IDW Solicitations For March 2009

Savior 28 #1
J.M. DeMatteis (w) • Mike Cavallaro (a & c)

He is the first, and greatest, super hero: an American legend. But when tragedy forces Savior 28 to question the very beliefs that have guided him for seventy years, his life begins to unravel and his nation turns against him. Join writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Mike Cavallaro on S-28's dizzying journey through seven decades of politics, pop culture and spiritual search—in a miniseries that turns the super hero genre inside out.

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Groom Lake #1
Chris Ryall (w) • Ben Templesmith (a & c)

The truth is out… er, under there? In the remote Nevada desert there sits a dry lakebed called Groom Lake, and under that land resides a secret base that holds all the secrets of the world. Not this world, either. Writer Chris Ryall and artist Ben Templesmith present a four-part tale of abductions and probings, conspiracies and secrets. And the key to it all is held in the grey, six-fingered hand of one Ng Hudson. Templesmith provides two covers for this debut issue!

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Ben Templesmith’s Dracula
Bram Stoker (w) • Ben Templesmith (a & c)

Eisner- and Scream Award-nominated writer/artist Ben Templesmith provides 27 all-new, full-color chapter illustrations for this special presentation of a classic horror novel. Originally published in 1897, Dracula is one of the best-selling and most influential stories of all time.

HC • PC • 472 pages • $16.99 • 6.” x 9” • 978-1-60010-378-0

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Angel: Blood and Trenches #1
John Byrne (w & a & c)

In Europe, war ravages nations, but a greater darkness than human conflict calls Angel back across the ocean from his distant home in America—bodies of combatants found drained of blood, and signs of an ancient evil once more abroad in the world. Writer/artist John Byrne tells an untold tale of Angel’s WWI exploits!

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Angel #19
Kelley Armstrong (w) • Dave Ross (a) • Gabriel Rodriguez, Nick Runge (c)

As Angel and the remaining survivors from their sojourn to Hell attempt to rebuild their lives and find purpose once again, they must also contend with the threat of a vengeful Lord, a mysterious cat-changer and a winged being from beyond…

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 3 HC
Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch (plot) • Lynch (w) • Nick Runge, Stephen Mooney (a) • Alex Garner (c)

Angel’s After The Fall storyline is back in the crosshairs in this third hardcover volume of the latest Angel series! Long-time friends-turned-enemies Angel and Gunn are on a collision course with destruction, and when Gunn’s master plans get exposed, well, let’s just say things get chippy. But as usual, the problem everyone expects turns out to be the least of their concerns! Experience all the action, drama, deception and demonic humor you’ve come to expect from Brian Lynch (Spike: Shadow Puppets), joined this time with artists Nick Runge and Stephen Mooney in the exciting continuation of Angel: After The Fall!

HC • FC • 132 pages • $24.99 • 978-1-60010-377-3

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Star Trek: Crew #1
John Byrne (w & a & c)

Eight years before "The Cage,” the young woman who would become the Starship Enterprise's "most experienced officer" was a lowly cadet assigned to the shakedown cruise of an uncommissioned starship. But that supposedly pedestrian mission may prove the most dangerous of her life. John Byrne begins an all-new, six-part miniseries torn from the Federation’s beginnings!

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek: Countdown #3
Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (story) • Tim Jones & Mike Johnson (w) • David Messina (a & c)

From J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman comes the exclusive comic
prequel to STAR TREK, the motion picture event of 2009! The Romulan villain Nero continues his vengeful crusade against the Federation. Don't miss any of the action as the clock ticks down to the premiere of STAR TREK this summer!

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek: Mission’s End #1
Ty Templeton (w) • Steve Molnar (a) • Kevin Maguire (c)

The most important "lost" tale of the Star Trek saga can now be told: The final mission of the original Starship Enterprise and her crew. What prompts Mr. Spock and Doctor McCoy to retire from Starfleet? What earns Kirk his promotion to Admiral? And what is the mystery of Archenar-IV that threatens to tear the Federation itself apart? All will be revealed in this five-issue miniseries, with appearances by fan-favorite characters, Gary Mitchell, Lee Kelso, and Dr. Piper in this special opening chapter. Fan-favorite artist Kevin Maguire provides this issue’s cover!

