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Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced another original graphic novel from middle-grade horror master R.L Stine Just Beyond: The Horror at Happy Landings will feature art by Kelly and Nichole Mathews and a cover by Julian Totino Todesco, and is scheduled for release in May 2020 from BOOM!'s KaBOOM! imprint The comic is about body-snatching[...]

They've only been making Buffyverse comics for a year, but explosive publisher BOOM! Studios already has a full-fledged comic book crossover on their hands! Kicking off in September's Angel #5 is "The Road to Hellmouth," a crossover event between Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer A press release reveals the details on this event that[...]

Anyway, here you go… GO GO POWER RANGERS #21 FOC JOHANNA VAR BOOM! STUDIOS (W) Ryan Parrott, Sina Grace (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Johanna the Mad The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers have survived the shocking events of Shattered Grid and reality has now been reset…but has the danger truly passed? And how much of that war can the Power[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has released a preview of Saban's Go Go Power Rangers: Forever Rangers #1, the oversize one-shot by Ryan Parrott, Eleonora Carlini, and Francisco Mortarino hitting stores in two weeks The one-shot is billed as the culmination of all the events happening in Saban's Go Go Power Rangers ongoing, with the team[...]

Don't mind if we do! Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced they will publish Eat and Love Yourself, a new graphic novel by Sweeney Boo and Lylian Eat and Love Yourself tells the story about "a young woman who struggles with society's image of her body and personhood then finds a magical item that takes her[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced another original graphic novel based on the cartoon Over the Garden Wall, hitting stores in Fall 2020 Called Over the Garden Wall: The Benevolent Sisters of Charity, the OGN will be written by Sam Johns and illustrated by Jim Campbell Here's what the new book will be about: It's another[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced their plans for the upcoming ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition taking place in Washington DC later this month In addition to offering advance reader copies of upcoming graphic novels at BOOM! booth #1616, the publisher will be bringing along special guests including R.L Stine, Carly Usdin, Delialh S Dawson,[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has unveiled a first look preview at The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs, the new OGN by Celine Loup exploring the subject of postpartum depression Published under BOOM!'s Archia imprint, The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs is set for release on September 18th Check out the press[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed a preview of Rocko's Modern Afterlife #3, hitting stores next Wednesday The comic continues the hit 1990s Nickelodeon television series, though creator Joe Murray originally planned Rocko's Modern Life as a comic book in the 1980s, so things have actually come full circle In Rocko's Modern Afterlife, as you[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed three covers for the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer #7 ahead of the release of their full August solicitations The issue features the fallout from a sacrifice made by Willow in July's Buffy the Vampire #6 and teases "the end for the Scooby Gang as Buffy's friends and family[...]

Boom Studios had a lot to boast about at Diamond's Retail Summit, held in Las Vegas this weekend, including the stat that Boom had gained more market share than any other publisher in 2018, growing sales three times faster Which is nice You can follow the rest of Bleeding Cool's coverage of Diamond Retail Summit,[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed that all those new slayers that have been featured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer variant covers will be getting their own comic in August when BOOM! releases Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1, an oversized one-shot Mairghread Scott, Ornella Savarese, and Celia Lowenthal will be amongst the[...]

BOOM! Studios has announced its EX-X-XCLUSIVES for the Diamond Retailer Summit: a black and white Paul Pope variant for Faithless #1 and a Dan Mora variant for Saban's Go Go Power Rangers #20 If you're having trouble remembering which is which, the one without the lesbians making out in the shower is Power Rangers. BOOM will[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has just announced a new OGN with a cast of characters unlikely to get a job working on Marvel Comics #1000 The reason for that is that the cast is all women, and none of them are named Al Ewing Called Firefly: The Sting, the OGN is written by Delilah S[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has unveiled Kevin Wada's variant cover for the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5, featuring the star of his own new series, Angel Why did BOOM! wait until now to reveal the cover? Well, final order cutoff is today, of course! LOS ANGELES, CA (May 13, 2019) – BOOM! Studios today, in[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced plans to continue to milk that Buffy license by repringing classic Angel comics in Angel: Legacy Edition, beginning with Angel: Legacy Edition Book One in October This will include Angel comics published by Dark Horse, or, as BOOM!'s press release refers to it, "other publishers," set during the first[...]

