IDW Publishing: Mars Attacks!, Hawken & More

Take a look below at all the new IDW titles coming out today!

 

A Fine and Private Place #1

A Fine & Private Place #1 (of 5) – Also available digitally!
Peter S. Beagle, Peter B. Gillis (w) • Eduardo Francisco (a) • Jenny Frison (c)
Beginning the adaptation of Peter S. Beagle’s poignant novel of memory, despair and love on the other side of the ruins! What’s it like to die? Can an ex-pharmacist camped out in a New York cemetery explain the secrets of life and death? Can the talking raven who steals sandwiches for him? And will the ghosts listen?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant cover:
Variant Peter S. Beagle signed edition

Bullet Points:
•    Another adaptation by the beloved author of The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle
•    Scripts by Peter B. Gillis (The Last Unicorn)

 

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #182

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #182 – Also available digitally!
Larry Hama (w) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (a) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (c)
DARKLON IS ON THE LOOSE! G.I. JOE has lost their prisoner, and it’s up to Outback and his team to recover the dangerous villain. Meanwhile, Zartan and COBRA COMMANDER formulate a plan that would move COBRA HQ to another coast. The villains take center stage in this issue of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant cover:
Variant Larry Hama sketch cover

 

Hawken #6

Hawken #6 (of 6) – Also available digitally!
Tim & Ben Truman (w) • Tim Truman (a & c)
The climactic showdown of the first Hawken arc! Hawken faces off with his twisted protegé, Sombre. Timothy and Benjamin Truman prove the West wasn’t just wild, it was goddamn ugly. Alternate wraparound cover by Dominic Vivona, artist of the WWII zombie comic hit FUBAR!
PC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant Cover:
Dominic Vivona wraparound cover

Bullet points:
•    Concluding the 6-issue weird western series co-written and drawn by Tim Truman (GrimJack, Hawkman, Scout)!
•    “A dirty and foul book. Isn’t that what we want our westerns to be?”—Newsarama

 

 

Mars Attacks #4

Mars Attacks #4 – Also available digitally!
John Layman (w) • John McCrea (a & c)
The Martians are here! And they’ve brought giant, mutant insects with them! The invasion continues, from Eisner-winning writer John Layman (Chew) and Eisner-winning artist John McCrea (Hitman)!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant cover:
Variant menton3 cover

Bullet Points:
•    Written by John Layman, co-creator of the Eisner-winning series Chew!
•    Art by John McCrea, Eisner-winner for Hitman!


Popeye #5

Popeye #5 – Also available digitally!
Roger Langridge (w) • Vince Musacchia, Tom Neely (a) • Bruce Ozella (c)
Popeye and the gang travel to King Blozo’s kingdom to help find a spy at the royal palace—only to find themselves in the middle of a war! Can even Popeye stop a hundred Palookas, each one nearly as tough as he is? PLUS: More shenanigans with Sappo and Wotasnozzle!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant cover:
Variant Seymour Chwast cover!

Bullet points:
•    Now an ongoing series, by popular demand!

 

Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #17

Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #17 – Also available digitally!
Chuck Dixon (w) • Atilio Rojo (a) • Ken Loh (c)
Is SNAKE EYES an asset to the Arashikage Clan or a liability? That’s a question that STORM SHADOW is asking himself as the wrath of Serpentor is turned upon them and SNAKE EYES becomes a target for the G.I. JOEs! Blistering ninja action and intrigue! Nothing is what it seems and loyalties are questioned as the life of the most dangerous JOE takes a turn!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant cover:
Variant Robert Atkins cover!

Bullet points:
•    Ninja commando action that never lets up!

Star Trek/Dr Who #5

Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #5 (of 8) – Also available digitally!

Scott & David Tipton with Tony Lee (w) • J.K. Woodward (a & c)
The two greatest science-fiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history, in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2! Captain Jean-Luc Picard faces one of the most difficult decisions of his life, but the fate of the galaxy may depend on it! Can the Doctor convince him to make the correct choice?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant cover:
Variant Sharp Brothers cover

Bullet Points:
•    The first Star Trek/Doctor Who crossover ever!
•    Featuring fan-favorite villains the Borg and the Cybermen!

 

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14 – Also available digitally!
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Andy Kuhn (a) • Kuhn, Eastman (c)
Splinter instructs Raphael in the true way of the ninja, and Casey’s life is irrevocably changed! The Turtles have a new mission, but Shredder’s ambitions could put an end to it before they begin. Plus, Krang unveils his master plan! This issue lays the groundwork for a thrilling new story arc that plunges the Turtles into two epic wars! Don’t miss it!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant cover:
Ramon Perez cover

Bullet points:
•    A new mission for The Turtles!


Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #9

TRANSFORMERS: More Than Meets The Eye Ongoing #9– Also available digitally!
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Milne, Nick Roche (c)
SHADOWPLAY begins here! One AUTOBOT connects the crew of the Lost Light with pre-war CYBERTRON and the rise of the DECEPTICONs. His name? OPTIMUS PRIME. The past and the present collide as Rewind begins telling his crew mates the most shocking story of all!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant cover:
Variant Marcelo Matere cover

Bullet points:
•    The sequel to the acclaimed “Chaos Theory”!
•    Part one of a three-part epic!

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Review: Hawk The Slayer #5

August 10, 2022 Michael Nimmo 0

From Rebellion comes the last in this mini-series. This is Hawk The Slayer #5. UK and DIGITAL: 10 August £3.99 NORTH AMERICA: TBC $6.50 DIAMOND: TBC Don’t miss the all new comic-book sequel to the classic eighties fantasy […]

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