Idw Publishing September 2026 Solicitations

Welcome to the Wonderful Land of Oz—where houses fall from the sky, scarecrows and tin men come to life, witches rule from specific compass directions, and…Godzilla reigns supreme?! That’s right, Godzilla is finally coming to Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and once it’s here, every land will be Munchkinland. Maybe the Cowardly Lion was on to something. Brought to you by superstar artist Ryan Browne (8 Billion Genies, Lucky Devils, Curse Words) and Mike Costa (Venom, Spider-Verse) . Also featuring the final part of Tom Scioli’s “Godzilla vs. Robin Hood”!

Time is running out for Dracula’s mission to stop a horrible vampiric plague from overtaking Europe, and new conflicts stand in the way of completing his redemption mission. The armored warrior known as the Bell will use all his punishing power to pummel Dracula and stop him from getting any farther on the train. And the sinister duo known as Hazel and Ivy will enact their ultimate endgame to sabotage Dracula forever and destroy what remains of his spirit. The epic conclusion to Operation: Iron Coffin is here!

The Rocketeer’s MI6 handler is a prisoner of the Nazis! With Betty invited to a dinner of Nazi officers, Cliff will need to protect her without the skills of a trained secret agent to guide him. Can he summon all the talent for subterfuge he never learned as a stunt pilot? God, we hope so…

The hunt for the Ujigami door knocker continues! It’s the Hungry Ghost Festival, a time when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is at its thinnest, bringing back both Turtle friend and foe! With Karai and Stockman attempting to raise an army of undead ninja, it’s the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ last chance to close the door before the dead come back for good. Can they do it in time?!

The terrifying finale of the Halloween event! Time has run out. Lives hang in the balance. And the nightmare consuming Deep Space 9 is finally ready to show its face. Cut off, outmatched, and pushed to their limits, the crew must confront the true force behind the chaos before the station—and everyone on it—pays the ultimate price. Shattering revelations ignite desperate gambits, fragile alliances strain to breaking, and survival demands impossible choices. Enter a final confrontation where horror meets heroism, morality is put on trial, and the fate of countless lives turns on a single perilous moment.

Part three of our Halloween event! A dire, garbled warning breaks through from Benjamin Sisko—he’s identified the suspects, and they’re extremely dangerous. Then the signal dies. With communications severed and panic spreading, Worf and Odo move fast to protect the civilians and visiting dignitaries, sealing off the station and turning Deep Space 9 into a high-stakes locked-room mystery. But just as order seems within reach, a chilling realization hits: Bashir and Dax are missing…and no one knows where they’ve gone.

The Halloween event continues—and the danger deepens. Deep Space 9 remains on edge as unexplained incidents multiply and trust continues to fracture. With conflicting testimonies, missing personnel, and diplomatic tensions nearing a boiling point, station security faces a mystery that refuses to add up. While suspicions mount and the clock ticks toward disaster, a growing sense of unease suggests the truth may be far stranger—and far closer—than anyone suspects.

A Halloween mystery unfolds on Deep Space 9! On the eve of a high-stakes diplomatic summit, Deep Space 9 is thrown into chaos by a sudden communications blackout and a string of deeply unsettling incidents. With senior leadership called away, Worf, Dax, Odo, and Bashir must hold the station together as tensions rise among visiting dignitaries. Then, a distressed starship arrives with explosive claims—and one member of the DS9 crew stands accused of murder. As suspicion spreads and paranoia takes hold, a creeping sense of dread settles over the Promenade. And somewhere inside the station’s holosuites, something has gone terrifyingly wrong… A locked-station thriller begins here.

ONWARD TO THE SHINING CITY! Aric and Shanhara emerged victorious from their deadly battle against Banelus End, but the PUNX were not so lucky. With their homes at THE DIVE destroyed beyond repair, the journey to find a new refuge begins as they embark on a fraught mission to find the Shining City. Will this voyage lay the Foundation for a bold new society or is it a Harbinger of the true end times? Writer Steve Orlando (Spider-Man 2099) and artist Dani Parker take Aric and his new allies on the Pilgrimage as the first year of Valiant Beyond accelerates towards its epic conclusion!

