New Releases by Ryan North

The trek through a trio of terrifying dungeons continues! Finn, Jake, and Ice King have found their way into Lich Land—and considering the last time we saw the Lich, he was being thrown into the sun* (*see issue three), this is totally gonna go well! Like, for sure! Also featuring the backup story “Publish or Perish”!

What time is it? BETTER QUESTION: What phrase results from saying “adventure” and then the object form of the first-person singular nominative case personal pronoun? That’s right, ADVENTURE ME! Finn and Jake have set up a special adventure for a special someone’s birthday—we’re right in the middle of the fun in this special issue of Adventure Time! Also featuring the backup story “Grocery Time! (Part One).”

It’s time for . . . Princess High Tea! But when Magic Man comes in with his dumb irony and words and junk, things take a turn for the weird when—after Finn and Jake get hit with a spell—they find they can only speak in images! Why’s this stuff always happening at Princess High Tea, huh? Also featuring the backup story “Give Us Back BMO!”

Jake’s “Crazy Party Where You Can Do Anything. I Will Reset the Timeline, I Promise” is in full swing! And after fixing the time machine PB broke* (*see issue #6!), Jake’s about to make good on his promise—except this new time machine doesn’t really time machine so much as send Finn and Jake into the bodies of their future selves! Uh . . . what’s this about a robot apocalypse? Also featuring the backup story “Time Waits for No One”!

What time is it? It’s CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE TIME! And who’s going to choose Finn and Jake’s own adventure? Why, you, of course! Also featuring the backup story “Hot Deals in Ice Kingdom”!

When Lumpy Space Princess’s star goes missing, Finn, Jake, BMO, Marceline, Princess Bubblegum, and Ice King become the number one SUSPECTS! Time to hear those alibis, guys!!!

BMO sits down to tell a story of the old days—a story of love, cool and cute puppies, and mathematical adventures. It’s the oversized last issue of the original run of Adventure Time!!!

THE GUM GOT TO FINN AND JAKE! Oh no! Now it’s up to Marceline and Bubblegum to save the day—but that might be easier said than done, considering that the sentient gum was made by Bubblegum in an attempt to crack the secret of life and . . . ha ha, yeah, it’s a whole thing . . . Also featuring the back up stories “Booty and the Beast”!

It’s a robot dystopia! After the Candy Kingdom falls, Finn, Jake, and Queen Bubblegum take refuge in Marceline’s Cave, where they wait for their future selves to decode the mystery of time travel . . . Also featuring the backup story “Happy Birthday, Hot Dog Princess”!

Finn and Jake are ghosts! And things are pretty paranormal for the first couple of pages—until they suddenly can’t get anyone to see them or understand their totally helpful ghostly shenanigans! Is this a good reason to have a body after all?!

The attack of the sentient bubblegum continues! As Finn and Jake struggle to get past the residents of the Candy Kingdom who’ve been taken over, Princess Bubblegum and Marceline retreat to Bubblegum’s secret SciencePrison to get to the bottom of things . . . Also featuring the backup story “Grocery Time! (Part Two).”

Lich Land is NOT mathematical! Finn, Jake, and Ice King are trapped in creepy illusions that the Lich created. How’re the three of them gonna escape this dungeon? Good thing Finn remembers the Lich’s weaknesses—one of which is THE POWER OF LIKING SOMEONE A LOT! Will it be enough to save Jake, Ice King, and also defeat the Echo of the Lich?! Also featuring the backup story “Ambitreacherous!”

Collects Fantastic Four (2022) #12-18.The Fantastic Four meet the Jurassic Four! When our FF swap places with a set of bizarre alternate-reality counterparts, they find themselves battling for survival…in a world where everyone is a dinosaur! Meanwhile, one year ago, Reed Richards sent the entire city block on which the Baxter Building stands - along with his own children and the children of his best friends Ben and Alicia - one year ahead in time. It was a desperate measure, but it saved them. And now we''re finally catching up with them! Plus: A revenge plot like nothing you''ve ever seen! The First Family''s kids make up for lost time! Susan Storm, archaeologist, makes a shocking find! The new S.H.I.E.L.D. takes shape! And, at last, Franklin Richards'' secret is revealed!

Collects Fantastic Four (2022) #7-11. Reunited once more! The Fantastic Four settle into their surprising new home - unaware that a mysterious threat has made it there first! As their knowledge of language itself begins to melt from their minds, the members of the First Family sink into disarray - and the greatest villain of all time grasps the chance to seal their Doom! Then, Sue and Alicia spend some quality time together in town. But when they return, everything is different - and a very different Fantastic Four is formed! Can they save the reality that only they remember? Plus: Ben Grimm wakes up to find himself - alongside the house he was sleeping in and everything in it - in freefall through a colossal metal hole…falling all the way to the Earth''s core, where he''ll be cooked, crushed and destroyed! What a revoltin'' development!

