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Richard Coryell 5/20/26 Richard Coryell 5/20/26

SEVEN WIVES #1 (IDW CRIME)

IDW Publishing has launched a new crime imprint called IDW Crime and the first series from this imprint is upon us! Seven Wives is a murder mystery about a controversial religious figure who is murdered at the pulpit. Now, detectives must figure out who killed him by investigating his seven wives and oldest son.

Richard Coryell 5/1/26 Richard Coryell 5/1/26

FIRST LOOK: KILLER INFLUENCES #1 (IDW CRIME)

When a small-town serial killer and a fledgling newspaper writer/podcaster aspire to be more, what will they do? Become viral and internet famous of course. But what happens when their road to fame and infamy takes off? This new series from IDW Crime launches on July 1^st, 2026, at the comic shops. Ahead of the Final Order Cutoff date of Monday May 25^th, 2026, IDW Publishing gave us a copy for a SPOILER FREE first look review.

Richard Coryell 4/3/26 Richard Coryell 4/3/26

FIRST LOOK: SEVEN WIVES #1 (IDW CRIME)

IDW Publishing is launching a new crime imprint called IDW Crime and the first series from this imprint is upon us! Seven Wives is a murder mystery about a controversial religious figure who is murdered at the pulpit. Now, detectives have to figure out who killed him by investigating his seven wives and oldest son. This new series launches on May 20^th, 2026, at the comic shops. Ahead of the Final Order Cutoff date of Monday April 13^th, 2026, IDW Publishing gave us a copy for a SPOILER FREE first look review.