If you ever wanted to see what happens in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies battle robots and Amazon warriors, then IDW had a hard cover trade for you.

The oversize hardcover Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons book, which showcases the Eisner Award-nominated team’s tale on glossy 8-3/4 ” x 13″ pages, includes all three stories in the miniseries, the multiple covers Ash designed, and additional never-before-seen Wood art. And it’s all adorned by an all-new cover painting from Wood, too. “This format is the ultimate showcase for Wood’s artwork,” says Ryall, who also serves as IDW’s Publisher and Editor-in-Chief.

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Gene Simmons and his Simmons Comics Group will release Zipper this November through IDW Publishing.

In Zipper, the soldier Xeng Ral lives only to serve the collective society on his home planet, Etheria. But then something forbidden happens: He starts to think as an individual, contemplating his own autonomy. The Etherian solution to such behavior? “Reconditioning”, which Xeng Ral escapes by stealing a protective zippered dimensional suit and plunging through a wormhole that lands him on planet Earth. Protected only by his suit, which conceals arsenal of interdimensional weaponry, Xeng Ral sets out to explore his new world while desperately evading those who would hunt him down from Etheria.

Zipper is the third title from Simmons Comics Group.

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Think of this as Angel: Season Six. IDW Publishing is following the lead of Dark Horse Comics and releasing an all new Angel series that picks up right after Season Five ended.

The first issue in this maxi-series looks at who lived after that climactic battle, who died, and what happened to all of Los Angeles in its wake.

Best of all, Joss Whedon hand picked the creative team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru to tell the tales, it’s just too bad this is a maxi-series instead of an ongoing. Then again, if fans pick up this series in droves, it could prompt a much longer run, or even a season seven follow up.

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The all CGI Beowulf movie is set to land in theaters November 16, 2007, and IDW Publishing is prepping its adaptation of the ancient story for a weekly release.

The comic book series will be released weekly throughout October, delivering a month-long celebration of the November 16 big-screen release.
Writer Chris Ryall, who is also IDW Publishing’s publisher and editor-in-chief; artist Gabriel Rodriguez; and colorist Jay Fotos-the creative team who also adapted author Clive Barker’s The Great and Secret Show for IDW Publishing and George Romero’s Land of the Dead-adapted the story directly from the screenplay written by Roger Avary, who co-wrote Pulp Fiction and Neil Gaiman, author of the award-winning comic series The Sandman and the novel Stardust, which was adapted for the big screen this year. The weekly issues will also feature back-up material such as a reprinting of the original poem and text pieces that explore Beowulf’s influence on other comics and movies.

Take the jump for the release schedule and full cover.

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IDW Publishing is set to release six adaptations of BoingBoing.net’s Cory Doctorow’s short stories.  Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now will be adapted by several different creative teams each selected to fit the story’s tone and style.

Up first in the series is Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now #1, with an adaptation of Anda’s Game. For 12-year-old Anda, getting paid real money to kill the characters of players who were cheating in her favorite online computer game was a win-win situation-until she found out who was paying her and what those characters meant to the livelihood of children around the world. Award-winning artist Sam Kieth, who is known for his work on projects such as Marvel’s Wolverine and the current DC Comics series Batman/Lobo, provides the debut issue’s cover, which will be released to comic book stores on October 17.

The first issue is being written by Dara Naraghi with art by Esteve Polls.

Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now #2 is based on Doctorow’s When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth, winner of the Locus Award, which honors science fiction and fantasy writing, for best novelette of 2006. This story asks the question of who will keep the computers online when the end of the world comes. With a cover by Scott Morse, who is known for work such as Magic Pickle for Oni Press and IDW’s own Little Book of Horror: Frankenstein, the adaptation is written by J.C. Vaughn and art is by Daniel Warner.

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IDW Publishing has announced the 24: Nightfall series will be getting a trade paperback.

A prequel to the hit Fox television series, 24: Nightfall begins before the clock started ticking on season one. At that time, CTU Agent Jack Bauer was the head of an elite Special Forces team, which was sent to take down mass-murderer Victor Drazen-a most challenging task by any means, but especially in the war-torn former Yugoslavia. Events quickly spiraled out of control, as the hunters become the hunted and the truth behind the pivotal Operation: Nightfall is revealed.

The 24: Nightfall trade arrives this month for $19.99.

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IDW Publishing has released the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in October 2007. Beowulf looks strong, and there is plenty Transformers and 30 Days of Night stuff to keep you busy.

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IDW Publishing has announced a prequel to the graphic novel and upcoming movie 30 Days of Night. while you might think a vampire-in-the-arctic-circle story might be a one shot deal, Ben Templesmith returns telling a story set 100 years before the original.

In “30 Days of Night: Red Snow,” Eisner Award-nominated artist Templesmith, makes his debut as writer/artist on the nightmarish world of vampires he co-created. This gritty, three-part tale is set during World War II and follows a British military attaché who is assigned to getting aid through Stalin’s frontline troops, all while the Russian winter grows more threatening. However, he finds survival even more difficult than anticipated when an unexpected element-which is much more adept at killing humans than humans are-adds itself to the mix.

Oh great - commie vampires… A quick three page preview after the jump.

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IDW Publishing has announced the company will release a six-book series collecting every single Milton Caniff Terry and the Pirates newspaper strips.

The Sunday pages will be reproduced in color, along side the daily black-and-white strips.Volume One, to be published in July, contains more than 800 consecutive strips, from the series’ beginning in 1934 through the end of 1936. An informed essay provides biographical material and places Caniff’s seminal work in the context of both comic strip history and of the real-world events reflected in the stories.

“This is the definitive edition of the definitive adventure series,” says series editor and designer Dean Mullaney. “All Sunday pages have been lovingly restored from the original color pages culled from my private collection and supplemented by the Cartoon Research Library at Ohio State University.” The books will be an oversized 11″ x 8.5″, in order to showcase the richness of Caniff’s art and storytelling. Future editions will be released on a quarterly schedule.

The first volume will be released in July for $49.99.

I remember reading Terry and the Pirates as a wee little lad at my grandparents house in a series of reprints that had been collected at the time. I remember thinking how awesome some of the stories were, even if I didn’t understand all the meaning in some of the encounters.

If IDW does for Terry what Fantagraphics did for Popeye, I’m in!

For more on Terry from the IDW press release, take the jump.

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IDW has provided the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in June.

Transformers: The Movie Adaptation #1
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Alex Milne (a)

Kicking off a month-long spectacular event to celebrate the July 4 opening of the big-screen TRANSFORMERS movie! The official adaptation of Transformers: The Movie picks up directly where the Movie Prequel leaves off—the TRANSFORMERS’ brutal war has come to Earth and perhaps our only chance for survival may be with the young boy who just might hold the key to ending the war forever. Each issue of the adaptation will offer 32 ad-free pages and include concept art, interviews, and additional never-before-seen material. Subsequent issues of the official adaptation of Transformers: The Movie will be released on a weekly schedule throughout the month of June. Issue 1 features a special wraparound cover by interior artist Alex Milne (The Transformers: Megatron Origin)! Issue 1 will be in stores on June 6.

*Retailers: See your order form for special incentives

FC • $3.99 • 32 pages

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