Collects Extreme Venomverse (2023) #1-5. Face front, Venomaniacs! The Summer of Symbiotes is here, and you''re vacationing in the Venomverse - along with a host of brand-new and returning twists on your favorite Lethal Protector! Including a fresh spin on a timeless tale, starring Eddie Brock as…Spider-Man! A whole side of the Brock family tree you never thought you''d see! The Venom of 1602! The incredible L.M.V. - that''s Life-Model Venom, for short! Madame Venom of the Old West! The return of Venom: Spaceknight! Venom Noir! Plus: symbiote shenanigans starring the Black Cat and Jeff the Land Shark! And more varied and visceral versions of Venom! But don''t get too attached to any of them, because not every symbiote gets out alive!

You’ve seen Captains Benjamin Sisko and Worf with their crews of the U.S.S. Theseus and Defiant stop the fascist, god-killing clone Kahless II from declaring war on non-followers across the galaxy in a brutal battle on Qo’noS. But you haven’t seen it from the eyes of the man, the myth, the legend, Lieutenant Junior Grade Shaxs! From the writer behind the best-selling Lower Decks comics series, Ryan North, with esteemed artist Derek Charm (Jughead and Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), comes a 30-page standalone tie-in to the Star Trek: Day of Blood event (Star Trek FCBD 2023, Day of Blood #1, Star Trek #11 and 12, and Defiant #6 and 7) detailing the Bajoran’s beast-mode brawl and showcasing all the behind-the-scenes Klingon-zealot butt-kicking in full animated glory!

Collects Fantastic Four (2022) #1-6. Something has gone terribly wrong in New York! The Thing and Alicia are traveling across America to escape it! But when they stop for the night and wake up the morning before they arrived, they find themselves caught in a time loop that''s been going on since before they were born! Meanwhile, Reed and Sue are on the run from their troubles - and make an unfortunate stop in a small town full of killer Doombots! But what is their terrible secret? And Johnny is left alone in New York - a city that hates and fears him! So it''s time for a new identity - and a new job! Can the FF find their way back together and somehow rebuild their lives?

The Skrulls are back - with a vengeance! When Maria Hill detects the merest hint of Skrull activity, she immediately puts her defensive plans into action. Nick Fury is sent to investigate a sighting in Iowa, but he quickly finds the last thing he was expecting! Earth''s defenders are extremely motivated to ensure that this new Skrull Secret Invasion doesn''t go the way the last one did. All Maria needs to do is confirm that the Avengers really are who they claim to be. What could possibly go wrong? A familiar face from her past is behind this latest incursion, but are they acting alone? Soon, Maria finds herself facing both betrayal and a choice - and what she chooses will decide the fate of not just Earth, but also of the entire Skrull race! Collecting SECRET INVASION (2022) #1-5.

To boldly go, join us for the exclusive prelude to IDW''s FIRST Star Trek Summer Crossover Event as STAR TREK and STAR TREK: DEFIANT collide in STAR TREK: DAY OF BLOOD! But that''s not all! Join the crew of STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS as they take to the holodeck, enjoying some much-needed recreational time—until a bloodthirsty visitor joins in on their games...

Ensign, report to the bridge! Board the U.S.S. Cerritos for a mission to the enigmatic Qvanti system as the hit Paramount+ animated series comes to comics! Captain Carol Freeman leads her crew on an expedition aimed to build bridges and advance Federation technology, but she and the away team quickly suspect that the planet and its people are not all what they seem… Meanwhile, the crew in the lower decks take to the holodeck for some much-needed recreational time—until a bloodthirsty visitor decides to join in on their games. Can Boimler, Mariner, Tendi, and Rutherford save the ship from the likes of Dracula? Star Trek: Lower Decks unites New York Times-bestselling and Eisner-winning writer Ryan North (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) and comics artist extraordinaire Chris Fenoglio (Goosebumps, Star Wars Adventures).

With the Cerritos under attack and Captain Freeman’s away team accused of violating Starfleet’s most upheld principle, can the crew prove their innocence? Or will they end up one of Dracula’s infamous Draquiri cocktails? Beam aboard and witness the thrilling finale to the exclusive hit Paramount+ animated series tie-in!

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)!

The hit Paramount+ animated series makes its comics debut with Eisner-winning comics writer Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) at the helm! Soon after leading her crew on a planetary expedition aimed at building bridges and advancing Federation technology, Captain Freeman begins to suspect that the planet and its people are not all what they seem… Meanwhile, the crew in the lower decks take to the holodeck, enjoying some much-needed recreational time—until a bloodthirsty visitor decides to join in on their games.

Get a sneak peek at IDW’s newest Star Trek series with previews of Lower Decks, Picard: Stargazer, The Mirror War, Year Five, the Klingons one-shot, and the upcoming ongoing series!

