October 2022

IDW October 2022 Solicitations

IDW October 2022 Solicitations

The IDW October 2022 solicitations are here! Continue on with your favorite TMNT, Transformers, and Sonic comics along with a few new minis and more!

Common abbreviations

  • TP/TPB: Trade Paperback
  • SC: Softcover (like a TPB)
  • HC: Hardcover
  • FC: Full Color
  • DM: Direct Market. This refers primarily to comic book stores or online shops that order via the same means as a comic book store (primarily Diamond or Lunar). Places like Amazon or Barnes and Noble will generally NOT have these variants.
  • FOC: Final Order Cutoff – The time an order has to be submitted by the vendor. Also when you need to get your order in by at TalesofWonder for preorders.
  • RES: Resolicit – A new listing for a product that was previously solicited in PREVIEWS or New to Order, and which is being listed anew since the original Solicitation was cancelled either by the vendor or by Diamond.
  • O/A: Offered Again – This designates an item that has been previously solicited and released, but is being solicited again.

ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO PAPER SHORTAGES, PRINTER JAMS, AND SHIPPING CONFLICTS.

Hardcovers

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES COMPENDIUM HC

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(W) Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird (A) Michael Dooney, Ryan Brown, Stephen R. Bissette, Eric Talbot (A/CA) Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

Cowabunga dudes! It’s time to travel back to the ’80s with the Turtles and discover where it all started. This collection of Mirage Studios’ issues #1-7 and 9-14; the Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo Micro-Series one-shots; Fugitoid #1; and Tales of TMNT #1-5 is perfect for new readers trying to learn more about the Turtles or longtime fans returning to the classics.Witness for yourself iconic moments in TMNT history. Watch as Splinter unveils the mystery of the Turtles’ past, and then cheer along as the brothers do battle with the villainous Shredder for the very first time.

In Shops: Oct 19, 2022
SRP: $150.00

Trade Paperbacks

STAR TREK DISCOVERY ADV IN 32ND CENTURY TP

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(W) Mike Johnson (A/CA) Angel Hernandez

Explore the far future of Star Trek in these adventures set after the U.S.S. Discovery’s jump forward in time at the end of Season Two! First up, Grudge-who is very much a queen and not a cat-works tirelessly to keep her interplanetary courier/working human, Cleveland Booker, safe. Next, witness the heart-wrenching history that brought Adira Tal to Discovery and how they were paired with one of the last remaining Trill symbionts. Then, while on a mysterious mission to a frozen world, Lieutenant Commander Detmer encounters the last person she expects to find: herself! And, in the finale, Saurian Lieutenant Linus has never truly fit in with his Starfleet colleagues, but an encounter with an undiscovered species will put all their fates, and the ship’s, in his hands!

In Shops: Dec 14, 2022
SRP: $17.99

SUPER TRASH CLASH GN

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(W) Edgar Camacho (A/CA) Edgar Camacho

It’s an age-old story: for her birthday, Dul wanted the hottest new video game, but her mom accidentally bought her Super Trash Clash-one of the worst games ever made. But years later, when an older Dul finds a cartridge in a vintage store, memories come flooding back: simpler times when she could disappear into electronic worlds or spend hours battling with friends and enemies, and the love and sacrifices that bound her family together. This vivid and action-packed graphic novel from Mexican rising star Edgar Camacho is a heartwarming reflection on what gaming means to kids, crammed full of Easter eggs and tributes to the games that shaped our culture.

In Shops: Dec 14, 2022
SRP: $14.99

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES REBORN TP VOL 05 MYSTIC SISTER

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(W) Sophie Campbell (A) Ken Garing, Pablo Tunica, Toni Gregori

Turtles vs. frogs! Will Mutant Town crumble when a territorial new group, the Punk Frogs, challenges the boys for control? With tensions climbing in the neighborhood, can they find their way back to the spirit of the season before disaster strikes? Then, a mysterious new figure arises. Who is Dr. Jasper Barlow and what will some of our heroes do when he makes them an offer they may find hard to refuse… and reveals his most prized creation: Venus?!

Collects issues #124-130 of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

In Shops: Oct 26, 2022
SRP: $19.99

Single Issues

CRASHING #2

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(W) Matthew Klein (A/CA) Morgan Beem

Dr. Rose Osler has to save the life of Boston’s most feared supervillain. Except saving his life could cost her own. Meanwhile, her husband’s Anti-Powered legislation is building support. As the pressure mounts, will Rose?s one-time relapse become a fall from grace? The downward spiral continues!

