Tag: IDW
IDW and Hasbro renew pact
When I first got this email, I read it as "Ended their relationship, and I was like WHA--???!?!? But no no, the correct title is "IDW And Hasbro Celebrate 10 Years By Extending Their Relationship " which makes a ton of sense. Books like Transformers, GI Joe and My Little Pony have become mainstays for IDW and often damn good comics, like the epic TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE that Tom Scioli and John Barber turned into a critical hit.
The Worldly Magic of Hugo Pratt’s Corto Maltese
Under the Sign of Capricorn by Hugo Pratt IDW/Eurocomics, $29.99 _________________________________________________
As the year turns, IDW's EuroComics imprint debuts with the first of twelve projected...
IDW starts publishing Disney Comics
IDW sort of hinted at this back at NYCC, when they announced an Artists Editions of the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. At the retailer meeting, Dirk Wood said, in that special way of his, something along the lines of "There will be more coming from IDW and Disney." which at the time was a pretty clear indication there would be...more.
And so there is, and they mentioned it again in the fall but no one noticed. And now they just slyly let it out in the April Solicitations.
Simon Pegg to co-write Star Trek 3
It has only been over a month since Roberto Orci walked away from the director's chair on the upcoming Star Trek threequel, with Fast...
Farrago teams with IDW for free comics
In the post Amazology world. many digital comics apps and companies have sprung up trying to stake their claim in this growing world. Farrago Comics is an app for iPad and android that offers a range of free comics. As suggested by their motto "Comic Book Freedom!" the idea is to provide a manageable app for sampling and reading—which isn't a bad one given today's crazy quilt of digital platforms. Revenue is provided by ads, as it is with many apps. Up until now they were offering mostly Golden Age and indie comics, but they've just sign up with IDW to offer some fan fave #1 from the likes of Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, Jonathan Maberry, Chris Roberson, Ashley Wood, etc.
IDW signs with WME for representation
IDW Entertainment, the production arm of the company, has signed with the WME talent agency for representation. WME will represent all film and television projects for IDW, which was formerly repped by Circle of Confusion. THR has a bit more on the deal:
UPDATED: IDW acquires Top Shelf, from Alan Moore to Zander Cannon
Well, bam, 2015 is off to a rousing start, with news breaking this morning that San Diego's IDW has acquired Atlanta/PDX's Top Shelf, with Top Shelf's Chris Staros to remain as Editor in Chief, while partner Brett Warnock retires from comics to run a food and nature blog. Top Shelf will remain as a separate line at IDW, while Leigh Walton, Chris Ross and Zac Boone will all stay on at the new imprint.
The IDW Discovery Sale is a Hidden Gem Amongst a Slew of Discounts
By: Alexander Jones
We just reported on a huge Boxing Day sale across Comixology, but there is one $9.99 collection to rule them all (aside...
Don Rosa’s Life and Time of Scrooge McDuck gets Artist’s Edition from IDW
An oversize artist's edition of Don Rosa's devoutly worshipped The Life and Time of Scrooge McDuck?
You'll have to wait until April, true believers.
Rosa's epic...
IDW to collect Simonon’s Star Slammers
The other day we mentioned a bunch of reprints coming out from Dover, several of them from the long ago era when Marvel published...
IDW to publish print version of D4ve with new Fiona Staples cover
Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Ramon's D4ve, a Monkeybrian digital original about a middle aged robot who yearns for one last battle, is coming to print from IDW in February, with a new cover by Fiona Staples. Nice, eh? PR below:
Thrillbent teams with IDW for print collections
The Thrillbent digital comics imprint created by Mark Waid and John Rogers is coming to print from IDW, home to many a comics imprint. Starting next year, IDW will bring out print collection of Thrillbent titles, starting with Empire Volume Two and Insufferable,
“I love print comics,” said Waid in a statement. “While we have always proudly been digital-first, print was always in Thrillbent’s business plan--but for a start-up company like ours, it was cost-prohibitive. Once we proved our commitment to ongoing content--Thrillbent currently hosts literally hundreds of new comics, with more added every week--we were courted by several print publishers looking to partner. IDW was the clear choice--its track record for i








