BOOM! and IDW Solicitations for May

David_D

Spreading the announcements out as they come through the week, but doubling this one up to save a little front page space.

Boom! Studios

IDW

Some #1s and other things that stood out to me.

First, from Boom!

I always like when Boom! supports creator-owned (I assume that is what this is) series mixed in with their licensed stuff. This looks like a bigger one than usual for them, a 12-issue maxi series, starting with an oversized #1 issue--

CODA #1
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Retail Price: $3.99
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Matías Bergara
Wraparound Main Cover A: Matías Bergara
Intermix Cover B: Jae Lee
Incentive Cover C: Jeff Stokely
Simon Spurrier ( The Spire, Godshaper ) and Matías Bergara ( Cannibal, Supergirl ) present a broken fantasy world that’s perfect for fans of Mad Max and The Lord of the Rings.
In the aftermath of an apocalypse which wiped out nearly all magic from a once-wondrous fantasy world, a former bard named Hum (a man of few words, so nicknamed because his standard reply is “hm”) seeks a way to save the soul of his wife with nothing but a foul-tempered mutant unicorn and his wits to protect him…but is unwillingly drawn into a brutal power struggle which will decide forever who rules the Weird Wasteland.
Oversized first issue, with 40 pages of story content and additional backmatter at no extra cost!
12-issue limited series

And back over to the licensed side, from the Archaia imprint, a new, very pretty Fraggle Rock mini, by Jared Cullum

FRAGGLE ROCK #1
Publisher: Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price: $3.99
Writer: Jared Cullum
Artist: Jared Cullum
Main Cover: Jared Cullum
Connecting Subscription Cover: Jake Myler
In honor of the 35th Anniversary of Fraggle Rock, the Fraggles are back in an all new stand alone adventure illustrated in beautiful watercolor and presented in a format perfect for longtime fans to share with the next generation.

Lumberjanes gets to its 50th issue.

LUMBERJANES #50
Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price: $4.99
Writers: Shannon Watters & Kat Leyh
Artist: Dozerdraws, Brooklyn Allen
Main Cover: Kat Leyh
Subscription Cover: Veronica Fish
Connecting Variant Cover: Veronica Fish
Wraparound Foil Incentive Cover: Veronica Fish
In this oversized anniversary issue, April, Mal and Ripley make several very cool and also pretty gross discoveries deep in the tunnels beneath the Mess Hall. Up above in the civilized world Jo and Molly join Emily, Diane and the Zodiac cabin for a fun and totally chill game of total world conquest! Contains a special short story illustrated by Brooklyn Allen. Oversized Anniversary Issue!

David_D

Turning to IDW

Fans of non-canonical TMNT comics (whoever you are, I am not here to judge), rejoice! After these reprints, you will finally get closure on your out of canon late '90s Image Comics Turtles run:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #1—Cover A: Frank Fosco—SPOTLIGHT
Gary Carlson (w) • Frank Fosco (a & c)
This is it, fans! You demanded it, and IDW Publishing listened! The entire Image Comics TMNT run (a.k.a TMNT Volume 3) reproduced for the first time ever in full, four-color glory! Join creators Gary Carlson and Frank Fosco as they take the Heroes in a Half-Shell on some of their most amazing and 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!
In this premiere issue, the TMNT and Master Splinter are attacked in their lair by a group of cyborgs led by the female ninja called Pimiko. Before the attack is over, one family member will fall… and one will be lost! Don’t miss your chance to get in on the ground floor of the entire TMNT Image experience!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

CBR has an article about this, the latest in the returning-to-the-unfinished-to-pick-up-where-they-left-off sorts of comics.

And, of course, don't forget that in the regular monthly Turtles book you can get Dave Wachter on interiors and cover (A).

