IDW Publishing has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores on June 3, 2009. Take the jump for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation #3, Transformers Best of the UK: City of Fear #5, G.I. Joe Movie Prequel #4, GI Joe: The Best of Duke TPB, Angel: Not Fade Away #2, Doctor Who Classics: Series 2 #7, Star Trek: Crew #4, Astro Boy Movie Prequel: Underground #2.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation #3
Simon Furman (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Josh Nizzi, photo (c)
The official adaptation of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen reaches its penultimate chapter in this weekly series, where the noble AUTOBOTS work with their human allies to end the threat of the treacherous DECEPTICONS. Penned by Transformers mainstaySimon Furman with art by Alex Milne (Reign of Starscream). In stores June 3.
Transformers Best of the UK: City of Fear #5
Simon Furman (w) • Dan Reed (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
ULTRA MAGNUS searches for a missing AUTOBOT spy, CHAMELEON. The trail leads to an old arena where Ultra Magnus has to fight both his opponent, Hooligan, and his own conscience. This fan-favorite collection of tales from the UK concludes here, with an all-new cover by Andrew Griffith!
G.I. Joe Movie Prequel #4
Chuck Dixon (w) • SL Gallant (a) • Joe Corroney, photo (c)
“SNAKE EYESâ€
It’s an impossible mission when the Vice President of the United States becomes hostage to desperate terrorists in an unassailable location even an army couldn’t take. But why send an army when G.I. Joe’s silent warrior can do the job? Find out what Snake Eyes was up to before the events of this summer’s biggest action blockbuster!
GI Joe: The Best of Duke TPB
Larry Hama (w) • Mike Vosburg, Rod Whigham (a) • DiVito (c)
Collecting the most defining comics moments of the G.I. JOE cast, this volume focuses on Duke, one of the team’s most dependable members. Read about his heroic adventures in classic issues like #22, 23, 48, 49, 50, and 80!
Angel: Not Fade Away #2
Joss Whedon & Jeffrey Bell (story) • Scott Tipton (w) • Stephen Mooney (a & c)
The comics adaptation of Angel heartbreaking final episode continues! As their world crumbles around them, Angel and company prepare for their final battle with Wolfram & Hart and the Circle of the Black Thorn: one in which no prisoners are taken and no punches are pulled.
Doctor Who Classics: Series 2 #7
Steve Parkhouse (w) • Dave Gibbons (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 conclude “The Tides of Time,†featuring the Fifth Doctor. This issue also includes “Stars over Stockbridge†by the same creative team. Featuring all-new colors by Charlie Kirchoff.
Star Trek: Crew #4
John Byrne (w & a &Â c)
It’s a war that has raged for decades… but who are the combatants, and what is their unexpected connection to the Earth of centuries past? The crew of the U.S.S. Hood will have only hours to find out, or die trying!
Astro Boy Movie Prequel: Underground #2
Scott Tipton (w) • Diego Jourdan (a) Jourdan, Ashley Wood (c)
Astro Boy’s return to comics continues, in preparation for his blockbuster feature film debut later this year! Astro begins to explore the strange subterranean world miles below the earth’s crust, and soon finds himself caught in the middle of a brutal civil war! Look for the Ashley Wood variant cover!