Patrick Horvath joins forces with James Tynion IV ( Something is Killing the Children ), Tony Fleecs ( Stray Cats ), Che Grayson ( Absolute Catwoman ), Dave Wachter (Uncanny Valley), Jared Cullum ( Usagi Yojimbo: Kaito 84’ ), Tyler Boss ( What’s the Furthest Place From Here ), and Matt Emmons ( The Council of Frogs ) for an original one-shot set in the world of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees! Years have passed since Samantha Strong left Woodbrook, but her legend has only grown. Now that the cat is out of the bag, more and more horrific murders have been tied back to her. Some are her doing…others mere folklore…but all absolutely gripping stories featuring everyone’s favorite cuddly serial killer. Gather around the campfire on Halloween night with some of the best creators working today and listen as the citizens of Woodbrook spill the beans on Samantha Strong’s most terrifying deeds.

The unthinkable has happened in Hello Kitty’s world: A bow is missing! Everything was supposed to be perfect! Hello Kitty had fun with her friends, cooked a gorgeous dinner, and was ready to present the most amazing present to downtrodden Cinnamoroll…until My Melody burst in the door sobbing. Her iconic bow is missing, and now, more and more accessories have begun to disappear, leaving the residents of the town in a tizzy! Now it’s up to Hello Kitty to follow the clues and find out what is happening with her friends before everyone loses their most favorite things. Join comics legend and multiple Eisner Award–winning author Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer, Detective Comics) and rising artist Cody Lemieux for the groundbreaking comics launch of the world’s sweetheart!

Deep within the fortified walls of the mighty Blackwood castle, far away from anyone who can help, Silver and Blaze find themselves at odds. While the seemingly chivalrous Blackwood charms the princess of the Sol Empire, Silver is left to discover some strange circumstances surrounding the castle, including the ever-cheery palace staff. Without a moment to themselves, the pair must trust each other to navigate the politics and sinister tech of this gothic palace. However, the tense status quo will soon erupt when Blackwood approaches Blaze with an extreme offer…one that would change the balance of power in Sonic’s world forever! Join our heroes and villains on the Road to #100 in this thrilling gothic mystery!

Two outlaws and a baby search for freedom in this road-trip epic that combines sci-fi thrills with endearing family comedy! Morgan never had any luck. At 10 years old, he was abandoned by his parents, and 20 years later the mob began to demand payment of the debt they left him. Penniless, the only way to pay it off was to become a lab rat for Nguyen, master of the criminal world. Society’s rejects, and nonhumans in particular, end up under his orders as killers, prostitutes or forced laborers. Morgan wakes up with a tube on his back and…an exceptional force! His identity is gone: He’s damned to a life of servitude. When everything seems lost, Lisa, the last of her species and a slave to the mob, proposes a plan to escape. It doesn’t go so smoothly, and the fugitives find themselves with a baby in their luggage—and they choose to bring him with them! The two protagonists have neither combat experience nor resources, but their thirst for freedom is unparalleled. An exciting and wholesome story of an unlikely found family, Badducks is the debut series from Toryumon Takeda, a rising star of Japanese comics.

Dirty Donny Must Be Destroyed celebrates the renegade spirit and art of Donny Gillies, better known as Dirty Donny—a singular force in punk, rock-and-roll, and heavy-metal visual culture. For decades, Donny’s visceral, blacklight-charged style has leapt off skate decks, album covers, hot rods, posters, and full-scale pinball machines, earning him collaborations with major brands and bands and a reputation as a go-to artist for anything that needs attitude and heat. This volume opens Donny’s studio door wider than ever: unpublished pieces, rare rock posters, prints, custom and production pinball machines, as well as automotive finishes on drums, helmets, cars, and guitars sit alongside candid essays and interview-style narration that read like a straight-up conversation with the man himself. This comprehensive book also includes 4 fold-out gatefold images of art pieces and dozens of pieces featured in neon ink. Diving into the last decade while also curating the best work of his career, Dirty Donny Must Be Destroyed functions as both an art-book treasure trove and an oral history—“the big book of Donny,” as he calls it—giving fans new context for the images they’ve loved and collectors the kind of behind-the-scenes detail they crave. This is truly a must-have for both Dirty Donny and art fans alike.

