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IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. As a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry.

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Blood Stained Sword

Cobb - #1

In a dark and grim future drunk on technology, the ways of the past have not been forgotten. Kenji has been trained as a Samurai, sworn to uphold the code of the warrior. Now he faces his greatest challenge; clearing his father’s name. He must travel to Seattle, where corporations have replaced clans and greed has won out over honor, to find out the truth behind his father’s death and bring down the men responsible.

Writer: Dan Wickline (The Conversation)

Artist: Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night)

52 Pages - Color

Beau Smith’s latest creation explodes onto the scene! Aided and abetted by fellow comics legend Eduardo Barreto, Smith creates a tough guy for the new millennium in the form of Frank Cobb. Cobb is a former Level One Secret Service agent who has been off the radar for the last few years. When his aimless actions land him in jail, one of his former government contacts decides that it’s time Cobb’s special talents were put to a more productive use. In Part One of this debut Cobb story, "Off the Leash," Cobb’s protective skills will be needed to save a very important witness from a sadistic Russian Mafia leader with connections to a terrorist cell.

Writer: Beau Smith

Artist: Eduardo Barreto

36 Pages - B/W

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Cobb - #2

Cobb - #3

Cobb #2 is jacked-up, jaw-busting, bone-breaking, non-stop action—PERIOD! Cobb #2 grabs you by the throat on page one, beats you senseless throughout the book, and doesn’t let you go until the last page when it tosses your broken body down a flight of stairs. The head of the Russian Mafia has sent his best men to retrieve his former girlfriend who has turned informant. What they didn’t count on is that she is now under the protection of Cobb. Crime better find religion and pray they can get past Cobb.

Writer: Beau Smith

Artist: Eduardo Barreto

36 Pages - B/W

Finally, the one comic book character that has enough sack to show the world how a tough guy takes on organized crime and terrorists. The nonstop action continues as Cobb plants himself in the middle of a major fist- and gunfight to rescue Molly from the Russian Mafia. If that wasn’t bad enough, he has to go toe-to-toe with his Russian counterpart, the legendary former KGB agent and Cossack known as Rostov. Then there is the matter of the terrorists who want to unleash a toxic nerve gas on major theme park.  Beau’s note: Take all the painkillers you can find...you’re gonna need em’.

Writer: Beau Smith

Artist: Eduardo Barreto

28 Pages - B/W

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CVO: One Shot

CVO: African Blood - #1

CVO is a top-secret branch of the CIA that deals with the United State's most dangerous worldwide threats. The catch? It's made up of vampires. 

General Malodor, a tyrant with a taste for destruction, has got his hands on Russian nukes and a way to deliver them. Time for the US government to call in its very heaviest hitters: the top secret group know as Covert Vampiric Operations (CVO). Follow vampire agents Cross, Bools, and Britt as they use their occult powers to avert nuclear disaster...and come face to face with a powerful demon in the process.

Writer: Alex Garner

Artist: Mindy Lee

48 Pages - Color

CVO, the top-secret CIA covert ops squad of Vampire agents, returns at last! The squad has finally been reinstated as America’s first line of supernatural defense. They’ve been tasked with tracking down the source of magic artifacts used to spread terror, but along the way, Cross must face his past as a member of Delta Force... and the partner he left behind.

Writer: El Torres

Artist: Luis Czerniawski, Hernandez Czerniawski

29 Pages - Color

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CVO: African Blood - #2

CVO: African Blood - #3

The CVO team is infiltrated in the mountains of Ethiopia, during their search for a smuggler of magic and artillica artifacts. Cross, Britt, Bools, and Kraft are high-tech, vampire covert ops... but the Horn of Africa could be the most hostile land in the Earth, and the African Azde vampires just might be too strong for them...

Writer: El Torres

Artist: Luis Czerniawski

27 Pages - Color

Debelo, the druglord and smuggler, have captured or killed the CVO team. He's going to use Britt to nurse a new breed of Azde vampires, he's torturing Cross, using his former friend Noble, now an Azde vampire, and Bools is MIA. Everything is lost and the CIA have no option but to order an air raid on Debelo's quarters... which means the death of the CVO team!

