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John Layman and Nick Bradshaw Launch Bermuda at IDW in 2020
IDW announced a new comic at New York Comic Con from John Layman and Nick Bradshaw, set to debut in 2020 The comic is called Bermuda, about a 16-year-old girl who lives in an otherworldly dimension. Bermuda is just your normal, everyday 16-year old girl – who just happens to live in an otherworldly dimension, swarming[...]
First Look at IDW's New York Comic Con Booth #NYCC
So IDW Publishing seem to have taken their old look Bleeding Cool's photojournalist Daniel Celko has been striding across the showfloor of New York Comic Con 2019, to check in with the big boys of comic book publishing… and with DC Comics and Image Comics hiding, IDW it is… Those are the vertical panels Image Comics[...]
Corporate Structure from IDW Media Holdings Website
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported on IDW Media Holdings Vice Chairman Stephen Brown's recent federal indictment as part of a money-laundering scandal involving Joseph Menaged, father of disgraced reality TV star Yomtov Scott Menaged This followed Brown's naming in a civil suit by the New York Attorney General for completely separate fraud charges related to credit card[...]
In Wake of Financial Losses, IDW Publishing Hires 5 Seasoned Executives
IDW Publishing has announced the hiring of five new executives across its sales, marketing, operations, and design divisions The hires include Rebekah Cahalin as General Manager/Head of Operations, Tara McCrillis as Director of Design & Production, Jud Meyers as Sales Director, Rosalind Morehead as Direct Market Sales Manager, and Anna Morrow as Marketing Director[...]
IDW Launches Kickstarter for Wynonna Earp Season 3 Blu-Ray
IDW Entertainment has launched a Kickstarter to sell the Blu-Ray for Wynonna Earp Season 3, the company revealed in a press release Monday It looks like IDW is asking the beleaguered fans of the cult-favorite show to shell out a minimum of $37 plus shipping and handling to obtain a copy of the 2-disc, 12-episode[...]
The Turtles Regroup in Tomorrow's TMNT #98 [Preview]
Splinter and his sons may have lost the battle for control of the Foot Clan, but the war continues in City at War as IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing gets closer to its landmark 100th issue. In this preview of TMNT #98, by Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow, Tom Waltz, Michale Dialynas, Ronda Pattison, and Shawn[...]
Cancellations for Marilyn Manor Suggests Problems For IDW and Black Crown
Bleeding Cool has been hearing for some time there were issues between comic book publishers IDW and their imprint Black Crown run by former DC Vertigo's Shelly Bond And for another month IDW solicitations did not contain any mention of Black Crown titles. Their most recently published title, Eve Stranger is delayed Issue 3 came out[...]
IDW Media Holdings Loses Another $1.5 Million in Q3 2019
IDW Media Holdings, the parent company of IDW Publishing, continues to lose money, their latest financial report for Q3 2019 reveals IDWM reported over $1.5 million in losses for the period from May 1st to July 31st, listed in the opening statement of the press release as "a net loss per share of ($0.20) on[...]
IDW Brings John Byrne to New York City Comic Con
Most comic book publishers bring things like variant covers, t-shirts, statues, pins, and other merchandise as EXCLUSIVES to sell at comic book conventions, but IDW is one-upping all their competitors The publisher is bringing the actual John Byrne as their New York Comic Con EXCLUSIVE That's right, no one knows how, but IDW somehow coaxed[...]
New Female Turtle Jennika Finally Dons Her Mask in TMNT #97
But in addition to saving her life, the procedure transformed Jennika into a mutant turtle herself, the first female mutant turtle in the IDW ongoing somic book series (and we shall never speak of Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation again) That milestone caused the issue to rocket in speculator market sales and even caused IDW[...]
Going Antiviral: Robert Grossman's "Life on the Moon"
Then there's the August 1972 National Lampoon cover spread of President Richard Nixon as Pinocchio. Beyond that, there's covers on a stunning range of magazines from politically subversive 1960s/70s publications like Ramparts and The Realist, to Rolling Stone, to that firmly mainstream December 6, 1968 Time Magazine cover depicting the Race for the Moon. Looking back on[...]
"Contra" and "Bomberman" Board Games Licensed by Konami
In 2020, Blacklist Games and IDW Games will be looking to release board games based on the Contra and Bomberman franchises, respectively These two franchises are owned and licensed by Konami Cross Media NY, and are based on video games The release is geared towards North American crowds. Source: Zikoko.com Contra is a run-and-gun arcade game released[...]
Star Trek: Picard Gets a Comic Book Prequel from IDW
IDW will publish a three-issue prequel comic tying into CBS's Star Trek: Picard in November, CBS revealed in a press release Star Trek: Picard – Countdown will be written by Mike Johnson along with Picard producer Kirsten Beyer, exploring a life-changing mission for the titular captain In addition to the comic, Simon & Schuster Gallery[...]
Sal Buschema Returns for Backup Story in IDW's Rom: Dire Wraiths #1
At San Diego Comic-Con, IDW revealed plans to launch a brand new Rom series called Rom: Dire Wraiths Today, IDW sent out a press release packed with details on the series, which is set to launch in October, and amongst those details is the news that legendary comic book artist Sal Buscema will contribute art[...]
Sophie Campbell to Write and Draw TMNT After 100th Issue
A lot has been changing in IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with the creation of a new female turtle, Jennika, in TMNT #95 driving up prices for the issue on eBay Jennika, second in command of Splinter, who has been running the Foot Clan since Shredder's death, was stabbed by Karai after turning down an[...]
IDW: The Next 20 Years
John Barber, writer and former editor, moderated a panel of creators to discuss what the San Diego based publisher has coming up after reflecting on two decades in the industry so far. Barber began by discussing some recent developments including bringing on "the best English language comic of the last 35 years," with Stan Sakai and[...]
Has IDW Bought Sunday Press Books?
Publisher's Weekly has confirmed what Bleeding Cool told you two days ago, that IDW has acquired Sunday Press Books Well, Publisher's Weekly says that IDW bought Sunday Press, but from what we understand, 'acquire' is a more accurate term. They state that Sunday Press Books founder Peter Maresca will continue to oversee the publishing program while IDW[...]
Star Trek: Voyager IDW
IDW Publishing has announced a new comic book series launching in October, billing it as the first-ever comic book foray of Star Trek: Voyager into the Mirror Universe, because everything is a first of something The crew of the ship actually never had Mirror Universe versions on the television show either, though Mirror Tuvak did[...]
Kate Leth, Sam Maggs, More Creators Revealed for Upcoming Transformers Comics
At the IDW and Hasbro panel at San Diego Comic-Con today, IDW revealed some upcoming creative teams for transformers comics Writer Sam Maggs tweeted a photo of the teams, revealing that she will write a storyline for Transformers: Galaxies spinoff series which launches in September In addition to Maggs' story, which appears in Transformers: Galaxies[...]
IDW to Launch Rom: Dire Wraiths Comic in October
With that motto in mind, IDW is try, trying again with a new Rom series, following up on the 2016 series that ran for fifteen issues This one will be called Rom: Dire Wraiths, and though the publisher teased it at the IDW and Hasbro SDCC panel on Thursday, no creative team was announced. According to[...]