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Five Thoughts, One Bon Mot: The First Collection Of The Highest House.
IDW debuted an English language edition in 2018 to less excitement than a Transformers spinoff Which is crazy, so in no particular order, here's five thoughts about the IDW collection. The Highest House cover by Yuko Shimizu 1 I'm annoyed and surprised how little discussion of how The Highest House made it to the English language market:[...]
New Duds for Batman and his Butler... Splinter?
Our heroes have battled the evil of the Foot Clan in Gotham City and Bane in New York, but now Krang has gotten his hands on the most dangerous technologies in the DC Universe-and no universe is safe from his wrath! Co-published with IDW. The new series will hit comic shops on May 1st, and features[...]
Transformers Comic Will Debut New Character in Issue #4- Who is it?
The Transformers comic relaunch from IDW has been a pleasant surprise thus far, and issue #4 will introduce a new character to the series and its mythos Artist Andrew Griffith shared his initial designs for the new female bot on Twitter today, and to say it is eye-catching is an understatement. Some news! I'll be doing[...]
Your First Look at Gozer-Bot in Ghostbusters/Transformers Crossover Preview
IDW has released a lettered preview of their upcoming crossover between Ghostbusters and Transformers, aptly titled Transformers/Ghostbusters The series, like all good things, was born of the desire to make a transforming Ecto-1 toy, and now here we are In this preview, we see Gozer appear in the form of a Transformer and get into[...]
IDW Artist's Edition Wondercon Panel
I am typically not much of a fan of the convention panels where they just announce the new books for the next 6 to 12 months, but the IDW Artist's Edition Panel is always an exception, and with both Scott Dunbier, Director of Special Projects for IDW and the person behind the concept of Artist's[...]
IDW Publishing 20th Anniversary Celebration Panel at Wondercon
This was described by the title as being for IDW Publishing's 20th Anniversary, so I had thoughts that we might hear some stories from the early days of IDW, however the panel was all about what's coming up for IDW Publishing in the next few months, at least as far as comic book releases go[...]
IDW is Launching a New Care Bears Comic in July
IDW announced plans to launch a new Care Bears comic at WonderCon Saturday The comic will be based on the new Care Bears cartoon from Boomerang, Care Bears: Unlock the Magic Matthew Erman and Nadia Shammas will co-write the comic, with art by Agnes Garbowska. THR reported the news, and in a shocking twist for comics[...]
Wynonna Earp
Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported on IDW Media Holdings plans to raise up to $25 million from existing investors by selling them shares of Class B common stock The news follows an earlier this week that IDW Media Holdings had engaged JP Morgan to assist in "a review of strategic relationships and alternatives to maximize[...]
IDW Publishing Makes Less Than 40% of It's Revenue From the Direct Market
Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported on IDW Media Holdings plans to raise up to $25 million from existing investors by selling them shares of Class B common stock The news follows an earlier this week that IDW Media Holdings had engaged JP Morgan to assist in "a review of strategic relationships and alternatives to maximize[...]
Corporate Structure from IDW Media Holdings Website
Following up on the news earlier this week that IDW Media Holdings had engaged JP Morgan to assist in "a review of strategic relationships and alternatives to maximize stockholder value and to realize the full potential of its vast content library and pipeline" — in other words, a potential sale — the company has sent[...]
Corporate Structure from IDW Media Holdings Website
If you're in the marketed for a comic book publisher, board game maker, and Hollywood IP developer, oh boy has IDW Media Holdings got a deal for you! IDWM has announced via press release that it has "initiated a review of strategic relationships and alternatives to maximize stockholder value and to realize the full potential[...]
The Crow Crosses Over with Hack/Slash at IDW
IDW has announced a new crossover between The Crow and Hack/Slash, kicking off in June from Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley and Crow artist Jim Terry From the press release: Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley brings his singular vision of horror – and his unique version of the "Final Girl" – to IDW in The Crow: Hack/Slash, a[...]
IDW to Publish Haunted Mansion Graphic Novel by Sina Grace and Egle Bartolini
Nowadays, Disney outsources most of its properties to IDW and Dark Horse, even sending some Marvel Comics properties to IDW And so, it makes sense to give the whole Haunted Mansion thing a try once more, with IDW announcing a new Haunted Mansion original graphic novel by Sina Grace and Egle Bartolini. From the press release: This[...]
Ninja Civil War is Brewing in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' #92
Master Splinter and Oroku Karai are negotiating for her peaceful assumption of control over the Foot Clan, but outside forces may taint the already fragile peace between the two teams. //Credit: IDW Publishing Somehow, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #92 manages to maintain an entertaining pace, despite the bulk of the issue revolving around said negotiations Karai is[...]
