IDW January 2021 Solicitations
IDW January 2021 Solicitations
Birds: A Smithsonian Coloring Book
Rachel Curtis (a & c)
A lush world of birds and the environments they inhabit — ready for you to color! Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute presents a fascinating new coloring book that provides an up close and personal tour through a vibrant range of birds.
With this meticulously illustrated coloring book, avian fans of all ages can explore the wonder of these feathered animals, the terrain in which they make their homes, and the many unique aspects of each species that makes it a vivid addition to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute collections.
Guided by experts from the Zoo and brought to life by Rachel Curtis (Dinosaurs: A Smithsonian Coloring Book). These rich pen and ink illustrations invite you to step into captivating scenes featuring the blue crane, red knot, brown kiwi, Guam kingfisher, and many more. Fans of birds, coloring books, and aviary migration will find an enchanting realm to unlock with their own creativity.
Each page of Birds: A Smithsonian Coloring Book not only stands alone as a work of art, but is also accompanied by brief and fascinating insights from the museum’s avian experts about each bird and its world, ensuring that time spent coloring is also time spent learning.
This book’s deluxe ivory paper allows for a variety of artistic media like pen, pencil, or even watercolor, to ensure your creative vision comes to life just the way you want–and lasts for years to come.
TPB • B&W • $16.99 • 80 pages • 10” x 10” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-823-5
Dracula: Vlad the Impaler
Roy Thomas (w) • Esteban Maroto (a & c)
Dracula is one of the most well-known characters in the world. Now, read the story of the man who inspired the legend in this graphic novel available again for the first time in almost 30 years.
A prince of Wallachia and son of Vlad Dracul (The Dragon), Vlad Dracul the Younger (Vlad Dracula) is taken hostage as a young man by Sultan Mehmed I to ensure his father’s loyalty. When his father is killed at the hands of traitorous nobles in his own land, he assumes the crown and wages a cruel war to regain his lands and avenge his father. Throughout his life, he continued the fight to retain his kingdom, committing acts that would later lead to the formation of the famous character created by Bram Stoker. Originally published in the 1990s, it is now presented for the first time in black and white to showcase the beautiful art of Esteban Maroto.
TPB • B&W • $15.99 • 96 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-695-8
G.I. JOE: World On Fire—Spotlight
Paul Allor (w) • Chris Evenhuis, Emma Vieceli (a) • Chris Evenhuis (c)
Citizen. Spy. Hero. An all-new series featuring your favorite JOEs alongside new characters in this new vision for a new generation.
Tyranny is on the rise as Cobra topples governments and spreads its ruthless power across the globe. In these trying times, desperate measures are taken. The new G.I. Joe program recruits civilian spies and saboteurs: ordinary people living in occupied territories who will put their lives on the line to strike back through clandestine but high-impact missions. Join these new recruits as they resist Cobra control, fight to make a better world for all, and find out just what they are capable of. Collects the complete G.I. JOE series.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 272 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-670-5
John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man Artisan Edition
Stan Lee (w) • John Romita (a & c)
Jazzy John Romita was for many the definitive artist on the Amazing Spider-Man. His sleek line work brought the web-slinger to life for a generation of fans. This volume collects issues 67, 68, 69, 71, 75, and 84 in their entirety. Additionally there is a beautiful gallery section of Romita extras.
Like all of IDW’s award-winning Artist Edition-style books, each page has been painstakingly scanned from the original art to ensure the finest possible reproduction, mimicking the experience of seeing Romita’s hand-drawn pages—it’s the next best thing to owning the art!While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for instance, corrections, blue pencils, paste-overs, all the little nuances that make original art unique.
TPB • B&W • $39.99 • 152 pages • 8-1/2” x 12” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-824-2
Korgi (Book 5): End of Seasons—Certified Cool
Christian Slade (w & a & c)
The beloved wordless fantasy graphic novel series reaches its stunning conclusion—with plenty of thrills, laughs, and exquisitely illustrated animal magic. Join Christian Slade for the final installment in the 5-volume series 14 years in the making!
