Check out these IDW COMIC titles and so much more hitting stores this AUGUST 2021! Additionally, you can check out every IDW COMIC title hitting stores this JULY by clicking right HERE! To snag any of these comics, trades, or related volumes through Amazon, simply click on the name of the highlighted/ underlined series below. Enjoy and God Bless!
Bermuda #2 (of 4)
John Layman (w) • Nick Bradshaw (a) • Nick Bradshaw (c)
John Layman and Nick Bradshaw’s adventure epic continues!
Bermuda’s no fool. She knows better than to take on the Mers, the savage aquatic race of slavers who terrorize all who wash up on the mysterious island of Trangle. But recent arrival Bobby Randolph is determined to save his missing sister, so he goes looking for help in the one place he absolutely should not—Piratetown!
FC • 36 pages • $4.99
Canto III: Lionhearted #2 (of 6)
David M. Booher (w) • Drew Zucker (a & c)
Fan-favorite CANTO continues! The clockwork knight and his old friend, the warrior Aulaura, are in search of allies in their coming war against the Shrouded Man. Possibly the greatest allies they could hope for are Canto’s former slavers, but before they can attempt to build bridges and combine their efforts, they must be found! And the only one who knows where they may be is on the other side of a Kraken!
Join the latest adventure in the Canto-verse that Major Spoilers called “a quest story to savor.”
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #285
—Cover A: Andrew Griffith
—Cover B: Freddie Williams II
Larry Hama (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
“Murder by Assassination” Part 5! EXPLOSIVE FINALE! Murder, mystery, and mayhem continue as the newest JOE continues her investigation into Cobra chaos. Can she, with the help of some special friends, solve the mystery and save the day before it’s too late? The plot thickens as Living Legend Larry Hama and superstar artist Andrew Griffith (Transformers) conclude their bombastic tale featuring the exciting new JOE team member—codename: SHERLOCK!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors #5 (of 5)
—Cover A: Dan Schoening
—Cover B: Photo Cover
Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)
Rise Up, Part 5! The time has come to see if the world is worthy of saving! Can our heroes—with a little help from the Shobijin—show Godzilla that mankind is capable of hope? Or will the Priestesses’ frightening vision of the future come to pass?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Marvel Action: Spider-Man #5
Sarah Graley, Stef Purenins (w) • Philip Murphy (a & c)
The science fair is finally here! Oscorp School of Technology is filled with eager students, proud parents, and possibly an evil principal. Can Spider-Man save everyone without revealing his identity? Find out in an all-new adventure from writers Sarah Graley and Stef Purenins and artist Philip Murphy (Star Trek vs Transformers, Powerpuff Girls)!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #101
—Cover A: Andy Price
—Cover B: JustaSuta
Jeremy Whitley (w) • Toni Kuusisto (a) • Andy Price ( c)
Season 10 continues here!
The Knights of Harmony have arrived in Equestria with a plan to take the Elements of Harmony from our heroes—as the Mane 6 gear up for a climactic showdown, will friendship save the day?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Sonic the Hedgehog #44
—Cover A: Gigi Dutriex
—Cover B: Jamal Peppers
Ian Flynn (w) • Bracardi Curry (a) • Gigi Dutriex (c)
MISSING: Belle the Tinkerer—doll-like look, blue eyes, made of wood, usually wears a green hat, and is known for being clumsy.
The search for Belle begins! Sonic and the Chaotix search far and wide for their new friend as she fights to escape. But will that be enough, or have the bad guys already won…? And where have the Zeti gone? Find out the conclusion to “Zeti Hunt”!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek: The Mirror War #0
—Cover A: Carlos Nieto—SPOTLIGHT
—Cover B: Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe—SPOTLIGHT
David & Scott Tipton (w) • Carlos Nieto (a & c)
Get caught up with the Mirror Enterprise-D before its crew—helmed by Jean-Luc Picard—faces new threats and challenges in the upcoming Mirror War event!
Following the failure of the attempt to steal ships from the Prime Universe, Picard and the Mirror Crew are called back to Earth to report to the Emperor personally… so long as they can survive the trip!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #7
Daniel José Older (w) • Harvey Tolibao (a & c)
As the galaxy prepares for its Republic Fair, Qort and Farzala are sent on a diplomatic mission to negotiate with the Hutts, who have joined them in the fight against the Drengir. But relations turn sour, and it’s going to take all of their training to get them out of the situation!
