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December 2013 DECEMBER 2013: PREMIER PUBLISHERS HISTORY BOOKS Page 2-6 Page 10 INDEPENDENTS ONES TO WATCH Page 7 Page 10 NOVEL IDEAS BIFF’S BIT COMICS Page 8-9 Page 11 KING CONAN: THE VANDROID #1 CONQUEROR #1 Edwards | Smith | Truman | Giorello| McDaid | Edwards NEW TITLES Villarrubia When Palm Springs In the port city of Entertainment studios Messantia, the deposed, burned to the ground fugitive Conan could in 1984, the most uncover the key to definitive motion picture SHIPPING IN regaining his throne—or of a generation was he could get a knife in lost before its time. the back! Conan follows Thirty years later, the a lead to a lost relic, revisits an old friend, extraordinary talents of Tommy Lee Edwards, FEBRUARY: and finds that he’s not alone in his risky hunt Noah Smith, and Dan McDaid unite to for a missing, magical gem. resurrect this lost epic. LOBSTER JOHNSON: THE WHITE SUITS #1 PREMIER GET THE LOBSTER #1 Barbiere | Cypress Mignola | Arcudi | Mysterious killers Zonjic | Stewart dressed in white, they A Manhattan sporting savaged the Cold War PUBLISHERS event goes terribly wrong Russian underworld— as the ref is killed in front then disappeared. Now of a live audience by two they have resurfaced crazed—and seemingly in New York, leaving a bulletproof—wrestlers. trail of dead mobsters. Who is behind this new In this bloody wake, an reign of terror? amnesiac and an FBI agent search for the answer to a single question: Who are the White Suits? PARIAH #1 Warner | Gelatt | Weldele Trapped in space, the genetically engineered geniuses known as “vitros” must band together and create a plan to get back to Earth before their failing satellite turns into a deathtrap! TERMINATOR: ENEMY #1 FOR $1 OF MY ENEMY #1 MASS EFFECT: Jolley | Igle | Snyder FOUNDATION In 1984, Kyle Reese TOMB RAIDER #1 Walters | Francia | protected Sarah Connor Atiyeh | Carré from a cyborg that Simone | Selma | Gedeon | Atiyeh | Dos Santos Explore the vibrant, would stop at nothing to Superstar writer Gail Simone picks up Lara Croft’s engaging world of terminate her. In 1985, story where the smash hit Tomb Raider game left BioWare’s blockbuster Skynet targets a scientist off—in a new ongoing comics series! Following the science fiction epic— whose discoveries game acclaimed for its bold and sophisticated new for just $1! Mass Effect: threaten its future, but vision, this series launches Lara Croft on the formative Foundation starts with this time there is no resistance fighter sent a bang, introducing readers to an enigmatic back to face it! With only enemies around her, adventures that will change her life forever! agent and revealing the story of her time what chance does Elise Fong stand against spent on the violent mining colony of Themis! the perfect killing machine? COMICS 2 THE X-FILES: CONSPIRACY - TEENAGE MUTANT NEW TITLES NINIJA TURTLES Brisson | Walsh | Kim The Turtles are SHIPPING IN doing their best ROGUE TROOPER #1 to avoid trouble Ruckley | Ponticelli | in Northampton. Unfortunately, Fabry trouble finds them in the form of the FEBRUARY: Nu-Earth, just another Lone Gunmen! The fate of the world planet ravaged by a depends on the Gunmen getting galaxy-wide war, its the reclusive Turtles’ help. Add in an atmosphere poisoned undead menace and things are going by chemical weapons. to get downright dangerous! PREMIER Created to fight in such conditions were the G.I.s—genetically engineered infantrymen. But now only one remains, the man known as... Rogue Trooper. PUBLISHERS IDW is proud to re-introduce Rogue Trooper in this all-new series! CITY #1 SAMURAI Garcia | Fernandez | JACK SPECIAL: DIRECTOR’S CUT BATMAN: JOKER’S DAUGHTER #1 Edwards New from Darby Pop! Tartakovsky | Naylor | Bennett | Hetrick | Jeanty Ben Fischer helped Wray Who is The Joker’s Daughter? What horrors lurk in the mind build the world’s Back to the past! As the of this deranged lunatic, and why is there more to her than greatest surveillance evil demon Aku takes meets the eye? More than just a crazy person who stumbled upon The Joker’s system, Golden Shield, over the ancient world, face, more than just a woman with a mission, The Joker’s Daughter sees herself which utilizes every the fate of the world rests as a woman on the path of greed, dominance and lordship over the Gotham camera, cell phone, and in the hands of a noble samurai warrior. But Underground. This special issue tells computer in San Francisco to battle crime. There is only one problem: Golden Shield when Aku blasts him into the future (a future a sordid tale in the life of one of DC’s can’t work without a human mind to operate ruled by the shapeshifting demon), Samurai most popular new villains! it, resulting in a controversial melding of man Jack must find a way to return and right the and machine. wrongs of the past! This special Director’s THE ROYALS: Writer Eric Garcia (Anonymous Rex, Cut reprints the classic adaptation of the first MASTERS OF WAR #1 Matchstick Men) delivers