Why say goodbye? Death is only a temporary glitch in this eerily plausible future from award-winning graphic novelist Brian “Box” Brown. Brenda’s mom is dying—but not for long. Like millions of others, she’s uploaded her consciousness to the groundbreaking new app Forevr, which allows the surviving family members to chat with her on their screens for a very reasonable monthly fee. Now Brenda’s dad doesn’t have to be alone…while Brenda and her girlfriend focus on building their careers as wilderness survival influencers. But when this very modern family sets out on a camping trip, their tensions and tech addictions build to an explosive climax whose consequences may last…forever.

Line your walls with amazing art featuring all your favorite kaiju from the world of Godzilla in this special book that features 21 removable posters! Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Anguirus, Hedorah, and more are featured from the myriad comic series IDW has published over the years. Includes art by Arthur Adams, Eric Powell, Jim Mahfood, Matt Frank, Jeff Zornow, Bob Eggleton, and more! Each page is a large 10.5" x 16", giving fans the perfect opportunity to showcase all their favorite monsters! Printed on heavyweight, frame-ready cardstock, every page is designed to be removed and displayed as a premium art print. Build your own collection, frame your favorites, or preserve the complete portfolio in-book.

Alien Books and Valiant Comics proudly present a deluxe hardcover omnibus edition of the complete Harbinger (1992) series by Jim Shooter, David Lapham, Maurice Fontenot, and more! Harbinger is the critically acclaimed masterpiece that kicked off a whole new age of superheroes from legendary creators Jim Shooter (Secret Wars) , David Lapham (Stray Bullets) , and Valiant Comics. Follow the story of Peter Stanchek and his band of teenage runaways, harbingers of a new age, born with the power to change the world…or break it. Plagued by emerging psionic powers he hardly understands, Peter turns to Toyo Harada and his Harbinger Foundation, an organization dedicated to teaching young people like Peter. But when he learns to what lengths Harada will go to further his secret agenda, he turns on his mentor, gathering a group of like-minded rebels. On the road and always just one step ahead of Harada and his hit squad of super-powered Eggbreakers, these renegade harbingers will have to learn how to use their powers to change the world for the better along the way.

Alien Books is honored to bring Giménez’s final medieval fantasy masterpiece to English-speaking readers worldwide! In the year 1280, the inhabitants of the Rosentall Castle find themselves surrounded by a massive army. Led by the bastard descendant of a lost royal line, who has returned to stake her claim to the throne, she sets out to begin a long and bloody war for power. Meanwhile, inside the castle, a strange woman with a traveling carnival gives birth to her first child. How do all of these stories interconnect? Who will fate smile upon and who will end up dead in the mud? And how does a fierce, mysterious dragon who lives in a volcano play into all of this?! You'll need to read I, Dragon and discover that all for yourself!

All-new pocket-sized editions (6×9 inches) of the critically acclaimed graphic novel series that collects two volumes in one convenient-to-read book! Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (King Sorrow, The Black Phone) has created a gripping story of dark fantasy and wonder—with astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodríguez—that, like the doors of Keyhouse, will transform all who open it. This new edition includes Crown of Shadows and Keys to the Kingdom . The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is shattered beyond repair in the third storyline of the award-winning series, Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows . Then, in Keys to the Kingdom , the Locke children have grown accustomed to the myriad magical keys discovered within their ancestral family home. They have also grown accustomed to tragedy. What they may not be prepared for is just how closely danger stalks their every move. The IDW Classic Collections will collect the six-volume series into three convenient, pocket-sized editions. The first volume includes Welcome to Lovecraft and Head Games and the third volume will include Clockworks and Alpha & Omega .

