Written by Maynard James Keenan, the debut issue features artwork by Marlin Shoop (“Captain Action,” “G.I. Joe,” “Unprepped”) and Andy Belanger (“Kill Shakespeare,” “Southern Cross,” “Friday the 13th”), with lettering by Jack Morelli (“Afterlife with Archie,” “Peter Parker Annual,” Marvel Comics).
“I remember how excited I was as an elementary school kid when Wolverine was first introduced in one of the Hulk issues. Called neighborhood dibs immediately (long before cosplay was a named thing),” Keenan shares. “Seeing Bellendia Black in print brings back all of those joyful school kid memories.”
The biggest year in Energon Universe history is here, with four all-new stories from the worlds of TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, Void Rivals, and more in this Free Comic Book Day issue from the biggest names in comics. Energon Universe talent Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead), Joshua Williamson (Duke, Superman), and more pen the stories, and Jason Howard (TRANSFORMERS, Super Dinosaur), Conor Hughes (Void Rivals, White Ash), and more will provide art.
The gods are silent. Rivellon bleeds. New powers stir.
Before Speed, there was Pops. From hot-rod racer to new father, Pops’ grease-stained hands built the Racer family legacy through triumph, tragedy, and invention. Witness the origins of the Auto Jacks, the heartbreak of Rex, and the lessons that shaped Speed’s future in this heartfelt, high-octane one-shot!
Also featuring a Dante Ferno story where he pays the price for total domination!
The first 2 volumes of the manga series by Nanae Chrono will be published in soft and hardcover editions, blending action, supernatural, and boys love elements. The story follows a complex relationship between a playboy vampire and his cyborg vampire hunter servant who works for the Vatican. Their crime-fighting adventures are complicated by the pair’s intense, often flirtatious dynamic. The series was originally serialized in Japan in Comic Blade Avarus magazine.
Their fragile peace is shattered when a mysterious girl drifts ashore. Willa, longing for connection, shelters her in secret—until the truth emerges and danger follows. With Breakers closing in, Willa must rely on her father’s training and her own courage to survive.
From director Brad Anderson (The Machinist, The Call), WORLDBREAKER is a pulse-pounding sci-fi action thriller about survival, sacrifice, and a young woman’s fight to step out of the shadows and into the war she was born to face.
From the all-star creative team of Gene Luen Yang and Freddie E. Williams II, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13– which received more than 100k orders and is now available in comic shops – reveals that the mysterious and lethal new villain Ujigami is actually the recently resurrected father of the TMNT, Master Splinter!
“Splinter's return to IDW's TMNT universe is huge – what an incredible way for Jason Aaron and Juan Ferreyra to end their run! Freddie and I wanted to make sure it was meaningful,” commented Yang. “I thought a lot about my own experience of fatherhood. My wife and I have four kids, and I've been tempted again and again to do everything in my power to make their lives as easy as possible, to keep them safe. But then... that's not always what's best for the kids, is it? Especially after they become teenagers. Great Turtles stories have always been about family, so Freddie and I are leaning into that. I can't wait for fans to read what else we have in store! And it's not just Splinter. There's another character who will soon be making an appearance – their first in the IDW incarnation of TMNT!”
THE PENDRAGON CYCLE: RISE OF THE MERLIN is based on the multi-award winning novels written by Stephen R. Lawhead. Recognized as Lawhead’s most acclaimed works, The Pendragon Cycle is a unique retelling of the Arthurian legend, set not in the high Medieval age of knights in shining armor, but in the wake of a Roman-occupied Britain, where the seeds of Christianity are beginning to take root in the face of spiritual and physical darkness. As barbarian invaders threaten to lay claim to the Island of the Mighty, only those with faith in the true God will prevail.