Writer: El Torres

Artist: Luis Czerniawski

29 Pages - Color

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CVO: African Blood - #4

CVO: Artifact - #1

The CVO finally captured Debelo and dismantled his plans... except one—his final torture and revenge on Cross. His friend Noble, now an Azde vampire, will kill Cross's wife and son. A family that the government kept hide from Cross's eyes to make him the most deadly vampire operative. Now Cross must save his family... and the CIA have their own plans about that.

Writer: El Torres

Artist: Luis Czerniawski

29 Pages - Color

The follow-up to Alex Garner's CVO One-Shot, which introduced the vampire operatives who spy for the  United States, dealing with the most dangerous global threats.  An incredibly ancient artifact and a disappearing colleague lead CVO toward an encounter with a deadly trio.

Writer: Jeff Mariotte

Artist: Gabriel Hernandez, Alex Garner

27 Pages - Color

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CVO: Artifact - #2

CVO: Artifact - #3

When the CIA’s vampire agents face a deadly threat from the ashes of the old Soviet Union, they find allies in the unlikeliest place—their own Russian counterparts!  Fast-paced espionage/horror action with an international flair and a distinctly American bite.

Writer: Jeff Mariotte

Artist: Gabriel Hernandez, Alex Garner

27 Pages - Color

American vampires working for the CIA battle alongside their Russian counterparts for possession of an ancient--and incredibly powerful--artifact with the potential to change the global power structure.  Already slated to be a big-budget video game, CVO offers fast-paced espionage action with a horrific twist!

Writer: Jeff Mariotte

Artist: Gabriel Hernandez

26 Pages - Color

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CVO: Rogue State - #1

CVO: Rogue State - #2

When a mole in CVO exposes the whole organization to danger, things look bad for America’s first line of supernatural defense against growing global threats. With fellow agents being killed all around them, the vampire spies of CVO may find themselves out in the cold. A fast-paced combination of horror and espionage, CVO is already in development by Konami as a major video game.

Writer: Jeff Mariotte

Artist: Antonio Vazquez

36 Pages - Color

America’s first line of supernatural defense against growing global threats is in disarray following the discovery of a mole within their ranks. Now, the vampire spies of CVO attempt to restore order to their organization before any more agents are killed. A fast-paced combination of horror and espionage, CVO is already in development by Konami as a major video game.

Writer: Jeff Mariotte

Artist: Antonio Vazquez

32 Pages - Color

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CVO: Rogue State - #3

CVO: Rogue State - #4

The CIA has a secret weapon at its disposal—the vampire agents of CVO.  But when the government no longer trusts its own, how do they rein in their toughest spies?  With an even more secret weapon, of course: the DIA's vampire hunters!  When these two meet, it'll be a take-no-prisoners confrontation with deadly consequences.  There's plenty more horrific action and adventure in store for fans of America's most popular vampire secret agents.

Writer: Jeff Mariotte

Artist: Antonio Vazquez

26 Pages - Color

The government’s vampire-hunters attack the vampire agents of CVO, attempting to end their existence with extreme prejudice. Even if they survive this brutal battle, the now-rogue agents are cut off from all their resources… and they’re getting hungry. Can they continue pursuing their killer and stop the dire situation in South America without becoming the monsters the CIA now believes them to be? That’s just one of the pressing issues in this latest tale of America's most popular vampire secret agents.

Writer: Jeff Mariotte

Artist: Antonio Vazquez

26 Pages - Color

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CVO: Rogue State - #5

Ashley Wood's - D'Airain Adventure #1

In this exciting miniseries conclusion, CVO agents Britt, Bools, and Cross must face both a vampire-killing government agent and the mystical threat of a fused-body shaman that threatens to plunge the world into war!

Writer: Jeff Mariotte

Artist: Antonio Vazquez

26 Pages - Color

Want to see the comic book live up to its ultimate potential? Then come along with groundbreaking artist/designer Ashley Wood (Popbot) as he presents his latest opus. D'Airain Aventure is a new ongoing monthly title, offering up 32-ad free pages of story and art from the incomparable Wood. Join Les Morts 13 and a rotating cast of characters and overlapping, intersecting stories for what promises to be one of the most unique tales ever told in comics. This first issue is presented with three special covers from Wood, as well as featuring 4' cover flaps with additional comic strip material on them. Take your comic book expectations and throw 'em out the window for this aventure of a lifetime.

