IDW PUBLISHING'S NEW TITLES IN MAY

CHAINED TO THE GRAVE

Written by Brian Level and Andrew Eschenbach, art by Kate Sherron.

A five-issue tale of intrigue, murder, magic and the Wild, Wild West.

Outlaw Roy Mason has come back from the dead, chained to the headstone that marked his grave. It's a lawless time, a magical time, and the undead Roy soon finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place as he sets out in search of treasure. But Roy, trying to do right by the wife and children he left behind, soon finds out that everything is not always as it seems.

"Chained to the Grave is a supernatural Western romp on the surface, packed with odd characters and wild trope-bending action," Eschenbach said. "Dig in a little, though, and you'll see that it’s a story about very bad decisions, and the blast radius they leave behind... even after death."

"What started as a series of scattered ideas between Andy and I quickly became the unusual dust devil that kicked us off," Level said. "It took Kate's uniquely beautiful visuals and Micah's smoothly seamless letters to wrangle those ideas into the shape that we now call Chained to the Grave. Chained to the Grave is the Western you're used to being wrung out until it bleeds a whole new color."

Sherron said, "I can't thank Andy Eschenbach and Brian Level enough for creating a story that is not only fun to read, but wildly fun to draw. The guys gave me a familiar place to start, turned it on its ear, and then handed me the reins -- with a unique Western like Chained, there's so much room to play and I'm having a blast finding engaging characterizations, kinetic line-work, and expressive palettes to tell the tale. I hope everyone gets as much a kick out of this story as I do!"

Chained to the Grave #1 will be available with a cover by Sherron, plus a retailer incentive variant edition by Level.

SEA OF SORROWS

Written by Rich Douek, art by Alex Cormack.

Building upon the success of last year's horror series Road of Bones, the creative team of writer Rich Douek and artist Alex Cormack reunite to bring readers a deep sea adventure with a horrific twist: the five-issue Sea of Sorrows.

In the aftermath of the Great War, the North Atlantic is ripe for plunder by independent salvage crews. When a former naval officer hires the SS Vagabond, he leads the ship to a sunken U-boat, and a fortune in gold. Tensions mount as the crew prepares to double cross each other, but the darkness of the ocean floor holds deeper terrors than any of them have bargained for.

"Alex and I are excited to put the same twisted imaginations that brought you Road of Bones to work on new places, new characters, and of course, new heights of unspeakable terror," Douek said. "Get ready for another dark journey into the horrors that lurk within the pages of history!"

"The ocean is a terrifying and mysterious place," Cormack said. "Sea of Sorrows reveals the isolation and horror of being in an alien world on our own planet, facing threats that should be impossible, chasing you through an inescapable setting. With the character designs and especially the story, this would be a book I'd draw just for myself. Rich is a talented writer and great collaborator. I'm happy to be along for the ride!"

Sea of Sorrows #1 will be available with a cover by Cormack, plus a retailer incentive variant cover by Katie Sawatsky.

CANTO AND THE CLOCKWORK FAIRIES

Written by David M. Booher, art by Drew Zucker.

Canto returns in a one-shot story that sends Canto and his Malorex deeper into their magical world -- literally -- to face a sinister mechanical witch who has captured a gentle race of fairies. Can Canto liberate these sweet creatures before he's taken captive himself?

"Drew and I are thrilled to bring Canto back in 2020 with Clockwork Fairies," Booher said. "When we came up with the first seeds of the idea for Canto, we knew that his world was expansive. Now we have the chance to share a side story exploring one of the many mysterious corners of this fantastic land. We're so grateful to the readers who took the journey with Canto in 2019 and we can't wait for readers to see what we have planned for this year."

"What David and I started in the first volume of Canto was only the beginning," Zucker said. "We spent a lot of time hinting at Canto's world in the background, but what's really exciting about Clockwork Fairies is having a chance to explore not only more of the physical world, but the characters that inhabit it. It's exciting for us as creators to discover these characters the same way that the hero does."

Canto and the Clockwork Fairies will be available with a cover by Zucker, plus two retailer incentive variant covers by Nick Robles and Mateus Santolouco.

BERMUDA

Written by John Layman, art by Nick Bradshaw.

In a new series, in the Atlantic Ocean, there's a region where planes disappear, ships are lost, and traveling souls go missing... never to be heard from again. And there's an island within this place, mysterious and uncharted, an island untouched by time and civilization, where all who are lost end up. Bermuda lives here. She's 16, scrappy, and a survivor, and this has been the only life she has ever known until today... She's discovered something on her Island that will either open a doorway between her world and ours... or destroy them both!

"Bermuda is the best Disneyland ride never made. A thrill-ride of nonstop action and adventure, filled with dinosaurs, pirates, crazy creatures and insane soldiers, dark magic and mad science, all on a mysterious beautiful island shrouded in secrets and mystery," Layman said. "Nick Bradshaw's pages are drop-dead gorgeous. Like, take-your-breath-away-and-leave-you-gasping gorgeous. There's a strong possibility that this is the most stunning and beautiful book I've ever been a part of. It's gorgeous and beautiful and -- most of all -- fun!"

"I'm excited to be working on Bermuda," Bradshaw said. "John is giving me thrilling stories full of adventure and suspense -- so much so, I don't know if I can do them justice, but I'm sure as hell going to try!"

Bradshaw will provide the cover and retailer incentive cover for the first issue.