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Booksellers across America report the highest rise in sales in any genre is for shoujo manga-comics for girls. Now this emerging audience has a how-to book aimed directly at their needs as storytellers. This book encourages manga fans to learn sequential storytelling, hone their art skills in anatomy, perspective, inking, body language, and facial expressions, and discover how to post their comics on the web and find work in the comics field. Women are our future, and this book is their introduction to the art of comics! [Robert Acosta & Ben Dunn]
Written by MIKE COSTA Art and cover by KEN LASHLEY Welcome to a world waging a new kind of war that's faster and more brutal than ever before. It's fought by those who would make the innocent their targets, using computers, smart weapons and laser-guided missiles. The new enemy is hard to find - and closer to home than we think. Between us and them stand the Blackhawks, an elite force of military specialists equipped with the latest in cutting-edge hardware and vehicles. Their mission: Kill the bad guys before they kill us.
Written by MIKE COSTA Art by ALESSANDRO VITTI Cover by KEN LASHLEY Wildman and Canada are prisoners of the enemy! Kunichi is a prisoner in sick bay! Lincoln faces the Bureaucrats! Lady Blackhawk battles the Internet! And who, or what, is Mother Machine?! Blackhawks only gets cooler - and stranger - by the issue.
The Blackhawks have a brutal, apocalyptic showdown in the Eyrie against their newest, most dangerous foe. Meanwhile, Canada and Wildman enact a desperate plan to escape their captorsbut escape to where?
Three of the Blackhawks are incapacitated with injuries, and two more are stranded in outer space! The team has suffered a serious beating, but they still have one more crazy, hail Mary stunt up their sleeve as our first story is brought to its explosive conclusion by Mike Costa and new fan-favorite artist CAFU!
While the rest of the field team puts down a sudden uprising of rogue technology, Irish and Attila make the most of their medical leave by getting wasted in an Eastern European dive bar – though the locals don’t take kindly to having U.N. peacekeepers nosing around in their business
The Blackhawks have always worked in the shadows, hidden away from public view - but now that they've been caught on video, and that video has gone viral, the game has changed. Their U.N. masters have added Valkyrie to the team, a woman as skilled at navigating the world of public relations as she is at flying cutting-edge aircraft - it's too bad the rest of the Blackhawks hate her guts! But while the Blackhawks' greater mission is public knowledge, team leader Lincoln is still keeping some serious secrets! [(W) Mike Costa (A) Graham Nolan, Norm Rapmund (CA) Ken Lashley]
G.I. JOE UNDERGROUND! Armed with secret knowledge of Cobra's inner workings, a rag-tag force of ex-villains and damaged heroes takes the fight to the darkest corners of the world, under the vigilant eye of Flint! [(W) Mike Costa (A) Antonio Fuso (CA) Antonio Fuso, David Williams]
The lies and betrayals keep adding up, as Flint struggles to maintain his honor amidst his team of scoundrels and backstabbers. And is the information that Tomax has been supplying really on the level? Of course not... but what game is he playing? [(W) Mike Costa (A/CA) Antonio Fuso]
Mike Costa (w) Antonio Fuso (a) Danny Cruz (c) As Chameleon continues to search for him, we delve into the dark past of Cobra's sleeper agent. Also, a major, classic character makes her IDW debut this issue. Business as usual for GI Joe's most dangerous title.
Mike Costa (w) Antonio Fuso (a) Fuso, David Williams (c) Two Cobra agents come to the ends of their missions, and two Joes fight for their lives in the bloodiest issue of Cobra yet. Not everybody walks away from this one alive! The Cobra Civil War rages on!
Mike Costa (w) Alex Cal (a) Nick Runge (c) ""Cobra Command,"" Part Three! As the takeover of a foreign nation by the new Cobra Commander continues, we follow other members of Cobra High Command who are not as
Mike Costa (w) Alex Cal (a) oTom Whalen (c) COBRA COMMAND CONTINUES! As the new COBRA COMMANDER lashes out against an unprepared world, the rest of Cobra questions The Council's decision... with deadly results. Meanwhile, the Joes search for a pattern in Cobra's attacks, and a fan-favorite character returns-but will even that be enough to turn the tide of battle?