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek Alien Spotlight: Tribbles
Stuart Moore (w) • Mike Hawthorne (a) • Hawthorne, photo (c)

An offbeat one-shot featuring STAR TREK's most unlikely alien race! Welcome to Serjilla IV, an abandoned world completely overrun by Tribbles: friendly, trilling balls of fur that eat constantly and, in the words of Dr. Leonard McCoy, "reproduce at will." When a human freighter, boarded by hostile Klingons, crash-lands on Serjilla, the Tribbles' quiet but lonely existence is shattered. It's a simple situation, really—three desperate humans, a squadron of angry Klingons, and a billion hungry Tribbles. What could possibly go wrong?

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Locke & Key: Head Games #3
Joe Hill (w) • Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c)

Kinsey, Tyler, and Bode have unlocked the entrance to an unlikely and astonishing world: the secret country inside of Bode Locke's head, where memories mingle with monsters...

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Terminator Salvation Movie Prequel #3
Dara Naraghi (w) • Alan Robinson (a) • Nick Runge (c)

In the African country of Niger, Bem's plan to take out the uranium mine depends on the outcome of his face-off against a lone T-600. In Detroit, Michigan, Resistance leader Elena Maric's forces launch their all-out assault on the Terminator factories. But Skynet is not without its resources, and even the mysterious package airdropped in the middle of the desert may not be enough to turn the tide of operation Sand in the Gears in favor of the humans.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Galaxy Quest: Global Warning TPB
Scott Lobdell (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a)

Presenting the first-ever Galaxy Quest comic book tale! It’s been 20 years since the cast of Galaxy Quest ruled the airwaves! (Alas, the intervening decades involved lots of sci-fi conventions and retail store grand openings and precious few acting jobs!) Now, on the eve of the relaunch of America’s most beloved science fiction series, Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues, a world-threatening crisis occurs! Will the Earth survive? Maybe, if Jason Nesmith and his fellow actors-turned-adventurers have anything to say about it! In the immortal words of his alter ego, Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, “Never give up! Never surrender!” Brought to you by grizzled vet Scott Lobdell (Uncanny X-Men) and exciting newcomer Ilias Kyriazis!

TPB • FC • 120 pages • $19.99 • 978-1-60010-383-4

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Star Trek TNG: The Last Generation #5
Andrew Steven Harris (w) • Gordon Purcell (a) • J.K. Woodward, Nick Runge (c)

The time-shattering conclusion! In an alternate history in which the Klingons have conquered Earth, Jean-Luc Picard and his Resistance travel back to the past in a daring, final gambit to restore the timeline and liberate Earth. But what awaits the rebellion may not be what it expected at all, and the fate of the Federation itself hangs in the balance.

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Star Trek Archives, Vol. 4: DS9, Vol. 1
Mike W. Barr (w) • Gordon Purcell (a)

Relive events and missions from the first four seasons of television’s Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in this collection of five full-length comics stories! Join up with the crew of DS9 as a mysterious toxic mold runs rampart on the station. Where did it come from? And that’s not all! Star Trek Archives, Vol. 4: DS9, Vol. 1 also includes the special 8-page preview “ashcan” story, “Hostage Situation.”

TPB • FC • 144 pages • $19.99 • 978-1-60010-290-5

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30 Days of Night: 30 Days Till Death #4
David Lapham (w & a & c)

It's all gone horribly wrong—months of work dried up in less than an instant. The Elder's Death Squad has arrived and now all of Rufus' hopes for survival depend on his super-secret "Plan B." Will love win out and save the day? Will anybody survive, or is there really "No Way Out?" David Lapham reveals all in this concluding issue.

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Epilogue TPB
Steve Niles (w) • Kyle Hotz (a)

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) present an all-new series featuring the ultimate avenger-outsider. Filled with bloody action and underworld intrigue, Epilogue is the tale of an ordinary man whose desperate need for vengeance transforms him into a supernatural force for justice.

TPB • FC • 104 pages • $17.99 • 978-1-60010-381-0

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Fallen Angel Omnibus
Peter David (w) • J.K. Woodward, Kristian Donaldson, Billy Tucci, Joe Corroney, Dennis Calero (a)

The New York Times best-selling author Peter David’s Fallen Angel is collected together in this 500+ page softcover omnibus! Collecting the first 21 issues of the ongoing Fallen Angel series, learn about the city that shapes the world, Bete Noire, its great protector the Fallen Angel, the dark characters who call Noire home, and the dangerous forces at work to overturn it all.

