IDW Solicitations For October 2008

G.I. Joe: A New Beginning #0
Larry Hama (w) • Robert Atkins (a) • Robert Atkins, Jonboy Meyers (c)

G.I. Joe has a new base of operations!

IDW Publishing is proud to present an all-new era for the legendary Joe team. This specially priced introductory issue re-introduces the G.I. JOE vs. COBRA conflict for today’s world, as presided over by G.I. JOE commanding officer, writer Larry Hama. Joining Hama on art chores is artist Robert Atkins. Together, the two tell their first tale—during a routine mission, the Joe team comes under attack by a mysterious outfit with terrifying goals. Featuring a special cover by Atkins and a Jonboy Meyers cover offered in a 50/50 ratio, as well as a wraparound incentive cover by the inimitable Ben Templesmith, this 24-page comic features a 16-page story, plus character sketches, interviews. All that and more for less than a buck!

FC • 24 pages • $0.99

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Angel: After the Fall #13
Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot) • Brian Lynch (w) • Nick Runge (a) • Runge, Alex Garner (c)

Gunn wants to save Los Angeles. Angel will do anything to stop him. Plus, someone makes Wesley an offer he can’t refuse… even if it means certain doom for everyone around him. Revelations, surprises, and battles to the death, in the lucky 13th issue of the official continuation of the Angel series.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Spike: After the Fall #4
Brian Lynch (w) • Franco Urru (a) • Urru, Sharp Bros. (c)

Poet, vampire, murderer, lover, hero, prisoner, slave… Spike has been called a lot of things. But by the time this fight is over, he’ll have one more name: Lord. Or “dust”—maybe we’ll just call him dust, considering how things are going. By the time this concluding issue is over, you’ll be looking at the events of Angel: After the Fall in a whole new light, courtesy of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru! The Sharp Brothers offer a special variant cover. And ask your retailer how to get the “grind house”-inspired version of their cover, too!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Legion of the Supernatural #1
Rick Remender (w) • Bret Blevins (a & c)

When our heroes fail us… we will turn to our monsters!

The Legion of the Supernatural follows the last of the famous monsters in a world where superheroes have hunted their brethren to near extinction. When an army of starving inter-dimensional vampires returns to consume our world, only the Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Bog Creature, The Wolf-Man, Dracula, and Sister Arcane have the power to contest the coming darkness. Critically acclaimed scribe Rick Remender (Punisher War Journal) is joined by legendary illustrator Bret Blevins (X-Men, New Mutants) for the fully painted, ongoing adventures of this pulpy monster-mash starring the most unlikely team of superheroes.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Black Heart Billy
Rick Remender (w) • Kieron Dwyer, Harper Jaten (a) • Dwyer (c)

Meet Billy Black, an ‘80s hardcore scene refugee who’s having a bit of trouble acclimating to modern life. While bludgeoning a band of Burning Man refugees with the skull of Jerry Garcia, Billy inadvertently becomes immersed in an evil Nazi conspiracy to turn the world into mindless hippie zombies in order to usher in the 4th Reich.
“Hitler in Jerry Garcia’s corpse—how can you say no?” — Warren Ellis

TPB • FC • 120 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-317-9

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Night Mary—New Printing
Rick Remender (w) • Kieron Dwyer (a & c)

An all-new printing of a classic psychological horror tale by Remender and Dwyer! Mary Specter is a misunderstood teenager trained to be a lucid dreamer to help her father’s sleep disorder patients. When one patient is revealed to be a serial killer, the nightmare world and the waking one become intertwined, putting Mary in real jeopardy.

TPB • $19.99 • FC • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-933239-27-9

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Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1
Keith Champagne (w) • Tom Nguyen (a) • Nick Runge (c)

Egon Spengler! Ray Stantz! Winston Zeddemore! Peter Venkman! The original Ghostbusters return in an all-new, four-part Ghostbusters story from IDW! Writer Keith Champagne (Green Lantern Corp, The Flash) is joined by artist Tom Nguyen in this new Ghostbusters saga. When the Ghostbusters capture a group of ghostly crooks, they unknowingly run afoul of a gang comprised of the spirits of some of America’s most legendary gangsters. Dead or alive, the mafia knows exactly how to deal with a problem like the Ghostbusters: rub ‘em out!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Presidential Material: Barack Obama
Jeff Mariotte (w) • Tom Morgan (a) • J. Scott Campbell (c)

