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In my previous article, I wrote about our return to Paradise in 1995-1996.

In many ways a wonderful yet ultimately disappointing season.

As great as it was to return to Celtic Park which was being moulded into a world class arena whilst being treated to a completely superior product on the pitch to the previous seasons we had ultimately fallen short of preventing Rangers capturing their 8th consecutive title and coming ominously close to matching our much-coveted 9-in-a-row.

Therefore the excitement was at fever pitch for 1996 -1997.

Construction of a new stand up at the traditional Rangers end of the ground had been completed off the pitch and on it, Tommy Burns was trying to add the next piece of the jigsaw that would see us go one step closer than the previous year and take the title for the first time since 1988.

We had lost midfield playmaker John Collins for nothing under the new Bosman ruling to Monaco that summer but two significant signings were made in the preseason. The first was the £1 million capture of Italian winger and all round entertainer Paolo Di Canio from AC Milan. The next was he Bolton Wanderers captain, central defender Alan Stubbs for a new club record £3.5 million as the club really upped the ante on any previous transfer business.

It’s also interesting looking back at a time when we could buy players from AC Milan and a player that had just completed a season captaining a team in the English Premier League.

Changed days indeed.

At the same time, we had held onto our premier foreign talent in Pierre Van Hooijdonk, Jorge Cadete and Andreas Thom. The thought of adding the mercurial talents of Di Canio as well as the expansive defending of Stubbs was pretty mouth watering and gave everyone significant hope for the season ahead.

Unfortunately, some of the early signs did not meet expectation.

In the League Cup, we handed out 3-1 and 5-1 away pastings to lower league Clyde and Alloa before suffering a 17th of September 1-0 exit in extra time to Hearts at Tynecastle in the quarter finals with John Robertson finding the net for the home side.

The European dream also ended early.

We limped past Kosice of Slovakia 1-0 on aggregate in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The solitary goal of the tie came 2 mins before the end of the second leg at home when Jorge Cadete saved our blushes. Di Canio played that night. He looked a player but also completely unfit.

In the 1st round proper we were swept aside 2-0 home and away by Hamburg of Germany to exit 4-0 on aggregate. Whilst our swashbuckling style was a joy to behold domestically it was taken to the cleaners on the European stage by the more capable teams who were far more streetwise than our bread and butter opposition.

Di Canio hitting the post over in Germany in the second leg was as good as it got for us in that tie.

None of that really mattered though.

As you’d expect it was all about the league considering what was at stake.

We began the campaign with a disappointing 2-2 draw at Pittodrie. But followed it up with 5 straight wins scoring an incredible 19 goals in the process. 14 of them came in three home games as we ripped apart Raith Rovers (4-1), Hibs (5-0) and Dunfermline (5-1).

The most memorable game of that period though was the 3-1 win away at Kilmarnock. 1-0 down we came back to score 3 in the second half in front of our huge travelling support with incredible attacking football.

Di Canio came on and equalised with some wonderful footwork in the box, and then Thom and Cadete both scored wonderful finishes on the break.

Jock Brown, commentating for Sportscene that weekend, described our second half display perfectly “Celtic’s counter attacking play is ferocious.”

But it was soon back down to earth with a bump as we were beaten 2-0 at Ibrox in our first encounter of the season with Rangers on the 28th of September.

Celtic actually played well that day in an end to end game but were handicapped by Tosh McKinlay stupidly getting himself sent off for two yellow card offences in the first half. The first was a pointless challenge on Goram as he was punting the ball out and the second was for an even more pointless handball in the midfield.

Richard Gough headed the light blues ahead early in the second half.

Not long after though Celtic were, to say the least, unlucky as a Peter Grant shot from the edge of the box, it deflected off of the inside of Goram’s leg on its way into the goal, hit the post and then rolled across the line.

As the commentary team announced at the time: “That seemed to be impossible.”

Unfortunately, it wasn’t though.

Even worse was to follow as a John Hughes header cannoned off Goram’s bar and Rangers broke away through Gascoigne who played the ball out wide and then was on the end of the returning cross to head his side 2-0 up and seal the 3 points.

If any Old Firm game of that era came, to sum up, Tommy Burns’ complete lack of luck in the encounters other than the previous season’s New Year’s 0-0 affair then it was this one.

After the Ibrox disappointment Celtic went unbeaten in four, winning three and hammering Hibs 4-0 at Easter Road in the process as well as beating Aberdeen 1-0 at home. The only dropped points were a 2-2 draw away to Hearts one month after they had eliminated us from the League Cup at the same venue.

That was followed by another Old Firm encounter.

This one was played on a Thursday evening in mid-November and is memorable for all of the wrong reasons.

Celtic dominated the early stages but then Brian O’Neil slipped, fell on his arse and gifted Brian Laudrup the ball who happily accepted and buried it into the net after 7 minutes. As the match progressed Celtic got increasingly desperate in a powder keg atmosphere.

Wave after wave of attack was met by Goram in typically defiant form and when Celtic conceded a penalty after young goalkeeper Stewart Kerr downed Laudrup it looked all over. But Gascoigne’s effort amounted to no more than a pass into the grateful arms of Kerr and Celtic were thrown a lifeline.

A fox ran onto the pitch, Celtic kept on committing more men forward and the back line had to produce various last ditch tackles as Rangers relentlessly counter attacked through Laudrup and Albertz.

One such counter attack resulted in the legendary Peter Van Vossen miss.

Having broken away at the half way line Albertz bore down on the helpless Kerr and charitably passed to Van Vossen to knock into an open goal. The Dutchman was having none of it though and blasted the ball way over the bar into row Z.

Shock and laughter abounded.

In the final 10 mins, Celtic finally got a break and were awarded a penalty when Gough scythed down Simon Donnelly in the box. Big Pierre sauntered up to take it like he was out for a Sunday afternoon stroll whilst swinging a cane which resulted in his meek effort being palmed past the post by Goram.

To add insult to injury in the dying embers of the game Wieghorst was passed the ball 5 yards from goal and met it with a fresh air swipe.

In summation, anything that could have gone wrong pretty much did that night.

We lost 1-0.

That was followed by another 2-2 draw with Hearts who had suddenly become one of our bogey teams and the week after we were beaten 2-1 at Fir Park by our old bogey team Motherwell on the 7th of December 1996, our first non-Old Firm League defeat since May 2nd, 1995.

The decline was arrested via three straight wins which included a much needed 2-1 triumph at Aberdeen on Boxing Day with Jorge Cadete bulleting in a header 5 mins before half time and then Di Canio scored his famous winner with the golden boots as he beat the Dons’ offside trap, chipped the ball over the keeper and knocked it into the net displaying sublime skill in the process.

The golden boots he wore went on to fetch a mammoth £58,000 in Radio Clyde’s ‘Cash for Kids’ auction.

Alas, another Old Firm game was just around the corner and it won’t come as much of a surprise that the New Year’s Derby played on the 2nd of January 1997 ended in more disappointment for Celtic. This one was vital for the Hoops and when it was announced that Rangers captain Richard Gough and talismanic winger Brian Laudrup were ruled out with the flu it looked like the stars were aligning for a Celtic victory.

Rangers were ahead though after only 9 mins when Jorg Albertz buried a thunderous free-kick past the hapless Stewart Kerr. The match was relatively toothless compared to previous encounters there after until the 60th minute when Van Hooijdonk came on and Celtic went for it.

This resulted in Goram having to make some excellent saves before Di Canio equalised in the 66th minute.

The out pouring of joy at that goal was immeasurable.