Winter has arrived in Korgi Hollow… and with it, the end of the Korgi story. As Ivy and her Korgi pup, Sprout, frolic in the frozen weather, an ancient power is stirring. At long last, saddle up for the conclusion of this “silent” epic fairytale told entirely through detailed pen-and-ink drawings. Fire and ice will collide in a timeless battle between good and evil. Will the residents of Korgi Hollow survive the harsh cold? One thing is for sure: nothing will ever be the same.
TPB • B&W • $14.99 • 160 pages • 6.5” x 8.5” • ISBN: 978-1-60309-486-3
My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise—Spotlight
Ian Flynn, James Asmus, Sam Maggs (w) • Tony Fleecs, Jack Lawrence, Sara Pitre-Durocher, Casey W. Coller, Priscilla Tramontano (a) • Tony Fleecs (c)
Collecting the comic book crossover event of the year where Ponies, Autobots, and Decepticons mix it up together!
When Queen Chrysalis casts a spell looking for more changelings, she accidentally interferes with a malfunctioning Spacebridge! What’s this mean for our favorite fillies? There are suddenly a bunch of Autobots and Decepticons in Equestria! And as the dust settles, Rarity and Arcee find themselves teaming up against a hostile Decepticon force. Plus Spike and Grimlock; Pinkie Pie, Gauge, and Shockwave; Fluttershy, Discord, and Soundwave; Rainbow Dash and Windblade; and Optimus Prime and Twilight Sparkle all team up for more adventures because, in the end, Ponies and Autobots are both fighting for friendship.
TPB • FC • $15.99 • 96 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-759-7
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Mirror Universe Collection—Spotlight
Scott Tipton, David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward, Angel Hernandez, Carlos Nieto (a) • George Caltsoudas (c)
Go into the mirror universe to meet the cold-blooded crew of the I.S.S. Enterprise-D and their captain, the ruthless Jean-Luc Picard, in this collection of three graphic novels!
Space… The final frontier. These are the voyages of the I.S.S. Enterprise-D. Its continuing mission: to conquer strange new worlds, to enslave new life and new civilizations… To boldly go where no one has gone before! In the other-dimensional Mirror Universe there is no United Federation of Planets, only a cruel Terran Empire, where advancement comes through assassination, brutality is commonplace, and kindness is a weakness.
Collects Mirror Broken, Through the Mirror, and Terra Incognita into one compendium!
TPB • FC • $39.99 • 392 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-764-1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends, Vol. 2
Gary Carlson (w) • Frank Fosco (a) • Kevin Eastman (c)
This is it, fans! You demanded it–the entire Image Comics TMNT run (a.k.a. TMNT Volume 3) reproduced for the first time ever in full, four-color glory, capped with three all-new issues to complete the unfinished series!
Join creators Gary Carlson and Frank Fosco as they take the Heroes in a Half-Shell on some of their most amazing, dangerous, and bizarre adventures ever… culminating in three brand-new issues by Carlson and Fosco to properly close out this long-beloved storyline at last! Long out of print and incomplete, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3 is one of comics’ lost treasures, now uncovered at last and completed by the original creators. Collects the final 13 issues, #14–26, of the series.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 296 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-730-6
Canto II: The Hollow Men #5 (of 5)
David M. Booher (w) • Drew Zucker (a & c)
Canto’s epic second adventure concludes! Canto has entered the Valley of the Lionhearted and learned he can only lift the Shrouded Man’s curse by sacrificing his own clock. In doing so, he could gain the power to finally defeat the Shrouded Man and free everyone in the Unnamed World. Will Canto give up his own time to become the hero his people believe him to be?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Comic Book History of Animation #3 (of 5)—Cover A: Ryan Dunlavey
Fred Van Lente (w) • Ryan Dunlavey (a & c)
The team behind IDW’S Comic Book History of Comics returns with a brand-new series!