In the vein of great biography comics from years past (Pope John Paul II, St. Francis of Assisi), come two biographies of the 2008 Presidential candidates. This year’s presidential primary season was historic for many reasons, and Barack Obama’s rise from humble beginnings to his place on the November ballot makes for an extraordinary tale! Acclaimed artist J. Scott Campbell provides a special cover for the issue!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Presidential Material: John McCain
Andy Helfer (w) • Stephen Thompson (a) • J. Scott Campbell (c)

John McCain is a true American hero, and his tale, taking him from the hells of Viet Nam to becoming the Republican nominee for President is a story well worth telling. J. Scott Campbell again provides the cover for the comic-biography of one of the two candidates in November’s historic Presidential contest.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Presidential Material Flipbook
Andy Helfer, Jeff Mariotte (w) • Stephen Thompson, Tom Morgan (a) • J. Scott Campbell (c)

Want to get both sides of the story? This special flipbook edition features the illustrated biographies of both Barack Obama and John McCain, with each story adorned by
J. Scott Campbell’s cover art.

FC • 64 pages • $7.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-341-4

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Grant Morrison’s Doctor Who #1
Grant Morrison (w); John Ridgway, Bryan Hitch (a); Robert Hack (c)

Industry legend Grant Morrison (Final Crisis) penned a number of Doctor Who comics in the late ‘80s, and this two-issue series collects them all—and in color for the first time! This issue includes stories featuring the Sixth Doctor (as portrayed by Colin Baker) and the Seventh Doctor (as portrayed by Sylvester McCoy).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Doctor Who: The Forgotten #3
Tony Lee (w) • Pia Guerra (a) • Nick Roche (c)

With barely any of his memories complete and a rucksack of Nitro-9 their only defense, The Doctor and Martha try to locate the missing, believed-destroyed TARDIS. Meanwhile, the Doctor recovers more memories... are the stories trying to tell him something, and is everything really what it seems to be?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Galaxy Quest: Global Warning #3
Scott Lobdell (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a & c)

Wait a minute—a week ago they were on the set of Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues! Just when Jason Nesmith, Sir Alex Dane, Gwen DeMarco and the rest of the cast should be doing a press junket... they’re suiting up into their uniforms and jetting off to, what else, save the world!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek: Romulans: The Hollow Crown #2
John Byrne (w & a & c)

The best laid plans go often astray… but with so many conflicting agendas, whose plans will see fruition, and whose will fail? Court intrigue, assassinations (attempted and successful), weddings, promotions, and Klingons at every turn! This concluding tale from the annals of Star Trek by John Byrne ends with a bang—literally!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek: Mirror Images #4
Scott & David Tipton (w) • David Messina (a) • Joe Corroney, photo (c)

The struggle for control of the I.S.S. Enterprise heats up! An already suspicious Captain Pike takes steps to snuff out Jim Kirk’s mutinous plans permanently, sending his first officer on a dangerous suicide mission! Can Kirk fight his way out of Pike’s plot, or has he been outwitted for the final time?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek: New Frontier
Peter David (w) • Stephen Thompson (a & c)

Peter David celebrates the 10th anniversary of New Frontier with this all-new tale featuring characters from his hit novel series. The most dangerous experimental vessel in the galaxy—a prototype time ship—has vanished, and it appears that the man who stole it is none other than Starfleet Admiral Edward Jellico.

TPB • FC • 136 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-266-0

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Welcome to Hoxford #3
Ben Templesmith (w & a & c)

The fight for life, as well as a little sanity, begins in earnest as what’s left of the inmate population runs for their lives. Ray and some of the survivors, however, refuse to simply be hunted and go on the offensive. Plus, the big question is finally answered: Just what do Werewolves taste like?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Epilogue #2
Steve Niles (w); Kyle Hotz (a & c)

What if the thing that gave you your greatest power was your greatest enemy? Writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and artist Kyle Hotz (Man-Thing) continue their all-new series featuring the ultimate avenger-outsider. The action and intrigue continue as the need for vengeance turns one man into a supernatural force of justice.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Pristeen16 #2

