(May 2016)

IDW, 2016 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
32
On-sale Date
2016-05-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IDW Publishing
Brand
IDW
Barcode
827714010190
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Chris Ryall (credited) (editor-in-chief)
Color
color cover; color interior
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; glossy interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This book has two indicias, one on the inside front cover, and one on the inside back cover. The first indicia says the title is "Rom", and the issue number is 0. The second indicia says the title is "Action Man Prologue" and has no issue number. The front cover has the cover title "Free Comic Book Day: Rom". The back cover, which is fully dressed and can also be displayed (but is not a flip cover), has the cover title "Action Man" or "Exclusive Prologue: Action Man", depending on how you parse it.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Zach Howard (signed as [H in a box])
Inks
Zach Howard (signed as [H in a box])
Colors
Nelson Dániel (signed)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rom
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Rom / Action Man Prologue [Free Comic Book Day] (IDW, 2016 series) #0Cover Thumbnail for Rom / Action Man Prologue [Free Comic Book Day] (IDW, 2016 series) #0
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Zach Howard (credited) (art)
Inks
Zach Howard (credited) (art)
Colors
Nelson Dániel (credited as Nelson Daniel)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Far, far away...
Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Indicia page. Features a small thumbnail of the front cover. Page includes the synopsis of the story.

Earthfall: Prelude (Table of Contents: 2)

Rom / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Ryall (credited) (plot, script); Christos Gage (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
David Messina (credited)
Inks
David Messina (credited); Michele Pasta (credited) (additional inks)
Colors
David Messina (credited)
Letters
Shawn Lee (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Highway 101, along the northern California coast, 10:30 PM.
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Camilla Byers; Omar Ruiz; Rom; Wraithmark
Synopsis
Rom has come to Earth to stop the Dire Wraiths.
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Early Head and Body Studies (Table of Contents: 3)

Rom / illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
David Messina (credited) (signed as MESS)
Inks
David Messina (credited) (signed as MESS)
Colors
Nelson Dániel ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Rom

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Rom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Bill Mantlo Support Fund (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Micronauts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Transformers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Transformers Reading Guide (Table of Contents: 8)

Transformers / recap / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction

To the Victors the Spoils (Table of Contents: 9)

Action Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Barber (credited)
Pencils
Chris Evenhuis (credited) (art)
Inks
Chris Evenhuis (credited) (art)
Colors
John-Paul Bove (credited)
Letters
Shawn Lee (credited)
Editing
Carlos Guzman (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't mince words... ...just how close are we to armageddon?
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Action Man; Ian Noble; Bestly; The UK Prime Minister
Synopsis
Action Man has to stop Doctor X's doomsday device.

Action Man (Table of Contents: 10)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Barber (credited)
Pencils
Chris Evenhuis (credited) (art)
Inks
Chris Evenhuis (credited) (art)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'They had me at "Action Man." '

[Exclusive Prologue] (Table of Contents: 11)

Action Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Evenhuis (credited) (signed as C [crossing vertical line with three horizontal lines through it])
Inks
Chris Evenhuis (credited) (signed as C [crossing vertical line with three horizontal lines through it])
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Action Man

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rom
  2. 1. ["Far, far away..."]
    Rom
  3. 2. Earthfall: Prelude
    Rom
  4. 3. Early Head and Body Studies
    Rom
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Rom
  6. 5. The Bill Mantlo Support Fund
  7. 6. ["They came from a dying universe"]
    Micronauts
  8. 7. ["Peace in our time?"]
    Transformers
  9. 8. Transformers Reading Guide
    Transformers
  10. 9. To the Victors the Spoils
    Action Man
  11. 10. Action Man
  12. 11. [Exclusive Prologue]
    Action Man
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