Writer: Ashley Wood, T.P. Louise, Chris Ryall

Artist: Ashley Wood

35 Pages - Color

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Ashley Wood's - D'Airain Adventure #2

Doomed - #1

What is D’Airain Aventure about, you ask? It’s about life and love and hate and death and magic and mystery and all of these things and none of these things, all at once. It’s the kind of comic that needs to be experienced rather than defined. All of which would sound overly grandiose if it wasn’t being applied to a comic that’s produced by visionary creator Ashley Wood. Once again featuring 32 pages of story and art by Ash (aided and abetted by T. P. Louise, and Chris Ryall), including extra strips, two covers, and much more that’s got to be seen to be believed.

Writer:  Ashley Wood, T.P. Louise, Chris Ryall

Artist: Ashley Wood

35 Pages - Color

IDW Publishing and artist Ashley Wood present the return of the illustrated horror magazines! This special bi-monthly newsprint mag, hearkens back to those creepy, eerie magazine from times past, with adapted tales of woe from some of the greatest horror fiction writers from all eras. In this debut issue, hosted by the macabre, man-hating madame, Ms. Doom, Ash Wood takes on Richard Matheson’s “Blood Son,” F. Paul Wilson is joined by Ted McKeever on his own "Cuts," Eduardo Barretto illustrates David J. Schow’s “Blood Rape of the Lust Ghouls,” and Kristian Donaldson attends to Robert Bloch’s “Final Performance.” Also included in each issue will be interviews and editorial features that profile the legacy of the writers featured within, starting here with an interview with David J. Schow. This debut issue features covers from both Ashley Wood and Jeremy Geddes.

Writer: Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, David J. Schow, F. Paul Wilson, Chris Ryall, Joshua Jabcuga

Artist: Eduardo Barretto, Kristian Donaldson, Ted McKeever, Ashley Wood

76 Pages - B/W

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Doomed - #2

Doomed - #3

The macabre Ms. Doomed is back, and she brings with her four more tales of the damned, adapted from the short works of Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, David J. Schow, and F. Paul Wilson. This time out, channeling the artistic spirit of ‘70s horror tales are Mike Hoffman, Tony Salmons, Alex Sanchez, and Ashley Wood. Wood and artist Jeremy Geddes once again provide covers for IDW’s horror magazine revival.

Writer: Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Chris Ryall, David J. Schow, Taylor, Tipton, F. Paul Wilson

Artist: Mike Hoffman, Tony Salmons, Alex Sanchez, Ashley Wood

76 Pages - B/W

Ms. Doomed is back, to haunt your dreams with four more takes of woe in IDW’s b&w horror-mag revival, Doomed. This time out, Robert Bloch’s "Fat Chance," Matheson's "Children of Noah," F. Paul Wilson's "Pelts," and Schow’s "Visitation" all get the eerie, creepy treatment. Plus: a remembrance of Robert Bloch by Jack Ketchum, a prose tale, and more. Ashley Wood, who received an Eisner nom for a past Doomed tale, and painter Jeremy Geddes once again provide covers for IDW’s horror magazine revival.

Writer: Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, David J. Schow, F. Paul Wilson

Artist: MacDonald, Muniz, Owen, Ashley Wood

76 Pages - B/W

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Doomed - #4

Everybody's Dead - #1

Ms. Doomed presents four more tales of the macabre in IDW’s Eisner-nominated horrific b&w horror magazine. In this one, Bloch’s “Ego Trip,” Wilson’s “Faces,” Schow’s “Coming Soon To A Theater Near You,” and Matheson’s “Legion of Plotters,” featuring horrific art from Ashley Wood, Toby Cypress, Rufus Dayglo, and Dario Bruzuela. Plus DVD and book reviews, a Richard Matheson retrospective, and words of loathing from Ms. Doomed, of course. Spectrum Award-winning artists Ashley Wood and Jeremy Geddes provide macabre covers.

