’s been. And that some wounds never heal.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
TET #3 (of 4)—Subscription Variant
Paul Allor (w) • Paul Tucker (a & c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
• Fans of True Detective will love this tale of a murder investigation that spans decades.
• Features a minor character with the most glorious moustache in all of comics!
Drones
Chris Lewis (w) • Bruno Oliveira (a) • Ramon Villalobos (c)
Join pilots Stinger and Angel Eyes for a wild night in Las Vegas’ finest terrorism-themed hotel. Collecting all five issues of the hit miniseries, this book is a satirical look at a world in which terror and entertainment have begun to blur.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-437-5
Bullet points:
• “The Complete Little Orphan Annie has raised the bar against which such compilations will be judged.” –Scoop
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