Get Ready for Our August Book Highlights!

August Releases

Summer reading continues with some delightful titles

Get Ready for Our August Book Highlights! They won THREE Eisners! Her lifelong favorite Kaiju, Godzilla won Best Anthology for their beautiful, Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary (congratulations IDW Editor Jake Williams) AND David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition won two awards — Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books and Best Publication Design (congratulations per Scott Dunbier to IDW ‘boy wonder’ their brilliant Designer and nicest person, Nate Widick)!

Starting off the month, August 5 releases include My Little Pony: Lost Stories of Equestria — kids will get lost in these four stories of action, mystery, and friendship featuring Princess Cadance, Violette Rainbow and Skye, Zipp and Pipp, and the Mane 5!

Those of you who enjoy coloring to reduce stress and indulge in your creativity, Alan Robert has created another installment of his activity book series, The Beauty of Horror with Ghouliana’s Sanctuary For Monsters! And for a change, Ghouliana debuts in her first ever illustrated storybook with new original art and a story for you to read along as you color!

Our final release this week is a charming tear-jerker, The Land of Unfinished Dreams. This first collaboration between Italian creators Marco Daeron Ventura and Marco Ferraris is a thrilling and poignant graphic novel about storytelling, family, growing old, and staying young. Grandpa Ned is the hero! This is perfect for grandparents to read to their grandkids!

STARRED Review!!!

“Ventura’s superb, wry storytelling is well matched by Ferraris’ equally magnificent illustrations that transport readers right along with Ned into his story as he faces his fears, unlocks forgotten memories, and learns he doesn’t have to fight alone.” —Booklist

Hello to Summerween releases! August 12 is a special day for me as my FAVORITE book this year is finally releasing…SPOOPS: The Little Spirits of Halloween is a pure magic! This darling children’s book is presented in rhyming verse recalling Dr. Seuss and “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” along with nostalgic illustrations in black, white, and orange. SPOOPS is an instantly timeless classic that places Halloween right alongside other beloved holidays. It’s a clever trick and a lovable treat that the whole family will treasure. DO YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES…ITS 72 PAGES! This book will transport you. It will remind you why you fell in love with a reading as a child!

And Ponies like pumpkins too! My Little Pony: Friendship is Spooky collects My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic issues #32–33 and #43–45 by writer Thom Zahler and artist Tony Fleecs. 

August 19 dives headfirst into Sci-Fi with the fantastic OGN, Ionheart—the English-language debut of Austrian-German graphic novelist Lukas Kummer arrives like a thunderbolt, arcing brilliantly between timelines, genres, and dimensions. This ambitious, atom-smashing book combines trace elements of everything from Tintin to Blade Runner to Adventure Time to The Dark Tower into a deadly breakthrough: intricate, explosive, and entirely new.

Those Sonic fanatics will bury X in their never ending squabbles about their favorite hedgehog once Sonic the Hedgehog, Vol. 19: Collision Course Volume 19 releases – time to catch as this volume collects issues #72–75.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Omnibus, Vol. 1 is an opportunity to explore never-before-seen adventures of the hit Paramount+ show in this graphic novel omnibus! Collects Star Trek: Strange New Worlds—The Illyrian Enigma by Kirsten Beyer, Mike Johnson, and Megan Levens; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds—The Scorpius Run by Mike Johnson, Ryan Parrott, and Angel Hernandez; two short stories, “Yesterday’s Shadow” from Star Trek #500 by Jody Houser and Vernon Smith and “Facemaker” from Star Trek: Celebrations by Mags Visaggio and Tench.

The Exorcism at 1600 Penn is a 2025 Eisner-adjacent winner thanks to the beautiful work of Best Coloring winner Jordie Bellaire. This collection arrives from the pen of rising comics writer Hannah Rose May (Rogues’ Gallery, Harley Quinn) and acclaimed artist Vanesa Del Rey (Scarlet Witch). “4.5 stars; “This supernatural horror comic thrillingly blends chilling political themes with the classic horror elements.” – Capes & Tights

Capping off our August and jumping right into the holiday season is the My Little Pony: Holiday Collection! It’s holiday time in Ponyville! Celebrate this special time of the year with your favorite Ponies. This TPB collects six holiday tales by writers Katie Cook, Bobby Curnow, Ted Anderson, and James Asmus with artists Brenda Hickey, Agnes Garbowska, Andy Price, Tony Fleecs, and Trish Forstner.

For your gift guides, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 7 is now available in trade paperback – collecting issues #51–64 of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series.

Happy reading!!!

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Eisner Winners!!!!

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