Browsing: IDW Publishing

Comic book tales already expect readers to suspend disbelief in order to enjoy the story. The Weekly World News does the same thing, but it does it in a way to create some laughs for those that are in the know, and foster hysteria in those that believe.  When IDW Publishing combines comics and the Weekly World News, something insane is going to happen.

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Press Release IDW Publishing is thrilled to announce an exclusive partnership with worldwide bestselling author James Patterson to publish original comic stories and graphic novel adaptations of his top-selling novels. This groundbreaking alliance launches in May 2010 with a spellbinding, five-part story spinning out of Patterson’s acclaimed young adult novel, Witch & Wizard.

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IDW Publishing ha announced a new series called Pantheon created by Michael Chiklis, Anny Simon Beck, and written by Marc Andreyko.  The series tells a the story of the Greek gods returning to Earth to battle for the fate of mankind. The five-issue series pits Zeus’s fellow gods against the Titans in an epic battle of good versus evil, and father versus son. Breaking the golden rule of Greek mythology – to never reveal themselves – the gods Zeus, Aphrodite, Pandora, Cronus, Prometheus and Jason return to their timeless battles, as Armageddon nears. “As a kid, Greek Gods were very…

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According to Latino Review, the creative team of Kurtzman and Orci have picked up the rights to produce the movie adaptation of Joe Hill’s Locke and Key series.  If you haven’t been reading the series since the beginning, you are missing out on one of the best comic books out there, and you’ll want to read this before going to see any movie based on the property.  In regards to Kurtzman and Orci producing the movie?  As long as they stay on the producing side of the fence and don’t try to write this themselves, it should be okay.  The…

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Press Release The wildly successful return of Opus, Binkley, Bill the Cat and the entire cast of Bloom County continues in April with Bloom County: The Complete Library, Volume Two. Creator Berkeley Breathed offers even more funny and insightful commentary than in the first volume, while context pages help fans recapture the glory of the 1980’s. IDW is also expanding the series to include a limited edition of the first volume, featuring a tipped-in bookplate signed by Breathed himself. “In the spirit of humiliating self-disclosure that has become so trendy of late, I stuffed this volume with more embarrassing background…

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Press Release The excitement keeps growing for IDW Publishing’s TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE comics, with two new sold-out series last week. On Wednesday, January 27th, IDW released G.I. JOE: COBRA II #1, a continuation of the acclaimed COBRA series, and TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the WRECKERS #1, a new miniseries spinning out of IDW’s ongoing story. Both comics flew off the shelves and are already sold-out though Diamond. Under license from Hasbro, IDW is rushing to a second printing for each, and fans can expect them in stores on February 10th. “This is a really exciting time for fans of…

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Robot Overlord: I’m more of a Cobra Commander fan, than that of the Joes, but Stephen and Matthew are always going on about the “good guys”.  I’m giving them a chance to express themselves this week as they dive into G.I. Joe Cobra II.

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Or – “There Are Old Pilots And Bold Pilots, But Few Old, Bold Pilots…” I saw recently that a clinical study proved that January 25th is the most depressing day of the entire year, scientifically and unequivocally.  While I don’t disagree with that sentiment (especially as it regards the attendance of employees in Midwestern United States call centers) I find it fascinating that somebody actually got paid to try and figure out something that silly and (let’s be honest, here) banal.  Still and all, it’s the kind of story that you read and go, “Yeah, I can see that.”  Thus,…

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Josh Howard announced he will be the artist on an upcoming IDW Ghostbusters one-shot called “CON-volution”.  The issue will be written by Jim Beard and Kieth Dallas.  Since the title features CON so prominently, it comes as no surprise then that the issue arrives this summer. via Josh Howard

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I am really excited about this announcement from IDW Publishing that the company is collecting the L’il Abner series into a hardbound volume.  Growing up, I had small trades from the late 60s to read, and enjoyed the introduction of the Shmoo, Sadie Hawkins Day, and of course the gorgeous Daisy Mae (not to be confused with Daisy Marie).  The first volume of the Al Capp series arrives in April. Press release follows

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Press Release IDW takes the COBRA story to the next level in the new G.I. JOE: COBRA II series, debuting in stores on January 27th. Under license by Hasbro, G.I. JOE: COBRA II continues the danger and suspense of the acclaimed G.I. JOE: COBRA series, as the G.I. JOE team penetrates the evil COBRA organization and eventually comes face to face with COBRA COMMANDER himself.

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Press Release IDW Publishing and Desperado are proud to debut the new Desperado imprint in March with the launch of Tony Harris: Art and Skulduggery. The fifth installment of Desperado’s Eisner Award-winning art books series, this oversized hardcover edition offers a complete retrospective of Tony Harris’s career, celebrating his twenty years in comics. A special edition of Tony Harris: Art and Skulduggery will also be available, signed by Harris and numbered to 500.

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IDW Publishing provided Major Spoilers with the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in April 2010. The Last Unicorn #1 Peter S. Beagle, Peter B. Gillis (w) • Renae De Liz (a & c) Whimsical. Lyrical. Poignant. Adapted for the first time from the acclaimed and beloved novel by Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn is a tale for any age about the wonders of magic, the power of love, and the tragedy of loss. The unicorn, alone in her enchanted wood, discovers that she may be the last of her kind. Reluctant at first, she sets out…

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Press Release On Saturday, January 30th at 4 PM, award-winning creator Darwyn Cooke will read from his much-lauded graphic novel, The Hunter, which is based on the groundbreaking Richard Stark (a.k.a Donald Westlake) novel, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. One of the most acclaimed books of 2009, The Hunter has been included on over 50 “best of” lists, including NPR, Publisher’s Weekly, and Aint it Cool News. Cooke’s defining work has also been named best graphic novel of 2009 by over 15 outlets, such as The Village Voice, IGN and MTV. Cooke will read from Stark’s novel while presenting…

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