In Shops: Oct 19, 2022
SRP: $3.99

DARK SPACES WILDFIRE #4

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(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Hayden Sherman

The forest, the plan, their chance at new lives-they’re all up in flames. No one is making it out with any money. Now the question is, can they escape with their lives?

In Shops: Oct 12, 2022
SRP: $3.99

EARTHDIVERS #2

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(W) Stephen Graham Jones (A) Davide Gianfelice (CA) Rafael Albuquerque

After dodging the apocalypse, four Indigenous outcasts are past the point of no return on their audacious one-way, time travel mission to save the world by killing Christopher Columbus. Immersed in 1492 as an undercover crewman, Tad-a brilliant Lakota linguist and wildly unqualified avenger-must rally from the tragic consequences of his early actions on board and recommit to spilling the admiral’s blood before landfall. In the year 2112, ringleader Yellow Kid and headstrong Sosh encounter a haunting sign of Tad;s progress in the past, and back at the cave portal, Emily watches her back as her suspicion of Yellow Kid skyrockets.

In Shops: Nov 02, 2022
SRP: $3.99

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #299

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(W) Larry Hama (A/CA) S. L. Gallant

“All-In,” Part 4! The final G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero story arc at IDW Publishing continues! Using a brand-new casino on Cobra Island as a front, Cobra has been busy resurrecting dangerous villains and heroes alike, all in the hope of creating the deadliest Cobra army ever! It’ll be up to the warriors of G.I. Joe to foil their archenemy’s evil machinations before it’s too late. The fight for the fate of the world is barreling to a calamitous conclusion, and it’s time for every single player to go all-in!

In Shops: Oct 19, 2022
SRP: $3.99

GODZILLA BEST OF MOTHRA ONESHOT

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(W) VARIOUS (A) Various (CA) James Biggie

Mothra! Second only to the King of Monsters, the goddess of peace graces the pages of this special one-shot reprint, showcasing some of the greatest Mothra stories that have ever fluttered through IDW’s comics. One hundred beautiful pages written and rendered by a variety of superstar scribes and artists are sure to show kaiju fans everywhere why Mothra is one of the best of the best!

In Shops: Oct 19, 2022
SRP: $6.99

GODZILLA MONSTERS & PROTECTORS ALL HAIL KING #1

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(W) Erik Burnham (A/CA) Dan Schoening

It’s been a year and, to Cedric’s dismay, there have been no more Godzilla sightings. Sure, that means no destruction, but it was also his vlog’s most popular series of videos. He needs new content! His views are dropping, and he’s running out of ideas. He’s being called out for lying by cyberbullies Dragon, who is trying to see if Cedric really has the Godzilla chops, and Karen Higa, who has her own agenda. There’s more going on beneath the surface, but will Cedric find out what before something deadlier than Godzilla rears its head?

In Shops: Oct 12, 2022
SRP: $3.99

MY LITTLE PONY #6

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(W) Celeste Bronfman (A) Amy Mebbersion

Sunny and friends hunker down to dig into Discord’s past to find clues about where he could be hiding with the Pegasus Crystal.

In Shops: Nov 02, 2022
SRP: $3.99

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #54

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(W) Evan Stanley (A) Evan Stanley (CA) Tracy Yardley

Coming to you live from Central City! There appears to be a malfunction with all electronics. Traffic lights are all green, TVs are smoking, and microwaves are beeping nonstop. Can Sonic the Hedgehog save us by lunchtime? I need to warm up my burrito! Stay tuned! Sonic and Tails race to Central City to stop Surge’s rampage, but they’re no match for her this time around.

In Shops: Oct 26, 2022
SRP: $3.99

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SCRAPNIK ISLAND #1

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(W) Daniel Barnes (A) Jack Lawrence (CA) Nathalie Fourdraine

It was a dark and stormy night. Harsh rain from an unnatural storm fell upon Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles “Tails” Prower as they flew above the sea in the Tornado. Lightning strikes, causing the plane to spiral downward into a crash landing on an uncharted island.What Sonic and Tails will soon learn is that the island is no island at all, but the floating remains of the Death Egg. Scrapped, rusted, and malfunctioning Badniks call this place home. Can the friends survive isolation on an island of robots programmed to destroy them?