After World War II, “CARTOON COOL” brings a new hipness to toonmakers—but new dangers too! The legendary UPA defies Disney-esque cuteness to redefine the medium… but can they survive the House Un-American Activities Committee? Uncle Walt wades into controversy with The Song of the South. While over at Warner Brothers, Looney Tunes master Chuck Jones revolutionizes the short subject with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Comic Book History of Animation #3 (of 5)—Cover B: Ryan Dunlavey
Fred Van Lente (w) • Ryan Dunlavey (a & c)
Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World #4 (of 4)—Cover A: Martin Coccolo
AJ Mendez & Aimee Garcia (w) • Martin Coccolo (a & c)
To rescue one of their own, Runa, Saarvin, and Patience must brave the mines! Out of the snow, can they survive the onslaught of enemies who await them?
Based on the massively popular game and featuring a brand-new cast of characters, written by New York Times bestselling author AJ Mendez and writer/actor Aimee Garcia!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World #4 (of 4)—Cover B: Character Sheet
AJ Mendez & Aimee Garcia (w) • Martin Coccolo (a) • Max Davenport (c)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Yearbook #1—Spotlight
Larry Hama (w) • Herb Trimpe & Bob McLeod (a) • Netho Diaz (c)
Relive the classic era of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero in this very special reprint of Yearbook #1! From the prolific imagination of Living Legend Larry Hama, the yearbook features the epic tale “Operation: Lady Doomsday,” as well as tons of amazing extra materials, and is a must-have for long-time collectors and new fans alike. Includes a brand-new cover by modern-day superstar G.I. Joe: ARAH artist Netho Diaz!
FC • 68 pages • $5.99
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #279—Cover A: Alex Sanchez
Larry Hama (w) • Alex Sanchez (a) • Alex Sanchez (c)
“Untold Tales” Part 4! Cobra has plans to unleash hellacious herhavoc from the Terror Drome, so it’s up to Ace, Slip Stream, and other brave JOE air warriors to unleash justice from the skies and stop the imminent destruction from the ‘drome before it’s too late! Your pilot for this flight will be Living Legend Larry Hama, assisted by his intrepid co-pilot, artist Alex Sanchez (G.I. Joe: ARAH, Panedmica)!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #279—Cover B: Fico Ossio
Larry Hama (w) • Alex Sanchez (a) • Fico Ossio (c)
Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp #5 (of 5)
Marieke Nijkamp (w) • Yasmin Flores Montanez (a) • Bill Underwood (c)
It was supposed to be just a nighttime adventure into a spooky swamp, but now young Blake is caught in a clash between a pack of misunderstood werewolves and the angry townspeople hunting them! Blake is used to these kinds of adventures in games, but the danger’s about to get too real in the amazing conclusion to Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp from New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp (This Is Where It Ends, Before I Let Go, The Oracle Code) and artist Yasmin Flores Montanez (Marvel Action: Captain Marvel, Tilly).
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Marvel Action: Captain Marvel #1—Gem
Sam Maggs (w) • Isabel Escalante (a) • Sweeney Boo (c)
Jump back into action with the strongest Avenger in a brand-new storyline!
Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel, is trying her best to enjoy some well-deserved downtime in New York City—but when Gwen Stacy, a.k.a. Ghost-Spider, introduces her to the latest internet craze things get a little crazy!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Marvel Action: Origins #2 —Cover A: Lanna Souvanny
Chris Eliopoulis (w) • Lanna Souvanny (a & c)
Share the most important moments in Marvel history with young readers—two at a time! In this issue: Captain Marvel finds that she’s half-Kree and awakens super-powers! Then, Green Goblin’s nefarious plans require him to experiment on himself.
FC • 36 pages • $4.99
Marvel Action: Origins #2 —Cover B: Lanna Souvanny
Chris Eliopoulis (w) • Lanna Souvanny (a & c)
Marvel Action: Spider-Man #3
Sarah Graley & Stef Purenins (w) • Philip Murphy (a & c)
As Peter and his friends dive deeper in the mysterious happenings at the Oscorp Charter School of Technology, a dangerous new foe is about to strike—and when they do, it’ll be even worse than a surprise calculus exam in this adventure from writers Sarah Graley & Stef Purenins (Donut the Destroyer) and artist Philip Murphy (Star Trek vs. Transformers, Powerpuff Girls).