Writer: Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, David J. Schow, F. Paul Wilson

Artist: Dario Bruzuela, Toby Cypress, Rufus Dayglo, Ashley Wood

76 Pages - B/W

College can be tough.  Making new friends, falling in love, being one of the few people left on Earth who isn’t a bloodthirsty zombie…welcome to the world of Everybody’s Dead! Ten friends remain the only ones on campus who have survived an overnight apocalypse. Now they must fend off legions of the undead and restart civilization in their own image! (Civilization, of course, is doomed.)

Writer: Brian Lynch (Angel: After the Fall)

Artist: Dave Crossland (Scarface: Scarred for Life)

36 Pages - Color

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Everybody's Dead - #2

Everybody's Dead - #3

How do you survive a statewide undead cannibal epidemic when you have no weapons, training, nor athletic abilities?  Find the answers (and so much more) in the second issue of Everybody’s Dead. The horror comedy event of 2008 continues, courtesy of Brian Lynch, writer on the sold-out smash hit Angel: After the Fall, and artist Dave Crosland, from the critically acclaimed Scarface: Scarred for Life!

Writer: Brian Lynch (Angel: After the Fall)

Artist: Dave Crossland (Scarface: Scarred for Life)

36 Pages - Color

Zombies eat whomever they want, are barely literate, and smell like dung. They’re a real problem, but Jack and Doug have a solution—break onto an army base, steal all sorts of guns and shoot the heck out of them.  Problem is, everyone on the army base has been turned into zombies, too. Lesser (or smarter) men would run… but Jack and Doug are far from lesser (or smarter) men!

Writer: Brian Lynch (Angel: After the Fall)

Artist: Dave Crossland (Scarface: Scarred for Life)

36 Pages - Color

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Everybody's Dead - #4

Everybody's Dead - #5

After three issues, two-thirds of our leads are still alive. That’s something, right?  Congratulations to them. Now, they’ve got a new plan for survival—hole up in their house until it all blows over. Small problem—every zombie in the state is at their door.   Oh, this can’t end well.

Writer: Brian Lynch (Angel: After the Fall)

Artist: Dave Crossland (Scarface: Scarred for Life)

36 Pages - Color

Zombies coming from all sides.  Unspeakable evil at their door.  The explosive finale to Everybody’s Dead is here! Heroes will fall! Zombies will eat! Will your favorite character survive? Who is your favorite character?

Writer: Brian Lynch (Angel: After the Fall)

Artist: Dave Crossland (Scarface: Scarred for Life)

36 Pages - Color

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Grumpy Old Monsters - #1

Grumpy Old Monsters - #2

Even monsters get old, and old monsters need a place to while away their twilight years.  But when word comes that Castle Frankenstein is to be razed to build condominiums, Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula, the Wolf-Man, the Mummy, and other favorites must break out of the old monsters’ home for one last quest! Bestselling writers Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta provide a treat for all ages!

Writer: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta

Artist: Paco Cavero & Guillermo Mendoza

33 Pages - Color

The classic monsters make their plans for a great escape from the Rest In Peace retirement home. Not everything goes as planned—but if they can’t get out, then Castle Frankenstein is doomed!  Get ready for more uproarious all-ages adventure by bestselling writers Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta!

Writer: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta

Artist: Paco Cavero & Guillermo Mendoza

27 Pages - Color

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Grumpy Old Monsters - #3

Grumpy Old Monsters - #4

The road to Castle Frankenstein is long and fraught with danger—and puppies!  Our classic monster heroes find unexpected allies on their way—but meanwhile, evil (in the horrifying form of real estate developers) plots against them...  More laugh-a-minute adventure from bestselling writers Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta!

Writer: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta

Artist: Paco Cavero & Guillermo Mendoza

27 Pages - Color

At Castle Frankenstein, the hilarious action comes to a head—with the evil Van Helsing Corporation, our intrepid monster heroes, and various official agencies all getting into the mix.  It all goes to prove you can never be too old—or too scary—to save the day, especially if you have fun doing it! 

Writer: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta

Artist: Paco Cavero & Guillermo Mendoza

27 Pages - Color

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