Return to the Continuum home page

Clicking on images provides larger ones.
Up to 75% off your new comics - MailOrderComics.com

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2008

IDW PUBLISHING FOR MARCH

SAVIOR 28 #1

Written by J.M. DeMatteis, art and cover by Mike Cavallaro.

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. S-28's dizzying journey through seven decades of politics, pop culture and spiritual search in a mini-series that turns the super-hero genre inside out.

32 pages, $3.99.

G.I. JOE MOVIE PREQUEL #1

Written by Chuck Dixon, art by SL Gallant, cover by Joe Corroney, photo.

"Duke." The first of a series of back-stories and secret dossiers on the characters from this summer's biggest action hit! Before he was code-named Duke and was brought into the G.I. Joes, he was the top kick of a special ops team. Join him as he fights his way in and out of a jungle hell in a mission that goes wrong in every way possible.

32 pages, $3.99.

G.I. JOE: COBRA #1

Written by Christos Gage and Mike Costa, art by Antonio Fuso, covers by Howard Chaykin and Fuso.

His name is Chuckles. He's the Joes' top undercover agent. And he's just infiltrated a top secret, highly organized terrorist organization... one the Joes aren't familiar with... one with a snake motif. As Chuckles is pulled deeper and deeper into the dark underbelly of Cobra, where one misstep means death, can he pull off the ultimate deception and bring them down from within?

32 pages, $3.99.

G.I. JOE: ORIGINS #2

Written by Larry Hama, art by Tom Feiser, covers by Andrea DiVito and Feister.

The fanatical Chimera builds his army as G.I. Joe recruits its final soldier to round out its core team!

32 pages, $3.99.

G.I. JOE #3

Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Robert Atkins, covers by Dave Johnson and Atkins.

The Pit is under siege by high-tech invaders controlled remotely by weapons genius Destro. All of the Joes' lives and secrets are on the line as they fight for their existence against machines programmed to kill in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse inside the Joes' secret lair. And it doesn't go easy for Destro as his current client sends the Baroness to terminate their contract... with prejudice.

32 pages, $3.99.

CLASSIC G.I. JOE, VOL. 2 TPB

Written by Larry Hama and Steven Grant, art by Mike Vosburg, Geof Isherwood, Steve Leialoha, Russ Heath, Frank Springer and Marie Severin, cover by J. Scott Campbell.

The original adventures of America's elite special-missions force continue with the recruitment of Roadblock and Duke; the emergence of the enigmatic ninja known as Storm Shadow; and the debut of the duplicitous Zartan, master of disguise!

240 pages, $19.99.

THE TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON #9

Written by Shane McCarthy, art by Guido Guidi, covers by Trevor Hutchison and Casey Coller.

It's the last, desperate stand of the Autobots on Cybertron as they attempt to survive an onslaught of nightmarish proportions. Meanwhile, on Earth, the uprising begins as a Witwicky leads the charge. Also available with a special Don Perlin incentive cover!

32 pages, $3.99.

THE TRANSFORMERS: MAXIMUM DINOBOTS #4

Written by Simon Furman, art by Nick Roche, covers by Roche and Marcelo Matere.

The Dinobots' unexpected allies make their presence felt, joining forces with them for an all-out assault on Scorponok in the very heart of his Machination stronghold in Dallas. Meanwhile... Hot Rod wants out! Sunstreaker wants in! Shockwave wants to deal! It's the beginning of the end... in more ways than one!

32 pages, $3.99.

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN MOVIE PREQUEL: DEFIANCE #3

Written by Chris Mowry, art by Dan Khanna and Andrew Griffith, coversby Josh Nizzi and Alex Milne.

The second official prequel to this summer's Transformers movie continues! Guided by a mysterious entity, Megatron aims to search the vast reaches of space in order to return a legend of Cybertron and carry out a plan of conquest. With Cybertron in a state of disorder, the fate of the planet may lie with the inexperienced and outnumbered Autobots.

32 pages, $3.99.

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN MOVIE PREQUEL: ALLIANCE #4

Written by Chris Mowry, art by Alex Milne, covers by Milne and Josh Nizzi.

The explosive conclusion to the official prequel to this summer's Transformers movie! The Autobot and human alliance criss-crosses the globe in their effort to seek out and destroy any Decepticon forces hiding on the planet. But could the seemingly random placement of enemy forces in fact be the beginning of a new invasion?

32 pages, $3.99.

TRANSFORMERS BEST OF THE UK: CITY OF FEAR #2

Written by Simon Furman, art by Dan Reed, cover by Andrew Griffith.

The Autobots learn who's behind the zombie threat, leading them hundreds of feet below the surface of Cybertron where they discover an even larger menace. A menace that has managed to subdue the mighty Wreckers! Fan-favorite tales from the U.K. continue here, with an all-new cover by Andrew Griffith!

32 pages, $3.99.

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: JAZZ

Written by Josh van Reyk and Shaun Knowler, art by E.J. Su, covers by Su and Andrew Griffith.

Stranded, outgunned and outnumbered, Autobot special operative Jazz will need every bit of his training if he is going to make it out of this one alive! As things go from bad to utterly hopeless, what chance do Jazz and his (unwilling) compatriot have, when they're being tracked by the Decepticons' most ruthless warriors -- The Predacons?

32 pages, $3.99.

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED VOL. 8 TPB

Written by Marty Isenberg, art by various.

Share the adventures of Autobot heroes like Optimus Prime, Hot Rod and Jazz as they battle Megatron and the dangerous Decepticons! Using actual still frames from the animated series itself, The Transformers Animated series puts new TF action in your pocket!

