As a toddler, Orchid and her father barely escaped Japan during the Doolittle Raid of WWII. Years later, Orchid is still an outcast as she speeds her way into London's Cafe Racer motorcycle society. Defying both racial and sexist stereotypes, the half-Japanese teenager is unbeatable in a race--much to the disappointment of her father, who forbids her from riding his mysterious motorcycle. After discovering friendship in the most unexpected places, she soon uncovers the truth of the bike, along with its connection to the disappearance of her mother in pre-war Japan. Cafe Racer is a story told through seven vignettes, also including extra features such as pencils, concept art, and other behind the scenes artwork.

Don’t miss out on the companion series, Batman: The Dark Knight Detective, to chronicle all of Batman’s post-Crisis adventures!

Star Trek's aliens—sometimes allies, sometimes antagonists, always enigmatic—until now! With this new collection of IDW Publishing's first six Alien Spotlight one-shots, featuring creators like comics legend John Byrne, IDWStar Trek editor Andrew Steven Harris and rising stars Scott & David Tipton, readers can for the first time glimpse through the eyes of the aliens for their point of view! Plus, as an added bonus, guest appearances by Captains Janeway, Pike and Terrell! One of the best-reviewed series in IDW's Star Trek line!

"The Forgotten Blade captures your imagination with dazzling fantasy art and ideas." —AIPTIn this action-packed fantasy epic, an enchantress recruits an amoral mercenary to save the souls of her two children who were murdered and cursed by inquisitors.In the land of the Five Rivers, the magical waters that flow from the Citadel grant the people who know to use them incredible powers. Power that the Church of the Citadel guards jealously and with an iron fist. Years after Ruza the Unwashed, the world's greatest warrior and wielder of the FORGOTTEN BLADE, destroyed the last chance for the people to overthrow the Church's cruel tyranny, he is recruited by a schoolteacher to save the souls of her two children cursed by inquisitors for no crime at all. To do that, they must do what no one has ever done -- infiltrate the Citadel, discover the source of the Five Rivers, and there vanquish the most powerful adversary of all: The malevolent God who created this world in the first place.

Andre Payne is just trying to get through life. That's not easy when you're the son of the god Zeus...or when the Scorpion Queen decides she wants you dead and your power for herself. Things just aren't easy when you're a Demi-God. This stand-alone Grimm Universe story puts the spotlight on Hercules Payne.