'Dungeons & Dragons: A Darkened Wish' #1 Kicks Off Adventure Series (REVIEW)
There's a lot to like, but there's some issues, too. //Credit: IDW Publishing Let's start with the positive, though! The story, as written by B Dave Walters, certainly has an epic feel to it We're treated to a siege scene with pretty high-stakes, and the invasion force is full of all sorts of cool looking brigands. Helene, the[...]
IDW Teases 2 Top Secret Guests for WonderCon, Plus: Exclusives, Panels, Signings, More
IDW has sent out a press release detailing their plans for WonderCon, and the signing schedule at their booth teases two TOP SECRET guests What is IDW hiding?! Most likely, we'll find out during their Friday panel, IDW Publishing: 20th Anniversary Celebration!, described thusly: Friday, 3/29/19, 2:00p.m – 3:00p.m., Room: 209 IDW turns 20 this year—but we're bringing[...]
Canto 01-coverA_Previews
A new all-ages book will debut in June from IDW called Canto The book, written by David M Booher (Powerless, Alien Bounty Hunter) and featuring art by the team of Drew Zucker (The House, Skybreaker), Vittorio Astone, and Deron Bennett, will tell the story of Canto, a creature whose race has clocks instead of hearts[...]
IDW Media Holdings Investors Call for Sale of Company in Open Letter
It's been an interesting year and a half for IDW Media Holdings, the parent company of IDW Publishing, the company which makes your favorite G.I Joe, Transformers, and My Little Pony comics. Just last week, we learned that Chairman and controlling stockholder Howard Jonas would replace a departing Kerry McCluggage CEO of IDW Media Holdings[...]
IDW Board Member Charged in Cardis Fraud
Stephen Brown, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of IDW Media Holdings, has been accused by the New York Attorney General of multiple charges of fraud, including "Material Misrepresentations," "Repeated and Persistent Fraud and Illegality," "Actual Fraud," "Equitable Fraud," and "Constructive Fraud" in relation to his position with financial transaction startup Cardis, alleged by[...]
Transformers/Ghostbusters Creative Team Talks About Upcoming Crossover Comic
In an unusual move for a comic book publisher, IDW has sent out a press release consisting entirely of an interview with Transformers/Ghostbusters crossover creative team Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, and Luis Antonio Delgado One of the questions we're frequently asked by outsiders curious about the glamorous comics news business is why there seems to[...]
Vampires Attack in Atomic Robo: Dawn of the New Era #3 (REVIEW)
[rwp_box_recap id="0"] There are whole lot of rabid vampires invading the pages of Atomic Robo: Dawn of the New Era #3, a title that claims it wanted to "step back from big sci-fi action action for a little while and try out a slower paced story". //Credit: IDW Publishing I don't think Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener could help[...]
'Locke & Key': Happy Together's Felix Mallard Joins Netflix Series Adapt
The ten-episode  supernatural-fantasy drama stems from Hill, Carlton Cuse, and IDW Entertainment. CBS/Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez Netflix's adaptation of the horror/fantasy comic book series focuses on the Locke siblings – Kinsey (Utopia's Emilia Jones), Tyler (American Crime's Connor Jessup), and Bode (It's Jackson Robert Scott) – who move to their ancestral home in Massachusetts after the gruesome murder of their father, only to[...]
'Locke & Key': Preacher's Michael Morris Directing First 2 Eps of Netflix Adapt
Morris will also serve as an executive producer on the first epsode of upcoming supernatural-fantasy drama from Hill, Carlton Cuse, and IDW Entertainment. UTA Netflix's adaptation of the horror/fantasy comic book series focuses on the Locke siblings – Kinsey (Utopia's Emilia Jones), Tyler (American Crime's Connor Jessup), and Bode (It's Jackson Robert Scott) – who move to their ancestral home in Massachusetts[...]
Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo Leaves Dark Horse for IDW
In a serious blow to Dark Horse's martial arts skilled anthropomorphic animal output, Stan Sakai is moving his beloved samurai rabbit comic Usagi Yojimbo to rival publisher IDW beginning in June For IDW, which already publishes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics in three different continuities, the move pretty much allows them to corner the market[...]
Transformers Ghostbusters ECTO-1 Ectotron 1
IDW will debut the characters origin in a new 5 issue miniseries from Erik Burnham and Dan Schoening that will start in June Check out the full details and pics of the new robot down below! Autobots, Decepticons and ghosts?! Hasbro, Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) and Sony Pictures Consumer Products today revealed the first-ever TRANSFORMERS-Ghostbusters Collaborative figure, the[...]
TMNT #91: Classic Turtles Nostalgia Done Right (REVIEW)
[rwp_box_recap id="0"] IDW's current run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles isn't out to light the world on fire, and in this case, that's a good thing. Courtesy IDW Publishing Karai has returned to New York City to claim her right to lead the Foot Clan, which has been under the watchful eye of Master Splinter since the Shredder's[...]