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #94—Cover A: Toni Kuusisto
Thom Zahler (w) • Toni Kuusisto (a & c)
Season 10 continues here!
Twilight Sparkle is throwing the first Festival of the Two Sisters since Celestia and Luna left—and she calls in the best party planner she knows to help: Pinkie Pie! So, of course, Pinkie reaches out to the best party planner she knows: Cheese Sandwich! Could that be… romance in the air? But wait—who turned off the sound?!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #94—Cover B: Brianna Garcia
Thom Zahler (w) • Toni Kuusisto (a) • Brianna Garcia (c)
Scarenthood #4 (of 4)
Nick Roche (w & a &c)
The Big Boy has tipped ALL the toys out, and the Grown-Ups don’t know how to clean them up.
There are revelations about Flynno’s brother, the ‘Mother Of One’, and Father Sinnott; can they be connected? And it’s a race against time for Cormac to catch Scooper’s School Play–but stage-fright is the least of her problems….
Nick Roche (Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Transformers Wreckers Saga) and Chris O’ Halloran (Ice Cream Man, Folklords) tidy away most of the mess in this final issue.
FC • 36 pages • $4.99
SEA OF SORROWS #3
Rich Douek (w) • Alex Cormack (a & c)
Battle lines are drawn aboard the SS Vagabond, as the disappearances of more crew members drive the paranoid survivors against each other. The gold they came to salvage is mere fathoms beneath their feet, but is any fortune worth the price of their lives?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Sleeping Beauties #6 (of 10)—Cover A: Bex Glendining—Spotlight
Rio Youers (w) • Alison Sampson (a) • Bex Glendining (c)
Based on the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King and adapted by Rio Youers (The Forgotten Girl) and Alison Sampson ( Hit Girl, Winnebago Graveyard)!
A strange sleeping sickness, known as Aurora, has fallen over the world, and strangest of all, it only affects women. In the small town of Dooling, a mysterious woman has walked out of the woods; she calls herself Eve and leaves a trail of carnage behind her. More mysterious: she’s the only woman not falling asleep.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Sleeping Beauties #6 (of 10)—Cover B: Jenn Woodall—Spotlight
Rio Youers (w) • Alison Sampson (a) • Bex Glendining (c)
Sonic the Hedgehog #37—Cover A: Evan Stanley—Spotlight
Evan Stanley (w & a & c)
There’s a new kid on the block! And a new… tower? While Tangle tries to initiate Belle into the Restoration, Sonic, Amy, and Tails investigate a mysterious looking tower that has popped up. Everyone is pushed to their limits in “Test Run”!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Sonic the Hedgehog #37—Cover B: Jon Gray—Spotlight
Evan Stanley (w & a) • Jon Gray (c)
Star Trek: Voyager: Seven’s Reckoning #3 (of 4)—Cover A: Angel Hernandez
Dave Baker (w) • Angel Hernandez (a & c)
What has gone from a long simmering conflict has exploded into all-out war. Seven of Nine has chosen her side, but even with her help, victory is not assured, and what will it mean for her place in the crew of Voyager when the dust finally settles? An all-new adventure set during Voyager’s amazing fourth season from writer Dave Baker (Action Hospital, F*ck Off Squad, Star Trek: Waypoint) and artist Angel Hernandez (Star Trek: Picard Countdown, Star Trek/Green Lantern).