COBRA COMMAND CONCLUDES! This is it-the final battle as the JOEs struggle to survive. Everything changes here! Who lives-who dies-who wins? The answers aren't what you expect, and the foundation for the future of G.I. Joe starts here! [(W) Mike Costa (A) Alex Cal (CA) David Williams]
COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! Devastated by the events in COBRA COMMAND, the team reflects on the life and death of fan-favorite character, CHUCKLES. Meanwhile, the survivors of COBRA COMMAND make peace with horrors of the past and prepare the horrors of the future.
Mike Costa (w) o Antonio Fuso (a) o Fuso x 2 (c) Spinning out of the red-hot thriller G.I. Joe: Cobra, this one-shot follows up on that series' surprise reveal and focuses on our big bad guy (or is it multiple bad guys?). By the same creative team as the original mini! Don't miss out, this is the perfect end cap to the series! Antonio Fuso provides two covers for this special issue!
COBRA COMMAND CONCLUDES! The new COBRA COMMANDER is on a path of conquest and destruction. The G.I. JOE, SNAKE EYES, and COBRA story lines converge in this second volume as the JOES struggle to survive. Everything changes here! Who lives-who dies-who wins? The answers aren't what you expect, and the foundation for the future of G.I. JOE starts here! [(W) Chuck Dixon, Mike Costa (A) Alex Cal, Bennie Lobel (CA) Dave Wilkins]
Christos Gage, Mike Costa (w) Antonio Fuso (a) Howard Chaykin, Antonio Fuso (c) Chuckles has successfully infiltrated Cobra... but that was the easy part. As he's drawn deeper and deeper into the horror and darkness of their world, both his life and his sanity teeter on the brink... and he's about to meet a woman who could send him plunging over the edge.
Christos Gage, Mike Costa (w) Antonio Fuso (a) Howard Chaykin, Antonio Fuso (c) The shattering conclusion! Chuckles has sacrificed everything to get into a position where he can bring Cobra down from within. Now that he""s finally there, will he succeed in destroying Cobra... or himself? 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. Full Color. 32 pages
Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage (w) Antonio Fuso (a) Fuso, Howard Chaykin (c) CHUCKLES is the only man alive to have successfully infiltrated COBRA. and he's M.I.A. Has he been killed? Defected? Gone rogue to fight a one-man war against the enemy? None of these alternatives are acceptable to GENERAL HAWK. He wants CHUCKLES back with G.I. JOE, so he's sending a new Joe to retrieve him. But what she finds may be worse than anyone could have imagined. Also, get a deeper look inside COBRA than ever before, as TOMAX, XAMOT, and Erika continue to feel the effects of the previous miniseries, and several COBRA operatives are introduced for the first time in an IDW book!
Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage (w) Antonio Fuso (a) Howard Chaykin, Fuso (c) General Hawk's new operative has found Chuckles... who's in no mood to be rescued. And considering how his last handler ended up, maybe she should take his advice and leave him alone. Meanwhile, delve deeper into Cobra's twisted inner circles as Tomax and Xamot are called before the high command. 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
Chuckles is in the wind and doesn't care if he lives or dies. All he wants is revenge. But the Joes need him in one piece. and getting him means following him into the belly of the beast. Or, in this case, the reptile-COBRA.
Christos N. Gage, Mike Costa (w) Antonio Fuso (a) Howard Chaykin (c) G.I. JOE has an enemy. But until now, that enemy has remained hidden. Join undercover agent CHUCKLES on his descent into the world of COBRA. His mission is to obtain valuable intel for the G.I. JOE team, but he just might sacrifice his soul to do it. This volume collects issues #1-5, plus the 5-page prequel, as well as the Xamot and Tomax follow-up! TPB Full Color. 132 pages. ISBN: 978-160010-535-7
COBRA COMMANDER IS DEAD long live Cobra Commander! The only problem is... there are NINE candidates for the job, and with each more treacherous than the last... who knows how long ANY of them will live?! The BARONESS kicks some tail, BLACKLIGHT battles JOE forces, and SERPENTOR has a secret that could mean the end of G.I. JOE as we know it!
Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage (w) Antonio Fuso (a & c) CHUCKLES is the only man alive to have successfully infiltrated COBRA... and he's M.I.A. Has he been killed? Defected? Gone rogue to fight a one-man war against the enemy? None of these alternatives are acceptable to GENERAL HAWK. He wants CHUCKLES back with G.I. JOE, so he's sending a new JOE to retrieve him. But what she finds may be worse than anyone could have imagined... Also, get a deeper look inside COBRA than ever before, as TOMAX, XAMOT, and Erika continue to feel the effects of the previous miniseries, and several COBRA operatives are introduced for the first time in an IDW book!
The Cobra Civil War rages on! As a new CHAMELEON takes center stage, delve into the dark past of Cobra's sinister sleeper agent. The end of Cobra Civil War nears and as does the unveiling of the new Cobra Commander.
The first appearance of the mysterious SERPENTOR! As undercover G.I. JOE agent Scoop infiltrates the cultish COIL, will he find a sinister plot or be drawn into a world of pain and power? Witness the descent into the mouth of the snakeà
Mike Costa and Christos N. Gage (w) Antonio Fuso, S L Gallant, Chee (a) Zach Howard (c) Chuckles, a G.I. JOE agent that managed to infiltrate Cobra only to suffer at the hands of the sinister organization, was last seen in the custody of none other than Cobra Commander! But is he a prisoner... or an honored guest? Can the man whose life was ruined by pretending to join Cobra have finally given in? Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage, and Antonio Fuso finally bring Chuckle's story to a close in G.I. JOE: Cobra, Vol. 4, and not everyone is getting out alive. This is the G.I. JOE book that defines the future for IDW's G.I. JOE series. Don't miss it!
Mike Costa (w) Antonio Fuso (a) David Williams, Fuso (c) The new CHAMELEON takes center stage as MAJOR BLUDD starts making serious moves, upping his game and wreaking havoc on the Joes! And all the while, Steeler is caught smack in the middle of all the pandemonium that is COBRA CIVIL WAR!
Heave to, ye land-lubbin' pen-pushers! We be weighin' anchor for the next chapter in Antarctic Press's best-selling how-to series! The first volume of How to Draw Pirates sailed off shelves, so we're giving all you eager artists even more written treasure to plunder! Learn the ropes for drawing rigging, the finer points of costuming, the lay of the land for explorations, and more! [Robert Acosta, Ben Dunn, Rod Espinosa, Fred Perry Et Al.]
Collects material from You Can Draw Mecha Supersize TPB Making your mighty mech look both meticulous and mobile can be a real pain in the skid plate, but this portable, pocket-size volume will teach you how! A.P.'s titans of tech-manga teach you the tips and tricks to make constructing great mecha as easy as assembling toy robot lions!
Vietnam, 1965: U.S. Army Private First Class Tom Cargill seemed like most soldiers to the men in his squad, but little did they know that he was in truth an immortal! More than two hundred years old, the son of the alchemist and sorcerer Cagliostro, Tom Cargill was the most powerful magician in the world. When Red Chinese soldiers threatened American lives in Vietnam, Cargill donned a mask and costume to battle evil as the supernatural superhero Magicman! Magicman Archives Volume One collects the long-unavailable complete run of the American Comics Group superhero in an affordable format. Cocreated by Golden Age legend Pete Costanza, longtime artist throughout the 1940s on Fawcett's Captain Marvel Adventures, Magicman was one of American Comics Group's premier superheroes. Includes covers by legendary Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger and an introduction by Scott Shaw. On sale Dec 17. [Richard E. Hughes, Pete Costanza, and Kurt Schaffenberger]
Steve Flint was a crusading private detective-no crime was too small or too big for him to take on, and the criminal underworld quaked in fear at the very mention of his name. But when FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover asked Flint to investigate the Mafia's connections to sabotage in the race to the moon the crusading detective took on more than he expected and was murdered by the mob. For most men the story would end there . . . but Steve Flint is sent back from the great Unknown as a spirit empowered by the Grim Reaper, charged with capturing his killers and striking a blow for justice as the ghostly hero Nemesis! [Richard E. Hughes (W), Pete Costanza (A), Chic Stone (A), Kurt Schaffenberger (A), and Scott Shaw (I]
(W/A) Ben Costa The Xeric Award-winning series kicks off as Shi Long Pang, a 17th century Buddhist warrior monk, journeys to find his lost brothers after the destruction of their temple. The fate of his order might rest on his shoulders alone, but life outside the temple won't be easy - not with all the spies, corrupt officials, and pretty girls lurking around every corner.