NAMED A BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE “Comic book fans will fall hard for this delightfully daffy guidebook. . . . Exuberant, optimistic, and just plain fun, How to Take Over the World will both surprise and delight.” —Esquire A book this informative should be a crime! Taking over the world is a lot of work. Any supervillain is bound to have questions: What’s the perfect location for a floating secret base? What zany heist will fund my wildly ambitious plans? How do I control the weather, destroy the internet, and never, ever die? Bestselling author and award-winning comics writer Ryan North has the answers. In this introduction to the science of comic-book supervillainy, he details a number of outlandish villainous schemes that harness the potential of today’s most advanced technologies. Picking up where How to Invent Everything left off, his explanations are as fun and elucidating as they are completely absurd. You don’t have to be a criminal mastermind to share a supervillain’s interest in cutting-edge science and technology. This book doesn’t just reveal how to take over the world—it also shows how you could save it. This sly guide to some of the greatest threats facing humanity accessibly explores emerging techniques to extend human life spans, combat cyberterrorism, communicate across millennia, and finally make Jurassic Park a reality.

Squirrel Girl takes Nancy to visit her mom in Canada! What could possibly go wrong? How about the return of a villain not seen for more than a decade? One that prompts the inter-species team-up you''ve been waiting for: squirrels and ants! And also Squirrel Girl and Ant-Man. Then, when Taskmaster strikes, who will stand between him and total domination? You probably guessed Doreen Green - but it''s actually Nancy''s cat, Mew! Squirrel Girl''s co-creator Will Murray returns for a special story - and he''s bringing the Hulk! And Doreen gets a new Flying Squirrel suit from a mystery benefactor, but is there more to this gift than meets the eye? Plus: When Squirrel Girl goes to the Negative Zone, it''s up to Koi Boi, Chipmunk Hunk and Brain Drain to keep the city safe. Uh-oh! Collects UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015B) #12-22.

After angering a number of hostile spirits in England, 13-year-old magician Johnny Constantine has to find a way out of the country. Persuading his parents to send him to America, John arrives at the Junior Success Boarding School in Salem, Massachusetts. But once there,he finds himself to be something of an outcast. And he is also convinced that his homeroom teacher really has it in for him. Worse, he''s convinced that''s she''s really a witch. Fortunately, John is able to find one kindred spirit at school with whom he''s able to form an alliance--another misfit named Anna, who also happens to have her own developing magical powers. John recruits Anna in his efforts to uncover the truth about Ms. Kayla and expose the Meanest Teacher''s real identity to the world. Joined by a friendly demon named Etrigan, these two amateur sleuths will uncover clues and stumble upon forces beyond their control in a humorous series of misadventures.

With Kurt Vonnegut’s seminal anti-war story, Slaughterhouse-Five, Eisner Award-winning writer Ryan North (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Albert Monteys (Universe!) translate a literary classic into comic book form in the tradition of A Wrinkle in Time and Fight Club 2. Billy Pilgrim has read Kilgore Trout and opened a successful optometry business. Billy Pilgrim has built a loving family and witnessed the firebombing of Dresden. Billy Pilgrim has traveled to the planet Tralfamadore and met Kurt Vonnegut. Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time. Slaughterhouse-Five is at once a farcical look at the horror and tragedy of war where children are placed on the frontlines and die (so it goes), and a moving examination of what it means to be a fallible human.

The first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great anti-war books. An American classic and one of the world’s seminal antiwar books, Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five is faithfully presented in graphic novel form for the first time from Eisner Award-winning writer Ryan North (How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Albert Monteys (Universe!). Listen: Billy Pilgrim has... ...read Kilgore Trout ...opened a successful optometry business ...built a loving family ...witnessed the firebombing of Dresden ...traveled to the planet Tralfamadore ...met Kurt Vonnegut ...come unstuck in time. Billy Pilgrim’s journey is at once a farcical look at the horror and tragedy of war where children are placed on the frontlines and die (so it goes), and a moving examination of what it means to be fallibly human.

Collects Spider-Verse (2019) #1-6. Miles Morales falls through a dimensional portal into a new multiversal adventure! Wait, wasn’t the Web of Life and Destiny destroyed? Maybe not, True Believer! But who spun this new web? And why? Whatever the answers, the entire Spider-Verse is in big trouble — and it’s time to come together once again! Featuring wall-crawlers familiar and new, including a world where Aunt May became the super-powered Spider-Ma’am! Fan-favorite Peni Parker, A.K.A. SP//dr! The beyond-the-grave return of Spider-Man Noir! Sheriff Stacy vs. the Sinister Sextet! And who is…Spider-Zero?! Can Miles and his friends repair the Web and return balance to the multiverse? Thrill to bombastic battles against some of the scariest villains in Marvel history — and #SPIDERSONAS from some of the biggest Spidey fans and creators out there!