PREVIEWS: JUL20

Orders closed

IDW PUBLISHING

AIRPLANE SMITHSONIAN COLORING BOOK

(W) John Pirtel (A) John Pirtel

The greatest aircraft of all time are lifting off againyour help! The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and IDW Publishing present a fascinating new coloring book that provides a beautiful and informative tour through the high-flying world of airplanes.                                                           With this exquisitely designed coloring book, aviation lovers of all ages can soar through the skies with some of the most recognized and revered airplanes from the collection at the National Air and Space Museum. Guided by museum experts and the thrilling artistry of John Pirtel, meet the 1903 Wright Flyer, the Lockheed Vega 5-B, Northrop Gamma Polar Star, McDonnell F-4S Phantom II, Concorde, and many more. These detailed pen and ink illustrations invite you to strap in and experience thrilling scenes of these aircraft in action, which fans of airplanes, coloring books, and aviation history can unlock with their own creativity.                                                            Each page of Airplanes: A Smithsonian Coloring Book not only stands alone as a work of art, but is also accompanied by brief and fascinating insights from the museum's Aeronautics experts about each aircraft, ensuring that time spent coloring is also time spent learning. This book's deluxe ivory paper allows for a variety of artistic media like pen, pencil, or even watercolor, to ensure your creative vision comes to life just the way you wantlasts for years to come. Officially licensed by the Smithsonian and developed in collaboration with experts from the National Air and Space Museum.

BATMAN MAXX ARKHAM DREAMS LOST YEAR COMPENDIUM #0

(W) Sam Kieth (A) Sam Kieth (CA) Sam Kieth

Sam Kieth's best-selling Batman Maxx Arkham Dreams mini-series is (finally!) coming to its incredible conclusion! But not here... This bargain-priced compendium collects the first three issues of the acclaimed (and very late) Batman Maxx mini-series by superstar creator Sam Kieth-followed by the release of issues #4 two weeks later, and #5 two weeks after that-really! And to show you how serious we are... we will present incredible added content-thumbnails of the entire two final issues of Sam Kieth art, every page! The end is coming-in a wonderful way!

CANTO II HOLLOW MEN #2 (OF 5)

(W) David M. Booher (A) Drew Zucker (CA) Drew Zucker

Book 2 of Canto continues! Canto leads his friends on a journey to save his people and his first stop is his friend Aulaura, the mysterious warrior who helped him fight the Furies in the City of Dis and escape from the Shrouded Man. But what shall they do when they find Aulaura's village full of hollow men?

COMPLETE CHESTER GOULD DICK TRACY HC #29

(W) Chester Gould (A) Chester Gould (CA) Chester Gould

This volume completes the iconic comics written and drawn by Chester Gould. After 46 years, 2 months, and 21 days writing and drawing Dick Tracy Chester Gould retired at the age of 77. In these historic final strips, Gould pits his dynamic detective against the latest in a long line of grotesque villains. Tracy, meanwhile, takes his law and order campaign to television, while his past catches up to him when a criminal he helped convict twenty years ago puts the detective on his "to kill" list. To round out this volume, the squad room is kept busy with two members of B.O. Plenty's extended family who are anything but law-abiding-Perfume Plenty and her larcenous cousin Dade. All this and more in the ultimate volume of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, collecting strips from March 15, 1976 to December 25, 1977. The series is ripe to introduce to crime prose readers who haven't previously ventured into comics.

DINOSAURS SMITHSONIAN COLORING BOOK

(W) Rachel Curtis

Dinosaurs come to life-with your help! The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and IDW Publishing present a fascinating new coloring book that provides a beautiful and informative tour through the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. With this exquisitely designed coloring book, dinosaur lovers of all ages can explore millions of years of animal wonders, guided by experts from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the artistic wizardry of Rachel Curtis (The Princess Bride: A Storybook to Color). These lush pen and ink illustrations invite you to step into captivating scenes featuring the herbivorous Stegosaurus, the sea-dwelling Hesperornis, the giant sauropod Camarasaurus, the mighty Tyrannosaurus, and many more. Fans of dinosaurs, coloring books, and natural history will find an enchanting world to unlock with their own creativity.                                                                                                                     Each page of Dinosaurs: A Smithsonian Coloring Book not only stands alone as a work of art, but is also accompanied by brief and fascinating insights from the museum's Paleontology experts about each dinosaur and its world, ensuring that time spent coloring is also time spent learning. This book's deluxe ivory paper allows for a variety of artistic media like pen, pencil, or even watercolor, to ensure your creative vision comes to life just the way you wantlasts for years to come.                                                           Officially licensed by the Smithsonian and developed in collaboration with experts from the National Museum of Natural History.                                                                                                                                                                              