Alan C. Martin (w) • Rufus Dayglo (a & c)

With half of the state’s troopers now after her and with the police chief’s wife riding shotgun, the Amazonian Pristeen goes searching for the rest of her outcast, hardboiled “sisters.” In doing so, she unleashes more meaningless violence and brings us closer to an understanding of why she’s so totally bonkers.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Fallen Angel #31
Peter David (w) • J.K. Woodward (a & c)

The Fallen Angel and Jude have, against all odds, reached the City of Life. The problem is that, in order to gain the city’s support, Jude and the Angel must undergo a series of challenges that could well mean their death... and permanent darkness for the world as Moloch’s power over Bete Noire strengthens.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The Dreamland Chronicles #4
Scott Christian Sava (w & a) • Sava, Jerry Bingham (c)

Written and Illustrated by award winning artist Scott Christian Sava, Dreamland tells the story of Alexander Carter and his discovery of a necklace that takes him to a magical world of his childhood dreams. There he finds danger, adventure, and romance. Back in Dreamland again… Alexander and Kiwi fly to go see Paddington Rumblebottom the Third! With a special variant cover by Jerry Bingham (Batman: Son of the Demon).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Pet Robots
Scott Christian Sava (w) • Diego Jourdan (a & c)

Four students get lost while on a field trip to the Rooty Tooty Toy Company. That night they’re followed home by four military robots. Now, the owner of the Rooty Tooty Toy Company wants his robots back and he s willing to do anything to get them. Pet Robots is a fun-filled adventure, appropriate for all-ages.

TPB • FC • 172 pages • 6” x 9” • $12.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-311-7

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American Freakshow TPB
Steve Niles (w) • Chee (a & c)

Just in time for Halloween, American Freakshow tells the story of the bizarre and cruel life of a carnival freak as he seeks redemption (maybe) and murder (definitely) in a Florida trailer park. Never appearing in comic book form, this is the first original graphic novel written by 30 Days of Night co-creator, Steve Niles.

TPB • FC • 104 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-255-4

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The Cryptics
Steve Niles (w) • Ben Roman (a & c)

It’s everyone’s favorite monsters as kids: Jackie Jekyll Junior, Drac, Wolfy and Sea-Boy, and now they’re going to the scariest place they’ve ever been—the suburbs. Take a look into the young lives and escapades of pint-sized versions of classic monsters. If you think your kids are trouble, you ain’t seen nothing ‘till you’ve seen The Cryptics!

TPB • FC • 104 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-254-7

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Steve Niles Omnibus
Steve Niles (w) • Breehn Burns, Hector Casanova, Chuck BB, Chee, Milx (a) Milx (c)

This HUGE collection of Steve Niles’ graphic novels includes Aleister Arcane, The Lurkers, Secret Skull, and Wake the Dead (recently optioned by Holding Pictures). Niles’ 30 Days of Night came to life last year on the big screen, and now fans have the chance to collect more of the dark fiction he’s made a name for himself creating.

TPB • FC • 416 pages • 6” x 9” • $24.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-319-3

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Freaks of the Heartland Scriptbook
Steve Niles (w) • Jackie Cutlip Niles (a & c)

Under the weathered skies of America’s heartland, and in the wounded hearts of every family in one tiny rural town, a terrible secret has been kept for too many years. Now, a young boy named Trevor must try to keep his younger brother Will from falling victim to the worst fears of a troubled town.

TPB • B&W • 120 pages • 8.5” x 11” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-258-5

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Richard Matheson’s Hell House
Richard Matheson, Ian Edginton (w) • Simon Fraser (a & c)

To help Rudolph Deutsch forestall his death and learn the secrets of the afterlife, a team of experts must survive a night in Belasco House, or as the locals call it, Hell House. Exerting its dark influence on the group as they unearth the wretched secrets from within its walls, will the house ever let them leave?

TPB • B&W • 200 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-263-9

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Shock Festival
Stephen Romano (w) • Stephen Romano, Tim Bradstreet, Michael Broom, David Hartman (a)

An illustrated history of the strangest, most outrageous movies you’ve never seen! An elaborate work of illustrated fiction, Shock Festival is a raunchy, hilarious tall tale of imaginary sleazebag exploitation films, lavishly brought to life with hundreds of never-before-seen original movie posters and memorabilia items. It’s the retro-dazzle of Grindhouse meets the authentic “mockumentary” appeal of Spinal Tap!
Recommended for mature readers only.