Written by Mike Costa Art by Ramón Pérez, CP Smith, Kody Chamberlain and John Paul Leon Cover by CP Smith Collecting RESISTANCE #0-6, this new book is the first-ever graphic novel based on the best-selling Sony PlayStation 3 game! Writer Mike Costa (G.I. Joe: Cobra) and artist Ramón Pérez spin an integral tale tied to the video game story and explore this complex universe! In this volume, Nathan Hale leads a desperate fight against the extraterrestrial Chimera as the invasion of America begins! 160 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS.
There's a maniac from the 70th century piloting a giant robot from another universe, and Jack has been cut off from his powers. This is gonna be ugly. Plus, a dark secret finally answers the question: Whatever happened to Jack's family? [Written by Michael Costa / Art by Fiona Staples / Cover by Cully Hamner]
He's been smashed, crushed, shot, blown up, half drowned, manipulated, heartbroken, robbed of his powers and teleported all over the earth. Now, an exhausted Jack Hawksmoor meets the biggest challenge of his life: the awesome God of Cities! [Written by Mike Costa / Art by Fiona Staples / Cover by Cully Hamner]
Collecting the entire 6-issue miniseries, this is the story of The Authority's urban hero Jack Hawksmoor before he joined the team. While preventing a massive robot attack on the Golden Gate Bridge, Hawksmoor gets unexpected assistance from a mysterious woman, then stumbles upon a locked-room murder mystery. [Written by Mike Costa / Art by Fiona Staples / Cover by Cully Hamner]
A new 6-issue miniseries shedding light on the mysterious Authority member, featuring art by Koi Turnbull (HEROES VOL. 1 HC, SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL) and covers by Cully Hamner (BLUE BEETLE)! Before he was recruited into StormWatch, Jack Hawksmoor was a solitary urban hero, misanthropic and alone. While preventing a massive robot attack on the Golden Gate Bridge, Hawksmoor gets unexpected assistance from a woman he has more in common with than he realizes, then later stumbles upon a locked-room murder mystery. On top of all this, his city-born powers have been acting up - and he has a gumshoe's suspicion that all this may be connected. [Written by Michael Costa / Art by Koi Turnbull / Cover by Cully Hamner]
There's a man lying dead in his San Francisco house, a mysterious woman with a tragic story, and Jack's powers are on the fritz. When Jack goes looking for answers, things get explosive! [Written by Michael Costa / Art by Koi Turnbull / Cover by Cully Hamner]
In this new SHOWCASE PRESENTS volume, Aquaman defends his undersea home from villains including Ocean Master, Black Manta and the Scavenger. Collects AQUAMAN #24-39, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #73 and a story from SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #115. [Written by Bob Haney and Leo Dorfman / Art by Nick Cardy, Sal Trapani and Pete Costanza / Cover by N]
(W) Boothby (A) Costanza After Bart attempts to scare Lisa with the help of an urban myth, Grampa Simpson decides to teach them both a lesson or two with a trio of myth-informed tales drawn very loosely from Greek, Norse, and modern-day super-heroic mythology. [Boothby, Costanza]
This is it-the issue you've been waiting for! Stage magician Terry Ward is going to need every trick, every sleight-of-hand, every illusion he knows if he's going to overcome the conjuring powers of a world where spells are real and magic--not technology--rules. Everything comes down to this climactic confrontation! [(W) Mike Costa, Jon Armstrong (A/CA) Ryan Browne]
ENTER THE WORLD OF MAGIC! With just his slight-of hand skills, stage magician Terry Ward finds himself in a world he didn't make-a world where sorcery is real! When he befriends a kid from this world, will danger come calling? You bet it will!