GOOSEBUMPS MONSTERS AT MIDNIGHT HC

(W) Jeremy Lambert (A) Chris Fenoglio (CA) Chris Fenoglio

The kid-friendly horror series that defined a decade returns to comics! Readers beware, you're in for a scare! Brave the spine-tingling world of R.L. Stine to uncover the thrills and chills of the first ever Goosebumps comic series to feature original stories! Kicking things off is a new creepy carousel spin on HorrorLand! When Mia and Ginny go to stay at their Grandma's mothball-filled house for the summer, boredom forces them to venture out into her tiny town. But, soon, what appears to be a dusty used bookstore plunges them into an upside-down world of terror!

GOOSEBUMPS SECRETS OF THE SWAMP #1 (OF 5)

(W) Marieke Nijkamp (A) Yasmin Flores Montanez (CA) Bill Underwood

When twelve-year-old Blake is shipped away to stay with her weird aunt in Fever Swamp for the summer, she expects her weeks to be filled with video games, mosquito bites, and a whole lot of nothing. Instead, she finds herself in a spooky turf war between wolf-hunters and werewolves. With monsters on both sides, it's up to Blake to use all of her gaming skills to escape alive in this all-ages scarefest from New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp (This Is Where It Ends, Before I Let Go, The Oracle Code) and artist Yasmin Flores Montanez (Marvel Action: Captain Marvel, Tilly).

HEY AMATEUR GO FROM NOVICE TO NAILING IT IN PANELS SC

(W) Gail Simone (A) Martin Simmonds (CA) Michael Allred

What do you want to learn about? Take your pick in this anthology combining the unprecedented approach of a "how to" book with the diverse subject matter from over 100 contributors sharing their hidden talents via one-page, nine-panel comics! Includes entries from a variety of comics creatives including John Allison, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Becky Cloonan, Sanford Greene, Paul Pope, Gail Simone, Mark Buckingham, Box Brown, Gilbert Hernandez, Jill Thompson, Chynna Clugston Flores, and more.   Each story is part personal "how to," part "how-so." Some of these one-pagers will illuminate aspects of the comic book storytelling process like drawing likenesses, lettering, and cropping art panels. Others go beyond the comics world from the practical (catching a loose dog, changing a tire, speaking in public), to the fun (creating cheap horror makeup, skanking at a ska show, faking a guitar solo), to the peculiar (destroying the Internet, training your doppelgänger, surviving a bear attack--probably). All-star creators from South Africa, South America, North America, England, India, and other parts of the world share their favorite recipes, traditions, and talents in this fun, educational anthology. Learn new skills or hone the ones you've got. Bonus features include a brand-new story, "How to Wash Your Hands," an introduction by Kelly Sue DeConnick and an essay about the traditional 9-panel grid by Jim Rugg.

JIM LEES X-MEN ARTIST ED HC

(W) Chris Claremont (A) Jim Lee (CA) Jim Lee

Jim Lee has been drawing comics for more than 30 years and is one of the most popular comic book artists of all time. The impact his dynamic artwork has had on the comics industry-to his legions of fans and the artists who have been inspired by and emulated him-is truly immeasurable. And, in a career filled with highlights, his work on X-Men is arguably his most popular and enduring. This very special Artist's Edition features Lee's stellar work on X-Men, including the complete oversized X-Men #1-still the bestselling comic book ever published! Additionally, there will be covers, splash pages, pin-ups, and interior pages by Lee doing what he does best-creating great comics. Each page has been meticulously scanned from Lee's original art for this book... affording the reader incite into his creative process never before available outside of original art collectors. Produced in the one and only, accept no imitations, multi-Eisner award-winning Artist's Edition format. For any fan of Jim Lee, this book will soon become a cherished centerpiece of your collection!

