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The Eternal Descent comic series from IDW Publishing has bridged the worlds of music and comics like no other, with an army of chart topping heavy metal stars including Joe Satriani, Wayne Static, Gus G, Arch Enemy, Periphery, Shadows Fall, and many more appearing throughout the saga.
This August, turbulence and adventure become synonymous…
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IDW is pleased to announce that this summer, Dave Stevens’ legendary, high-flying avenger of the skies will soar once again! This August, renowned writer Mark Waid teams up with the inimitable Chris Samnee to bring The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom! to comic shop shelves everywhere.
Everyone’s favorite adventure-prone jetpack owner, Cliff Secord, finds himself at the center of another adventure when a mysterious tanker pulls into L.A. Harbor carrying dangerous cargo.
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IDW Publishing has partnered with 2000 AD to launch a line of Judge Dredd comics starting later this year.
Details and creative teams will be announced at a later date, but the partnership includes the creation of all-new Judge Dredd comics as well as deluxe reprints of classic Dredd material.
“Judge Dredd turns 35 this year, and it’s great to help him celebrate his birthday like this,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief. “It was great to meet up with the 2000 AD team at the recent London Super Con and cement the partnership on this one. My interest in Judge Dredd far predates my tenure at IDW, so it’s a real drokkin’ pleasure for us to now be the first American publisher in 18 years to create new tales of Dredd.”
This June, IDW Publishing is bringing back the rock group KISS in comic form. Last year, Archie Comics released a story in which Archie Meets Kiss, this time IDW is giving them marquee status.
According to IDW, the series is rooted in KISS fandom, featuring KISS characters like “Wicked” Lester, the Destroyer, She, the Elder, and more, but it will be very accessible to all comic readers.
KISS will be written by Chris Ryall (Zombies vs Robots) with art by Jamal Igle (The Ray) and KISS #1-4 come with a special “solo album” covers by artist Michael Gaydos.
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IDW is thrilled to announce its jam-packed schedule of events and exclusives for WonderCon 2012, taking place March 16-18, 2012 in Anaheim, CA. IDW will be located in booth #301. Follow the thunderous echo of triumphant high fives.
This year’s show promises treasures of epic proportions to be unleashed on convention-goers. Among other delights, IDW is pleased to offer -exclusive editions of two of our most popular Artist’s Editions. We’ll be offering an exclusive variant of the wildly popular Wally Wood’s EC Stories Artist’s Edition and a very special edition of John Romita’s Amazing Spider-Man Artist’s Edition signed by Romita and Stan Lee and including a sketch by the legendary Romita himself!
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Infestation 2: G.I. Joe #1 (of 2)
Mike Raicht (w) • Valentine De Landro (a) De Landro, Livio Ramondelli (c)
Cobra has always had a penchant for dark experiments. This time they’ve gone too far and opened a portal to a realm of violence and madness. As squadron after squadron of Cobra Vipers falls under the thrall of the Elder Gods there seems no way to stop the hideous transformations that are taking place. The only hope lies in a group of already-insane Cobra agents… and a Joe named Snake Eyes!
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The Art of Molly Crabapple, Vol. 1: Week in Hell
N/A (w) · Molly Crabapple (a & c)
In September 2011, artist and firebrand, Molly Crabapple, locked herself in a hotel room, covered the walls in paper and filled 270 square feet of wall with art. The project, called "Molly Crabapple’s Week in Hell," is a wild ride through the imagination of an artist stretching herself to the limits of her endurance. Gorgeous photographs by Steve Prue show Ms. Crabapple’s sheer talent, audacity, and ambition at work. From the first stroke of pen upon paper to the glorious 360 view of a room full of art, this book chronicles the trials and joys of the Week in Hell, including visits from some of New York City’s artistic luminaries, absinthe parties, live models, and musical accompaniment.
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IDW Publishing, a leader in digital comics, is proud to announce seven Doctor Who graphic novels are now available on the iBookstore. Including the Doctor Who graphic novels, IDW now offers over 40 graphic novels, including award-winning books and works by best selling prose authors on the iBookstore.
“IDW is very excited to be part of iBookstore, offering comics and graphic novels,” stated Jeff Webber, IDW’s director of ePublishing. “Graphic novels with complete storylines are perfect for casual comic readers or people new to comics. IDW Comics, TRANSFORMERS Comics and Doctor Who Comics are extremely popular with experienced comics readers and fans of those brands. The iBookstore is a great place for readers to discover creators and titles in a very accessible interface.”
Womanthology is a large-scale anthology showcasing the works of women in comics. It is created entirely by over 140 women of all experience levels, from young girls who love to create comics all the way up to top industry professionals. All of the short stories will center around our theme for this volume; Heroic. There will also be features, such as Professional How-Tos, a Kids/Teens section showcasing their works and giving tips, as well as a section dedicated to some Iconic female comic creators of the past, such as Nell Brinkley, and much more. Profits of this book will go towards the Charities of GlobalGiving.org.
IDW Publishing is launching a new Star Trek / Doctor Who crossover 8 issue series in May 2012 entitled STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2. The series will be written by Scott and David Tipton with help from longtime Doctor Who writer Tony Lee, and the artwork will be fully painted by J.K. Woodward.
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In conjunction with BBC Worldwide Consumer Products and CBS Consumer Products, IDW Publishing will make history when two of the greatest science-fiction properties of all time come together in a comic book for the first time. The world’s most popular time traveler teams up with the U.S.S. Enterprise crew in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2, taking fans on an adventure where no man has gone before.