an action-packed three episodes of Samurai Jack, along with Williams | Coleby | story that questions the roles of security and bonus pages and commentary from creator Bolland Genndy Tartakovsky and artist Bill Wray! SUPERMAN: technology in our modern society. LOIS LANE #1 The year is 1940. As the Blitz destroys London THE X-FILES: Bennett | Lupacchino | and kills thousands, the CONSPIRACY - Rocafort Royal Family looks on. MY LITTLE PONY: TRANSFORMERS Lois Lane is known for But in this world, the FRIENDSHIP IS Crilley | Verma | Kim chasing down stories — only people with special MAGIC #1 - The Lone Gunmen’s but what happens when abilities are Royalty, HUNDRED PENNY trail of secrets leads the story is her family? and the purer the bloodline, the greater PRESS EDITION them to evidence As her father gains more their abilities. So why don’t they stop the Cook | Price of extraterrestrial power in the government, carnage with their powers? A truce between The story that started life—mechanical Lois’s sister Lucy has become involved with a the Earth’s nobles has kept them out of our Pony comic book-mania extraterrestrial life! Will deadly drug scene! Meanwhile, Lois thought wars—until now. When England’s Prince returns for an affordable Optimus Prime and she was rid of the influence of Brainiac, but Henry can take no more and intervenes, price! The perfect place his allies trust these human interlopers— now she finds that the the computer tyrant of will it stop the planet’s suffering or take it to to jump on to the My and what secret conspiracy could involve Colu is calling out to her again! another level? Little Pony bandwagon! Cybertron, anyway?! COMICS 3 ONE HIT WONDER#1 Sapolsky | Olivetti NEW TITLES SHIPPING IN FEBRUARY: PREMIER PUBLISHERS If there was a thin line between reality and fiction, Richie Reese THE REVENGER #1 tore it down. Better, he Ross | Churchill crushed it. Smashed it. Destroyed it. From Griffin Franks was a joke in Hollywood. A child star to hitman washed up action-hero. Over the hill. Past it. in Hollywood, this is A has-been. A barely-was. But now he IS The the story of a glorious Revenger. He’s a star. His movie’s a hit. His bastard. Written by Fabrice Sapolsky (Spider- latest wife is hot. He finally has everything Man Noir) and drawn by superstar artist he wants. Just in time for someone to take it Ariel Olivetti (Cable, Punisher War Journal, all away. Forever. Starting with his face. Conan), this is the crime comedy series you don’t want to miss this year. APOCALYPSE AL #1 THE MERCENARY Straczynski | Kotian | SEA #1 Farmer | Sook Symons | Reynolds Alison Carter is a private “Nice Work If You Can detective. Her beat: the Get It” - Action and end of the world. Or more adventure set in 1938 - accurately, preventing The South Seas. Japan same. With an attitude of has invaded China. War “shoot first and the hell in Europe is imminent. with the questions,” she Ex-bootlegger Jack leads a life that would Harper captains The drive other investigators mad, filled with Venture, a refitted German U-Boat, with a monsters, demons, trolls, mad prophets, crew of expats, mercenaries and treasure zombie detectives, technomages, machine- hunters. They do whatever it takes to stay gun toting imps and dead boyfriends. In the afloat, often running up against pirates, first action-packed installment of this new headhunters, spies, and soldiers. They’re universe, Al is given her biggest assignment always one step away from the greatest ever, one that will take her into the heart of score of their lives...or their certain demise. Ultimate Darkness itself. The first of a four- issue miniseries, this issue contains 30 pages of story, unbroken by advertisements. UNDERTOW #1 (OF 6) Orlando | Trakhanov Atlantis is the world THE FUSE #1 superpower, and Redum Johnston | Greenwood Anshargal is its worst “The Russia Shift,” enemy. If you want to Part One - Working break free of the system, homicide 22,000 miles he can offer you a place up on an orbiting energy at his side, exploring platform, in a five-mile- the wild surface world in long jury-rigged steel his watertight city barge city stuffed with a half The Deliverer. He and his hostage-protege million people, with no Ukinnu Alal hunt the Amphibian, a legend help from your so-called that could be the key to an air-breathing life colleagues back on Earth, is more than on land. But as they become the hunted, can tough...it’s murder! Cynical, foul-mouthed Anshargal’s team survive long enough to veteran Antony Johnston (Umbral, turn the tables on the godlike beast they set Wasteland, Daredevil) gets partnered with out for? A brand new pulp monster adventure fresh-faced idealist Justin Greenwood with Ray Harryhausen at its heart and a look (Wasteland, Resurrection) for a new crime at Atlantis like never before from the up-and- series with attitude! Murder, mayhem, and coming team of writer Steve Orlando (Mystery mystery—22,000 miles straight up.
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