LOCKE & KEY IN PALE BATTALIONS GO #2 (OF 3)

(W) Joe Hill (A) Gabriel Rodriguez (CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

The impossible, reality-bending keys of Keyhouse have always been weapons of war. In the spring of 1915, Chamberlin Locke's oldest son, John, is desperate to be a part of the greatest war of all... and never mind that he's too young to enlist. He means to use the power of the keys to turn the tide, and will tell any lie, and try any manipulation, to have his way. Prepare to open a door onto one of the grimmest battlefields of the 20th century, whose darkness might even strike fear into an army of supernatural shadows.

MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM TP

(W) Brandon Easton (A) Fico Ossio (CA) Fico Ossio

Your favorite wall-crawler is back in action, and he's not alone! Middle-grade readers can get tangled up in these all-new adventures of Spider-Man! A sinister new villain appears! Miles and Gwen are preparing for the biggest test of their high school careers, but will they stay focused with the team all shook up over their newest foe, the Shocker? And can they overcome his bad vibes with the exam putting their very futures at stake? Collects issues #1-3.

SLEEPING BEAUTIES #5 (OF 10)

CVR A WU

(W) Rio Youers (A) Alison Sampson (CA) Annie Wu

A strange sleeping sickness, known as Aurora, has fallen over the world, and strangest of all, it only affects women. In the small town of Dooling, a mysterious woman has walked out of the woods; she calls herself Eve and leaves a trail of carnage behind her. More mysterious: she's the only woman not falling asleep.

SLEEPING BEAUTIES #5 (OF 10)

CVR B WOODALL

(W) Rio Youers (A) Alison Sampson (CA) Jenn Woodall

A strange sleeping sickness, known as Aurora, has fallen over the world, and strangest of all, it only affects women. In the small town of Dooling, a mysterious woman has walked out of the woods; she calls herself Eve and leaves a trail of carnage behind her. More mysterious: she's the only woman not falling asleep.

SNAKE EYES DEADGAME #3 (OF 5)

CVR A LIEFELD

(W) Rob Liefeld (A) Rob Liefeld (CA) Rob Liefeld

Superstar creator Rob Liefeld takes on fan-favorite Snake Eyes! Snake Eyes is caught in the crosshairs. Will he be able to escape this lethal challenge? Or will he, like others before him, fall to the power of... the Deadgame?

SNAKE EYES DEADGAME #3 (OF 5)

CVR B LIEFELD

(W) Rob Liefeld (A) Rob Liefeld (CA) Rob Liefeld

Superstar creator Rob Liefeld takes on fan-favorite Snake Eyes! Snake Eyes is caught in the crosshairs. Will he be able to escape this lethal challenge? Or will he, like others before him, fall to the power of... the Deadgame? *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #33

CVR A STANLEY

(W) Ian Flynn (A) Jack Lawrence (CA) Evan Stanley

Hold onto your chili dogs, Sonic fans! Long-time artist Evan Stanley takes over as writer with an action-packed, friendship-fueled new arc: "Chao Races and Badnik Bases!" The perfect jumping-on point for new readers! The Metal Virus is gone, but things aren't quite back to normal. Omega is damaged and his allies turn to Tails and Sonic for help. The only way to rebuild him is to trade parts with a mysterious chanpion Chao racer... but things aren't what they seem.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #33

CVR B DUTRIEX

(W) Ian Flynn (A) Jack Lawrence (CA) Gigi Dutreix

Hold on to your chili dogs, Sonic fans! Long-time artist Evan Stanley takes over as writer with an action-packed, friendship-fueled new arc: "Chao Races and Badnik Bases"The perfect jumping-on point for new readers!   The Metal Virus is gone, but things aren't quite back to normal. Omega is damaged and his allies turn to Tails and Sonic for help. The only way to rebuild him is to trade parts with a mysterious champion Chao racer... but things aren't what they seem.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG BAD GUYS #1 (OF 4)