Our first goal against our biggest rivals of the season and surely now the floodgates would open and we’d push onto victory. Instead, Celtic seemed to freeze. Unsure whether to stick or twist the game became a relatively tame affair until the 82nd minute when David Hannah and Jackie McNamara decided it was a good time to piss around at the back and gave the ball to Albertz who set-up the usually innocuous Erik Bo Andersen to give Rangers the lead.

Celtic then actually equalised through Jorge Cadete.

He turned and smashed the ball high into the net after receiving a Phil O’Donnell header in the middle of the box at his waist.

But linesman Gordon McBride saw his chance to enter Rangers folklore, who as luck would have it just happened to be his favourite team, and flagged it offside when in fact it clearly wasn’t. With Celtic desperately trying to give the officials another excuse to chop a goal off in the final minutes, Rangers hit us on the break and Bo Andersen sealed the win with his second to make it 3-1.

Despite losing all three encounters at this point against the team we were vying to win the league from Tommy Burns remained defiant.

There were 18 league games to go and we would try and win every one of them.

We actually gave it quite a good go and kept the dream alive winning six straight and nine out of ten scoring 26 goals in the process. This included rampant home annihilations of Motherwell (5-0), Kilmarnock (6-0) and Hibs (4-1) as well as away and home wins over Hearts (2-1 & 2-0) who’d previously given us headaches. The only defeat was a 1-0 loss at Dundee Utd who went onto finish 3rd that season and were no mugs.

They also beat Rangers twice that term in league action, something we couldn’t do even once.

The final, vital Old Firm game would soon be upon us and Celtic were going well.

In order to bring more steel to the team hard-man Italian defender Enrico Annoni was brought to the club for £300,00 from Roma in February. Hard tackling Dundee Utd midfielder David Hannah had already been signed back in December for £650K. In the Scottish Cup we’d smashed Clydebank (5-0) and then saw off Hibs (2-0) at Celtic Park in a replay after drawing with them 1-1 at Easter Road. Then came a quarter final clash with Rangers at Celtic Park on the 6th of March 1997.

Another Thursday night encounter for the benefit of the Sky TV cameras so as not to clash with their beloved English Premiership coverage the sense of anticipation was again almost tangible. We simply had to win this in order to end the psychological vice they had us in and the 10 games it had been since we had last seen victory in the encounter.

Thankfully it came to pass.

Malky MacKay rose high to head us into an early lead and then Joachim Bjorklund sent Cadete crashing to the deck to give us a penalty which Di Canio duly converted.

There was general delirium around the stadium, Rangers fans sat in silence with a stunned look on their faces like they had just been shown a sunrise for the first time and that was pretty much that. Game over after 18 minutes.

The rest of the game petered out with little to no further incident as neither side barely registered a shot on goal.

Finally, we’d beaten them.

It all seemed set up perfectly for us to go head to head with them again 10 days later at Celtic Park in what was effectively a title decider on the 16th of March 1997.

Celtic warmed up for this by losing 2-0 to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on the Tuesday before it.

A disastrous result that seemed to come out of nowhere and appeared to indicate that the celebrations had not only been OTT in the stands and pubs amongst the fans after the previous weeks Scottish Cup victory. In the lead up to the game, big Pierre had been sold for £3million to Nottingham Forest.

I’ll get back to that.

Needless to say, it had been coming.

Di Canio was also injured that night which was a major loss. That apart the performance was unforgivably bad and we got what we deserved which was nothing. The result coupled with spiralling rumours that Tommy Burns would be getting sacked and replaced with Johan Cruyff meant Celtic went into the final all important Old Firm match under almost overwhelming pressure. Five points behind with seven games to play it was a must win.

Lose this and the league, as well as our claim over 9-in-a-row, were as good as gone.

Rangers themselves were struggling.

They’d only won three of their last seven league matches and were coming in on the back off a 2-0 loss at home to Dundee Utd.

Surely we couldn’t blow this?

Unfortunately, that’s exactly what we did.

Di Canio crashed the ball off of the Rangers crossbar after having a free kick chipped up to him by Tosh McKinlay in a marvellous moment of ingenuity on the 41st-minute mark. Then 30 seconds before half time Alan Stubbs poor headed clearance was tracked by Ian Durrant who chipped it high into the middle of the box where Brian Laudrup squeezed it into the net with Stewart Kerr all at sea. The rest of the game was pretty forgettable.

Mark Hateley, who had returned to Ibrox shortly before the game, got a straight red card and Malky MacKay walked for two bookable offences.

Paulo Di Canio increasingly lost the plot as the game progressed and he ended up threatening to break Rangers’ serial hammer thrower Ian Ferguson’s leg. He was later shown a red card in the referee’s changing room after the game.

Upon the whistle sounding the Rangers players did a mock huddle.

The title was more or less theirs.

Tommy Burns again remained defiant. He refused to accept that he and his coaching staff were responsible for Rangers inevitably matching 9-in-a-row as they had not been in place for the first 6 and had been pretty much hamstrung by circumstances in his first season in charge.

In hindsight, that’s a fair point but at the time everyone’s anger and frustration outweighed reasonable or rational thought.

We drew three and won three of the final six. If we’d won all of those games we would have actually won the league though Rangers pretty much took their foot off the gas post the Celtic Park game and won it with a game to spare via a 2-1 win at Tannadice while we meekly drew 0-0 at home to Kilmarnock.

In the end, our league form read: won 23, drew 6, lost 7, scored 78 and conceded 32.

With a goal difference of 46, we finished 5 points behind Rangers who were beaten 6 times in the league.

We actually scored four more than the previous season but conceded seven more for a slightly inferior goal difference.

It hadn’t been a bad league campaign compared to recent ones but losing all four Old Firm league games killed us.

Tommy’s fate as manager was sealed on the 23rd of April.

Having drawn 1-1 with second tier side Falkirk at Ibrox of all places in the Sottish Cup semi-final, winning the replay was another must win. I remember attending that first match with my father. We encountered the late Falkirk striker Paul McGrillen’s father, who my dad used to work with, outside the ground beforehand. He gave us a detailed account of his son’s recent fortunes before wishing us well. A Celtic man himself he’d be supporting his son that day.

It was a poor display from Celtic who really wilted in the last part of the season.

New signing Tommy Johnson put us ahead after 65 mins with our first shot on goal and our blushes appeared to have been spared. He was through for a second in the 82nd minute but fluffed his lines, Falkirk lashed the ball up the pitch and from the resulting breakaway and cross the enormous 6’7′ Bairns central defender Kevin James headed the ball home for a shock equaliser. Tommy Burns stated that we would “get the job done” the following week in the replay.

The replay came and Celtic didn’t show up though.

Falkirk won 1-0 with the aforementioned Paul McGrillen scoring the solitary winning goal on 19 minutes.

Tommy’s final post match interview went thus:

“There is nothing to describe my disappointment – nothing. My greatest fear as a player was being involved in something like this. I was fortunate that, in 15 years as a Celtic player, nothing like this ever happened to me. That is what makes this result all the harder to take. It is very difficult. People know my feelings for Celtic, they will know how deeply hurt and embarrassed I am. I have never been frightened to accept my responsibilities. It was my team who lost the game. My responsibility. No excuses. I spent 15 years as a player at Celtic Park. I can handle pressure. But I have to admit that we have too many players who can’t take the strain. It is at a time like this that you find out about players and other people within the club. I was never afraid of a challenge but that challenge has to be accepted by players as well as management. We have been hanging on to Paolo Di Canio’s coat-tails and need someone to help him shoulder responsibility. There was a desperate lack of leadership against Falkirk. It was disappointing and embarrassing.”

Tommy handed in his resignation on the 2nd of May.