112 pages, $7.99.

TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS OMNIBUS

Written by Simon Furman and Ben Yee, art by Don Figueroa, Nick Roche, Guido Guidi, Dan Khanna and more, cover by Figueroa.

Three fan-favorite Transformers Beast Wars books in one -- The Gathering, The Ascending, and the Beast Wars Sourcebook! Also included in this special collection is the entire Beast Wars Sourcebook, an in-depth look at the characters that inhabit the Beast Wars universe -- bios, weaknesses, abilities and more are presented alongside vibrant renditions by some of Transformers most revered artistic talents!

368 pages, $19.99.

THE TRANSFORMERS: BEST OF THE UK: TIME WARS TPB

Written by Simon Furman, art by Jeff Anderson, Lee Sullivan and Dan Reed, cover by Dan Khanna.

A clash of future and present day threatens to tear apart the fabric of time itself. Events come full circle, as Autobots and Decepticons from two eras unite against a common foe... the time-twisting Decepticon known as Galvatron. But all that seems like a pleasant memory when the Terrorcons descend upon Earth! This collection features awesome match-ups like Megatron vs. Galvatron, and Scorponok vs. Highbrow.

128 pages, $19.99.

GROOM LAKE #1

Written by Chris Ryall, art and covers by Ben Templesmith.

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!

32 pages, $2.99.

BEN TEMPLESMITH'S DRACULA

Written by Bram Stoker, art and cover by Ben Templesmith.

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.

472 pages, $16.99.

ANGEL: BLOOD AND TRENCHES #1

Written, art and cover by John Byrne.

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!

32 pages, $3.99.

ANGEL #19

Written by Kelley Armstrong, art by Dave Ross, covers by Gabriel Rodriguez and Nick Runge.

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...

32 pages, $3.99.

ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL, VOL. 3 HC

Written by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch, art by Nick Runge and Stephen Mooney, cover by Alex Garner.

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!

132 pages, $24.99.

STAR TREK: CREW #1

Written, art and cover by John Byrne.

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. A new, six-part mini-series torn from the Federation's beginnings!

32 pages, $3.99.

STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN #3

Story by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, written by Tim Jones and Mike Johnson, art and cover by David Messina.

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.

32 pages, $3.99.

STAR TREK: MISSION'S END #1

Written by Ty Templeton, art by Steve Molnar, cover by Kevin Maguire.

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.

32 pages, $3.99.

STAR TREK ALIEN SPOTLIGHT: TRIBBLES

Written by Stuart Moore, art by Mike Hawthorne, covers by Hawthorne, photo.

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?

32 pages, $3.99.

LOCKE & KEY: HEAD GAMES #3

Written by Joe Hill, art and cover by Gabriel Rodriguez.

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...

32 pages, $3.99.

TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQUEL #3

Written by Dara Naraghi, art by Alan Robinson, cover by Nick Runge.

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.

32 pages, $3.99.

GALAXY QUEST: GLOBAL WARNING TPB

Written by Scott Lobdell, art by Ilias Kyriazis.

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!

120 pages, $19.99.

STAR TREK TNG: THE LAST GENERATION #5

Written by Andrew Steven Harris, art by Gordon Purcell, covers by J.K. Woodward and Nick Runge.

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.

32 pages, $3.99.

STAR TREK ARCHIVES, VOL. 4: DS9, VOL. 1

Written by Mike W. Barr, art by Gordon Purcell.

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."

144 pages, $19.99.

30 DAYS OF NIGHT: 30 DAYS TILL DEATH #4

Written, art and cover by David Lapham.

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.

32 pages, $3.99.

EPILOGUE TPB

Written by Steve Niles, art by Kyle Hotz.

What if the thing that gave you your greatest power was your greatest enemy? 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.

104 pages, $17.99.

FALLEN ANGEL OMNIBUS

Written by Peter David, art by J.K. Woodward, Kristian Donaldson, Billy Tucci, Joe Corroney and Dennis Calero.

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.

512 pages, $24.99.

SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING #5

Written by Peter David, art by Robin Riggs, covers by Riggs and Dave Ross.

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?

32 pages, $3.99.

DESPERADOES OMNIBUS

Written by Jeff Mariotte, art by John Cassaday, John Lucas, John Severin, Jeremy Haun and Alberto Dose, cover by Cassaday.

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.

492 pages, $24.99.

SPAGHETTI BROS, VOL. 3

Written by Carlos Trillo, art and cover by Domingo Mandrafina.

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.

204 pages, black and white, $24.99.

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS: SERIES 2 #4

Written by Steve Parkhouse, art by Dave Gibbons and Mike McMahon, cover by Gibbons.

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.

32 pages, $3.99.

GHOST WHISPERER: THE MUSE #4

Written by Barbara Randall Kesel, art by Adriano Loyola, covers by Brian Miller, photo.

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!

32 pages, $3.99.

THE DREAMER #5

Written and art by Lora Innes, covers by Innes and Jenny Frison.

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.

32 pages, $3.99.

ROBINSON CRUSOE

Written by Daniel Defoe and Jean-Christophe Vergne, art and cover by Vergne.

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.

64 pages, $14.99.

SPEED RACER: THE NEXT GENERATION, VOL. 4

Written by Ben Gruber, art by various.

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.

112 pages, $7.99.

Batman the Dark Knight


WORTHWHILE BOOKS TITLES

MICHAEL RECYCLE 2

Written by Ellie Bethel, art by Alexandra Colombo.

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.

24 pages, $15.99.



E-mail the Continuum at RobAlls@aol.com



Return to the Continuum home page


Copyright © 2008 The Comics Continuum