Jericho, Season 4 #2
Created by Dan Shotz, Robert Levine & Kalindra Vazquez
Written by Kalindra Vazquez
Art by Andrew Currie
Colors by Hi-Fi
Letters by Neil Uyetake
Cover by Tim Bradstreet
IDW Publishing
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Cover Price: $3.99

The city of Jericho is now unwittingly hosting the terrorist mastermind behind the nuclear attacks that splintered the United States. In the first issue, Jake Green and Robert Hawkins suppressed their vengeful instincts to work with John Smith, who is likely the only man who can help the resistance overthrow the Allied States (A.S.A.) government. Jericho, Season 4 #2 makes bold moves with the storyline that will evoke warm memories of the post-apocalyptic, political intrigue that hooked fans on the short-lived television series.

John Smith is now fully embedded in Jericho society. He takes an unassuming cover as an engaging teacher who just happens to work closely with Emily. Jake is uncomfortable with the most wanted man by both sides working hand-in-hand with his girlfriend. She invites John over for dinner with them where John subtly taunts Jake about being out of the loop while divulging the details of his latest plan.

Jericho, Season 4 #1
Written by Kalinda Vazquez
Art by Andrew Currie
Colors by Hi-Fi
Letters by Neil Uyetake
Cover by Tim Bradstreet
Story by Dan Shotz, Robert Levine, and Kalinda Vazquez
IDW Publishing
Release Date: August 16, 2012
Cover Price: $3.99

Jericho earned a rabid cult following during its two-season run on CBS. After the first season, CBS tried to cancel the show. This spawned the infamous Nuts campaign where disgruntled fans mailed over 20 tons of peanuts to CBS’s offices. In response, CBS agreed to allow Jericho seven more episodes to wrap things up. Only Jericho‘s story posed so many questions that it was nearly impossible to tell the whole story in just seven episodes. The second season seemed to bank on CBS gracing them with a third season “” it ended right before the meat of the story with a possible Civil War II looming. CBS, of course, cancelled the show regardless. Not cool, CBS. Not cool.

A new Doctor Who ongoing comic book series featuring Matt Smith‘s eleventh version of the character was announced at New York Comic-Con’s IDW Publishing panel this weekend.

Scheduled for a January 2011 release, the new series — written by Tony Lee, who also wrote IDW’s series following the tenth (David Tennant) version of The Doctor — is set after the conclusion of Season 5 and possibly after this year’s Christmas Special, it was revealed.

“As you buy the comic in January, it’s set in the right moment. And, each story is self contained, so you can either class it as ‘Season 5.5’ or scatter them throughout season six,” Lee said in an interview with CBR.