Billy Stark, his assistant, took over the reigns for the final three league matches.

The loss of our manager had been on the cards since the Old Firm loss at New Year.

The press had a feeding frenzy with it.

Tommy did a lot of great things at Celtic as manager but came up short on the big stage almost every time, unfortunately. His Old Firm record made for eye watering reading. Only three wins in fifteen encounters with eight defeats. Also, his relationship with Fergus McCann and the board had gradually evaporated as the pressure mounted. Upon leaving the club Tommy gave an exclusive two-page interview to the Daily Record. To say the least, he wasn’t very complimentary to Fergus or the club’s internal structures. This was ill-advised. Tommy was angry and wore his heart on his sleeve. The job had been very personal to him which only added to the pressure. He later said:

“I probably did 15 or 20 years as a manager in those three years.”

Much of his frustration likely came about as a result of Fergus’s relationships and dealings with our foreign contingent and in particular, Van Hooijdonk, Cadete and Di Canio who he disparagingly labelled ‘The 3 Amigos’.

Van Hooijdonk had spent most the season complaining and alienating himself.

Pierre was a fantastic talent who scored 56 goals in 92 appearances but he wanted a move down south to the ‘promised land’ of the increasingly popular English Premiership and went about it by acting like a petulant child. His form dropped drastically in season 96/97 and he cut an almost permanently forlorn figure mopping around the touchline when he wasn’t started. He eventually got his move via a transfer to Nottingham Forest as mentioned previously.

He pulled the same trick with them not much later.

Cadete also wanted a move away to warmer climes and would get it that summer when he was sold to Celta Vigo for £3.5 million. His career pretty much plateaued with Celtic though. As great as Cadete could be, evidenced by an incredible 30 goals in 37 total league outings in the Hoops, the fact is he never delivered on the big stage and in particular against Rangers.

As for Di Canio he was undoubtedly the most talented of the three.

A fantastic if controversial footballer and born entertainer on the pitch he ran himself into the ground for Celtic that season scoring 15 goals in 37 appearances and setting up countless others. Unfortunately, he was also working his ticket off it for a move down south that summer. He also got his wish, moving to Sheffield Wednesday for £4.5 million, easily the biggest fee we’d ever received for a player at the time. He was never far from controversy down there either.

The football on the whole under Tommy Burns had been immensely entraining but with only one trophy in three years it had not proved successful.

Expectations had been revived but sadly not met.

The following season was going to be a huge one.

The fight to stop them getting the unthinkable 10.

A more pragmatic approach was required. Fergus would deliver it at all levels of the club via the appointments of a BBC commentator, an unknown Dutch coach and a club legend. We also signed a guy with dreadlocks who turned out to be pretty good.

But that my friends is another story.

After a long spell in the dark, Paul Cassidy is glad to see some light at the end of the tunnel …

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Uncle Scrooge: Timeless Tales, Vol. 3

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He’s tougher than the toughies and smarter than the smarties… he’s Scrooge McDuck! But has he got what it takes to survive a combined onslaught from Flintheart Glomgold, John D. Rockerduck, Magica De Spell, and the Beagle Boys in “Scrooge’s Last Adventure”? Also features Glittering Goldie in Romano Scarpa’s “The Miner’s Granddaughter,” new tales of Uncle Rumpus by William Van Horn, and a virtual reality trek through Scrooge’s Life and Times in “Scrooge Vs. Scrooge!”

Collects IDW’s Uncle Scrooge #13–18.

HC • FC • $29.99 • 256 pages • 7.25” x 10”

Collects an assortment of classic and modern Disney tales, many of them published for the first time in the U.S. by highly regarded creators from around the world.

Advance solicited for August release!

Donald Duck #21

Carlo Panaro, Unn and Stefan Printz-Påhlson, Jonathan Gray (w) • Andrea Freccero, Victor “Vicar” Arriagada Rios (a) • Giorgio Cavazzano (c)

“Helmet of the Gods,” Part 2 of 2! Donald at last has Odin’s helmet in his grasp! But the sponsor of his treasure hunt now wants to stop him—by fair means or foul!

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Donald Duck #21—Subscription Variant

Carlo Panaro, Unn and Stefan Printz-Påhlson, Jonathan Gray (w) • Andrea Freccero, Victor “Vicar” Arriagada Rios (a) • Paco Rodriguez (c)

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Concluding a new Donald epic by beloved top talents—artist Andrea Freccero (Donald Quest) and dialogue writer Jonathan Gray (Sonic the Hedgehog)!

Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #388!

Variant cover by Massimo Fecchi!

Duck Avenger #5

Alessandro Sisti, Jonathan Gray (w) • Claudio Sciarrone (a/c)

“Day of the Cold Sun!” When a new energy plant opens in Duckburg, time-bandit Red Raider claims it will destroy half the town in a mighty blast—and Donald has no choice but to believe him!

FC • 72 pages • $5.99

Duck Avenger #5—Subscription Variant

Alessandro Sisti, Jonathan Gray (w) • Claudio Sciarrone (a) • Marco Gervasio (c)

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More of the new-to-USA Donald Duck adventures that fans want most—the famous “Duck Avenger New Adventures” (known in Europe as “PKNA”)!

Adapted for our readers by fan favorite Jonathan Gray (Sonic the Hedgehog)!

Variant cover by Claudio Sciarrone!

Donald Quest: Hammer of Magic

Stefano Ambrosio, Pat McGreal, Davide Aicardi (w) • Andrea Freccero, Paolo De Lorenzi, Francesco D’Ippolito (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)

Get ready for a wild alternate-universe, steampunk epic starring Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and the Disney gang in an entirely new world. Welcome to Feudarnia–part pirates’ cove, part space station, and part steampunk battlefield. It’s under attack by “Meteormaster” Phantom Blot and his Meteorbeasts: giant predatory animals made of enchanted stone! The sky city’s only hope is wannabe “Beastbuster” Donald Duck… but with the terrible Beagle Boys, Magica De Spell, and Pegleg Pete hot on his heels, are Feudarnia’s days numbered?

TPB • FC • $14.99 • 160 pages • 6” x 9”

Disney goes steampunk in this epic tale by top European creators

Advance solicited for July release!

Mickey Mouse #21

Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Jonathan Gray (w) • Andrea “Casty” Castellan (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)

“The Clones of Channel 3000!” After checking out Mouseton’s new TV network, Mickey and Horace seem to see a sinister, weasel-faced man replicating all over the city! What’s this double-army up to… and can Eega Beeva stop them?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Mickey Mouse #21—Subscription Variant

Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Jonathan Gray (w) • Andrea “Casty” Castellan (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)

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Much-requested fan favorite Andrea “Casty” Castellan throws Mickey into an uncanny sci-fi mystery!

Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #330!

Variant cover by Marco Gervasio!

TMNT Amazing Adventures: Robotanimals! #1 (of 3)—SPOTLIGHT

Caleb Goellner (w) • Chad Thomas (a & c)

Baxter Stockman is looking to become the new major villain on the streets! His first step to world domination? Turn the Mutanimals into robots!!

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amazing Adventures: Robotanimals! #1 (of 3)—Subscription Variant

Caleb Goellner (w) • Chad Thomas (a) • Billy Martin (c)

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All-ages three issue mega-story!

If you dug the Batman/TMNT Adventures books, you’ll get a major kick out of the next adventures of the TMNT from the current Nickelodeon cartoon!

Variant cover by Ryan Jampole!

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures—SPOTLIGHT

Matthew K. Manning (w) • Jon Sommariva (a & c)

The animated worlds of the current Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon cartoon and Batman: The Animated Series collide in this outstanding mini-series featuring fan-favorite characters from both universes! Villains start to mysteriously escape Arkham and Batman seeks to track them down, but he discovers that they have left Gotham completely… and gone to the New York City of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Collects issues #1-6!