Based on Tim Burton’s classic Sleepy Hollow (1999) the story continues in this graphic novel: A thrilling tale of buried truths, decaying bodies, and rotting, vengeful gods. The Headless Horseman hasn’t plagued Sleepy Hollow for 15 years now, but unbeknownst to the residents of the drowsy valley, a deeper evil lurks in the roots of the town, and it will stop at nothing to quench its thirst for blood. Ichabod Crane is a man of science and, despite his indisputable brush with the supernatural, has built a name for himself debunking claims of the occult across the world. However, when he receives a frantic letter urging him to return to Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod must reunite with his now estranged love, Katrina Van Tassel, to investigate a string of strange, unexplainable murders–—residents who died tangled in roots, decorated in flowers, or blanketed in soil. The pair unearth tales of possessed townsfolk and the Tree of the Dead and together they will uncover the truth of Sleepy Hollow’s origins and the roots that connect them all. Collects the complete miniseries (issues #1–5) of Return to Sleepy Hollow.

Scully is starting to like his job at the spooky castle… but when he tries to show his dad there’s nothing to fear, everything goes wrong! Scully Catterson doesn’t understand why his father is so worried about Scully working at Le Dark Château, an eerily blood-red castle that’s rumored to be the home of a pair of vampires. Giving him a tour of the castle’s beautiful gardens might have started to change his mind…if he hadn’t been abducted by a flying pirate ship! Now it’s up to Scully to save the day again, joined by a grumpy goblin and a disgruntled vine dragon. But will this clumsy team catch up with the villains before the secrets of the Vampire’s Amulet are revealed and the Ultimate Power is unleashed? And will Mr. Catterson learn to trust his son, so Scully can become the hero he’s destined to be?

Celebrate 30 years of Piko Piko power with the ultimate Amy Rose story in this graphic novel collection! Cool, sweet, and pink! All words that describe our absolute favorite hedgehog. That’s right—step aside, Sonic, and have no fear. Amy Rose is here! Ian Flynn, Aaron Hammerstrom, and Reggie Graham are back for another Classic Sonic special, and this time, Amy’s doing the saving! After Metal Sonic interrupts her picnic, Amy uses her Fortune Cards as a guide to free her friends and stop Dr. Eggman. Can she save the day and still get back in time for tea?! Collects the Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy’s 30th Anniversary one-shot.

Catch up on all of Sonic’s adventures in this series of graphic novels that collect the comics in convenient pocket-sized editions! This volume features Dr. Starline, Mimic, Rough, Tumble, and Zavok! Dr. Starline is back to his evil antics! But to enact his latest scheme, he’ll have to get into an abandoned Dr. Eggman base and past an army of badniks. And to do that, he’ll need the help of some of Sonic’s greatest enemies! Mimic, Rough, Tumble, and Zavok are back and badder than ever. Then, hold on to your chili dogs, Sonic fans! The Metal Virus is gone, but things aren’t back to normal. Omega is damaged, and his allies turn to Team Sonic for help. The only way to rebuild him is to trade parts with a mysterious champion Chao racer, so it’s off to the races for Cream, Cheese, Amy, and Rouge! But when Dr. Eggman unleashes his latest attack, Sonic and Tails will have to rely on their friends to help them foil his newest dastardly plan. There’s a new kid on the block! And a new…tower? While Tangle tries to initiate the new recruit, Belle, into the Restoration, Sonic, Tails, and Amy investigate a mysterious structure that has popped up. Turns out it’s a maze of twisting corridors and crazy challenges! Collects the Bad Guys miniseries plus issues #33–40 from volumes 9 and 10 (Chao Races & Badnik Bases and Test Run!) of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.

A whole planet’s population is missing—and it’s up to Captain Freeman, Tendi, Boimler, Mariner, Rutherford, and crew to recover them while fending off the alien invaders who wish them deader than dead. It’s time for a long-overdue second contact with the species with whom the U.S.S. Cerritos made its first first contact: the Laapeerians. But when the crew arrives on Laapeeria bearing gifts, Freeman and company are shocked to discover the entire planet has been abandoned! While all the dwellings and infrastructure remain, there isn’t a soul to be found… Where have all the Laapeerians gone? And do the Laapoonians on the planet next door know anything about it? Collects Star Trek: Lower Decks issues #13–18.