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek: Voyager: Seven’s Reckoning #3 (of 4)—Cover B: Photo
Dave Baker (w) • Angel Hernandez (a) • Photo (c)
Star Trek: Year Five #19
Jim McCann (w) • Angel Hernandez (a) • Stephen Thompson (c)
A pandemic raging across Alpha Centauri. A powerful enemy aboard the Enterprise. With death lurking around every corner, the crew will face down one of their greatest challenges yet in the shocking concludion to this episode from Eisner-winning writer Jim McCann (Return of the Dapper Men) and superstar artist Angel Hernandez (Star Trek: Picard)!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Wars Adventures #5—Cover A: Francesco Francavilla
Katie Cook, Casey Gilly (w) • Cara McGee, Ethen Beavers (a) • Francesco Francavilla (c)
Padmé and Anakin have grand plans to have a romantic night together after a long separation. But before they get a chance to get together, Anakin is Jedi-napped by a group of outlaws! Then, in a new Tale of Villainy, Grand Moff Tarkin proves just why he is one of the most dangerous and terrifying members of the Empire.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Wars Adventures #5—Cover B: Ethen Beavers
Katie Cook, Casey Gilly (w) • Cara McGee, Ethen Beaver (a) • Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler’s Run #2 (of 2)
Greg Rucka & Alec Worley (w) • Ingo Römling (a & c)
After the Battle of Yavin, Han Solo and Chewbacca intend to use their reward to settle their debts. But Princess Leia asks them to accept a secret mission for the Resistance. Mortal dangers, traitorous enemies, and thorny situations mark the path of these two heroes of the Star Wars saga.
FC • 48 pages • $5.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #113—Cover A: Sophie Campbell—Spotlight
Sophie Campbell (a & w & c)
Karai searches for two new powerful mutants who could tip the balance of power in New York City. Meanwhile a familiar character from the future arrives with a most unusual quest! All of this AND the return of Bebop & Rocksteady? Don’t miss the start of an exciting new story arc as Sophie Campbell returns to interior art!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #113—Cover B: Kevin Eastman—Spotlight
Sophie Campbell (w) • Jodie Nishijima (a) • Kevin Eastman (c)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Best of Leonardo—Spotlight
Misc. (w) • Misc. (a) • James Biggie (c)
Leonardo the leader is the last up in our line of TMNT “Best of” books! Read the greatest Leonardo-centric stories from past and present with this accessible and engaging collection of one-shot Leo stories!
FC • 100 pages • $5.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika II #3 (of 6)—Cover A: Brahm Revel
Brahm Revel (w & a & c) •
Deep underground, Jennika comes face-to-face with the source of the new mutant monsters plaguing New York City! To save her community, Jennika will have to confront a TMNT villain she has never fought before!
FC • 36 pages • $4.99
Transformers #27—Cover A: Livio Ramondelli
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Livio Ramondelli (c)
“War World: Moon”. Cybertron’s winged moon, untethered from the planet and adrift in space, is in peril—from its slow descent towards the solar system’s star to new visitors who have their own plans for what to do with the moon. Can the remaining scientists and engineers hold their own until back-up arrives from Cybertron?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers #27—Cover B: Red Powell
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Red Powell (c)
Transformers: Escape #2 (of 5)—Cover A: Beth McGuire-Smith
Brian Ruckley (w) • Beth McGuire-Smith (a & c)
With war on the horizon, a team of unaligned Cybertronians hatches a plan to save themselves and as many civilians as they can from the impending destruction. Wheeljack, Hound, Highbrow, and other great thinkers and legendary heroes know their plan will work… if they can get the Arks up and running again. But the Decepticons have something else in mind…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Escape #2 (of 5)—Cover B: Anna Malkova
Brian Ruckley (w) • Beth McGuire-Smith (a) • Anna Malkova (c)
Transformers/Back to the Future #4 (of 4)—Cover A: Juan Samu
Cavan Scott (w) • Juan Samu (a & c)
Outmatched by the Decepticons, running on empty, and on the ropes, Marty McFly and the Autobot Gigawatt show why nobody calls them chicken! Will the final confrontation be in Marty’s future, or will he and his companions make it back to fix the timestream before the Decepticons win? Find out in the heaviest issue of the whole series!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers/Back to the Future #4 (of 4)—Cover B: Phil Murphy
Cavan Scott (w) • Juan Samu (a) • Phil Murphy (c)
Usagi Yojimbo: Wanderer’s Road #3 —Spotlight
Stan Sakai (w & a) • Peach Momoko (c)
The infamous Zato-Ino, the Blind Swordspig, returns to claim his revenge against Usagi who took his “eyesight” in a previous sword fight. Will Usagi be able to survive when the playing field is made level?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
