IDW Launching Photo Cover Month

If you haven't seen the Spike Jonze video for the Beastie Boys "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" then you're missing out. It pits the Beastie Boys--in G.I. Joe format--against the likes of terrorists, zombies and even a yeti. It's cool though, as the yeti's actually on their side. The great thing about the video is the "realism" of the action figures, something IDW is looking to capitalize on with a series of phot covers.

IDW has just announced a "Photo Cover Month" that will celebrate with out-of-the-box photo covers for most of the publisher's popular series. Readers should look for the “Photo Cover Month” badge next to participating IDW comics in the October issue of Diamond Previews, in stores on Wednesday.

“I mean, who didn’t grow up building JOE or TRANSFORMERS dioramas,” asked IDW’s Hasbro editor, John Barber. “This December, IDW is helping our readers relive those glory days, plus much more!”

IDW’S “Photo Cover Month” spans the comic spectrum, from vintage action figure dioramas to awesome cast photos, from COBRA to TRUE BLOOD, and from DOCTOR WHO to TRANSFORMERS. Each participating comic will feature one regular photo cover, plus a drawn cover. The photo covers vary from souped-up cast images to classic toy action shots. The complete list of participating comics is below. While many covers are included in the Diamond Previews catalog, IDW will be releasing more images throughout October.

The list of titles so far include Cobra #8, Doctor Who #12, Eternal Descent Vol. II #2, G.I. Joe #8, G.I. Joe: Real American Hero #173, Transformers #31, Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime, True Blood: The French Quarter #5, Snake Eyes #8 and Star Trek #4.

Full press release and other covers after the jump. And thanks yeti, we're good.

IDW CELEBRATES HOLIDAYS WITH PHOTO COVER MONTH

Proving that a picture really is worth a thousand words, IDW Publishing today announced “Photo Cover Month,” a month-long celebration featuring fun, out-of-the-box photo covers for many of IDW’s most popular series. Readers should look for the “Photo Cover Month” badge next to participating IDW comics in the October issue of Diamond Previews, in stores on Wednesday.

“I mean, who didn’t grow up building JOE or TRANSFORMERS dioramas,” asked IDW’s Hasbro editor, John Barber. “This December, IDW is helping our readers relive those glory days, plus much more!”

IDW’S “Photo Cover Month” spans the comic spectrum, from vintage action figure dioramas to awesome cast photos, from COBRA to TRUE BLOOD, and from DOCTOR WHO to TRANSFORMERS. Each participating comic will feature one regular photo cover, plus a drawn cover. The photo covers vary from souped-up cast images to classic toy action shots. The complete list of participating comics is below. While many covers are included in the Diamond Previews catalog, IDW will be releasing more images throughout October.

Plus, stay tuned to IDWPublishing.com for upcoming information about other “Photo Cover Month” events.

"Photo Cover Month” Comics:
COBRA#8
DOCTOR WHO #12
ETERNAL DESCENT VOL. II, #2
G.I. JOE #8
G.I. JOE: REAL AMERICAN HERO #173
TRANSFORMERS #31
TRANSFORMERS: THE DEATH OF OPTIMUS PRIME
TRUE BLOOD: THE FRENCH QUARTER #5
SNAKE EYES #8
STAR TREK #4

COBRA #8 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0331.

DOCTOR WHO #12 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0365.

ETERNAL DESCENT VOL. II, #2 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0416.

G.I. JOE #8 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0329.

G.I. JOE: REAL AMERICAN HERO #173 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0336.

[ETERNAL DESCENT VOL. 11, #2 COVER]TRANSFORMERS #31 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0323.

TRANSFORMERS: THE DEATH OF OPTIMUS PRIME ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0326.

TRUE BLOOD: THE FRENCH QUARTER #5 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0376.

SNAKE EYES #8 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0333.

STAR TREK #4 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in December. Diamond order code: OCT11 0359.