Writer Daniel José Older, bestselling author of Star Wars: Last Shot and artist Harvey Tolibao bring IDW into The High Republic, a massive publishing crossover spanning comics and prose!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures—The Monster of Temple Peak #1 (of 4)
—GEM OF THE MONTH
Cavan Scott (w) • Rachael Stott (a & c)
Follow former Jedi turned saber-for-hire monster hunter Ty Yorrick in her first comic appearance in this all-new High Republic miniseries by Cavan Scott and Rachael Stott!
Ty is a brave yet superstitious monster hunter, traversing the galaxy with KL-03 and her trusty rune-stones fighting the deadliest monsters on any world. After dealing with an escaped Drewen being transported to the Republic Fair, Ty heads to Loreth, where local pioneers have tasked her with taking on the fearsome Gretalax that terrorizes them. She takes the mission but can’t shake the feeling that something is amiss with the Force.
FC • 36 pages • $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #120
—Cover A: Jodi Nishijima
—Cover B: Kevin Eastman
Sophie Campbell (w) • Jodi Nishijima (a) • Jodi Nishijima (c)
A protest at the Mutanimals HQ turns violent and threatens to destabilize Mutant Town permanently! TMNT allies and enemies rush to take advantage of the situation but not before Old Hob makes a surprise decision that will shake allegiances!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Last Ronin #4 (of 5)
—SPOTLIGHT
Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Tom Waltz (w) • Kevin Eastman, Esau and Isaac Escorza, Ben Bishop (a & c)
With a few key allies, the Ronin takes on the greatest risk yet to infiltrate Baxter Stockman’s tech island! What happened many years ago to set the Ronin on this quest for vengeance? Find out in this action-packed penultimate issue!
FC • 52 pages • $8.99
Transformers #34
—Cover A: Winston Chan
—Cover B: Susan Margevich
Brian Ruckley (w) • Anna Malkova (a) • Winston Chan (c)
“Sea of Rust,” part one! Megatron has learned that his former mentor, Termagax, holds a key artifact that could tip the scales of the war firmly in the Decepticons’ favor, eliminating the Autobots once and for all. The first order of business, of course, is finding Termagax’s House, a mobile building on the run. And as tensions erupt between Megatron’s Decepticons and his old mentor, the Autobots put themselves in the crossfire!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Beast Wars #7
—Cover A: Fico Ossio
—Cover B: Ed Pirrie
Erik Burnham (w) • Winston Chan (a) • Fico Ossio (c)
“Pod”, part one! After their first explosive battle, both the Maximals and Predacons have allowed a lull to refresh and regroup. But when the first protoform pod comes down and a new entrant to the Beast Wars enters the fray, things are going to change in a major way! But whose side is Blackarachnia on?!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: King Grimlock #1 (of 5)
—Cover A: Cary Nord—GEM OF THE MONTH
—Cover B: Agustin Padilla—GEM OF THE MONTH
Steve Orlando (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Cary Nord (c)
KING GRIMLOCK BEGINS! Grimlock, the beloved powerhouse T-rex with an attitude and one of the strongest Cybertronians in existence, finds himself magically transported to a world of fantastical beasts and strange powers! In this savage world, where the strong rule with sword and iron, Grimlock finds a new opportunity to prove he’s the strongest there is… but as Grimlock and the human barbarian, Arko, will learn, sometimes brute strength isn’t enough.
Written by Steve Orlando (Wonder Woman, Justice League of America) with art by Agustin Padilla (Dungeons & Dragons, Suicide Squad), King Grimlock features the iconic Transformers character in a solo adventure through a world of swords-and-sorcery unlike anything you’ve ever seen!
FC • 36 pages • $4.99
Transformers: Shattered Glass #1 (of 5)
—Cover A: Alex Milne—SPOTLIGHT
—Cover B: Dan Khanna—SPOTLIGHT
Danny Lore (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Alex Milne (c)
Shattered Glass isn’t your average Transformers tale… “Shards” is the story of the ongoing battle between the power-hungry Autobot autocrats and the freedom-fighting Decepticon laborers. Join author Danny Lore (James Bond, King in Black: Captain America, Champions) in exploring this fractured alternate universe just before it shatters.
In issue #1, many kilocycles after the Cybertronian War has destroyed Earth, Blurr, an evil Autobot bodyscrapper, hunts his newest bounty who holds a piece of information that could reignite the war.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Usagi Yojimbo: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy #3 (of 6)
Stan Sakai (w & a) • David Petersen (c)
Usagi springs his friend Tomoe from captivity in a daring escape! Meanwhile, bounty-hunter Gen gets closer to his deadly prey, Zato-Ino, the blind Swordspig! All this and brand-new color add up to make this one of the most epic Usagi tales of all time!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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