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The first Batman: The Animated Series new material since 2004 when The Batman Adventures concluded.

Advance solicited for July release!

“If you like the animated Batman and Ninja Turtles series, this is the book for you. It’s great for all-ages, an easy introduction to both universes, and overall just a fun time.” – Batman-news.com

“Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures is the most fun you’ll have reading a comic book…” — Comicosity.com

“Fans of both franchises will absolutely flip over it…” — GeekedOutNation.com

“Answers so many of the ‘wouldn’t it be cool if’ type questions that fans have been talking about for decades.” —OutrightGeekery.com

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #71

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Dave Wachter (a & c)

“Pantheon Family Reunion” Part 1 of 2. You are cordially invited to the centennial reunion of the Pantheon, the immortal family that influences the course of history. The main talking point? The fate of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #71—Subscription Variant

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Dave Wachter (a) • Kevin Eastman (c)

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New weird and powerful characters introduced!

Only 4 more issues until the big 75th spectacular!

Variant cover by Dylan Burnet!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #11

Rich Douek (w) • Aaron Conley (a) • Freddie Williams II (c)

Man Ray and Sally Pride journey to New Jersey to investigate rumors of a mysterious monster… who happens to be new mutant Dreadmon!

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #11—Subscription Variant

Rich Douek (w) • Aaron Conley (a & c)

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Null introduces her new enforcers!

Variant cover by Yacine Elghorri!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Vol. 5

Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Paul Allor, Erik Burnham (w) • Mateus Santolouco, Cory Smith, Dan

Schoening, Sophie Campbell, Charles Paul Wilson III, Ben Bates, Dan Duncan (a) • Dan Duncan (c)

After meeting a good-natured inter dimensional time traveler named Renet, the Turtles become unstuck in time and go spinning into the past! Meanwhile, Shredder and Krang finally meet up, but will they be able to overcome their differences to join forces, while Old Hob has perfected the art of making mutants! Plus, when a new invention goes haywire, the Turtles are sent to a whole new type of New York City. One with a whole lot more ghosts–and Ghostbusters!

Collects Turtles in Time, issues #38–44 of the ongoing series, and the TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 368 pages • 7” x 11”

“Perfectly balances complex characters, intricate plots, and incredible action…” –Adventures In Poor Taste

Advance solicited for August release!

Back to the Future: Biff to the Future #6 (of 6)

Bob Gale, Derek Fridolfs (w) • Alan Robinson (a & c)

“Biff Goes To Hell” Welcome to Hell Valley! Looking to expand his empire, Biff’s greatest threat to the planet is finally revealed. It’s going to take the combined might of the McFlys to put a stop to Biff’s apocalyptic vision. And if they fail… there won’t be future to go back to.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Back to the Future: Biff to the Future #6 (of 6)—Subscription cover

Bob Gale, Derek Fridolfs (w) • Alan Robinson (a) • Derek Fridolfs (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Variant cover by Anthony Marques!

Back to the Future #21

Bob Gale, John Barber (w) • Marcelo Ferreira (a & c)

“Hard Time” continues. The secret life of Jailbird Joey Baines starts to unravel as Marty uncovers a family mystery that goes deeper than he ever imagined… but what role did Doc Brown play in the crime that sent Joey to prison?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Back to the Future #21—Subscription cover

Bob Gale, John Barber (w) • Marcelo Ferreira (a) • Casey Maloney (c)

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Clue #1 (of 5)—GEM OF THE MONTH

Paul Allor (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Gabriel Rodriguez (c)

When the mysterious Mr. Boddy turns up dead at his own dinner party, everyone’s a suspect! Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum—all the familiar faces from the famous board game are back, with a couple new twists. But will Boddy’s Body be the last to fall, or is it just the beginning? Follow the clues and solve the mystery in IDW’s new CLUE series!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Clue #1 (of 5)—Alternate Ending #2

Paul Allor (w) • Nelson Daniel (a & c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Clue #1 (of 5)—Alternate Ending #3

Paul Allor (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) • Valentina Pinto (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

A NEW TAKE ON THE CLASSIC DETECTIVE GAME—WITH NEW DESIGNS BY ARTIST NELSON DANIEL UPDATING ALL THE CLASSIC CHARACTERS!

Featuring three alternate endings! To help you get a clue, we’ve hidden multiple endings to this first issue across the regular and subscription variants that will help you solve the case!

Variant cover by Charles Paul Wilson III!

Kull Eternal #1—SPOTLIGHT

Tom Waltz (w) • Luca Pizzari (a) • Luca Pizzari (c)

Robert E. Howard’s legendary warrior king returns! The evil Serpent Men have attempted to infiltrate and enslave mankind from the time of the very first humans… only to be defeated at every turn by the Elder Race’s ultimate warrior… Kull of Atlantis! And now they must call on Kull once more, as the Serpent Men make a last-ditch gambit to first conquer America… and then the world. Kull’s long journey has come full circle—once a small boy who fled his home of Atlantis, which was lost to a monstrous cataclysm… now a modern warrior who must save the New Atlantis from monstrous creatures!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Kull Eternal #1—Subscription Variant

Tom Waltz (w) • Luca Pizzari (a) • Alex Sanchez (c)

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Robert E. Howard’s legendary warrior king as you’ve never seen him before!

Written by Tom Waltz (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and illustrated by Luca Pizzari (Marvel’s Black Knight).

Action, adventure, romance, and political intrigue spanning the ages!

Variant covers by Xermanico, Jheremy Raapack, and Julio Das Pastoras!

Star Trek: Boldly Go #9

Mike Johnson (w) • Tony Shasteen (a) • George Caltsoudas (c)

Welcome to New Vulcan! Uhura and Spock adjust to life in the growing colony…and discover an ancient secret that could change the destiny of Vulcans forever!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek: Boldly Go #9—Subscription Variant

Mike Johnson (w) • Tony Shasteen (a) • Arianna Florean (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Following the events of Star Trek Beyond!

Hit Star Trek artist Tony Shasteen returns!

Variant cover by Cryssy Cheung!

Star Trek: New Visions: Time Out of Joint—CERTIFIED COOL

John Byrne (w & photo-manipulation)

Captain Kirk is torn from his timeline. Every corner he turns, every door he opens, throws him into a different day, a different year—and a different danger.

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

Star Trek: Boldly Go, Vol. 1—SPOTLIGHT

Mike Johnson (w) • Tony Shasteen (a) • George Caltsoudas (c)

All-new Star Trek series following the adventures of Captain Kirk and the iconic crew! New worlds! New species! New ships! And a new danger unlike anything the Federation has encountered before! Boldly go into a new era of STAR TREK!

Collects issues #1-6!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages

Trek fever is at an all-time high for the 50th anniversary and the announcement of the new TV series Star Trek: Discovery.

“A delight to read and is visually stunning.” — WordOfTheNerd.com

“IDW’s new Trek titles are forces to be reckoned with.” — Newsarama.com

Advance solicited for July release!

Star Trek: TNG: Mirror Broken #2 (of 6)

Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward (a & c)

In the sinister Mirror Universe, Captain Jean-Luc Picard is determined to get his hands on the Terran Empire’s new secret weapon, the Galaxy-class warship known as Enterprise, by any means necessary. Unfortunately, one obstacle stands in his way—and his name is William T. Riker!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Trek: TNG: Mirror Broken #2 (of 6)—Subscription Variant

Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward (a) • George Caltsoudas (c)

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As seen on Free Comic Book Day!

