New Releases by Dan Taylor

The Hideout Bar & Grill is once again open for business! Rusty the bartender serves up specials for his super heroic clientele of regulars, including Guardian, Night Ranger, Scout, Psiren, and the other super heroes of First City. But the happy hour is shaken when a new dilemma stirs up trouble - and the heroes begin to drop like flies! Is it a new threat slipping mickeys around the Hideout, or has an old foe returned for another round to declare "last call" for Hero Happy Hour?

The The Rise of the Bulldogs tells the extraordinary story of the unranked 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs and their remarkable journey from a seemingly lost season to NCAA National Champions. Baseball fans across America were held spellbound by Fresno State''s nail-biting and improbable adventure through the NCAA playoffs. A record viewing audience of almost 2 million households tuned in to ESPN''s live coverage as Fresno State grabbed their crown. Now in this gripping on-the-field account, readers can experience what Baseball America magazine columnist John Manuel described as "the biggest upset winners in College World Series history, perhaps all of college sports." Only a handful of people close to the team know the inside truth about the turmoil—the injuries, the conflicts, and the betrayals that took place during the Bulldogs'' momentous season. Television sportscaster Dan Taylor is one of those insiders, and he reveals the real story in these pages. Taylor shows how late-season tumult forced a reevaluation of the commitment, direction, and relationships among the players themselves; how the team bonded as a unit and developed leadership from within; and how these changes led to a positive and carefree brand of baseball. Ultimately, the group found the belief they needed in one another in the midst of the most unlikely crowning of a national champion in the history of collegiate sports. This is the ultimate underdog story, with a long shot coming out on top against overwhelming odds.

Writer and BoingBoing.net co-editor Cory Doctorow has won acclaim for his science-fiction writing as well as his Creative Commons presentation of his material. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present six standalone stories adapted from Doctorow''s work, each featuring cover art by some of comics'' top talents including Sam Kieth, Scott Morse, Paul Pope, Ben Templesmith, Ashley Wood, and more. Stories collected include: The Locus Award-winning "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth;" "Anda''s Game", a story selected for inclusion in the Michael Chabon edited 2005 Best American Short Stories; "Craphound", a story selected for Year''s Best Science Fiction XVI; "Nimby and the D-Hoppers", selected for Year''s Best Science Fiction 9; The Hugo-nominated and Locus Award-winning "I Robot;" and "After the Siege."

Duncan the donkey has begun to think that God has given him no purpose in life, but he is chosen to carry Christ into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

"Lenny wanted others to like him, so he tried to please everyone. He would follow his friends no matter what, even if they did something Lenny knew was wrong. He just couldn''t say ''no'' to them. That is, until Daniel was thrown into the lions'' den and God chose Lenny to take the lead"--Cover, p. [4].

In this story, Caleb the camel overcomes his fear of traveling and helps bring the wise men to a very special baby. He finds that God can use even a scared little camel.

Onions Make You Fry is an adventure featuring the culinary antics of Flint Malone, a Cajun caterer from New Iberia, Louisiana. Flint''s expertise around a stove is only outdone by his investigation of mysterious events surrounding Hammer University, an automotive college teaching non-confrontational sales and communication techniques. Flint''s former boss, Jim, asks his help to investigate suspected industrial espionage threatening Hammer University. Using his catering business called It Don''t Matter, Flint and his assistant Lila become embroiled in several murders obviously interwoven in a satanic cult on Galveston Island in which several Hammer University employees are deeply involved. The adventure brings Flint to his hometown of New Iberia, Louisiana, where to his horror he discovers that the core of the cult''s origin is right at his back door. No obvious clues tie the intricate web of intrigue together until Flint discovers an insidious disposal system for body parts. Flint transforms himself into a unique old reprobate named Gator, the disguise allowing Flint to infiltrate the cult and expose its evil and prosecute the central members. In Onions Make You Fry, good prevails over evil and the reader becomes deeply involved in the characters, their foibles, and sensual innuendoes. An interesting and useful aside to this adventure is a number of descriptive recipes for some of Flint''s favorite Cajun delicacies, the reader can follow and prepare while joining Flint and Company in a spiritual and actual battle that will literally keep you glued to either your stove or your chair.

"The Road Aces have been saving money for a picnic. But when two guys come into Lucky''s Auto Shop with problems on their car, the money is suddenly missing. Were they the ones who took it? Susie, Jim, and Greg try to find out"--Page 4 of cover