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #82—Cover A: Dave Wachter
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Dave Wachter (a & c)
“Kingdom of Rats,” Part 2. Rat King’s sinister influence spreads, and New York City’s most vulnerable are at risk! The Turtles search out the Rat King’s family in a desperate attempt to find a way to stop him!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

For fans of The Mirror Broken, and goatees, there is another Star Trek Mirror Universe mini, shipping 5 issues weekly in May--

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror #1—Cover A: J.K. Woodward—GEM OF THE MONTH
Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w) • Chris Johnson, J.K. Woodward (a) • J.K. Woodward (c)
Because you demanded it! Following up the smash-hit miniseries MIRROR BROKEN, the Mirror Universe Next Generation crew is looking for new worlds to conquer, and they’re crossing over to the Prime Star Trek Universe to find them!
Also in each issue: Just how did the Mirror Universe crew find their way to ours, and what does Emperor Spock have to do with it? Backup stories every issue illustrated by MIRROR BROKEN co-creator J.K. Woodward!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

For collectors of the fancy books, some new artists editions, including Mark Schultz' Xenozoic Tales

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The Artifact Edition of John Byrne's X-Men

John Byrne’s X-Men Artifact Edition—SPOTLIGHT
Chris Claremont (w) • John Byrne (a & c) • Terry Austin, Various (inks)
John Byrne’s run on the X-Men began with issue #108 and lasted until #143. The team of Claremont, Byrne, and Austin made the X-Men (which was already a hit series under Dave Cockrum) soar to the top of the charts in comics sales. They introduced Alpha Flight, and then created the near mythical storylines “The Dark Phoenix Saga” and “Days of Future Past.” These and the rest of their stories remain burned into the memories of collective fandom to this day, and have been the basis for several X-Men films.
This Artifact Edition will include more than 100 pages of X-Men covers, splashes, and pages from Byrne’s X-Men run. All have been meticulously scanned from the original art and reproduced to the exacting Artist’s Edition standards that have won IDW Publishing five highly coveted Eisner Awards (to date)!
HC • BW • $125.00 • 144 pages • 12” x 17” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-394-0
Advance solicited for July release!
Four fantastic Artist’s Editions from far and wide, virtual master classes of classic sequential storytelling—Get ‘em while they last!

The Artist Select of Mike Allred's Madmen

Michael Allred’s MADMAN Artist Select—CERTIFIED COOL
Michael Allred (w & a)
Celebrate a quarter-century of the greatest pop-art hero in comics, Michael Allred’s Madman! This special IDW Limited Artist Select edition of Madman features nearly 500 pages of Allred’s hand-picked favorite issues. From Frank Einstein’s first appearance to his amazing flip-book adventure and far beyond, this oversized hardcover is chock full’a Madman greatness as only Allred can deliver. Also included is a comprehensive new interview with the artist conducted by IDW CCO Chris Ryall. Each copy of this 999-copy limited-edition hardcover is slipcased, hand-numbered, and signed by Michael Allred. The ginchy-est assortment of comic Mad-ness you’ve ever seen!
HC w/Slipcase • FC • 468 Pages • $125.00 • 9” x 14” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-383-4
The return of IDW Limited’s Artist Select line!
Nearly 500 pages of Michael Allred’s Madman brilliance!
Stories, covers, and pin-ups spanning the character’s 25-year history!
Every one of the 999 copies is signed, numbered, and packed in a deluxe slipcase!

And expanded edition of Lost Girls

Lost Girls (Expanded Edition)—CERTIFIED COOL
Alan Moore (w) • Melinda Gebbie (a)
The groundbreaking and controversial masterpiece of erotic comics, decades in the making, is now available in a sumptuous hardcover collecting all three volumes plus 32 pages of new artwork and commentary…
For more than a century, Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy have been our guides through the Wonderland, Neverland, and Land of Oz of our childhoods. Now, like us, these three lost girls have grown up and are ready to guide us again, this time through the realms of our sexual awakening and fulfillment. Through their familiar fairy tales, they share with us their most intimate revelations of desire in its many forms—revelations that shine out radiantly through the dark clouds of war gathering around a luxury Austrian hotel. Drawing on the rich heritage of erotica, Lost Girls is the rediscovery of the power of ecstatic writing and art in a sublime union that only the medium of comics can achieve. Exquisite, thoughtful, and human, Lost Girls is a work of breathtaking scope that challenges the very notion of art fettered by convention. This is erotic fiction at its finest.
HC • FC • $49.99 • 352 pages • 9” x 12” • ISBN: 978-1-60309-436-8
Advance solicited for July release!

And others.

nweathington

Yeah, Coda from Boom! looks good. I’ve liked Spurrier’s stuff so far, and the art looks fantastic. I'll be adding this.

Byrne’s Stowaway to the Stars might be worth checking out, and I’ll definitely be getting Nate Powell’s Come Again.

CageNarleigh

Punks Not Dead #4 for me.

Just read #1 last night. "Sid Vicious" haunting a teenager. It's awesome.