Variant cover by Josh Hood!

Judge Dredd: The Blessed Earth #3

Ulises Fariñas & Erick Freitas (w) • Dan McDaid (a) • Ulises Fariñas (c)

Judge Dredd continues his mission to restore order to a lawless land! When Dredd seeks treatment for his strange and deadly ailment, his Mega-Train is attacked by the robot-hating Neon Knights! Behold the mystery and grandeur of The Blessed Earth!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Judge Dredd: The Blessed Earth #3—Subscription Variant

Ulises Fariñas & Erick Freitas (w) • Dan McDaid (a) • Valentin Ramon (c)

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The sequel to the critically acclaimed Mega-City Zero storyline continues!

Wynonna Earp: Season Zero #1 (of 5) —SPOTLIGHT

Beau Smith (w) • Angel Hernandez (a) • Chris Evenhuis (c)

Outlaws. Mavericks. Werewolves. These are The Banditos, the gang Wynonna ran with in her wildest, pre-Black Badge days. Somebody, or something is killing them off, one by one. It’s up to Wynonna to return to her roots, and find out why! Telling the never-before-seen story of Wynonna’s outlaw past—only hinted at on Syfy’s Wynonna Earp TV series—finally revealed here!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Wynonna Earp: Season Zero #1 (of 5)—Photo Variant

Beau Smith (w) • Angel Hernandez (a) • Photo (c)

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Never-before-told story that ties into Syfy’s Wynonna Earp TV series!

Wynonna Earp returns to Syfy in June!

Secrets of Wynonna Earp’s past revealed!

Variant cover by Dwayne Turner!

Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #9

Arvind Ethan David (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a & c)

Dirk faces the most difficult decision of his holistic life! Featuring favorite characters from the original books as well as the cast from the TV series, including Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #9—Subscription Variant

Arvind Ethan David (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a) • Photo (c)

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The star of two (almost three) beloved Douglas Adams novels!

Written by executive producer of the TV series Arvind Ethan David!

Executive produced by Max Landis (Chronicle and Superman: American Alien), the writer of the BBC America TV series!

Each issue will have a photo cover featuring the cast of the show!

Variant cover by Robert Hack!

Ghostbusters 101 #4 (of 6)

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)

Two teams of Ghostbusters are fighting the clock, trying to understand why their dimensions are being pulled together… even as the merging itself causes such a surge of psychokinetic energy that more ghosts than ever are coming out of the woodwork! Today’s secret phrase is: Hurry, Ghostbusters!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ghostbusters 101 #4 (of 6)—Subscription Variant

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a) • Tim Lattie (c)

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Straight outta the 2016 film, the Answer the Call Ghostbusters make their comic book debut! Abby, Patty, Erin and Holtzmann join forces with Winston, Egon, Ray and Venkman for some bombastic ghostbustin’ insanity!

Written and illustrated by the fan-favorite and critically-acclaimed creative team of Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening and Luis Antonio Delgado.

Featuring the fourth of six-interconnected covers by Schoening and Delgado.

Retailer incentive covers feature photos of the Original and ATF Ghostbusters casts!

Highlander: The American Dream #5 (of 5)

Brian Ruckley (w) • Andrea Mutti (a) • Nick Percival (c)

The cult-classic film’s triumphant return concludes! The American Dream has followed Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod as he clashes with powerful immortals from the American Civil War to 1950s Manhattan on an unstoppable march toward The Gathering, where the last of the immortals will duel to the death. And to the victor goes The Prize… and control over humanity’s destiny!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Highlander: The American Dream #5 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

Brian Ruckley (w) • Andrea Mutti (a) • Claudia Gironi (c)

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The cult phenomenon returns!

Written by Scottish fantasy novelist Brian Ruckley (The Godless World trilogy)!

Interior art by Andrea Mutti (Rebels)!

Subscription covers by Italian artist Claudia Gironi!

Orphan Black: Deviations #4 (of 6)

Heli Kennedy (w) • Wayne Nichols (a) • Cat Staggs (c)

In a world where Sarah managed to save Beth from taking her own life! With this single twist of fate, the Clone Club comes together in a completely different manner and the mystery of Project LEDA unfolds in new, exiting ways! See all your favorite characters return in an all-new light!

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Orphan Black: Deviations #4 (of 6)—Subscription Variant

Heli Kennedy (w) • Wayne Nichols (a) • Fico Ossio (c)

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Find out what happens in a world… where Sarah saved Beth!

Ask your retailer about the papercraft covers!

24: Legacy—Rules of Engagement #3 (of 5)

Christopher Farnsworth (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Georges Jeanty (c)

The clock has been reset with 24: Legacy, and this limited series will explore the past of its new leading character, Eric Carter, who led the elite squad responsible for killing an infamous terrorist leader and, consequently, forced into hiding. But before he was a national hero and a wanted man, Carter learned the Rules of Engagement in the streets of Iraq and Washington, D.C., hoods.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

24: Legacy—Rules of Engagement #3 (of 5)—Subscription cover

Christopher Farnsworth (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Photo (c)

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Based on the new hit iteration of the 24 franchise!

Executive produced by Manny Coto and Evan Katz, writers of the show!

Covers by Georges Jeanty (Serenity)!

Each issue will have a photo cover featuring the cast of the show!

Written by Christopher Farnsworth, journalist, screenwriter and the author of The President’s Vampire series.

The X-Files #15

Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • menton3 (c)

“Resistance,” Part 2 (of 4): The final piece of the puzzle falls into place, threatening to send Mulder over the line, just as shadowy forces are revealed to have compromised the upper echelons of government.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The X-Files #15—Subscription Variant

Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • Photo (c)

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Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter!

The X-Files: Origins—Dog Days of Summer #1 (of 4)— SPOTLIGHT

Jody Houser & Matthew Dow Smith (w) • Chris Fenoglio, Corin Howell (a & c)

Before the FBI, before the X-Files, they were just two teenagers in search of the truth. On Martha’s Vineyard, a strange encounter with a deaf girl sends 13-year-old Fox Mulder on the hunt for a mysterious signal. While in San Diego, young Dana Scully looks into a plane crash somehow tied to the man she helped put in jail. Two kids, two mysteries, one conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity.

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The X-Files: Origins —Dog Days of Summer #1 (of 4)—Subscription cover

Jody Houser & Matthew Dow Smith (w) • Chris Fenoglio, Corin Howell (a) • Cat Staggs (c)

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The hit miniseries of last summer returns!

Mulder and Scully star in separate tales depicting their teen years!

See what made them into the characters we’ve come to love!

Especially crafted for young adult readers!

Mystery novel variant covers by Cat Staggs (Orphan Black)!

Optimus Prime #8

John Barber (w) • Casey W. Coller (a) • Kei Zama (c)

Jazz confronts his past—and the Autobot’s future—in front of millions of television viewers. But will he make the people of Earth understand Optimus Prime’s mission… or turn against it?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Optimus Prime #8—Subscription Variant

John Barber (w) • Casey W. Coller (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

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Optimus Prime #8—Andrew Griffith Variant

John Barber (w) • Casey W. Coller (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Variant cover by James Raiz!

Transformers: Lost Light #7

James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a & c)

AFTERMATH! The war with the Functionalists is over—and Rodimus is left wondering whether he won or lost. It’s the beginning of a new chapter for the displaced crew of the Lost Light, as decisions are made that will change their lives forever.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Lost Light #7—Subscription Variant

James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a) • Nick Roche (c)

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Transformers: Lost Light #7—Alex Milne Variant

James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a) • Alex Milne (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Variant cover by James Raiz!