CVR A HAMMERSTROM

(W) Ian Flynn (A) Jack Lawrence (CA) Aaron Hammerstrom

The mastermind behind the Metal Virus isn't done yet. Ian Flynn returns to answer: What happened to Dr. Starline?   The Shadowy Scientist is back to his evil antics in Bad Guys! And what better place to concoct nefarious plans than one of Dr. Eggman's abandoned bases? But that is easier said than done when badniks are guarding the entrance! Dr. Starline knows he can't do it alone, so he decides to recruit some familiar and not so friendly faces.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG BAD GUYS #1 (OF 4)

CVR B SKELLY

(W) Ian Flynn (A) Jack Lawrence (CA) Diana Skelly

The mastermind behind the Metal Virus isn't done yet. Ian Flynn returns to answer: What happened to Dr. Starline?   The Shadowy Scientist is back to his evil antics in Bad Guys! And what better place to concoct nefarious plans than one of Dr. Eggman's abandoned bases? But that is easier said than done when badniks are guarding the entrance! Dr. Starline knows he can't do it alone, so he decides to recruit some familiar and not so friendly faces.

TMNT BEST OF RAPHAEL #0

(W) VARIOUS (A) Various (CA) James Biggie

This issue launches a new series of TMNT reprints that showcase the best stories of your favorite TMNT characters! Featuring tales from different publishers, this first issue showcases the ever-surly Raphael! At almost 100 pages, this is your one-stop-shop for all things cool but rude!

TMNT ONGOING #109

CVR A NISHIJIMA

(W) Sophie Campbell (A) Jodie Nishijima (CA) Jodie Nishijima

A stand-alone story that delves deeper into the denizens of Mutant Town! Life has changed forever for this part of NYC, but life somehow finds a way to move forward. Follow three interconnected stories as the TMNT immerse themselves in their new home.

TMNT ONGOING #109

CVR B EASTMAN

(W) Sophie Campbell (A) Jodie Nishijima (CA) Kevin Eastman

A stand-alone story that delves deeper into the denizens of Mutant Town! Life has changed forever for this part of NYC, but life somehow finds a way to move forward. Follow three interconnected stories as the TMNT immerse themselves in their new home.

TRANSFORMERS GALAXIES #11

CVR A GRIFFITH

(W) Brandon M. Easton (A) Andrew Griffith (CA) Andrew Griffith

"Storm Horizon," Part Two. Ultra Magnus and his crew embark on a mission to the Black Sphere system-a solar system precariously close to a black hole-in search of a way to bring Alpha Trion back home. When they encounter another Cybertronian, they'll discover there's more to the mystery surrounding Trion's disappearance than meets the eye.

TRANSFORMERS GALAXIES #11

CVR B MILNE

(W) Brandon M. Easton (A) Andrew Griffith (CA) Alex Milne

"Storm Horizon," Part Two. Ultra Magnus and his crew embark on a mission to the Black Sphere system-a solar system precariously close to a black hole-in search of a way to bring Alpha Trion back home. When they encounter another Cybertronian, they'll discover there's more to the mystery surrounding Trion's disappearance than meets the eye.

TRANSFORMERS HC #3

ALL FALL DOWN

(W) Brian Ruckley (A) Anna Malkova (CA) Cryssy Cheung

The bold new vision of the Transformers universe that will excite longtime fans and new readers alike continues! Crisis! The tether holding Cybertron's inner moon to the planet has fallen and hundreds of lives have been lost. As the rubble is sorted through, the Ascenticons are on the move, hoping to leverage the situation and the lives lost in their favor. Meanwhile, the Rise, now under Megatron's command, attempt to hide some of their most vicious members, but putting a bunch of killers in a single transport is never a good idea. Plus, in response to the crisis at home, the Reversionist faction has fled Cybertron and the teachings of their leader have convinced them that the only way to return is to trigger Cybertron's rebirth. But when the decision comes to Gauge, the youngest Cybertronian, will she spare the planet? And far away from Cybertron, Ultra Magnus has his own problems-namely, a group of sinister mercenaries on the hunt for Cybertronian artifacts. Collects Transformers #19-24 and Transformers: Galaxies #7-12.