IDW Disney Comics February Solicitations Announced

IDW Publishing has announced its February solicitations, which include new comic books for Mickey Mouse, Ducktales, Tangled and Star Wars Adventures.

Here are all the details:

 

DuckTales #6—Cover A: Marco Ghiglione
Joe Caramagna, Joey Cavalieri (w) • Graziano Barbaro, Marco Ghiglione, Michela Frare (a) • Marco Ghiglione (c)
When Donald gets a new job (again), Scrooge fills in at the Junior Woodchuck father and son camping trip, but it turns out he’s a little too eager to be “tougher than the toughies”! Then, Scrooge and Launchpad take the kids in search of treasure, but instead they find themselves in a football game… against the Beagle Boys!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

DuckTales #6—Cover B: Marco Ghiglione
Joe Caramagna, Joey Cavalieri (w) • Graziano Barbaro, Marco Ghiglione, Michela Frare (a) • Marco Ghiglione (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Uncle Scrooge #35—Cover A: Andrea Freccero
Giorgio Fontana, Thad Komorowski (w) • Marco Mazzarello (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)
“A Tale of Two Biddies!” It’s Valentine’s Day in Duckburg, and Scrooge faces a firestorm from two dastardly dates—Klondike goldminer Glittering Goldie and brassy business-gal Brigitta MacBridge! What have they got that Scrooge hasn’t got? Wouldn’t you like to know?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Uncle Scrooge #35—Cover B: Paco Rodriquez
Giorgio Fontana, Thad Komorowski (w) • Marco Mazzarello (a) • Paco Rodriquez (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #439!
· Variant cover by Jonathan Gray!

 

Walt Disney Showcase #2: Mickey Mouse—Cover A: Andrea Freccero
Alberto Savini, Jonathan H. Gray (w) • Giampaolo Soldati (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)
“The Secret of Gold City!” Deep in a Wild West boom town, everyone knows the 19th century legend of “Mickey the Kid” and “Six-Gun Goofy”! Now our modern-day Mouse and Goof trace their ancestors’ trail into a web of mystery and danger…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Walt Disney Showcase #2: Mickey Mouse—Cover B: Davide Cesarello
Alberto Savini, Jonathan H. Gray (w) • Giampaolo Soldati (a) • Davide Cesarello (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· This time, Mickey and Goofy follow a scary Wild West trail into danger!
· Variant cover by Marco Mazzarello with Mario Perotta!

Donald and Mickey Quarterly: Treasure Menace in Venice—Cover A: Michael Nadorp
Jan Kruse, Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Joe Torcivia (w) • Ben Verhagen, Andrea “Casty” Castellan (a) • Michael Nadorp (c)
Boo-ha-ha! When Donald Duck and his nephews travel to Italy for Uncle Scrooge, they face trouble with a canal-going ghost in “Treasure Menace in Venice”! Then Mickey and Eega Beeva follow a trail of vanishing animals to a giant robot dystopia—in “The Terrifying World of Tutor”!
FC • 48 pages • $5.99

Donald and Mickey Quarterly: Treasure Menace in Venice—Cover B: Andrea “Casty” Castellan
Jan Kruse, Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Joe Torcivia (w) • Ben Verhagen, Andrea “Casty” Castellan (a) • Andrea “Casty” Castellan (c)
FC • 48 pages • $5.99

Bullet points:
·It’s a brand-new super-size Disney quarterly—with more of the fan-favorite creators you want!
·Top talents Ben Verhagen and Andrea “Casty” Castellan are back with new-to-USA Mouse and Duck action! The Disney adventures never stop!

 

Uncle Scrooge: The Bodacious Butterfly Trail
Romano Scarpa, Giorgio Cavazzano, Thad Komorowski, Jonathan Gray, Michele Gazzarri (w & a) • Henrieke Goorhuis (c)
Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews are off on more adventures in these tales from around the world. When Brigitta MacBridge and Huey, Dewey, and Louie find a centuries-old insect with a built-in Columbus-era treasure map, how can Scrooge McDuck not try to cash in? Then it’s Scrooge and John D. Rockerduck vs. the Beagle Boys in “The Villainous Vase Case”! Collects issues #26–28.
TPB • FC • $12.99 • 120 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-054-3

Bullet points:
·Many of these stories are presented in the USA for the first time!
·Advance solicited for March release!

 

Donald and Mickey: The Big Fat Flat Blot Plot
Andrea Castellan, Marco Rota, Byron Erickson, Kari Korhonen, Jonathan Gray (w & a) • Andrea Freccero (c)
Leap into action with Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse for a wacky collection of modern-day comics classics—featuring the return of the diabolical Phantom Blot!

When the supervillain Phantom Blot turns himself two-dimensional, daring Mickey can only stop his crime spree by hopping dimensions! Then, unlucky Donald Duck finally wins the lottery… and will do anything to hang on to his prize! All the stories from IDW’s Donald and Mickey #1 and #2 are anthologized in this exciting paperback collection, featuring work by fan-favorite writer-artists William Van Horn and Andrea “Casty” Castellan!
TPB • FC • $12.99 • 96 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-136-6

Bullet points:
·Features the return of the Phantom Blot, who first fought Mickey in 1939 and also appeared as the Shadow Blot in the Epic Mickey video games.
·Advance solicited for March release!

Star Wars Adventures #7—Cover A: Sean Galloway
Sholly Fisch (w) • Sean Galloway (a & c)
The Empire has taken a sacred bird that is central to an important planet’s belief system. It’s up to the rebel crew of the Ghost to retrieve the creature, but little do they know it is also sought by space pirate Hondo Ohnaka!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Star Wars Adventures #7—Cover B: Jamal Peppers
Sholly Fisch (w) • Sean Galloway (a) • Jamal Peppers (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· Part one of a two-part Star Wars: Rebels storyline!
· Plus an exciting new Tales from Wild Space!
· Variant cover by Derek Laufman!

Tangled #2 (of 3)—Cover A: Diogo Saito
Liz Marsham, Alessandro Ferrari (w) • Roberto Di Salvo, Rosa Lea Barbera, Various (a)
• Diogo Saito (c)
Rapunzel and Eugene try to modify the Royal Carriage, but what they end up with isn’t quite what they had in mind! Plus, the citizens of Corona start to walk around barefoot, like the princess they adore! That’s nice news for everyone… except the town cobbler!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Tangled #2 (of 3)—Cover B: Nilah Magruder
Liz Marsham, Alessandro Ferrari (w) • Roberto Di Salvo, Rosa Lea Barbera, Various (a) • Nilah Magruder (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
· Variant cover by Gabby Zapata!

 

Jim Starlin’s Marvel Cosmic Artifact Edition—SPOTLIGHT

Jim Starlin (w & a & c)
Jim Starlin was one of the driving creative forces at Marvel Comics in the 1970s and ‘80s. His turns on Warlock, Captain Marvel, and others have laid the groundwork for much of the Marvel Universe for decades. This Artifact Edition will include beautiful pages that have been scanned from the original art, including many rare and historical examples. This is definitely a book any Jim Starlin fan will want in their library. (I know I want a copy!)
HC • B&W • $125.00 • 144 pages • 12” x 17” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-304-9

Bullet points:
·Featuring art from the first appearances of Thanos and Drax the Destroyer, both created by Starlin!
·Releasing just before Avengers: Infinity War, which was inspired by Starlin’s storylines!
·Advance solicited for April release!

 

 

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