Casey Jones has a peculiar life- hockey-playing student by day, vigilante by night. Throw in an alcoholic, abusive father and it's no wonder you've got a guy who likes to wail on criminals with sports equipment! One night though, the criminal element strikes too close to home, and Casey is forced to decide how far he'll go to keep a very important promise. A crucial moment in the life of Casey Jones! [(W) Mike Costa, Ben Epstein (A) Mike Henderson (CA) David Petersen, Mike Henderson]
Mike Costa (w) Don Figueroa, Javier Salteres, Guido Guidi (a) Don Figueroa (c) As the Autobots and Skywatch come together against a common enemy, the Decepticons choose to forge their own alliance. However, their involvement with a powerful leader could escalate two countries into war! Can the Autobots prevent an international incident, while avoiding exposure?
(W) Mike Costa (A/C) Don Figueroa It's been three years since the devastating events of ALL HAIL MEGATRON. The Earth has been rebuilt, the AUTOBOTS are in hiding, and the next great era in the TRANSFORMERS saga is about to begin! Critically acclaimed writer Mike Costa is joined by superstar artist Don Figueroa for IDW's biggest book of the year-the launch of the first ongoing TRANSFORMERS title in five years!
Mike Costa (w) Nick Roche, Don Figueroa, Alex Milne (a) Nick Roche (c) Hate. Power. Order. These are things that drive MEGATRON. These are his fuel. And revenge is goal. After suffering a nearly fatal blow at the hands of the AUTOBOTS and the humans working together, MEGATRON is finally set to return. And this time, he's stronger, faster, and more invulnerable than ever before. Targeting his most hated foes, there are no more long speeches. No more games. No more warnings. Revenge comes quickly to the AUTOBOTS. And nothing will ever be the same again.
Mike Costa (w) "" E.J. Su and Guido Guidi (a) "" Nick Roche (c) The fate of RODIMUS and the Matrix of Leadership is finally revealed in this newest story arc of Transformers, ""Chaos Theory."" The situation on Earth continues to deteriorate while we shift focus to outer space where RODIMUS was last seen dead! But after crash landing on a strange planet, RODIMUS struggles to find a way back to Earth and the AUTOBOT forces... until a few familiar faces show up to help and a new threat to Cybertron is revealed!
Mike Costa (w) Brendan Cahill & E.J. Su (a) Brendan Cahill (c) While there is much ""CHAOS"" on Cybertron, there's no less bedlam here on Earth as our remaining Autobots investigate the accusation that Spike, their trusted human ally, murdered a TRANSFORMER. Prowl and Jazz take center stage as the alliance between the two races are on the brink. Also includes the Prowl Spotlight.
CHAOS IS HERE! The long-awaited event that will have TRANSFORMERS fans talking for years and have lasting repercussions on the lives of our heroes and villains! The Autobots land on Cybertron to discover Galvatron's plan is already in effect-but what is it he seeks in the heart of Cybertron? What could he possibly want on a dead planet? Optimus Prime must face off against Galvatron, in a battle where the fate of the whole planet rests on the outcome! [(W) Mike Costa, James Roberts (A/CA) Livio Ramondelli]
The re-presentation of IDW's Transformers Universe continues in volume 6! Includes the first six issues of the ongoing series written by Mike Costa and drawn by Don Figueroa, the four-issue Bumblebee series by Zander Cannon and Chee, the fan favorite Last Stand of the Wreckers by James Roberts and Nick Roche, and the Prowl Spotlight.
Mike Costa (w) Casey Coller (a & c) During the Great War on CYBERTRON, one of the AUTOBOTS' fallen heroes was OPTIMUS PRIME's best friend-IRONHIDE. Now, with CYBERTRON and IRONHIDE both fallen, their fates become intertwined in unexpected ways. IRONHIDE presents the tale of a hero's return that may bring new hope to their home planet.
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