In Shops: Oct 19, 2022
SRP: $3.99

STAR TREK #1

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(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A/CA) Ramon Rosanas

It’s stardate 2378 and Benjamin Sisko has finally returned from the Bajoran Wormhole-omnipotent-but with every minute, his godhood is failing. Sent by the Prophets on a mission to the deepest parts of space aboard the U.S.S. Theseus, he witnesses the unthinkable-Someone is killing the gods. And only Sisko and his motley crew of Starfleet members from every era of Trek can stop them. From Star Trek: Year Five duo Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond, Captain America) comes IDW’s brand-new, flagship Star Trek ongoing series that goes where no one has gone before!

In Shops: Oct 26, 2022
SRP: $4.99

STAR TREK LOWER DECKS #2

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(W) Ryan North (A/CA) Chris Fenoglio

The exclusive comic tie-in to the hit Paramount+ animated series continues here! While the crew in the lower decks deal with the repercussions of bringing Dracula aboard the Cerritos, the away team grapples with its own unfortunate miscalculation on the planet Qvanti. From the pen of Eisner-winning comics writer Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) and illustrations by artist extraordinaire Chris Fenoglio (Star Wars Adventures and Orphan Black)!

In Shops: Oct 12, 2022
SRP: $6.99

STAR TREK PICARD STARGAZER #3

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(W) Mike Johnson, Kirsten Beyer (A/CA) Angel Hernandez

Witness the thrilling finale of the never-before-seen journey set between seasons two and three of the Paramount+ hit series Star Trek: Picard! Caught in a deadly crossfire between the Romulans and Remans, Picard and Seven of Nine must draw on their combined Starfleet and Rangers skills to save not only themselves but an entire planet!

In Shops: Nov 02, 2022
SRP: $4.99

TMNT SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES #2

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(W) Erik Burham (A/CA) Tim Lattie

While intercepting a contingent of Krang’s stone soldiers, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles witness one of their enemies get struck down by the very tech he was sent to steal! With a single blast of mysterious energy, the hard-bodied baddie drops his tough facade and gains an affinity for hair metal and power ballads! Will this transformation last? Can rock ‘n’ roll really change hearts and minds? Find out in the second exciting episode of TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures, “For Those About to Rock”!

In Shops: Nov 02, 2022
SRP: $3.99

TRANSFORMERS BEST OF GRIMLOCK ONESHOT

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(W) VARIOUS (A) Various (CA) James Biggie

Bow down to him, Grimlock king! Leader of the Dinobots (and sometimes the Dynobots), the titanic T. rex is here to save the day! Grimlock’ll stomp and chomp all the baddies who’ve never stood a chance in this exciting collection! Best of Grimlock collects Transformers ’84: Secrets & Lies #4, “Victory!” from Transformers Annual 1986, “Devices and Desires!” from Transformers: Generation 2 #4, “Grimlock the Rebel” from Transformers: King Grimlock #1, “Kill All ‘Cons” from Transformers: Lost Light #15, and more!

In Shops: Oct 19, 2022
SRP: $6.99

TRANSFORMERS SHATTERED GLASS II #3

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(W) Danny Lore (A/CA) Guido Guidi

Slicer has been tasked with the war’s most important task: infiltrate Goldbug’s camp around Metroplex to sabotage his plans and gather information for Ultra Magnus. The bot that controls the Titan wins the war, but Slicer has bigger problems. And Soundwave gives a voice to all of them.

In Shops: Nov 02, 2022
SRP: $3.99

TRVE KVLT #3

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(W) Scott Bryan Wilson (A/CA) Liana Kangas

We’re off the grill and into the fryer with this one, gang. Marty and Alison go deep undercover in the headquarters of the Church of the Immortal Heartbeat, but can their squishy mortal minds stand up to the devilish dilemmas that await them inside? Also, Bernice and Veronika Vargas-Vo go head-to-head, and it’s going to be messier than the back booths after a youth soccer team lunch. You know the kids we’re talking about. It’s secrets, lies, and a side of fries in “Soft Skills and C-Minus Nachos.”

In Shops: Oct 19, 2022
SRP: $3.99