HC • FC • 352 pages • 9” x 12” • $39.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-322-3

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Dos Tarino: The Latest Art by Ashley Wood
Ashley Wood (a & c)

The latest art book from artist extraordinaire Ashley Wood! Continuing in the tradition of Uno Fanta, Dos Fanta, Tres Fanta, Grande Fanta, Grande Finale, Sencilla Finale, Uno Tarino, and now Dos Tarino, IDW presents the latest and greatest from artist Ashley Wood.

TPB • FC • 120 pages • 11” x 11” • $35.00 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-257-8

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Everybody’s Dead
Brian Lynch (w) • Dave Crosland (a & c)

They’re the last people on Earth who should be the last people on Earth! Ten friends remain the only people on campus who have survived an overnight apocalypse. Now they must fend off legions of the undead and restart civilization in their own image! (Civilization, course, is doomed.) Welcome to the world of Everybody’s Dead.

TPB • FC • 120 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-236-3

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The Heretic
Joe Phillips (w) • Joe Phillips, Dexter Vines, Jasen Rodriguez (a & c)

Where the so-called honorable heroes of Terceron City have fallen short, The Heretic surges forward, willing to use any means possible to achieve justice. A rogue from an ancient brotherhood of religious assassins, he has denounced both his murderous past and the Allegiance’s code of honor, determined to deliver his city out of sin.

TPB • FC • 104 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-316-2

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Sparrow #0: Ashley Wood Sketches and Ideas
Ashley Wood (a & c)

In this special edition of the on-going Sparrow art book series, internationally acclaimed artist and designer Ashley Wood showcases a collection of sketches, rough concepts and ideas, providing a never-before-seen, unfiltered look at the inner workings of his imagination. From 48 Nudes to Zombies vs. Robots, and now Sparrow #0, Mr. Wood remains as indelible as ever.

HC • FC • 96 pages • 6” x 6” • $16.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-340-7

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Complete Little Orphan Annie Vol. 2
Harold Gray (w & a)

The original female comics hero—takes on chiseling businessmen and a gang of thieves, armed only with her sharp wit and a good left hook. Then she nurses “Daddy” Warbucks to health and helps save the Silos’ family farm. And only that little chatterbox could become a cross between Robinson Crusoe and Dr. Doolittle when she and Sandy are shipwrecked on a deserted island. Volume 2 contains nearly 1,000 comic strips from October 1927 to November 1930.

HC • B&W w/color • 384 pages • 11” x 8.5” • $39.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-197-7

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The Complete Terry and the Pirates, Vol. 5
Milton Caniff (w & a)

IDW Publishing’s Library of American Comics has collected over 700 newspaper strips, including more than 100 Sunday pages restored to their original luster in this pivotal volume in the Terry and the Pirates saga. “If the ‘Greatest Generation’ had a cartoonist-in-chief, Milton Caniff was it,” says Newsweek. Master storyteller Milton Caniff’s Terry and the Pirates brings 1943-44’s battles in the Pacific to life as Flight Officer Terry Lee earns his wings in a Sunday page so powerful, it was entered into the Congressional Record! In this fifth volume of The Complete Terry and the Pirates, old friends and foes cross paths with such major new characters as Terry’s comrades-in-arms, Snake Tumblin and the inimitable Hotshot Charlie. There are new romantic interests Willow Belinda, Jane Allen, and Jane McGillicudy—and neither Madame Shoo-Shoo nor Captain Midi are exactly who they seem . . .

The fifth in a six-volume series edited by Dean Mullaney. With a biographical essay by Bruce Canwell and an introduction by Jeet Heer.

HC • B&W w/color • 352 pages • 11” x 8.5” • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-247-9

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Ghost Whisperer: The Haunted
Carrie Smith & Becca Smith (w) • Elena Casagrande (a & c)

Can Melinda overcome the power of the Egyptian God Osiris, who wants to create eternal darkness for the haunted spirits in need of her gift? Based on the hit CBS television show starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Haunted is co-written by Becca Smith of the show’s writing staff, and features an introduction from show creator John Gray.