Normally, comics wait until characters have been around long enough to become beloved before shockingly killing them off, but explosive publisher BOOM! Studios is wasting no time when it comes to Ronin Island, the newly-launched series by Greg Pak and Giannis Milogiannis A press release from BOOM! teases a "heart-wrenching turn of events" where a[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has unveiled the first preview of their upcoming second Buffyverse comic, Angel #1, by Bryan Hill and Gleb Melnikov, hitting stores on May 29th BOOM! shocked the world by Kirkman-dropping the comic in April with an unannounced #0. Meet Angelus, leader of an army of brutal vampire warriors terrorizing the land, hungry[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced that they will publish Girl on Film, the graphic memoir of writer Cecil Castellucci (Female Furies), with art by Vicky Leta, Jon Berg, V Gagnon, and Melissa Duffy, in November A press release describes the story: Based on the true story of her own free-spirited coming-of-age as a young, independent[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has unveiled a first look at Firefly #5, the latest comic book continuing the story from the cult-favorite Joss Whedon TV show that was canceled before its time Despite that premature cancellation, Firefly has lived on by sheer force of will of its hardcore fans, who refer to themselves as Firebronies. The[...]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Faithless is set to be a 5 issue mini-series coming out of Boom! Studios, promising an "erotic depiction of faith, sex, and the devil in the tradition of the divine comedy."   Writer Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets) and artist Maria Llovet (There's Nothing There) debut the writer's first real experience in writing a sexually explicit[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios announced plans Friday to publish an an Eric Powell art book this October called The Art (And Many Other Mistakes) of Eric Powell, featuring not only the titular superstar comic creator's art, but also, according to the press release, "scandalous tales, family gossip, illegally obtained medical records, behind-the-scenes character designs, sketches,[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a new trilogy of graphic novels by award-winning cartoonist Alt Baltazar, launching in November with first volume Drew and Jot: Dueling Doodles The graphic novel is about "the thrilling sketchbook adventures of superhero Drew, his trusty sidekick Jot, and their sworn nemesis Doctor Danger." Wait a minute? Are Drew and[...]

The Psycho Rangers will be featured in the next Power Rangers original graphic novel from explosive publisher BOOM! Studios, BOOM! revealed in a press release Friday Writer Paul Allor, artist Giuseppe Cafaro, and colorist Marcelo Costa will create Saban's Power Rangers: The Psycho Path for October release The press release provides more details: BOOM! Studios, under[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced the next middle grade original graphic novel based on the hit cartoon Ben 10 Written by CB Lee with art by Lidan Chen, Ben 10: Mecha Madness is set to hit stores in November and is described thusly by a press release: In this blast from the antique past, sprockets[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios would really like you to purchase a copy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4 Yesterday's announcement of a new creative team beginning with Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5 teased a shocking conclusion to the previous issue, one so shocking and conclusive that the cover for #5 needed to be replaced with[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios announced a new comic Wednesday called The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs, with comics creator Celine Loup weaving "a tale of horror and suspense that captures the isolation of postpartum depression, while exploring the very real fears associated with new motherhood." And if you couldn't guess from that description,[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a creative team shuffle for the next story arc of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with David López taking over as artist starting with Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5 López joins series writer Jordie Bellaire in June for a story arc which will follow "the shocking conclusion" of Buffy the[...]

A Sparrow's Roar will be published by BOOM! Studios, on their all-ages KaBOOM! imprint, if you are to believe the logo on the cover graphic below, or the BOOM! Box imprint, if you are to believe the press release Hopefully they'll sort it all out by October, when the book is set to hit stores. Check[...]

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