Transformers: Salvation—SPOTLIGHT

John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a & c)

Exiled from civilization, the Dinobots are the last line of defense against the ultimate Cybertronian dinosaur—Trypticon! But how much are the Dinobots willing to sacrifice for a world that hates them?

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

Transformers: Salvation—Subscription Variant

John Barber (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a) • Jeffrey Veregge (c)

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Dinobots versus the biggest dino of them all—Trypticon!

John Barber and Livio Ramondelli finish their Dinobot trilogy that started in Transformers: Punishment and Transformers: Redemption!

Transformers: Till All Are One #11

Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a & c)

With Elita One’s influence closing in around Starscream, he’s desperate to make any alliances he can. Turns out, a powerful ally might already be within his grasp. But is he willing to risk his own sanity to reach them?

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Transformers: Till All Are One #11—Subscription Variant

Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a) • Priscilla Tramontano (c)

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Variant cover by James Raiz!

Transformers: Till All Are One, Vol. 2

Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a & c)

Epic space-opera action continues as the dramatic TRANSFORMERS continuity leads on to new and explosive revelations! REVOLUTION is over but the danger isn’t! A wave of undead TITANS threatens CYBERTRON! STARSCREAM will need more than secret police to stop the oncoming horde, but our Fearless Leader finds himself short on friends and firepower. Who can be called upon–and why aren’t they stepping up to the plate?

Collects issues #5–9.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages

“A great book with some serious art design that fully compliments the Transformers universe as a whole and adds weight and importance to the characters.” –Big Glasgow Comics Page

Advance solicited for July release!

Rom #12

Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina, Guy Dorian & Sal Buscema (a) • Leonardo Manco (c)

“Long Roads to Ruin,” part 2. Rom and the other two Knights face off against a dire new threat; and Guy Dorian & Sal Buscema illustrate a dark tale of the Solstar Order!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Rom #12—Subscription Variant

Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina (a) • Nathan Greno (c)

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Rom #12—Subscription Variant

Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina (a) • David LaFuente (c)

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Rom #12—Subscription Variant

Chris Ryall &a Christos Gage (w) • David Messina (a) • Nick Roche (c)

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Variant cover by Raffaele Ienco!

Revolutionaries, Vol. 1: Crisis Intervention—SPOTLIGHT

John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio & Ron Joseph (a) • Fico Ossio (c)

THE REVOLUTION MAY BE OVER, but the future is just beginning! KUP is a CYBERTRONIAN literally older than the universe; ACTION MAN is the ultimate special agent trying to live up to an impossible legacy; MAYDAY is a G.I. JOE leader trying to rescue her first command; and BLACKROCK is a CYBERTRONIAN that thinks he’s human. It takes the mind-bending clash against the OKTOBER GUARD to bring this unlikely team together… and the secret they learn threatens to unravel the entire universe. Good thing they’ll have help from ROM, the MICRONAUTS, the ADVENTURE TEAM and more!

Collects issues #1–4.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages

All-new Hasbro team-up!

The follow-up to REVOLUTION, revealing the secrets behind the new shared universe!

Advance solicited for July release!

REVOLUTIONARIES #7

John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • John Royle (c)

SGT. SAVAGE VS G.I. JOE! The greatest hero of World War II is back—and not for the first time! Vanishing on the battlefields of Europe while fighting robotic soldiers, Sgt. Robert Steven Savage reappeared—in the extreme era of the 1990s! Now he’s reborn again—a ’40s hero with a ’90s ’tude… and G.I. Joe isn’t ready to go retro.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

REVOLUTIONARIES #7—Subscription Variant

John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Tone Rodriguez (c)

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REVOLUTIONARIES #7—Subscription Variant

John Barber (w) • Ron Joseph (a) • Igor Lima (c)

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Variant cover by Pierre Droal!

Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2 (of 3)

John Barber & various (w) • Robert Atkins & various (a) • Fico Ossio (c)

If you’re new to the Hasbro Universe or a long-time fan, this book is for you! Featuring a veritable TON of bios on your favorite characters, from E to O, plus papercraft projects, a map of Metrotitan, the current base of Optimus Prime, and an exclusive story featuring Kup and Bryce Chan’s adventures in London!

FC • 48 pages • $4.99

Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2 (of 3)—Subscription Variant

John Barber & Various (w) • Robert Atkins & various (a) • Sam Lotfi (c)FC • 48 pages • $4.99

Written by today’s top Hasbro U talent including John Barber, Aubrey Sitterson, Chris Ryall, David Mariotte, Brandon Easton, Cullen Bunn, Mairghread Scott, and Jimmy Johnston.

Art by some of today’s top Hasbro Universe artists including Robert Atkins, Guido Guidi, Simon Gough, Marcelo Ferreira, Fico Ossio, and Jack Lawrence!

Exclusive paper-crafts, posters and stories in every issue!

Variant cover by Marcelo Borstelmann!

G.I. JOE #7

Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Aaron Conley (c)

G.I. Joe’s subterranean mission takes a turn for the worse after the team is attacked by one of their own! Meanwhile, back in their underground base, Scarlett’s command is challenged and a long-simmering rivalry boils to a head! Plus: Monsters, explosions, jokes and more in The Crown Jewel of the Hasbro universe!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE #7—Subscription Variant

Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a & c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE #7—Subscription Variant

Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Drew Johnson (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Variant cover by Ed Luce variant cover!

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #241

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)

It’s a showdown in Springfield as deadly and disparate forces converge in the search for Dawn! Meanwhile, JOEs, Cobra and Blue Ninjas all collide in Darklonia!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #241—Subscription Variant

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • John Royle (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

G.I. JOE, Vol. 1—SPOTLIGHT

Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Ariel Olivetti (c)

G.I. JOE finds a new role in a world of globalization, TRANSFORMERS and aliens! After the events of REVOLUTION, the G.I. JOE team returns to the fray and their mission has become a global one–leading the charge against invading TRANSFORMERS and other aliens. But when a US military defense base goes dark, Scarlett has reason to suspect that these enemy forces may have infiltrated G.I. JOE. It’s up to her, Roadblock, Rock ‘n Roll, Quick Kick, Wild Bill, and Shipwreck to move in and root out any traitors before the facility falls into the wrong hands!

Collects issues #1–4 and the G.I. JOE: Revolution one-shot.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages

It’s a new look and new mission as G.I. Joe finds itself part of a larger battle.

Advance solicited for July release!

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #8

Brandon Easton (w) • Igor Lima (a) • Tone Rodriguez (c)

Determined to end the threat of Ore-13 radiation poisoning, Matt Trakker and the M.A.S.K. team go on a mission into the depths of the Earth where they discover much more than they could have imagined—a race of powerful mutated creatures borne from the strange Cybertronian energy source. Are these monsters too powerful even for the technology of M.A.S.K.?!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #8—Subscription Variant

Brandon Easton (w) • Igor Lima (a) • Davide Fabbri (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #8— Subscription Variant

Brandon Easton (w) • Igor Lima- (a) • Vincenzo Federici (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

All-new storyline starts here!

Variant cover by Marcelo Perez Dalannays!

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand, Vol. 1: Mobilize—SPOTLIGHT

Brandon Easton (w) • Tony Vargas & Juan Samu (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)

Launching from the events of REVOLUTION, the M.A.S.K. team streaks into a dangerous, unstable landscape of dark wars, high intrigue, and non-stop action where they’ll encounter the nearly unstoppable threat of Miles Mayhem and his black-ops squadron known as V.E.N.O.M. How will an untested Matt Trakker lead M.A.S.K. through a complex new world order where nothing is what it seems?