TPB • FC • 136 pages • 6” x 9” • $11.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-260-8

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Speed Racer, Vol. 6
Lamar Waldron, Diane M. Piron (w) • Norm Dwyer, Martin King (a & c)

The classic Now Comics Speed Racer issues #32-38 get the deluxe reprint treatment from IDW. Speed Racer is one of the most recognized and beloved TV characters of all time and IDW is proud to present six classic comic stories that first appeared in the early ‘90s.

TPB • FC • 160 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-264-6

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Chiaroscuro TPB
Troy Little (w & a) • Little (c)

Chiaroscuro is the story of Steven Patch, an unemployed artist with a single blank canvas. Steven’s busy living the introspective, angst-ridden life of your average 20-something; drinking too much and complaining about his situation while doing little to improve it. A case of mistaken identity pushes Steven into a flow of events that bring him places he’d never imagined and forces him to make a choice between art and mere existence. Troy Little’s award-winning story is now available in trade paperback for the first time!

TPB • B&W • 232 pages • 6.625” x 10.187” • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-253-0

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30 Days of Night
Steve Niles (w) • Ben Templesmith (a)

TPB • FC • $17.99 • FEB073552

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30 Days of Night Dark Days TPB (2)
Steve Niles, (w), Ben Templesmith, (a)

TPB • FC • $19.99 • JUN073674

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30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow
Steve Niles (w) • Ben Templesmith (a)

TPB • FC • $19.99 • SEP042760

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30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales
Steve Niles, Matt Fraction (w) • Ben Templesmith, Kody Camberlain (a)

TPB • FC • $24.99 • JUN053034

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30 Days of Night Movie Scriptbook
Stuart Beattie, Brian Nelson (w) ) • Ben Templesmith (a)

TPB • FC • $19.99 • AUG073746

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Aleister Arcane
Steve Niles (w) • Breehn Burns (a)

TPB • FC • $17.99 • AUG042817

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Big Book of Horror
Steve Niles (w) • Scott Morse, Ted McKeever, Richard Sala (a)

TPB • FC • $19.99 • AUG063389

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Complete Underworld
Kris Oprisko (w) • Nick Postic, Nick Marinkovich, Antonio Vasquez (a)

TPB • FC • $24.99 • DEC063704

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Doomed Presents Ashley Wood
Ted Adams, Chris Ryall (w) • Ashley Wood (a)

TPB • FC • $7.99 • JAN073718

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Gene Simmons House of Horrors TPB
Dwight L. MacPherson, Leah Moore, John Reppion, Chris Ryall, Tom Waltz (w) • Jon Alderink, Grant Bond, Esteve Polls. Jeff Zornow, Todd McFarlane (a)

TPB • FC • $27.99 • FEB083841

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Grumpy Old Monsters TPB
Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta (w) • Guillermo Mendoza, Paco Cavero (a)

TPB • FC • $13.99 • AUG042811

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IDW Tales of Terror
Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, Jeff Mariotte, Beau Smith (w) • Sergio Cariello, Ben Templesmith, Fran Gamboa, Chee and more (a)

HC • FC • $16.99 • JUL042976

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The Lurkers
Steve Niles (w) • Hector Casanova (a)

TPB • FC • $17.99 • APR052956

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Road to Hell
Martin Schenk, Todd Lincoln (w) • Diogenese Neves (a)

TPB • FC • $12.99 • JUN073694

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Singularity 7
Ben Templesmith (w/a)

TPB • FC • $19.99 • NOV042756

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Spookhouse Book 2
Scott Hampton (w/a)

TPB • FC • $19.99 • OCT042790

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Steve Niles’ Cellar of Nastiness
Steve Niles (w) • Ben Templesmith, Nick Stakal, Butch Adams, Josh Medors, Chee (a)

TPB • FC • $24.99 • JUN053038

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War of the Undead
Bryan Johnson (w) • Walter Flanagan (a)

TPB • FC • $12.99 • MAY073562

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Zombies: Eclipse of the Undead
El Torres (w) • Yair Herrera (a)

TPB • FC • $19.99 • MAR073530

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