TPB • FC • 512 pages • $24.99 • 6” x 9” • 978-1-60010-382-7

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Sir Apropos of Nothing #5
Peter David (w) • Robin Riggs (a) • Riggs, Dave Ross (c)

With the future of Intravania on the line, Sir Apropos of Nothing must pass himself off as the faint-hearted Flad the Inhaler and navigate his way through a potentially devastating diplomatic mine field. One wrong word will bring war from all sides. Can even the wily Apropos keep his head on his shoulders?

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Desperadoes Omnibus
Jeff Mariotte (w) • John Cassaday, John Lucas, John Severin, Jeremy Haun, Alberto Dose (a) • Cassaday (c)

Over the course of its decade-plus lifespan, the Western/horror series Desperadoes has traveled some long, strange trails. Since its hard-riding heroes first met while tracking a ritualistic murderer whose crimes gave him supernatural powers, they've experienced quarantine in a haunted town, a reanimated dead boy with a thirst for revenge, a spiritualist's nightmare, and a bizarre quest to the birthplace of the buffalo on behalf of Geronimo himself. Nearly 500 pages of Desperadoes badness in this special volume.

TPB • FC • 492 pages • $24.99 • 6” x 9” • 978-1-60010-380-3

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Spaghetti Bros, Vol. 3
Carlos Trillo (w) • Domingo Mandrafina (a & c)

This ongoing tale of Italian immigrants continues as Amerigo, Frank, Carmela, Tony, and Caterina move past their family infighting and learn that their family bonds are stronger than ever. Appealing to fans of the Godfather saga, Spaghetti Bros. is a tale of love, lust, jealosy, and the ever-present chance of redemption.

HC • BW • 204 pages • $24.99 • 6” x 9” • 978-1-60010-387-2

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Doctor Who Classics: Series 2 #4
Steve Parkhouse (w) • Dave Gibbons, Mike McMahon (a) • Gibbons (c)

IDW’s newly recolored reprints of classic Doctor Who tales from years past continues. In this issue, Steve Parkhouse and Dave Gibbons and Mike McMahon present “Junk-Yard Demon” and “The Neutron Knights,” both featuring the beloved Fourth Doctor. Featuring all-new colors by Charlie Kirchoff.

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FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Ghost Whisperer: The Muse #4
Barbara Randall Kesel (w) • Adriano Loyola (a) • Brian Miller, photo (c)

Melinda discovers what caused all those artists to die, but the secret of the Muse may still mean the death of Melinda's new artist friend! Based on the hit CBS-TV series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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The Dreamer #5
Lora Innes (w & a) • Innes, Jenny Frison (c)

Bea and Nathan manage to find their way back to Knowlton's Rangers in time to warn them that General Howe has set a trap for the Americans. The Rangers make a hasty retreat but are caught off guard by a group of Redcoats, and it's a flight for their lives to make it back toward the forts.

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe, Jean-Christophe Vergne (w) • Jean-Christophe Vergne (a & c)

Shipwrecked on a deserted island, Robinson Crusoe has a solitary existence, trying to survive from day-to-day by using the things that nature puts at his disposal. Many grim years pass, full of despair and danger, but Robinson always manages to confront his difficulties and survive… until Friday, a young native, turns his life of silence and isolation upside down.

HC • FC • 64 pages • $14.99 • 8.5” x 11.75” • 978-1-60010-386-5

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Speed Racer: The Next Generation, Vol. 4
Ben Gruber (w) • Various (a)

Geared toward a new generation of kids (ages 6-14) and action fans, Speed Racer: The Next Generation builds on the legendary adventures of the original iconic series and focuses on Speed's orphaned son as he contends with the everyday hassles of school life at the famous Racing Academy and uncovers the secrets and dangers behind his famous father's disappearance.

TPB • FC • 112 pages • $7.99 • 6” x 9” • 978-1-60010-388-9

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Worthwhile Books Titles



Michael Recycle 2
Ellie Bethel (w) • Alexandra Colombo (a)

Litterbug Doug is lazy…
He is wasteful…
He is messy…

Only Michael Recycle, planet Earth’s super-green hero, can save the day and change Doug’s wasteful littering ways! Join Michael in another adventure to save the planet in this brilliant sequel to Michael Recycle.

HC w/dustjacket • FC • 24 pages • $15.99 • 9” x 11” • 978-1-60010-392-6

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