Collects the M.A.S.K. Revolution One-Shot and issues #1–5 of the series.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages

Expected in-store date: 7/19/17

It’s a new look and new mission as M.A.S.K. finds itself part of a larger battle.

Advance solicited for July release!

Micronauts: Wrath of Karza #3

Cullen Bunn & Jimmy Johnston (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Alex Ronald (c)

Baron Karza has begun his invasion of Earth! Leading his people from the impending doom of the Entropy cloud to a single planet capable of sustaining all of Microspace. With M.A.S.K, G.I. JOE, the TRANSFORMERS, and the MICRONAUTS defeated, Karza stands triumphant. Can anything keep him from conquering the planet?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Micronauts: Wrath of Karza #3—Subscription variant

Cullen Bunn & Jimmy Johnston (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Chris “Panda” Mercier (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Variant cover by Marco Turini!

Mike Mignola’s Hellboy Artist’s Edition: New Printing—SPOTLIGHT

Mike Mignola (w & a & c)

Mike Mignola is one of the preeminent comics creators of the past 25 years. His career was already firmly established for his outstanding work on characters like Batman, Wolverine, a myriad of beautiful covers and more… And then came Hellboy. Mike’s iconic creation struck a meteoric chord with fans from the very start and has not abated in the 20 years since his debut. This Artist’s Edition features the first five issues of Hellboy in Hell as well as a wealth of historic supplementary material: the first three Hellboy stories—the two initial four-pagers, produced for promotional purposes, and the 10-page story from John Byrne’s Next Men #21—plus “The Corpse,” and two other tales selected by Mignola for inclusion. All but three pages of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy Artist’s Edition have been shot from the original art and showcases Mignola’s gorgeous work as closely as possible to the physical page—this is a book for fans of great storytelling and students of the craft.

HC • BW • $150.00 • 200 pages • 12” x 17”

Advance solicited for August release!

A new printing with a brand new cover exclusively for this edition!

Brought to you by the same team responsible for IDW Publishing’s multi-Eisner Award-winning series of Artist’s Editions.

Return of the Dapper Men—SPOTLIGHT

Jim McCann (w) • Janet Lee (a & c)

Welcome to Anorev, a land where time has no meaning. Robots work and children play, but the play is no fun and the work is no use. A curious boy named Ayden and his robot friend Zoe know that something’s missing, but they can’t imagine what it might be… until 314 identical men in green bowler hats fall from the sky. At last, our heroes have a chance to discover what happened to their world, what might start the clocks back up again, and what tomorrow really means. Blending clockwork whimsy with majestic art-nouveau visuals, Jim McCann and Janet Lee present a hand-crafted fairy tale that feels both familiar and entirely new in this prestige reprinting!

HC • FC • $34.99 • 144 pages • 11.25” x 9.75”

Reprinting the Eisner Award winning Graphic Novel!

Advance solicited for August release!

Surfside Girls Book One: The Secret of Danger Point—CERTIFIED COOL

Kim Dwinell (w & a & c)

Things are getting weird in Surfside. Lately, Samantha’s best friend Jade explodes into fits of giggles whenever she sees a boy, and it’s throwing a wrench into the kick-back summer of surfing and hanging out that Sam had planned. But after swimming through a secret underwater cave, Sam starts to… see things. Like ghosts. And pirates. And maybe something even scarier! Can she and Jade get to the bottom of this mystery in time to save their town?

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 232 pages • 6” x 9”

Advance solicited for July release!

Shed #1—Certified Cool

Obie Scott Wade & Ken Wegner (w) • Steve Beach (a) • Steve Beach (c)

Tim Cain sheds his elaborately tattooed skin, becoming the first in a new line of hominids destined to flourish on an increasingly radioactive Earth. With his nervous system exposed, Tim gains extrasensory abilities, but loses his freedom. Detained, tortured and stripped of his human rights, Tim’s only desire is to escape his captors and see his wife and daughter again.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Shed #1—Subscription Variant

Obie Scott Wade & Ken Wegner (w) • Steve Beach (a) • Ben Templesmith (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Saucer State #2 (of 6)

Paul Cornell (w) • Ryan Kelly (a & c)

After last issue’s cliffhanger, US President Arcadia Alvarado is acting fast against the biggest event in world history. “Drop everything, spend everything. Give me a damn gun.” “It won’t be a war. It’ll be a slaughter.” “Isn’t that exactly what the post-truth bastards do?” Jump onboard as the conclusion to Saucer Country heads one step closer to the finishing line… and the end of everything!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Saucer State #2 (of 6)—Subscription Variant

Paul Cornell (w) • Ryan Kelly (a) • Jeffrey Veregge (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Picks up where Saucer Country left off!

One of the very few mainstream comics to be nominated for SF’s prestigious Hugo Award!

Darkness Visible #5

Mike Carey & Arvind Ethan David (w) • Brendan Cahill (a & c)

When the demons came, humanity reluctantly learned to share the world with another sentient race. Eighty years later, this uneasy co-existence has spawned an endless terrorist conflict. Last issue’s revelation changes everything for Detective Aston, putting him at odds with his former colleagues!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Darkness Visible #5—Subscription Variant

Mike Carey & Arvind Ethan David (w) • Brendan Cahill (a) • Dave Kendall (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

From bestselling author and screenwriter Mike Carey (Unwritten, Lucifer, Girl with All the Gifts) and Arvind Ethan David (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) comes an all-new, original world of darkness and demons.

Brutal Nature: Concrete Fury #4 (of 5)

Luciano Saracino (w) • Ariel Olivetti (a & c)

To fight in the coming battle, Curt must prepare his team of allies and renegades for a confrontation against Thomas Wolf—who’ll stop at nothing to recover the ancient shapeshifting masks!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Brutal Nature: Concrete Fury #4 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

Luciano Saracino (w) • Ariel Olivetti (a & c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The beautifully painted story continues, featuring art by comics superstar Ariel Olivetti!

Night Owl Society #3 (of 3)

James Venhaus (w) • Pius Bak (a & c)

“Revelation” The final chapter of The Night Owl Society comes to a dramatic finish. David has a confrontation with The Viceroy, and a tragic twist changes both of their lives forever.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Night Owl Society #3—Subscription Variant

James Venhaus (w) • Pius Bak (a) • Hugo Petrus (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Kill Shakespeare – Past is Prologue: Juliet #4 (of 4)

Conor McCreery (w) • Corin Howell (a & c)

Final chapter! Trapped by Cornwall, Juliet faces a never-ending nightmare of torture and humiliation. The young lover has a plan to win her freedom with blood, but she’s going to need fortune on her side if it is to succeed, because as the Bard himself wrote: so wise so young they say never do live long…

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Kill Shakespeare – Past is Prologue: Juliet #4 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

Conor McCreery (w) • Corin Howell (a) • Simon Davis (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Starstruck: Old Proldiers Never Die #5 (of 6)

Elaine Lee (w) • Michael Kaluta (a & c)

Just the headlines, noos fans: Verloona Ti Naps Guides! Ti Invested in RIP! Droids Using RIP 4 Revenge! Bad RIP: Brigader Becomes Killer! Bartender Chases Brigader! Everyone Chases Harry! It’s a rip-roaring chase scene through never-seen levels of Rec 97… and 24 pages of brand new Kaluta art!

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Completely new, never-before-published art from Michael Kaluta!

Helena Crash #4 (of 4)

Fabian Rangel, Jr. (w) • Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (a & c)

Having barely survived her duel with White Demon, Helena tries to get back to normal. But she realizes there’s no turning back when she discovers Hemingway has been abducted by Rojo’s men. Down but never out, Helena comes up with a plan. A plan that involves a good old-fashioned death race!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Helena Crash #4 (of 4)—Subscription Variant

Fabian Rangel, Jr. (w) • Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (a) • Toby Cypress (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Don’t miss the subscription cover by Toby Cypress (Rodd Racer, Land of the Dead, and many more )!

Cosmic Scoundrels #5 (of 5)

Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman (w) • Andy Suriano (a & c)

This is it! The culmination of the past four issues coming to a head, Zoltraxican-standoff style! The Scoundrels have run out of time, space and literally anyone left to piss off!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Cosmic Scoundrels #5 (of 5)—Subscription Variant

Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman (w) • Andy Suriano (a) • Veronica Fish (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Andy Suriano is an Emmy and Annie Award-winning artist who has worked on such iconic series as Samurai Jack and Star Wars: The Clone Wars!

Matt Chapman is a writer of Disney’s Gravity Falls and the co-creator of Disney XD’s Two More Eggs and Homestar Runner!

Real Science Adventures: The Flying She-Devils #3 (of 6)

Brian Clevinger (w) • Lo Baker (a) • Scott Wegener (c)

Horsefeathers! Those pirates of Mad Jack’s have cornered the Flying She-Devils! How are they gonna get out of this one? Gee-willickers! Meanwhile, will the Sparrow save the day for the Allies? I hope so!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Real Science Adventures: The Flying She-Devils #3 (of 6)—Subscription Variant

Brian Clevinger (w) • Lo Baker (a) • Hollie Mengert (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

From the pages of Atomic Robo, the Flying She-Devils embark on a new daring adventure!

The spinoff story to the online sensation—in print for the first time!

The October Faction: Deadly Season—CERTIFIED COOL

Steve Niles (w) • Damien Worm (a & c)

Meet the Allan family: Fredrick, his wife Deloris and their two children Geoff and Vivian. As Fredrick works to put his monster hunting days behind him, his two kids insist on joining the family business. Ghouls in the graveyard! Giant Monsters downtown! The Allan family comes face to face with a whole new threat. This one comes from the past and it won’t stop until the Allans are all dead.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages

“It’s a great comic for horror fans whose level is a bit darker than Buffy. All ’round good read.” –Comic Crusaders

Advance solicited for July release!

The Other Dead

Joshua Ortega (w) • Qing Ping Mui (a) • Reynir Hauksson (c)

The world’s first Zombie Animal epic! A deadly hurricane threatens New Orleans just as a frightening and mysterious outbreak hits the animal kingdom!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages

“The Other Dead finds space to be itself in a genre where most practitioners stick to the tried and true. Original and genuinely scary.” —Mike Carey, Eisner Award-winning writer of Unwritten, Suicide Run, and X-Men.

Advance Solicited for July release!

Haunted Horror #28

Various (w) • Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel, George Wilhelms, Robert McCarthy & more (a) • Sid Check (c)

Guest editor “Toxic” Tommy O’Brien gather’s Pre-Code grisly, gory, goodies by his favorite horror comics art masters! Eyeball searing monsterpieces: “The Corpse Who Came to Dinner”, “The Day the World Died”, “Land of the Living Dead”, “The Werewolf Lurks”, “Taylor of Death” and more!

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Lou Cameron’s Unsleeping Dead—CERTIFIED COOL

Lou Cameron (w & a & c)

Lou Cameron was a groundbreaking art master of the 1950s Pre-Code comics era. With his innovative experimental layouts and frequent use of surrealism, his horror comics have been described as “Jim Steranko meets Graham Ingels.” Zombies, vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts, and devils from terror-filled stories like “Faceless Horror,” “Lure of the Zombie Diamonds,” “Graveyard of Ghost Ships,” “Kill My Minions of Death,” and “The Unsleeping Dead” will make you scream with delight!

HC • FC • $24.99 • 144 pages • 8.5” x 11”

“What Craig Yoe, author, comics historian, editor, and art director does, is take so much pleasure in the salacious and gruesome ‘classic moments’ in the comics industry and only he is able to perfectly preserve the past, freeze it in time so that we may experience and enjoy a way of life long gone.” –Litreactor.com

Advance solicited for August release!

Spooky & The Strange Tales: Monster Inn—CERTFIED COOL

Carine-M & Élian Black’mor (w & a & c)

Turn the traditional fairy tale tropes topsy-turvy in this lavishly illustrated storybook as Spooky explores her dark, enchanted world. Once upon a time, in the heart of the kingdom of Fairy Tales, a king and queen had the strangest of children… Spooky! And when uncles the Three Little Pigs offer a trip to their London hotel, Spooky trades one improbable setting for another! Monster Inn shines a charming, childish light on contemporary goth culture for a rich and unique story that’s out of this world.

HC • FC • $19.99 • 72 pages • 9” x 11.75”

Freaky, creepy graphic novel for goths and more!

Advance solicited for August release!

Super Weird Heroes: Preposterous But True!—CERTIFIED COOL

Craig Yoe (Editor) • Various (a & c)

Weirdness from A-Z! Airmale to The Zebra! Here’s a new tome crammed with OMG, WTH, and LOL bizarro heroes of the Golden Age. Eisner-winner Craig Yoe provides both witty and fascinating context to heroes like Mr. Whiskers (a young actor who dresses like an old geezer), Hip Knox (who has an eye-ball on his chest and what looks like a woo-woo on his belt), and Pat Parker War Nurse (who fights Nazis in a skimpy nurse/superhero costume)! Over 30 full comic stories in all!

HC • FC • $39.99 • 328 pages • 8.5” x 11”

“Shows readers that the universe of pre-code superheroes was diverse and vibrant and, in its own way, just as rich as the modern era.” –ComicWow!

Advance solicited for August release!

Popeye Classics #59

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

Ahoy, ya swabs! Hilarious, classic tales of the beloved two-fisted one-eyed sailor! This issue features a rousing adventure, you will see Popeye, Olive Swee’pea, the evil Sea Hag and O.G. Wotasnozzle penned by the acclaimed genius Bud Sagedorf! MTV proclaims: “Gloriously funny writing and drawing style! Sagendorf comics are great comics!”

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Variant cover by Darryl Young!

King of the Creepies

Jon Cohn (design) • Gilbert Jansen (a & c)

In King of the Creepies, you and 5 other combatants must fight to earn Victory Crystals. Smash your foes with powerful attacks. Subvert them with sneaky tricks. Make others fight for you with bribes they just can’t refuse. Spend your winnings on Gear and Abilities to help you become the ultimate warrior. Gamble, fight, and bribe your way to claim the title of King of the Creepies!

MSRP $39.99

A Card Game of Combat, Tricks, and Dirty Deeds

Orphan Black: Clone Club

Daryl Andrews & Bryce Hunter (design) • Bryce Hunter (a) • Sam Barlin (c)

Do you own your genetic code or are you the property of a shadowy corporation? The secrets to your past are locked away in your DNA. Unravel your genes faster than your sister clones or risk becoming a lab rat. Study your genetic code in order to understand your origin and liberate your future in this fast-paced, tactical card game. Control the longest DNA chains to survive! Welcome to the Clone Club!

MSRP $24.99

Based on the hit TV series

A Card Game of Unlimited Sequences

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past: Casey Jones Hero Pack

Kevin Wilson (design) • Juan Samu (a & c)

This Hero pack allows you to use Casey Jones as a playable character in any Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past base game scenario and also contains an additional Adventure Comic with new content!

MSRP $17.99

Each Hero pack contains 1 Casey Jones plastic miniature, 3 custom dice, 1 character sheet, and 1 adventure comic

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past base game is required to play this pack.

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